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  1.    W199 reacted to a post in a topic: Philippines related, seeking referral for a visa agency in Cebu City and/or the online agents
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  5. W199
    There are a long list of manipulative tactics that she could have been planning. It depends on how clever, stupid, desperate, or cruel, etc she is. For all you know, she is being manipulated herself through crazy gang or a crazy bf, and had a sick plan for you to die “accidentally” through a “heart attack” with antifreeze (lol, just saw that case on Dateline on tv) so she can get her gc and then sponsor her real bf and family. Or simple sexual manipulation for swaying the divorce judgement in her favor, pregnancy, etc The point is, why do you care or wonder so much why she wanted to come over. You knew it was for benefit and games to further take advantage of you, you need to simply report/email/documejt this and any other moves from her it to your lawyer and move on… . And your lawyer needs to order a deposition to either uncover her dirt for the divorce or get her to perjure herself so she can be held in contempt. and Therapist!!!
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  12. W199
    As others have said, you should cease all communications, and do all divorce negotiations through your attorney. To help prevent her from harming other USC, you can try to collect proof, and tell USCIS them about the bribe she offered you. Though with no proof, it may not help. But it won't hurt you. In fact, it can protect your USCIS reputation in that you are not selling a GC. Again, everything except withdrawing the I-130 won't help, but I don't think it will hurt to try. But it may be fruitless. If you have medical insurance, you should see a therapist ASAP to understand why you think you love despite knowing nothing about her for the most part, not to mention being abused and manipulated by her. Repeat, see a therapist ASAP, if for no other reasons to help deal with the divorce trauma and even bring your daughter. Even though you may be a therapist for others, you can't treat yourself.
  13. W199
    The PSA wait time varies, somes it is faster, sometimes it is slower. I think right now it is on the slower side. If you can provide a letter from an agency saying the certificate is urgent, then you might be able to speed it up. If you try to use a "fixer", it might work, but you are more likely to be scammed. Yes, the whole point of the Utah online wedding is that you don't need to be local in Utah to get it done, or even local in USA. You can and your fiance can both be in Cebu and get it done. Or you can be in USA, and she can be in Cebu and get it done. You just need to meet in person after it is done. No, you can't get legally married while already married, even to the same spouse. So no, you can't marry twice. But you can have a 2nd religious ceromony.
  14. W199
    Larry,. no matter where or how you get married, you will need the same CR-1 visa for spouse to immigrate to the USA if you have been married for less than 2 years. Its the same as a spousal visa The only point about the Utah wedding is that it allows you to file for the CR-1 visa sooner after you get married, because Utah will issue your marriage certificate immediately. In the Philippines you will need to wait 3-9 months. This will delay everything. If you are not in a rush, this is all a moot point. For the case you mentioned in Cebu where the guy had to jump through additional hoops to stay in the Philippines. That is probably because he needed a Philippines PSA marriage certificate, so he had to apply for a ROM then a PSA certificate. But if you don't plan to get a permanent residence visa in the Philipinnes then that doesn't apply to you. But even with only the foreign marriage certificate (Utah), you still qualify for 1-year Balikbayan visa when you return and enter the Philippines with your Wife.
  15.    W199 reacted to a post in a topic: Philippines related, seeking referral for a visa agency in Cebu City and/or the online agents
  16. W199
    Maybe if you get a letter from the Embassy saying you need the PSA urgently for a VISA, they might accelerate it. Because for a PSA birth certificate (for a previosly unregisterd birth), the PSA said the same thing, to get a letter from the Philippines passport agency to speed it up, but the DFA passport agency said they don't issue letters ... still waiting 5+ months ...
  17.    W199 reacted to a post in a topic: Philippines related, seeking referral for a visa agency in Cebu City and/or the online agents
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  19. W199
    Hi Sorry, I misread what you wrote. Yes, since you are applying for a spousal visa, CR1, the waiver for the K-1 does not apply. But as I said, it should also be pretty easy to get the waiver. It was for me and others from what I heard. But that is always a small risk of wasting time if it is not approved. Just keep in mind if you get married in the Philippines, you will need the PSA marriage certificate to file for the CR1 spousal visa, and that can take upto 6-9 months to get after you get married. If you do something like a Utah online wedding, that will be very fast. But it may come with other headaches down the line. But other people have not had a issue with it. If you are not in any rush, as in years, then a nice Phililppines weddings sounds like a good choice .. just be ready for the whole Barangay to stop by to take out some food.
