NoeNoe

Good Day!

I have a bit of a problem with the Report of Birth Abroad to Filipino Parent/s. We are currently living in California, USA. I am a filipino citizen while my husband is US Citizen. We have a daughter born in 2012 and by 2013 (November 15, 2013 specifically) we're able to report her birth abroad at PCG Los Angeles. My daughter was born in April1, 2012 however, just today, i found out, through the help of PCG Los Angeles personel when I was applying for Philippine Passport for her, that the date in the report form is APRIL 01, 2010. I feel the burden and blame greatly myself for not checking the information I submitted which was also dully signed and checked by PCG LA personel.

After finding out about the error, i was advised to go to the Civil Registrar window and after coming back several times for answer, I was given a thick document and was asked to read the instructions for problem solution. But while I was reading, I realized everything was mostly about correction/amendment of error in BIRTH CERTIFICATE. I have no problem with my daughter's birth certificate but with the report of birth form I submitted.

I was actually tempted to just submit another form of Report of Birth (as informally advised by a lawyer brother -in-law), with the correct information. But i am afraid it might cause big problem in the future.

Advise is greatly apreciated. We are going to Philippines this October, if advise includes visiting PSA (NSO) personally, please let me know so I can plan ahead.

I am hoping for answer. Thank you so much.

P.S.: My daughter is also a US passport holder too.

I met my husband through eharmony and continued our chat through yahoo after and he never used his real name in chat but his screen name. Never had a problem with the consul during the interview, as long as you have ALL the legal documents correct. You have pictures and other proof of relationship, don't you? Plane ticket when he/she visited you? That might help too. Hope you'll have positive outcome. :-)

Hi!

The fact that you're being pressured is a sign that if you pursue it, you will regret it. Jus like what most people here said, run. I would get scared.

I found this in the website: https://egov.uscis.gov/coa/displayCOAForm.do

9 stages is the first thing you will see in the USCIS website to check your status, but when you enter your case number, it will change to whatever you have to go through, mine has 6 stages (used to be 5 it was without the Testing and Interview). I received my letter of notice for interview this week so the "Testing and Interview" was added.

You will get RFE if your documents are not enough. If you've done what's necessary, submitted everything, signed whatever is needed to be signed, there's no need to worry then.

Hope everything turns out well in your application.

I think you can still send it using your parents' address. Inform/call UCSIS when you have your new address to let them know of your new address. Just let your parents know that you use their address just incase letters/notices from UCSIS arrive, you won't miss them. But you can also wait till you're at your new place before sending your application but that will delay it.

That's my problem right now, we are moving few before the date of my interview. The move was not planned, we didn't even know about it until last month, while waiting for letter for interview date. My problem is we live in an appartment where we know no one. I guess I have to inforn the interviewing officer about the change of address during my interview in October 7.

Feel free to check my AOS timeline.

I only mentioned her ex because she said her first marriage to the father wasn't a sham, so I assumed she was married.

I didn't know Filipino's couldn't get a divorce, and here I thought the US had it bad. NY only added no fault divorce the other day so to speak.

I got confused there too... I though she was married to the father of her children (thought that's the first marriage she was talking about)

As far as i know, there's no divorce in the Philippines, but there's annulment of marriage which is, as I see it, worse, because the marriage did not basically happen.

Wow... yea like what AnnaMaia and Ian H. said... take their advice into consideration.

Wow... yea like what AnnaMaia and Ian H. said... take their advice into consideration.

im 4 weeks pregnant at waiting for my case complete. im just concerned about my medical if i need to undergo xrays and vaccinations ? anyone who had the same experince?

What's your case? Are you still in the Philippines? Sorry if I missed something.

Hi!

I entered the US through a K1 Visa. My AOS was accepted May 2, 2014. Few days after, i received my notice for biometrics dated June 9, 2014. We waited for few months for the date of interview. However, my husband got accepted at a new and better job in Irvine, CA (We live in San Diego, CA). He started working there the day I received my I-797C for Interview which will be on October 7, 2014. We have no intention of moving my location of interview since Irvine is only an hour and a half away from San Diego. We still live in San Diego until the last week of September, 2 weeks from now.

My concern is the change of address. Will it affect my pending AOS application? What should I do?

Thank you so much taking time to respond and for your help.

NoeNoe.

Hi. Welcome to Visa Journey. Praying for a smooth process for you two.

Hi. Welcome to Visa Journey. Praying for a smooth process for you two.

It's always the number 1 rule to BE HONEST/TELL THE TRUTH. We don't know how it will affect your application but what we know is that the effect of not telling the truth is worst than telling a lie.

Hope everything turns out well in your application.

so glad it all worked out for you and your fiance, Congratulations. I agree with all your tips and advices, those will definitely help a lot!! at first i was wondering why it took her that long in the embassy. I had my interview around the same time as hers, the interview was less than 10 minutes by 10am or so we were alreally celebrating over a bowl of noodles in SM Mall of Asia. But then I remembered that my then fiance was with me during the interview. Because he's a US passport holder, we were able to go in right away and was first to be interviewed.

I am so happy for you and I could imagine your excitement! Have a blessed day and may your fiance have a blessed trip to US.

