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I was required to get a police clearance for wife's CFO in 2021. I went to my local police department, signed a form, then they sent me a document in the mail that proved I had no police record.
- GinoNiña and Jason and May
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I learned a lot from Youtube videos.
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4 hours ago, mam521 said:
Is your daughter your daughter or your stepdaughter? I'm assuming the later since you've mentioned she's on an IR-2 and didn't mention a CRBA.
Your wife can file for citizenship under the 3 year rule after she's had 2 years minus 90 days of continuous residency in the US. Depending on where you are in the US, citizenship processing has been going reasonably quickly. If the child is hers from a previous relationship, the child will receive citizenship through her mother since she's a minor. When your wife receives her citizenship, she can apply for a US passport for herself and daughter, then file for the N-600.
Thank you. She is my step-daughter. I will make sure my wife files for citizenship as soon as she is eligible.
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3 hours ago, Chancy said:
Your daughter will automatically become a US citizen IF she is below 18 years old at the time her mom becomes a USC. If your wife files N-400 soon after she becomes eligible, your daughter will probably be around 14 yo when she becomes a USC. So no need to worry anymore about maintaining US residency for her GC. Your daughter can already get a US passport. No need to apply for certificate of citizenship via N-600. Although, if money is not an issue, I strongly recommend applying for a CoC anyway AFTER getting a US passport. The CoC will be her strongest proof of US citizenship.
@Chancy Thank you for your help. The key that I couldn't find was when mom became a USC. I will get her a passport and a CoC for insurance.
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My wife (green card holder) wants my daughter to think about college in the Philippines when she turns 18 (she is 12 and she is an IR-2). I told her we need to be careful about the time frame spent outside of the country and to make sure she has established US Citizenship. Do I need to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship (N-600) for her? I am confused about the Citizenship rules for minors when it comes to time spent back in the Philippines (outside of the US). Thank you for any help. BTW...they came here two years ago under a spousal visa.
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As @RO_AH said you can't be sure what the rules will be that far ahead. I am in the Philippines now and all we had to do is sign up with e-travel for our health requirements (we are fully vaccinated) and got thru immigration with no problems. Quarantine is still needed with no vaccines.
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I got my wife a Chevy Trax...small and easy to drive. She loves it and will be taking her driver's test in two weeks.
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10 hours ago, flicks1998 said:
Actually if you received a 9a, that is a tourist visa. However you can only get a 9a if you have a spouse or child in the Philippines. A 13a is a spouse visa. The only reason I bring it up is if you decide to extend your visa, you will need to follow the normal process for tourist 9a extensions.
Thanks @flicks1998. What I should have said is that I was able to get a 9A visa because I am a spouse.
I just want to add the people on this site are amazing at helping others with there immigrations questions. Any process can get very stressful so let's all keep a level head and help each other when possible.
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On 11/26/2021 at 1:55 PM, Kby175 said:
I arrived 3 days ago here in the Philippines, I came on a 9a visa since I have a wife and child who live here. If you are asking about a tourist visa they have not re-opened yet, December 1st they are opening to the green countries but there are some stipulations to arriving here. It couple of things are not very clear about it.
The 10 day quarantine is gone.
There is a 3 day, 5 day and 7 day.
You can get the 3 day for fully vaccinated travelers and if you have a vaccination card that they accept and you must have a covid test taken within 72 hours of arriving.
5 day quarantine for fully vaccinated travelers and if you have a vaccination card they accept and without a covid test.
7 day quarantine for unvaccinated or a vaccination card they can't confirm.
The funny thing about the vaccination card it all depends on who is checking your card in the One Health Pass system, it's not the person at the airport which I thought for the longest time. When you apply for your One Health Pass 24 hours before traveling you upload your vaccination card as well as your covid test if you have one.
Currently the rumor is the US and Canada are going to be moved to the green list December 15th so at that time the tourist visas will reopen for those countries with the stipulations people are still trying to figure out what they mean by them. The issue is the stipulations are a bit vague or seem to be incomplete like they are still working out the rules.Excellent information. I will only add my experience to this. I arrived in Manila on 11-20-2021 with a 9a(spousal visa) also...no tourist visas yet. I stayed at the Diamond hotel(you need to find an approved quarantine hotel booked in advanced). The hotel set up my covid test on Monday(3rd day of stay). I got my negative results the same day and they let me leave on the fourth day. I am currently on Mindanao waiting to take my wife and daughter back on a CR1. We are flying back Decmber 14th. Happy days! Hope this helps.
