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    Marshall
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    Texas

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    Adjustment of Status (approved)
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    Texas Service Center
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    Dallas TX
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    Philippines

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  1. J.M.
    You're fine. Just keep sending the inquiries until you get your new case number. Do not worry about the expiration date. It will be automatically extended. You should get a K1FTP email, not a physical letter, when your case is sent to Manila. On CEAC, you will select immigrant visa to check your status once you know your new case number. You can work on the DS-160, but you will need your MNL case number to complete it. The website will save your entered information for a month. Each time you access it, the one-month period starts over.
  2.    W199 reacted to a post in a topic: Passport update
  3. J.M.
    It is not mandatory to use her married name when renewing. She can keep her maiden name in her Philippine passport and just renew it. If she wants to use her married name, then the above ROM and PSA certificate are required for the name change. Since it has already expired, it might be smart to get it in maiden name, then file ROM, and update it after PSA returns the paperwork so she won't be without a passport for half a year.
  4.    Lance27 reacted to a post in a topic: What's happening with individuals on authorized stay getting detained/arrested at USCIS during their AOS interview? [merged threads]
  5.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: What do you call this beautiful country?
  6. J.M.
    It depends on the context. Casual speech: I am an American. I don't say I am from America- there is more than one country in North America, as well as South America. I live in the US. Written: USA or United States. If formal, then the full United States of America. I don't write "US" because that can be confused with the word "us." Merica or Murica is disrespectful and lazy to me. There is nothing "cool" about it.
  7.    Rod6844 reacted to a post in a topic: Health care
  8. J.M.
    They require you to provide your SSN if you have one. They cannot legally exclude a person from having insurance just because they have no SSN. That's the law. Now, how you get past that I have no idea. I think you will have to talk to a live person to cross that hurdle. Reporting the SSN doesn't have anything to do with the insurance coverage itself. It is an IRS requirement so that the IRS can make sure you are not getting subsidies you don't qualify for. The IRS wording is "to make sure you have the best plan you are entitled to", but I think I interpreted it correctly.
  9.    Edward and Jaycel reacted to a post in a topic: Closes and affordable hotel close to st Luke and Manila embassy
  10. J.M.
    There are plenty of places on Airbnb. That's the easiest way. Choose your own comfort level and price range.
  11.    EKT reacted to a post in a topic: What's happening with individuals on authorized stay getting detained/arrested at USCIS during their AOS interview? [merged threads]
  12. J.M.
    Are you using your new case number (from NVC) on CEAC? You should have been able to track it as soon as NVC assigned your new case number. The case number should have been included in the NVC email. If your case is in transit or already at the embassy, filling out the DS-160 is fine. It is valid for a year after submission.
  13.    edavis12 reacted to a post in a topic: fiance is from phillipines but lives in malta
  14. J.M.
    Naples (if still residing in Malta) or the Philippines if she goes back home.
  15.    Neonred reacted to a post in a topic: What's happening with individuals on authorized stay getting detained/arrested at USCIS during their AOS interview? [merged threads]
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  18. J.M.
    For at least the next several years, immigration will be by the book. No more "looking the other way" for people who try to circumvent the proper legal way to do things. It's always hard to digest news stories like this, because they are always (understandably) written as if the subjects are "victims." Truthfully, they are not victims. They created their own issues and now are suffering the consequences of poor decisions. I feel sorry for them, but then again, I felt sorry for my wife having to wait a long time to legally come here using the proper methods.
  19. J.M.
    Look at the top menu bar on the main screen, choose FORUMS, then scroll down to General Discussion Area, then Regional Discussion, and finally Philippines.
  20. J.M.
    If your question is related to your address on the DS-160, just use your current address. If your question is related to the logistics of everything, it would be nice not to be looking for a place and moving when your fiancée arrives. There will be enough to do in a short period of time without adding house-hunting and moving to the list. If you intend to move between visa issuance and arrival, that is no problem. People are allowed to move. Just update your address with USCIS.
  21. J.M.
    The BOLD headings in your post answer your question. Using USPS? Top address. Using any of the 3 listed above the 2nd address? Bottom address.
  22. J.M.
    NVC processing times vary widely even for people with the same NOA2. About 2 weeks after your NOA2, start inquiring using the Public Inquiry Form to see if they have received your case. When you inquire for the first time, send them your current email address and phone number to be sure they have it. It can take anywhere from a week to 3 months for NVC to receive your case. I think the delivery is made by unescorted mules or unmanned hot air balloons. Inquire weekly. It takes several days, but they will reply. Once they confirm receipt, take a week or two off from inquiring, then start asking if they have assigned a case number.
  23. J.M.
    Exemplified certificate is one step above a certified certificate, typically for use in foreign countries when required. Many people send a photocopy of the certified certificate. Others (me included) sent the actual certified certificate and obtained an extra to keep. Certified is as high as you needed to go but exemplified will work just as good.
  24. J.M.
    The phone numbers are legit. Just have it sent to the closest 2GO branch to you and pick it up.
  25. J.M.
    No need to prove apostilled FBI background checks are a thing in the Philippines. They definitely are. They love things with stamps, stickers, and ribbons. It's just not needed for CFO.
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