US Immigration from Philippines

I m a US citizen and I m petitioning for a K1 visa on behalf of my Filipina fianc . We were delayed twice, once (May 20, 2025) for not having an original / certified copy of my divorce decree, and once (June 10) for having a typo / discrepancy between the DS 160 and the appointment receipt.

Each delay was devastating, yet we persevered and our visa application was finally approved at the Manila Embassy on June 24, 2025. However, the delays have cost us dearly. My fianc is pregnant, due September 13, and can t fly after the end of July for safety reasons, no airline will let her fly after the 35^th week of pregnancy, which lines up, more or less, with the last week in July.

So, we need to be on an airplane to the US by the last week of July at the latest. If not, we risk our visa expiring and having to start the entire process over again a very bad outcome. The consulate my fianc interviewed with said the visa would be ready for pickup in two weeks, but didn t offer any further guidance. Things I ve read online all say some variation of 5-10 business days, which would be July 1 (today) to July 9, accounting for the 4^th of July holiday. I ve also read that the speed of issuing the actual visa has a lot to do with the speed of the consulate that you interviewed with, and that no two cases are the same.

Assuming there are no other delays (a BIG assumption), does the community have any feeling on when we might get notice the visas are ready for pickup? I obviously can t buy plane tickets or plan anything until I know they ve been issued and the entire thing is quite stressful. Any guidance is greatly appreciated!

I m a US citizen and I m petitioning for a K1 visa on behalf of my Filipina fianc . After a number of delays, our visa application was finally approved at the Manila Embassy on June 24, 2025. I m concerned that during the process, no one at the Embassy asked for any of the financial documents I had prepared 6 months of paystubs, 6 months of bank statements, and 3 years of tax returns, plus completed and signed I-134 forms for my fianc and her young daughter (K2). When I look around the internet there are no good answers, only the vague idea that for whatever reason, the consul that interviewed my fianc used discression. For whatever reason, he wasn t too worried about my finances. Should I be worried? Will there be another opportunity to submit this documentation, or am I just overthinking?

My fiance and I have an age gap, and we both have only met for 3 weeks once. We have an attorney and thinks we have a strong case. I'm just here cuz I'm curious about what you guys think, is meeting once enough?

Greetings!

It's been 16 days now since my beneficiary and his derivative submitted their Immigrant Visa Applications in CEAC. Until now there's no START NOW button to upload the AOS and Civil Documents as instructed from NVC Immigrant Visa >Process Step 9.

I filed a I-130 for my wife in The Philippines on Feb 2nd 2025. Then recently I used the Unsolicited Evidence to upload additional documents of my recent trip to the Philippines. I did this to reinforce "Bona Fides of Relationship" and I uploaded it as Bona Fides of Relationship. 3 days later I noticed my "Progress Tab" went from 17 months to 20 months. Can someone help me understand this please? Does Adding additional information in Unsolicited Evidence increase your Process Time ??

Thank you,