| As incidents of Filipino citizens flying to the United | | | | of all you must get married so you can petition |
| States or other countries and not returning home | | | | your Filipina wife to migrate to your own country. |
| pile up, government and the foreign embassies | | | | If you get married in the Philippines, you must |
| were prompted to implement stricter measures in | | | | comply with all the requirements of applying a |
| issuing visas. | | | | marriage certificate and getting married whether |
| When a foreigner crosses cultures just to acquire | | | | in the church or civil ceremony. |
| a Filipina bride, he has to go through numerous | | | | You must not forget to bring important |
| hassles, like complying with mountains of | | | | documents if you want to get married in the |
| paperwork, spending hundreds of dollars and | | | | Philippines, like your US passport, an Affidavit |
| waiting for a long time before he can finally take | | | | from the US Embassy, a divorce decree or |
| his Filipina bride to his country. Processing the | | | | spouse's death certificate if you were previously |
| requirements for a fiancee or spouse visa takes | | | | married, proof that you have informed your |
| time and the length of the waiting time depends | | | | parents if you are 22 to 24, or proof of parental |
| on where you live. | | | | consent if you are 18 to 21 years old. These are |
| You can either apply for a fiancee visa (K1 | | | | needed in filing for a marriage license. Your |
| Fiancee Via) or a spouse visa (IR-1) for your | | | | marriage must be authentic and valid under the |
| Filipina bride, but you still have to comply with | | | | Philippine laws, and only then can you file a petition |
| several requirements. There are many specialized | | | | to get a visa for your Filipina wife. |
| lawyers that can help you with this. The law | | | | Here is a brief run on the procedures of acquiring |
| requires that you and your Filipina girlfriend must | | | | a spouse visa. After you return to your own |
| have been legally free to marry and if your | | | | country, you should file a petition with the nearest |
| girlfriend is granted a fiancee visa, you have to | | | | office of the Immigration and Naturalization |
| marry her within 90 days after arrival in your | | | | Service (INS) where your place of residence is |
| own country. | | | | covered. The INS will in turn send the papers to |
| You may need to show documents to prove | | | | your Filipina bride for her to comply. You and your |
| your relationship with your Filipina girlfriend so | | | | Filipina bride must return all required forms to the |
| keep track of those emails you exchanged with | | | | National Visa Center, who will in turn forward all of |
| each other, letters, photos, plane tickets and any | | | | the documents to the US Embassy, including your |
| other proof that you have a relationship going on. | | | | Affidavit of Support. |
| To obtain a spouse visa for your Filipina bride, first | | | | |