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Her parents may not want to immigrate to the US but once your wife becomes a US citizen, then she should apply for parents I-130.  Her parents then will be able to come and go on the green card as they wish as long as they come once every so many months to the US.  I don't remember how long they can remain outside the US on a green card and still be able to return on the green card.  At least they then will be able to prove later that they do not intend on staying in the US and will have proof.  They then could apply for a visitors visa and be able to prove that they do not intend on staying.  

Just throwing out options that you can consider. 

I believe you will need to complete an I-130 to bring her child here now since you did not include the child when you petitioned to bring your fiancee here. There is also a toll free number to the Philippine embassy that you can call. It is the only phone number that will get you through to the embassy. She will need to go back at some point to help her child with the medical and interview process. She or someone in her family in the Philippines will need to get all the legal documents sent to you as part of the petitioning process. Go to the forum for the philippine embassy on this website. You may find it useful. Good luck

You could have easily done it yourself. Unless you or she has had some bonafide reason to use someone else or an attorney to process your paperwork, you should do it yourself. No better helping had than the hand at the end of your arm. With Visa Journey source of info, you would be better off doing it yourself. That way you know that it is getting done promptly. I did my wife and I paperwork with no issues. She is now a US Citizen for a year now and will have been in the USA next month for 5 years. Just realize that a lot of the documents you will need to provide for step 1 will be needed again and again through the process of becoming a US Citizen. I can tell you that it is nice knowing that we do not need to mess with the process any longer. Its all in the past now.

I know that many non-citizens without a green card have become US Citizens by volunteering. A good example is Filipinos volunteering for the US Navy as cooks. Often referred to as a pathway to US citizenship because at the end of their enlistment, they qualify to apply for citizenship to the USA.

My wife works and goes to school full time. She works two 12 hour shifts a week at a nursing home. I help her with everything except funding her parents. She usually sends her parents $200/month but she has two other sisters and a niece that sends money to her parents every month.

I don't think your marriage is going to last if she is already wanting to go to another city without you to work. Is it because she can't find employment in your city?

Many cultures, the children are expected to support their parents when they get older. That certainly the case for Filipinos. I understand this and everything goes well for us. Fortunately I am in a financial condition that allows me to take care of her car insurance, car, and all other expenses but she is really good at not getting carried away even though she loves to go shopping for clothes.

Good Luck.

My wife and I will be married for 6 years in April and everything is great between us and we are 25 years apart in age. My x-brother-in-law is 50 years older than his Chinese wife.

By the way, before I met my wife, I dated several Brazilian gals. Only one was legally here. The rest illegal. Poor example referring to Brazilians when it pertains to this conversation. That was back in Massachusetts where the state Government has an open door policy for illegals to come there.

I do not fault someone trying to seek a better life here in the USA illegally but what could be a better example. Its against the law to come into this country or stay in this country illegally. How's that stopping the illegals? Its not slowing the illegals coming into this country down.

What difference do you think you are going to make on this issue?

The person from the UK, you don't face the same obstacles as someone from the Philippines or other third world country faces. Just because you were able to obtain employment without your green card in hand does not mean that it happens all the time. Employers are much more receptive to people who's English is their native language and they have minimal accent to where they can be easily understood. It doesn't hurt to be European decent as well.

I know that when my wife, which is now a US Citizen, first obtained employment in the USA, she was required to present her green card. Employers where she was seeking employment were not interested in anything less at that time. I am sure that other employers will require less. My wife also has a bachelors degree in elementary education and was a school teacher in her country.

Employers can hire anyone they want. They could simple state that you are not a good fit. They surely will not hire you if you complain about anything during an interview. All I can say is you can remain naive as long as you want. I live in the real world. Last time I checked, the gal in Kentucky still has her elected job, not that I agree with her position because I don't.

Tell me how that (the law) is working out for you? Are you going to move on and find a job or complain about it? Successful people move on!

What kind of job was she trying to get? It is difficult for her to come here and get a good job with no work history in the USA. My wife was a school teacher with her bachelor in elementary education before coming to the USA. Her first few jobs was with the Christmas Tree shop and Walmart. She took a CNA certification program at a local community college and the nursing home where she did her internship hired her because they liked her.

She had to wait for her green card when she first got here before anyone would hire her. Fortunately it was only a few weeks because we were already married before she came to the USA.

I told her that she needed to start at the bottom and work her way up. She is enrolled in college and is pursuing a Registered Nursing degree.

The nursing home where she is a certified nursing assistant loves her and it will help her a lot when she becomes a RN.

Some places require a minimum status of Conditional Resident (Green Card).

I am 25 years older than my wife. It had no bearing and her coming to the USA. She is now a US Citizen

Get married and file I-130. Visa is approved by NVC and interview at embassy must prove fraud back to the NVC in order to deny VISA. Other words it is harder for the Embassy to deny VISA. Process for I-130 Visa typically takes 5 months at USCIS and 5 months between NVC and interview approval.

Sorry to hear that the Embassy denied you but don't give up. You have many options!

Go to the USCIS Instructions for I-130. On page 6 Paragraph titled "When will a visa become available" details who a US citizen can bring to the USA and details that a spouse, parent, or unmarried minor child of a US citizen are classified as immediate relative that once approved by the USCIS, they do not have to wait for a visa number. They go to the head of the line.

For alien relatives in preference categories, a limited number of immigrant visas are issued each year and are processed in the order in which the petitions are properly filed and accepted by the USCIS.

In other words, brothers and sisters of a US Citizen that are not considered immediate relatives and are subject to the limited number of immigrant visas issued each year.

For example in the Philippines, it may take up to 20 years from the time you filed the I-130 for each sibling to get your brothers and sisters here. The time frame varies for each country.