It could be a NOA for the request of expedite becauseit said "we received your correspondence...".

Hi!

I have a friend who did have a traditional Catholic wedding ceremony in the Philippines, except that they did not register the marriage. It was just a celebration for the family, relatives, and friends who will not be able to come to the US wedding hehe. You know, Filipino families can sometimes be that sentimental. I am the only daughter among 5 children, so it's my mother's wish to see me get wed, but we opted for the K1 visa process because it is the most convenient route for me and my fiance. We promised to come back and have a wedding validation ceremony (the usual wedding ceremony) for them. So it's more of the sentimental reasons why some couples do that. =)

That's what happened to me and reading to posts here scares me because though I am already here in the States, I still need to file AOS. I hope and pray that the USCIS will not see it and that everything will work out fine. For now, we have a lawyer helping us with the processing of papers.

What you did/are doing is a wise decision: go back to hold a ceremony.

Best wishes.

I was searching for answers to this question and this is what I found, which I thought my be of big help:

4.11)...My alien fiancee has been issued a K-1 visa. Can we get married abroad and then come back together to the US with the K-1?

A...No. The alien must NOT be married when s/he enters the US on a K-1 visa. Also, if using the K-1, the couple must marry in the US within 90 days of the alien entering on the K-1.

(FAQ Note: Some couples arrange to have a non legal ceremony prior to the fiance(e) leaving their home country, in order to satisfy the wishes of family, or to have a celebration if the family is unable to travel to the US for a wedding.

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4.12)...Does the government, for visa purposes, distinguish between religious and civil marriages?

A...The government distinguishes between legal and non legal marriages. If the marriage is legal in the country in which it is performed, the US will consider it a legal marriage. It doesn't matter if it is a civil or religious marriage.

http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-application.html#4.11

It's good that you went that way and it worked out for you, but I would advise people to steer clear of anything that even resembles a marriage while they're in the K-1 process. One errant photo of a wedding looking ceremony on social medial posted by a friend or family member could lead to a denial.

A gathering of friends and family to celebrate an engagement and/or leaving party with nothing that could be misconstrued as wedding attire is a much better and safer bet.

Oh yea that's a good point. Thanks for pointing that out. I am glad it worked oit for us.

And oh one more thing I haven't mentioned, the ceremony happened after the interview and I was granted a visa. We scheduled the interview before the ceremony.

But yea, I would take your advise into consideration had I known it before.

Hi, I don't get your idea, you had a wedding ceremony in the Philippines but you did not sign the marriage contract, what's the point? I don't know if there's any sense to have a wedding ceremony and not signing the marriage contract. Ive read some posts here too like what you guys did. So I want to know the reason why.. ?

Thank you

One of the reasons, which is our main reason, is because of family. My husband is born and raised in the Philippines (moved to US in his teen years, and now a US citizen). Being filipinos, we have close family ties and since I am the eldest my family wants to witness our wedding ceremony. It is cheaper to hold a ceremony, with more than 200 guests or friends and family to witness our wedding vows (vows we repeated when we got married in the US ), in the Philippines than to bring them here in the states.

We had a signing of marriage contract here in the states, a week after I arrived, in a church after the service, with witnesses.

We wanted our wedding to be memorable with most of our friends and family witnessing it. We're glad we did.

Practilly, we only spent $9,000 to $10,000 on everything (wedding + plane tickets to US) with our family and friends in the wedding. The wedding we had would cost about $20,000-$30,000 in the states. Just to give you an idea on why we had a ceremony in the Philippines.

I came to US in K1 visa and one of the requirements/evidence in the interview is CENOMAR (certificate of no marriage). We did have a wedding ceremony (church) in the Philippines but we did not sign a marriage contact. We got married (legally) here in the States.

If the US consulate found out that you're married that means you got married legally, it's in the database. In K1, marriage should happen in the States, your beneficiary should enter as your fiance. But since you are already married it's should be a spouse visa.

For the evidences...send copies not originals! Also add some bills with you and your spouse's names listed on them...ie rental, power,water,phone bills etc oh bank statements too and tax transcipts added to the I-864 will be helpful too ! Doulble check to make sure you send the right fees!

Good luck to you

Here's my case:

Arrived in the US: July 26, 2010

I-94 Expiration: October 24, 2010

Married: August 8,2010

Daughter was born: 2012

We procrastinated for years, many things happened: had to save money, a new member added to the family, passport expiration, etc. I am a stay at home mom/wife, never worked and never traveled outside the US since I arrived here. Since my medical tests expired already, I took a new one and ready to apply for AOS. But I don't need to work nor travel soon.

Anyone here with the same, if not almost the same, case as mine, what were the problems you encountered?

My forms are ready: I-864, G-325A, G-1145, I-485, I-693 (sealed from the medical examiner).

These are the evidences I have, original and photo copy:

1. birth certificate

2. My old passport with the K1 visa

3. New passport

4. 2 passport photos taken within the last 30 days

5. NOA of I-129F petition

6. marriage certificate

7. I-94 arrival document

What else do I need? What else do I need to do?

PS. A cover letter will also be added to my list.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you so much!