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Technically I think you are supposed to wait for the welcome e-mail from the US Embassy Manila with self-scheduling instructions for expedited cases. Though there are people who were able to self-schedule "Ready" cases successfully before they got the e-mail. The instructions will tell her to get her physical at Saint Luke's Extension Clinic and create an account on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ where she can register the delivery address for the passport/visa and self schedule an interview. Very recently there seems to be 2 or 3 weeks delay between cases going "Ready" on CEAC status and actually being able to schedule on ustraveldocs. You can schedule the medical online here. https://slec.ph/registration/us/ You could probably schedule the medical at her earliest convenience or wait until you actually have an interview date if you want to be sure. If she has updated any of her documents since she was documentarily qualified should upload and submit copies to CEAC of what she is actually bringing to the interview.

Yea, that's probably the e-mail. So all good now? You got a date in the immediate future? Maybe just a glitch with their website or something.

Assuming you are expedited, and your IR2 case is "Ready" at US Embassy Manila(?), are you saying that you can log into USTravelDocs and make it as far as the IV scheduling calendar and you see no availability on that calendar? Or are you getting the "case not loaded" error when you enter you case number and never reach the calendar? I can still log into USTravelDocs with my wife or stepdaughters finished cases and look at available appointments. It's showing the first available IR2 interview as March 13 and there are many IR2 slots available for expedited or reschedule cases. So if you are seeing a calendar at all with no slots available (rather than the "case not loaded" error message that won't let you even get to a calendar) it sounds like something is not quite right. For expedited cases at Manila you will be instructed to self-schedule and recently it's been taking 2 or 3 weeks from the status "Ready" to actually being able to schedule. You should get an e-mail with self-scheduling instructions from the Embassy.

I had some old substance type charges that needed disclosed for a K-1 petition. After looking at the situation it became abundantly clear that it would be much better to instead marry and pursue a CR-1 visa. Best decision I ever made. Faster too.

More than likely it will take as long as a new case, which seems to be about 16 days now. That is incredibly fast by NVC's historical standards. There are cases where resubmissions get reviewed faster but it is not typical. There is the bright side that the case that DQ today probably already took it's place in the line for an interview date and when the other case DQ's it will catch up and get an interview date based on the one that DQ'd first.

Well at least NVC is fast for re-review now. There have been a number of people recently who got a RFE for typing the date of the signature rather than hand writing the date. Which is a pretty ridiculous reason but.... Could that be NVC's complaint about the signature??

Interesting. Maybe a browser difference or something(???) Here's what I have. I had the Philippine province under Mailing State: and Philippine postal code under Mailing Postal Code:

Not sure where that is on ustraveldocs? I just logged back in to ours and looked. Under delivery address there is "Mailing State:" and we had the Philippine province in there. But just "State:" alone I do not see where that is.

For the Philippines if you use the country code +63 then you drop the first 0 that you would normally dial if calling domestically. IE in your example, the domestic number 09361234567 would drop the 0 and become +639361234567

My wife's employer which is listed on her W2 was some sort of holding company or something that neither of us has ever even heard of. It certainly isn't anything like the name of the business she actually works for and not what she would put down as her employer anywhere it was asked. I think that is a very normal tax situation and of little concern.

Wise move. It probably would be a problem at the embassy and would hold up visa issuance until it was resolved.

PSA copies are just a printout of a scan of the original record. The only thing that makes them special is they are printed on PSA paper with the PSA seal so that makes them an "official copy". Most older records are either handwritten or typed on an old school typewriter. Some of those records had been cooking in a file cabinet in tropical humidity for a few years or been through a typhoon, fire or some other miscellaneous calamities before they ever got scanned. If what you have now from the LCRO is filled on a computer rather than just a clearer copy of the old handwritten one(?) it's possible they already fixed it and have sent or are sending the new copy to PSA which might just take a month or two before it becomes available. She still should probably confirm that with the LCRO but it could be the case you just need to wait a bit longer to get the updated version from PSA.

Here's the actual list of requirements they sent my wife. She got through it pretty easy with just the basic items 1-4 and no requests for anything from the "additional documents may be required" list. But you can see how it could turn into an ordeal if someone gets a counselor that starts asking for some of the crazier stuff. As far as the actual stickers, my stepdaughters sticker was sent to her Philippine address literally 6 months after she was already in the US. My wifes was never sent. They had the temporary QR code when they left.

