Mr and Mrs Gómez

This is GREAT information! Thank you so much! I am glad you shared this with all of us!

They don't care. My fiance also has a child. He brought her birth certificate and proof of child support to the interview. They never once asked about her. Even when he was trying to get a tourist visa, they didn't care to hear about her. They really don't care. I wouldn't worry about it.

Thank you so much!!

I have a question that my fiance and I need advice for. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with the male petitioner having children (they do not live with him.. he is not bringing them to USA)? We are curious what kind of obstacle this will pose with the interview when it arises.

He doesn't have any kind of court documented arrangement for visitation, custody or support, but he was never married and can visit with them or have them stay over any time. He also pays a steady amount of support monthly along with school supplies/tuition. I would think the consular officer would only care that he plans to continue to financially support them?

Thank you in advance for anything u can offer me.

I see all of your timelines on here and there are dates for when your petitions are touched.. where do you go to access that information to see when your petitions are being accessed or moved. The only website I have tells me that my petition is still in the initial stages and nothing more.

I met my fiance on a dating site. Never played WoW.. but I am so thankful that I found him regardless of the distance and the separation. I would rather have him this way, than settle for less. It's so nice to see all of the wonderful positive stories on this site!

WOW!! Thank you so much!! Very helpful! I thought I might get good answers from people who were dealing with Panama, but I'm so thankful that there are so many of you out there willing to share information you've learned along the way.

Thanks so much for both of your advising! I'm sure he will be very happy to hear what both of you have said. I would imagine it would be scary trying to decide which answer you need to give.. yes or no. Yes, give up citizenship because the embassy might not approve you if you say no, or realizing that you are going to get stuck on a technicality if you agree to give it up. I would have thought that you could still travel into Panama being a new United States Citizen but apparently after these people gave up their citizenship, one woman hasn't been able to visit her family there for about 11 years now. So, it is okay to keep more than one passport from different countries? How do you properly use them both? Is there anything special that needs to be done for that?

My fiance told me that someone he spoke with said they were aware of some people being blocked from traveling back to Panama (his country) from USA after answering the question "Do you wish to give up your Panamanian citizenship?" with a "Yes." If anyone has any experience or knowledge of this possible situation please respond. He is only concerned because he doesn't want to lose the opportunity to travel back to Panama to visit family. How can we prevent such a thing? Thanks!