US Immigration from Philippines

Hi all,

My wife's IR-1 visa interview is scheduled for Feb 12 and so I'm wondering since I won't even get my W-2s until Jan 30th, will I need to send my 2024 federal filed tax return for the Interview/Include with updated Affidavit of Support? Thanks so much!

I-134 or I-864? I see both mentioned seeming interchangeably.

Hi,

So far no one has mentioned the physical for a CR1 spousal Visa, How and where near Manila can we go for her physical?

Our Journey so far,

I filed May 27th, 2023, I got approved Sept 2024, before I was approved they asked for more proof of our marriage. Apparently they didn't see where her marriage was annulled, they were looking for a separate document, in the Philippines they annotate on the boarder of the marriage license the annulment information, I drew a thick black boarder around it with arrows pointing to it, sent the package back in digitally, with in 3 days I was approved and my case was closed and moved to the NVC (National Visa Center)

Once at the NVC, things started rolling along fast, after all of our documents were approved it slowed down again. If you don't hear back from the NVC with in a reasonable time, go to this website, https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visa-inquiry-form/, fill out the form and ask your question, they always got back to me with in 7 working days.
There is a process you must go through to get to the area where you can make your biometric and final appointments. The biometric is to prepare you for the final interview, they take your finger prints check you documents and so forth, this is not at the embassy, they will provide the address when you get to that point. Her biometric appoint is in Feb, final appointment is mid March, hopefully she will be here in the US by end of March.

Thank you, and good luck on your visa journey

Dan & Juliana Nora Eaton

I just read this topic which is 6 years old now:

And a few of the commenters are implying that the CFO in Cebu tends to be more lax than in Manila. My wife just had her CFO interview in manila and it didn't go well they are asking her for:

1. Report on Marriage (I don't have this yet so during our interview we showed them her CENOMAR and also I have a 13a philippine marriage visa with an acr i card that's been approved that was shown and a document from the philippine BI showing we are legally married)

2. A Police record in my country

3. My Work ID?!?!?!?

But yeah I'm wondering, is it still true that the Cebu office is more lenient? Would it be worth it to make a trip to Cebu instead of me travelling all the way back to the US to get my work id?

Hi all,

My wife will be in Manila, Philippines for her IR-1 interview starting Jan 29 and I'm wondering if I can just mail her my documents while she is there in Manila? She will be in an airbnb, but is it possible to have the docs picked up at an official location of sorts? Thank you!