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So how does it work then? the lady got my wife's and daughter's passport
Nu huh, That sounds so ridiculous... lol
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Hey Gary, thanks for reply. i really appreciate it.
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Great! thanks so much for the reply i haven't seen my wife and children for for 1 year, im so excited to see them
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I see, are they going to mail her passport and her visa to her?
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Hi everyone,
My wife finished her interview and my question was is it normal for the immigration to take her and my children's passports? the thing about it was the interviewer didn't say your approved but she said that they need form I-684w for my oldest daughter so when she enters she will be a natural born citizen, so i assume that the visa's are approved. secondly, how long does it take for my wife and children to receive their visa's? this was in the Philippines, and i am very new to this stuff i really appreciate the feedback
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i guess that the problem was that when your husband filed for you he wasn't a USC and usually the priority to get a visa gets put back, now that he is a USC i don't thing that you will have to wait that much longer since your case has been upgraded and its in the loop!!!
good luck don't lose hope, your bound to get the visa real real real soon!
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I totally appreciate all your responses, if possible i would take everyone who has replied to my questions out to dinner thanks and GOD bless!
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Just an opinion.
My soon to be wife and I had some fun talk last night on the phone.
She went to complete her medical appt and she mentioned to me that
"She found one" lol
I was confused at first what she was talking about, but she told me
about all the gossip between the women at SLEC hospital who were there
for their medical appts. All of them finding out about each others
case...She told me none of them mentioned love for the reason of
marrying and immigrating to the United States, but some had sincere
and good intention to make their marriages work once they got here.
But then she told me about the "one" She was very young maybe 22, and
giggly. And her words were clear...
"I dont love my fiance, I am just doing this because my parents want
me to go to the United States" hehehe
We had talked about these types many times in our relationship, I am
sure most of you can guess, that I was making sure that I was not
being duped myself. lol
This topic will be very long:
Now for the purposes of this thread, we are going to ASSUME that it is
clear that the Pilipina is using the Americano to get the green card
or U.S. citizenship status. We all know that this is not the case
with all or even most Pilipina women and that the majority of Pilipina
women are sincere and come here to marry and live for life with the
person that petitioned them.
But we do see a common trend that seems to be increasing among many
Pilipina women who are using the K-1 visa to come here, and really
have no intention of staying married. Over the past 5 yrs I have done
a lot of reading on Fil-Am relationships, and while decades ago you
would think that this was the perfect match made in heaven for a lot
of people, we now see that things may be breaking down between the two
groups. American people are changing, becoming a lot more
conservative. Philippine culture has changed immensely. Economic
conditions have proven to be the one thing that really supported the
bond between an American man and Pilipina woman. The man wanted a
faithful loving wife, and the woman wanted a good man who could
provide her a good family life. It’s nothing wrong with this either.
Men seek a woman they can trust, and women seek a man who has the
resources to take care of her and any children that may come along.
In the 70s and 80s it seemed to have worked well. If you look around
America you can see older couples that have succeeded from this era in
marriage. About 5 yrs ago I was in a mall and I saw an old
couple...both of them had to be in their 60s. The man was American,
and his wife Pilipina. What was amazing is that right there in the
mall this older couple was holding hands. Wow, what a good thing to see!
But lets be honest, the new Philippine culture has changed a lot over
the past few decades. Since the bases closed there in 1992, we see
that the culture has changed both for the better, and some for the
worst. The economic conditions seem to be bad in the Philippines,
many people who are from the Philippines are working abroad or have a
family member(s) that are working abroad.
So while the economic status of the Philippines looks bad on the
inside economy, many people inside the Philippines may not be hurting
as bad as it looks on paper. Most money flows from other countries
into the Philippines to support the people. The trend of people
having to leave the Philippines for sake of making money has birthed
all kinds of options to the younger generation inside the country. The
internet has also opened a new door for some Pilipino people to make
money from other countries, and to secure new relationships that may
help them immigrate to the United States and other developed
countries. It has also birthed a new culture of people who use the
internet to create scams, and steal from innocent people who are
seeking real relationships or help them.
