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22 minutes ago, Keeley said:

No, I won't qualify. The state is Oregon if that helps. I didn't realize the dates of coverage were different state by state under the ACA.

Several options come to my mind. 
1)Give birth abroad and file CRBA which is super easy and takes about a month for the entire process up until getting the US passport. 
2)A full time job would offer health insurance for spouse and family members. 
3) Call Medi-care in your state and ask for assistance, they are lenient with pregnancy and children, sometimes there are programs they can put you in for the mean time
4) Look for an insurance agent instead of getting bombard with ads online, they are usually quite knowledgeable  

Different state would have different policy. Do you qualify for medi-care ? 

On 5/7/2018 at 7:36 PM, MsPinay said:

why did you not apply CRBA and phil passport right away?

You are right, If I known better. The process is just too tedious.  

4 minutes ago, MsPinay said:

I think BI got you good. They are highway robbery... this is why I hate Philippines corruptions.

That price is actually not too bad. I got charged as overstay every month my kid was born so that was 4 months and it came out to be relatively the same amount. 

Its very sad. 

Just meet her in HK and remedy your hormones

Cryptocurrency. You can use Abra to buy litecoin from your domestic country then transfer it to your US bank acct 

44 minutes ago, David & Zoila said:

Yes you can have the process expedited but I would never pay a fixer to do this.  You might get the boss at your local registrars office to stamp and sign his paperwork and expedite it to Manila for you.  You still have to pick up the marriage certificate from Manila NSO.  BTW:  We bought 6 original color copies.  They are very cheap and we have had to give out a few along the way.  Plus it's nice to have a few extras on hand if you ever need one.  My wife had to provide one to attend the University of Hawaii.  Glad we had extras.  Good luck and most importantly God Bless.  david

It depends on the locality of your residence. My wife lives in Davao City and its much cheaper to "pay" someone to expedite and have it mail to the Davao NSO office, also being able to order more online then to fly all the way to

manila. 

I wouldnt recommend going to an agency, Im sure you can do it yourself just as well. 
My biggest hurdle was actually not the Visa processing part, its getting that damn NSO marriage certificate. 

I had to do an unconventional method and ended up "paying" the worker to have it expedite. 
From there, file your I130, wait for the first approval and everything else was pretty systematic after that. 

Long story short, its possible. Go read up on the gov website, work out a plan with your son and consult a lawyer 

I know this is an year old tread but I would like to add my experience with US citizen child acquired by CRBA. 
It made absolutely no sense WHAT SO EVER ! my baby was born in the Phils and at 4 month old, she got her citizenship

and we were asked to pay ECC and overstay visa fees which total around 12k peso. They told me, since the child does 

not have a Philippine passport, therefore considered a foreigner and must pay the fees from the time of birth. 
I am SO disgusted by the government. 1) A passport does not represent citizenship, its a travel document. 2) Child was BORN in the Philippines

3) Mother (by blood) is a Filipino citizen. 
 

Was it in a state that Common-law marriage practice is accepted ?

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

From the USCIS web site:

 

Generally, you may apply to remove your conditions on permanent residence if you:

• Are still married to the same U.S. citizen or permanent resident after 2 years. You may include your children in your application if they received their conditional-resident status either at the same time or within 90 days as you did;
• Are a child and, for a valid reason, cannot be included in your parents’ application;
• Are a widow or widower who entered into your marriage in good faith;
• Entered into a marriage in good faith, but the marriage ended through divorce or annulment; or
• Entered into a marriage in good faith, but either you or your child were battered or subjected to extreme hardship by your U.S.-citizen or permanent-resident spouse.

 

There is no loophole.  It is clearly part of the intent of the written law....

 

It doesn't jive with your opinion, but it is not an unintended "loop hole".

I understand. I see the law and I can google this myself. My opinion is that this is not right. Its not logical. Not all laws were implemented rightfully and this is definitely one of them 

33 minutes ago, missileman said:

Loop hole?  no, it's more like equal protection under the law.

