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No we are not. Legally married in TEXAS.

I went back over there and we had wedding ceremony in Cagayan de Oro on April 8, 2008. We arrived back to the states on April 15. We were married in U.S. on April 18.

THANKS AGAIN.

you're in K1 yet you get married in Cagayan de oro phil??? how come??? what church? coz im from cag. de oro myself... was just curios about this whole thing...

Well i have friends who did the same. They got married in the Phils. then applied for a K1 for all they know that its the easy way, then married again here. What they do was, they dont register their marriage cert. to the NSO while the K1 is on process, then the relatives in the Phils. will be the one to do that once they get here.

We didn't do anything ILLEGAL by having a WEDDING CEREMONY in the Phil. ALL we did was have the ceremony for family members sake there. Had the whole walking down the aisle, cake, dove release, wine, meal, by a preacher from the States that was her sisters pastor in Calif that was there on vacation. The sponsors signed the license, my wife and I signed the license, but the preacher DID NOT. I still have the license here at home. THEN when arrived here in Texas just went to the local court house and did the civil ceremony. So basically we had 2 wedding dates. 1 in Phil for the actual WEDDING CEREMONY, and 1 here in Texas for the legal LICENSE. NOTHING WAS DONE ILLEGALLY. AND I HAVE THE THE ACTUAL PHILIPPINE MARRIAGE LICENSE IN ITS ENTIRETY. ALL PAGES.

Ur welcome trillium

Well i told the lawyer to NOT reschedule the fingerprints. It is this Thursday. She said then that they would cancel the remainder of the processing because that appt was not kept.

I thank you for your responses.

Exactly!!!! We got stopped at the 1 going east bound. Sierra Blanca. Do you drive for a living? I do but just here in Texas and Lousiana. Because you knew that 1.

Was actual ceremony with a preacher and sponsors and wedding gowns/barongs and bridesmaids and groomsmen. The whole thing, just KEPT marriage license because it would've voided her visa.

She actually lived in Valencia city. Lived in CDO when she was younger.

Here we go again. In the summer we went to California from Texas to see her mom and sister. When we were returning we stopped in Arizona to see another sister. After we left Arizona and got back into Texas, we had to go thru a Border Patrol station. It was midnight. We were told by Catholic Services that we had 2 years to process the next step of Immigrant resident. They DID NOT say anything about CONDITIONAL RESIDENT. I have a letter stating that about the 2 years. we were detained at the BP station because there was no case in the system pending. We were there for 13 hours and placed her in deportation proceedings and confiscated their passports. They FINALLY released her and her son to me and we continued on to Texas. When we returned, I was told by Border Patrol case worker to go to Catholic Services to get them to help us get the case transferred to San Antonio. Because they had jurisdiction over where we lived. Catholic Services said that "u got yourself into this you get yourself out of it." I then hired a lawyer to get them out of the deportation proceedings. El Paso didn't want to release the case to San Antonio, finally they did. We had hearing February 2nd and the judge honored the lawyers request to transfer case from deportation court back to USCIS court since we had started the Immigrant Resident application and the AOS. Just last week I got phone call from lawyer saying that her fingerprint notice came in and how do I want her to proceed since she had left. I called my wife and told her then emailed the notice to her. She emailed the lawyer back and told her to reschedule it, but then she continues to say that she is not coming back.

We just had a CEREMONY in CDO. No ACTUAL marriage license was signed. We still have the marriage license from Phil. ACTUAL civil marriage was here in Texas. I don't understand what u mean by NOT BEING REGISTERED?

We just had wedding ceremony there. The ceremony took place at Deluxe Hotel.

yes you are right, I guess I should have put more personal research into the process. But I went to Catholic Services to do that for me. I paid them the fee to do the processing. They would call me and tell me when notices came in and wht I was to do next. After we were married, I called up Catholic Services and advised them that we were married, and the case worker said we had 2 years to process for the next step of Immigrant Resident. I even have a letter sent from them stating that. The lawyer I had to hire to work the deportation case from the summer said that they misled us. I didn't know the steps. Yeah I made a mistake about that. But we were going thru a organization that was supposed to help me do everything that was to be done. I didn't know that they would lead me the wrong way. I paid for a service, and didn't get the right information. Yeah I understand how that can be somewhat my fault but, then again I was paying them to represent me and process the paperwork. When i started all this I didn't know where to begin. I looked on websites, checked USCIS, and Manila Embassy website, but didn't understand what was supposed to be done. So I found Caothlic Services had a service that could help. So I went to them.

