Paul Ficca

I agree, for my generation it is pretty common to have an open relationship(actually I even believe that swinging has been around for decades) ... I think the embassy should go used situations like this. Thanks for everyones advise, I will work on getting the BC corrected.

should i go ahead and continue the visa now? or wait for the BC corrections first?

Elma, Dear, this is the 21st Century. Have you heard of the concept of an "open relationship?"

Yes, like i said, i do understand that it looks really bad. Can the embassy deny her a visa on these grounds? or will they just make things harder? We have been married 2 and a half years, half of that time i have been living here in the Philippines with my family,I have been paying for everything, we have been living together, I have countless photos of us raising both kids together I don't really see how they could deny us just because one of our kids is not my own. It was a one night stand with a guy she doesn't know. It was a mistake and we have moved past it.

No offense but i didn't post on this forum to get anyone opinion about my relationship or my wife, I just want sound legal advise, so if you don't have that then please don't post. thanks.

Which petition should I file"?

can they deny the visa because my wife was not faithful?

also, someone mentioned it is a problem that my name is on the birth certificate, I don't understand why this would be a problem, but can anyone confirm this?

This will be a very hard sell at the interview stage because the only acceptable

explaination that would present her as guiltless would be one of rape, not a nice

topic to dwell on to say the least.

If it was the OP's biological twin, that's still a near-miss on the DNA match.

The OP may be older than his intended bride, but the CO may look at his age

(24) and opine that he is too young and naive to get mixed up in a marriage

such as this. He certainly is of an age where a "time out" may very well be in order.

The OP thinks "I'm in love." The CO thinks "con game victim."

any advise?

Hello, i have been in the process of petitioning for my wife to come to the US with a IR1 visa. I was just about to submit the affidavit of support and wait for the interview when I learned she was pregnant, so i put the visa on hold. We have a son and he is 3 months old.

We are now wanting to resume or visa work. obviously our son was not listed on the original 1-130 petition, so how do I petition for him? and what would be the quickest way to bring him along? should i continue with the affidavit of support and interview? or wait?

Before anyone suggests to simply get my son a passport, that wont be possible as I learned recently that he is not my biological son. Should I be honest about him not being my biological son? My name is on the birth certificate, is there a way they would know if i petitioned for him as my biological son?

i would really appreciate some help here. thanks

Yes i understand that, however we do have a daughter together(our first child). do you think that will help?

VJ doesn't recommend that you lie anywhere along the immigration process...

Your relationship with your wife may have harder scrutiny at the interview stage to prove that it is a bonafide relationship if she has had a child that is not yours while you have been married.

Hello, i have been in the process of petitioning for my wife to come to the US with a IR1 visa. I was just about to submit the affidavit of support and wait for the interview when I learned she was pregnant, so i put the visa on hold. We have a son and he is 3 months old.

We are now wanting to resume or visa work. obviously our son was not listed on the original 1-130 petition, so how do I petition for him? and what would be the quickest way to bring him along? should i continue with the affidavit of support and interview? or wait?

Before anyone suggests to simply get my son a passport, that wont be possible as I learned recently that he is not my biological son. Should I be honest about him not being my biological son? My name is on the birth certificate, is there a way they would know if i petitioned for him as my biological son?

i would really appreciate some help here. thanks

Hi everyone, i am a little confused about something and i need some help.

I am Petition for my wife, I do not have enough income to qualify so i have a joint sponser. My household size would be 3 because me and my wife also have a child who hopefully will be getting her passport soon. My question is this: will my Joint sponser need to list my daughter on the affidavit of support? if so where? and if she is not listed is this going to be a problem for me?

Does anyone know how you get police clearance from Jordan? is it required or is Jordan one of those closed country's?

also do you have to show your police clearance before the interview is scheduled in manila?

thanks for your help.

Hi everyone, i will be using a Joint sponsor at the Manila embassy because my income for the last few years is way to low to qualify... I am not required to file a tax return because of my low income. so would it be better for me to either file with my low income? or to just show evidence that i do not have to file for taxes because of my low income?, if so what evidence should i show?

Also am i and my joint sponser required to show 3 years of tax returns? or 1?

Being that i have a joint sponsor and i'm filing for an IR visa, do you think my low income will be a problem?

Thanks for the help.

Hi everyone, I filed my I-130 way back in October, still no NOA1, from what i understand my petition is at the Chicago lockbox right now. according to the USCIS website the receipting date for the Chicago lockbox is nov. 1st what does the chicago lockbox do? are they going to issue the receipt and cash my check? or what?

