J.M.

If your notification is that they received your petition, the next step is getting your MNL case number. It will be at NVC for anywhere between a few weeks to a few months before it gets sent to Manila. Go to the NVC public inquiry form Public Inquiry Form (state.gov) and submit your case number request. Do this weekly until you get the case number. Once you have your case number, you can fill out the DS-160.

I'm not sure which email you are talking about. I got 2: 1 from NVC when it was dispatched to Manila, and another one from Manila Embassy when they received it. The one from the embassy is the equivalent of packet 4. You do not have to wait for it to complete and pay for your DS-160 though. All you need for the DS-160 is your case number. You can complete that now. All completing the DS-160 does is allows you to start looking for an appointment slot. Completing the DS-160 does not automatically trigger anything, so I suggest you complete it and pay for it while you wait for the email/letter. The letter is not mandatory though, so don't let it hold you up.

You do not need to wait for the welcome letter for Manila. You are free to schedule your medical and interview. The welcome letter often doesn't even show up.

The visa expiration date will likely match the medical expiration date, and travel must commence before the visa expires. Guam is a POE, but once she goes through there, the K-1 would not be valid if she returned to the Philippines and attempted to exit a 2nd time using the K-1. It is single use. Flying out by the Feb 7th with an interview on Jan 18th is possible but cutting it pretty close. She has to wait for visa delivery and then attend CFO. How long the visa delivery takes depends on where it will be delivered. Once those are clear she is free to travel.

I'll add one more thing to this (applies to Manila only)... Interview was 12/19/23. I provided fiancée with certified divorce decree, so I can't weigh in on that debate, but I can assure you they did KEEP the divorce decree. I have seen several say that it is just glanced at and returned. In my case it was not returned.

Have a look at this: Just replace beneficiary with petitioner, and of course use the correct page and part numbers for petitioner.

Yes, I should have mentioned that as well. The I-134 will not be needed until the interview.

I-129f needs I-134. Adjustment of Status needs I-864. AOS on here usually refers to Adjustment of Status, not Affidavit of Support.

Our interview was also the 19th. I received tracking email on the 21st. Be sure to check junk email and do a search for "lbcexpress." Mall of Asia is the local pickup location, so I am not entirely sure if there will be LBC tracking or if they just drive it over there. Mine was not local pickup. You can inquire about it here: ustraveldocssupport@lbcexpress.com or their hotline at (+632) 8858-5999

I filled one out for the Philippines recently. For part 3, I did not include myself as a dependent. For part 2, I listed "self" for the beneficiary. You are correct to put the anticipated arrival date and select "no end date" You are also correct that Part 4 will be filled with N/A. Remember that this confusing form is "designed" to fit multiple visa types. It doesn't work very well for K-1. We had our interview last week. The I-134, nor any supporting documents, were collected at the interview. I'm not saying don't fill it out but be aware that the Philippines probably won't even ask for it. That also means mine wasn't reviewed and proven to be filled out correctly. I'm just telling you what I put on it. I followed a good video when I filled it out. Unfortunately, I don't have a link for that video anymore.

NOA2 6/23/23. Emailed askNVC 7/27. Reply on 8/1- case not yet received. I wasn't really expecting it to be there yet, but no harm in checking.