DonMc

I am anticipating the same RFE.  We met on Filipino Cupid.   I did not know to send in the TOS until I saw this question arise later on VJ.  My mistake!  I have the TOS and an email from Filipino Cupid in a file. I will  send immediately.  I have fingers crossed that maybe Filipino Cupid is well known to them and may slide by.  Yes, wishfull thinking!

I agree with that statement with the exception of that I think my chances are actually higher than my chances with a woman from this country..     

I agree with that statement with the exception of that I think my chances are actually higher than my chances with a woman from this country..     

This is a great topic.   I have a K 1 in progress now.    I am very cautious. I have been burned in this country.  The girl I am interested in checks out so far. I have some friends with successful marriages with girls from other countries.  I also have some friends, one of which works for  the dept of homeland security that says he will "kick my a$$" if I marry a foreign girl. He sites situations that are disasterous. I think what it gets down to is the indivual person on both sides.  Are they honest with each other?  Do they share the same values?  Do they want a marriage that will last?  Most importantly . . . do their words match their actions.   I have another friend that is a marriage counselor. He told me the the biggest reasons for these marriages to fail in his experience with the ones that came through his office is Language Barrier  and Cultural Differences.  I have discussed this in the beginning with my girl before getting serious. Always on  the look out for this if there is a misunderstanding. Yes there have been some and no doubt will be more. She is self supporting and not looking for GC. So far so good.  There are no guarantees in life.  I will  take a chance and hope for the best. I use the Ronald Reagan approach. "Trust but Verify" 
 
I dont want to highjack this thread.  I asked this question in another thread and maybe I should start one asking if there are statistics anywhere on the success rates of international marriages as  we are discussing  here.

I think the best thing to do is for me to try and get back there for the visit.  That way the plane ticket wont be wasted and she wont have to chance the hassle at the border.  There are things I  would like her to see here and help make decisions on while we wait and her mother really really wants to go home. Thanks for the advice everyone. I wont post this again. Maybe I will get lucky and the K 1 will go through quickly. Positive Thinking!

Thanks for the benefit of your experience Maricris and Phil!!  Best of luck to both of you. My girl lives in Manila as well. I just got back from 3 weeks with her.
 

Hello Folks,   My K 1   application was received at dallas lock box today.  I have been reading about time to approval.  Looks like 6 months if I am lucky.  I wonder if the approval process could be any shorter than that.
I assume the application goes to the TSC but I dont know that for sure. Some service centers  appear to have shorter turn around time. Any ideas if things move faster in 2018?

Hello Folks,   My K 1   application was received at dallas lock box today.  I have been reading about time to approval.  Looks like 6 months if I am lucky.  I wonder if the approval process could be any shorter than that.
I assume the application goes to the TSC but I dont know that for sure. Some service centers  appear to have shorter turn around time. Any ideas if things move faster in 2018?