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On 10/21/2021 at 7:21 AM, flicks1998 said:
Ill address the 3 points as quickly as possible.
1) There was never any US citizens "trapped" in the Philippines due to Covid. USEM partnered with PAL to help send Americans home for the first past of the pandemic. PAL made special repatriation flights to the provinces, coordinated by USEM, to get USC's back to MNL to get flights home. I had many friends get those flights. Those flights stopped once regular air routes were reestablished.
2) As for filing multiple visa applications for K1 or CR1. This is not an issue as long as you properly disclose. On the K1 forms, there is a section where you have to declare previous applications where you were the petitioner. Since you did the K1 twice, you would know about this. Ive worked for years with Global Nomads, career expats, regular expats, etc etc and many of these people have filed for multiple K1s or CR1s and never had an issue. As @Chancy states, just disclose the truth. COs dont really care as long as you are telling the truth. Since part of my work involves immigration, Ive worked with a number of COs, not just for US Immigration, but Philippines, SIngapore, UK, etc etc. The best advice that all of them have given is to just tell the truth. It makes their job easy. However if you lie on one line item, then the whole application is in question. And no CO, wants to have their name attached to an application which was fraudulent. I can tell you those COs in USEM have seen it all. So, if the CR1/IR1 application asks for an explanation on previous applications (similar to what the I-129F asks for), then just disclose it. People get divorced, people break up, its normal.
3) As one of the previous posters said on establishing domicile, it all comes down to "intent". Just provide a brief explanation in the application, that you intend to move back to the US. I filed for a K1 from Manila in August 2019. I had been living permanently outside of the US since 1996 in Europe, the Middle East and throughout Asia. During that time I had only been in the US for 10 days. I had no US bank account (only retirement accounts and a brokerage account), no US drivers license, Ive never registered to vote in the US, I had no mailing address, etc. I mailed our K1 visa packet from Manila, but because I had no access to US denominated money orders or checks, I asked a US friend living in the Philippines if he could write a check to USCIS and I paid him in cash. Even for credit reports, I could no longer be verified in the system when I asked for one of these. I didnt exist as all of my previous US credit cards were cancelled due to non-use. I did file US taxes and FBARs yearly, but when I did return to the US, it took 4 hours to verify my identity with the IRS as they had inputted my overseas address incorrectly and that was one of the security questions they were asking me. The point of this is I have almost zero connection to the US, but all I did was explain in the application that my "intent" was to move back to the country. You will have no issue with this as you have not been away that long. Dont sweat it. And dont buy property just for the application.
I have had zero issues on any of this process. I will disclose that part of my work involves immigration so I have been a frequent visitor into USEM and now work with our local USCIS office but only in the capacity of work visa's and not family based visas. Nobody has ever asked any questions in this whole process. We are in the AOS phase now and waiting for an interview at our local USCIS office, but most likely its going to be the same people I already work with there. Just be honest through the whole process, provide just enough explanation and you should have no issues. There are many other USC who have filed multiple visa applications.
The biggest question you have is to yourself. Do you really want to move back to the US? I moved back to the US for my sons schooling (he was in school in Manila) but I have been extremely disappointed on my time back in the US. It is not even close to the same place on when I left. That is my fault for not doing proper due diligence. However, if my son is happy after this school year finishes, then we will stay for a little longer. I will continue to live in my bubble.
More than worry about what NVC or USCIS or USEM will think, just make sure you really want to return. I know many USC's who will never come back and are living the dream overseas.
Hope that helps. Good luck on whichever path you choose.
I just have a personal note to add to this good explanation. I went thru 2 K1s...one successful and one not plus I just finishes a successful CR1 so as long as you show good evidence and handle any RFEs it is possible.
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15 hours ago, flicks1998 said:
As mentioned above, its about a week not including the mailing times. I also went through the NYC Consulate as well. Just make sure they give you the correct wording on the visa. I originally received the 9a visa based on having a spouse in the Philippines, but I was actually applying for being a parent of a Filipino child. I had to resend my passport for them to correct it. You need to make sure its correct because they will most likely ask for supporting documentation at Immigration in the Philippines. I had to show the PSA birth certificate of my son, whereas you may be asked to show the marriage certificate, although @RO_AHcan confirm if he was asked for this on arrival.
I really appreciate everyone's help. The Consulate site says to email the documents first. I sent them 4 days ago and haven't got a response back. Did you guys just send in all of the requirements by mail without an email response first?
I will make sure I have any document they might want to see. They can be very picky.
