US Immigration from Philippines

I am still researching what we can do on balikbayan stamps. But long story short, i am retiring from the military, during the middle of the school year. We would like to travel to the Philippines for 4-6 months while our retirement home is being built. I am tracking that we can live in the Philippines visa free with the balikbayan stamp. But my question is can the kids attend school while they are in country on a balikbayan stamp.

And really, thinking about it as i wrote this, all but one of my kids are dual citizens, so I don't actually think that matters for them. Just the one child who does not have dual citizenship. So of the whole family, only he and I will have a balikbayan stamp. My wife and our other children are all dual citizens. The one child is from a prior marriage and i have 100% full legal/physical custody. I believe i got my answer on step children receiving balikbayan stamps in a prior post, so now we just need to know if he will be able to attend school on it, or if he will have to apply for a Special student permit or student visa. Thank you!

I've got a friend that arrived in the US in January 2026 on an EB3 visa. She seems to have adjusted surprisingly well and already has her permanent resident card and just bought a new car. She is an RN. The issue is her work hours are insane. 16 hour days, and very, very busy. I am somewhat familiar with the outfit she works for, and they don't have a very good reputation. She would like to find employment elsewhere (still as a RN). She is aware she will have to buy her way out of her contract, which is 2 or 3 years (I don't remember which). I don't have a lot of other details. What are the immigration ramifications if she does this? Should she wait 6 months? A year? I don't think it would be smart for her to start asking her employer about a buyout just 3 months into her contract, but I want to help her understand her options.

N400 interview last March 16, 2026 (with pending ROC I-751 application). Passed civics test and interview but officer said application will be reviewed since I still have an ROC application. March 16, 2026 USCIS account updated to Green Card produced (I-751) and Oath taking will be scheduled (N400).

For those who had their oath taking scheduled in Los Angeles or in other states, how long before you got your oath taking schedule?

Thanks.

Hi friends! First post here and I was delighted to see something like this site actually existed.

Quick question. I was documentarily qualified for my IR1 petition (wife & her son) in January 2026. The case is waiting for an interview slot in Manila, Philippines. We got the NBI clearance and foreign work clearances in January.

1) Is there anything I should be doing now?

2) Is there any way to estimate a wait time?

I am sure this is actually an impossible question to have an answer for but how heavily do you think consular officers will weigh what is on social media vs the evidence they have in front of them? I am a very private person and hate social media in general so our pictures and stuff arent posted for the world to see. Any insight is helpful at this point. I know they are also looking for any anti-american sentiment but that is the least of my worries when it comes to my fiancee and am just concerned with relationship scrutiny.