US Visa & Immigration Issues

[JA]

yung Income Tax Return(ITR) ng petioner ,kelangan during the interview?
Nagpasa na daw kasi yung parent ko ng ITR sa NVC , I'm worried lang kung kelangan ko din magdala ng sarili kong copy. thanks

The tax return is not a required document at the interview. Although they can ask for a newer return, in most cases they do not.

[duh.whatever]

If you were married when son born, your wife needs 5 yrs prior US presence to transmit US Citizenship. If that is the case, she can petition and when the child arrives in the US as a PR, child automatically becomes a USC.

Less US presence is needed if you were not married.

Thanks sa response JA, yes were married na when my son born.
Need pa ba ikuha sya ng CRBA kahit di pasok sa 5 years presence si misis or hindi na?
tingin nyo po gaano katagal yung process pag petition sya?

[coolarbie]

I have a question please.

If someone will relinquish his green card and settle permanently in the Phil., can he still get the benefits of his pension? My friend is in the US for almost 20 years now and did not bother to apply for citizenship.

Thanks a lot.

[Jemifer_semilla]

What kinds of tests are they going to administer during the medical examination?

vital signs, eyes, xray, sputum (case-to-case), blood, physical (total undress), then inoculation.

[storbo1229]

diba requirement ng US naturalization is 5 years as greencard (lived in the US, kahit bakasyon ng 2 or 3 months outside considered lived in the US pa rin basta maintained permanent residence), 3 years if married to US citizen (which don't match to your wife coz your married to her). hindi naman yata ibig sabihin na 5 years stayed in the US as US citizen e. so I think, your wife can transmit her US citizenship to your son, not unless she really didn't meet the 5 years residency requirement in which i doubt it. itry nyo lang i-report of birth abroad sa US embassy in Manila. kung approve, e di instant US citizen ang bata, yipeeee!

but of course, the child has to be born after your wife has naturalized. if ipinanganak sya before her naturalization e kelangan talaga ipetition. mabilis lang yan, minor child of US citizen is one of the fastest.

Thanks sa response JA, yes were married na when my son born.
Need pa ba ikuha sya ng CRBA kahit di pasok sa 5 years presence si misis or hindi na?
tingin nyo po gaano katagal yung process pag petition sya?

[robrn]

hi. i just wanna ask if we con go through humanitarian reinstatement. our category is f4. our priority date is november 4, 1990. i am a derivative of the principal applicant--my father.

my questions:
1.
i am already aged-out because i am 21 already, my birthday is novermber 1990.

may i still apply as a derivative of my father?

2.
my father has just went through a lot of medical treatments because of heart attack and kidney disease. can he go to U.S.? for the reason of health conditions. his sister is a doctor who is also the petitioner.

in case that he would be given a visa, can we still join, with my mother who is his wife. and, if we're given a visa, would be be immigrant visa or just tourist.

thank you. hOping for your reply, especially JA.

[JA]

Thanks sa response JA, yes were married na when my son born.
Need pa ba ikuha sya ng CRBA kahit di pasok sa 5 years presence si misis or hindi na?
tingin nyo po gaano katagal yung process pag petition sya?

The CRBA is proof of US citizenship. Since you say your wife did not have 5 yrs of US presence before your son was born, you wife cannot transmit citizenship, so your son is not a US citizen and cannot get a CRBA.

Since wife is now a USCitz, if she files Immediate Relative petitions for you and your son, the normal time it takes from filing the petition until you enter the US as an immigrant is 10 to 15 months.

Of course, another law says that once your son (under 18) enters the US as a PR, he will automatically become a USCitz.

Not too long to wait!

[JA]

I have a question please.

If someone will relinquish his green card and settle permanently in the Phil., can he still get the benefits of his pension? My friend is in the US for almost 20 years now and did not bother to apply for citizenship.

Thanks a lot.

Are you talking about Social Security retirement benefits? This is a very good question: Can a ex-Permanent Resident with over 40 qualifying quarters collect his earned benefits in the Philippines after abandoning his PR status?

