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55 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Two good lawyers.

 

The complexity here is whether it is better / required to get the criminal case resolved before proceeding with the visa or not. 

Right, may end up needing two. Fun times ahead!

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

So your wife is not Korean?

No, both foreigners that met while working in Korea

My wife and I are living in Korea, I-130 approved, and were gathering all the evidence for the visa application, Korean police report being the final document and guess what... turns out her former employer filed a fraud case against her over a year ago and she was never notified. She failed to pay back a cash advance of about $1500 from previous employer under some extreme circumstances. She offered to pay it back now but the employer does not want to come to an agreement. The police investigator already told my wife she is guilty and she will be heading to a prosecutor next. Foreigner vs Korean typically doesn't end well for the foreigner. I emailed the US Embassy here but have not received a reply. So does anyone have any insight on submitting with a criminal record or know if it will be instant denial?

I know that there is a 10 day waiting period after you file for a marriage license in the Philippines but do both people need to be present at the end of the 10 days? Not sure if signatures or anything else are required upon pickup. If possible, I was hoping to do the Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage and then file for the marriage license within a week and come back the following month for the wedding.