US Immigration from Ecuador

For anyone within reach who's interested, a full-sized Filipino supermarket is now open in the Houston area. Here's a nice report from a news station:

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An inside look: Texas' first Seafood City Supermarket opens in Sugar Land

The supermarket specializing in Filipino foods is the first Seafood City to open in the state of Texas.

This is not a mom and pop sized store, this is a 50,000 square foot store with a Filipino specialty bakery and a Filipino Bar-B-Que restaurant located inside.

Seafood City Supermarket, first founded in San Diego in 1989 has quickly grown to 32 stores nationwide and the stores that are being opened are being strategically located in communities with the largest populations of Filipino-Americans.

"Seafood City brings a sense of Filipino home to the Houston area. It's a place where you can find products and ingredients specifically for Filipino dishes," said Meg Austria, store manager. [...]

Story with video continues here:

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/02/an-inside-look-texas-first-seafood-city-supermarket-opens-in-sugar-land/

Not very smart!

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Men staged string of armed robberies so 'victims' could get immigration benefits, feds say

A New York duo is facing visa fraud charges after federal prosecutors say they staged a slew of armed robberies across the country so the "victims" could apply for immigration benefits. [...]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/men-staged-string-armed-robberies-170826833.html

This is the continuation thread for
https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/789861-vawa-part-26/
which was closed because of its large size.
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Absolutely remember ongoing issues and unfinished conversations from Part 26, and carry on with them here!

We had some great approvals within Part 26, and we look forward to celebrating yours here in Part 27.

Tracking says it arrived at the Chicago lockbox on Saturday October 7th. (9 days ago)

Any idea when we can expect our NOA1? I thought we would have heard something by now...

Thanks in advance

Mother in law's tourist Visa is expiring in 4 months, her passport expires in 5 years, can she still travel to the USA even if she has 4 months before it expires? how about 3 months before it expires?

She is an Ecuadorian citizen and has been in the USA 3 times, her daughter is a US citizen.

Also, looking to renew her Visa, and I'm almost done doing her DS-160, how does the interview waver program works? is it by country? does Ecuador apply? I saw in other forums that suggest not to schedule an interview appointment in case you get an IWP letter, just a little confused. Can't I just schedule appt and they will eventually let me know if she doesn't need an interview?

thank you!