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Filipina K-1 Visa Philippines K-1 visa preparation support to help prepare your I-129F petition for your Filipina Fiancee to USA. K-3 spouse visa I-130 and USCIS Green Card Adjustment of Status..

USCIS immigration may take a few months to approve your Filipina's Fiancee Visa Petition.

My last Philippines Fiancee petition for one of my clients was approved at USCIS in only 3 weeks. 5 months is the average time USCIS says to expect.

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After approval by USCIS, the US State Department National Visa Center (NVC) will forward the petition to Manila for processing at the US embassy there.
Your Filipino Fiancee receives Packet #3 with the following instructions.

Manila Consulate Fiancee Packet 3 Instructions in English

Manila Consulate Fiancee Packet 3 Instructions in Tagalog

You can help your fiancée schedule her interview, and get your questions answered by calling the Embassy’s Visa Information Services staff directly. You call 1-888-877-9888 (USA) or 1-909-101-7878 (international).  This is a toll service. Either $18 unlimited via the 1-888 number, or $.98 per minute via the 1-909 number, paid using your credit card.

A. Your fiancee should complete the following forms. And should
bring 2 Copies of each to the Embassy ,  DS-156, DS-157 and DS-156K
Fillable copies are available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html

B. You should send her:
 I-134 (Affidavit of Support). 
 2x Copies of your most recent Federal Tax Return (including W2’s)
 2x Copies of Letter from Your Employer (see sample attached)
 C. She should obtain Police Certificates
 
Police Certificates (One from NBI Philippines, and if she lived outside the Philippines after she reached the age of 16, she should obtain a police certificate from each Country/Region she lived in.

D. Other documents (originals, or certified copies)

3 Visa Photos (two for interview, one for medical)
Passport
Birth Certificate
Divorce/Annullment/Death Certificates (as needed)
 
E. Evidence of Genuine Relationship
 I-129F Petition Package (the package I prepared is our best proof as of 6 to 9 months ago, she should bring this and be familiar with the contents)
Updates to Relationship. She should also bring proof that the relationship with you has CONTINUED after the petition was submitted. Samples of emails, phone bills, IM messages, IM logs, receipts for monies or presents received should be brought. Also, if there has been another trip, then more photos, travel itineraries, and the visa stamps from your passport. She can also bring her favorite photos, emails etc from earlier times.
 
F. Pay Visa Fee, $131 USD
She should bring her DS-156 and DS-157 to the Banco de Oro, they will mark the forms “Paid”. She should pay in Pesos.

G. Medical Exam at St. Lukes, Manila.
She should arrange to have her medical at latest 4 days before her consulate interview. She should bring her Passport, 1x Visa Photo, and her vaccination records. The cost is $213.35 USD payable in Pesos.  It is recommended she brings her vaccinations up to date while at St. Lukes.  This is required when she applies for her Green card, so by doing it now she will save herself time later. 

H. The Consulate Interview
Fiancee should bring ALL the documents listed above, be calm and poised and sincere. Attached is a big list of possible Interview Questions that could be asked. It is a good idea to have fun practicing these with your fiancee,  so she will be prepared and relaxed during the interview.

I. The Visa.
The fiancées passport and visa will be sent to her via courier to the address she wrote on the DS-156. Delivery may be within a few days to two weeks. The K-1 visa is good for 6 months, to begin her travel to the USA.

J. Commission on Filipinos Overseas
The Philippines government REQUIRES that all emigrating Filipino Fiancees and Spouses take a 2 hour class to be counseled on their risks and rights. Successful completion of the class gives them a sticker for their passport. This MUST be shown at the airport before leaving the country. Your Fiancee should schedule and attend this class as soon as she has her K-1 visa. See  http://www.cfo.gov.ph/counseling.htm for details.

K. Green Card/ Adjustment of Status
Once your Fiancee arrives in the USA,her visa allows her only 90 days to stay. Well before the 90 days is up you should marry, and apply for her Green Card. The process is called Adjustment of Status. Just like applying for a Fiancee visa, you MUST produce documents to demonstrate you have a genuine marriage. It takes a while to get the application ready, so you are best served to marry soon after her arrival, and submit your Adjustment of Status petition well before the 90 days is up

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Below is a short youtube video that describes how to get your Fiancee Visa

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You may also apply to bring your fiancee's unmarried children, who are under age 21, to the United States.

After arriving in the United States, your fiancee will be eligible to apply for a work permit. (You should note that INS might not be able to process the work permit within the 90-day time limit for your marriage to take place.) If your fiancee applies for adjustment to permanent resident status, your fiancee must re-apply for a new work permit after the marriage.

By law, a fiance(e) petition can only be filed in the United States at an office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The petitioner must be a U.S. Citizen.

The fiance(e) petition (Form I-129-F) and two G-325-A biographic information forms. You must fill out completely both the petition and biographic information forms. Your fiance(e) will be required to present the supporting financial documents at the time of his/her visa interview.

Legal permanent residents may not file petitions for fiancee visas, although they may petition for the immigration of their new spouse after the wedding (see Bringing My Spouse to Live in the U.S.).

Expert Tip # 2

Don’t try to get a waiver to avoid the requirement to meet your Fiancee in person. Unless it is incontrovertible that you are not physically able to meet her, attempting to avoid the meeting reflects poorly on whether the relationship is truly sincere. The Fiancee Visa eligibility rules require that you have met your Fiancee in person within the two years prior to your filing your application. The regulations provide a loophole allowing a waiver to the physical meeting. This waiver has been written to allow couples with special circumstances to skip the meeting, specifically if the meeting will cause “unusual hardship” or violates strict cultural or religious practices. If your religion arranges marriages and the bride and the groom are not allowed to see each other till the wedding day, or if you are in an iron lung, then by all means apply for the waiver. However, hating to fly or not wanting to pay for a plane ticket or having a busy work schedule will not result in the waiver being granted. Remember, USCIS needs to be convinced of the seriousness and sincerity of your relationship in order to approve the visa application. One expects a sincere suitor eagerly anticipating spending his future life together with his Fiancee to not miss any opportunity to meet and be with her as early and as often as possible.
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