My best friends wife is Philippino, they've been working on this for 3 years. He's a citizen and by law, should have no hold up. But it's also a $ game, they have thousands into the process and a friend of his works at the consultant and told him they approve 1% period. Doesn't matter how LEGAL the process should go. He's into an attorney for 3 grand, he's now refused to go back to the PI until it's resolved. The office is also staffed by Philippinos who have no clue of the law. His friendsaid on average a person will spend 10k, and it's 100k a month applying so.....

it ain't easy

Unless you're Mexican.

I heard Drafter is Mexican

No, he's a chubby bear from Oklahoma.

They pick up messican dudes at Home Depot.

I did not know that

My wife and I were married in 1989, while I was stationed in the Philippines, by a local Filipino judge.

We applied for an immigration visa at the US Embassy and were granted one. Don't remember the fee. Once in the US, we went to the immigration office in RI and got her green card (good for 2 years). After the 2 years, we applied for a new one (good for 10 years) and paid around $600 in fees for that.

10 years later, after she'd been here almost 12 years, she wanted to renew... it was $800 to renew or $800 to apply for citizenship and never have to renew again. So in 2003, while I was deployed to shock and awe... she was sworn in, and I didn't even get to frickin' see it.

Oh, and by the way...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/23/sweden-democrats-trump-was-right.html 

Fake news !