RO_AH
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Don't over think it. I would put son. Don't make this harder than it has to be.
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#4 does not apply to you. Where do you see anything about a green card? Are you immigrating to New Zealand or Australia? So it does not apply to you. 1 valid ID. I am assuming you have a passport that is valid or else you can't travel. They no longer do online.
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Having a visa and CFO sticker pretty much tells them that you have submitted all of the documents to get that far. The only other thing that she needs to bring is he confidence. If she seems unsure she will draw attention and scrutiny.
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I just looked it up. It's 120 days.
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This would have been good to know. I was trying to get you to understand that the license takes 2 weeks to get which if you were getting married on the same trip would need to be 3 weeks (to be safe). Since you said you don't plan to get married your first trip, (thank god) in might be a good idea to apply for a marriage license while you are there and it would take 2 weeks to get. You don't be there when she gets it and you have to use it. But then again if you decide to go CR1 route (which is a much better option IMO) and if you go back and use it it would mean that you could do it in a 1 week trip.
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Just show both passports when leaving and he is fine. I brought my 2 sons the same way.
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Just to be clear they only have in person now. My wife was lucky enough to be able to do hers remote, if you call being stuck in covid hell and adding an extra year to our journey lucky lol. We were CR1 and married 4 years by then and had 2 children together. Her CFO which I was able to listen in on Skype was only a formality and small talk. I think we had the certificate within 4 hours of the phone call.
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The whole immigration process is long and very frustrating. If you don't know this going in, you did not do enough research. If you did your research, you know/knew what you were facing. Just stay positive, like I said I don't know of anyone who has been rejected. It took 3 years to get my wife and 2 sons here due to covid. Was it frustrating? Of course, but I learned long ago to not get bent out of shape over things I could not control. Just focus on having everything you may need, and MOST of all keep a positive attitude for your own sanity and most importantly to be that rock that your fiance needs right now. Never let them see you sweat!
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I don't know if I will get flack for this, but Filipinos love to worry and will go out of their way to find reasons to worry. Just a heads up
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Really? I built a house there, did not need to apply, file, pay for a building permit. I didn't even need blueprints from an architect. I hired people to build it, told them what I wanted, done. Try that in our free country. My wife had a store that her mom still operates there. If she wants to sell something, she buys it then sells it. Cigarettes, alcohol, beer, food, as long as it's not anything illegal. Try that in our free country. I could go on but you get the point.
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Out of every post you have seen here or anywhere in the internet, find me one where a person was denied exit. If your things are in order and your fiance has a strong confident attitude it will be a breeze. Make sure your fiance has all dates regarding your relationship committed to memory. I made a cheat sheet for my wife to study. When we first met, how we met, when we first met in person, each visit I made there, etc. Doing that helps her to have confidence. If you give her or allow her to have as much negativity about the process as you just posted above, it will hurt her not help her.
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More done than with a K1
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One more attempt to help you. You might find this site helpful: https://nomadicfire.com/marriage-license-in-the-philippines Please note #5 The only way for you and her to know the requirements 100% for sure is for her to go to her Municipal building and ask. Every area has slight and subtle difference that you will not find searching the internet.
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I really really try to help you, but you make it very hard sometimes. I have been there done that. You will need 3 weeks. Whenever a Pinay says "they said" or "my friend said" you can't take it as fact. Ask her to go to her Municipal/LCR and get the facts on what she needs to marry a foreigner. Write them down and then have the person that she is speaking to read what she wrote and confirm that it is all correct. Once you plan this out you cannot afford a mistake. Thinking you can do this in 2 weeks is a major mistake.
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If you request an expedite from the LCR sometimes you can get it in as fast as 2 weeks. If not 6 months would be a realistic number. The reason I chose CR1 over K1 was once she arrived here we were done and it is also less expensive. K1 once you arrive you are only half way through the immigration process.
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0 Every relationship has it's hurdles whether local or long distance. The government does not stand in the way, they have a door and a process to go through that door. No one is standing in your way. You could move to the PH tomorrow. Probably not in your life plans, but then that's you sanding in your way not the government right? If you choose this path, it's the path you choose so stop complaining about the government standing in your way.
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Above anything else I tell you make sure that she goes to her LCR and asks if there is a process to expedite the PSA certificate. Then make sure that you use that process.
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Don't believe them. it takes 10 business days just to get the marriage license, counting weekends, that's already 2 weeks. Plus there are not too many, if any churches that will marry people without going through their premarital counseling and other hoops they make you jump through.
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Do your medical. Don't reschedule interview! What if they get a shipment in the day before your medical. Even if they can't complete the medical, only after that you reschedule.
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Already a thread on this topic
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Most definitely this. I spent 2-3 hours every day (yes, every single day) with my wife talking in Skype, We did this for 6 years before we got married and then continued for 3 years while waiting for immigration. We knew each other better than most people in a conventional relationship.
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It will be a 3 week trip if you marry there. Just something to consider.
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If you want the fastest, then when you go there to meet, schedule a Utah wedding while you are there. Not something I would recommend because if you are planning to spend a lifetime together, a week or two of in person time is not near enough "together" time.