This brings me to one particular scammer, that uncommon Pilipina who
sits in the Philippines and wants to leave that country and is willing
to lower herself to do it any way possible. She lives on the internet
like its a job. She may seek only status in a new country and is
willing to use someone to achieve it. She flirts and talks with many
men online at one time, she is fishing for the big catch, and waits
until the right fish catches the hook. She is not really interested
in marriage at all. She just wants to get out of that country any way
she can. Meanwhile while she is fishing, she can use the other
smaller fish to help her have some income there in the Philippines.
Many changes in Philippine culture like this one, has not been caught
on by many American men. Many American men who don’t know much about
the Philippines are easily fooled by the scams in the country. She
may tell you a family member is sick and needs medical help. You have
no way of knowing for sure. Also many of the images that are put
forth of the Pilipina today is falsely tied to the old Pilipina who
was more traditional and who had strong family values. What baffles
me is how so many American men refuse to see that the Philippines has
changed from its more traditional ways. This change took place a long
long time ago.
Anyway once the Pilipina achieves finding that man to petition her and
she makes it to the United States via K-1 visa, is when things start
to get tricky. So I am going to inform some of these men as to what I
have seen with my own eyes and what i have heard, and what i know to
be true. Some of it may not make you happy.
The Pilipina who has made it to the United States via K-1 visa and is
now married but she only did it for the sake of a green card or
citizenship status and do not want to be married or stay married, what
are her options? Now I am not saying what she is doing is right, we
all know it's not right. In fact this is fraud. We should be realistic
that this is fraud and is rarely caught, and it is not easy to catch.
But what is her next move after she secures the marriage in the U.S.?
This is where it becomes tricky, but very dangerous.
Most of us have seen this openly discussed right here on the
Internet among Pilipinas giving advice to each other. As one
Pilipina’s post states she commonly says:
“I don’t love my husband. I am worried that I may get deported. How
can I stay in the United States?”
The replies to this post have a major contrast between the American
men, who rarely even reply to these posts and the Pilipina women who
are already in the United States who will give sometimes unethical
advice about how to achieve such goal.
The American men often recommend that she go back to her country and
come back the right way if she has not achieved status yet. But the
Pilipina women will give some very interesting advice that clearly
shows the plan about how a woman can come to the United States using a
K-1 visa for the sake of just getting a green card or citizenship Status.
I have read several posts as to what is often called the 3-D plan as
to how to stay in the United States and leave your marriage. I
realized this was the door that attracts some Pilipinas sitting in the
Philippines who are looking to leave the Philippines and use the
internet to look for a victim, to help them achieve it.
What does the 3-D plan consists of?
The 3-D plan is for the one who wants to come to the U.S. but wants to
not be married, but chooses to use marriage for the sake of getting
here. It can also be used for a Pilipina who honestly came to the
United States to marry but the marriage did not work out, but wants to
stay in the United States. One would question why someone would come
to a foreign country for love, and the love does not work out, why
they would want to stay and not go back to their own country.
How can you really tell the difference? You really don't know which
is the scammer and which is sincere. The 3-D plan consists of
Divorce, Domestic Violence, and Delay. So what does she do when she
gets to the United States and is now ready to move away from her
husband? She has 3 options, at her disposal, and some of them can
prove to be lethal to the victim petitioner:
Divorce
Divorce is the more likely option for most of them. But in order to
get that divorce, they need time in the marriage, and they need to
convince their husbands to divorce them too. While they can file for
divorce, they must have some cause for it. This may cause a serious
volatile situation in the home and marriage and can be dangerous in a
marriage. She could be causing dilemmas and conflict in the home and
conflict between the two of them, soon after she arrives. She could
ignore the spouse, or refuse any intimacy between the two of them. I
have seen this act happen in real life. But the result did not turn
out so well for the Pilipina this time.
