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My wife, from the Philippines, went through a civil and Church annulment process. It seemed to take forever, but having any and all paperwork needed was/is really important. Our priest here in the U.S. was very, very helpful and worked to make sure everything was valid and done properly. We were engaged for quite a while and she worked outside the Philippines as a university level English teacher. We took the process in stride, and eventually, everything worked out. We've been married over six years now and she became a U.S. citizen last Fall.

 

God Bless your journey!

Bruce

Cool! Thanks!!!

There are quite a few around Dalton, GA and up into Chattanooga, TN as well. We live in LaFayette, GA. No easy was to get there from Cumming, but you will find many once you are here.

My friend's husband is Pentecostal and my friend is a Baptist, she is happily married now in Seattle. Catholic and Baptist are both christian just different ways but both non-trinitarian.

Excuse me, but the Catholic and Baptist traditions are BOTH Trinitarian, i.e., the both view the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as a part of the Godhead.

This would also include Episcopal/Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, most pentecostal/charismatic, including the majority of non-denominational churches.

The important thing is to learn of each other's beliefs, finding the points you both have in common. It can be more difficult, but it's not impossible.

Bruce

My wife received her Permanent Resident Card, but her middle name is misspelled on the back (front only has middle initial). We were informed that we would need to send the card, Form I-90, documentation and explanation of how it was THEIR mistake.

Two of the fields needed to be filled out are not clear.

Section 3, #3: City of residence where you applied for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status - List the location of the U.S. Embassy or consulate or USCIS office where you filed your application for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status.

Since we traveled to Atlanta for her interview, is this where they mean? After the I-485 went to the Chicago Lockbox, we have only been to Atlanta.

Section 3, #4: Consulate where immigrant visa was issued or USCIS office where status was adjusted -List location of the U.S. Embassy of consulate or USCIS office where you became a permanent resident.

The case was transferred someplace else. The I-797 came from the California Service Center, Laguna Niguel, CA. I am assuming at least that this would be correct to put here.

Thanks for any input.

Bruce and Carna

Whoohooooo! Arrived in Atlanta on July 7, with the wedding on Sept. 25. We had other family from overseas here for the wedding, so it was held towards the end of the 90 days. Mailed AOS on Oct. 2, and had biometrics in Atlanta on Nov. 2. Things are moving!

Bruce

Well, Carna and I have been patiently waiting for her final teaching semester to be over. She's turned in her grades, shipped boxes of stuff from China to me here in the U.S. She's now back in the Phil. and will attend her CFO seminar this week. I am flying over to spend some time with the family before we come back to the States.

Does anyone have any idea how long it will take her to get through Customs and Immigration in Atlanta? We're taking a shuttle back to Chattanooga, and I need to schedule which one we need. I don't want it to take 30 min. and I've expected two hours... or worse, the other way around and we miss our shuttle.

Did I say we're excited?

Oops! I just found the reviews for POE locations...

Bruce

Well, Carna and I have been patiently waiting for her final teaching semester to be over. She's turned in her grades, shipped boxes of stuff from China to me here in the U.S. She's now back in the Phil. and will attend her CFO seminar this week. I am flying over to spend some time with the family before we come back to the States.

Does anyone have any idea how long it will take her to get through Customs and Immigration in Atlanta? We're taking a shuttle back to Chattanooga, and I need to schedule which one we need. I don't want it to take 30 min. and I've expected two hours... or worse, the other way around and we miss our shuttle.

Did I say we're excited?

Bruce

I got our plane tickets! I am flying to Manila on July 2, and we'll fly back together on the 7th. Ticket prices sure jumped a LOT since I flew over in Feb. for her interview. It's getting exciting!

She is finishing up teaching her final term in China, or she would be her now, lol.

Bruce

We're just waiting for London...supposedly they received our payment on the 25th of March, signed for by someone, and additional documents can take 10-15 business days. Of course the US embassy has all the UK and US holidays off, so apparently Good Friday and Easter Monday are considered holidays, which will delay it further...meanwhile DOS says we're in AP and London hasn't received our payment.

Trying not to freak out, but it's making me a bit of a stress ball. I know DOS says you're in AP to cover many different things, so I hope it's not the dreaded you have no idea what's going on or how long it will take AP, but the London needs the visa payment kind.

Well, Carna got her visa approved on Feb. 23, and picked it up on the following Monday at the embassy. She is now back in China, finishing her teaching contract for the Spring term. She will travel back at the end of June and go to the CFO seminar, and I'll then meet her and we'll fly back together.

She's trying to sort out her stuff and I'm trying to throw out lots of junk... :help:

So we're just cruising on the timeline and throwing off all the stats.

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it depends. if your fiancee is confident enough, you don't need to, -especially if you have to fly there. but if you're already there it will definitely help her confidence.

also, if you read USEM manila's policy, they only allow those to be interviewed to go in, but if the security guard lets you in, might as well take advantage. a lot of USCs get away with it <img src="http://www.visajourney.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

I flew over to be with my fiancee, and carried the financial support docs with me. I went with her to the embassy, and stayed with her as she had her fingerprints, pre-screen interview, etc. I wasn't expecting to be able to be with her during the actual interview, but they let me go with her. The CO asked me as many questions as her, but it only lasted ten or fifteen minutes. She thought it made all the difference by having me there, but we have had no problems with any of the process.

There certainly is the added cost of the trip...

Sorry if this is common knowledge to some of the responders but I would really appreciate some insight into how much time passes between the interview and the K-1 recipient's departure on the visa? Are there time frames that apply to that? Thank you!

That might depend on the individual consulate, but my fiancee was able to pick up her passport with her visa three days after her interview. She still must attend a seminar (required by Philippine gov., not the U.S.) before she can leave for the U.S. It will depend on the consulate workload and policy.

