US Immigration from Philippines

Hi everyone! Does anybody have a checklist? Just got the interview letter today and trying to make it smoother for everyone involved

Also, how do you register the passport delivery online? The site seems very weird or I'm just not at the right place LOL

I know there are lots of yt on the questions but is there a pdf or txt file? I'm thinking it would be easier for my wife to study if I broke it up into 10 question blocks rather than throwing the whole 100 at her.

Thanks

My husband and I have been together for 3 years, married for 1 year. I am from the Philippines and he is a US citizen. We filed I-130 in June 2024.

I am currently in the US visiting him for 7 weeks (B2 visa) and on extended leave from work. This is my 3rd time coming here, first time as his wife. We got married last year on my 2nd visit but left shortly after for my job. When I entered the US this time, they put me through second screening, asked if we already filed a petition, and was told it is important that I go back home and continue the process there. The first 2 times I visited was smooth, I was coming in from the UK as I used to work there. I have a clean record and no history of overstay in any of the countries I've visited before.

When I came here, my intention was really to just visit and come back. I have a return flight booked, didn t bring a lot of important documents and belongings, only on leave from my job. Now that we re together, we re really dreading the day we ll be apart again and counting down the days. I didn t know you could switch to AOS after already starting consular processing and just found out now that we re looking if there is an option to stay together. Continuing the process in PH will take roughly 2 more years. We ve been in LDR from the beginning of our relationship.

This is probably the last time I m visiting as a tourist as I really don t want to risk getting denied entry. Is it possible for me to adjust status despite what they told me at the border? Is it going to affect my application negatively? Or should I just go home? We have a pretty straightforward case so I don't want to complicate anything. We just want to know if it is even an option without risking denial. We used SimpleCitizen when we filed and have a consultation we haven t used so we might ask an attorney, but just wanted to hear from anyone with the same experience. Thanks!

My wife's embassy is Manila. I tried to log in to CGI tonight, but I keep getting redirected to the login page. I thought CGI was down, since it often is, but I'm seeing people saying if your embassy is USEM, you must use the new VAC system for appointment scheduling and updating the delivery address for the visa. Should I be using VAC or CGI? Someone shared a link for the VAC, but that link eventually just circles me back to the CGI site.

Hi all,

My wife's IR-1 Visa is already DQ at the NVC since June 7, 2024, but still no interview appointment has been scheduled by the NVC. I heard about the new Visa Processing center in the Philippines to be opened on Sept 28 and I was wondering if I am allowed to try and schedule an interview since the NVC hasn't yet? I saw on the website that if the NVC hasn't informed me I can schedule an interview then I am not supposed to schedule an interview on the USTRAVELDOCS website. I am just confirming did I understand that right? Thanks all!