US Immigration from Philippines

Hi Folks,

It's been awhile since I posted here & as such a lot of this stuff is a little foggy in my memory. My wife & I (she came here as a K1 fianc visa holder) need to bring her 4 year old son to the US as part of the follow to join option. Both her 4 year old & her 10 year old was included on the original K1 visa application, but only her youngest will be joining us. She received her K1 VISA on May 4th, 2023 so we are assuming that he will need to get his VISA issued to him prior to that date. What we are trying to determine now is the best way to get him here that will account for any bumps we may have along the way. He already has his passport. As far as I know & can recall from the original process, we still need to complete a DS-160 for him, complete his medical examination & finally the embassy interview. We know that we ideally need to get his medical exam done at least 2-3 months prior to his interview just in case he gets flagged for the 2 month sputum test.

Can I go ahead & complete the DS-160 now even if we have no plans to do anything until 2024? I'm not sure if that DS-160 is only valid for a period of time or not. Do we complete the DS-160, pay the MRV fee, then set up the interview & then schedule the medical exam? Am I forgetting anything? I know the medical exam is only valid for 6 months...so the earliest we should consider having him do the medical exam is in November or December for it to last through May. Does the medical exam need to be valid post entry into the US? I'm guessing we'll be starting his AOS shortly after he arrives in the US as well.

Any input or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Kawika

Hi there,

This is my step-son's (age 12) case. My wife is a permanent resident and her son is in the Philippines. We've been waiting for a long time for the interview to be scheduled.

On Nov. 16, 2021, his case was documentarily approved. All that is needed in the interview.

VISA CLASS: F22
YOUR CASE IS CURRENTLY AT: NVC
FOREIGN STATE OF CHARGEABILITY: PHILIPPINES
INTERVIEW LOCATION: MANILA
PRIORITY DATE: 30-SEP-2019

The Visa Bulletin For October 2023 (state.gov) shows for F2A in Philippines this: Feb, 8, 2019.

If my step-son's case priority date is Sept. 30, 2019, how do I interpret what the bulletin says, and approximately how much longer could we be waiting for an interview to be scheduled?

Many thanks to all who can help us understand the VISA bulletin.

My fianc e filled out and submitted her DS-160 today, but whatever program they use messed up the formatting where she had typed her duties at her current and previous jobs. It didn't look like this on the application, only after she received her personal copy. I personally don't think this is going to be a big deal because it's still readable. Since this is just her personal copy, it may look different on their end, and even if it did get wonky on their end, I am pretty sure she is not the first person this has happened to and it's not going to get her visa rejected or require a rescheduling. However she's still very upset and I think it would help calm her nerves to get other people's opinions who have been on this journey before. So any feedback will be appreciated.

Hi all! My fiance, the petitioner, just found a pending charge for visa processing on their credit union from the USCIS. He had submitted the petition at the end of April 2023, got our NOA1, and fast-forward to 6 months later, is still waiting for the NOA2. It s only October 2023 right now that we are waiting for the NOA2.

Is this a sign that we should be preparing for the next steps for the NOA2? Or is it still too early and we should just wait? I really don t know whether the pending charge means the officers are looking into our case or what