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If you are wanting to get a recognition of divorce wait. But that can be a long and expensive wait. Now that you have US citizenship I see no reason to get the recognition of divorce. There would only be one reason in my mind, and that would be if you ever want to have another wedding in the Philippines. You can still marry someone from the Philippines without recognition of divorce with a fiance visa or an online Utah wedding.

A little more advice. If you are getting a divorce in US you should check Google for someone that does it. Some paralegal's do this. As long as you have no children together and there obviously will not be assets or alimony to worry about you do not really need an attorney. That will save you some money.

I believe you can get a divorce locally in US. Getting the divorce recognized in PH can be done but not mandatory. You will be seen as divorced by every country in the world but the Philippines. If you have not reclaimed your Filipino citizenship, I advise doing so before you get the divorce done.

I think it is much better to return to the US and then mail in the CR-1. Mail from the Philippines to the USA is very slow if it gets there at all. I also think if you do online wedding through Utah it would be better to do it together while in the Philippines. It avoids the hassles of getting married in the Philippines, mainly the 2 week mandatory wait between applying for a marriage license and actually getting the license to marry, not to mention other hoops. You can still have a reception with family and friends which will most likely be important to her.

The only this I would add to this is that the passport stamp you receive upon entry serves as a green card, until the actual green card arrives in the mail.

Maybe @Crazy Cat can do his copy and past here 🙂 It used to be faster, after covid, not so much. Main benefit is you get everything done in one step instead of 2. Beneficiary enters USA with a green card. SSN in a few weeks after that. Less expensive to name a few. I agree with @top_secret. Even if it is a little longer (IF) it is still much better IMO.

That does not put you under scrutiny. It is pretty common for a Pinay to have an older partner.

So she has Filipino citizenship and you are just trying to file a ROM? If that's the case, I agree with @Chancy. Getting a lawyer involved would be my last choice.

Can you answer these? Your wife is Filipina and never lived in the Philippines? Did she have Philippine citizenship at any time in her life? Is she claiming citizenship through birth right?

We may have even paid for the delivery now that I think about it. It showed up at my wife's house about 9 months after we arrived in USA. The temp is all you need.

Because some are not so excellent. 🤣 The QR code is just the certificate number which is listed below it. Not much of a security measure if you ask me. But this is the Philippines. I don't recall them even scanning my wife's. There are people that generate a lot more scrutiny than others. Young females for example. Us being a husband and with with 2 toddlers did not draw any concern.

We didn't need to do that, but things may have changed.

Have you tried scanning the code? It's just the number underneath the QR. If they scan the code it would only say that it matches the number on the certificate.

Technically, maybe? Reality is BI checks the CFO certificate and decides if you can go or not. They will not stop her with a valid certificate that has not expired.

Not a CFO for immigration. It does not expire.

They all just want to know so they know when they can start asking if they can borrow money 🤣

We already had scans of all our documents. Uploaded the ones needed, had a < 10 minute interview and were done. Not to say that others don't have issues, but unfortunately most of what you see is the people that had complaints. I will say I have never heard of anyone not getting one. Just some are made to jump through more hoops than others.

It is impossible, not almost.

Come on, don't be one of "those" foreigners. Philippines is no where near as technologically advanced as the USA so don't base your expectations on what you are familiar with. Besides, are you trying to say that the government bureaucracy is smooth and efficient here? You really need to change your expectations.

I would be much more expensive and take longer to send it from Philippines. Jusy have all of your things in order then send it off when you get back to the US. I would send them both when you get back to US. I know when I got married in the PH I needed the PSA marriage certificate (equivalent of a ROM) in order to file CR1. Since you will technically be married in USA I don't believe that you need the ROM prior to filing CR1. @John & Rose is very knowledgeable on Utah weddings (I believe his son did it) hopefully he will chime in. The topic that John started and @Dashinka shared above should have all of the info you need. Just make sure you know all of the requirement for ROM and CR1 and get everything prepared in advance. That way you can send it all in after you return.

Can't Correct. If not married in the Philippines, you must file a ROM at the Philippine Consulate which has jurisdiction over the location where you were married. Utah falls under SF Consulate. Get all of your paperwork in order so that you can file for the visa as soon as you return.

Yes, get married and meet the consummation requirement. I don't know if that is better or not, that's a personal choice. But I would just think it is more special to be together when getting married. Most people started doing the Utah wedding when PH locked down due to covid and you could not go there to see a fiance but you could go visit your wife. It takes about 3 weeks to go there and get married but if you do a Utah wedding you could do it in a few days. Hard for some people to get 3 weeks off of work.

Just do it straight through Utah. No need to pay an agency to do it. Search posts in this sub-forum, all info you need has been posted many times. Yes, you must file a ROM if she will come to USA. This is a Philippine requirement not a US requirement. Correct. But you can also be together in the PH when you marry which kiils 2 birds with 1 stone. Nothing says you need to be in seperate places when doing online wedding. Immigration only cares that she has a CFO. US does not require it to be registered. CFO does. As said before, CFO is required for her to leave the country. US only requires her to have a valid visa to enter.