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Anecdotally, US Embassy Manilla has been taking a hard line on domicile recently. There are multiple recent examples of persons who lived with spouses in the Philippines during the immigration process running up against very serious issues attempting to prove domicile when the time comes. It is perhaps far less of an issue of assets or income, and more an issue of proving one is actually currently supporting themselves IN THE US. Assets may be fine if you have conclusive evidence you are using them to support yourself in the US. If you have been living on assets in the Philippines it may be problematic and require a really detailed plan of how you would support yourself in the US.

It sounds like you took exactly the good advice that they gave you. Of course you must fully disclose it and the interviewing consul would know all about it. But I can't see how it would be the slightest issue. You literally did exactly what they said you should do.

Well, tomorrow is a big day for Visa Journey. My wife interviews in San Diego. We feel highly confident she will pass but are not 100% confident her change to married name would allow a same day oath. To us, it seems it is a mater settled by the marriage certificate and doesn't require a judge, so a same day administrative oath is possible. But we shall see. But amongst other VJ members there are six others who also have N400 interviews listed on their timelines for tomorrow, November 19, too. So good luck and best wishes to all. @top_secret San Diego Philippines YEA!!!! @raizujukishi San Diego Philippines @jm17 Honolulu Philippines @Scott001 Honolulu China @theprocess01 Philadelphia Dominican Republic @hQEMA66czy Chicago Turkey @Kai G. Llewellyn Seattle Canada Best wishes to everyone. November 19, 2024 is a good day.😁

In the past that particular issue has been complicated. The best advice was to get it notarized in the Philippines while carefully requesting that half the page be left empty for notarization overseas. In our own case, we traveled to Peru together and got notarized in Cusco together. 😂🤣 But more recently it seems the Philippine Embassy in SF is accepting notarization of only the American party which makes it really easy. Since you are actually IN SF. I'd make an appointment and go down there and pay. It's probably 80% just a way they raise revenue and 20% actual Philippine law that it is wise to comply too.

CFO will probably hassle her and give her a hard time about not having a ROM. But, they still have to let her go. It's not a show stopper. If you want to appease them, file it now. She would probably have the temporary copy back in time and that would make CFO happy. Otherwise, don't worry to much about it. Expect they might complain and try to make her feel bad about not doing it, but not actually do anything to stop her from traveling.

if you read the instructions for that part of the N400 it says https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf page 15 So the requirement for evidence does not apply to children living with you. The fact that they live with you is proof you are supporting them.

If the divorce is completely legal under the laws of Peru it should be accepted by US Embassy Manila without being recognized in the Philippines. The requirements for the divorce decree from Peru are here. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Peru.html Plus it will need a certified English translation if it is in Spanish. Also, for Peru documents always scan or copy both sides of every page, even if it is blank since they often have requirements for revenue stamps or receipts on the back.

All documents accepted is not the same as documentarily qualified, because NVC may ask for additional documents even though they accepted everything you submitted. But, if NVC wants anything additional they would normally message you on CEAC. Have you checked your messages there?

If the last updated date keeps changing that can generally be perceived as positive because it means someone at the embassy is actively working on the case. It at least lets you know they haven't forgot about you.

You should just have to file a new DS160 for the child if she will travel within a year of her mom.

That makes sense. The 02 case probably means the embassy has accurately included the daughter as follow and join so she will be able to travel within a year of her mom without requiring a new petition. It sounds like everything is going correctly and it is just the embassies infamous slowness and inconsistent timeframes.

Usually 01 and 02 would be if there is a derivative like a K2 child. If that's not the case there could be other reasons. As long as the date keeps updating it means that they are at least actively working on. It could be seen as positive since usually it means progress. Unfortunately there is no way to predict how long it will take but you probably aren't that far away.

Isn't your son a US Citizen??? If so, he doesn't need a medical, he just needs his US Passport. I'm not sure about your wife's passport. I have not personally heard of anyone making it through Saint Luke's without a passport but your situation is kind of unusual given the embassy has her passport and issued the 221g for a new medical. I think you are going to have to call Saint Lukes and/or the embassy on that one. What is the status on the CRBA? Presumably your wife can't travel until that is fully resolved.

