Timeline after email from manila IR1

[Edwinh 2]

My wife and I received letter 9/3/25 that our case was expedited. Another letter on 9/5/25 to tell us to upload our AOMs along with information on scheduling the Biometrics appointment. Our attorney uploaded the AOMS (1 for my Filipina wife and 1 for me) to my wife's portal as there was nowhere to upload under my name. There was a sentence with a link about RESHEDULING APPOINTMENTS which confused our lawyer who had us call Manila and they told us we had no interview scheduled. Another company who helped us fill my 130 also told us the rescheduling statement did not mean anything was scheduled but was in all letters. 

 

We have heard nothing at all since 9/5/25. Is this normal right now. It seemed I saw others on the forum in January in manila who had already had interviews with original letters from manila later than our original letter from Manila. Is this delay just normal now or should we be inquiring about mistakes or anything?. Our priority date is October 25, 2023.

 

Thanks all and good luck

[Edwinh 2]

By the way, in the CEAC portal our submitted AOMs, submitted in my wife's portal under 'other' both say submitted still but not accepted. Hers was submitted 9/26/2025 and mine on October 3, 2025. Could this be a/the problem?

[appleblossom 5,928]

1 hour ago, Edwinh said:

By the way, in the CEAC portal our submitted AOMs, submitted in my wife's portal under 'other' both say submitted still but not accepted. Hers was submitted 9/26/2025 and mine on October 3, 2025. Could this be a/the problem?

 

Do the documents definitely meet the criteria set out in the country specific guidelines? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Philippines.html

 

Who was it expedited by, USCIS or NVC? Have you paid the fees and submitted the DS-260? If you could fill your timeline in it would be helpful. 

 

Being DQ'ed should only take a couple of weeks, so if that still hasn't happened then there's definitely an issue somewhere. What does your lawyer say about the delay?

Edited 2 minutes ago by appleblossom