US Immigration from Philippines

Hey all,

I recently logged in to see if the estimated processing time for my wife's visa has changed since it's a new month (I haven't checked it in a while), and I see under the processing time, it has changed to "Your case is taking longer than expected to process. You do not need to take any action at this time."

I've read a number of posts in VJ forums about this, but I've not seen a post with any outcome; the ones I read just seem to fizzle out.

Has anyone experienced this with an outcome who might chime in?

I'm not overly concerned. May and I are prepared for a long wait, and I'll just keep going to visit when I can as we work our way through the process. I just thought perhaps by 12 months from NOA 1 we might be getting into territory of NOA 2, and VJ still estimates sometime in July (USCIS jumped from 3 months to 5 months about a month ago).

Anyway, any thoughts are appreciated.

Warmest wishes, all.

This question relates to a nurse we may hire. They are Nigeria citizens but currently work in Saudi Arabia as a nurse. We are currently hiring overseas nurses to come to the US and work. We are applying for green cards for the nurse and any immediate family members and some have recently received an approved I-140. However, it appears that the only way to get a Nigerian police clearance is to physically travel back to Nigeria and get this. It appears they cannot get this from the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia despite being a resident of Saudi Arabia. Does anyone know if this is true and that Nigerians must travel home for this police clearance? Thank you.

Hello everyone,

I am very concerned. I am one year into the I130 process for my foreign spouse. 12 years ago I was falsely charged with sex crimes involving a minor. The allegations were horrible. Prior to trial, all charges were dismissed. I did not take any type of deal, the prosecutor literally chose to dismiss the charges against me. I knew that the dismissed court case might be a problem, so I hired an Immigration Attorney to assist me with the petition. Everything has been going fine until I received a letter from USCIS stating I need to in for biometrics on Friday. My lawyer speculates this is due to my dismissed charges causing red flags at USCIS due to AWA. My lawyer said he does not have much experience dealing with AWA related NOIDS. I would like to think that USCIS will submit my fingerprints to FBI and see no convictions and let my petition proceed. I talked to another attorney today and was told basically, "charges were dismissed, no conviction. Nothing to worry about". Reading posts on this forum has made me choose to worry. I would also like to mention that I ran a background check on myself at my states crime lab, which indicated "no record". I was fingerprinted and the results of the fingerprint analysis and name search yielded no criminal history. Yet, much of what I see is that USCIS will send a NOID just due to the charges, not taking into consideration that all charges are dropped/dismissed. Am I overthinking this?? I have no problem obtaining copies of the dismissal or anything else that might be asked of me by USCIS.

Hi there,

Just wondering if any one of you guys has the sample forms for I-90 renewal for 10 years. Any sample form with correct format how to answer those questions? Just want to have a reference or guide how to fill out these form.

Also I am using debit card not credit card is the Form G-1450 is the same to be attached on the application?

I would really appreciate any help. Thanks

Hey Folks...

So I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this topic...but I'm sure the moderators will move it to the right place if it isn't. For those who aren't familiar with my situation, I have been in an LDR with a Filipina since June of 2020. Our first meeting was in Costa Rica in August of 2021 (thanks COVID). We started our K1 process shortly thereafter (October 2021). I was blessed enough to be able to visit her in the Philippines 3 times in 2022 since then including a 30 day stay in July of 2022. My last trip included my three children (17, 15 & 8 ) in March of 2023. That was the first time my children got to officially meet her. Prior to that my youngest had been in some video calls with us & my other two had maybe a 1-2 time video call to kind of just say hello. The meeting was a little up & down. Everyone seemed to get alone fine...and she seemed to especially connect with my youngest. The main issue was there was a few moments of misunderstanding where she threatened to leave (like she always does)...but this time she did it a couple of times where my kids became aware of her behavior. I'm not sure how that may have changed their perspective on her for better or for worse.

Fast forward to today...we finally finished the process & my fianc joined us here in Texas on May 12th. For those who followed our story...it was a near miracle that she was able to pull it off & all of the puzzle pieces fell in to place to allow her to make it here. I wasn't even sure that she would be here & felt that we probably would need to postpone it for a week or two. In the rush of all of it...apparently, I didn't let my older two kids know that she was coming that weekend. My youngest (who I am closest with) knew. My kids were with their mom that weekend...so they didn't officially come back home until a couple of days after my fianc was there. My youngest was excited to see her & gave her a hug. The older two hid out in their rooms & basically freaked out over the fact that "they were not told that this woman would be in their home".

Since then we've had a series of ups & downs as a couple...as I'm sure most have experienced at first. There were no real issues with my kids other than my kids being considered disrespectful to my fianc since they largely kept to themselves (like they always do) with my son playing his computer games & my oldest daughter coming & going with her friends. My youngest was still around and interacting with the both of us. Fast forward to today...and basically our house basically has all three kids primarily hanging out in their rooms (which is relatively normal) and my fianc also hunkering down in our bedroom. I've told my fianc that she needs to be more present and hang out in the living room if she wants to be able to develop any kind of relationship with my kids during the few moments that the opportunity arises. That's how I had been handling things prior to her arrival. I'd do my best to be in the living room area at least until 9 pm when my youngest would normally head to bed. This would give all of my kids access to me if they chose to interact with me or not.

While my oldest have somewhat warmed up to her presence...my son will "warmly smile" at her when he sees her (his words)...and my oldest daughter will greet her when they see one another...my youngest has now started to ignore her as I think she & my fianc feel as if they are competing for my time & affection. As a result...what has been happening is that around dinner time...my fianc will once again isolate herself in our bedroom while I am out in the living room spending time with my youngest. Once my youngest goes to bed, then I will go into the bedroom. It just feels like a weird situation for all of us.

My fianc has expressed to me that she doesn't feel welcome in our home...largely because of how my kids are. She felt that she initially had the support of my youngest...but that has since changed as I believe they are both jealous of one another & feel threatened that they are going to lose time with me. I try to reassure them both that I have more than enough love & affection for both of them. I knew that being a step parent would be hard for anyone...but I also thought that if you willingly stepped into that role that you would need to be willing to accept that you would need to be willing to simply love those kids regardless of how they treated you in return. Kill them with kindness.

Our wedding is supposed to be in less than two weeks...and I am sitting here wondering if having a wedding is a smart thing to do at this point. I feel like I am literally sitting between two high school girls fighting for my attention...as if my love & affection has limits and I can't love them both as my future wife & my daughter.

Any insight, guidance or past experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks...

Kawika