I have filled out two I-130 forms for bringing both of my parents here from the Philippines and I think I am ready to submit both forms. Do I need to submit an I-864 at the same time as the I-130's?

I need my husbands income along with mine to qualify financially for a family of 4 (My husband, myself, and both of my parents). Does my husband need to complete a separate I-864 to be submitted at same time as my I-864 even though we filed our income taxes together?

If you have been here for 5 years, you can become a US citizen and then she won't have to wait for a number. You will have to give up your Korean citizenship to do so. Some countries such as the Philippines permit obtaining citizenship again after a person gives up their citizenship to become a US citizen by just re-applying for citizenship at a Philippine consulate in the USA. Although the US does not recognize dual citizenship, the Philippine government does.

If I wanted my wife with me, I would do what it takes legally to get her here as soon as possible.

Oh, by the way, my wife becomes a US Citizen when she takes her oath this upcoming Tuesday. We both can't wait we are so excited.

What I suggest is you get married and be married for two years and then apply for I-130. She will then receive a green card that is good for ten years. You need to be married for two years to get the 10 year green card. I know a Philippine family that lives in the Philippines but has green cards. They told me that they just need to enter the US once per year to maintain their green cards. I don't know how true that is. Just repeating what they told me. They had no desire to live permanently in the USA because they have their own business in the Philippines.

Look at the bright side, by the time the I-130 is approved, you will have been married for two years (or close to it) and then your husband will receive a 10 year green card versus the 2 year green card. Once the I-130 is approved, wait until the two year marriage mark occurs before coming to the USA and he will get a 10 year green card. This will save you a lot of money.

You need to be married for two years to qualify for a 10 year green card

I filed for both in 2010. It did not slow down my CR1 but it was a waste of my time and effort to file a K3 visa because it dies as soon as the USCIS approves your IR1/CR1. They are processed separately. Did this other thread explain how filing for a K3 can slow down a IR1/CR1?

I had my senator expedite my wife IR1/CR1. It still took 10 months from the date I filed until she arrived in the USA.

5 months at the USCIS and 5 months to process at NVC and Embassy.

I hope that the VJ watch dog does not find anything that I stated to be offensive.

There are other reasons to deny a visa, many other reasons. Criminal record, past or present drug use, if you are at risk of becoming a public charge, just to name a few.

I will never understand why some people instill fear into others on this site on purpose. What is the motive for it? Please don't comment and scare people especially if you don't know what you're talking about.

I was in no way trying to put fear into someones mine. The fact are the facts. The USCIS and NVC have completed checks of criminal records, drug use, police reports, etc, etc prior to a IR1/CR1 interview and will deny it at that stage rather based on issues you stated. I am telling you and others that the rights for denying a IR1/CR1 visa is far more limited than that for a K1 visa because all what you stated is done before it goes to the embassy. You need to know what you are talking about before being critical of what I stated.

If they have provided honest information to the USCIS and NVC and it was approved through those two stages, then the embassy can deny if they have information that is not consistent with the info previously provided to the USCIS/NVC.

For people from questionable areas of the world where Terrorist is a problem, then screening is more intense and often it takes significantly longer.

If you have done nothing wrong and you have been honest, they have to provide you with a good reason for denial which you can challenge with an appeal which process I do not know anything about.

Can't believe my wife's journey is almost over with. This Monday, Jan 12th she will have her interview for citizenship and hopefully soon there after she will be sworn in as a US Citizen. I so proud of her because she really loves the USA and she is so deserving of citizenship.

I can't tell you the feeling I will have but I am sure that tears will flow down my face with joy when she is sworn in as a citizen of the US. She has fully embraced becoming a US citizen. She will be able to vote and serve on a jury as her obligation as a US citizen. America is a better place with people like her becoming a US citizen.

She is such a hard worker in her job and she receives frequent recognition for her job performance as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She will never become a leach or sucker on the resources of USA other than when she becomes eligible for Social Security retirement income that she will have paid into it for many years. She has a bachelors in elementary education and had taught for ten years in her country before coming to the USA.

She and others like her that come to the USA make this country a better country to live in.

Being a veteran of the US military, Proud is an understatement of how I feel about her desire to be a Citizen of the USA!!!

The embassy can only deny a CR1 visa if they can show fraud. If there is any information that was provided to the USCIS that was false and the embassy discovers that he is lying about something is grounds to deny CR1.

Basically once approved by the USCIS and the NVC has processed it, the person is good to come to the US and that the embassy interview is the final screening to determine if what was submitted in the application is consistent with information provided by him during the interview.

You are so lucky to get a K1 visa so quickly. My wife and I waited for 10 months after filing for an I-130 back in 2010 and 2011.

I have been to the Philippines twice in the last year. The areas in which I visited was not impacted by either typhoon.

File quickly for a K1 because I can't imagine why they would continue to expedite K1's for much longer .

The Phoenix USCIS finally provided my wife an interview date for citizenship. Over 6 months!!!! I would love to know why it took so much longer for Phoenix than all the other USCIS local offices. My wife filed in the beginning of July and will have her interview on the 12th of Jan., 2015.

Phoenix office must be short handed.

This notice is to let the people living near Phoenix on how long it is now taking.

They have been stuck on the March date for a while.

I,m very sorry to hear your misfortune with your wife. My wife has been the wife you dream for in every facet of marriage. Just don't judge all Philippines as being like the one you just married. In fact, most make excellent wives.

Doing what she has done so soon tells me that her motives were to get to the USA. Especially in that she moved out so quickly.

Good luck going forward. Don't let her manipulate you. I agree that you should not trust her. The marriage is over with if you can't trust her. Cut your losses now! Get out of it. Have your marriage annulled since you were just married.