US Immigration from Philippines

My fianc e completed her interview last week and was verbally informed the visa was approved. Today we checked our visa status on CEAC. It says "APPROVED" on the top, with the following message below:

"The consular officer has approved your application subject to final processing by the consular section that is necessary to issue your visa. When that processing is complete, the status will change to "Issued". However, a final screening step must still be completed prior to issuance that could lead a consular officer to conclude that you are not eligible for a visa. If that occurs, the consular officer will notify you that your application has been denied and your status will change to "Refused".

1. Did anyone else receive the same message? Is this standard?

2. What is the "final screening step" ?

3. Is this screening step something either of us needs to be involved with, i.e. physically go somewhere and/or submit additional documents ?

4. How will be be notified in the event further action on our part is required?

Thanks.

First I want to thank this community! The advice, the pool of knowledge available here and just the feeling of belonging that most members project is such a source of comfort during this crazy process. I don't know if Jaycel and I would have maintained our sanity if we didn't have our fellow travelers to lean on. So thank you all so very much!

8 Months and 2 weeks from application received to card in hand. (And exactly 4 years from the day we started talking ) No RFEs and EAD in 51 days. Pretty happy with that timeline! Now we get a break from USCIS for the next 21 months

Our full timeline in case it's helpful to anyone else:

I-129F Receipt Date: 09/18/2023

I-129F RFE: 05/20/2024

I-129F RFE Response Received: 06/01/2024

I-129F Approved: 06/04/2024

I-129F Sent to DOS: 06/11/2024

DOS Case # Assigned: 07/01/2024

K1-FTP: 07/16/2024

Embassy Interview: 08/13/2024 (Approved)

Visa in Hand: 08/20/2024

Entered the US: 08/30/2024

Married: 10/25/2024

AOS Receipt Date: 11/18/2024

Biometrics: 12/26/2024

EAD Approved: 01/08/2025

Interview Scheduled: 06/16/2025

Interview Attended: 07/23/2025

I-485 Approved: 06/16/2025

Green Card Received: 08/01/2025

Our case became DQ on June 30th... There has been no further updates since then... Submitted inquires to Hong Kong Consulate and NVC... NVC response says they are waiting for a list of available appointments from Hong Kong... Hong Kong inquiry says they can't find my wife's case because NVC hasn't sent it... NVC says they won't send it till they can schedule the appointment.. Is it possible that the ball got dropped here that HK is waiting for NVC and NVC is waiting for available appointments from Hong Kong. Can't call NVC anymore so each Email is 4-5 days for response.... Phone calls to the consulate say must send them an Email which takes 2-3 business day. Any suggestions on how I can find out when appointments might be available?? IV status tool says NVC is scheduling Hong Kong Appoints that became DQ in July... I'm concerned that the ball got dropped... Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi VJ!

Our childrens ROC will be file in couple of mos, any ideas, extra evidence to make sure we got everything before filing it? Your answers are well appreciate it. Thank you!

I am making a return trip to The Philippines (Cagayan De Oro) this October and I need some advice please. My last trip was last year in October and I rented a vehicle to get around in and so many here advised me not to do this because of the treacherous driving conditions there and I was very glad I took the advice. Man, they are crazy over there. I have never seen anything like it. Its a free for all where road rules are thrown out the window and a total disregard for vehicle safety. Needless to say, I hired a taxi driver that is part of the not so immediate family and he was able to get us where we needed to go for the short time I was there.

I will be going this time for two weeks instead of just one and need some ideas on how to get around. This time will be a lot different as while I was there for my first trip, I ended up becoming a father and will have a 3 month old baby in tow as well as a 4 year old. I thought of renting a vehicle this time as it will be my second trip and I am aware of the driving conditions there. Who ever gets to the intersection first wins and gets to go first. If many of you think this is still not a good idea, then could you enlighten me on modes of transportation that I could use that will not break my wallet. I was thinking that I could hire a driver for the two weeks I am there but not sure how to go about doing that. I also thought about doing the Grab thing but not sure how that would work.

So please help me out and let me know what the best way would be for me to get around with my newly formed family.

Thank you all so much.