Domestic Violence
This one is tricky and is not very likely to be an option for most
Pilipina women. This kind of conflict is not one that feels good to
any Pilipina. But this one is extremely dangerous and can cause
someone to get hurt. While we all know something about DV, we all
know that no man (or woman) should ever hit or abuse someone in a
marriage. Most men understand this from childhood. But there are
some men that hit. There are some women that hit too. But when a man
hits, it’s likely to cause more destruction and pain. So in America
we have strong solid laws that mostly protect women from Domestic
Violence. VAWA laws have been set to protect women in order to
decrease violence between men and women. We need these laws because a
man is much stronger than a woman and can cause more damage in a
physical conflict. But Domestic Violence goes a lot farther in that
one can also be mentally, verbally and emotionally abused by a spouse
as well. So things can get tricky here in a marriage and if someone
is accused of DV, their life can be ruined.
But VAWA laws can also open a door for a devious woman, and
occasionally a scheming man to gain leverage in a marriage and to give
cause to a divorce. My honest opinion, this is the worst and the most
dangerous advice that can be given to a Pilipina who is coming here
and wishes to achieve independence and American citizenship. But if
you look around you can see this advice is freely handed out as a way
to “sneak in.” While most cases of DV are true and genuine, there are
a lot of cases where the spouse (especially women) can provoke or lie
about DV. This causes a highly volatile situation in the home and in
the marriage that can cause someone to get hurt. Even children can be
caught in the crossfire or even used as pawns to achieve the false
accusation of abuse. This can hurt the man greatly who gets falsely
accused of this. Just remember that a pilipina who comes here
strictly for the reasons of gaining citizenship or a green card has
this option open to her, if she gets too desperate it is likely she
may try such a scheme in the marriage. While this is the extreme of
her options, please realize that its there at her disposal. Keep in
mind that DV is not just you hitting her; it means just a tiny
incident that you may have not initiated. It can be a physical or
verbal exchange. It can be spanking your stepchild. It can be a
simple gesture that you called her a name. One visit from the police
to your home can ruin your life. BE CAREFUL! I have seen it with my
own eyes.
It is important that all petitioners (male and female) are aware that
this tactic can be used against them and if so, to immediately remove
and separate themselves from the person that may attempt this. Bottom
line is you have to move away. If she is attempting to intentionally
cause conflict, both of you cannot stay in the same home without any
witnesses there. Even if there are witnesses it is not good for you
both to be in close proximity of one another. If they won’t leave,
you must leave. You are vulnerable to be accused of something that can
destroy your life. I speak to the men mostly on this issue.
Delay
The last option open to this Pilipina is to delay and play the role of
married wife until she gains enough status to guarantee her stay in
the United States. This is the more likely option. If she can bear
living with the man, and is willing to play the role long enough, then
she can achieve better status, and make a divorce look like she gave
an honest try to make it work. Delaying can cause issues for the
petitioners as well, because the investment into the marriage has
settled in a lot more after 2 or 3 years. A divorce may put the
petitioner in the position to may have to pay child support for kids
he may have adopted and even alimony. But if the Pilipina just wants
to be free of the marriage, she may not even seek any of this. Guys
be careful!!!
I am not doing this thread to make petitioners scared, but I think its
important that they think a lot more before they decide to bring the
poor, destitute helpless young pilipina to the United States. You
need to know that she is not out in some field working the crops for
14 hours a day, and barely making enough money to feed her or the
family. While the Philippines is a poor country, it is more likely to
be more of a welfare state, rather than a really poor country. There
is a huge difference between some countries in South Africa and the
Philippines. If you want to see a good example of what the
Philippines is, take a tour of our tough crime neighborhoods and
ghettos here in America. That is mostly what you get in PI.
Comments Please!
well, not just filipinas but also "NIGERS"..say mo?
that was totally uncalled for.
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Here's why im confused,
Im planning on filing for DCF in manila. Ive been a resident in the Philippines for over 7 years living with my wife and kids. We plan on moving to the US together. Now i haven't filed for taxes because i was not working in the US or the Philippines, I had to take care of my wife's apartment business.
In order for me to accomplish this i to file the Affidavit of support. Here are my questions
1. what is the difference between a co-sponsor and a joint sponsor?
- i know im going to have to need either one of them. and i read that there is a difference but got confused because co and joint were mixed!
