Our Story
Why we're asking for your help, and exactly where your support goes.
This fund exists to do one thing: bring William and his mother, Ching Ching, into the United States.
William was born in a public hospital in Dumaguete, in the Philippines. It was a hard start — the hospital was so underfunded that when he needed medication, I had to drive around the city myself to find it. I stayed in the Philippines for a year to care for both of them.
William already has his CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) — proof of his U.S. citizenship — and he's now waiting on his U.S. passport. That was the hardest part, and it took six months.
But William can't travel without his mom. And Ching Ching can't simply fly here — a Philippine passport doesn't allow visa-free entry to the U.S., so she is stuck in the Philippines until she has a visa. The only visa she qualifies for is the K-1 fiancé(e) visa.
Immigrating to the U.S. is brutally hard — a long bureaucratic process with high denial rates and mountains of paperwork. We've worked incredibly hard to get our whole family here.
The final requirement is proving income. Because I spent a year abroad caring for my family, I had no U.S. employer when I returned. So I built the proof myself: I formed my own LLC, opened a business bank account, and now issue myself pay stubs, a W-2, and a letter of guaranteed income. The U.S. embassy will accept this as qualifying income to approve Ching Ching's visa.
Every dollar donated here goes toward getting William and Ching Ching into the country — visa fees, embassy and medical costs, document processing, and the travel to finally bring them home. Our family is grateful for any support you can give.
- ✓William's CRBA — U.S. citizenship confirmedThe hardest step. Took 6 months.
- …William's U.S. passportFiled and waiting.
- …Ching Ching's K-1 visa — proving incomeWhere we are now. LLC, business bank, W-2 and income letter in place.
- ✈Bring our family homeEmbassy interview, medical, travel to the U.S.
