Edward and Jaycel

Yes Commission on Filipinos Overseas - Guidance and Counseling Program. This is a counseling session that all Filipinos leaving the country on a Spousal or Fiancé(e) visa must complete before leaving the Philippines or they will not be allowed through Philippine Immigration exit inspection Yes the CFO has been requiring FBI Records check quite often lately. You can start the process here. Once I filled out the application online and then went to a post office nearby that offered the electronic fingerprinting, I had the report back from the FBI in about 3 hours. Go here: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/identity-history-summary-checks Same way you got the CENOMAR that's required for your Filipino fiancé(e) for the embassy interview - You go on the PSA website and request one in your name and have it shipped to your fiancé(e)

CFO has lately been requesting FBI Records Check from the US Citizen - They even recently requested a CENOMAR be generated for the US Citizen in the last couple of weeks

No… the government takes care of doing the background checks on the petitioner. However…. There have been lots of reports lately of the CFO counselors requiring an FBI records check from the petitioner at the CFO-GCP session. And just the other day, a counselor required a CENOMAR report on the US citizen petitioner at the counseling session

This is only needs to be filed in a K-1 Visa to AOS case if the couple did NOT marry within the 90 day validity of the K-1 visa. If they married within th 90 days. this form is not required. @narayan333 did you get married within the 90 day validity of the K-1 visa? Did you attorney file any other forms or just the I-130?

Thank you sir much!! We’re praying for a decision for you guys next week!! 😊

Thanks for sharing!! Jaycel an I have our interview in just under 3 weeks so this is nice to read 🙏

Great news!!

Yes get it… there has been many counselors asking for it recently. We even just had a post from a member where they made his fiancée get a CENOMAR on him

And I don't know what you would give them for a CENOMAR on a US Citizen since there is no such thing

Oh jeez... ok then they should let her know when they accept it and send her the email with the certificate

When she goes to fly out from the Philippines to the US, the Philippine Immigration officer will request it when she presents her passport at exit control.

She should have got the email at the end of the session after she filled out the survey

From what I've seen, the tracking numbers almost never show in the case status until well after it's delivered and yes it will come in the same Red & White Priority mail envelope. Keep an eye on your informed delivery

@DinaBill did she attend Counseling Appointment already?

The case where I can see that being used is if your name is not on the mailbox in an apartment or condo complex that has multi-unit mailboxes. I know we had to put Jaycel's maiden last name in the mailbox before the post office would deliver mail in her maiden name to us. We keep it in there just in case she gets something sent to her in her maiden name. I can see that being used if you are using a family member's address for your mailing address or something like that as well.

Yes when Jaycel departed the Philippines to come here, the immigration officer told her to bring up the email from CFO that had the certificate attached and hand her the phone so she could open it herself

Did you pay the Immigrant fee of $235 to USCIS to get the physical green card produced?

Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your experience

Awesome news!! 🎉

Thank you so much! We're nervous but doing interview prep and we're getting more and more confident as we go along That would be fun!

Today's stats: July 1, 2025 23:15 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 14,651 (+212) • Denied: 1,494 • FingerprintScheduled: 65 • InterviewCancelled: 600 • InterviewScheduled: 6,479 (-181) • Processing: 17,646 (-46) • Received: 485 • Rejected: 101 • RFE: 435 • Terminated: 215 • Withdrawal: 73 • Others: 24

Yes it's an error.... We would do one if it were us in that situation

When Jaycel came on her K-1 Visa at LAX, she only had to present her Passport and the Yellow Packet to CBP.

Did you pay the $235 USCIS Immigrant Fee? When your wife entered on her immigrant visa, the CBP Officer would have given her an I-551 stamp in her passport. That will serve as her temporary Green Card until she receives the one in the mail from USCIS. However, that card will not be produced by USCIS until you pay the $235 fee

That's boilerplate language - Congrats!!! 🎉