US Immigration from Philippines

Hi all,

My Filipino wife and dual citizen 7 year old daughter will be flying from the Philippines to the US for the first time next week and I just wanted some clarification on the E-Travel process. My wife is traveling on an IR-1 visa and my daughter is already a US Citizen with a CRBA.

I was told to register my wife within 72 hours of travel on etravel.gov.ph. Here are my questions:

1). I already created the etravel account, do I need to wait until 72 hours before to add my wife's info or is that done separately on the website for the actual flight? (See attached screenshot)

2). Do I need to include my dual citizen daughter on my wife's account or does she need her own E-Travel account?

3). There is a question that asks "what passport holder" you are. Should my daughter select Filipino or Foreign Passport?

4). If I make a mistake or miss something filling out the E-Travel is there opportunity to correct it at the airport?

Thank you so much all!

Hi,

My finacee and I were trying to set up our account on ustraveldocs in order to schedule the interview and biometrics. We were having a lot of trouble because the username she set up was not working, until finally I figured it out (for some reason it turned out to be her first and surname). Then it asked the security questions, I answered them, and immediately got a message the account was locked. To unlock I am supposed to contact the site owner.

What in the world is going on? Has anyone had this happen?

The only reasons I could think of was that I wrote the security answers with capital first letters instead of lowercase, or that my fiancee and I were both attempting to access the account at the same time from different computers.

I'm concerned now. I don't know if it is a good idea to just try to make a new account, since we already used her name and our email address setting up this locked one. Is that an issue? Should I wait until Monday to contact the support at ustraveldocs? There is not even a "contact support" on the actual account part of ustraveldocs.

Somewhat distraught, hope someone has some info on this.

Thank you.

Are there any documented sources (not hearsay) that state how long VAC will hold a visa for pickup??

Well this is interesting....

Hi all.

As the title says, I am asking about the question 19 on form I-134 about contributions to my Beneficiary that I, the Petitioner, intend to make.

I would like examples of how other people have filled this out. How much detail and what type of wording is required? Something like, "I, John Smith, the Petitioner, intend to provide the following to Jane Doe, my Beneficiary: 1) Safe and appropriate housing at 123 Oak Rd, NY, NY 12345; 2) Any essentials my Beneficiary needs to sustain a comfortable, safe, and healthy life, such as food, clothing, recreation, and transportation."

The I-134 Instructions are silent on this. Also, from examples and discussions I have seen online, the 2025 version of the I-134 form is substantially different from previous forms, including for this question.

I greatly appreciate concrete, specific help with this question! Thank you.