2. Ill be living with my aunt who doesn't meet the poverty line but ill be asking a family friend and his mother to sponsor, is this possible since we are not related and they are not living in the same house hold as my family and i will be living?
3. what will my sponsors be considered co-sponsors or joint sponsors?
4. can there be more then 1 sponsor such as my sister, my friend and his mother?
and will this help to have more sponsors?
please help shed some light!!! im starting to think that it may be impossible unless i go to the US ahead of my family and not being able to be with them for a year or maybe 2 which is something i will not do. i am 110% a family man.
thanks
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I don't think that the philippines is the only place that does this, as a matter of fact i can name a few places that are 100% worse, the truth is that its everywhere fellow, thats life, people will be people
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Just an opinion.
My soon to be wife and I had some fun talk last night on the phone.
She went to complete her medical appt and she mentioned to me that
"She found one" lol
I was confused at first what she was talking about, but she told me
about all the gossip between the women at SLEC hospital who were there
for their medical appts. All of them finding out about each others
case...She told me none of them mentioned love for the reason of
marrying and immigrating to the United States, but some had sincere
and good intention to make their marriages work once they got here.
But then she told me about the "one" She was very young maybe 22, and
giggly. And her words were clear...
"I dont love my fiance, I am just doing this because my parents want
me to go to the United States" hehehe
We had talked about these types many times in our relationship, I am
sure most of you can guess, that I was making sure that I was not
being duped myself. lol
This topic will be very long:
Now for the purposes of this thread, we are going to ASSUME that it is
clear that the Pilipina is using the Americano to get the green card
or U.S. citizenship status. We all know that this is not the case
with all or even most Pilipina women and that the majority of Pilipina
women are sincere and come here to marry and live for life with the
person that petitioned them.
But we do see a common trend that seems to be increasing among many
Pilipina women who are using the K-1 visa to come here, and really
have no intention of staying married. Over the past 5 yrs I have done
a lot of reading on Fil-Am relationships, and while decades ago you
would think that this was the perfect match made in heaven for a lot
of people, we now see that things may be breaking down between the two
groups. American people are changing, becoming a lot more
conservative. Philippine culture has changed immensely. Economic
conditions have proven to be the one thing that really supported the
bond between an American man and Pilipina woman. The man wanted a
faithful loving wife, and the woman wanted a good man who could
provide her a good family life. It’s nothing wrong with this either.
Men seek a woman they can trust, and women seek a man who has the
resources to take care of her and any children that may come along.
In the 70s and 80s it seemed to have worked well. If you look around
America you can see older couples that have succeeded from this era in
marriage. About 5 yrs ago I was in a mall and I saw an old
couple...both of them had to be in their 60s. The man was American,
and his wife Pilipina. What was amazing is that right there in the
mall this older couple was holding hands. Wow, what a good thing to see!
But lets be honest, the new Philippine culture has changed a lot over
the past few decades. Since the bases closed there in 1992, we see
that the culture has changed both for the better, and some for the
worst. The economic conditions seem to be bad in the Philippines,
many people who are from the Philippines are working abroad or have a
family member(s) that are working abroad.
So while the economic status of the Philippines looks bad on the
inside economy, many people inside the Philippines may not be hurting
as bad as it looks on paper. Most money flows from other countries
into the Philippines to support the people. The trend of people
having to leave the Philippines for sake of making money has birthed
all kinds of options to the younger generation inside the country. The
internet has also opened a new door for some Pilipino people to make
money from other countries, and to secure new relationships that may
help them immigrate to the United States and other developed
countries. It has also birthed a new culture of people who use the
internet to create scams, and steal from innocent people who are
seeking real relationships or help them.
This brings me to one particular scammer, that uncommon Pilipina who
sits in the Philippines and wants to leave that country and is willing
to lower herself to do it any way possible. She lives on the internet
like its a job. She may seek only status in a new country and is
willing to use someone to achieve it. She flirts and talks with many
men online at one time, she is fishing for the big catch, and waits
until the right fish catches the hook. She is not really interested
in marriage at all. She just wants to get out of that country any way
she can. Meanwhile while she is fishing, she can use the other
smaller fish to help her have some income there in the Philippines.