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Thank you for sharing. I will be flying there to pick up my wife and step-daughter in November. I sent an email with all of my requirements for a 9A Visa to the Philippine Consulate in New York. How long did it take you to get your temp visa?
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On 1/20/2021 at 2:20 AM, RO_AH said:
Fee 😧ouch. I just checked their rate today 48.0350 And WU today is 47.4671 so the exchange rate is better however when you add in the fee it comes out to a loss using transferwise.
The last time I used WU I was charged $14 transfer fee for $1000. What is your rate?
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On 1/17/2021 at 2:21 AM, RO_AH said:
I used Xoom in the past and will never use them again. Terrible customer service if there is a problem. How are Transferwise exchange rates and fees?
I use Transferwise...rates are better than WU. When I use my debit card and send $1000 the charge is around $16. The money is always in her account the next day.
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Don't forget to check on 14 day quarantine...if any...before you go. It will depend on your final destination.
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2 hours ago, boris64 said:
Same. I think she may even travel back alone the first time. We will see if things loosen up over the next 8-12 months. I'm not wearing a deep sea diving suit on a
Oh come on...we can chose the same flight. I'm sure we have many stories to share! Hahahaha
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59 minutes ago, payxibka said:
My wife has already concluded that it will be 2021 before we will be able to go
It's looking that way but I'm hoping with isolation and PPE to help control the virus travel might open up in 4 or 5 months.
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15 hours ago, codyfitzsimmons said:
I have researched this subject to death, figuratively speaking. As my Fiance and I haven't seen each other in 6 months and I actually am willing to endure the self paid 14 day quarantine at a government approved facility if that is what it takes. However, there is no "Foreign Nationals" allowed in the country, all visa's issuance have been stopped and this includes those from "visa free countries" such as the US, the only Foreigners allowed into the philippines will be those as stated in the link listed above and pasted here again "They include foreign spouses and children of Filipinos as well as holders of visas earlier issued to accredited foreign governments and international organization officials. Dependents of foreign officials will also be allowed in the country." so unless you have a wife/husband/legal child/parent/ etc... or you are a diplomat/dignitary then for the rest of us the travel ban is still in effect. Additionally there is no visa/travel ban, end date, such as was referenced above i.e. Jun 1st, in fact it the Visa stop and travel ban was instituted on March 22 (I believe) and is defined as Temporary and indefinite, meaning that it is not permanent but that there is no defined outline, i.e. it will end when and if the Philippine Gov. decides it will end. Unfortunately, sorry to burst any bubbles. But if anyone does here any thing about a change, please let me know as I'll be on the first flight lol
I'm in the same position. I am supposed to spend my anniversary together with my wife in July but it isn't looking good. It's really hard to predict anything because things change so much from week to week. The reason I mentioned the beginning of June is because my wife says the government will discuss the covid situation then. We all need to stay positive and be strong for our loved ones who are waiting.
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2 hours ago, apellica said:
From what I read in the article below, there will be a limited amount of foreigners allowed into the country. This includes spouses and such. If I am misinterpreting, then my apologies. For me, I have flights booked to get my Fiancée to the USA and I’m hoping she will be able to leave. Granted, all this can change depending on Duterte.
I heard any travel will depend on how the virus is next month. I wish you all the best in getting your fiancé here. I am in the middle of CR1.
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Just now, Allovertheworld said:
Link please:
Only thing I am reading now is diplomats and Philippines citizen are the only ones they are letting in the country, and still they have like 2 week quarantine.
Where are you reading tourist are able to enter on June 1st?
What i think they are referring to is the travel ban is in effect until June but it could get extended. This doesn't mean foreigners will automatically be able to travel into the country in June.
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57 minutes ago, apellica said:
Are you coming from the USA? If so, did your flight include a stopover in Manila? I’m asking because it is very possible they want all incoming flights coming from outside the country to filter thru Manila for COVID-19 screening. I’m seeing lots of flights that need to connect to Manila before they can go to any other city in the Philippines.
Unless something has changed, Philippine Airlines is planning on operating International and Domestic flights starting on June 1st. There have been articles stating that foreigners will be allowed to their destination after proper testing.
I was going from JFK thru Incheon, South Korea into Cebu. Delta took out the last leg so I got a full refund. My understanding is Cebu has no international flights coming in.. I'm going to wait until things settle down. I don't want to book again and have to change or have a 2 week quarantine when I get there.
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My wife has the same issue. She travels with our marriage certificate with no problems. US and Philippines understands the difference in documents.