US Immigration from Philippines

I got my FBI rap sheet today for the CFO interview and well I was wild boy. Anyways I found out they(FBI) didnt seal my felonies under youthful Offender. Will they fail us, what can i show them that it was almost 40 years ago, and i've been a good boy, Because i had a pocket knife they are saying i am violent Felon but nothing like that i just had a pocket knife that was like a inch over NYS limit

So, our case shows Ready today (a day and a half after it changed to "In Transit"). Yay! But we're not sure what to do next.

The VisaJourney details on the Manila embassy say that waiting for contact from the embassy is an unnecessary waste of time. Obviously, we need to submit a DS-160 (we've started filling that out), schedule interview and medical, and pay some fees. I believe things recently changed to require scheduling a biometric appointment at VAC, that used to be done during the interview appointment. But what order should these all be done, and are there dependencies between steps (like needing a fee payment confirmation code or DS-160 submission code to sign up for an appointment?) The K-1 guide jumps straight from USCIS approval to interview and leaves out all the things the beneficiary needs to do -- probably because they are embassy specific. And the embassy-specific guide doesn't distinguish between visa types, and I believe not all visa types are handled the same at Manila (e.g. NVC schedules the interview for some types, but not K-1).

So a checklist for Manila K-1 steps, from CEAC Ready until Interview (possibly including documents exclusively needed for CFO, if obtaining them takes longer than return of passport), would be super useful!

We need to submit a NBI Clearance with the DS-260. We are not currently in the Philippines and Rose's NBI had expired. We ordered an updated one online and they shipped it to a family member. The new NBI was received today but it has Rose's maiden name and marriage status listed as single. ChatGPT says send it to NVC as is. Obviously, that would be our preference rather than a flight back to Manila. What does the brain trust here say?

Thank you,

Trent

My fianc has tried several times to update his address online, but it keeps showing Personal Information Not Found. We double-checked and made sure all the details were entered correctly. Does this happen often?

I also read that mailing the AR-11 form may not be helpful, so I wanted to ask if anyone here has experienced the same issue and found a way to successfully update their address online.

Thank you!