My wife and I are planning a trip back to the Philippines for late next year and are trying to gather what we need to travel and guarantee re-entry. We were unaware about the report of marriage and have filed very late. We have waited 3 months only to get a text that our "application was denied" with no specified reason from the Philippines Embassy, so unfortunately we are trying to get our originals back from them so we can try again. We are afraid we are running out of time. We have copies of her extension letter but can't find the original and therefore believe we will need a I-551 stamp. I'm not sure though if we can get that if we end up out of time and have to renew the passport in her maiden name. Since her passport needs renewed and we may need to do it in the maiden name I'm worried about re-entry issues. A lot seems to be against us and I'm looking for advice from people who have been through similar. I really appreciate any help or guidance.
