US Immigration from Philippines

Hello again, everyone. Last night I started thinking, and was wondering how long after I marry my Fiance, do we have to save up the money for our change of status and pay the fee? Do we have to do it within the 90 days or do we have a grace period after we are married so that we can save the money for this step?

My 84 year old in-law from the Philippines has her B2 interview next month. Does she need to have a medical exam before that or are medical exams only for immigrant visas?

Hi all,

Does anyone know how long we should set aside for the oath ceremony?

Not the time between the interview and oath, but the day of the oath itself. How long can we expect to be at the courhouse?

All the discussions I see are quite a few years old and everything seems to take much longer these days.

Kansas City Courthouse if someone has that specific of information.

It is a 4+ hour drive for us, so we are just trying to plan work and accommodations for the big day!

Thanks in advance for any helpful replies!

Parent on Immigrant Visa (IR5) with no covid vaccine -

This rarely gets mentioned on social medias so hoping to get answers here on this forum.

My mother will have her interview at the US Embassy in Manila, PH Feb 2023 and will get her sputum results this month from St.Luke s. She was able to proceed with the medical process in Nov 2022 but had to sign a waiver just like most of the applicants there who did not want to get the covid vaccine or didn t like to get it completed with all the boosters.
I am aware that CFO sticker is the last prior to departure and a negative covid test.

2 Questions:

1) Does anyone know or have first-hand experience if St.Luke s will forward her immunization record to the embassy for interview even without her covid vaccine record?

2) I know I have read before that she can fly to the US with no covid vaccine but with all the changes recently, would she still need to provide Covid vaccination record to fly and enter the US on an immigrant visa?

Also, other than mentioned above, anything else that I should know before her flying here to the US? Thank you so much.

My husband worked on a 3 yr OPT and he paid FICA taxes. Do these years of paid taxes count towards the 10 year requirement (i-864) or does the clock reset after he gets his new work permit and/or GC?