k-1 vs crba

[agboxco 0]

i am a u.s. citizen and has filed and been approved for a fiance visa for my filipina fiance. my fiance has a illegitimate child with no father listed on the birth cert. i was willing to add my name to the childs birth cert as the father. on the i-129 i put the child down with her moms surname before we got the new birth cert with my name on it. what i was wondering is how to file for the child - under crba or k-2? which is easier and faster to do? which is less hassle? anybody out there can give me and answer or suggestion would be of great help.

[SalishSea 17,837]

10 minutes ago, agboxco@yahoo.com said:

i am a u.s. citizen and has filed and been approved for a fiance visa for my filipina fiance. my fiance has a illegitimate child with no father listed on the birth cert. i was willing to add my name to the childs birth cert as the father. on the i-129 i put the child down with her moms surname before we got the new birth cert with my name on it. what i was wondering is how to file for the child - under crba or k-2? which is easier and faster to do? which is less hassle? anybody out there can give me and answer or suggestion would be of great help.

I don't think your fiancee's son is eligible for CRBA from the way you're describing the situation.  K-2 is your option.

[ch3john 308]

Unless you are the biological father, you can't go the CRBA route. K2 is for you. 

[geowrian 22,337]

You can't do CRBA as the child is not your biological child. You can't just make a fiance's child a US Citizen by signing a paper. You're asking for a world of pain by presenting false information.

K-2 is the proper path.

Edited July 29, 2019 by geowrian

[milimelo 4,481]

You better fix that birth certificate. 

[SalishSea 17,837]

Btw, do you realize USCIS/DOS are reported to read these boards?  And your username appears to be an email?  And that the TOS here at VJ prohibit posts that strategize immigration fraud techniques.......?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  Trying to bring a child to the US via misrepresenting your genetic relationship to the child opens up child trafficking issues. 

[Hank_ 9,174]

4 hours ago, agboxco said:

i am a u.s. citizen and has filed and been approved for a fiance visa for my filipina fiance. my fiance has a illegitimate child with no father listed on the birth cert. i was willing to add my name to the childs birth cert as the father. on the i-129 i put the child down with her moms surname before we got the new birth cert with my name on it. what i was wondering is how to file for the child - under crba or k-2? which is easier and faster to do? which is less hassle? anybody out there can give me and answer or suggestion would be of great help.

         !!!      Why did you add your name to the BC?    All you are doing is stirring up the waters and making things muddy.    

 

You are not the father.   You can NOT file CRBA ... that would be fraud.   Child must be listed in the I-129F and is a K-2.    

 

Now that you messed up the birth certificate .. correct.      Head back to the local registry ... fix it.

 

You may want to head over to the Philippines forum with your questions.

   

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

 

For the K-1 visa process in Manila this site may be helpful

 

https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html

[Unlockable 7,314]

*** Moved to "What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration"

 

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[payxibka 10,045]

Were you in country when conception occurred?  What are you going to do when a DNA test is requested?  This is wrong on every level 

[aaron2020 11,651]

Not committing immigration fraud would be less hassle.

 

YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER.   You obtained the new birth certificate through fraud.  You lied about being the father to get the new birth certificate.  Now you want to provide that BC to the US Government as proof that you are the father.  Good luck with the DNA test.  

GET THE BC FIXED.  UNDO WHAT YOU DID.  What you have done has not made things easier or faster.  In fact, you have made things harder and slower . . . unnecessarily.  

 

The K-2 is the way to do it legally. 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2019 by aaron2020

[belinda63 3,038]

If you try to proceed with your name on the BC the embassy will require the child apply for CRBA. You will need to do a DNA test which will show the child is not yours and you and the child's mother lied on the paperwork. Then you will potential face a load of issues, child trafficking, misrepresentation, perjury, etc.

Do things the legal way.

Edited July 29, 2019 by belinda63

[Unlockable 7,314]

28 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Were you in country when conception occurred?  What are you going to do when a DNA test is requested?  This is wrong on every level 

Was thinking the same thing. If the child was conceived when the Op and the mother was not together nor him being in the country at that time a DNA test is likely inevitable. Unfortunately, name placing on BC's happen in a lot of countries and although it may be acceptable there, it is a huge problem when dealing with immigration.

 

@agboxco, you should really reconsider moving forward with the fraudulent BC. In fact, your name should be removed altogether. There are too many issues with your plan for it to be successful. The reason visas take so long is because background checks are being performed. USCIS and embassies have too many resources and tools to discover you are not the actual father.

[payxibka 10,045]

22 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

Was thinking the same thing. If the child was conceived when the Op and the mother was not together nor him being in the country at that time a DNA test is likely inevitable. Unfortunately, name placing on BC's happen in a lot of countries and although it may be acceptable there, it is a huge problem when dealing with immigration.

 

@agboxco, you should really reconsider moving forward with the fraudulent BC. In fact, your name should be removed altogether. There are too many issues with your plan for it to be successful. The reason visas take so long is because background checks are being performed. USCIS and embassies have too many resources and tools to discover you are not the actual father.

Even the most primitive tool (AKA a calendar) will haunt 

[JFH 12,190]

This is one of the cases where I hope that the couple has submitted a detailed “love story” with their I-129F that describes in detail the date and the time he first saw her ad on the dating site they used. Normally I laugh at such stories being submitted as they are totally unnecessary and best kept for a potential career with Hallmark but here’s a case where it’s needed to expose the fraud.