Problem getting medical at St. Luke's Extension Clinic

[AKteacher 101]

My sister in law is trying to get her K-1 medical done in Manila in preparation for her interview next week. Problem is the city where she was born is slightly misspelled in her Philippines passport. The clerk at St. Luke's wrote "no passport" and told her she has to get another corrected Philippines passport.

 

USCIS apparently never caught the small error, processed and approved the K-1. She has already paid the medical fee of 17,025 pesos. I'm sure many here are aware of the appointment system problems and what a long process it can be to obtain a Philippines passport. She could  be facing months of delay, her interview will have to be rescheduled, she may also lose the medical fee she paid, etc.

 

Any advice? I thought maybe she could go back to St. Luke's again and simply tell them she's there to finish her medical, and another clerk might not catch the small error which is likely immaterial anyway. After all, she has a valid passport and USCIS approved her paperwork which included a copy of the same passport.

 

Any ideas?

[Hank_ 9,173]

2 hours ago, AKteacher said:

My sister in law is trying to get her K-1 medical done in Manila in preparation for her interview next week. Problem is the city where she was born is slightly misspelled in her Philippines passport. The clerk at St. Luke's wrote "no passport" and told her she has to get another corrected Philippines passport.

 

USCIS apparently never caught the small error, processed and approved the K-1. She has already paid the medical fee of 17,025 pesos. I'm sure many here are aware of the appointment system problems and what a long process it can be to obtain a Philippines passport. She could  be facing months of delay, her interview will have to be rescheduled, she may also lose the medical fee she paid, etc.

 

Any advice? I thought maybe she could go back to St. Luke's again and simply tell them she's there to finish her medical, and another clerk might not catch the small error which is likely immaterial anyway. After all, she has a valid passport and USCIS approved her paperwork which included a copy of the same passport.

 

Any ideas?

 

Ideas ~    Get the passport corrected

 

Appointment system at DFA has been remedied, not taking months to get an appt.   Beat feet!  Get 'er done!

 

USCIS doesn't require a copy of the beneficiary's passport with the I-129F.  

 

Seriously doubt she would lose the medical fee.

[geowrian 22,335]

USCIS did not approve a K-1. They approved an I-129F petition, which is focused on the petitioner meeting certain basic requirements. The beneficiary's passport is not anything they are required to review (some beneficiaries don't even have a passport at the time of I-129F filing).

 

I'm unaware of any major appointment issues right now with passport appointment scheduling. I know there was an issue earlier in the year, but I just checked a small handful of different sites that had Oct. appointment slots available right now.

[John & Rose 7,237]

My wife got her passport switched to her married name. It took two weeks the slow way. For a few more pesos they offer a 5 day service. The hard part is getting the interview. Just keep checking the site many times a day and you will see a good date open up. With us it showed full for 3 months for the first 2 days of trying then all of the sudden they had an appointment available the next day. Just be patient and keep trying often. This should not be a major delay.