Soldier's wife and kids denied visa in Manila

[edp333 9]

And then there is Art Bell. Another good example of how not following rules and chain of command will get you even after your fiancee/wife has gotten a visa, but not yet a 10 year green card.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

And then there is Art Bell. Another good example of how not following rules and chain of command will get you even after your fiancee/wife has gotten a visa, but not yet a 10 year green card.

Links Please

[edp333 9]

Links Please

Sorry Bob, it was such a popular story I did not include my usual link:

Click here!

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

one tos violation removed. yes, i can read between the lines:

- Condone or instruct, either directly or indirectly, others on how to commit fraudulent or illegal immigration activities in any way, shape, manner or method.

[NVC FAN :( 18]

Bob 4 anna , i would have to agree with you. hats off to the military! but why when its a problem for a service member its like theres a 4 alarm fire!

normal ppl experience this on a daily basis, but CNN is not knocking down their doors.

although its nice that there is some light shed on this problem also.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

[quote name=NVC FAN ' date='20 July 2010 - 03:16 PM' timestamp='1279657019' post='4076732]Bob 4 anna , i would have to agree with you. hats off to the military! but why when its a problem for a service member its like theres a 4 alarm fire!

normal ppl experience this on a daily basis, but CNN is not knocking down their doors.

although its nice that there is some light shed on this problem also.

Because it's good news (in that it gets good ratings) to show:

1) A heroic member of the Armed Forces.

2) Any member of the Armed Forces being Awarded.

3) Any member of the Armed Forces getting "the shaft".

The reason for this is the sacrifices they make on a regular basis (even in peacetime) such as duty stations that are unaccompanied (meaning that their family must stay back) and accepting that they must move every 3 years until they leave the Service all in the name of our National Safety.

The only thing I don't agree with in this case is that the Jack-Wagon Capt in this story wants the Embassy in Manila to accept his word & outside DNA results when a reasonable person who knew anything about bars around military bases in Korea (and some other countries for that matter) would "have doubts about her commitment to exclusivity of the relationship.

My late Step-Mom was Korean, she married my Dad while he was stationed in Korea and they had a child before he returned to the US. She owned a bar located near a US military base and thus additional evidence from trusted sources was required for my little brother's CRBA.

[finallyfree 2]

I was 8 weeks pregnant when i had my interview in Manila

"Are you sure he is the father?" The filipina interviwer asked me this I was really taken aback with the question. My automatic answer was "Of course!". She had all the evidence (photocopies of my husband's arrival and departure on his passport, boarding passes when he was in the Philippines, wedding photos, etc.) but that wasn't enough. I was asked to come back by a certain date and bring a notarized letter from my husband stating that he really was the father.

Edited July 20, 2010 by finallyfree

[mojorisin 5]

Whats the latest on the Capt's attempt to get passports for his twin daughters? I googled his name, nothing new was found. Latest news I found was March 2010 when the Capt appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Why he is refusing the DNA test through the U.S. Embassy-PI is puzzling. I understand his distrust for what he has gone through but he gets the test results from the lab also so that should calm his worries of the Embassy lying about the results.