US Immigration from Philippines

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My I-129F has been at the California center since late March...I should be getting the NOA2 any day now. But from what I've seen, the backlog for K1 interviews at the US Embassy in Manila is so insanely long that it will likely take YEARS just for my fiance to get her interview, even after my petition is approved by USCIS!

I'm thinking that my best option would be to do the Utah Zoom marriage and then start all over with a CR-1 visa. As I understand it, the delays are not very long for getting the CR-1 once the USCIS processes the case. I'm in California, and I see that the processing time at the CSC is currently 26-34 months for an I-130 visa. However, it's shorter for other centers, and I've read that it's rare for the CSC to handle an 1-130 case for a US citizen trying to bring a foreign spouse to America. Can anyone confirm whether this is true? I'm thinking even in the worst case scenario where my case gets sent to the California center, it would still probably take less time than waiting for the K1 backlog to clear at the embassy.

Are there any facts I'm missing here? I'm seriously leaning toward going this route, but I want to make absolutely sure I'm doing the right thing before I make the jump.

Thanks

I am looking to have my mom apply for a tourist visa. She is not tech savvy so I will have to help her fill it out online. I am in the US, she is in the Philippines.

Questions:

1. Can I pay the visa fee for her under my BPI bank account (PesoNet)? Or It needs to be her account?

2. Can I fill out the entire the DS-160 for her and have her sign it (log in to sign it)?

Good evening,

My mom is Ir5 gc holder but due to covid she stayed in the Philippines for over 2yrs. So i started new petition and i mean start the process to the beginning.

I submitted the application on 10/25 but till now is not deducted to my bank.

Any experienced.

Mary had her interview this morning in Phoenix. It took about five minutes after waiting about an hour. I was outside in the car and she called me crying; I thought some disaster happened. Took about 45 minutes then she and 5 other were naturalized.

We have a trip to London next week so the only Passport Offices with openings are Honolulu, San Juan and El Paso! We will work on reacquiring her Filipino Citizenship when we return.

Thanks for all the support!