Embassy MNL ignores legit expedite

[JeanneAdil 6,961]

9 hours ago, TYPHOONBOB said:

Thanks... i want to know how to get in,  speak to them.  After the overlap I got some treatment but not all, we settled in, we had contracted in 2020 ro build a home and paid for it in 5 yrs, construction was escrowed with MegaWorld and we just signed off on order to construct.  We had a good year and left the past behind ... that is until this myoma she has swelled to what looks like 8 months pregnant.  The paradigm shifted back to expedite rather than simply filing again, thats why we hired this so called DCF attorney... and option 2 is he will file at the field office in Tampa, and walk it through in a rather of months. 

 

That's why I'm asking where I can go to bring the actual i130 as I understand it must be done in person, then they decide.  The fedex.was incomplete .. only had the request.  

Again, I 130 only goes to US office when the bene is in the US and you are married here and need to adjust status

 

[Crazy Cat 43,818]

2 hours ago, TYPHOONBOB said:

if the DCF fails they will take it to USCIS field office in Tampa

That is out of the scope of a field office.  Wasted time, imo.  I would concentrate on DCF and the job offer as @appleblossom stated. 

Edited May 1 by Crazy Cat

[TYPHOONBOB 5]

1 hour ago, appleblossom said:

 

OK, so there is no current I-130 that has been filed? I’d think your chances of DCF are very good then, but based on the job offer rather than your wife’s health (as said above, usually only the petitioners health is relevant). 

 

If DCF fails then taking it to an office is Tampa is pointless, it just needs to be filed and then expedited - and don’t forget you must also expedite at each other stage i.e. with NVC and the consulate for interview.

 

 

I wonder why the attorney focused on my wife's medical, I said to him it seems it would provoke the question of cost and plan and needless extra RFE VS using job letter is solid as well as coupled with our boy needing to go to school with registering helps prove domicile intent.

 

Thank you for the insight and I will mention this discovery about the petitioner vs beneficiary... BTW is what you say on some site or somewhere I can email him?  People tend to believe if it is written, but... that said, I belive what you say 100%..  makes sense.

[W199 429]

If the tumor is growing that fast and life threatening, then it sounds like you should start working on a plan B for your wife and yourself.  India, Singapore, Thailand all have some fantastic medical tourism facilities where you get the most advanced and state of the art healtcare at a fraction of the price of USA ...  

[appleblossom 4,005]

3 hours ago, TYPHOONBOB said:

I wonder why the attorney focused on my wife's medical, I said to him it seems it would provoke the question of cost and plan and needless extra RFE VS using job letter is solid as well as coupled with our boy needing to go to school with registering helps prove domicile intent.

 

Thank you for the insight and I will mention this discovery about the petitioner vs beneficiary... BTW is what you say on some site or somewhere I can email him?  People tend to believe if it is written, but... that said, I belive what you say 100%..  makes sense.

 

I’m sure it is written down somewhere, but it’s for the I-130 you’re the one applying so the grounds to expedite it can only be for you - your wife is a third party. When she actually applies for the visa at the NVC stage then her medical issues could be used as grounds. 

 

 

[Ontarkie 14,890]

Email Manila yourself if it has been the lawyer doing it. 

You need to put in the Subject line- Urgent DCF request USC Job relocation or transfer either will work. 

You need to explain you are being relocated to the US and the date you have to be back in the US. If that date is not anytime soon it will most likely be denied. 

Expedites are for the USC rarely do they work for the beneficiary. They see it as, if you were not in the picture they would seek treatment in their home country. 

 

 

Do not confuse DCF for expedite. 

They are not going to expedite again as last time you were approved and your wife did not move. Yes it sucks it was do to the overlap marriages. It's years later that her medical has been ignore (See it how they will see it. She could have been treated be now).

 

The thing about DCF is they do not have to take your case. It is totally up to them and their case loads. If you do not write the correct terms of requesting permission to file for DCF they are not going to spend time trying to figure what you want. 

If your lawyer send a DCF paperwork to them without prior permission it is going to waste valuable time waiting for it to be rejected. You need permission first. 

[Lemonslice 5,167]

18 hours ago, TYPHOONBOB said:

First and foremost, thanks for reading and possibly advising.  We are married, living in the Philippines together since 2017, never left and am on a spouse visa as an American living abroad, we have a US CRBA son age 6 and own property, bank accounts, credit, literally everything is both names.  In the past week had a week overlap which was from a prior divorce, the overlap happened because of an attorney error, already addressed and flushed the old application, we remarried IMMEDIATELY Utah together on our sofa yet USCIS still wanted us to start over, we had gotten to the last interview without knowing about rhe overlap since my paperwork from divorce was bifurcated I didnt give dates any thought until they informed us at the embassy we needed to amend at uscis or refile.  All this was 2023 and was with expedite.

 

Now, 2025 we hired an attorney to deal with it since my health is failing, my wife's tumor is huge and our son doesn't know a word of tagalog AND I have a job offer that expires in October that I am to be physically there for appointments.  

 

First they emailed the MNL embassy for DCF request, then they FEDEX the same request a month ago, all have been ignored.

 

I want to bring docs and follow protocol to meet in person at the embassy but I cant seem to get a way in or figure out how to compel them to respond to the obvious life or death situation, we have 2 letters, one for me, one from my wife doctor, her case they cant treat here blah blah, same with mine. 

 

Any ideas?

I read that you have a job lined up for October, but I suggest you read the i-864/affidavit of support instructions.  Just make sure you're ready to submit it if/when they accept your case.  If you need another sponsor to help, work on that.  

