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6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It is irrelevant to US immigration.  There is no requirement for a spouse to demonstrate wealth when applying for citizenship, nor is there a requirement to verify financial support..  

huh? well the u.s. government was very interested in my financial status when I did it for my wife.. In fact if I didn't meet basic income requirements we wouldn't even be chatting right now..  interesting - maybe (probably) because they got Married in the U.S.A. and she was already legally here, the financial thing doesn't come into play the same way with a K1..  although they did require the co/joint sponsor to show the income.. very confusing. But hey that's the U.S. immigration system lol

49 minutes ago, OldUser said:

She's an LPR now. At the time of naturalization she may get scrutinized a lot to see if the marriage was solely for getting a GC. Don't get me wrong, stuff happens. But when somebody moves out 20 days after receiving GC, that's a super big red flag. At the same time, it would be worse staying in a toxic relationship. She should probably divorce.

 

I don't understand the question about sponsorship. It's irrelevant now that she has GC. However, the original sponsor is still responsible for her until she naturalizes or works for 40 quarters paying social security.

why is it irrelevant? without the co/joint-sponsor she would have been rejected handily - the American she married is completely broke, no assets, no job, nothing. 

the fight just happened 2 days ago and she's living with us now, I let her know your comment.. she was worried how it's going to affect her status.. I guess time will tell.   https://www.peoples-law.org/how-will-divorce-or-separation-affect-my-immigration-status

41 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Have the friend join here. Best to get info from the  person actually doing it and to be able to ask questions directly .  If she has the GC already then she is no longer adjusting status. The in hand GC means the EAD combo is now cancelled. She will need to apply for Removal of conditions in the 90 days prior to the expiry date on her GC   Encourage her to join us here 

thanks for the info - yes she has the in hand GC so I guess that means she can work without the EAD? 

So I guess the answer is there's really not much she can do until either the American files for divorce or apply for removal 90 days before in 2026 ?  she just saw this and is going to try and sign up here..

Hi all, any help here would be appreciated. My wife's friend is going through this ugly situation..

She came here on H-2B ,(educated long term worker for toyota in philippines), fell in love with American , court marriage in Florida 3/8/23 just before the H-2B expired.

Approved i485 & i130 in Jan, got green card 1/3/24 expires 2026 

EAD combo card issued, good until 2028

Has valid Philippines & Florida Drivers licenses.

this is where it gets sketchy - they needed joint sponsor from San Francisco (filipina good friend). American is broke , ineligible to sponsor.

American bounced first i765 / i485 check, had to redo everything after case rejection. 2nd time around she used money-order and finally went thru..

They just had big fight, she moved out. He will probably file for divorce, but hasn't yet.. 

She is 44, has family in the U.S. - She is working for Mitsubishi now in Florida and they offered to sponsor if things don't work out.. Also her good friend in San Francisco is willing to sponsor..

Any feedback on what she should do is greatly appreciated.

35 minutes ago, defeedme said:

after looking at both the i-864 and i-864A the A looks easier.

So are you saying we need to submit both an i-864 and i-864A 

this is getting more confusing by the second!

ok now i get it, my wife fills out the regular i-864 and I fill out the i-864A

i hope this is the very last time I ever have to deal with evil immigration for the rest of my life.

18 minutes ago, defeedme said:

wow thanks for the info but it still doesn't solve my dilemma lol - I qualify as both household member and joint.

after looking at both the i-864 and i-864A the A looks easier.

So are you saying we need to submit both an i-864 and i-864A 

this is getting more confusing by the second!

wow thanks for the info but it still doesn't solve my dilemma lol - I qualify as both household member and joint.

unfortunately I have no idea what you are talking about, my question was related to the other thread, but if you want a new one then great..

thanks for your help.

hi this joint sponsor vs household member thing is ridiculously unnecessarily confusing.. as is most things from the government.

maybe someone can help?

My filipina wife is now a U.S. Citizen. We went through the whole process to get her mother to the U.S.A., took OVER 1 year, and now we just paid the fees & have to fill out the AOS portion of the NVC case. My wife has 0 income, sort of I guess, we do file jointly so technically our incomes are combined I think..  

Anyway, i'm the one with the money so as my wife's husband am I a household member or joint ?  looks like I qualify as both. 