Many changes in Philippine culture like this one, has not been caught
on by many American men. Many American men who don’t know much about
the Philippines are easily fooled by the scams in the country. She
may tell you a family member is sick and needs medical help. You have
no way of knowing for sure. Also many of the images that are put
forth of the Pilipina today is falsely tied to the old Pilipina who
was more traditional and who had strong family values. What baffles
me is how so many American men refuse to see that the Philippines has
changed from its more traditional ways. This change took place a long
long time ago.
Anyway once the Pilipina achieves finding that man to petition her and
she makes it to the United States via K-1 visa, is when things start
to get tricky. So I am going to inform some of these men as to what I
have seen with my own eyes and what i have heard, and what i know to
be true. Some of it may not make you happy.
The Pilipina who has made it to the United States via K-1 visa and is
now married but she only did it for the sake of a green card or
citizenship status and do not want to be married or stay married, what
are her options? Now I am not saying what she is doing is right, we
all know it's not right. In fact this is fraud. We should be realistic
that this is fraud and is rarely caught, and it is not easy to catch.
But what is her next move after she secures the marriage in the U.S.?
This is where it becomes tricky, but very dangerous.
Most of us have seen this openly discussed right here on the
Internet among Pilipinas giving advice to each other. As one
Pilipina’s post states she commonly says:
“I don’t love my husband. I am worried that I may get deported. How
can I stay in the United States?”
The replies to this post have a major contrast between the American
men, who rarely even reply to these posts and the Pilipina women who
are already in the United States who will give sometimes unethical
advice about how to achieve such goal.
The American men often recommend that she go back to her country and
come back the right way if she has not achieved status yet. But the
Pilipina women will give some very interesting advice that clearly
shows the plan about how a woman can come to the United States using a
K-1 visa for the sake of just getting a green card or citizenship Status.
I have read several posts as to what is often called the 3-D plan as
to how to stay in the United States and leave your marriage. I
realized this was the door that attracts some Pilipinas sitting in the
Philippines who are looking to leave the Philippines and use the
internet to look for a victim, to help them achieve it.
What does the 3-D plan consists of?
The 3-D plan is for the one who wants to come to the U.S. but wants to
not be married, but chooses to use marriage for the sake of getting
here. It can also be used for a Pilipina who honestly came to the
United States to marry but the marriage did not work out, but wants to
stay in the United States. One would question why someone would come
to a foreign country for love, and the love does not work out, why
they would want to stay and not go back to their own country.
How can you really tell the difference? You really don't know which
is the scammer and which is sincere. The 3-D plan consists of
Divorce, Domestic Violence, and Delay. So what does she do when she
gets to the United States and is now ready to move away from her
husband? She has 3 options, at her disposal, and some of them can
prove to be lethal to the victim petitioner:
Divorce
Divorce is the more likely option for most of them. But in order to
get that divorce, they need time in the marriage, and they need to
convince their husbands to divorce them too. While they can file for
divorce, they must have some cause for it. This may cause a serious
volatile situation in the home and marriage and can be dangerous in a
marriage. She could be causing dilemmas and conflict in the home and
conflict between the two of them, soon after she arrives. She could
ignore the spouse, or refuse any intimacy between the two of them. I
have seen this act happen in real life. But the result did not turn
out so well for the Pilipina this time.
Domestic Violence
This one is tricky and is not very likely to be an option for most
Pilipina women. This kind of conflict is not one that feels good to
any Pilipina. But this one is extremely dangerous and can cause
someone to get hurt. While we all know something about DV, we all
know that no man (or woman) should ever hit or abuse someone in a
marriage. Most men understand this from childhood. But there are
some men that hit. There are some women that hit too. But when a man
hits, it’s likely to cause more destruction and pain. So in America
we have strong solid laws that mostly protect women from Domestic
Violence. VAWA laws have been set to protect women in order to
decrease violence between men and women. We need these laws because a
man is much stronger than a woman and can cause more damage in a
physical conflict. But Domestic Violence goes a lot farther in that
one can also be mentally, verbally and emotionally abused by a spouse
as well. So things can get tricky here in a marriage and if someone
is accused of DV, their life can be ruined.
