Nathan2424

Verdict: For anyone that finds this thread in the future: the facilitator (interviewer) for the CFO (GCP) DID NOT ask for the petitioner's criminal record. They did ask for evidence of our relationship though and a ton of other questions to the beneficiary (e.g. how we met, how will she get to the USA, what is our plan when gets here, etc.)

I agree, but I don't see any fault with criticizing that lack of transparency or at least suggesting they clarify it on their website. It would benefit both the CFO and the individuals they aim to protect/serve. Also, this tendency is not limited to Americans, even Filipinos share this feeling. I would even argue that it is a universal feeling that people tend to favor transparency in regards to legal processes. PS: I really do appreciate you responding and giving your insights. I am just frustrated with the whole process because in both the US and Philippines, the government agencies create needless confusion and it just leads to added stress and delays.

These both refer to the petitioner - Yes and no. You are correct that the document itself describes a foreign spouse, but the bullet and applicability applies from the perspective of the beneficiary as it is their foreign spouse, which is why it is labeled to make that distinction. It furthers my point because they opted to use 'of foreign spouse' on multiple bullets, yet on the last bullet opted to exclude it. Additionally, these wouldn't apply to a petitioner (in context of a K-1) either because fiancé(e)s are deemed separate from a foreign spouse according to the CFO website, which is also why they use 'petitioner' in a prior bullet opposed to 'foreign spouse's passport'. Point is, it is confusing and unclear when it doesn't need to be with a very simple fix (e.g. updating it to say 'Both the GCP applicant and their petitioner'). This benefits both the CFO's goals and the individuals they claim to be serving, so there really is no excuse to not do it. As someone else pointed out, the go-to strategy is to just grin and bear it, which is what 99.99% of people do [including me most likely], but that doesn't exempt them from criticism. PS: I do not mean to be argumentative and I really do appreciate you responding and giving your insights/information ❤️

Unfortunately, that is incorrect as that bullet is in regards to the NBI for beneficiary, similar to the requirement for the consulate interview. Btw, I’m not criticizing you, I know you’re just trying to help, but I think it’s what you alluded to earlier that they just do what they want. We know this because: All the documents as specified are limited to applicability to the GCP applicant (beneficiary), which is stated in the last sentence right before they list the optional/potential required documents. The other seven bullets apply to the beneficiary, so it would be unreasonable to assume the eighth bullet applied to the petitioner without stating as such. Plenty of beneficiaries have also been requested to provide their own police clearance or NBI at the interview. When they do require a document applicable to the specifically to the petitioner, they say it, e.g. “Petitioner’s passport copy or one (1) valid ID”

Any suggestions or ideas of anything I can do to avoid my fiancé being delayed? This is so dumb, I swear governments just compete for who can be the more incompetent with their practices.

Well that sucks, I really wish they would at least update the website to list the required documents. More wasted money, more wasted time...

By chance, do you mind sharing when your wife did the seminar? I ask because it seems to be a recent development after Filipina Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, 27, was allegedly killed by her Slovenian husband Mitja, while on holiday vacation in the resort town of Bled on Dec. 29, 2024.

Having a little panic attack because some of the FB groups that I am in, are saying beneficiaries are getting requested to provide a police clearance or FBI report of the petitioner (not the beneficiary) during their CFO/GCP seminar. We already purchased the flight and hotel to Manila (nearest CFO location) and it is too late/short-notice for me [petitioner] to get a police clearance/FBI report before the interview. Curious, if anyone else has encountered this at all? It doesn't make sense because the I-129F has a section for criminal history and I would assume that would be part of the background check, but a lot of the K-1 process doesn't make sense...

Update: Status was changed to Approved on January 25 and then Issued on Jan 31.

As of January 18, no visa issued. It just says ‘Application Received’ since January 2. I contacted the embassy support line multiple times and received escalation cases twice, but both came back saying to just keep waiting.

Definitely! Fortunately, I have heard that getting CFO slots is pretty easy, so *cross fingers* it should be okay assuming we get it at least 2+ days before our departure date. ...what is this certificate for Philippines immigration though? Are you referring to the certificate you get from CFO or is this different?

Brief Background: My fiancé had her consulate interview on 12/3; the consulate officer said she passed, but she would need to submit a new National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance. My fiancé submitted the correct NBI few hours after the interview (same-day). We never received an actually G221 form, but her CEAC status changed to 'REFUSED', which after having a heart attack assuming REFUSED = DENIED, we called them and found out that 'REFUSED' is used for G221. Well it just updated today to 'READY', so curious if that is a positive sign? PS: I know this is completely independent of the decision, but due to some miscommunication and me being an idiot, I already purchased the travel ticket for her to come to the US at the end of January, so I'm praying she receives her visa before then and just curious if there is a reasonable chance? Timeline: Medical: Nov 5 OFC: Nov 23 Consulate: Dec 3 G221 Submission: Dec 3 CEAC Update From 'Refused' to 'Ready': Dec 27

Yeah in hindsight, we probably should have checked that for further details, but we were going off of this: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html My fiance went to the police station and asked for the NBI for K-1, and the one they gave her (they claimed is what they always give for K-1 visa requests), so we didn't think much of it. Unfortunately, that was our mistake

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Well unfortunately I already scheduled a big visit in January, so what are the chances it'll be resolved/delivered before January 24? PS: I know I was dumb to book everything already, but I thought it was approved and we were just waiting for it to be delivered, so I was like, surely it'll be delivered within almost 2 months.