edwardteresa4ever

Thanks for all the comments, Ed & Gina in particular. I think this will be helpful in offering her guidance for the future. I think the number one takeaway is he needs to do the right thing, followed by her simply needing to move on, find a part time job and start anew.

Thanks Guys.

Ed and Gina

agree the process ( waiting ) is brutal not for the feint of mind that's for sure. We are here in western PA other side of Philly in the state

I-864 instructions states:

Hank, we are in western PA halfway between Erie and Pittsburg other side of state versus Philly, as I tease my Philly friends I live in the "good part " of the state.

Iammrsreggi, understand the i864 as I had to sign that for brining Teresa here, more the question of if anyone has been through similar and know what if any process is involved?

I would rather see my friend do the right thing of which I think he can afford, rather then involve government system but if he wont then she obviously will need to.

You mentioned that she is a legal immigrant...she came here on a CR1? As others have asked...has her husband filed the AOS? There are some unanswered questions that need to be addressed before anyone can offer useful advice/suggestions.

Your friend needs to re-think his responsibilities. He brought her here...now, after a few months...wants to send her back...like unwanted baggage? Hardly fair of him. "Jerk" is the nicest term I can think of. Nonetheless, perhaps you can convince him to follow through on whatever needs to be done to allow her to stay. Naturally, there are two sides to a story. But, as he is your "friend," I suspect that he's told you that he just doesn't want the responsibility anymore. And, as you said, he's really not cut out for marriage. Fine, but does he have to ruin his wife's and her daughter's life for his whimsical nature? He needs to step up to the plate!

Kudos for helping his estranged wife and daughter!! That's very kind of you and your wife. I hope everything works out well.

He brought her here on a K1, she has her green card and AOS EAD complete just waiting for her daughters green card has social security number etc. agree he needs to step up and do the right thing regardless of status, she's a sweet girl and the whole thing was bonified, no scam by any means. I do agree he is a jerk, I told him if your not 150% sure don't do it and he spent a couple months in the Phil with her prior to her even coming here. Like I said he's just not made for marriage period.

No problem with her coming and staying with us till she gets on her feet although he might not like that but tuff titty, my Motto ( one of many ) always do right this may gratify some and astonish the rest- M.Twain.

my wife is from the Philippines, we are blessed with a great marriage and kids. We have a friend who also married a Filipina she has only been here about 9 Mos. He is dumping her ( his third marriage ) I think he thought somehow marrying a girl from the Phil would allow him to still behave like a bachelor but who knows. He's not a bad guy just not made for marriage.

The question is this: they will separate and I am quite sure he is thinking how to minimize any responsibility for her and her 6 yr. old daughter. She would like to remain in the US, although of course he would prefer if she go back home.

As a legal immigrant I am wondering what benefits ( state or federal ) she is entitled to as she will need to get setup, perhaps go back to school for some additional training or degree, care for her daughter etc. she wants to work also I might add and is not looking for any free lunch, but what's fair is fair he signed up for this and just cause he doesn't want her any more shouldn't let him off the hook, My opinion anyway and remember this is my friend.

The girl will most likely come here to our place since we are the closest she has to family and get her life back on track.

anybody have any feedback????

Of course it does. Kim might be a maniac but he ain't suicidal. He wants to be taken seriously. He wants a seat at the table. He wants his nuke. Not having one, from his perspective, makes him easy prey. He is part of the axis of evil. He knows that Saddam would still rule Iraq had Saddam acquired a nuke. Behind all that apparent madness, there's a lot of rational consideration going on. And that is what you need to get to - the rational core. That's the basis for diplomacy.

The smart play is to do just what we've done take defensive precautions, do nothing and do not reward bad behavior. This is after all all about money as nobody is threatening their sovereign rights as a country. I agree with you 100 percent find the rational core for this and ask the simple question, what do you want Mr. North Korea???

Not yet but I am waiting to get them over here! I have started looking into my state's laws on the topic. I am not sure yet if it is best while they are in LPR status or wait for naturalization to complete. IMHO the sooner the better but I am in search when it would be best given their current immigration journey.

We are all here in the US obviously, kids are in school etc., etc. Just wondering when we can get busy on doing this, It may very well be independent of Immigration?? We don't want to start only to be told we need to wait and then have to duplicate efforts, as you know our lovely government is all about duplication and nothing about efficiency

I Am wondering if anyone has Adopted their wife's children once the kids have their AOS, which in our case should be this summer.