From what's posted here it looks like I should choose the joint option ?

thanks in advance

hi this joint sponsor vs household member thing is ridiculously unnecessarily confusing.. as is most things from the government.

maybe someone can help?

My filipina wife is now a U.S. Citizen. We went through the whole process to get her mother to the U.S.A., took OVER 1 year, and now we just paid the fees & have to fill out the AOS portion of the NVC case. My wife has 0 income, sort of I guess, we do file jointly so technically our incomes are combined I think..  

Anyway, i'm the one with the money so as my wife's husband am I a household member or joint ?  looks like I qualify as both. 

From what's posted here it looks like I should choose the joint option ?

thanks in advance

On 9/29/2022 at 10:33 AM, July_ said:

My fiance is divorced (in the US) to his ex Filipina wife. His case for divorce recognition was not filed until last month. We are prepared for a 1.5-2.5 year process for the divorce to be recognized and PSA updated. 
 

We were planning to file for a CR1 visa, but this timeline is now much longer than we expected. We are aware that we cannot complete the CR1 process (NVC stage forward) without the PSA being updated. Correct? 

 

We are now considering filing for a K1. But we have issues with him meeting the financial requirement. 

 

He has chronic health problem for past two decades that prevent him from working. His father supports him through a living trust in his name that pays him $5500 monthly (66k yearly) he also has assets which slightly exceed the 3x requirement for the AOS. His father is willing to co-sponsor, but is close to retired, and main income is now social security. His father also has a very significant amount of assets/investments.

 

We keep reading that Manila will accept a joint sponsor on a case by case basis. It does not make sense to us why his income (non taxable as it is) cannot be considered sufficient, or his assets, when it is more than enough to support both of us. It is clear that he or his father can financially support me. 
 

The situation has us trapped in that we cannot file the CR1 because of rules for PSA being needed, but the K1 has question marks as well. The idea of sitting around and waiting on the court system here for two more years is heartbreaking to both of us.

 

Please do not judge him, or sarcastic replies. We have been through a lot like everyone with Covid, and we just want to be together. We have spent many months together in Philippines this year. He is mature and lives independently, he just is always in a lot of pain.

if you are having trouble with finances it's much cheaper to live in the Philippines. That should be option #1

the title of this topic is wrong it should be One Hell Pass 

12 minutes ago, IWander said:

Naturalization is the acquisition of a citizenship that was not gained upon one's birth.  There are many forms of naturalization and not all require the taking of an oath.  Resident experts are not always correct

Not sure who to believe at this point, according to other experts naturalization only occurs if you take an oath. You must give up your previous citizenship to get a "naturalization" certificate. They are 2 different things in my opinion.

13 hours ago, IWander said:

Which is a form of naturalization

According to other experts here that's not true, there's a big difference. #1 there is no oath

#2 she is automatically a dual citizen

On 10/9/2022 at 1:58 PM, Talako said:

You think it is USCIS?  Really?

 

Saying stuff like this puts a cloud over your credibility. 

My credibility? Are we talking about the same USCIS ?🤣

9 hours ago, RO_AH said:

Sorry, but that's like saying that the police are responsible for having millions of people in US prisons.

Not even close comparison.. when you make a process so difficult for even the most educated people, you force illegal entry. Now you even get a free plane ride to Martha's vineyard.

17 hours ago, Bob in Boston said:

Always someone elses fault. those 20 million made the decision to  make themselves illegal, not USCIS. Congress makes the laws not USCIS. Dont like the laws take that up with congress. USCIS just doing a job that has been made impossible by Politics.

Yup and they're doing a bang-up job 🤣 after 8 years of hell, incompetence and apathy shown toward my family.. well you get the picture.

16 hours ago, top_secret said:

 

In fairness to USCIS, they have nothing to do with Filipino Citizenship laws and wouldn't probably know much about it.  USCIS shouldn't be giving advice about Filipino Citizenship.  The lady at the SM north satellite immigration office was probably rude and unhelpful but her response was at least correct so she is probably competent.

fairness to USCIS?  they are the reason we have 20 million illegal aliens in the U.S.A. lol

Just now, TBoneTX said:

An image showing personal information has been removed from this VERY PUBLIC forum.

 

VJ Moderation

ok.. well we are a very public family lol

diving a little deeper - the language they use here is vague and misleading.. maybe on purpose.