But VAWA laws can also open a door for a devious woman, and
occasionally a scheming man to gain leverage in a marriage and to give
cause to a divorce. My honest opinion, this is the worst and the most
dangerous advice that can be given to a Pilipina who is coming here
and wishes to achieve independence and American citizenship. But if
you look around you can see this advice is freely handed out as a way
to “sneak in.” While most cases of DV are true and genuine, there are
a lot of cases where the spouse (especially women) can provoke or lie
about DV. This causes a highly volatile situation in the home and in
the marriage that can cause someone to get hurt. Even children can be
caught in the crossfire or even used as pawns to achieve the false
accusation of abuse. This can hurt the man greatly who gets falsely
accused of this. Just remember that a pilipina who comes here
strictly for the reasons of gaining citizenship or a green card has
this option open to her, if she gets too desperate it is likely she
may try such a scheme in the marriage. While this is the extreme of
her options, please realize that its there at her disposal. Keep in
mind that DV is not just you hitting her; it means just a tiny
incident that you may have not initiated. It can be a physical or
verbal exchange. It can be spanking your stepchild. It can be a
simple gesture that you called her a name. One visit from the police
to your home can ruin your life. BE CAREFUL! I have seen it with my
own eyes.
It is important that all petitioners (male and female) are aware that
this tactic can be used against them and if so, to immediately remove
and separate themselves from the person that may attempt this. Bottom
line is you have to move away. If she is attempting to intentionally
cause conflict, both of you cannot stay in the same home without any
witnesses there. Even if there are witnesses it is not good for you
both to be in close proximity of one another. If they won’t leave,
you must leave. You are vulnerable to be accused of something that can
destroy your life. I speak to the men mostly on this issue.
Delay
The last option open to this Pilipina is to delay and play the role of
married wife until she gains enough status to guarantee her stay in
the United States. This is the more likely option. If she can bear
living with the man, and is willing to play the role long enough, then
she can achieve better status, and make a divorce look like she gave
an honest try to make it work. Delaying can cause issues for the
petitioners as well, because the investment into the marriage has
settled in a lot more after 2 or 3 years. A divorce may put the
petitioner in the position to may have to pay child support for kids
he may have adopted and even alimony. But if the Pilipina just wants
to be free of the marriage, she may not even seek any of this. Guys
be careful!!!
I am not doing this thread to make petitioners scared, but I think its
important that they think a lot more before they decide to bring the
poor, destitute helpless young pilipina to the United States. You
need to know that she is not out in some field working the crops for
14 hours a day, and barely making enough money to feed her or the
family. While the Philippines is a poor country, it is more likely to
be more of a welfare state, rather than a really poor country. There
is a huge difference between some countries in South Africa and the
Philippines. If you want to see a good example of what the
Philippines is, take a tour of our tough crime neighborhoods and
ghettos here in America. That is mostly what you get in PI.
Comments Please!what the
Philippines is, take a tour of our tough crime neighborhoods and
ghettos here in America. That is mostly what you get
And you're 100% sure you're not one of the victims right? you sound like your fiance is the only one who'd never do such a thing but every other young filipina is out there to scam Americans.
Before giving advice to others make sure about your own relationship and don't rely only on what you fiance "HEARD" at Slec.
Oh and for you to say that most of the philipines are like the gettos or crime neighborhoods in america is totally ignorant from your part, I've been in the philipines twice and the places I went are beautiful!!!! nothing like you describing here.
