US Citizen to marry Philippine citizen?

[jsneu288 0]

I am a US citizen and have been in the Philippines working for the last 2 years. I've proposed to my girlfriend, now my fiance', and we need to understand what we need to do as far as getting married. She currently has a 10 year multiple entry VISA for the USA. We actually just returned from Hawaii a few months ago. But the questions that I have are..... Do we need to get married in the USA? if so, do we have to get another visa for her? A fiance' visa? Do we need to get married in the Philippines as well as the USA. One or the other or both? whatever the case is, what type of documentation do we need to complete, etc. Any help would be very appreciated

Thanks

Jason

[MsCompE 50]

Was on the same boat. I had a 10year multiple entry visa for USA. 2days before I left US, my fiance proposed and I could no longer extend my trip as I am expected in Cebu Facility by the next day. We discussed over it on how to carried out. Below are the points we considered:

- when we get married, where do we intend to settle down? in PH? or in US?

- what are the documentation needed?

In our case, we wanted to settle down in US as my fiance cant give up his work there. We knew that entering on B2 (tourist visa) with the intent to get married and adjust status is a form of visa fraud. Since I am already in the Philippines, we came down into either marrying in PH or obtaining a fiance visa. I wasnt into the idea of him coming down to Philippines and marrying here.

- First, he had to do additional paper works for leaves

- He has to apply for Passport Book. He doesnt have one.

- It is an additional cost for him to come down for marriage and eventually bring me with him to US.

- Additional cost while staying PH eg accommodation (he needs AC and my place in PH doesnt have a/c...lol)

- Marriage in PH needs more required documents (pre-cana seminar, cenomar, birth certificate, certificate of eligibility, parents advice/consent for below 25, etc) whereas in US depends per state though, you just need an ID and after 2-3 days you can get your marriage license.

We decided to apply for fiance visa although the downside is that, we need to adjust status in US after our marriage.

How to get married in Philippines:

http://www.filipiknow.net/how-to-get-married-in-the-philippines/

Edited September 14, 2016 by MsCompE

[C-ma'am 684]

**Post moved from K1 to What type of visa do I need?

I suggest you take the time to read this http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

The visa you will have to petition for will depend on what you intend to do.