Be ready, make sure no delay will come from you. 

 

I think I remember citizens also using the school calendar as another argument why they would benefit from moving soon/having their case expedited.  Maybe look into your child's future school calendar. 

 

Final point, I know nothing about your/your spouse medical conditions, but will you be ok to fly?

 

Again, best of luck.

 

[TYPHOONBOB 5]

20 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

I read that you have a job lined up for October, but I suggest you read the i-864/affidavit of support instructions.  Just make sure you're ready to submit it if/when they accept your case.  If you need another sponsor to help, work on that.  

Be ready, make sure no delay will come from you. 

 

I think I remember citizens also using the school calendar as another argument why they would benefit from moving soon/having their case expedited.  Maybe look into your child's future school calendar. 

 

Final point, I know nothing about your/your spouse medical conditions, but will you be ok to fly?

 

Again, best of luck.

 

Yes.. ironically i864 was asked if me today via email, my income overseas is Freelance, and I work referrals in real estate and I do side gigs as a expat relo agent for new folks... and I'm disabled but that's a brain injury from a life changing accident 30 yrs ago... I have hormone issues for sure,  cognitive too, I'm majorly behind on maintenance & this like sleep study, new cpap, pre diabetes etc.  Am I overthinking yes sure, but t he far that kudos me up at night is I care about our son getting the  English speaking A+ rated school there on Lithia Fl vs his public tagalog school here which i must admit they're rough around the edges but kind. They hardly have school,  they're always out early or day of for a holiday on and on but his work is all tagalog mo ma not at all English learning words like we do in the states. He's registered for Aug 2025 school year.  

 

Thank you ...

 

Rob 

[Boiler 47,034]

Do you have a Joint Sponsor?

[TYPHOONBOB 5]

23 hours ago, W199 said:

If the tumor is growing that fast and life threatening, then it sounds like you should start working on a plan B for your wife and yourself.  India, Singapore, Thailand all have some fantastic medical tourism facilities where you get the most advanced and state of the art healtcare at a fraction of the price of USA ...  

 

23 hours ago, W199 said:

If the tumor is growing that fast and life threatening, then it sounds like you should start working on a plan B for your wife and yourself.  India, Singapore, Thailand all have some fantastic medical tourism facilities where you get the most advanced and state of the art healtcare at a fraction of the price of USA ...  

Philippines has as good as any you mention, but far too invasive ... I lost my mom last year to a completely preventable procedure in a famous Thai hospital... they left surgical fragments inside, septic and dead.   ST LUKES in BGC is just too much,  1 million php ... but yet again, very invasive.  

 

Our plan b is abandon visa, do it myself again,  let em rip out her female parts.

[W199 429]

4 hours ago, TYPHOONBOB said:

 

Philippines has as good as any you mention, but far too invasive ..

 

When you say "less invasive", are you referring to a lapraroscopic myomeectomy? If so, several other less expensive hospitals in manila offer them. If the tumor is really that large making her look 8 months pregnant, then if you do not mind sharing, what other advanced non-invasive procedure do you think is only available in USA? Will your expected health insurance give you access to them?

 

[TYPHOONBOB 5]

1 hour ago, W199 said:

 

When you say "less invasive", are you referring to a lapraroscopic myomeectomy? If so, several other less expensive hospitals in manila offer them. If the tumor is really that large making her look 8 months pregnant, then if you do not mind sharing, what other advanced non-invasive procedure do you think is only available in USA? Will your expected health insurance give you access to them?

 

The less invasive is they inject to cut off blood flow, and treat medicine.  I'll have her with insurance as soon as her green card processes, and tax ID becomes SSN.  

 

Lap is about a million pesos but I think that's not going to work anymore due to it swelling. The worst part of removal is that they come back often,  so she'd like to simply manage it the way I mentioned before.   

 

 

[Crazy Cat 43,818]

1 hour ago, TYPHOONBOB said:

The less invasive is they inject to cut off blood flow, and treat medicine.  I'll have her with insurance as soon as her green card processes, and tax ID becomes SSN.  

 

Lap is about a million pesos but I think that's not going to work anymore due to it swelling. The worst part of removal is that they come back often,  so she'd like to simply manage it the way I mentioned before.   

 

 

The "less invasive" measures might not be the best measures. Do you have a professional medical background? Just curious.  I really hope you get the DCF case processed quickly.  Best of luck.

@SalishSea 

Edited May 3 by Crazy Cat

[SalishSea 18,425]

On 5/2/2025 at 4:04 PM, Crazy Cat said:

The "less invasive" measures might not be the best measures. Do you have a professional medical background? Just curious.  I really hope you get the DCF case processed quickly.  Best of luck.

@SalishSea 

Totally agree.

[DELTAFOXTROT 93]

Have you went to US EMbassy in Manila? I had to get some paperwork from them a few years ago so I could vote, The Philippines guards kept trying to tell me Embassy was closed, it was some Philippine Holiday, I told him Embassy never closes. I finally had to tell them to get out of my way and I finally went to front entrance, Not Consular area entrance but where the gates are where cars drive in, and they have a glass front like a bank teller, I finally got someone to hand me phone and after a little raising cane I got hold of an American Citizen inside of the US Embassy.  Once I got hold of an actual American he was able to get me taken care of, I think I had to go thru a couple locals working in the Embassy before they would patch me thru.  I had to be bullheaded and strong about it, but once I got hold of an American it was a smooth process.

 

They quit doing normal DCF a few years ago, but no reason they can't do an Emergency DCF.