Edward and Jaycel

They don’t put a sticker in the passport anymore. It’s all done electronically now. At the end of the seminar, at checkout, they will send the certificate to the email address she used to register. At the airport, Immigration will likely want her to show them the email from CFO on her phone and will ask her to open the PDF attached so they can see it. That’s what they did with Jaycel at immigration on her departure a few months ago. She does not have to put the money into travelers checks. That is not a requirement.

What filing category are you adjusting under?

Agreed 100%

No worries! Look... Jaycel's counselor for the 1-on-1 session was a pretty salty older Filipina who was not very nice and was very subtlely trying to get her to second guess her decision to marry an older man and go to a new country. All of the "horror stories" and scary statistics that the lady shared, Jaycel just nodded her head, said "Yes ma'am" and stuck to her guns about our relationship, how well she knew me, how much she wanted to start our married life in the US and she also had over 100 pages of proof of relationship to show the counselor. In the end, they let her go and get her certificate. Tell your fiancee to be respectful but firm in her decision to go to the US to marry you and confident in your relationship.

Jaycel just reminded me that she also brought her CENOMAR to the appointment and the counselor did look at it.

Ok if that's the case, tell her to go to this link to register and schedule an in-person appointment. She will need her passport and visa number handy to complete the registration. https://cfo.e.gov.ph/cfo-hybrid-frontline-services-for-gcp They have offices in Manila, Cebu, Davao and Baguio. Tell her to pay close attention to the requirements of what to bring. This is what the website says: The following are the GCP primary requirements: 1. Barcoded Confirmation form of GCP Appointment 2. Original valid passport and additional two (2) valid IDs; 3. Original valid visa and Confirmation of Permanent Residence (for Canada-bound only); 4. Petitioner’s passport copy or one (1) valid ID; and 5. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Marriage certificate in security paper (if married in the Philippines); 6. Report of Marriage in Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) security paper (if married overseas) Additional documents may be required in the event that the counselor / facilitator determines it to be essential to complete the guidance and counseling process. It is advised for all the GCP applicants to prepare the following documents in advance (if applicable to them): ● Divorce decree/certificate of Filipino spouse or foreign spouse (if previously married) ● Annulment papers of Filipino spouse or foreign spouse (if previously married) ● Proof of residency/Alien Registration Card-ARC of foreign spouse ● Proof of relationship (pictures together, e-mails, among others) ● Death certificate of Filipino spouse or foreign spouse (if widowed) ● Certificate of family relations / registration of foreign spouse ● Proof of Civil status or Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) ● Valid no criminal records certification/clearance or any equivalent document to indicate lack of criminal/derogatory record ●Documents in foreign language must be officially translated to English The biggies are: Barcoded Confirmation form of GCP Appointment, her passport with visa, proof of realationship and the copy of YOUR passport bio page. Jaycel brought her NBI Clearance and official copy of her Birth Certificate as well. Tell your fiancee that she should be prepared to answer very personal questions about your relationship. They will look at every piece of the proof of relationship that she brings. Tell her that once it is done, at the check out phase, they will send the digital copy of the completion certificate to the email she used to register. This email and the attached PDF Certificate is what she will need to show Philippine Immigration when she departs the country to fly to you. They do not want to see the paper certificate. They made Jaycel show them the email from CFO on her phone and then open the attached certificate.

Do you know if she attended the seminar to get the certificate?

Yes and the supporting documents that go with it.

Did she have fer CFO-GCP certificate to show Philippine Immigration when she tried to leave?

I know it's from a different country, but Jaycel and I did not fill out the DS-160 or schedule her medical until the status of our NVC Case showed "Ready" at the embassy. Note that the expiration date of the visa when it is issued will be 6 months from the date of the medical exam, not the date the visa was issued so you do not want to do the medical too early.

Send ALL of the Bona Fide Marriage evidence you can put together, whatever they asked for in the RFE and include the original RFE letter (all pages of it) on top of your response. I would also make a copy of that RFE letter and a copy of the whole packet you send back to them for your own records. You do not send the I-485 again. I had an RFE on my I-129F and I also included a cover letter underneath the original RFE letter, itemizing all of the things I was sending to them in response to the RFE.

Definitely!

OP reported they did not file the I-485, only the I-130

This is perfect... Like Family said, bring it to a Notary Public and sign it in front of them so they can notarize it and send it in with a trackable express shipper. (USPS is probably the best here since I would bet the Service Center address at the bottom of your NOA 1 is a P.O. Box) I would even attach a copy of your NOA1 to the letter.

This is actually better than what I wrote. You definitely want to do your best to protect any future potential victim of her scam by being 100% forthcoming about why you are withdrawing.

I would keep it simple - After being married, you discovered that you and your wife are physically and emotionally incompatible, she has now abandoned the marriage and disappeared and that you plan to file for divorce or an anullment. The links provided by @Melancholic Mage above give you a great template and since you just filed last month, I would send the letter to the service center listed at the bottom of your I-797C receipt notice you received for the I-130.

OP - I can't tell you how important the last part of this is. PROTECT YOURSELF. Please. You even mentioned in a previous post that you realize what lengths someone as desperate is this will go to immigrate here.

Like everyone said before me here.... waste NO time withdrawing the I-130 and I-864. Get the letter written today.

Because while a "Legal Ceremony" makes you legally married, a big church wedding, with family, friends and community involved is stronger evidence of a bona fide marriage and intermingling of friends and families.

Congrats!!

The K-1 visa application will NOT have an invoice ID. You cannot create an account in CEAC as a K-1 visa applicant as you are not allowed to upload anything there. As asked before, when you check the status of your case in CEAC, does it say "Ready"?

If this does happen, just make sure that you follow up with the medical office to be sure they send it to the embassy. I would also be pressuring them beforehand to try to get them to send it before your interview so that you can avoid this scenario.

Assuming you are approved otherwise (i.e.: No other disqualifying issues), you will likely be given a 221g "Refusal" pending receipt of the medical exam by the embassy. Once they receive the medical, your application will go into the normal administrative processing necesary to issue the visa

K-1 visa applicants do not create an account on CEAC as they do not upload any documents there. When it's time to create the DS-160 you don't need an account.

It’s the $260 if filed concurrently with the I-485