How complicated is it if Filipina is separated in USA

[rebeccajo 14]

Well, I'm pleased you found my serious question so entertaining, but I am still hoping for a serious answer, preferably from someone who has had the experience: You meet a divorced lady, who came over on a K1 Visa, marries her petitioner, they divorce after 6-12 months because it isnt wedded bliss. This lady has an unsettled immigration status without AOS completed.

So where does this leave this type of lady when she marries another kano? I'm thinking someone in the community here has seen or had this happen. Thanks, gang!

If the person that she marries is a US citizen, then the USC spouse can file an immigration petition for her and adjust her status to get a green card. She would not need to go home.

If the person that she marries is a Legal Permanent Resident (green card holder), then she will have to go back to the Philippines and wait for until the LPR spouse becomes a US citizen or after a 5-6 years wait.

Any petition filed for her will be under higher scrutiny then usual. USCIS might suspect that she is scamming for a green card and neither marriage was legitimate.

This answer is so very wrong, especially the boldened portion.

A K1 cannot marry a different USC than their petitioner and adjust status based upon that 'other' marriage.

K1's who have seen the marriage with their petitioner fail rely upon the benevolence of USCIS in granting them permanent status.

Any immigrant whose status adjustment has not yet been adjudicated is without a technical legal status.

The OP refers to his lady friends status as 'unsettled'. I'm not sure he realizes just how unsettled it might be. How was her petition filed? Did she file while the marriage was still viable and now thinks she can be granted adjustment?

Her USC petitioner has to attend her adjustment interview. Even if he's willing to fraudulently do that for her, she will need to lift the conditions of her adjustment two years later. What then?

Or did she file a petition to adjust based upon the fact that the first relationship was bonafide but fell apart due to abuse?

The answers are not quite so clear for you, OP.

Edited March 1, 2009 by rebeccajo

[aljhel 0]

Why would you plan to do that? What if she is a gold digger like some women are? Those are the woman you want to avoid...they aren't even pinay anymore, there are just like any other woman who is pretty much lookin for trouble.They lost their culture and their self respect that Filipinos have. These type of women are somewhat smart and know the system and eventually will get what they want out of you.

Married to Kano? Why does it have to be a Kano? I hope your not snooping around a "Kano's" wife because maybe not in the Phils, but in the U.S. will earn an a** kicking you have never experienced. Anyone snooping a divorced (or married) woman on their own terms is bound to make trouble for themselves.

OK, so it gets frustrating and expensive to search for Pinay in Phils, and do all the waiting, only to find out she was playing games and not serious to me. So, maybe I will try to find Pinay here in US who was brought here, married to kano, and then separate/divorce after a short time.

So, the general question is, how complicated is it (immigration wise, to marry her and make her legal here) to marry a divorced Filipina who is in USA for lets say, 2 years or less, and does not have her immigration status settled here yet. Thanks for you input and experiences. I am a serious guy and only want to find a nice lady and marry her, in spite of the complications of an unsettled immigration status.

If you are older, fat and ugly your chances of latching onto a pretty pinay that already has her GC in the US are WAY lower [NO chance] than if you pursue one in the Philippines.

[Passing.star 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=175504

Seems this case is similar to you OP.

[leapoffaith 0]

www.filipinobride.com

theres a bunch.. and they will marry for green card!!

No wonder, they scrutinize hard at the interview in the Consulates. K1 visa is for people who really love each other and want to

stay together for the rest of their lives. There are times when the marriage fall apart. But, older guys seeking a young girl overseas

is like asking for a "sex slave"

[Jasman0717 9]

If you are older, fat and ugly your chances of latching onto a pretty pinay that already has her GC in the US are WAY lower [NO chance] than if you pursue one in the Philippines.

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[rebeccajo 14]

If you are older, fat and ugly your chances of latching onto a pretty pinay that already has her GC in the US are WAY lower [NO chance] than if you pursue one in the Philippines.

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This thread has some serious implosion potential.

[Ju&Ja 1]

You guys who are playing with this man because of his question are pathetic !

[ChristophandEvan 0]

To The OP,i knew a 2 filipina who was a holder of K1 visa who was abused by their fiance when they got here,instead of going home they prepared to stay in the US,(well they choose to stay even if its illlegal)to make the story short they are LEGAL now,i will ask a friend of mine who knew them pretty well how they did that coz they are LEGAL now by marrying another USC:)..Lucky for those k1 visa holder treated by their half when they got here(including me)but some are not fortunate to have a nice guy they think they are while in the Philippines,but anyways wish you GOODLUCK and to your Filipina girl:)

Edited March 1, 2009 by ChristophandEvan

[Joan >3 Bob 20]

Well, I'm pleased you found my serious question so entertaining, but I am still hoping for a serious answer, preferably from someone who has had the experience: You meet a divorced lady, who came over on a K1 Visa, marries her petitioner, they divorce after 6-12 months because it isnt wedded bliss. This lady has an unsettled immigration status without AOS completed.

