Experience I wanted to share (complicated K-1 process)

[Ann25 4]

Hello Everyone. I would like to share my experience here as maybe it could help someone else (not sure if it works for other countries but I am from Philippines). This maybe a situation rarely happens.

I was 19 years old when I had a lived-in partner (American). I got pregnant and he left (like most stories happens). I started dating again someone online and met this man and we got engaged after I gave birth and was stupid enough to let my daughter use his family name and appears to be the father signed by him too (that appears on my daughter's BC). We broke up and I moved on and worked in Thailand (English teacher).

Few years after I decided to date someone online (again) and he came to meet me and my daughter and petitioned us after (K1 visa). I had my interview last March 2010 and was given this 221g. It states that I need to provide a father's consent and US passport for my daughter. I posted here before asking for some advice and even thought of giving up. But then, talk with some lawyers in Philippines and they said we will try to find an attorney at my hometown and have this correction of live birth. Working in Thailand, I ask my mothers help and found one lawyer who would do it. With the help of my mom and back and forth mails of documents, we were able to do it. It took us a year for having the corrected live birth approved by the court. With all evidences (my statement only no documents that he came here after my child was born, posted it on the local newspaper) that he isn't the biological father and no communications and support we were blessed to have it approved (1 year after). So after my daughter received her new passport, she went back to Thailand and we gave the new Birth certificate.

The form 221g is valid for one year. Just before it expires, I went back to the embassy telling them I need more time and they gave me another year. Then, my fiance and I decided to let me come to US first and have my daughter follow-to-join ( since we have to wait 3 months process for her corrected live birth certificate be available at the NSO and 2 months process for the new passport) so I went back to the embassy telling them we decided to have my daughter follow-to-join so they gave me another form stating what documents we need (new medical, tax, affidavit of support). Then, later on decided to just wait for my daughter (2 months process for her passport). When she was ready, she came to Thailand and we went back to the embassy but they gave us another 221g that we need supporting documents or evidences from my fiance that he can support us since his tax is negative and new medical for my daughter. Then, went back to the embassy again with all that they needed but because too many people are ahead of us that day, they can't review our papers so we have to leave our passports and wait for their call. Few days after, received a call from them and our visa was ready. FINALLY!

But anyways, I learned that there will always be ways and if you both really want to be together, you will have the patience to wait and wait and wait. Some may have an easy quick process and some may not. Just don't give up.

We are finally here and got married to him. Life is never easy between us now as I have been posting some topics here but I believe we can go through it. Just keep on praying.

God bless!

[Operator 1,927]

Congratulations, I'm glad it worked out.

[X Factor 1,112]

Wow a true story of peseverance. I am glad you stuck with it and it worked out. Congrats.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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