Philippine and Japanese citizen

[mac589 0]

Hello to everybody,

If there is anyone who has the same situation or who can share something is gladly appreciated. I am a Filipina ,divorce (3 yrs) with a 12 yr.old child .My ex husband is a Japanese. My daughter is Japanese citizen and i am permanent visa holder in Japan .Currently residing here in the Philippines .

I am now engaged to a U.S citizen (Fil Am). There are a lot of questions but for now i will just ask what are the procedures in requesting a petition through the US embassy ? I understand that my fiancee will do have to file a petition separately for both me and my child but he will have to do it through both Philippines and Japan individually? We are just confused because i am a Philippine citizen and my child is Japanese .

Thank you for the time reading these. Thank you in advance and GOD bLess . . .

[payxibka 10,045]

Hello to everybody,

If there is anyone who has the same situation or who can share something is gladly appreciated. I am a Filipina ,divorce (3 yrs) with a 12 yr.old child .My ex husband is a Japanese. My daughter is Japanese citizen and i am permanent visa holder in Japan .Currently residing here in the Philippines .

I am now engaged to a U.S citizen (Fil Am). There are a lot of questions but for now i will just ask what are the procedures in requesting a petition through the US embassy ? I understand that my fiancee will do have to file a petition separately for both me and my child but he will have to do it through both Philippines and Japan individually? We are just confused because i am a Philippine citizen and my child is Japanese .

Thank you for the time reading these. Thank you in advance and GOD bLess . . .

Country of residence is where the petition will be ultimately submitted to and the visa application will be processed... So if you both are in the PI then Manila will be the consulate...

[Pinay Wife 47]

In order for us to help you, you need to answer the following questions:

1) Where were you married? Japan or Philippines?

2) Who initiated the divorce proceedings?

By virtue of your Philippine citizenship, your daughter is also a natural born Filipino and is entitled to a Philippine passport. Your daughter is a dual national of Japan and the Philippines. Your fiance will send the I-129F (Petition for Alien Fiance) to the Service Center that has jurisdiction of your fiance's place of residence. The petition will then be sent to the US Embassy in Manila.

The child of a fiancé(e) may receive a derivative K-2 visa from his/her parent’s fiancé(e) petition. The American citizen petitioner must make sure that you name the child in the I-129F petition. After the marriage of the child’s parent and the American citizen, the child will need a separate form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status. The child may travel with (accompany) the K-1 parent/fiancé(e) or travel later (follow-to-join) within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa to his/her parent. A separate petition is not required if the children accompany or follow the alien fiancé(e) within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa. If it is longer than one year from the date of visa issuance, a separate immigrant visa petition is required. http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html

For info on how to file K1 petition, please read the VJ guide by clicking here http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1faq.htm

Edited February 3, 2010 by Pinay Wife

[Chuck and Grace 0]

Hello to everybody,

If there is anyone who has the same situation or who can share something is gladly appreciated. I am a Filipina ,divorce (3 yrs) with a 12 yr.old child .My ex husband is a Japanese. My daughter is Japanese citizen and i am permanent visa holder in Japan .Currently residing here in the Philippines .

I am now engaged to a U.S citizen (Fil Am). There are a lot of questions but for now i will just ask what are the procedures in requesting a petition through the US embassy ? I understand that my fiancee will do have to file a petition separately for both me and my child but he will have to do it through both Philippines and Japan individually? We are just confused because i am a Philippine citizen and my child is Japanese .

Thank you for the time reading these. Thank you in advance and GOD bLess . . .

PinoyWife is right, but if your child only has a Japanese passport currently, I suggest you get them a Philippines passport. It will make things easier. As a Japanese citizen, your child doesnt need a visa to come to the US, but they can only stay for 90 days, 6 months with extension and to avoid complications you should get the K2 visa for them because it should be required for AOS.

You must interview in the country you reside in, whether you are a citizen of that country or not. However, if you are not a citizen of that country, it makes the process slower and more complicated. That is why I suggest you get your child a Philippines passport and citizenship status.

I am NOT an expert, but my situation was not so different - My Fiancee lived in Japan when I applied, but her child lived in the Philippines. The Japan embassy held our application for about 11 months and wouldnt grant her an interview. She moved back to the Philippines and I got the case transferred, within about 6 weeks, we were scheduled for an interview (interview was 2 days ago). While the paperwork required by the embassy is essentially the same for every country, each country has some unique things (like CENOMAR in philippines). So I think if you interview in a country and you are not from that country, they need to check paperwork to the country you are from and the whole process gets slow or stopped. Since the Japanese citizenship is your child's, it may not be as big of an issue as it was for us, but I still suggest to get them the Philippines citizenship.

[payxibka 10,045]

PinoyWife is right, but if your child only has a Japanese passport currently, I suggest you get them a Philippines passport. It will make things easier. As a Japanese citizen, your child doesnt need a visa to come to the US, but they can only stay for 90 days, 6 months with extension and to avoid complications you should get the K2 visa for them because it should be required for AOS.

You must interview in the country you reside in, whether you are a citizen of that country or not. However, if you are not a citizen of that country, it makes the process slower and more complicated. That is why I suggest you get your child a Philippines passport and citizenship status.

I am NOT an expert, but my situation was not so different - My Fiancee lived in Japan when I applied, but her child lived in the Philippines. The Japan embassy held our application for about 11 months and wouldnt grant her an interview. She moved back to the Philippines and I got the case transferred, within about 6 weeks, we were scheduled for an interview (interview was 2 days ago). While the paperwork required by the embassy is essentially the same for every country, each country has some unique things (like CENOMAR in philippines). So I think if you interview in a country and you are not from that country, they need to check paperwork to the country you are from and the whole process gets slow or stopped. Since the Japanese citizenship is your child's, it may not be as big of an issue as it was for us, but I still suggest to get them the Philippines citizenship.

Slower? How so?