Edward and Jaycel

Today's stats: April 23, 2025 21:30 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 1,704 (+84) • Denied: 197 • FingerprintScheduled: 159 • InterviewCancelled: 137 • InterviewScheduled: 6,628 (+54) • Processing: 32,085 • Received: 662 • Rejected: 106 • RFE: 388 • Terminated: 126 • Withdrawal: 8 • Others: 68

There you go... give it a few weeks and then make another inquiry via the public inquiry form to NVC. I will give you the advice that I give everyone when communicating with the NVC. In the next request you send NVC, after you ask them for the case number, ask them to update the petitioner and beneficiary email addresses. Phrase it something like this: "Also please update the email addresses for this case as follows: Petitioner email address: xxxxx@mail.com Beneficiary email address: xxxxx@mail.com" Sometimes in the data entry of the I-129F petition into the Department of State systems, there can be typos, transcription, etc. errors. This will ensure that they have the right email addresses on file. I did this for me and Jaycel and both of us got every email along the way from NVC and the embassy all the way through the instructions on how to handle the yellow packet after her visa was issued. Best of luck to you both!

I'm sorry if I gave the impression that Jaycel had to have her visa re-issued - She did not. I was just looking through all the correspondence we received from the embassy to find anything that mentioned visa reissuance in case you did not have it.

This is what Jaycel got from the embassy in Manila after her visa was issued regarding replacement visa. Don't know if it will help but I'll share anything I can find: REPLACEMENT VISA To request a replacement visa, the passport with the expired visa and the packet must be sent to the U.S. Embassy. It should include a signed letter explaining the reason for the inability to use the visa before its expiration and the intended travel date if a replacement visa is approved. An applicant approved for a replacement visa will be required to update expired documents and pay the applicable fees anew.

Ok sorry to hear that. Wanted to make sure you tried that avenue.

Have you tried making an inquiry here? https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/ And yes I believe you will have to pay the visa fee again but I'm not 100% on that

Today's stats: April 22, 2025 21:35 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 1,620 (+52) • Denied: 193 • FingerprintScheduled: 159 • InterviewCancelled: 139 • InterviewScheduled: 6,574 (+154) • Processing: 32,207 • Received: 668 • Rejected: 106 • RFE: 395 • Terminated: 127 • Withdrawal: 8 • Others: 68

Nice!! 🎉

What does the status of your I-129F petition say? Has USCIS updated it to "Case Was Sent To The Department of State"?

That being said, you should follow the suggestion from @Crazy Cat above and file for adjustment of status from here in the US after you get married. File the I-130, I-130a, I-485 (Adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident), I-765 (Employment Authorization - OPTIONAL but highly recommended), I-131 (Travel Authorization (Advanced Parole) - OPTIONAL but I would not spend the money because if I were her I would not travel on Advanced Parole in her situation). You would file all of them in the same envelope (Concurrent filing)

Still stick to my opinion that the secondary inspection does not count as being "Detained" but maybe a more experienced member can weigh in @Crazy Cat @OldUser @Dashinka For being refused entry due to the pandemic, I would disclose this with the date it happened and the reason they gave you for the refusal

Did you mean tourist visa? By technically here illegally by 6 months do you mean she overstayed her visa? As long as she Entered the US legally (on that tourist(?) visa) then she can adjust status to LPR after you guys get married (assuming you are a US Citizen) and a visa overstay would be forgiven. Be advised that this will draw extra scrutiny from USCIS as she would have married you and filed for adjustment while being out of status.

Congrats!! 🎉🥳

This was before your K-1 visa was issued I'm assuming? This secondary inspection just like at the airport passport control, not being detained IMHO. Did they admit you to the US after that? What was the reason for refusing your entry? Just because of the pandemic?

Today's stats: April 21, 2025 20:20 MDT (Stats since this morning) November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 1,568 (+37) • Denied: 188 • FingerprintScheduled: 160 • InterviewCancelled: 136 • InterviewScheduled: 6,4520 (+32) • Processing: 32,321 • Received: 669 • Rejected: 106 • RFE: 394 • Terminated: 125 • Withdrawal: 8 • Others: 69

You don't even need to bring the SS Card to the biometrics so not an issue

Bring the marriage certificate. Jaycel took my surname and used her AOS filing to change it so the name on her notice was the married name and the name on her passport was her maiden name. We showed the marriage certificate to the check-in folks and that was all that they required. Congrats on getting your appointment scheduled!

You have to be inspected and admitted, paroled or waived through a Port of Entry by an immigration official in order to be eligible to adjust status

Woo Hoo!! Congrats! 🎉

Ok so if he is coming on a K-1 visa then you would NOT file the I-130. Once you're married he will file the I-485 to adjust status, the I-765 for the EAD and the I-131, Travel Auth (Advanced Parole - This is optional) For the SSN, I would suggest that you make an appointment at your local SSA office as soon as he arrives (appointments are taking 2-4 weeks to get on the schedule) and get his SSN as soon as you can after his arrival.

I should clarify that this was for her EAD

And you will apply for his SSN via the I-485 AND I-765 forms. There is a section in both for you to do that.

So I am assuming that once married you guys will file to adjust his status to LPR from here in the states? If that is the case, you will file the I-130, the I-485 and the I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) all together in the same envelope. (Optionally the I-131 for Travel Authorization). This is called a concurrent filing and that will get USCIS started on adjudicating his employment auth while the I-130 & I-485 are pending as they normally take much longer.

I think she will have to call them - There is no way to fix this through the website that I know of.

Jaycel's My Progress Tab showed 3 months on the day of her biometrics appointment, the day after it went to 40 months, a week later it showed 6 months and a week after that it showed 7 months and was still showing 7 months 2 days later on the day it was approved You can safely ignore the estimates in the My Progress tab