What should I do?

[Asianproblematic]

To begin with, I am a citizen of the Philippines, I was married July 20,1991 to a half Filipino half American guy who was a born in the Philippines and was still Filipino Citizen then and tried to apply for his US Citizenship because of his American Father(US Airforce, stationed here and disappeared) February 9, 1993 I gave birth to and named it after him. Three months later,May 31, 1993, we received a letter from US Embasy in Manila stating that his US Citizenship is approved thru his American Father. He flew going to Tacoma Wa, to her sister that lives there then, but the thing is he didn't give USEmbassy the notice of his change of status and birth of child.

In his 6 years stay in US, our communications was messed up so he got married there in Texas had 3 kids. Year 1999, he decided to flew back here to visit his parents, and because of what we call true love, we get back together and cleared everything and he never came back and divored his wife in Texas, and until now he is here with me, got me pregnant and i just gave birth a week ago.

Regarding his Marriage in US, last year, we received a letter from a lawyer in US that his wife filed a divored,etc. etc. he never replied to it.

Untill now my daughter(eldest)is still Filipino citizen and is it possible for her be a US Citizen? What and How should I do? 2nd Question, How can my newborn child apply for US citizen that my husband won't be in trouble? 3rd question? Is it possible that my husband remarry me again, or we just file our marriage in the embassy so everything will be legal on my side?

Please tell me what to do I am really helpless & hopeless..

thank you,
AsianProblematic

 

[LegalBeagle]

To begin with, I am a citizen of the Philippines, I was married July 20,1991 to a half Filipino half American guy who was a born in the Philippines and was still Filipino Citizen then and tried to apply for his US Citizenship because of his American Father(US Airforce, stationed here and disappeared) February 9, 1993 I gave birth to and named it after him. Three months later,May 31, 1993, we received a letter from US Embasy in Manila stating that his US Citizenship is approved thru his American Father. He flew going to Tacoma Wa, to her sister that lives there then, but the thing is he didn't give USEmbassy the notice of his change of status and birth of child.

In his 6 years stay in US, our communications was messed up so he got married there in Texas had 3 kids. Year 1999, he decided to flew back here to visit his parents, and because of what we call true love, we get back together and cleared everything and he never came back and divored his wife in Texas, and until now he is here with me, got me pregnant and i just gave birth a week ago.

Regarding his Marriage in US, last year, we received a letter from a lawyer in US that his wife filed a divored,etc. etc. he never replied to it.

Untill now my daughter(eldest)is still Filipino citizen and is it possible for her be a US Citizen? What and How should I do? 2nd Question, How can my newborn child apply for US citizen that my husband won't be in trouble? 3rd question? Is it possible that my husband remarry me again, or we just file our marriage in the embassy so everything will be legal on my side?

Please tell me what to do I am really helpless & hopeless..

thank you,
AsianProblematic

So, your HUSBAND abandoned you and his baby. Then, whilst still married, he marries another women and has 3 more children. He then abandons these children and returns home. Then you, in some strange moment of madness, takes him back and produces another child. Oh, and he defaults on the divorce in the US and leaves his 3 children without monetary support? Did I get it right?

I would have to wonder how long before he abandons you, again.

Anyway..

1. Your eldest can not become a USC since neither of you were USC's at the time of her birth and the father had not spent 5 years living in the US. The only way I know around this would be for him to petition to take you and his children to the US and then over time, for you and her to become naturalized.

2. Since the father was a USC and had spent 5 years in the US prior to the birth, then your youngest child is a USC. You need to register the birth with a U.S. consulate or embassy and apply for a passport. If you need additional proof of the child’s citizenship, then file an "Application for Certificate of Citizenship" (Form N-600) with INS to get a Certificate of Citizenship.

3. Since you are already married, there is no point to marry 'again'. If you file your current marriage with the US embassy then it will be on record that he committed bigamy. This also screws up any chance there was of him bring his whole family to the US on a spousal visa, which nullifies my possible option stated in answer 1.

Even if he does not register your marriage in 91, somewhere along the way it will be found out. Probably when they look into your newborn child's citizenship.

Good luck!