Required Residency for DCF Manila

[zhuccini 0]

I am here again to gather information about DCF.

We came back here at Philippines from USA last year September 2015 and my husband follow us October 2015. We got married at California.

Exactly 7 months this May 2016 my husband left and went to USA for 2 months visit. He thought that his 7 months of staying here is counted if we file for DCF at manila once he come back this July 2016. But someone told me that we are back to zero in Residency requirements for DCF, is it true?

(My husband is Permanent resident here at Philippines since 2009, we thought he don't need that 6 months residency required but i guess we're wrong about that)

I would like to have more answer and opinion about this matter. Thank you in advance.

[jannapalmer 10]

I'm not sure but I think he'll have more issue with the domicile thing rather than the length of stay here in the Philippines coz as you mentioned he became a permanent resident here. He has to show proof that he intends to re-establish domicile in the US.

I kind of got confused with your post. Were you a previous K1 filer and now transitioning to CR1? Coz you mentioned you got married in California. Correct me if I'm wrong. Hopefully other VJ experts here would have better insight.

Edited May 18, 2016 by jannapalmer

[zhuccini 0]

I'm not sure but I think he'll have more issue with the domicile thing rather than the length of stay here in the Philippines coz as you mentioned he became a permanent resident here. He has to show proof that he intends to re-establish domicile in the US.

I kind of got confused with your post. Were you a previous K1 filer and now transitioning to CR1? Coz you mentioned you got married in California. Correct me if I'm wrong. Hopefully other VJ experts here would have better insight.

Hi jannapalmer

Yes, we will re-establish,one of the reason why he go back there first.

Yes, I was under k1 visa last year when i went to USA and I live there for 6 months. I applied for adjustment of status after we got married but we decided to come back here at PH so I withdrawn my AOS application 20 days before my green card interview. You can check my VJ timeline for my k1 visa journey.