They stopped letting US Citizen spouses in to attend interviews in 2020 "because of ronan-virus" and to date I have not heard of them reversing that policy. The same entrepreneurial ladies hanging around the sidewalk outside the Embassy who would offer hold your phone for P200 also have chairs you can rent for P50 so you can have a seat in the shade while you wait.

Somehow context is critical with this question.

Congratulations!!! Any documents that you have updated be sure to upload and submit them to CEAC. NVC won't review them but the Embassy will want copies of the actual documents you bring to be uploaded. They have been sending people back outside the embassy on interview day to upload updated documents which is not fun. NBI Clearance and CENOMAR should be less than a year old. It's not strictly necessary to upload updated tax documents but if you have them and they are good then there's no harm in updating that. On interview day they aren't going to let you into the embassy so you are the designated phone holder anxiously waiting outside on the sidewalk while your wife is inside.

Both the embassy and NVC are just trying to shift responsibility for the backlog to get you off their back. Ultimately it is the embassy that has the backlog but they will just tell you they don't know anything about your case because they have not received it from NVC yet. NVC will tell you they have not sent it because they are waiting for the Embassy to request more cases. In reality it is just waiting for it's place to come up in the queue. The best you can do is try to find other examples of recent cases at the same embassy and guess the backlog by how long they took. We don't have many Georgia cases here but the few over the last year or two looked to be in the 2 to 4 month range which is really not bad compared to some other embassies. Georgia may also get cases from Russia, Iran etc that might follow different timelines.

Tax returns are recommended, and not infrequently asked for at interviews, but they are not at all a strict requirement. Submit what you have, when you have it, if you feel it may be helpful to your case. But don't feel you need to center your case around tax returns alone.

There was this and a few more comments further down the thread. I think I have seen Sacramento mentioned for no name changes a few other places too.

Others here have reported that the Sacramento Field Office only does administrative oath ceremonies. It is one of a few field offices that does not do judicial oath ceremonies so you can not change your name with a N-400 at that particular office. As far as i know your only option will be a name change in the California State Courts which is somewhat costly and time consuming.

I won't argue that point but then again I wouldn't want to find myself debating English grammar as it applies to Philippine laws with BI or any other Philippine agency someday if they see it differently and chose to challenge it for some reason.

The relevant Philippine law is Commonwealth Act No. 63 SECTION 1. https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/29/21438 By naturalizing in the US, Filipino citizens very unambiguously lose Filipino citizenship by both #1 and #3. Republic Act No. 9225 amends Commonwealth Act No. 63 SECTIONS 2. and 3. to simplify retention and re-acquisition of Filipino citizenship but does not modify the ways that citizenship may be lost. https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9225_2003.html So, under Philippine law, a Filipino Citizen absolutely loses Filipino citizenship when they naturalize in the US. UNLESS, they fulfill the steps prescribed in R.A 9225. If the argument is that there is no mechanism the Philippine government would catch someone who didn't tell them or that philippine laws aren't fair or important. I won't go there. The law is still the law. In my own opinion if it does not matter to someone if they are Filipino Citizen or not, then they should just drop any claim to Philippine Citizenship and happily live life as a US Citizen and Balikbayan former-Filipino. But if it might actually matter now or at some point in the future that they really are a Philippine Citizen then I would want to make sure they actually really are. I would hate for it to come up in some kind of dispute with BI etc.

You are undoubtedly correct about it being a money grab for $50 but under Philippine nationality law, naturalizing to another country most definitely does cause one to lose Filipino citizenship. The worry would be if NOT being a Filipino citizen ever came up in any relevant way while in the Philippines. https://houstonpcg.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/consular-services/dual-citizenship

Yes. They get e-certificates with QR codes immediately. It's all they need. Nothing is ever guaranteed in the Philippines until it's actually happened but with visas on hand and appointments with CFO, that is as firm a date that you could possibly get and could probably be considered pretty safe to schedule.

It is the airline that is giving CBP their passenger manifests, since checking-in or passing security is meaningless for I-94. The passenger must be confirmed by the airline to have actually boarded the flight. I think theoretically CBP should be able to figure it out based on just name and birth date so no special action is required. But in reality I could see how that might be something they could screw up. I would probably use the same passport I came in on unless the airline had any objection and also double check your I94 online afterwards just to make sure no mixup occurred.