US Immigration from Philippines

Hello Everybody,

So yesterday I was reading a post about the waiting times for k1 visas currently stuck at the nvc waiting to be transferred to the Manila US Embassy and I decided to ask for an estimate for my k1 application that has been stuck at the NVC since April of this year, and I was told that there is a huge backlog and it could probably take up to 3 years to get an interview. I already knew how bad things are when it comes to k1 visas in the Phillipines but I didn't know it was that bad.

Somebody suggested that having an online marriage could be a good idea and I could submit a new application for a CR-1, and at this point I'm seriously considering it after speaking with my fiance. I know that there some threads explaining how to do it and I have read as much as I can but I still have a few question and hopefully somebody can help me out. But first, a few important details about our situation:

-We met online in May of 2019 and in person in December of 2019. When I came back to the States, the plan was to see each other around March of 2020, come back, and file for the visa but the virus had other plans for us and we haven't been able see each other for almost 2 years.

-I filed for the k1 visa in July of 2020 and got my NO2A in February of 2021. In April, I got my case number from the NVC and since that day my case has been stuck at the NVC.

My question are:

1) Would it be worth it to abandon the case, get married and start all over again with a CR-1 visa after waiting for more than a year since the application date? I know it's a decision that only I can take but I would like to know everybody's opinion.

2) Has anybody from the Philippines gone thru this process? I know there was a thread about a lady that married her boyfriend from Costa Rica and everything worked out for them but I would think that every consulate is different and I don't want to go to thru all this to be told no at the end.

3)Would it be possible to consummate the marriage outside the Philippines? My fiance has never left the country before and I'm afraid they won't her exit the country or what's even worse, come back after the trip. I understand that I can get a visa to enter the Philippines after getting married but at this moment is not realistic for me to spend 10 days quarantining in a hotel and I was thinking that maybe meeting a place like Turkey could be a good idea.

4) If everything goes well, would getting a CFO to exit the Philippines be a problem for her assuming our visa gets approved? I've read many different opinions about this that I don't know what to believe, some people say that getting a CFO with an online marriage is impossible while others believe otherwise.

Again, I apologize if all this has been asked before I'm just trying to put all this information together to take an informed decision in the near future.

Thanks!

I have to boys in the philippines. On dec 20 they became us citizens by birth abroad and they got their US passports the same month. Are they allowed to board rhe plane with no problem? Is there a clearance exit fee they need to pay? Are they considered to be overstayed?

Hello!

This question is not for me and wife. A friend of ours came here as IR-1 visa with 2 kids (1 is 17 years old and 11 years old). Now she s planning to apply the N400 but there s a problem she s been separated with her husband a year after she got here. So what she needs to do to apply the citizenship??? Please please help.

Thank You!

Hello,

So the petition for my mother was approved on May 2020, and she is still waiting for an interview appointment in the Philippines. I checked the NVC website today and it still says that her papers are still with NVC. My divorced got finalized on August 2020 and my ex-husband is in her petition papers as "Household member", I'm the only "Primary Sponsor". I'm no longer living with my ex-husband and got married to a different man now. I'm about to change my name to my new married name.

My questions are, do I need to let NVC know to remove my ex-husband as Household Member and add my new husband to her papers? Doing so, will all her papers change and cause more delay on her interview appointment? Or do I just continue with my name change and not do anything with her papers?

I'm very concerned about this because I don't want to cause further delay on her papers, all she needs is an interview and medical exam. She could have been here by now if CoVid didn't happen.

Please help...

We've been married 12 years but don't have much in the way of joint finances. I've never seen much benefit to it and setting it up can be a pain. She doesn't have a SSAN yet so my bank won't add her. She has a couple of my credit cards but her name isn't on the account, bills just list her charges. The biggest thing we're joint on is our land titles but that's in the Philippines and I wonder if it's really a good idea to show foreign property interest when trying to immigrate.