How old does my girlfriend have to be to come to the united states?
Answer:
Without parental consent, she must be 18 to apply or have a sponsor apply for her. I think your biggest problem could be interference from her family.
What are the basic eligibility requirements
for a fiancé(e) petition?
Only a U.S. citizen can file a fiancé(e) petition. In your petition you
must prove that:
• You are a U.S. citizen; and
• You and your fiancé(e) intend to marry within 90 days of your
fiancé(e) entering the U.S.; and
• You are both free to marry; and
• You have met each other in person within two years before you
file this petition unless:
1. The requirement to meet your fiancé(e) in person would
violate strict and long-established customs of your or your
fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or social practice; or
2. You prove that the requirement to personally meet your
fiancé(e) would result in extreme hardship to you.
You need to research Phillipine law to see if #1 would be a problem. Consult an immigration attorney.
3. Parents' Consent or Advice
Under Philippine law, the legal age for marriage is 18. If the contracting parties are between the ages of 18 and 21, they must present written consent to the marriage from their father, mother or legal guardian. Any contracting party between the age of 22 and 25 must present written parental advice, i.e., a written indication that the parents are aware of the couple's intent to marry.
Q: What is the difference between Parental Advice and Parental Consent for purposes of contracting marriage?
A: There has been some confusion over the provisions of the Family Code of the Philippines mandating parties between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years to obtain parental consent and the rule requiring parties between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-five to obtain parental advice before getting married. We will now clarify matters by tackling the difference between the two requirements.
PARENTAL CONSENT
The rule on parental consent is found under Article 14 of the Family Code. It states that in case either or both of the contracting parties are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned.
The parental consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications.
Non-compliance with the requirement of parental consent does not make the marriage invalid or void but merely annullable, which means that the marriage is valid until annulled. As a result, a petition for the annulment of the marriage may be filed by the parents, guardian or person having substitute parental authority over the party seeking the annulment, in that order, unless after attaining the age of twenty-one, such party freely cohabited with the other and both lived together as husband and wife.
PARENTAL ADVISE
The rule on parental advice is found under Article 15 of the Family Code. It states that any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application thereof.
A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought, together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.
However, if the marriage license is issued within the said three months and the parties were able to get married on the basis of such marriage license, the said marriage is completely valid but will subject the parties to civil, criminal or administrative liabilities in accordance with Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Family Code of the Philippines which states that:
"An irregularity in the formal requisites shall not affect the validity of the marriage but the party or parties responsible for the irregularity shall be civilly, criminally and administratively liable."
Good luck.
No younger than 13 or older than 99
$10,000? That's about 5 years income for the average family in the Philippines. A teacher makes about $200 a month and a doctor in a government hospital makes $300 a month.
She needs her parents consent until age 21 and her parents "advice" until age 26 in order to get married.
Take my word for it. There's 0% chance they'll block her from coming to the US on a fiancee visa. Where you're liable to run into trouble is with the US embassy depending on your age. There's a lot of old perverts in their 50's and 60's trying to get fiancee visas for "women" in their late teens and early 20's. It isn't going to happen.
You can't even apply for a fiancee visa until the two of you have met in person. So, pack your bags. You're going to be taking a vacation in the Philippines.
For God's sake, don't take $10,000 with you.
Email me if you need to know more.
Ok, I am a filipina but I am here in the US, my family migrated here in the US couple of years ago. So basically your GF is 16 years old (minor), and yes she needs consent to her parents before she can come here. Basically your GF can come here easily if she's below 21 y/o if a relative of hers petitioned for her. After that then she's on her own. Now, if she's passed 21y/o and you decided to marry her the easiest way is to go to the Philippines and marry her there and then just bring her with you here in the US.
I will explain to you about our culture. It is best if you go to the Philippines and meet your GF and also her parents and explain to them your plans for your GF. Mostly you need to get the approval of the parents before getting married. Filipinos always consider the advice of the parents and elderly. You don't have to bring $10,000 with you to buy your GF from her parents (that is just disrespectful), hello it's 2007 we are not living in 18th century. Also, you don't have to invest anything. By the way before I forget it is the responsibility of the man to pay for the wedding, it has always been our culture.
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