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[kikikoko143 0]

Hi, I’ve been in a complicated situation and I wanted of your help with case..

I’m Filipino living in Japan since I was a little and I came here in Japan with the late registered birth certificate. 

Currently I’m engaged to a navy guy and we are expecting a baby arriving in June this year. 

Last summer my mom and I went back to the Philippines to attend the court to take it down my current name since the government don’t accept the late registration no more. We are still waiting for the judicial decision but it’s mostly look like my current name will be erased.

The thing is my fiancé is going to be stationed in the states from March and won’t be here in Japan when the baby is born. We kind of want to get married now before he leaves but it has to be with my late registration name and soon to be erased. 

My question is .. will it be a problem when I apply for the fiancé visa down the road since the name will be different when I get married and when I apply the fiancé visa ? 

 

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My mom is telling me to get the Japanese citizenship since we were on process when we found out that I was pregnant. So her opinion is to wait til I get my Japanese citizenship but that will take 9 months and on top of that we still need to wait for my original birth certificate. 

So we don’t know how long that will take. But I still want to get married as soon as possible so let’s say I wait my original birth certificate and get married as Filipino and then I change my nationality to Japanese and THEN we will start the fiancé visa process. Will it be a problem too ? Since the name will be different? 

Or it will be more complicated if I change my nationality? 

 

I don’t know who to talk to cuz I know my case is very complicated. 

Thank you for taking your time to read.

i appreciate it.

[millefleur 5,047]

If you get married, you cannot apply for a K-1. K-1 is for unmarried folks to enter the US for the purpose of getting married inside the US. That's why it's called a fiance visa.

 

So, yes, if you are married, you need to apply for a CR-1 spousal visa.

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**Moved from K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports to What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration**

[geowrian 22,338]

1 hour ago, kikikoko143 said:

The thing is my fiancé is going to be stationed in the states from March and won’t be here in Japan when the baby is born. We kind of want to get married now before he leaves but it has to be with my late registration name and soon to be erased. 

My question is .. will it be a problem when I apply for the fiancé visa down the road since the name will be different when I get married and when I apply the fiancé visa ? 

Once you marry, you are not eligible for a K-1 visa nor to use a K-1 visa. A K-1 visa requires that you remain unmarried until entry into the US.

 

1 hour ago, kikikoko143 said:

But I still want to get married as soon as possible so let’s say I wait my original birth certificate and get married as Filipino and then I change my nationality to Japanese and THEN we will start the fiancé visa process. Will it be a problem too ? Since the name will be different? 

Or it will be more complicated if I change my nationality? 

1. You cannot change your nationality. You can change your citizenship. (https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-nationality-and-citizenship.html)
   1. As a note, as a Filipino you could become a Japanese citizen then apply to regain Filipino citizenship.
2. If you marry then you cannot apply for a K-1 visa. See above.
3. No issue changing your citizenship before the process, during it, or afterwards.

Edited January 24, 2019 by geowrian