Child of Fiance (Specific to Manila Embassy)

[Oslie & Ty 0]

My fiance is worried...

She was told by her lawyer (handling her recognition of foreign divorce)...

The Manila Embassy has changed its policy regarding children of fiances for K1 visas. He had friend / client that had problems getting visa for child(ren). He advised that we get married in the Philippines and that I adopt her daughter (8 yrs. old, unmarried). Indicated the info was on the Embassy's website (which I can't find anything beyond my understanding below)...

Has anyone had recent experience with fiance and children traveling with them to US? Anyone heard of issues / new policy? Is there any concern regarding illigitamate father (whom left at birth)?

My understanding is...

I included her daughter in my petition I-129F.

She will file for K1 visa and a file for a K2 visa for her daughter (as a derivative).

Her daughter will need to attend medical.

Her daughter will need to attend interview at Embassy.

If we are graced, she will receive a K1 visa and her daughter a K2 visa.

They will both travel to US together.

BTW, is ther any advise regarding obtaining a Philippine passport for her daughter?

thanks,

[Guitarlo 2]

My fiance is worried...

She was told by her lawyer (handling her recognition of foreign divorce)...

The Manila Embassy has changed its policy regarding children of fiances for K1 visas. He had friend / client that had problems getting visa for child(ren). He advised that we get married in the Philippines and that I adopt her daughter (8 yrs. old, unmarried). Indicated the info was on the Embassy's website (which I can't find anything beyond my understanding below)...

Has anyone had recent experience with fiance and children traveling with them to US? Anyone heard of issues / new policy? Is there any concern regarding illigitamate father (whom left at birth)?

My understanding is...

I included her daughter in my petition I-129F.

She will file for K1 visa and a file for a K2 visa for her daughter (as a derivative).

Her daughter will need to attend medical.

Her daughter will need to attend interview at Embassy.

If we are graced, she will receive a K1 visa and her daughter a K2 visa.

They will both travel to US together.

BTW, is ther any advise regarding obtaining a Philippine passport for her daughter?

thanks,

Who is this attorney giving the advice?

My Pinay wife and her son (k1) and (k2) arrived safe and sound last August 2009. I have not heard of any changes in Manila. U do not need to go to Philippines, get married, and adpot. That's a bunch of nonsense. Make sure the child has a clear-ledgible birth certificate and if mom was never married you need no other clearance except possibly something from the NSO that says the child has no legal father. Otherwise you should be good to go.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

Follow the links in my signature.

Even though we did CR-1 & CR-2 the requirements for the child are the same and it is Philippine Law that determines if the child can travel abroad.

[TracyTN 237]

Moving thread from K1 process forum to consular forum - as the topic is certainly consulate specific.

[Zen Den 18]

My fiance is worried...

She was told by her lawyer (handling her recognition of foreign divorce)...

The Manila Embassy has changed its policy regarding children of fiances for K1 visas. He had friend / client that had problems getting visa for child(ren). He advised that we get married in the Philippines and that I adopt her daughter (8 yrs. old, unmarried). Indicated the info was on the Embassy's website (which I can't find anything beyond my understanding below)...

Has anyone had recent experience with fiance and children traveling with them to US? Anyone heard of issues / new policy? Is there any concern regarding illigitamate father (whom left at birth)?

My understanding is...

I included her daughter in my petition I-129F.

She will file for K1 visa and a file for a K2 visa for her daughter (as a derivative).

Her daughter will need to attend medical.

Her daughter will need to attend interview at Embassy.

If we are graced, she will receive a K1 visa and her daughter a K2 visa.

They will both travel to US together.

BTW, is ther any advise regarding obtaining a Philippine passport for her daughter?

thanks,

check the USEM website...no such info...latest info is feb 2010.

same policies. if you do as your lawyer says, you will do the petition all over again as a diferent type CR1 or K3.

tell your fiancee too adoption in the philippines takes time and a lot of processes. I for one know that.

like what others have said, all that you need to have come interview time is all documentation proving that your fiancee and the child's father have no legal relationship in the first place/anymore or have legally terminated it, and then documents also proving that your fiancee has and always been the sole parent/guardian of the child.

good luck and god bless!

[Zen Den 18]

My fiance is worried...

She was told by her lawyer (handling her recognition of foreign divorce)...

The Manila Embassy has changed its policy regarding children of fiances for K1 visas. He had friend / client that had problems getting visa for child(ren). He advised that we get married in the Philippines and that I adopt her daughter (8 yrs. old, unmarried). Indicated the info was on the Embassy's website (which I can't find anything beyond my understanding below)...

Has anyone had recent experience with fiance and children traveling with them to US? Anyone heard of issues / new policy? Is there any concern regarding illigitamate father (whom left at birth)?

My understanding is...

I included her daughter in my petition I-129F.

She will file for K1 visa and a file for a K2 visa for her daughter (as a derivative).

Her daughter will need to attend medical.

Her daughter will need to attend interview at Embassy.

If we are graced, she will receive a K1 visa and her daughter a K2 visa.

They will both travel to US together.

BTW, is ther any advise regarding obtaining a Philippine passport for her daughter?

thanks,

as far as passport for her daughter, she should have that processed too, and main requirement is a birth cert

[pushbrk 12,824]

My fiance is worried...

She was told by her lawyer (handling her recognition of foreign divorce)...

The divorce issue is one that requires more details to know what might be required. It sounds as if the two parents were married when the child was born but that a divorce was secured outside the PI. Please clarify the relationships and order of events for a more appropriate answer.

The answers so far have assumed the child was born out of wedlock in the PI but the bold in your first post indicates otherwise.

I can't think of anything that has changed in this regard in Manila or any reason why an adoption would be needed but without the details it's impossible to be certain.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I'm actually going to move this again - although it is properly placed in the Consulate forum, there are some country specific regulations and information related to children in the Philippines that might be better addressed in the Philippines forum.

[Oslie & Ty 0]

Sorry I didn't clarify her divorce. Her ex-husband is not the father of her daughter. She was never married to her daughter's father. He left at the birth, never in much contact after that. She didn't take his name on her birth certificate. Her ex-husband has no relationship with her daughter, legal or otherwise.

Thank you for the prompt feedback. I believe you've solidified my understanding of the process. Before receiving the bad advise from the lawyer, my only fear was of some legal requirements around custody with the illegitimate father.

[queng 5]

My fiance is worried...

She was told by her lawyer (handling her recognition of foreign divorce)...

The Manila Embassy has changed its policy regarding children of fiances for K1 visas. He had friend / client that had problems getting visa for child(ren). He advised that we get married in the Philippines and that I adopt her daughter (8 yrs. old, unmarried). Indicated the info was on the Embassy's website (which I can't find anything beyond my understanding below)...

Has anyone had recent experience with fiance and children traveling with them to US? Anyone heard of issues / new policy? Is there any concern regarding illigitamate father (whom left at birth)?

My understanding is...

I included her daughter in my petition I-129F.

She will file for K1 visa and a file for a K2 visa for her daughter (as a derivative).

Her daughter will need to attend medical.

Her daughter will need to attend interview at Embassy.

If we are graced, she will receive a K1 visa and her daughter a K2 visa.

They will both travel to US together.

BTW, is ther any advise regarding obtaining a Philippine passport for her daughter?

thanks,

i have the sae situation with you I hae a daughter but when i talked to a lawyer theres no problem with it specially its a illegitimate child the sole custody goes to mother...

about the passport: her child need BC from NSO and passport of mother