Edward and Jaycel

So much extra complication for you guys... Best of luck man!

It's all good... I know how it feels my friend Not even having an interview scheduled yet is driving Jaycel crazy and she feels like USCIS has forgotten her. We did an Ask Emma session and the agent said that an interview was requested for our case on 3/13/25 so we are in the queue. It's just that the Denver FO is super slow and right now they are interviewing people that filed in Sept. 2024 so we have a couple of months to wait still. Some days are harder than others as I'm sure you all know 🥹

Yeah I always think it's better to do now rather than under the pressure and time limit of an RFE. Let us know how it goes

They will not schedule a K-1 visa appointment for you. The NVC only does that for immigrant visas. You will have to schedule the appointment yourself, but some embassies make you wait until they send you an email with instructions. That's why I tagged the person in the comment above because I don't know if Montreal makes you wait or not. Manila did not make us wait, we were able to sign up to the appointment website, fill out the DS-160, pay the fee and start searching for available appointments as soon as our case went to "Ready" status

Not an issue... notify the Visa Officer at the interview like @MalloryCat mentioned and have her give the CBP Officer the correct address when they ask at her Port of Entry inspection

This is from the FAQ on USCIS.gov Civil Surgeon / Vaccine requirements page Q: Did the CDC’s Vaccination Technical Instructions change for the polio vaccine? A: On May 1, 2024, the Vaccination Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons changed for the polio vaccine. One dose of IPV should be given to anyone 2 months or older if they are not currently up to date according to ACIP recommendations, including adults who cannot show proof of the childhood vaccine series. If the Form I-693 was signed by a civil surgeon on or after May 1, 2024, the new polio vaccine requirement applies. https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements We are not going to take a chance on an RFE at the interview and we will go to a civil surgeon and get it done

You will not get an invoice number from NVC for K-1 applications Go to this site to check your status https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

I'm just telling you what was in her RFE - It said to complete the vaccine portion of the I-693 and return the signed and sealed report by a civil surgeon showing she has received the Polio vaccine to USCIS in response to the RFE

She, like Jaycel, was given a blanket waiver for not being age appropriate because the guidance prior to May 2024 was that it was only appropriate to give to children I believe

I think that the May 2025 update was to add the "12 months before travel to the US requirement" for the listed countries... The guidance on Polio is still that if you are 2 months old or older you have to get the vaccine or have proof it was administered

Oh my Lord.... Good catch @MalloryCat. Philippines is not on that list yet her friend from the Philippines got the RFE at the interview yesterday for the Polio Vaccine. I'm so confused 🤔

CDC changed the requirements for Polio Vaccine in May 2024 to say that everyone age 2 years old or older needs to get it done or have proof that they had it. I don't know what USCIS does if your medical was done before that change. All I know is that Jaycel and her friend had their medical done after the change and the medical provider did not follow the new guidelines and her friend got an RFE at the green card interview for the Polio vaccine

@Ontarkie do you know if Montreal makes you wait for an email before you can start the process for the K-1 once the CEAC status has changed to "Ready"?

Which consulate is going to process you? You may not have to wait for something from them depending on the consulate

We don't even have a "My Timeline" tab on our I-485 case anymore. LOL

It probably disappeared from the system after they cancelled it Yes, the I-693 has to be completed and signed by a civil surgeon. There is a box to check on Part. 1, Item. 4 (see below) if you only need the vaccine assessment completed. Just make sure that the civil surgeon you go to will do only the vaccine assessment for you. I've called a couple here in Denver and some say they will only do the full medical exam.

If he is an American citizen, he can get the Tourist visa upon arrival and extend it at the BI while he's there. Just be aware he will need to show proof of an onward ticket leaving the Philippines before the initial 30 day visa expires to be admitted. He can buy a cheap ticket on Cebu Pacific to Malaysia or something and then cancel it.

Thank you for your update and I'm glad they changed their mind! Sounds like maybe a supervisor looked at the case and overruled the officer or something.

Wow that is crazy... Let us know if they approve you without a RFE or what happens ok?

Ay Lord... they are so bad there at SLEC. Well we are going to now do the I-693 Medical Exam (Vaccine Part) and get her Polio Vaccine so that we can give it to the officer at the interview when Jaycel gets one scheduled so we don't get RFE

Congratulations! It looks like maybe they issued an RFE and then changed their mind? Are there any notices in the documents tab for the I-485 in the portal? Were you missing the Polio vaccine? Jaycel is missing that and her friend in Delaware just had her interview yesterday and got an RFE for the Polio vaccine because SLEC did not have the updated vaccines from the CDC.

Jaycel's friend just shared her RFE - She has to submit the I-693 with parts 1-4 completed by the applicant and parts 5, 7 & 10 completed, signed and sealed by the Civil Surgeon documenting the Polio vaccine being administered

Today's stats: June 3, 2025 23:15 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 8,056 (+179) • Denied: 1163 • FingerprintScheduled: 85 • InterviewCancelled: 331 • InterviewScheduled: 10,369 (-51) • Processing: 20,887 (-161) • Received: 599 • Rejected: 102 • RFE: 423 • Terminated: 183 • Withdrawal: 33 • Others: 36

Good deal! Your list looks good to me

That all looks great to me! For the taxes... do you have an updated tax return transcript from your husband from the 2024 tax year? (Or copy of the complete tax return and W-2)? Or is that what you mean by this section?