US Immigration from Philippines

Hi all,

My wife got a 221g last Feb 12 during her IR-1 interview and we have since complied and mailed her passport to the US Embassy in Manila and I have uploaded my AoS and 2024 tax return to CEAC as requested. They received her passport last Feb 27 I believe, but otherwise we are still waiting for an update.

My question is, a few days ago I decided to also upload my 2024 Federal Tax Transcript even though it was not requested just to make sure we have no problems getting approved. I'm wondering if the Embassy would have checked CEAC already or will they only check once they are ready to make a decision? Thank you!

I am the sponsor for my J-1 wife going through concurrent filing. We received a RFE for my i864ez. I am the sole sponsor. We did not file jointly. I included tax transcripts for the last 3 filing seasons.

The reason for the RFE states that the filer needs to include w2s and 1099s for the recent tax year. So I guess my question is do I need to include w2s and 1099s for tax year 2023 (the instructions said this wasn't needed)? Or is the RFE trying to tell me i need to finish my 2024 taxes and include this info?

Thanks for the help!

Dina is starting to look for a travel/document bag for both going to Manila for various visa appointments and for traveling to Hawai`i. How big is the envelope she will carry from Manila and present to immigration in Honolulu?

If I filed an I-130 for my spouse and stepdaughter, does my spouse have to pay an immigrant fee before traveling to the USA? I thought that once the I-130 is approved it's sent to the NVC then once you complete all the processes with nvc and you complete your interview that they can come to the USA? How much is the immigrant fee? I thought that was all included when you pay the ds 260 fees. Can someone pls clarify this for me bcs I'm a little confused? Also, I have a daughter who was born in the Philippines and we did all the paperwork for her to be a US Citizen so I was told by USCIS before that I don't have to file anything extra for her bcs she's already a us citizen! However, I still have to add her name to the petition even though she's a US citizen but I don't have to file an additional application for her as she's already a citizen of the US.

Hi all! Hope everyone has been getting updates for this cases.

I just wanted to ask if anyone here has filed for the I-131, Application for Travel Document ? The agent through Emma ( USCIS online support chat ) says that my EAD card is a combo of I-765 and I-131. Which I have also read on the notice that it is, but it is also does not guarantee of re-entry (i must be mistaken or read it wrong).

Has anyone traveled outside of US while waiting for their green card and re-entered US using the EAD combo card? it says on my card " SERVES AS I-512 ADVANCE PAROLE".