So where does this leave this type of lady when she marries another kano? I'm thinking someone in the community here has seen or had this happen. Thanks, gang!

If the lady came with a K-1 visa and didn't adjust status with her petitioner, there is no way for her to adjust within the US. She has incurred overstay and will have to go home, wait out the ban or file a waiver.

The requirement of a K-1 visa is that you MUST adjust status with the petitioner of your K-1 visa, there is no way around it.

This is the best reply and the true answer. Honestly I would not persue one that is in this situation because she probably was not serious in the first place to the first man who petitioned her. I made 2 trips to the Phils and had been communicating with my fiancee for a year before I made the first trip. Now she has just arrived here on Feb 24 and we have been communicating for 2 years and 3 months now. Get to know a girl as well as you can, it is worth the time if you want to have a loving life time marriage. I got to know her family very well also and get along great with them. Most of the girls in my opinion that come here and divorce even after they have adjusted status are totally different than a girl that has never been here because all the other ones here that are in the same situation teach them how to play the game here to men. Also most Philippine women born here will not give an older man a second look. Good luck to you. It was well worth the wait and money spent for me. We will be married soon.

[Loolie 56]

i wonder why you want pinay?

[EasyRider 3]

Well, I'm pleased you found my serious question so entertaining, but I am still hoping for a serious answer, preferably from someone who has had the experience: You meet a divorced lady, who came over on a K1 Visa, marries her petitioner, they divorce after 6-12 months because it isnt wedded bliss. This lady has an unsettled immigration status without AOS completed.

So where does this leave this type of lady when she marries another kano? I'm thinking someone in the community here has seen or had this happen. Thanks, gang!

I think, you're talking about yourself.

I was thinking the same thing.

[justashooter 430]

www.filipinobride.com

theres a bunch.. and they will marry for green card!!

No wonder, they scrutinize hard at the interview in the Consulates. K1 visa is for people who really love each other and want to

stay together for the rest of their lives. There are times when the marriage fall apart. But, older guys seeking a young girl overseas

is like asking for a "sex slave"

women often do not understand that what a man wants is not necessarily a "sex slave", but rather, a woman who is not yet "screwed up", broke and bankrupt, in an emotional, social, and economic, and physical sense. men can get themselves together after a divorce, and don't want a woman who can't.

many men, myself included, are not sex maniacs, and yet, somehow, we wind up married to women half our age. what's the crime? we met while i was working in china, became friends, lived together, and got married. we're very happy together. in her country she taught me china. in my country i'm teaching her america.

is her "lack of baggage" part of the reason I married her? sure, you bet.

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

Well, I'm pleased you found my serious question so entertaining, but I am still hoping for a serious answer, preferably from someone who has had the experience: You meet a divorced lady, who came over on a K1 Visa, marries her petitioner, they divorce after 6-12 months because it isnt wedded bliss. This lady has an unsettled immigration status without AOS completed.

So where does this leave this type of lady when she marries another kano? I'm thinking someone in the community here has seen or had this happen. Thanks, gang!

I think, you're talking about yourself.

Yeah, this isn't a hypothetical situation.... this is either a guy who found some woman who got divorced before the AOS was approved, or more likely, a Filipina who is looking for another sucker, errr husband, so she doesn't have to go back.

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

If you are older, fat and ugly your chances of latching onto a pretty pinay that already has her GC in the US are WAY lower [NO chance] than if you pursue one in the Philippines.

This goes for just about any country, especially the poorer (developing) ones. If you are older, out of shape, and/or not very attractive, you will not do very well in the US with foreign women who have been "Americanized", but women overseas tend to overlook those things in search of a better life. Plus, unlike the US, many other cultures are not so hung up on age, physical appearance, and money. For example, it is not uncommon to see 50, even 60-something men with 20-something women. It's a lot more accepted there.

[Minya's wife 25]

Well, I'm pleased you found my serious question so entertaining, but I am still hoping for a serious answer, preferably from someone who has had the experience: You meet a divorced lady, who came over on a K1 Visa, marries her petitioner, they divorce after 6-12 months because it isnt wedded bliss. This lady has an unsettled immigration status without AOS completed.

So where does this leave this type of lady when she marries another kano? I'm thinking someone in the community here has seen or had this happen. Thanks, gang!

K-1's who divorce before their initial AOS is adjudicated are not eligible to stay in the country...and as K-1's can only adjust status through the original USC petitioner, the scenario you state above would not work for the lady in question to remain here and do AOS. The USC can certainly marry her, file I-130 and the foreign beneficiary will return to her home country and interview for the IR/CR or K-3 visa after which she would be free to return.