US Immigration from Philippines

Hello, I became a member here way back 2008. I am now a US citizen and petitioned my mom is now a US citizen.

I have unmarried siblings over 21 yrs old in the Philippines. Is it best that my mom will petition them, correct?

My 1st sibling is over 21 yrs old, unmarried w/ 2 minor children and the youngest is over 21 yrs old unmarried w/o child.

Does it slow down the process if my mom petition my sister and her children?

What would be the process to petition them.

Thanks in advance

Just wanted to post that my wife passed her citizenship interview today. Waiting for word on the oath ceremony. She studied hard reviewing the questions and watching You Tube videos. Been quite a journey and I am very thankful for the visajourney forum for helping us along the way.

Hi all.

I have not been here for a while and I was a victim of the embassy shutdown/slowdown (2 year additional wait). Have they retuned to any semblence of normalcy?

Hello,

Has anyone here been issued a 221G at the US Embassy in Manila? I'm particularly interested in those who started to go through this process in 2022.

Long story short - my spouse's visa interview on Dec. 12, 2022 went well but they asked for the following through the 221G letter:

1) The *original* NBI clearance (we brought in a copy by accident)

2) An upload of my 2021 tax returns to CEAC (we brought in the physical copy but the ones that were approved during the DS-260 process were those for 2020 and thus they asked us to upload the 2021 tax returns to CEAC)

We uploaded/submitted this on the day itself via LBC and they arrived (confirmed with the Embassy) on Dec. 14, 2022.

I'm hoping that a case like this won't take too long to process (especially since his NBI clearance and medical exam results both expire by the first week of March 2023) - however, have read a lot of 221g horror stories online and would love perspective from someone who's gone through this recently.

Please let me know - thanks!

We got an email today:

"The U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MANILA, PHIL approved your request for expedited processing of your immigrant visa application. The National Visa Center sent your immigrant visa application to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MANILA, PHIL for their action. The Embassy/Consulate General will contact you soon to schedule a visa interview."

We never requested an expedite, and we're really not in a hurry. How does this happen?