It's probably just a glitch with CEAC that would straighten itself out in a day or so. Their system is notoriously buggy. But unless and until you actually see the words "DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED" in your CEAC messages or e-mail, you should not just assume that you are. All documents accepted and approved is not the same documentarily qualified because there are cases where they accept and approve everything and then ask for something additional. I wouldn't worry, but you should probably double triple check your CEAC message inbox and if you received an e-mail that said "The National Visa Center (NVC) updated the status of your immigrant visa application." yet there is no kind of message at all, then just as a precaution you should probably file an inquiry at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

Didn't you say you have to submit your documents by mail?? If you had to send yours by mail I think it would follow a slightly different timeframe from electronic submissions. Though elsewhere I did see one report about two weeks ago where someone said they submitted by mail and the timeframe was within a few days of electronic submissions at the time. The person who reported that didn't say if they were going by mailed date or received date. I'm sure you would get news soon.

It is not required by the US. USCIS and the Embassy only want to see the overseas marriage certificate according to the laws wherever the marriage took place. CFO would be an issue for a lot of spouses but if your spouse is already in Abu Dhabi, that obviously isn't an issue. Any dealings with government agencies in the Philippines could potentially hassle her about it and it could affect some of your spousal rights in the Philippines. The most recent big example and why ROM's got such heightened attention recently, is that they were necessary for overseas spouses to get 9a visas to visit the Philippines under the rona travel ban. No longer an issue. As you mentioned, the name issue would be a concern for some. Not for others. The properties in Manila is kind of a grey area. Technically she is probably supposed to have spousal consent and your name should be on real estate transactions although the reality is you don't have much rights there anyways. My own thinking is that if you plan on having limited dealings in the Philippines then a ROM is probably of little value. If she or you plan to maintain significant longer term ties to the Philippines it may be of more value. It is not necessary at all in the US.

You can try ordering a copy from PSA online at https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/ . It may or may not be identical to what you get from the local PSA office but it eliminates the local office middle man and it's only $6 to find out. The Embassy will require the PSA Birth Certificate. They may look at the LCRO copy for reference if it helps clarify the PSA copy but a PSA Birth Certificate is the requirement. How bad is it? Is it difficult to read but you can make it out with some effort? Or is it absolutely illegible? If it's really that bad of a copy, I think you have to get the local civil registry office to send a new copy to PSA. I 'think' it would need to be initiated by the LCRO not initiated by PSA (???) There would be an endorsement fee and she might be able to get expedited processing for a fee.

If you seem to be hopelessly locked out of the email you originally used to create the ustraveldocs account with, perhaps you could try starting from scratch with a different email address ????

Submit your I-864 with the returns you actually filed. "Single" may be wrong for 2021 and you should probably amend it and fix it with the IRS, but it's not going to affect whether your I-864 is approved or denied.

My friends case DQ just now. 😃 2/10 submission date. Good luck everyone else.

Sometimes CEAC is so efficient your payment will go through to your bank two or three times when it crashes while trying to pay.🙄

Elsewhere I saw reports 2 cases with Feb 8 submission dates that DQ today (Saturday). Or at least today is when they say they received the DQ notices. I'm still a bit sceptical that NVC is working on a Saturday but who knows. It would seem quite realistic that 2/8 and and 2/9 cases might be processed Monday.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#covid-vaccines Sinovac works just fine for US Entry. No booster required. How well Sinovac works as a vaccine? Much less certain.

Having gone down the same road I would first very much recommend marrying and going the CR-1 visa route. Do a Utah online marriage and make a quick trip to the Philippines. Everyone always gets caught up in planning some fantastic month long vacation. If you don't have time, then hop on a plane and spend just a few days there. Jets are amazing. Forget the B2. My wife was twice denied B2 visas at US Embassy Manila before even when she already had multiple entry tourist visas with good travel history for Schengen/most of Europe, Japan, Korea, owned a business, a condo, a car money in the bank. 0.0% chance chance someone supported by an American with plans to marry and immigrate to the US will ever get a B2 visa in Manila. It's throwing away $160 and setting your fiance up a heartbreaking experience because they will shoot her down hard, face to face at the interview.

I don't think they work on Saturdays but I do think they work two shifts and work up until midnight on Fridays. There could be some delay in emails going out too.