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I have no desire to debate with you because all you spout is nonsense. I already said this is not about you. It is also absurd to bring up how many Americans marry Filipinos as a percentage like it matters. What in the world does that even have to do with the immigration process? The Philippines asks for CENOMAR , you provide it because (like I said above )even if the chance is small there is a possibility that you were married. Should we abolish security checks at the airport because 100s of millions of people fly with not intent to blow up a plane?

Maybe you should check the immigration logs on this site to better understand just how many Americans marry Filipino's. It's very clear that you have little to no understanding of the Philippines and/or their culture. You seem to base all of your conclusions on just you and your case. Exactly!

This is correct, you must have the visa to book CFO appointment. You cannot leave the Philippines without completing it it.

It's not the most likely they are doing it for. There are a lot of Americans that get married in the Philippines. If you pulled a CENOMAR on me you would get a CEMAR saying that I am married. Unless I get divorced or annulled and have it legally recognized in the Philippines (very long and expensive process), or am widowed, I cannot get a visa for another Filipina. Believe me there are people that try and that is the reason for the requirement.

It has nothing to do with your marriage. CEMAR/CENOMAR shows if you are or have ever been married in the Philippines. Unlike America where the federal government has no records on all marriages (only state level) The PSA keeps record of all marriages.

That part I understand. I thought he sent it to the Philippines through USPS. I would never ever use USPS to send anything to the Philippines for any reason.

But did you use USPS to send it to the Philippines? That's more what I was asking.

You sent it through the post office????😲

Not required but they can ask for anything they want to at the CFO. Smart move to get it. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

You did not mention CFO. Start planning for this as soon as possible.

Both my sons are dual citizens and have no such certificate. Not all cases require you to re-acquire your citizenship. My sons were born in PH and I filed a CRBA to become US citizens. No oath required.

No, just show both passports when leaving.

If he has US passport he is all set. They do not give US passports to non citizens. If you are waiting on paperwork, it's just to keep. Example: my 2 boys were born in Philippines. I filed a CRBA for both so they have US citizenship and passports. When we travel I do not need to bring their CRBA certificates, just their passports.

I think you are way over thinking this and your questions are overlapping. Have your wife re-acquire her citizen and that pretty solves everything. The children you have together will get theirs when she goes through the process I don't think being a late registration will be much of a problem, you may just need to jump through some hoops. The consulate will advise you. When she became a US citizen your stepson should have acquired his US citizenship. This would make everyone dual citizens except you. Yes you would all get BB visa's. You will should also get both passports for each person.

They can be crazy in their requests at times, but I have not heard of this one. Why would you need a copy of an application for a visa that you already have? Yes be sure on this. "they said" is taken as fact by most Filipinos.

I'm not sure why you need it. I did spouse so forgive my ignorance.

I dealt with a lot during my wife's immigration process. Not to mention we had Covid lock down just before she was ready for interview. She was flagged for sputum and then had to have a second medical because hers expired due to the lock down. My wife and our 2 children were there and I could not even visit them due to the lock downs. Finally I was allowed as a spouse to go get her and our our children after applying for and receiving a visa from the Philippines consulate. I flew there and had to stay in a quarantine hotel by myself for 8 days. So trust me when I understand that there are challenges when immigrating a spouse or fiance from another country. However I never once was so angry due to something that I had no power over and could not change. Like I said I understand your frustration but you may need to take some anger management courses honestly. Maybe it's just your anger talking but you stated that you would not have taken this path had you known (in so many words) and recommend that others not do so. I would crawl through glass and do anything in the world to be with my wife and we are blessed by our children together. I would highly recommend that people marry and bring a Pinay to America.

I know you are frustrated. A lot have people have complained about CFO but your claim that they deny 9 out of 17 is completely false. I have been on this forum for over a decade and I have not seen 1 case where someone is denied. Just get it done and get her here.

Doesn't change my statement. It's unfortunate that you did not do more research on the subject so that you would be more prepared. She will be with you soon enough. I know it's frustrating but it's the system that we are forced to deal with.

Just one more reason that a spouse visa is superior. They are much harder on fiance's

CRBA cannot be done online. The instructions are very clear on the process and what you will need on the embassy's page. We did my 2 son's CRBA when I was there just before Covid. I went with my wife for the CRBA. It is not a requirement but I think it helps. We did a CR1. I never wanted to do a K-1. I feel the CR1 is better because you do everything at once and it is also less expensive. It's all about personal choice on that though.

It seems there were people trying to make it the next Covid but it didn't work. People in PH love to worry, it's like a national past time for most. Use grok.com and search Monkey pox in Philippines. It's really nothing to worry about.

Like I said above, I don't think LBC does air freight there in Maui, only BB box and remittance. My friend in Maui had to send me something to ship via air at the Honolulu LBC. That may have changed, you would need to check. 2nd choice would definitely be DHL.

He is in Kihei which is in Maui. I don't think that the LBC there does air cargo. If you know someone in Honolulu you can send it to them and have them take it to the LBC in Honolulu and ship it via air for you.

Nothing to worry about. If you have a PSA certificate, you are fine.