Hence this law is absolutely ####### and a loop hole. Laws should have its limitation depending on the status of individual. Isnt that the whole point of being a CONDITIONAL resident ? 

Why be CONDITIONAL when he can stay indefinitely and be protected under equal laws. Why not just hand him a citizen and beg him to stay ? this is EXACTLY what is wrong with this law

and its very sad that most of you don't see it. You can argue with me all you want but it doesnt make this right. 

37 minutes ago, geowrian said:

What's the loophole? Somebody left their life abroad and established one within the US as a permanent resident. Why should they be forced to give up their job, friends, etc. because their spouse cheated on them (or for any failed marriage reason)? Or be separated from their child (if any)?

Yeah 30 years doing fine in their home country and suddenly spending less than 2 years in the US sounds like his life has completely changed, so i guess thats the same. 

How is NOT a loophole ? the ENTIRE premise of his immigration is solely for marriage and when that doesn't work out the premise is invalid. If they have children born in the US then

he ought to file under parent of a citizen, still not for this marriage. 

10 hours ago, NikLR said:

Well it is a good thing that your opinion does not matter.  He can remove conditions on his own with a divorce waiver. 

6 hours ago, missileman said:

No, it doesn't.  The law says he can stay in the US if it is determined that he entered the marriage in good faith....the law supersedes your opinion.

Well you guys are right. I guess the every Law out there must make perfect sense and logic, that is why our law-makers and politicians stare at the wall all day and do nothing. 
Its really sad. This is obviously a loophole. 

22 minutes ago, Londonergirl said:

I have heard that it is superhard though to get the 10 year old gc if you have been married less than 2 years??

I agree.  Im sorry to hear that he was cheated on and the marriage didnt work out but the whole point of issuing a permanent resident status is solely for 

marriage. If the marriage doesn't work out on either fault of the party then residency should not be allow and should go back to home country, where he is from 

and back with his family there. It makes perfect sense .. 

I was in a similar situation but your's require an extra step. Since you fathered a child before marriage, a DNA paternity test must be done

along with the rest of the document. Make sure you have proof of living in the US for more than 5 years, other then that the process

of CRBA is very easy and quick. I got my baby's passport within 3 weeks. 

Did you write this post ? Cause the English here is very good

3 minutes ago, Cathy Chandler said:

My son is telling me all this stuff, not much of a generational gap. I am pretty cool for an old gal. I 100% agree about the therapy. If the love was equal between them and obviously so, my husband and I would be all in. I think that is a wonderful idea about visiting Vietnam and her family. I agree, there should be no rush except she seems to be rushing things.

Sounds like your family are very considerate, supportive and kind people. It doesn't matter what this girl wants. If she wants to be a part of your family then shes gonna have to do it your way and the right way PERIOD. 

She should understand, this is part of the Asian culture. Only time can tell. Just relax, if its meant to be it would happen if not theres gotta be someone out there better for your son. 

Sorry to hear about that. I guess its hard to read every single movement and sometimes parents can't completely understand due to the generational gap. 

I would suggest your son to look into going to therapy for his personal issues and work them out first. Secondly if he loves this girl and vice versa, it doesn't matter

if she goes back to Vietnam after her student visa expires, people end up marrying with people outside the country all the time. I guess what I am saying is, don't rush

into things. Sometimes we need to take a step back, think thoroughly and weigh in all the options. 
 

Its really hard for us to tell if she is in it for the green card or not. Either scenarios are possible. 

Why don't he visit Vietnam and meet her parents and family over there ? Relationship take time. 

Had you have previous petitions in similar situation before ?

It really depends on the interviewer, in my wife's interview they didn't ask for the original copies. Not even a word of mention. 

I don't see the harm for applying. Its super easy and fast. Why not have it ? It shows intent to be a resident. 

Sounds silly but some states have no time requirement. For instance California, if you have relatives in Cali (which almost everyone does) maybe she can stay with 

her family there and get free health care. 

Shouldn't be a problem unless its obviously tampered with