US Immigration from Philippines

Hello everybody! My step son 's (who resides in the Philippines) visa petition was approved by USCIS yesterday. How long is it taking for NVC to receive from USCIS and to create case files?

Just got our i-130 (standalone) approved. I was researching how long it will take to have the case created in NVC, how long itll take to approve the documents, and then how long each of the medical, visa interview, and cfo will take to schedule and complete but I am not able to find any info besides that NVC is taking about a month to create the case and DQ, according to their site.

Does anyone have recent info on any of the above? We won't be picky so will choose the soonest appointment for anything that requires one.

Thanks!

Hoping someone can help:

My sister in law was denied a F1 Student Visa at the interview in Manila. I understand we don't need to pay the SEVIS fee again as long as its within 12 months. Does she need to create a new DS-160 on CEAC Again? or can we just schedule a new interview at the embassy and pay the $160 fee?

Thanks in advance.

Hello I'm a newbie here. I am asking for help of what visa should I get to apply US Citizen? I am from the Philippines and arrived here in California on Dec. 2014 and got married Feb 2015.

Also, my husband petition my daughter and she arrived on Aug. 2021!

Please help me what to do/steps to apply US Citizen for me? And for my daughter?

Thank you very much for reading.

Newly married last year and this is the first year filing with her.

I have heard many people filing married joint with their spouse and simply putting Non-Resident Alien in the SSN box of the form. I was trying to go through getting an ITIN for my wife but there is an issue with the place I am trying file with and getting that done so I was thinking of opting for the NRA option. What are your thoughts?

Secondly, i have been supporting my wife and step son (16) for more than half the year. The question is could I add him as a dependent and again add NRA in the SSN field? It is too late to get him an ITIN even if I could at this point. They are both my dependents and I can show through monies sent that I am supporting them. So can I do this NRA option for both of them?

Thanks for any help.