US Army to bring son and wife-to-be to US

[Besane20 0]

What is the fatest way to migrate my son and wife-to-be to US from the Philippines?

[NikLR 13,227]

Is he stationed there?

[Besane20 0]

Yes he is, both my son and wife-to-be are in the Philippines

Edited October 24, 2016 by Besane20

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Are you a US citizen?

Were you a US citizen when your son was born?

If you are a US citizen and your son is not, then it will take about 11 years for you to petition for an unmarried child over 21. The child must remain unmarried until he gets a green card. After your son gets a green card as an unmarried man, he can return to marry. Then its about 2-3 years for your LPR son to petition his wife.

If you are a US citizen and your son is not and he is married, then its 24 years for visas.

Being in the US Army does not help you when petitioning for a grown son or a married son.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

If you are stationed abroad, get married asap and then you can file DCF; Direct Consular filing. In that case, rather than sending your paperwork to a lockbox in the USA and waiting about a year, you send your docs directly to the US embassy (in your case, the one in Manila), and it is much faster, a few months only, sometimes weeks. if you have orders to return home yet, include a copy and they may be able to expedite even faster.

We have a forum specifically about DCF here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/82-direct-consular-filing-dcf-general-discussion/

[Boiler 45,516]

I can read that post in 2 very different ways and it seems both have been answered.

[Shauneg 762]

Yes he is, both my son and wife-to-be are in the Philippines

They were asking if you were stationed in the pi, but it seems as if you are in the U.S?

[Besane20 0]

Thanks these are very helpful

Son is not yet over 21, just a toddler actually

Wife-to-be/ fiance/mother of my son: do we have to get married here in the US or in the Philippines? Which is better?

[Boiler 45,516]

K1

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Are you, the US citizen husband-to-be currently living abroad or in the USA?

Do you are military orders to move?

What the fastest way is depends on the answers to these two questions.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

Thanks these are very helpful

Son is not yet over 21, just a toddler actually

Wife-to-be/ fiance/mother of my son: do we have to get married here in the US or in the Philippines? Which is better?

Ok, so the child is officially your child by birth? If that is the case then you can file for CRBA and have your child be a US Citizen, and yes they do DNA checks y'all just to make sure. Your fiance is different because it depends on if you are in the USA or the PI, If you are stationed in the Philippines then you can file for DCF (Direct Consular Filing) on a K1 visa. This process is actually pretty quick 4-6 months then she can come to the USA.

[Besane20 0]

I am stationed in USA

[Besane20 0]

I'm stationed in US and my fiancé is in the PI with my son. Is it better if we get married in Philippines and get her a spouse visa?

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Read here:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

[NikLR 13,227]

Depends on many factors. Fastest is K1. Cr1 is slower but less overall paperwork. Does the child have a crba?