US Immigration from Philippines

My wife (green card holder) wants my daughter to think about college in the Philippines when she turns 18 (she is 12 and she is an IR-2). I told her we need to be careful about the time frame spent outside of the country and to make sure she has established US Citizenship. Do I need to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship (N-600) for her? I am confused about the Citizenship rules for minors when it comes to time spent back in the Philippines (outside of the US). Thank you for any help. BTW...they came here two years ago under a spousal visa.

Couldn't find anything for March but if one already exists please merge it there. Thanks

Got married in the Philippines March 18th, (second time, long story lol, more on that later) Came home and got the I-130 done online and filed it yesterday (29th) just under the wire for march but I made it. Got my standard email notice it was received and looked at to be sent somewhere, soon I hope.

How does the situation change if neither parent was married but one of the children chose to stay with the father's family & the mother did not fight it. Would she be able to take custody of her son if she wanted to or would the father now hold some rights as her son has now been under their care for roughly 2 years?

Hi there,

My fianc & I received our ready status from the NVC back on March 15th, 2023. Things seem to be a bit unclear, but it seems as if we need to wait to hear back from the embassy before we can schedule our interview. I reached out to the embassy a few days ago & was told that the case was still in transit from the NVC to the embassy in Manila. Has anyone been through the process recently & can give some insight as to how long it typically takes for the physical files to get to the embassy in Manila? I think the general FAQs indicate a 4-6 week window but I've seen some folks having their cases to Manila in less than a week. In hopes of getting a jump on the process, we've already completed her DS-160, paid the MRV fee & she is currently in Manila for her medical exam today & tomorrow. We currently also have scheduled our appointment for the next available slot of June 8th, 2023 with hopes that once we complete our medical exam that we can potentially grab any interview openings that pop up before June 8th. When I contacted that embassy, they did indicate that they could not conduct the interview until the physical files were delivered to the embassy, so right now we're really just waiting on that to happen.

Any insight or information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Kawika

That was fun and the last of my fun with US Immigration. Four years and it will be Philippines immigration I get to deal with.

In PI now to bring the last of my in-laws back to the US.

Don't let the time scare anyone. We filed July 2019 so we had COVID, the Sputum, then TB treatment and another Sputum with the 2nd medical (seemed odd just out of treatment and cleared culture but more fun in the Philippines I guess)

Timing worked well as we bought some condos in December and I had paperwork to sign.

Good luck to all on their Journeys. Hope it rolls out smooth for you. Now I just get to read the forum and not worry or check case status.