Edward and Jaycel

This is what I would recommend based on my experience with our K-1 Make an inquiry to the NVC asking for your case number via the public inquiry website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html When you make the public inquiry with them, there is a button to attach files. Attach the Approval Notice of the I-129F. In that inquiry, in addition to asking for the case number, you should also ask them to update the email addresses for you and your fiancé(e) by saying something like: I would also like to make sure you have the petitioner and beneficiary emails updated in your system as follows: Petitioner Name: John Smith Petitioner email: john.smith@email.com Beneficiary Name: Jane Jones Beneficiary: jane.jones@email.com I have attached the approval notice for my form I-129F for your review. We did this and after that we got our case number (on the 2nd inquiry) and my wife and I got every email from the NVC and the embassy throughout the whole process.

I was following a post on a different forum about this and the general consensus was pretty positive - Most were happy with their experience and also noted that they received their receipt notice with the 48 month extension, on the security paper, in the mail within a week to 10 days. Two of the commenters reported being approved very quickly (3 weeks in one case, 7 weeks in the other). I continue to scour the internet for reports as Jaycel and I will be filing the I-751 in about 16 months or so.

Jaycel had "Late Registration" as well - Late by 3 years. She went back to her home Barangay and got an official sealed copy of her birth registration from the Local Civil Registrar, got an official, sealed copy of her Baptismal Certificate from her local parish office, official sealed copies of her elementary school records. When it came time for the interview, she didn't need any of them as the embassy accepted her PSA BC without questioning the late registration. However, it is up to the consular officer's discretion that is conducting the interview whether or not to require additional documentation in these cases. So my recommendation is to gather all the "secondary" evidence you can get you hands on and bring it to the interview. If you don't need it? Great. But if you do need it, then you can give it to them right there and maybe not have to deal with a 221g. Best of luck!

Great news!!

I do agree with this for sure.

Just hit my inbox at work........ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security is amending regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process to prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens to better protect the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities for American workers. The new rule replaces the random lottery for selecting visa recipients with a process that gives greater weight to those with higher skills. “The existing random selection process of H-1B registrations was exploited and abused by U.S. employers who were primarily seeking to import foreign workers at lower wages than they would pay American workers,” said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman Matthew Tragesser. “The new weighted selection will better serve Congress’ intent for the H-1B program and strengthen America’s competitiveness by incentivizing American employers to petition for higher-paid, higher-skilled foreign workers. With these regulatory changes and others in the future, we will continue to update the H-1B program to help American businesses without allowing the abuse that was harming American workers.” The number of H-1B visas issued annually is limited to 65,000, with an additional 20,000 for U.S. advanced degree holders. The current random selection process has often been criticized for allowing unscrupulous employers to exploit it by flooding the selection pool with lower-skilled foreign workers paid at low wages, to the detriment of the American workforce. To address these concerns, the final rule will implement a weighted selection process that will increase the probability that H-1B visas are allocated to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens while maintaining the opportunity for employers to secure H-1B workers at all wage levels. This final rule is effective Feb. 27, 2026, and will be in place for the FY 2027 H-1B cap registration season. The rule is another crucial step to strengthen the integrity of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program. It is in line with other key changes the administration has made, such as the Presidential Proclamation that requires employers to pay an additional $100,000 per visa as a condition of eligibility. “As part of the Trump Administration’s commitment to H-1B reform, we will continue to demand more from both employers and aliens so as not to undercut American workers and to put America first,” said Tragesser. For more information, see the final rule. For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on X (Formerly Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

This is the worst part of the rampant fraud... the ones who genuinely need it get lost in the volume of bad actors

For context.... We just did this at the consulate in San Francisco. They required Jaycel to have the official copy of the PSA Marriage Certificate OR the official stamped Report of Marriage from the San Francisco Consulate. You can go to any consulate or the Embassy in D.C. with a PSA copy but if you only have the stamped ROM, you can only go to the consulate that issued the ROM for the first year after receiving it. After the 1st year, they expect you to have the PSA copy. Our experience in SF was super smooth... we were in and out of the consulate in 20 - 30 minutes and Jaycel had her new passport with her married name in the mail exactly 4 weeks later.

The can ask for anything on the list of "required" items. It's up to the Consular Officer. My wife was not asked for it during the interview for her K-1 but she had it and all the supporting documents with her just in case.

Congrats!! That’s great news!! 🎉🎉

USCIS never provided the tracking number for Jaycel’s green card that was delivered almost 5 months ago 🤣 Thank God for Informed Delivery

Jaycel got hers in the province in Mindanao 10 days after we ordered it for her.... I would also highly recommend ordering 5 copies when you make the request. It's been super handy having extra copies here in the US and it's way easier and cheaper to get them now while she's there in the PH than to get them delivered here in the US.

Your family gave you good advice and I'm happy to hear you are following it. Keep us posted on your immigration journey!

Glad they rescheduled it relatively quickly! 🎉

You will not submit the I-134 in the packet when you file the I-129F - That only happens when your beneficiary goes to the embassy for the interview. The I-864 never comes into play during the K-1 process - only after you are married and filing for the AOS