You have a point about his fiance, but on the other hand just because youve been to the Philippines and you find it beautiful doesnt reflect on intentions of people living there (this is not in defense for the person that posted this)
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Michael,
I'm not sure what to say, but of course fraud happens and there certainly are red flags that both the USC and the CO should look for, but I seriously doubt that a young woman with any real job skills or education is going to be plotting any of those 3D's you mentioned. Chances are, if she comes from a very poor family and has no job, she may very well look to marriage as way out, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's fraudulent or that her emotional intentions aren't sincere. I think the Embassy in Manila has a pretty good way of determining which relationships are bonafide....some may fall through the cracks, but that's because there's just no sure way of stopping all fraud.
manipulation is not difficult, just because you don't have education and you are poor doesnt mean that you are not capable of such acts. most mobster in the early 30's and 40's in America were just that same way. although i get your point.
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My husband, the USC, also did not file taxes for three years as he was unemployed while living in Ireland with me. He simply wrote a short statement saying that he was not required to file as he did not have any income, and this was accepted no problem (we also filed on assets- a house and bank account in the USA).
Was the letter that he wrote addressed to the embassy in ireland?
Sort of- it just said "to whom it may concern" and I brought it with me to the interview and submitted it when they asked me for the tax return, right after the I-864. The full text of what he wrote was:
To Whom It May Concern:
I am Mr Penguin, Penguin's husband and petitioning sponsor. I did not file an income tax return for the years 2005, 2006 or 2007 because I have not worked during my 3 year residence within the Republic of Ireland. Once I came to Ireland, I was unable to find work and so used savings; I was maintained by my wife upon her income and savings. Since I made no income for these years of any type, I was not required to file an income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service.
Sincerely, Mr Penguin.
was it sufficient?
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you should get married. that will be the only way that you can get a co sponsor.
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yup they do DCF in Manila. That is what my husband and I did and now he is here with me in the United States. Pretty fast processing time in Manila and the best thing is that one doesn't have to go through the NVC. Good luck!
How long did it take for you?
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My husband, the USC, also did not file taxes for three years as he was unemployed while living in Ireland with me. He simply wrote a short statement saying that he was not required to file as he did not have any income, and this was accepted no problem (we also filed on assets- a house and bank account in the USA).
Was the letter that he wrote addressed to the embassy in ireland?
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the topic title is pretty much the question...
You mean the beneficiary is a dual citizen of the USA and the Phils? Why would they need to appy for anything if they were already citizen of US?
If you are asking if dual citizen of phils and another country can they apply to US ? Then yes
yes, im petitioning my wife who is a Filipino citizen while im an American and Filipino citizen
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the topic title is pretty much the question...
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It will not affect her visa. My sister-in-law had it in 1993 and she's here. I'm not sure if she told the doctor though. Will they know?
I believe they will be testing for the HBV B. Not really sure. But thanks for the reply
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Awesome!!! ive been residing in the philippines with my family since 2003!!! execellent
they do. have you read the dcf guides???Not yet, But ill check it out now!
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Does anybody know if the Embassy in Manila does DCF?
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I would try DCF Direct Consulate Filing since you are living in her country. You should be qualified. It may simplify the process.
JBHypno
how does that work? and I totally appreciate the replay its means a lot to me
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Hi Everyone,
I just became a member today and already i feel for everybody that has posted topics on this site and it warms my hart to read about everybody going through what i am going through.
So anyways, I am an American National that fell head over heels in love with my beautiful pinay wife. I met her 1999 on vacation to my mother's homeland. My vacation was supposed to be for only 3 months but it ended up being 3years! We got married in 2001. I have 2 gorgeous angels that i am so so so in love with!!! in 2002 i decided to go to the US after realizing how difficult it was for me to make a living and support my family. I petitioned my wife and waited and waited and waited after a year of not being able to see my family i left for the philippines and have been here since 2003 teaching english to korean and japanese nationals. I ended up neglecting my family's petition. to make a long story short 2008 rolls along and i receive a termination letter that blew me away. Now im determined to give my family the american dream! Im not sure where to start and i really don't want to be away from my family for another year or two.... Any suggestions to help me expedite getting my family there?
thanks
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and i forgot to ask, if anybody has experienced this situation, because im sure that my wife isn't the only person with hep b that applied for a visa...
thanks
are passports taken after the interview?
in Philippines
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thanks for all the replies. im not good with paper work. I haven't seen my family for over a year, im really anxious for this to be done and over with.