How do I get my fiancee and her 3 children from another former relationship to America?

[JWinWichita 0]

I was born and raised in California, U.S.A. Yes, I am an American. Now I have fallen in love with a Filipino lady. She has 3 children from her (now ex) boyfriend. Her children are 7, 5 & 4. I want to get my fiancée here in America & marry her. How to get her and her children to where I am at. Now I am in Kansas.

[EandH0904 1,184]

Have you met each other? That is your first step - you must meet and have enough proof of a relationship. 

You can choose to file a K1 petition as a fiance, or get married and do a CR1. 

There are positives and minuses to both. 

 

At some point you will have to prove that you can support her and the children as well as any dependents you have in the US. 

Here are the guides for each. The K1 (fiance) is currently taking about 10 months, costs more - as well as she won't be able to work in the US until she adjusts status (usually takes 4-6 months after you marry and apply). http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Whereas the CR1 (spouse) you would marry anywhere you choose and file, and she would have a green card from day 1, meaning she could travel or work freely as soon as she gets here. Its currently taking about 12-14 months and is somewhat less expensive. http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

 

First though, you must meet, and make sure you have ample proof of a real valid relationship. 

[Illiria 980]

Have you met in person? as in physically been in the same place not via Skype or other video call, you would be surprised by the number of people who think this counts for meeting in person requirement. 

 

Is she free to marry? if she had a marriage even if she believes it wasn’t registered then it can prove problematic and should be sorted now before applying for the fiancée petition to save time and delays later. This has come up lately for some people from the same country.

 

I recommend that she gets all her paperwork now, birth certificate, cenomar, passport, and the birth certificates and passports for the children and check all have no spelling mistakes and no indication that she was ever married. Having this sorted now will save time later on. This is a common problem as record keeping isn’t as fastidious as in the us and can take time to sort out.

 

Then you file the I-129f, petition for fiancée to begin with. If this is approved she would then apply for the visa, make sure you list all her children on the I-129f. 

[Crazy Cat 42,033]

I concur with the above posts.  As you can see, this process requires a lot of study and pre-planning.  Immigration, in itself, is a very long and expensive process. It is not for the weak-of-heart.

 

There are some really great people here who can identify with your situation.......  Best of luck in your journey.

[Unlockable 7,315]

As mentioned already, the two main things are if both of you are unmarried and  the two of you have met in person. Nothing can happen if those two requirements aren't met first.

 

Also, a women from the Philippines that has been in a long term relationship and has multiple children from that person usually are married to them. You may want to really check to see if there was some kind of ceremony or union that took place between your fiance and her ex. Unfortunately, the Philippines has a high rate of married couples separating and living as "single" for the rest of their lives because there is no divorce there.

[JWinWichita 0]

2 hours ago, JWinWichita said:

I was born and raised in California, U.S.A. Yes, I am an American. Now I have fallen in love with a Filipino lady. She has 3 children from her (now ex) boyfriend. Her children are 7, 5 & 4. I want to get my fiancée here in America & marry her. How to get her and her children to where I am at. Now I am in Kansas. She has never been married. I was & I know I need a copy of the divorce (it was finalized September/2009) Now if she gets a world passport for her & her kids and once she is here we marry... not a problem?

 

[Illiria 980]

What do you mean ‘a world passport’?

 

She can’t just come without a visa. There is a process for moving to the US, it isn’t quick and it isn’t cheap.

 

As you you aren’t married you might be able to do a fiancée visa but only if you have physically met in person, have you done this?

[Unlockable 7,315]

She needs a visa to enter the US. A passport alone will not do it. 

 

 

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  Has she asked for money to get this world passport ? 

[Boiler 45,907]

Have you met?

[milimelo 4,539]

Do you make at least $37k?

 

[Crazy Cat 42,033]

Fantasy document...

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Passport.  

[Going through 5,671]

13 hours ago, JWinWichita said:

Now if she gets a world passport for her & her kids and once she is here we marry... not a problem?

Very curious where you heard/read/what you mean about this "world passport"?

 

Edited February 19, 2018 by Going through

[Boiler 45,907]

World Passport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

The World Passport is a fantasy travel document sold by the World Service Authority, a non-profit organization founded by Garry Davis in 1954.^[1][2]

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

Even if she did not marry,  the children have someone who fathered them,   she needs the fathers permission to take them out of their country/ get that straightened out before you make a life time committment

and K1 is taking almost a year not just a few months/  CR1 therefore longer (over 14 months these days) but less expensive in the long run as the AOS after marriage in US is a high fee

100% of poverty level income for K1

125% of poverty level income for CR1 (or AOS when she is in US)

read on that countrys portal from filippino members/ make a timeline when you do visit her and make the decision to apply

that country can help you best with any issues you face