US Immigration from Philippines

HI,

We have been trying to get through the interview process for over 6 months and a question came up. My fiance went for the biometrics again this week but couldnt complete it because of passport issues. The question is.....she met several other people who told her they were able to schedule the two appointments on consecutive days. How is this possible?? In the process of scheduling, you have to select the biometrics date before you can see available interview dates!!! Is there something we are missing here. My fiance has made sooooo many trips to Manila already, it would be wonderful if we could get consecutive days!!!

Thanks in advance, Bill and Michelle

Hello,

I applied my Wife AOS and now It's still in NBC. I can't even look at the Case Processing Times because I don't know where the Field Office is.

Any document we received from USCIS did not indicate a specific Field Office. I've also read that USCIS NBC delegates this to Field Office(s) for further processing. I wonder what is going on? I know this is a case to case basis but a friend of ours (petitioned his fiancee too) already got theirs after 1.5 months albeit they applied June 2024. They had the same situation as we have.

Here's our timeline:
December 30,2024 -> Received by USCIS, Receipt Notice Set

January 18, 2025 -> Biometrics Appointment
January 18, 2025 -> RFE Notice
January 26, 2025 -> Received Reponse from RFE
February 3, 2025 -> Case still being processed by USCIS

It has been a year and I was wondering if someone here has similar experience with their AOS application. At least I want to know if I can track it, get a glimpse of what we need to expect.

Thank you!

My wife's case was NVC DQ'd 10/25, and according to other timelines I've followed, and the CEAC Scheduling Status, we could get a Manila embassy interview notice sometime this month. That could put our interview date possibly in April.

Should I upload a new I-864 and I-864A (my sister, who lives in the same house), with 2024 tax info to CEAC? Can she bring updated financial info to the interview? Our financial situations have not changed substantially from last year to make much difference.

This morning my wife had her CR1 interview in Manila and she was told specifically by interviewing officer that:

Petitioner needs to have enough financially to support

Joint sponsor not acceptable because they are retired

Here is a quick overview of case details

30 year old petitioner currently unemployed but has individual brokerage account valued at $85,000 at time of interview

71 year old father as joint sponsor and 68 year old mother as household member of father, current income (going by their combined social security benefits as well as pension) of $64,000, which is decently above the minimum needed for household of 3.

My wife then was explained by a separate person before leaving about the 221G and was told the proof of domicile is about letter of intention to work and support wife. I am somewhat concerned that there is a disconnect on the specific reasoning from the interviewing officer and how that other person explained the letter to my wife. My wife felt stonewalled at the interview as she tried to show financial documents. The interviewing officer even asked who these two names were (implying that they didn't go over the overall evidence and joint sponsors i864 and i864a?).

From what I understood learning about this process, the petitioner being unemployed is not a problem as long as they have a joint sponsor and or assets that meet requirements. And I also had the understanding that social security and being retired for the joint sponsor is not a problem.

I had sideloaded to ceac a lot of evidence a week before with updated statements,and my wife had it all ready for the officer to look in person as well. They have petitioner brokerage full statement from a year ago, 6 months ago, and then the latest month as well as current balance letter a week before interview date. Current social security benefits letter were uploaded for the joint sponsor parents of the petitioner. I also had included proof of domicile (as petitioner has been in manila for almost a year now on temporary stay visiting wife and supporting her through process while waiting) with a detailed letter of intention for myself as well as my parents that is notarized that they are close with their son and allow petitioner and the beneficiary to live with them at their primary owned home as well as the secondary owned home if desired. They have petitioner valid state ID, and local bank account statement. They also have joint sponsor birth certificates and proof of domicile. Also two pdfs with extensive relationship evidence showing family pictures and the extended stay.

I have considered contacting the embassy using this page: https://ph.usembassy.gov/contact-us-visas/ in an attempt to clarify my case situation as my opinion is that the officer didn't really consider the totality of the situation as well as closely look at the documents and perhaps going by incorrect guidelines unless I am entirely mistaken on the retirement thing being a new problem for the joint sponsor. And I would also add that I believe petitioner asset amount is very close to the needed three times amount of minimum. At the very least it's close and it's not like the petitioner has nothing or plans to live in a big city.

Check out the 221g itself and give comments to provide insight. Is it possible to have a second look at this from a different officer who would hopefully go over the full evidence more closely? Do people view this also as the only option is that the petition needs to work immediately? Obviously if they toss aside the joint sponsor then it is understandable that even with that amount of assets it's not a particularly large amount over the guideline amount.. though it's obviously better than an unemployed petitioner who has close to nothing as well as not a close relationship to her parents and no reliable home. I would have thought the totality of the situation would have been enough here compared to plenty of other cases.

Thanks all.

I have seen posts that on the off chance they do check for the I-134 at the interview they have been looking to see if the 125% poverty guideline is met. I know for I-134 it only asks for 100%. 2024 and 2025 I did not meet the 125% due do taking unpaid time off for a LOA (2024) and traveling (2025), but I have more than enough in assets to cover the difference in stocks. In 2023 I took no unpaid time and just barely squeaked by the 125%, so I guess my question is, should I bother attaching my tax transcript for 2023 and is any kind of explanation necessary? Same employer and I have gotten a raise since 2023, I may be overthinking things, but I want to make sure Aye has everything she needs. TIA