Robert888

Thank you for the information!

Thanks to everyones response!

I haven't filed anything yet. Was waiting on the courts in Cagayan De Oro to decide about the guardianship. I belive it is possible that we could switch up and go the adoption route if needed. The reason we didn't go the adoption at first is because of all the different requirements. I would need affidavits from my grown married children stating that they didn't object to the adoption, I would need to undergo psychological testing at a court appointed shrink, which means more trips to attend court hearings. Plus the fact that their judicial systems moves like a glacier. Plus the attorney told us that an adoption can take up to 2 years. If we went the adoption route which means he could age out during the court process. If we were successful with the adoption could my wife file for him as an unmarried adult son if he does age out? I would to thank everyone who has responded to my post.

I was married in 2025 to a Filpino woman who has 2 children. She has never been married before other than to me. Her oldest son is her biological son, her second son is her cousins son who was given to her when he was 5 days old. The age differenece between the boys is about 3 weeks . The problem is the children are now 17 years old and she has NO paperwork at all on her cousins son. His mother died in childbirth and he was sent to my wife. We have applied thorugh the courts for guardianship over him so he can come to the US with my wife and his brother. He will be 18 in August and I am wondering what are our chances of his approval since my wife has cared for him since he was 5 days old? We have had so so many hurdles to cross such his mother's death certicate and other matters along that line. My question is will he be elible to immigrate under my wifes's guardianship papers?