Answered prayer alert! :) Philip is now officially a US citizen! By far, this was the easiest time we’ve had processing our children’s paperwork. Philip also has his US passport so he’s ready for international travels. :) Thank you so much for all your prayers!
Tag Archives: Paperwork
Dual Citizen
It’s official! Micah is a dual citizen! Yay! We want to thank everyone who prayed as we processed his paperwork. He also has his American passport now, so he is ready to become a world traveler! Sometimes I forget that he has never been to the USA because he was born here in Cebu! He is going to love meeting our families and friends….and seeing snow for the first time! Thanks again to all those who prayed!
Approved!
Good news! Elizabeth’s permanent residence status has been approved! Now, she can leave and reenter the country as if she were a Filipino citizen and stay with no time restraint. The only maintenance this status requires is a renewal of her i-card (her identification) every 5 years. Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers!
Paper Trails & Visa Work
We have started the final stage
s of Elizabeth’s permanent residence paperwork! We just took a trip to Manila for an official interview and were approved! With all of the forms complete, all we have to do is wait for final approval from two lawyers. Once we acquire this, paperwork for staying in the country will become much simpler. Abigail, Micah, and myself are all dual citizens so it is not difficult for us to leave and return to the Philippines. However for Elizabeth, that is not the case. As an American married to a Filipino, she is automatically given a one year visa but at the end of that year she is required by law to leave the country. As you can imagine, an annual plane ticket is a pricey expense! However, once she becomes an official permanent resident she will no longer be required to leave the country each year. We hope to find out in April that she has become an approved permanent resident of the Philippines!