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| Manila, Philippines |  Review #112 on August 30, 2005: |
gwsmith01
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The problem with the consular section at the U.S. Embassy in Manila is that it is very inconsistent. Sure, Manila may be a high fraud post and a very busy consulate, but that's no excuse to disrespect the applicant or American Citizen petitioner. From experiences of others, the embassy seems to be much tougher on applicants that have married in the Philippines than ones applying for a K1. Although some K1s go through Admionistrative Review, CR-1 applicants seem to have a 50/50 chance of being placed on AR.
We were married in July of 2004 in the Philippines. This is the first marriage for both of us. We're doing a CR-1 visa. Getting the Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage at the embassy was a breeze. That took only about 45 minutes, where I had to swear that I was single and could legally marry. That is a requirement of a foreigner to submit with the marriage license application.
The problems started with the embassy when my wife was in... read complete review
| | | Manila, Philippines | Review #41 on March 23, 2005: |
tom92117
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I've dealt with the Manila Consular staff several times over the last 7 years. I've had good experiences and bad ones there. One of the problems with the Philippines is that there is so much fraud and deception going on over there on a daily basis that it's hard to be there any real length of time and not be a bit jaded. I think this is the reason there seems to be a presumption of guilt in the attitude of most of the folks at the Consulate there. To be real honest, they do have to deal with a lot more fraud than most parts of the world. I've personally seen Americans die over there and the Filipino family try and keep it quiet so that the Sosial Security keeps on arriving, Retired Military Healthcare Scams, travel agents in the PI selling visas (especially to Great Britain), married bar girls conning their American "Honey Ko's" into K-1 visa applications, almost anything you can imagine happens in the Philippines. Birth certificates can be easily purchased and Filipinos rarely are kno... read complete review
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