Hey everyone, so fare the Delays for NOA1 from every service center are ridiculously long! what was once 12 days is now 3 months. thats a huge increase in wait time. Will we see the same increase with our NOA2 or will it only be minimal?

Yeah i called USCIS this morning and the lady said that my I-130 was forwarded to California... looks like we are in for a long wait.

sorry i meant NSC (Nebraska Service Center) not NVC.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

according to the USCIS NSC is current on all forums, i mailed my 1-130 on oct 25th and still nothing. whats going on?

i am wanting to go live with my wife for a little while in the Philippines , we are planning on doing the IR with my sister as a joint/co sponsor. i am wanting to stay for around 6 months as i tourist. will this affect my US domicile? will this hurt me in anyway when it comes time for the interview?

Hello everyone, this might be a dumb question but here goes, I mailed my I-130 over a month ago and still no word anyway in the cover letter i wrote that the petition is for a K3 visa, but now we are wanted to go the IR visa route what do i do? is it as simple as not filing the I-129f after NOA1? or is there something else i have to do? will the I-130 be processed as a IR visa petition?

can someone tell me what other fee's apply for the IR1 visa other then the 355$ for the I-130? is there another fee after that? what does the whole thing cost?

I am kinda worried about what was said about the manila embassy? is this true? my wife is a philippino and i will be using a joint sponser to bring her here.

This is a recent response to an email to USEM.

Looks like it's a "####### shoot" now.

This is in reply to your inquiry regarding co-sponsorships in K3

nonimmigrant visa cases.

Petitioners in K nonimmigrant visa cases are generally expected to

establish the adequacy of their own financial resources to ensure that

an alien, after admission into the United States, will not become

primarily dependent on the U.S. Government for subsistence. While our

immigration law does not disallow using a joint sponsor when the

petitioner cannot meet the minimum income requirement, co-sponsorships

in nonimmigrant visa cases are not legally bound to address the

financial needs of the applicant. The simple submission of Form I-134

by a co-sponsor is, therefore, not always sufficiently credible to

overcome the public charge provisions of Section 212(a)(4) of the INA.

In assessing the credibility of co-sponsorships, we look at the totality

of circumstances.

For information about financial sponsorship guidelines, you may visit

the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at

http://www.uscis.gov.

Immigrant Visa Correspondence Unit

Consular Section

U.S. Embassy, Manila

1201 Roxas Boulevard

Manila, Philippines

Telephone: (632) 528-6300

Fax: (632) 338-4129

so does that mean that i can use a "joint sponser" but not a "co sponser" for a K3?

I am kinda worried about what was said about the manila embassy? is this true? my wife is a philippino and i will be using a joint sponser to bring her here.

I will be including my our daughters BC as Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage. do i just stick this in the package with everything else? is there some kind of other forum to fill out? would it be smart to label it somehow so they know why i am in sticking it in there?

OK thanks.

Yes my name is on the BC and the country is the Philippines, i have been on there website and it doesn't say much about how long the process takes, it does say there is an interview involved.

thanks for your help you all.

thanks.

So say if i decide to get her the passport what would i put on the i-130 forum when it says to list all children of your spouse?

does anyone have any info on the whole passport/registering birth process? does it take a long time? will it be hard?

One more question...

along with My wife who i will be filing the I-130 for there is also our daughter (6 months) because she is my daughter do i need to file a separate I-130 or can i just include her on my wifes?

thanks for the help.

Hey all,

I have a joint sponsor as my income is far below what is should be. I am wondering what exactly she will need to do? what paperwork will she need to have ready? also what does it mean for her legally? will she be forced to give me money if i where to ask it of her? if something happened to me would she be responsible?

thanks again.

Hello,

My wife is from the Philippines and i am trying to bring her here. I was living with her there for the past year or so and we have a little daughter as well (6 months) I don't have a job here and i never worked in the states, neither have a filled for taxes. Is that going to be a problem?

Here are my questions...

1. Do i need a income tax return? (my sister is going to be my joint sponser)

2. even with a joint sponser is my lack of income going to be a problem?

3. My wife lived in Amman Jordan for 2 years after she was 16. does she need a police clearance thing for there as well? if so how do we go about getting this? If we don't have any police clearance from Jordan will this be a problem?

thanks for your help everyone.