I met her in 2004. We talked for about 6 weeks, then we lost contact for 2 years. I didn't have access to the internet at the time, and was working and didn't a computer. I happen to find her on here again in 2006. We officially started sating in May 2006. I went there in January 2007. Spent 2 weeks, came back and began paperwork. Her interview in Manila was in Dec. 2007. I went back over there and we had wedding ceremony in Cagayan de Oro on April 8, 2008. We arrived back to the states on April 15. We were married in U.S. on April 18.

Again I'm sorry for not understanding how to use a message board. and I wouldn't be here if I didn't need some advice. Thew lawyer I have that is working the case now and got it out of deportation court because of the problem we were in, IS ASKING ME HOW I WANT HER TO PROCEED. So I came in here asking for advice. Again sorry, if I upset, offended, or made anyone mad. I received ALOT of GOOD advice and ALOT of good points. I thak everyone for what they had to share. I didn't know what to do or how to proceed with this. But now i do. But PLEASE, understand 1 thing.....I WOULDN'T BE IN HERE IF I DIDN'T NEED THE ADVICE AND HELP. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO JUST GET ON HERE AND DREAM UP THINGS OR TO BOTHER OTHER PEOPLE. I HAD A LEGITIMATE QUESTION AND NEEDED THE ADVICE. I SWEAR.

THANKS AGAIN.

Hello, I'm sorry that I have NEVER been into a message board before and I didn't know that it wasn't like a chat. Please forgive me.

Well, I need to get some sleep. If anyone else has any advice to share about my situation, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks to all.

She left and said NOT to come for her. For awhile she said she was in Louisiana. I just recently found out she was in Arizona at her sisters. I only found that out because I saw a picture on her sisters ID name on my yahoo messenger of her sister, my wife and my wife's niece.

f1 girl, She has said that if I come to her, that she will call the cops. Because she doesn't want to see me. So I'm afraid being thrown into jail. Then I can't work and take care of my daughter.

My wife? She's 23, from the island of Mindanao. Where are you from?

Who doesn't have idea of AOS?

I need to get some sleep soon.

I see. But totally right about what?

OTSO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAD TO SAY. I APPRECIATED IT.

Rebecca, Did you read the WHOLE board from the begining? I stated everything in here. I haven't kept anything back. I can't help you came in after everything was already discussed. But I know it's still on here. I'm here for advice and help, not to just start things.

Otso, I THINK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND YOUR ADVICE.

Rebecca, The incident in El Paso at the BP station was in the summer. She left last month, after an argument. I came home from work and she was gone. I've found out now that she is in Arizona at her oldest sisters.

We arrived back from Phil 4/15/08. Married 4/18/08. And she left almost 1 to the day of our anniversary. She left 4/14/09. She's in Arizona, and I'm here in Texas.

We arrived back from Phil 4/15/08. Married 4/18/08. And she left almost 1 to the day of our anniversary. She left 4/14/09. She's in Arizona, and I'm here in Texas. And they confiscated their passports at the BP station. They are at USCIS in San Antonio until this case was finalized.

LOL Rebecca, I wasn't blaming anyone, just the facts. They misled us and we got into trouble.

So when we got to the Border Patrol in El Paso they had us park and come inside to see if there was a case pending in the system. Since there wasn't 1 they detained us for 14 hours then finally released her and her son to me. When I went to Catholic Services to get them to help with this deportation proceedings that the ICE in El Paso placed them in, Catholic services said, "You got yourself into this you get yourself out of it." They claim there was not a CR app to be filed. So I had to hire a lawyer, to get it out of deportation court and back into USCIS court.

I JUST EXPLAINED TO YOU. Catholic Services said that we had 2 years to file for the next step of IMMIGRANT RESIDENT. They left out the step in between.......CONDITIONAL RESIDENT. We didn't even know that we had to file that. That's how they scammed us, not by money!!!!!

But the lawyer filed the affidavit of support. Ipaid $1,610. For her and her son.

The lawyer didn't scam me, she helped us get it out of deportation. Catholic Services scammed us.

Otsoo88, We were going thru Catholic Services at 1st. When we got here from Phil we were married 3 days after. I advised Cathoilic Services that we fulfilled requirement to be married within the 90 days. They then informed me that we had 2 years to file for the next step of Immigrant Reident. They didn't tell me that we were suposed to file a Conditional Resident app. We then took a trip to California to see her mom and sisters. Upon coming back to Texas, we were detained at the Border Patrol because there was not a CR app on file. They placed her in deportation proceedings. Then they released her to me. When we got back to South Texas, I went to Catholic Services to get them to help me with this problem and they said, "You got yourself into this, you get yourself out of it." I then had to hire a lawyer who got it out of deportation and back in to USCIS court. So that is why. I had someone representing me and they led me wrong.