That is what I don't understand either. The envelope clearly has a big stamp saying, UAE EMBASSY, WASHINGTON DC. I read a previous post in VISA JOURNEY about a profile name ELHAM. She is from Iran and she said her fiance in the USA received it and not her and he had to bring it to her. Thats why i want to confirm it.

I received my fiancée's letter from the US Embassy in Manila, saying her case was eligible to scheduled for a visa interview. It came addressed to her at my address in the States.

You may want to go ahead and open it and make copies, so you will know what she is getting, and then send it over to her. In our case, I scanned everything sent to us, and printed them out on a good color laser printer. I kept the originals in a file, which I took with me when we went to her interview.

Bruce

Thank you for the lotion tip! Will try that

This may sound awful or crazy, but I bought a huge bottle of safflower oil at the grocery store (1.5 pt, or 709 ml.) and use it after I shower. No chemicals, and it is fairly light and soaks into the skin quickly unless you use way too much. Not as heavy as olive oil or other vegetable oils.

I have trouble with a lot of commercial lotions, as they tend to cause me to have bad skin reactions. The safflower oil works great for me, and a 3 or 4 dollar bottle lasts a very long time.

Bruce

HELP

I'm stumped. All my calls were from the U.S.

Do you, by any chance, have a magicJack or know someone who does. You could use it to call the U.S. number. You would need to use a credit card to buy the PIN.

Bruce

The Embassy charges US$0.98 per minute for the call from the Philippines, so it has to be from a number that can be billed.

If in the Philippines, you call the Visa Information Services at 1-909-101-7878. I called from the States, so I used the 1-888 number and had to get a PIN number (cost $18 on my credit card) for a certain number of calls.

Your fiance(e) could call from the States and make the appointment for you.

Good luck.

Bruce

Omg I read the date wrong AGAIN...

See, in Brazil we read day/month/year. I saw your interview date as day 3 and didnt read the rest... ohhh how I suffer to learn to be american

Best wishes anyway

Don't worry about it, it happens to me all the time and I live here! Really, people have used it both ways in the States.

Bruce

Congrats! It's such a wonderful feeling to be done with that part of the process! Best of luck on your tight schedule!

Well, her passport was ready to be picked up on Friday, and they had been trying to call her but kept getting an 'out of service' on the landline call. You have to love the phones in the Philippines. She went by the embassy on Monday, and picked it up. The stress is over!

The wait until July is going to be hard.

I traveled to Manila last week, to be with Carna during her interview on the 23rd.

We arrived at the embassy at 6:15, got inside without too much of a wait.

Got our ticket and finger scanning, and met with the prescreener at 7:25. It wasn't too long a wait until the interview, which came at 8:15. I think he asked me as many questions as he did Carna, but it only took ten or fifteen minutes and he said APPROVED!! Whoooohooooo!

Since she has to leave on March 4 to go back to China to finish her Spring semester of teaching, we asked if she could pick up her passport/visa at the embassy. No problem. The woman at the releasing window thought it might be ready by Friday, but she hasn't had a call yet. The schedule is pretty tight, but all has worked out so far.

I flew back yesterday (Friday), got delayed in Detroit because of the snow...

We are both in shock, excited, still so much to do, even though there is still so much to do. She will do the CFO seminar in June when she gets done in China.

Bruce

Congrats to everyone!

Carna had her medical on Wed., was back Thursday for some shots, but she passed. I knew she would. Interview is on the 23rd of Feb., and I'll be flying over to spend some time with her.

:dance:

btw, she will also be asked by the pre screener/ CO to present the annotated marriage certificate where it says her marriage is null and void, place and date of annulment granted etc....

good luck to u guys,,,,and god bless

This is what she has.

Wouldn't the CEMAR be the same as her Marriage Certificate? Just that she now has one with the annotation...

Thanks,

Bruce

A CENOMAR ( Certificate of No Marriage) is only required for beneficiaries who has never been married in their lifetime ( single never been married ).

For your fiancee, she needs to get her MArriage ceritficate with annotation of her anullment.

Goodluck on the journey.

That we have...

Thanks

All is falling into place for the interview at the end of February. I do have a question about whether or not my fiancee needs to get a CENOMAR, since she WAS married. She has the marriage certificate with the annotation on it concerning the court decree of annulment, so as we unerstand it, she does NOT need to get one.

I've read where some do get a CENOMAR...

Any advice or further information? I could call the U.S. Embassy again. :-(

Bruce

"I don't know what a CENOMAR is...

But for the I-129F, we had an RFE because my fiance didn't send the final-final-super-final document saying he was divorced. So whichever is the final word on the ending of the previous marriage, from the proper institution, you need that one, I assume. In his case, he is american, and the document is named "Decree of Divorce a vinculo matrimonii", from the city court he was married. Not sure if this helps you, but if you can get that paper, or similar, it doesn't hurt to carry extra paper and feel 100% ready instead of 99%."

She was married in the Philippines, and has obtained an annulment. You can get a Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR), but we think it is only for someone who has never been married. She currently has the official marriage certificate with the annotation from the court. I think we are good to go, but one of the other Filipinas on here said she also obtained a CENOMAR as well as the official court papers.

Perhaps I'll just ask on the Philippine portal.

Thanks

All is falling into place for the interview at the end of February. I do have a question about whether or not she needs to get a CENOMAR, since she WAS married. She has the marriage certificate with the annotation on it concerning the court decree of annulment.

I've read where some do get a CENOMAR...

Any advice or further information? I could call the U.S. Embassy again. :-(

I am getting nervous, but I have understood that I don't send in the support info ahead of the interview. As I understand for the U.S. Embassy in Manila, we just take that info to the interview. No one has ever said to send it in ahead of time, and the documentation from the embassy says the same.

Bruce