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It's too late now for DCF, because you already have an I-130 petition pending with USCIS. Should have waited for Montreal to accept or deny your request first, but oh well. If they accept anyway, you'll have to let them know that you already filed an I-130 with USCIS and ask how to proceed. They will likely rescind the DCF approval.

If you have truly exceptional circumstances, Montreal may accept your case for DCF. But it seems to be so rare that the process is not quite smooth. Here's an actual report of a DCF case (based on US job offer) accepted by Montreal in Dec 2022 -- https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/794959-dcf-from-canada-glitchy-process/

What is the case status on CEAC? If your case is expedited (whether you requested it or not), the US embassy in Manila typically expects you to book the interview schedule yourself via the USTravelDocs portal once your CEAC status turns "Ready".

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Did you submit a copy of the I-129F approval notice in your I-485 package? Not including the I-797 for the K1 I-129F is a common reason for that message about priority date not being established. Also, make sure that the I-485 section about the underlying petition (part 2, items 3 & 4) is filled out with the correct info from the I-129F I-797.

Do you still have the I-129F receipt or approval notice, and your wife's K1 visa?

Did you file the I-130 with USCIS? Or directly with the consulate?

Are you filling out I-134 for K1 fiance visa? Or the I-134A for CHNV process? Please clarify.

What visa class and interviewing consulate? If it's CR1/IR1 at the US embassy in Manila, 8 months wait from NVC DQ is not normal.

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Many VJ regulars in the Philippine sub-forum have been through the experience of immigrating to the Philippines, as @Stevephoto knows, being a regular himself. This sub-forum is a good source of info for such questions.

Do you work for a company in Israel? If so, have you resigned from the company? Are you looking for a job in the US?

There's no CBP pre-clearance at Heathrow. The airline staff won't care that there is a pending I-130. It's a different story with the CBP officer at the US airport after landing. If you're worried about being denied US entry, fly through Dublin or Shannon instead, where there is CBP pre-clearance. Even before boarding the plane, you'll know if CBP will let you in to the US or not.

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In that case, your reluctance to use Facebook is even more confusing, as Facebook and WhatsApp are owned by the same company (Meta) since 2014.

Check these posts by @slavaskii --

To have a chance at DCF via the consulate in Sydney, your wife must -- be currently residing in Australia, have exceptional circumstances (such as imminent job relocation to the US), and not have an I-130 petition already filed for you. As @pushbrk mentioned above, getting a US job offer must be the first step (after getting married), if you are considering DCF. Based on reports in the DCF sub-forum, any US-based job offer may be accepted by the consulate, but a job transfer with the same company makes for a stronger case. The job offer should be in writing, and list the target date the US citizen is expected to physically report for work in the US. Just a reminder that DCF is at the discretion of the consulate, so having a US job offer does not guarantee that the case will be accepted for DCF. As to the I-864 income requirements, listing current income > $0 means the sponsor will be able to maintain at least that level of income when the immigrant moves to the US. The consulate tends to accept a job transfer offer from the same company as evidence that the income will continue from the same source after the USC and their beneficiary move to the US. So no need to use assets or a joint sponsor, if the foreign income exceeds the minimum threshold. A job offer from a different US company would not work for that purpose, hence the USC's current foreign income would not count for the I-864. In that case, you would need to use assets or a joint sponsor. Incidentally, if you (the beneficiary) are able to get a US job transfer offer from the same company you work for now, your current foreign income may be used for the I-864, whether your USC spouse also has a job transfer offer or not. This rule in the I-864 instructions for the beneficiary's income is actually clearer than the instructions for the sponsor's income. From page 8 of https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr.pdf -- "If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is your spouse [...], you must provide evidence that his/her income will continue from the current source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has accompanying children."

Your attorney is wrong. Proof of sponsor's US domicile is required at NVC stage. It says so on the Department of State website -- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents.html Please remember: Each financial sponsor (petitioner, any joint sponsors, and any household members) must submit an Affidavit of Support as well as evidence of their finances and other supporting documents. Failure to do so will delay the processing of your case. Because of your attorney's mistake, your case has been delayed, exactly as the official DOS page warned.

IIRC, @top_secret would have actual experience with foreign vaccination records for a school in California. But probably not the translation issue that OP has, as vaccination records from the Philippines are typically in English already.

With a lot of pleading during my CFO tele-counseling. I do NOT recommend it. It was stressful. Also, it helped immensely that I already visited my spouse in the US multiple times (I had a B1/B2 visa before getting my IR1), and that we were married in a traditional ceremony in the US, not through Utah zoom wedding.

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