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My wife has a permanent residence card and has been in the USA since 2020. Soon she will take her citizenship test. We would like for her mother in the Philippines to come and help her while she is pregnant and giving birth. The mother is indigent and has no strong financial or professional ties to the Philippines. Is there any avenue we can explore to get the mother a visa to come live with us during this pregnancy?

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

The younger one could only study at a State school for 12 months max, and pay

 

What are the qualifications of the older one.

 

Would you not be better spending the money on them locally, much bigger bang for the buck

When you say 12 months max at a state school for the younger one what would she have to pay? If I paid for private school could she stay for 4 years living with us and going to the private school?

The older one has no qualifications really. A couple months as staff at two restaurants and one semester of college.

5 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Apart from the ties issue which is clearly a big one, and would almost certainly be raised seeing as your brief post does imply trying to get them here on an indefinite basis:

(1) what specific J1 visa do you think the older sister qualifies for? what type of organization would she be looking at for sponsorship?
(2) you are aware I assume that the only way the 12 year old will get a student visa is if you pay for private school for her?

1. It was my understanding that if my 23yo SIL enrolled in college in the Philippines  she could get a job in the USA during summer break anywhere as a J1. Perhaps that is incorrect.

2. It was also my understanding that we could wait until my 12yo SIL entered high school and she could get a student visa even for public high school in the USA?  Does it have to be a private school? I may be able to provide tuition for the local Catholic school. Would that suffice?

My wifes sisters are 12 and 23. Both would like to come to the usa but the family cannot provide evidence of financial ties to the Philippines as they are very poor. Is there any chance that their very modest house which they do not have a title for would be considered by the visa officer? Is it even worth applying for a J1 or student visa without being able to show financial ties to the Philippines? 
 

I can provide tax returns to show I can support them in the USA but we have no evidence of their financial ties to the Philippines. Should I just give up? It seems the visa officer will think they will overstay their visa and deny them.

USCIS sent us a letter demanding his green card as he no longer needs it "because he is now a US Citizen with a US Passport". So USCIS fully adheres to the decision of the DOS.

Just got his passport in the mail!

Is there anyway this could speed up citizenship for my wife as she is the biological mother of 2 US citizen children now? Or we still need to wait 3 years from when she entered the USA?

So I guess this means the Department of State considers any adopted child by a US Citizen to automatically be a US Citizen themselves also without a need for further proof of citizenship.

couple of things

He has only been living with me in the USA since September 2020. Not for 2 full years. However I lived with them for many years in the Philippines before this.

Also his last name on his Social Security card has not yet been updated to his new last name. Apparently this doesn't matter.

Guess what guys

Going to be the beginning of February probably.

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Well I finally got around to applying for my son's passport today. Hopefully it will be granted and we never need the certification of citizenship. 
 

we submitted:

the application 

copy of wife and sons green cards

copy of my US PASSPORT 

copy of marriage certificate 

copy and original adoption decree

copy and original certificate of foreign birth (this actually states it is not proof of citizenship)

The postal worker was very skeptical at first but eventually after reading a lot of regulations agreed he should be issued a US PASSPORT.

I will keep this thread updated in the following months when we get a response.

On 7/16/2021 at 11:15 AM, SusieQQQ said:

Yep - so if I was OP I’d apply for a passport now (but not the expensive n600 in case it’s denied) and if it is accepted, great, and if they do turn out to be subject to the 2 year requirement then just apply again after the 2 years is reached. 

Thats what I will do. I will update here with the results. May be a few weeks.

So nobody knows?

This seems to state we can get his citizenship very easily. Does section 320 apply to my case?

Only children residing in the United States are eligible to automatically acquire U.S. citizenship under Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If your child automatically acquired U.S. citizenship pursuant to this Section, he or she may obtain a certificate of citizenship from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or apply for a U.S. passport from the U.S. Department of State. If your child has not obtained a certificate of citizenship, you will need to present the following when applying for your child's U.S. passport:

• Proof of the child’s relationship to the U.S. citizen parent. For the biological child of a U.S. citizen, this generally will be a certified copy of the foreign birth certificate (and a translation if the birth certificate is not in English). For an adopted child, you must submit a certified copy of the final adoption decree (and a translation if the decree is not in English);
• Proof the child is admitted as a lawful permanent resident, such as the child’s foreign passport with a I-551 stamp, or the child's permanent resident card (green card);
• Proof of identity and citizenship of the U.S. citizen parent(s);
• Evidence the child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent;
• Completed Form DS-11 and supporting documents. 

If your child obtained a certificate of citizenship from USCIS, you must submit it with your child’s passport application as proof of citizenship.

I am a US CITIZEN. I adopted my stepson who has been residing with me and his mother, my wife, in the USA since September 2020 on a green card. Now that I have legally adopted him and my name is on his birth certificate what do I need to do to get him US CITIZENSHIP?

On 3/27/2021 at 5:01 PM, Trompie said:

 

 

However, it seems like most folks applying directly at the Manila Embassy have their CRBA +  passport in hand in about 14 - 21 days max.

This was our experience but it was in August of 2019 so I'm sure it's much different now with Covid.

My wife and son came in September on IR1 visas and have their green cards and ssns. The cards are valid for 10 years. To the best of my understanding my wife doesnt need to do anything until she applies for citizenship in 3 years. Is that correct? Or is their something we need to do before then?

7 hours ago, Pinkrlion said:

Your adoption attorney can answer these questions.  

They really cant. American lawyers are clueless on international adoption. I've called about 30 of them and none of them had heard of the hauge convention on adoption.

My wife and stepson are now living with me in the state of Florida. They have IR1 and IR2 visa and greencards. My wife and I were married in the Philippines. My stepsons biological father is deceased and he was never married to my wife.

In the state of Florida stepchild adoption is relatively simple. You file some papers with supporting documents and it's as simple as that. However our case is different because they're from the Philippines.

My stepsons birth certificate, our marriage certificate and the biological fathers death certificate are all from the Philippines. How do we get these authenticated so they will be accepted by Florida court?

We do not have the biological fathers death certificate yet. Who has the right to request this? My stepson is only 7 years old but should we make the request in his name. My wife was never married to the bio dad so she thinks she cant get the death certificate.

Lastly, as my wife and stepson are still Filipino citizens and not yet US citizens will this be considered an international adoption? Will we need to get the Filipino government involved?

He is my stepson and 7 years old. So I guess they can both naturalize in 2023.

My wife and son arrived in the US on IR1 and IR2 visas in September 2020. They have their greencard and ssn now. Will they both be able to file for citizenship in September 2023?

I paid the immigrant fee for my wife and sons green cards. They emailed a receipt but it says on the receipt that it was applied to 2 new IOE case numbers I've never seen before. Shouldn't it have been applied to our old IOE numbers?

My wife and kids are moving to the USA next week. I married in 2018 and filed jointly in 2018 and 2019. But none of my family member had SSNs. After they come next week they will get SSNs. Can they retroactively get the stimulus money?

Request an expedite. When it is approved print the email and show it at the medical. Get other required documents. Get an interview quickly. Be with your family.