my Mother married to a USC but stil married to my filifino father

[an_angel 0]

hello everyone. I need advices. I am applying for a B1 visa because I will be attending an offsite meeting in San Jose. My problem is that, upon filling-up the DS-160 application, there is this " mother's details" and I got really confuse of the situation. My mother is still married with my father, although they do not have communication for 30 years now. My mother married to a US citizen twice. She is already a US critizen for years and been living in the US for 25 years. She is now currently living in florida with her 2nd husband (her and her first USC husband are divorsed). . As far as I can remember, she did not file for a anullment or divorce with my father. So my question is, will this affect my visa application? I am so worried about my mother's status. I really need some advice as I have to travel to US on December. Thank you in advance.

[apple21 953]

Only way to find out if they were legally annulled is to request an NSO copy of their marriage certificate.

If they were annulled, it will be indicated/annotated in their NSO marriage certificate.

[jaycali 415]

This should not affect your application.

However, if I were your mother I'd try to get this figured out ASAP. If she gained her LPR status and subsequent citizenship based on her marriage to a US citizen she could get into some deep trouble at one point if her first marriage to a Filipino was not terminated at the time she obtained permanent residence.

[C-ma'am 684]

As Jay Jay said, YOUR application should not be affected by your mother's situations at all. As a general rule, though; do not volunteer information.

You said that "as far as you can remember" she has not divorced, so this would be a mere speculation that could open a huge can of worms. Talk to your mother about this and make her aware of your concerns, but unless the CO specifically asks about this detail of your mother, in which case you will reply with the truth, do not bring it up.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Your mother's situation has no bearing on your B-1 visa. You are fine.

However, your mother has committed the crime of bigamy. Her marriages to her USC husbands are invalid. Since her marriages are invalid, any immigration benefit including US citizenship was obtained through marriage fraud. Because the US does not know about her Philippines marriage, she is under the radar. Her best case is to keep it under the radar. If the US finds out she is a bigamist, she could lose her US citizenship and be deported for lying on immigration forms.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

She would be going to prison, and she would be deported afterward, for sure.

That would be a Christmas present for any district attorney.