Elmer/Bella

On 3/6/2020 at 3:54 AM, boris64 said:

^^^ This.  One of my wife's friends just got a 221g from the embassy. Her husband is an American citizen but was born in the Philippines. She needed a CENOMAR for him. This is for the embassy stage. Not for filing the 129f or 130.

So, I am an American citizen born there but came here to the US when I was 2 yrs old, so I'm pretty sure I don't need an CENOMAR. Right?

On 3/6/2020 at 1:58 AM, Hank_ said:

Are you referring to the I-129F or the visa application process at the embassy?   Are you the Petitioner?

 

As the Petitioner; you need to include the divorce decree (certified) with the I-129F, you do not need a copy of the divorce decree for the embassy phase, BUT ... CFO will want a copy of your divorce decree for the GCP seminar. 

 

Philippine forum:  https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

I am the petitioner and am referring to the visa application process at the embassy.  For the I-129F, the copy of the divorce decree I sent was not certified, but I will send her one in case they want to see it in the interview, or for the CFO seminar.  

As part of the packet of docs to send my fiancé, I have heard that a divorce certificate is not sufficient to prove that any previous marriage(s) have been finalized with a divorce decree.  And that I need to send her (certified or non-certified) copies of the decree which does include a judge's signature granting the divorce.  So the question is, will a certificate suffice? If not, does the divorce decree have to be a certified copy?

I have heard that once your fiance' is ready to come to the US, that their ticket should be a round trip and not a one way. Is this advice coming from the US Embassy?  I understand that most round trip tickets are even cheaper than a one way. I'm just wondering about the messaging that the Embassy is sending.  What is your opinion? And for those of you lucky enough to have your fiance/wife here already, what did you do?