question about dcf in manila

[jswalker86 0]

hi everyone, i was hoping someone could help answer my question

before we can file for the dcf, i have to be a permanent resident of the philippines for 6 months......... what exactly does that mean? does it mean a change in my status here? or i just have to be here for 6 months regardless of any status? right now i'm just on a tourist visa......... so do i just keep that or change and how do i do it???? me and my wife are very confused about this. any help you can provide would help us out so much. thank u

[sjr09 155]

hi everyone, i was hoping someone could help answer my question

before we can file for the dcf, i have to be a permanent resident of the philippines for 6 months......... what exactly does that mean? does it mean a change in my status here? or i just have to be here for 6 months regardless of any status? right now i'm just on a tourist visa......... so do i just keep that or change and how do i do it???? me and my wife are very confused about this. any help you can provide would help us out so much. thank u

http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?option...2&Itemid=37

[Pinay Wife 47]

http://usaimmigrationattorney.com/DCFandnoDCFcountries.html

x x x "Residency" is a mixed question of law and fact, and usually requires a permanent home address, physical presence for a given time (which some Consulates such as Bogota suggest is at least 6 months), daily living activity such as paying of local taxes and sometimes possesion of a host country resident visa or other long term visa. Contact the U.S. Consulate in question for more specifics on what is required for the U.S. Citizen to legitimately "qualify" as a resident of the foreign spouse's country in order to allow DCF processing at that particular Consulate. Be aware that Consular officers know that some anxious U.S. citizens may sometimes explore artificially "creating" residency in a foreign country to try and qualify for expedited DCF processing. Misrepresentations in the visa process are punishable by fines, imprisonment and other remedies such as temporary or permanent exclusions from entry into the U.S. imposed on your foreign spouse.

[TOM&Riz 4]

USCIS Manila accepts applications and petitions from an individual who can establish residency in one of the countries listed above. Section 101(a)(33) of the Immigration and Nationality Act defines "residence" as the "place of general abode; the place of general abode of the person means his principal, actual dwelling place in fact, without regard to intent." Residency must be established by the petitioner when filing a petition, or by the applicant when filing an application.