  20. W199
    My history is surprisingly similar to yours. Important, there are new K-1 rules now that didn't exist when you did this 20 years ago. Now that you have 2 or more prior fiance visas (K-1), you are NOT eligible to for another K-1 one without getting waiver. But there are no restrictions on CR-1 vias. That will add a lot of time if you marry in the Philippines since it takes many months to get a PSA marriage certificate, let alone several weeks to get married. With your I-129F, you will need to submit a waiver. I didn't, and got an RFE, but it only took about 4 days for them to approve my K-1 after getting the request for the waiver. All your waiver needs to do is prove you are not abusing the K-1 system, and you are marriages were legit, etc. This is just to prevent harm to girls from men that do serial K-1s for harming, absuing, human trafficing, etc ...
  21. W199
    Larry, You also mentioned you had previous foreign wives, including filing at least one K-1 fiance visa. How many total did you ever file for K-1 fiance visa and were approved despite getting married or not? If it was 2 or more than you will need to apply for a waiver. By the way, I agree with you, if that expert agency had no idea what IMBRA is, and they are charging $1350 then it is ultimately totally incompetant if not a scam. If it was 1350 PHP, then it would be another thing. Another example of why you should use a USA agency when it comes to US law. Message me and I can give you the contact of a very professionl Philippines speciliast agency in the USA ,,, It may be perfect based on what you said you need help with.
  22. W199
    Hi Larry, I agree with you about getting an agency to help. I had some similar if not more complications, and a ton of questions, but the agency did it all perfectly, processionally, and had a very deep understanding the nuaces and subtlies that come in complex cases. They were even better than the immigration lawyer that I consulted with. But unlike a lawyer, you still need to do the leg work, but they can check it and advise what you should or shouldn't do in your case. The agency I used was run by a Filam couple, and specializes in Philippines visa and has done thousands of them. It cost only $600 for unlimited supported all the way to Embassy and interview level. Oh, the agency was in USA, you don't need on local to the Philippines. That doesn't even sound like a good idea since you are the USA petitioner. I'm not hear to give them free advertising, but if you message me, I'll be glad to give you their contact.
  23. W199
    I believe the household size refers to the parents, e.g. the sponsor. Their income needs to be enough to support both you, themselves, and any other dependent of theirs, and anyone else that lives with them and they support. Hence it would be at least 4.
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  25. W199
    The document requirements that I posted are the reciprocity requirements published by the Dept of State and which USCIS will use. This is what immigration layers refer to as well. It doesn't specify who is authorized to provide the certified translation that it specifies. Probably check the US embassy's webpage for suggested agencies or google. Agreed, since this is so important to you, and you can't afford to mess it up and risk your last chance to reply to the RFE, it makes sense to consult a couple of lawyers. Most offer free initial consultations.
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  27. W199
    Did her Chinese birth certificate document comply with the reciprocity requirements for China, see below. Document Name: Notarial certificate (Gong Zheng Shu) Issuing Authority: Local Notary Public Office (Gong Zheng Chu) Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: A notarial birth certificate normally contains a watermark, seal, and red stamp. It indicates the applicant’s name, sex, date of birth, ID number, place of birth, and both parents’ names. NOTE: Notarial birth certificates issued prior to 2012 may not list the ID number. All notarial documents must have an English translation, and be attached with a certificate stating that the English translation is in conformity with the Chinese original. Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Notary Public (Gong Zheng Yuan)
  28. W199
    Was her birth certificate one of these? Full version of family register (Koseki Tohon/Zenbu jiko shomeisho); Short version of family register (Koseki Shohon/Kojin jiko shomeisho) or Certificate of Acceptance of Notification of Birth (Shussei juri shomeisho). Did you verify that the scan included 100% of the full document, both sides, and nothing is cut-off or clipped? Is the translation and the scan 100% complete? Might be worth it to get an agency to provide the a certified translation. When I did it, the embassy had a list of acceptable agencies to do "certified translations". And double checked you followed the scan requirements for sizes, resolution, max file size, etc..
  29. W199
    I would also recommend making sure the policy is active ASAP. Just after my fiancee arrived and we got married, she had over $30K in medical expenses from a reaction to the flu vaccine which my employer health insurance covered.
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  31. W199
    In case she tries to get her family a tourist visa to "attend the wedding" or to "visit", I would notify the US Embassy, If she is from Laos, here is the contact, https://la.usembassy.gov/contact/#embassy In case she tries to file for adjustment of status with a fake marriage certificate and so forth, notify the USCIS and be sure to provide her A-number and so forth. Notify ICE as other's have also mentioned.
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