He may have to call Social Security 1 800 772-1213 and ask!
Let us all know what you find out.

[xel_7]

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[duh.whatever]

Ok lang ba na mag stay ang isang USC outside the US for a long period of time like few years? wala ba magiging problem pag bumalik sya ng US? or meron mga penalty na kelangan bayaran?

[storbo1229]

oo naman, as long as he/she pays uncle sam his taxes annually, walang problema yan

Ok lang ba na mag stay ang isang USC outside the US for a long period of time like few years? wala ba magiging problem pag bumalik sya ng US? or meron mga penalty na kelangan bayaran?

[duh.whatever]

oo naman, as long as he/she pays uncle sam his taxes annually, walang problema yan

ah ok,pero wala syang source of income or work dito, tapos meron ata sya mga years na hindi nakapag file ng ITR, this year sinama lang sya ng ate nya sa ITR ng ate nya, ok lang ba un na meron sya mga nakalimutang ITR mga 2 years i think?

[storbo1229]

oh you mean ni-claim sya ng sister nya when she filed her taxes. ok lang yun. pero yung 2 years na hindi sya nagfile, yan ang hindi ko alam kase very complicated and taxation nila dito for US citizens living outside United States. antayin na lang nyang habulin sya ng IRS lol, seriously kung jan naman sa Pinas nya kinita tapos mababa lang ok lang siguro yon. makakabalik sya ng US, pag nandito na sya at nakita ng IRS na may dues sya, pagbabayarin sya plus penalty or else kulong.

ah ok,pero wala syang source of income or work dito, tapos meron ata sya mga years na hindi nakapag file ng ITR, this year sinama lang sya ng ate nya sa ITR ng ate nya, ok lang ba un na meron sya mga nakalimutang ITR mga 2 years i think?

[jnyarop]

ah ok,pero wala syang source of income or work dito, tapos meron ata sya mga years na hindi nakapag file ng ITR, this year sinama lang sya ng ate nya sa ITR ng ate nya, ok lang ba un na meron sya mga nakalimutang ITR mga 2 years i think?

You don't need to file tax when you have no income.

[mox646]

Questions:
1. ilang years petition ng US citizen daughter to parents?

2. ok lang ba na nasa USA yung parents pag nag file ng petition? parents with tourist visa. mas mabilis ba yun kesa sa Philippines pa sila mag aantay. may nabasa kasi ako file lang ng adjustment of status pag nasa US na yung parents.

[pjkcako]

question lang po regarding sa IV fee namin, F3 po ang category namin at bayad na kami sa IV fee last qtr of 2010 but 1st qtr of 2011 eh nagretrogress ang visa bulletin..ang question ko po if ever po ba na magcurrent ulit ang priority date namin, do we have to pay for IV fee again?nag-eexpire po ba un? thanks in advance..

[storbo1229]

1. i think less than a year.
2. i think i heard this scenario from balitang america. Yes you can petition them (I-130) as long as their I-94 is still valid, at the same time file for their adjustment of status (i-485) kase walang priority date ang US citizen to parents. pinakamabilis eto syempre kase nandito na sila. kahit lagpas na sila sa I-94 nila basta na-file na yung papers nila ok lang. all the best!

Questions:
1. ilang years petition ng US citizen daughter to parents?

2. ok lang ba na nasa USA yung parents pag nag file ng petition? parents with tourist visa. mas mabilis ba yun kesa sa Philippines pa sila mag aantay. may nabasa kasi ako file lang ng adjustment of status pag nasa US na yung parents.

[lazaromakapagal]

tanong ko lang kung anong chances ko magtour sa us, single, may business, my savings sa bangko, 40 + yrs old na ako, nagtour sa hongkong lang, napetiton na mama ko.

[lazaromakapagal]

salamat sa lahat ng sumagot sa tanong ko.

[lazaromakapagal]

admin pwede bang alisin na yun mga na post ko at pati na rin yun account ko.