Philippines CFO for K1

[EatBulaga 315]

Hello K1 Philippines,

My fiancee is a Philippines citizen and she has the K1 visa already. She is having a hard time getting her CFO so she can exit the Philippines. Her CFO interviewer (tele-counseling) asks her things like "are you really sure you want to marry your US fiance?". Even though she answers "Yes". The interviewer will ask again later "are you really, really sure you want to marry your US fiance?". And of course, she says "Yes". But then the interviewer told her to try later and would not proceed with her CFO process. Have any K1 Philippines been denied CFO before and not permitted to come to the US? I don't understand what purpose does the CFO serve to deny K1s from coming to the US? Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Edited May 8, 2022 by EatBulaga

[AlaMike 231]

My wife had the same situation. The interviewer actually had her crying by telling her things; like US men only want slaves and that she might end up cut into pieces and put in the freezer. 

The CFO is "supposed" to be giving anyone leaving the country information on their rights when in another country and to provide them with resources on how to handle situations and paperwork to contact the Embassy or law Enforcement.

But some have turned to using scare tactics and misinformation to get the person leaving to second guess themselves as to whether they want to leave or not. I think some get their "jollies" on intimidation and scare tactics. 

I have not heard of anyone that was actually denied a CFO, but I guess it could happen if the interviewer has reasonable doubt about from the answers given to them.

She needs to have a thick skin, answer with confident, short and straight forward answers. Do not show any doubt about the relationship or the fact of moving to another country. Do not let the interviewer bully her.

Good luck...

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4 hours ago, AlaMike said:

My wife had the same situation. The interviewer actually had her crying by telling her things; like US men only want slaves and that she might end up cut into pieces and put in the freezer. 

The CFO is "supposed" to be giving anyone leaving the country information on their rights when in another country and to provide them with resources on how to handle situations and paperwork to contact the Embassy or law Enforcement.

But some have turned to using scare tactics and misinformation to get the person leaving to second guess themselves as to whether they want to leave or not. I think some get their "jollies" on intimidation and scare tactics. 

I have not heard of anyone that was actually denied a CFO, but I guess it could happen if the interviewer has reasonable doubt about from the answers given to them.

She needs to have a thick skin, answer with confident, short and straight forward answers. Do not show any doubt about the relationship or the fact of moving to another country. Do not let the interviewer bully her.

Good luck...

Id agree with all of the above, but especially the part in bold.  She needs a tiger attitude and to push hard back and not be timid.  Demand what she needs but in a diplomatic way (at least until she gets what she needs).  The CFO process is not one to be soft, timid, shy, quiet spoken, reserved, deferring to someone in "authority", etc etc etc.  As with leaving the country and going through immigration, a person needs to be confident in themselves, know the process, have the fortitude to tell them what they need, and not put up with BS.  If a person gets the wrong CFO counselor, its the same as a tiger stalking its prey.