Does anyone have any experience with this. We would like to make this happen sooner than later.

Thanks

Eddie & Teresa

From reading this post, if I assume this is close to the resemblance of truth, I think two things: First the shooter was trying to act in a Law enforcing Manner without being in law enforcement ( That by itself indicates a problem ) second a 17 year old is most likly not going to cower down to a non law enforcement individual, hence a confrontation. If anything, the shooter acting in a psuedo law enforcment manner aggravted this and then became panicked when the situation escalated, which he himslef may have been responsible for. In any case, the shooting does not appear justified as a claim of self defense.

while we may think there could be a political motivation to arrest the shooter, usually the police are fairly accurate when presenting evidence to a prosecutor. Yes Police Lie, witness,s lie and of course defendants lie.

But following somebody, attemtping to detain them for no cause especially in a non law enforcement capacity in my mind does not bode well for the defense. I am thinking manslaughter might stick.

Congratulations

southcalhog is correct, My fiance lived in Dubai for a year and unless tyour a resident there you dont need it, they ( Dubai ) will not even gicve you one unless you live there.

Overall thier food stinks, I think the only reason they expanded was a stock market ploy, I avoid them both then and now.

hi,

Azar,just dont get nervous and relax coz everything will be ok and go smoothly. I am a k1 and k2 also, i have 2 kids.And we are here now in the States without any problem with my two kids. Just make it sure your fiancee has a recent NBI, recent CENOMAR and other important documents.Chat logs is not really important but if she like to add, just print few. for her son - passport,2x2 pic, NSO BC, the DS forms,visa payment and yes u need also to register her son same date as ur fiancee and have print it out too.

I was also like freaking out before but it went smooth, as long as the papers are complete and most Prayer is a powerful.

Good luck!!!!

My Honey and our two little girls arrived here wednesday ( Time line not yet updated ) filed June 23,2011 she landed here wednesday March 21rst,2012. Just shy of 9 months.This forum has been great and will continue to be a great guide for us, great people, great support. Next stop Civil wedding ( June church Blessing)

then unto the AOS part, hehehe, Life is Good. Thanks Guys and Girls

Semper Fidelis,

Eddie

we waited over 6 Months, then on the 6.3 month mark low and behold there it was, there is no real timeline, yep some get lucky but the reality is its about an 6-8 month process start to door, so to speak. Hang in there a little longer and Im sure it will happen. Good luck on the Journey.

Congratulations, it will go fast now

There is no point in including anything extra if you make above 125% of the poverty guidelines with your income from your job. The rest of the form is for if you do not make it but want to use assets or savings in the bank or other things to qualify to sponsor without using a co-sponsor.

It will be all about your past 2 years Tax returns, if your above the 125% poverty level your golden.

What's an mnl???

The OP is going through the philippine consulate, MNL is ther Manila case number, which will be given to them once the NVC has received their case.

Congratulations

i heard that after the nvc gets the file and sends it on to the embassy but before you receive writen conformation of the embassy receiving it that you can start the process by calling for your mnl number from the nvc and using it to do your online paper work like the156 k156 157 but so far that is all i herard was wondering if that where true because it wont be long and i will be going through this as well anyone out there know

Heres what happens once you get your NOA2 it is forwarded to the NVC, quickly I might add, they will have it in about 7 or so days, then its forwarded to the embassy, but heres what you do rather than waiting for papers, once the NVC has it you will get a case number, you can call the NVC and they will give it to you, once you have your case number you can sheduale your medical ( having already paid your BPI) you can also sheduale your interview, if you need more info just message me. we shedualed our medical and interview all with just having our MNL CASE number, we didnt wait to receive any papers, my honey will be here wednesday.

Wow, Congratulations

Thank You guys, all good Info

One question, what has your fiance told you regarding his efforts in finding out whats going on with this?? we all have busy lives but something as important as this, you make time for, no excuses!!! what is he telling you?

wohoooo congratulations

We are getting close to my fiance coming here to the USA, Wondering do i buy the tickets or does she buy the tickets?? I see Delta has a manila to detroit to erie, for 1100.00 includes taxes, but she tells me they have to pay taxes on top of that, not counting the fee in the airport.Any advice would be great.

Thanks

Eddie