7 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Are you sure your daughter has a certificate of naturalization?  Not a certificate of citizenship?  Naturalization is only for people 18 years old and above.  It is the act of taking the US oath of allegiance that makes someone lose their Philippine citizenship.  If your daughter never took the US oath, then she never lost her PH citizenship.  That said, PH consulates or DFA will happily take your money if you want official recognition of your daughter's dual citizenship, even if it is unnecessary.

 

Well tickle-me-pink once again! You are right the certificates look so similar I just assumed they were the same lol.. so all the incompetent rude lady at the immigration office had to say is: "your daughter is automatically a dual citizen" ?  what's bizarre is even the people at the West Palm Beach USCIS field office failed to mention this to us!

WoW not sure why nobody knows this critical information and hopefully in the future if anyone is in the same boat they will find this thread and save a full day trip to SM North, well at least my son had alot of fun there      

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

 

Your daughter could not have naturalized as she is only 13 years old.  I assume she acquired US citizenship through her biological parent who did naturalize.  This is a key difference because by not taking the US oath herself, that means your daughter did not lose her Philippine citizenship when she automatically acquired US citizenship.  She is already a dual PH-US citizen, hence no need for BB extension.  As a PH citizen, she is free to stay in the country as long as she wants.

 

Well tickle me pink you are the first person to explain that and it's written nowhere easy to find . My 13 yr old step-daughter got her citizenship thru her naturalized mother but her certificate of naturalization is identical - so not sure what that means. According to everyone I have spoken to so far she is NOT a dual citizen yet, just like her mother. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks again

Hi not sure if I'm in the right place but maybe someone can help.. we just got back from sm north satellite immigration office & they refused to extend my 13yr old step daughter visa.. 

She was born in Philippines and is a naturalized u.s. citizen and has both valid passports, but not yet a dual citizen..

At first I thought she had a balikbayan stamp but they put "PP" 1year in her u.s. passport.

According to the rude lady at the satellite office she does not need an extension? Then why does it say "PP" 1 year ??? Any help is greatly appreciated 🙏

Hi not sure if I'm in the right place but maybe someone can help.. we just got back from sm north satellite immigration office & they refused to extend my 13yr old step daughter visa.. 

She was born in Philippines and is a naturalized u.s. citizen and has both valid passports, but not yet a dual citizen..

At first I thought she had a balikbayan stamp but they put "PP" 1year in her u.s. passport.

According to the rude lady at the satellite office she does not need an extension? Then why does it say "PP" 1 year ??? Any help is greatly appreciated 🙏

fyi: this is very promising and was posted yesterday on youtube:  

A Journey to Happiness and Freedom New Zealand

1 day ago

2August 2022- we are officially in Cebu with my foreign bf both unvaxxed. It was not bad as I thought after knowing lots of unvaccinated tourist being denied to enter. Indeed, it was a very smooth trip. Staff in Mactan is friendly and accommodating. They only asked us why we did not get vaccinated which was very awkward to answer. At the moment we are on our day 2 Quarantine at Dulcinea hotel which I booked for 6 nights just in case which cost 2800 pesos per night including food. We paid 1,600 pesos for both of us for the RT PCR test on our arrival. We will get tested again on the 5th day by the appointed person to come to our room. Please note that its not as strict as what others post on youtube. I saw lots of unvaxxed foreigners who were put off to come over to see their loved ones because of wrong information from different sources. We also had a short stop over in Davao which was supposed to be our final destination and Davao airport staff only checked the boarding pass and passport. I am sure its all open now for unvaxxed tourists just do the 5 day quarantine. Its also nice to relax after the long flight. It is costly but all worth it. We fly with Air New Zealand from Auckland to Singapore -5 hours layover in Singapore then Singapore Airlines - Singapore to Davao to Cebu - Davao is only 50 minutes stop off and we got off the aircraft and came back in to go to Cebu

 

   Nuclear Dukeclear

 

wow this is great and very promising - thanks for your story... I'm coming from the U.S.A. New York, JFK.. they are probably going to be more strict.. So I'm wondering what would be the best path of arrival to Cebu as an unvaxed American?? maybe bangkok? Can I fly to Auckland then take the same as you (air new zealand > Singapore > Singapore Airlines > Davao > Cebu) ??? thanks in advance!