US Immigration from Philippines

Hello,

I was wondering if there would be any issues flying to the Philippines from Canada. My wife and daughter plan to fly (they are both U.S. citizens). The reason they are flying from Canada is because we live close to the border and it is more affordable this way.

My wife is a former Filipino citizen so I believe she has Balikbayan privilege and thus does not need to apply for a visa, nor for the daughter since they are flying together. Is this correct?

My wife will only have been vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccines and not with the booster so she needs a negative PCR test 48 hours prior to the flight. The daughter is an infant.

Are there any potential issues?

Thanks. Just trying to cover all my bases.

Medical Exam Instructions

All immigrant visa applicants, regardless of age, require a medical examination prior to the issuance of a visa. It is your responsibility to schedule a medical exam with St. Luke s Medical Center Extension Clinic two weeks before your visa interview at the U.S. Embassy.

Does the medical exam have to be taken over two weeks before the interview? Is it okay if it is 12 days? I am trying to figure out how to schedule it best because some flight days are extremely expensive.

"MANILA, PHIL approved your request for expedited processing of your immigrant visa application. The National Visa Center sent your immigrant visa application to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MANILA, PHIL for their action. The Embassy/Consulate General will contact you soon to schedule a visa interview." So what next, I read on here that we should schedule ourselves? This was May 21st, how long now? Thank You All

Good day,

I just have a question about renewing my Philippine passport, is it okay to retain my maiden name even if my (pending/being processed) greencard is in my married name? My expired Phil passport is still in my maiden name. I have been going through separation and will be filing for divorce in the near future. I was just wondering if I can just retain my maiden name in my Phil passport so it won't be a hassle. I have read an article saying: "The Philippine Passport Act does not prohibit married women from continuously using their maiden names in their passports. However, once a married woman has opted to adopt her husband's surname in her passport, she may not revert to her maiden name, except in any of the following instances: death of husband, divorce, annulment or nullity of marriage." --Just asking for any advice or anyone who has experienced this issue. Thank you.

The interview was scheduled for July 5. We received an email from the NVC.

We created an account on the CGI Customer Portal to add a delivery address for the applicant. After doing so, we saw that no interview date was listed as scheduled. I decided to click "Schedule an interview" and found a date of July 27 available once classifying it as IR2. Is this legit? I was surprised that it allowed us to do that. The only information it asked for was the passport info, priority date, and case id #, but not the invoice ID #.