married in other country

[12grace21 0]

im f2b pd is 2010 but i have problem bcoz i married in other country but not yet register to my country i still can get singleness is there become a problem for the process of my visa in case?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You cannot get a record of singleness if you are married. Since you are married, you are no longer eligible for the F2B category at all. You are asking about how to lie on your forms.

[VirtualLee 12]

im f2b pd is 2010 but i have problem bcoz i married in other country but not yet register to my country i still can get singleness is there become a problem for the process of my visa in case?

What country did you get married? if you didn't register

your marriage at the Phil. consulate from that country.

then in Phil. law you are still single. you are able to get a CENOMAR with no record.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

She is not able to immigrate in a category for unmarried people when she is married. To do so will result in her being deported and banned for life from the US.

[JohnR! 5,495]

What country did you get married? if you didn't register

your marriage at the Phil. consulate from that country.

then in Phil. law you are still single. you are able to get a CENOMAR with no record.

She would still be considered married for purposes of immigration. She is either legally married or not. From what this person says she is legally married, even if the marriage is not recognized or registered in the Philipines. In this case, since she in seeking to emigrate to the US, her marriage is considered valid in the US as well.

[belinda63 3,047]

So you are going to try to hide your marriage for another eight years until your PD becomes current? Nope, as soon as you married, doesn't matter where in the world it happened, you killed your petition. When your parent becomes a US citizen they can file a petition for you as a married child which will put you in the F3 category with about a 20 year wait.

Or you could divorce and have your parent file a new petition for you. The current petition is now dead in the water and no way to renew it.

[santiagojohn888 0]

@12grace21, I think you should record yourself as married to migrate to America.

[beejay 125]

If your marriage was not registered with PH then it will not show up on your CENOMAR, however that does not mean you are not married.

When did you get married?

When your immigrant petition was filed were you already married?

Are you currently in contact with your husband or are you estranged?

If you do not or did not disclose your marriage during your immigration process and you attempt to obtain your f2b immigrant visa it will be considered that you are lying to the US government in an attempt to gain an immigration benefit. If found out you would most likely be banned for life - even if it is many years later and you have become a US citizen.

Others know much more about preference categories than I do so don't take my word on this but I believe you would have to report your marriage to USCIS/NVC (not sure who exactly) then your preference category would be downgraded to an F3. I don't believe you would have to file a new petition - unless you were already married when you originally filed then I think you would need to withdraw your petition or at least consult with a lawyer.

If you are no longer involved with your husband then I would look into divorce procedures in the country you were married. Not sure how this would affect your preference category but it is a first step you would need to take in trying to get all this straightened out if the relationship is over.

[aaron2020 11,651]

You are married.

The CENOMAR says you are single is irrelevant. You are not immigrating to the Philippines. You are immigrating to the US, so US laws will apply. Under US laws, you are married.

Lying on your visa application that you are single will create major problems for you.

Here is a warning case for you; http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382040-citizenship-denied/page__hl__married

Marriage disqualified you in the F2b category. This guy didn't have that problem because he was in the F3 category where he could immigrate as married. He made the mistake of filing as single. Now he has his US citizenship denied. He still may face getting his green card taken away.

Only US laws matters on whether you are married or not when it comes to US immigration. Under US immigration laws, you are married. Saying you are single would be a material misrepresentation under US immigration laws.

NEVER EVER LIE TO IMMIGRATION.