US Immigration from Philippines

Hi all, I hope all is well. I have not been here for a while. My question is I filed the I-485 for my step-daughter which was received at the Dallas Lock Box this past Sunday. I sent it with the G1145 and Authorization to charge my CC. How long does it usually take to get a confirmation email/text and charge to my CC?

Also, will they issue her a Green Card right away since her mom already went through the process and has her green card, or have to go through the long wait? Thanks in Advance.

hi, anyone has similar situation with us? we sent our K1 packet on Feb 20, 2025 and it was delivered at USCIS DALLAS on Feb 25. My petitioner's credit card was charged on Feb 28 but until now we have not received any text,email or mail from USCIS. but i have read that others been receiving their NOA1 within a week of filing. is there anything we can do? or do we have to just keep waiting? im a bit worried. without the receipt number we cant check the status of our application at all.

Ir1 category- i m planning to apply for Naturalization soon but i noticed there is descripancy on my residence date in my Gc, i came here May 12, 2018 but my stamp in my passport and and Gc is May 10, 2018. Should I apply for naturalization and explain the wrong dates of my residence or apply for I-90 to replace my Green card. thanks

Good day everyone! I have a question, has anyone of you here, especially in the Philippines has a Birth certificate that's been registered late and applied for the visa? Mine was registered 4 days late due to my mom's old midwife before, But, will it affect the processing of my visa?

Now I'm anxious because some say I'd have to provide additional documents, such as baptismal certificates, school records, etc, and I have neither of those at the moment, and don't think I ever will.

I badly need y'all's advice. F and I are still gathering documents for the Visa, but I'm anxious at this point.

Thanks to those who will give advices in advance!

So, we finally got around to filing N600 for my 12 y/o stepdaughter. Mom naturalized last November and we got her and her daughters US Passports the very next day so the N600 has not been a priority. Our rationale for paying the ridiculous N-600 filing fee is that passports do expire and constantly need renewed. While we got her passport easily, it was not trouble free since the agent at the Passport Agency said our evidence of actual physical custody was not adequate and he was quite insistent we provide additional school enrolment records. Since our next stop was dropping her off at school after her passport appointment anyways, it was incredibly simple to get what they asked for and email it in. But I could very much envision that that might be some sort of major crisis if a lost passport needed replaced overseas 30 years from now and she had the misfortune to get an ill-tempered consular agent. $1355 is ridiculous but we want the forever Certificate that never expires and is 'almost' unchallengeable.

Since it is a one-shot deal and the current political environment is.... mistake averse, I figured it was better to take our time, be cautious and make sure every detail was as correct as it could be.

We filed online. While I am a big proponent of online filing, it is worth noting that the online N600 has a number of major discrepancies and ambiguities so anyone going that route should very carefully compare the resulting pdf copy of the N600 with what they answered in the online form. Go through filling the entire online form, then before filing download the resulting pdf, AND the N600 instructions sheet, and go back through the whole entire thing, line by line, like about three or four more times until it all makes sense.

We used USCIS's own Policy Manual https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-4 as almost a direct check list and guide book for the submission. We went straight down their list of evidence one by one in every category except for the notarized affidavits which we omitted. The USCIS policy Manual actually seems like the best N600 guide I found anywhere.

In any case we filed online March 14, 2025. Mysteriously she received two identical pdf receipt notices under the documents tab within an hour of filing. They are addressed to "mother c/o daughter" so maybe they are going to mail a copy to each(??). No immediate notice for reuse or scheduling of biometrics. Online our local USCIS Field Office (San Diego) lists 13 months processing time for N600 though I have seen some people report much faster results. No rush anyways because she has her passport already.

So now we wait.