> Can an expert give me some advice on the below situation without
> telling me
> to "get a lawyer"?
>
> I am an American citizen. Born and raised in the USA. My wife is a
> citizen
> of the Phillipines who has been living and working in the United Arab
> Emirates for 12 years on a work visa. Here comes the problem:
>
> We had known each other thru the internet only since last February.
> We
> first met in person in Hong Kong in August and then immediately flew
> to the
> Phillipines and were married there. She was already 6 months pregnant
> when
> we were married in August and I am not the biological father. I first
> met
> her on the internet after the child had already been conceived. The
> biological father was also an American (U.S. Naval officer) who
> abandoned
> her. Now that our son has been born in the United Arab Emirates, I am
> flying there to try and get a U.S. passport for my son. I am
> recognized as
> the legal father by virtue of our authenticated marriage certificate
> and the
> baby's birth certificate listing me as the father. HOWEVER.....this
> is the
> difficult part........in order to get my son a U.S. Passport. I
> have
> to fill out something called AN AFFADAVIT OF PARENTAGE AND PHYSICAL
> PRESENCE, Proving my parentage and residence in the USA. On the form
> it
> says: "To the best of my knowledge, I am the NATURAL father
> of the following children"
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) Can one differentiate between "natural" and "biological", or are
> they
> totally synonymous according to what this form requires? I am the
> father on
> the baby's birth certificate and we have the authenticated
> marriage
> certificate proving that the baby was not born out of wedlock.
>
> 2) The form asks where and when I first met my wife, thus proving
> that
> there is no way I am the biological father. Again, I am wondering
> if
> "natural" can simply mean "legal" in this case?
>
> 3) If I can't list myself being the "natural" father on this
> affadavit,
> which is required for the U.S. Passport process, then I don't see
> anyway to
> obtain a U.S. Passport for my son and he will be deported back to
> the
> Phillipines from the UAE unless my wife obtains a Phillipine
> passport for
> him. Also, if I were able to obtain a U.S. Passport for my son,
> it would
> make it much easier when I bring them both to the USA. She would
> be the
> only one I would have to obtain a residency visa for.
> Does anyone have any advice, ideas or observations that may help
> me
> with this confusing mess? Thanks in advance.
get a lawyer
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