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Never wanted to do a K-1, it was CR1 all the way for me. Get everything done in 1 shot. What you may want to consider is Utah online wedding. That was not available at the time. . I started once we received the PSA marriage certificate.

You don't. You used to have to go to the embassy and get a affidavit/certificate showing that you were free to marry. You show them the divorce decree and that give you a paper. I forget what it was called, it was a while ago. When I landed in Manila we stayed there overnight and went to the embassy. But from what I understand they do not do that anymore. All documents were brought by me when I flew there. I needed needed my birth certificate, divorce decree, and not sure what else. Like I said, make her go and find out the requirements so you do not miss anything. This is pretty much standard across the Philippines. You will get a good laugh. It must be in person. We had a family friend with us that knew the counselor well so they were mostly just talking the hole time. But we did go through it. When they discuss the financial part where all the money goes to the wife for her to manage, that's the part where I got a good laugh. My wife already knew that was not happening in our relationship. Yes.

I just renewed my 2 sons passports last week. Luckily the Consulate is very close to us.

Been there, done that. Start by sending your fiance the her LCR and have her find out the requirements for her to marry a foreigner. It differs slightly from place so this step is most important. Filipinos tend to want to rely on "they said". They will ask a bunch of people that they know and they will take that as fact. You can't have that because you need to make sure to have everything ready because you will not have time for delays. Make sure that whatever they tell her that she writes it all down or that they give it to her in writing. One requirement that is for all Philippines is the time that it takes to get your marriage license so that you can get married. That takes 10 business days (2 weeks or more if there are holidays). My trip was 3 weeks. We went to the LCR on the first day to register. My last week there we got married in the court. She may want a church wedding. That would take much longer due to the church requirements.

You can bring cell phones in since you are a citizen. They will put them in a locker for you.

More so just speculation from people who want to believe that. Trump has always been pro-LEGAL immigration and especially family based visa's. TDS runs deep.

Your interpretation is incorrect. The document is proof of marriage or no marriage in the Philippines. Yours will show that you are legally married to her. Yes your marriage certificate shows that, but they also want a CENOMR which would technically be a CEMAR.

I would order PSA versions of your BC and and marriage certificates online to be safe.

Try not to overthink. Ask questions first here before acting. You effort to speed things up may have just cost you a lot of time. Good luck!

Yeah, they're not going to give an expedite based on her being pregnant. Also for planning purposes if she give birth in the Philippines, you will need to file a CRBA before they can both come to America. So if you think that may be the case, do your research now so you will be prepared. Both of our children have CRBA and are dual citizens.

Another reason the CR-1 is a better option (in my opinion). The tend to be a lot easier to get through CFO.

My last flight I used JAL, I had no issues. If you are having issues you can also try opening an incognito window for your browser to see if that will fix the issue.

This is why you don't use attorneys for something that you can easily do yourself.

Yes. That's what my wife did.

They say that the visa is good for 6 months. That's not true. The visa will be valid starting from the day you BEGIN your medical for 6 months. The person at SLEC should not even saying anything about it. The only concern is landing at the POE prior to the expiration. Flight delays and connecting flights can mess you up it you are cutting it to close. My wife had her interview about a week before the medical expired due to all the delays from covid shut downs and sputum testing. She ended up having to retake the medical. They did ask if there was any way she would be able to fly out in the next 2 days and she said no. So they did not issue the visa, they told her come back after the new medical. She did not have to redo the interview.

Awesome news! It did, it does, it probably always will. It is what your visa is tied to. If you get your visa 5 months after you started your medical, that means the visa is only good for a month. The medical start date is everything.

So why did she feel the need to lie about it? I'm guessing that she does not have a receipt for this payment? I'm taking this as a very bad sign. With my first 2 relationships (with Filipinas) I had my blinders on and followed my heart instead of my mind. I realized later all of the red flags that were staring me in the face but I always let excuses and explanations override them because of what my heart wanted. After those 2 I learned to filter everything through my mind using logic rather than emotions. Luckily with my 3rd relationship I struck gold.

You are paying the US government, so yes, it's okay.

Leave it blank, she (your daughter) is not immigrating. Only your wife.

Congrats! They say to book the appointment nowadays you should check every couple hours for openings due to cancellations. Once you get the appointment I would book the medical for about 1 week before. The visa validity date starts on that date, so it will be good for 6 months from the start of the medical.

When we did ours, the only option I was aware of was sending it through LBC. It was there in a day, and completed very quickly. Sorry, I have no info on dropping it in person.

I doubt you have been to 5 islands, the 4 main islands people that people travel to are Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai. You may have possibly went to Molokai or Lanai, but not likely. Yes Sandy's is on Oahu on the South shore. I used to love going there and body surfing when I was younger. Sadly a lot of tourists get injured on the beach for under estimating the power of the shore break there. You will be shocked when you see how much this place has changed!

Me personally I would fly to Philippines and come with her. Don't send her through Guam, United sucks. The flight from PH to Guam is on a small plane kinda like our inter island flights but 4 hours. I agree with flying to Honolulu then continuing to Maui with her if you can't go to PH and escort her all the way back. You can also have her go JAL through Narita. Do not worry about immigration at HNL.Yes it's busy but they are set up to handle it. I have been through it many times, never a long wait. You can wait for her outside baggage claim then go to the Hawaiian terminal to continue on. I have no idea why you think a quick turn around would create suspicions.

Learn to expect the unexpected. Other than that you need to pay attention to details. Don't be frustrated at the process, it is what it is and there is nothing that can be done about it. Just do your best to learn the process and navigate it without making errors. Double and triple check everything. If the medical ids not about to expire, don't worry about it. You are almost there.