SuperDuper!

One of the reasons my wife and I decided on the IR-1/CR-1 visa. It may not work out for everyone, but it's the path we chose.

What about the additional wedding expenses overseas? Reception party? Additional time spent overseas?

How did those numbers crunch for you compared to K1/AOS route?

That sounds a lot for the PI.

Including airfare to get there?

It's a big economic decision. Some ladies have had to stay in the PI to have the baby, and then do more paperwork to bring it home to US.

$10K in the US to have the baby private pay, vs $1800 in the PI to have it. The savings would be a big down payment for a college fund for the little crumb cruncher.

Good luck!

There's an immigration world out there outside of VeeJay. It's not my job to educate you Sir.

So just why is it that Nigerian visas take longer and are more scrutinized?

Remember guys, a beer belly is nothing more than protective covering for YOUR rock hard abs!

choo choo?

Inday....

This is going waaaay baaack.

Yes, back when our parents were kids. Do you think they were brainwashed with crazy, creepy toys like this?

Agreed with many other posters here.There is apparently much info not being told in regards for the basis of the denial. Getting approved for a K1 in the Phils is pretty much a slam dunk if you can follow basic directions....

There is something WEIRD here. OP said, "They said his birth certificate was fake."

This is not something to be taken lightly. We never heard of USCIS making such a claim.

You better do a background check on your hubby and think of protecting YOUR interests.

Best of luck.

Why not leave early and avoid the rush?

Congrats on surviving the Stokes Interrogation. Is it true it looks like this?

Who says we don't need gun control? Two hands with a steady grip, is what we need, as evidenced by these pistol packin' mamas.

OP, how old is this woman? She sounds like 20 years old. They don't know what they want. Occupational love hazard warning in effect, hehe.

Then, I guess there is nothing to worry about.

Oh yes there is!

Fort Bliss is on another planet and the rest of the El Paso area is like that. Half the time, you weren't sure if you were in the US, wall-to-wall Luftwaffe and NATO personnel and the locals, it was a nice place, though.

There is a famous movie quote about Texas, from the same movie as your handsome signature pic, did you know it? Why do people hate Texas so? Peace.

By the way, this is refund policy of USCIS:

When an applicant or petitioner pays a filing fee on an application, he or she is seeking a decision from USCIS regarding the applicant or beneficiary's eligibility for the benefit(s) being sought. In general, USCIS does not refund a fee or application regardless of the decision on the application. There are only a few exceptions to this rule, such as when USCIS made an error which resulted in the application being filed inappropriately or when an incorrect fee was collected. For example, if USCIS advises an applicant to file a waiver application for a ground of inadmissibility which is inapplicable to that applicant, the fee should be refunded.

They clearly gave you a decision (denial) so a refund is necessarily impossible. IMHO, focus on your new petition because argument over the fee would only delay everything.

You just helped me discover a new oxymoron, thanks!

I said it B4 and I will say it again: If a petitioner is in DOUBT whether or not he can afford his Foreign Bride, he should look no further than his bank acct. If you have less than $5K in the bank the day that she arrives in your arms, then you will be struggling. So, when you begin dating her, and making travel plans to meet, you should have around $10K, and thatz no joke!

Oblama: Serving up bigger Whoppers than Wendy!

I saw one poster describing how the high gas prices will change his driving habits and not go on a vacation. This is a good thing.

As having folks driving down to the corner grocery store in their mega-truck F-250 to pick up some bread, milk and eggs is so very wasteful and non-green.

So, maybe $5 or $6 gas will FINALLY make some people rethink their Humongous Hummers, their Largess Land Barges, and Gonzo Gas Guzzling Macho Buggies, as folks are now being forced to face economic reality every time they turn into the gas station and feel the big bite being taken out of their monthly family budget filling up that 30 gallon tank to feed that 12MPG monster.

Maybe skyrocketing gas prices are just what we need to further wring out unfrugal economic excesses and denial left over from the internet and housing bubble markets of the past decade.

Word.

Need advice from thise who have gone before me.

My fiancée sold a house in 2010 will be transferring a large sum of money over. HSBC says that the sale is too long ago and they cannot transfer the money unless she is able to provide some kind of proof that it is her money, conveniently ignoring the fact that she deposited the money into her own HSBC account immediately after the sale.

Provided that she finds a way to transfer the money, what will be the Fed/IRS implications if she transfers it to my bank account? Am I able to add her as a joint account holder? How would I be able to prove that my fiancée transferred her monetary assets to my account?

It's a real PITA...

Sounds like a case for a CPA and a lawyer to be involved, and not a DIY that will get you on a first name basis with the IRS.

Peace.

If Bibles were thrown out in the trash by soldiers, would we see a news story about it? Nope. It's all PC about Muslims.

Do you really care, even one tenth as much as they care what Christians do?

What about Mardi Gras? Fat Tuesday and getting smashed and crazy?

It sounds like getting Mahal's electric bill from Manila, can be quite, er, shocking!

OP, please verify her bill. Or your wallet will get a jolt. Good luck.