US Immigration from Philippines

Aloha,

Dina has biometrics 9/30 in Honolulu. We're on Maui. I am having nasty back problems. I have a MRI scheduled which will hopefully lead to surgery. Getting around is becoming difficult. Getting to USCIS office and back home will involve navigating two airports (twice) and getting to the office. Dina posed the idea of going by herself. She made it from Leyte to Maui on her own, so I have no doubt she can pull this off. My question is will this be a big red mark against us or will the biometrics people even care? I could go but it would be a sizeable challenge.

Mahalo,

Bill and Dina

Hi,

My fianc e is a K-1 applicant in Manila. She already finished her medical and VAC biometrics, but we just noticed her DS-160 has an error.

In the Passport Country/Authority Issued field, she put United Arab Emirates. Her passport is actually a Philippine passport issued at the Philippine Consulate in Dubai. All other details (number, name, dates, etc.) are correct.

Should we:

1. Leave it as is and explain at the interview, or
2. Submit a new DS-160 with the correct info and bring both confirmation pages?

Will the Embassy be able to use the new DS-160 at the interview even though VAC was already done with the old one?

Thanks for your help

Hello everyone

I was instructed by the NVC that the documents for Immigrant's Visa Application for my 2 sons need to be mailed to DOS Visa in VA. I sent the 2 separate packets to DOS VISA through USPS Registered Mail on Monday September 8. I checked on the USPS tracking that the packets have been delivered and are available at a PO Box on September 11, 2025 in STERLING, VA 20166. How would I know that the packets are already in the hands of the NVC staff?

Thank you VJ family.

Dina and I sent in a fat envelope on 9/2/2025 for AOS and EA. Checks cashed two days ago. We're in the game.

Good luck to us all...

This was covered in a post long ago. I wanted to see if there were any updated opinions. The checks were cashed two days ago for Dina's AOS and EA. That's where we are now. We have a travel itch. Going to the continent holds little interest. We want something more exotic. Should CNMI be safe as it is a US territory?