Retroplayer

Hello retroplayer base on what we have done my fiancee have let me sign the form G325a and then sent my birth certificate, statement of being together, my passport photo copy too, as well as the 2x2 pics but i never send a cenomar i think its okay not to send cenomar but the problem we are facing right now is the RFE bec we met through online dating site and we have to prove thats its not an IMB now we are waiting for the decision

As what i know cenomar should be bring during the interview as well as the NBI green color

I think since your picture shows you together and he has visited you, it will be ok. My Fiancee and I met on an internet social site, but not dating site. I am sure that the question will come up for us too. But we have already been dating for 2+ years and I have visited and met her family and daughter already. I even asked her daughter for permission to marry her mom and it was granted.

What I have been told is to just have lots of proof of bonding and real communications with the familes. My family knows Joy well now and her family also knows me well now. This proves a real relationship and not IMB.

Best of luck to you!

It's good to send it along in the I-129f packet... considering that there's a child listed as derivative, the adjudicator might wonder if your fiance was married to the kid's father.

Hope this helps.

It does. Thank you

Hi Retroplayer! if your fiance has never been married, do make sure she has the NSO Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) to prove that she is single and free to marry

That was my question. Do I need to include the cenomar with the I-29F or only need it for the interview? This is the question I don't think is explained well in the guides because these things are Philippines specific. Also wondering about the NBI.

I don't know if I need to send these things with the I-29F or just have for the interviews.

Any help?

Hello! My fiancee and i are in the same situation we already file for fiancee visa and waiting for the NOA2 and we list the name of my child in the 129f does this means i can bring my 7 year old son once we are approved? I dont have to send anything something like NSO certificate for my child to be submitted in the USCIS?ive never been married and my son uses my family name too and i dont write the name of the father of my child in his NSO birth certificate so i dont need the consent of his father anymore?do we need to pay separate visa for him? Will he go with me in Manila for the medical and interview? I hope you can answer all my question thank you so much

As I understand it there will be a separate Visa fee for each of you, but your son will get a K2 Visa as part of the K1 process, as long as he is listed on the I-29F. This is my understanding.

Your son is conisdered a legal 'illegitimate child' according to the Philippines NSO code. Your situation meets all the check-marks. This means that the father has no rights to your son, so his permission is not needed.

I have tried to read that NSO laws carefully because even though my Fiancee was not married before, her daughter does have her father's last name. We are not sure if this will cause problems for us. But even if so, my faincee no longer knows how to contact the father, so I think we are ok. He has never been a part of her life.

As for the medical and interview, I am also interested in answers to this. As I understand, you will both need separate medicals, but I am not sure about the interview. I would think it would make sense to interview together. Hopefully someone with the experience will answer.

I have went through the checklists and faqs and step-by-step guides. But my situation is a little different than the examples and guides. Specifically, I need to petition for a K-2 VISA for her daughter as well. her daughter is 8yo.

I am about to send her some forms to fill out and instructions for things she will need to send me to file the I-29F.

1. Signed copy of Fiance Letter of Intent
2. G-325A for her to sign and date

3. G325A for her daughter to sign and date
3. Passport Style Photo of her
4. Passport Style Photo of daughter

She has never been married. One of the items in the checklist is proof of divorce. I have proof of my divorce, does she need some proof of never being married? Do I need the criminal report (CBI?) to send with the I-29F or does that wait for the interview?

Is there anything else I will need for her daughter? As I understand by listing her daughter on the I-29F the K-2 VISA is automatically considered part of it. Is this true?

Anything else that is Philippines specific that I am missing above?

I would really appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance!

Since your question was answered with why aren't you looking for answers, pahaps an actual answer is in order

The child will recieve a K-2 derivative visa. This is applied for by listing the child on the I-129f that is applying for the mother's K-1.

Since the mother never married the father, he has no parental rights under Philippine law and there is no further paperwork to be done there. Mom has full custody.

The birth certificate will have a NOT MARRIED notation which eliminates the father's parental rights.

If the father's last bane is given to the child and the birth certificate says not married, than have a copy of the birth certificate at the interview just in case the question comes up.

This is Republic of Philippines law. The answer for other countries will vary.

If the father was American, then the US Embassy will be asking whe the child is not registered as a US citizen already as the illegitimate child of a US father almost always qualifies for citizenship with the cooperation of the father in the application.

The adventure continues

Fritz

Thank you. Her daughter does have the last name of her father. But she just petitioned to change the birth certificate. Either way, they were not married before, so good to know it is fine in either case. Her father is Filipino.

I am doing my research on the I-29f process now and collecting documentation. My fiance is also getting prepared over there getting her passport, and her daughter's passport.

K2

I think this would be a common PI situation.

No need to adopt.

Perfect. Thank you. Now I have something to begin my research!

Do some reading in the PI regional forum. This topic has been addressed many times over the years.

Thank you. Please realize that there are 1487 pages of posts in that sub-forum. I have skimmed through 88 of those pages and found only 3 posts so far that looked related to children and which didn't answer my questions. Alos, the titles of the posts don't always describe what is in them and often jargon is being used that I am not yet familiar with. I really do need a little more information before I even understand what to look for in order to research further.

I think my questions are pretty basic at this point and not inappropriate to ask here (I hope.)

What visa do I need for my fiance's child?

Will the child be able to come WITH her mother?

If they are separate visas, should I start them at the same time?

Does my intention to adopt make any difference?

While I was visiting in Phil, I also spent time with her daughter and asked her permission to marry her mother (which she gave.) I have plenty of photos of us bonding and playing. I don't think that will be any issue, but if I don't get this right the first time, it could result in a delay to getting her daughter here. At 7 years old, I would prefer her not to be without her mother.

Thanks in advance

Good morning all. I am a US citizen and met my fiance through friends of friends in the Philippines. Last month I visted her in person and became engaged to her. Now I am preparing to file for K-1 Visa to bring her here. I think I mostly understand what I will need to do for the K-1 Visa, but the complication I am having trouble understanding is what I need to do to bring her 7-yo daughter here with her (who I will be adopting.)

Her child is from a prior relationship and they were never married. The father has not been involved in the child's life and, from what I understand, has no legal rights to her.

Has anyone here any experience with this? What additional Visa or other petitions do I need to submit for her daughter?

Summary:

I am a natural born US citizen

My fiance is a natural born Flipino living in the Philippines

She has a 7yo daughter from a prior relationship

Father and her were never married

I intend to adopt the daughter

I would really appreciate some advice, even pointing me where to start research.