US Immigration from Philippines

Maybe to late for this, just got an interview, mid August. I completed the DS-160 form, all proper, got the completion letter. I see reference to DS-260 at times, did I do the wrong form? Standard K-1 visa?
Right now it s off to schedule the medical, then collect all the required documents. We/she has them, just need to go through the checklist.

My main question now is the ds-160 verses the 260. If I did the wrong one, do I do the 260 now? Thanks.

I'm currently awaiting my EB3 unskilled petition with a priority date of December 27, 2021 via consular processing in Philippines. I applied for this job in early 2020 and I work as a nurse in Dubai without an NCLEX certification. I've been offered a new opportunity in Texas where the agency is willing to sponsor me for my NCLEX test and hire me. They mentioned that they will file a new I-140 for me, as they claim I can't use my previously approved I-140 due to it being in a different category. I'm unsure whether I should wait for my previous priority date to become current and take the NCLEX once I'm in the US, or if I can apply for the new opportunity without affecting my previous application. Any advice on what I should do in this situation?

I am hoping someone out there can answer my question. I will state it succinctly and then provide some details after.

DO LAWYERS AND CONSULTANTS USE THE SAME PROCESS AS INDIVIDUALS TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN INTERVIEW?

Let me explain...

• My Filipina fiance and I are trying to obtain a K1 visa for her.
• Due to cost, we decided to go the route of doing it all ourselves and not use a lawyer or consulting service.
• We are at the point where we have been prompted to schedule an interview for an appointment.
• For many days now, there are no appointments available.
• The process for getting an interview appointment apparently is to refresh your browser 12 times a day, every 2 hours until it shows an appointment available.
• I have read a lot of forums and this seems to be the way you have to do it.

So, that leads to my question... Are the lawyers and consultants seriously sitting at their computers going through this asinine process to get their clients an appointment? Do they have a back door they use to get the appointment slots?

To say I am frustrated is an understatement. You can walk across the southern border and get a free cell phone, accommodations, paychecks, etc., but it takes buku months if you want to do it legally. Government bureaucracy is maddening.

Thanks.

Has anyone used a online translation service before? I've tried looking but I don't see any reviews and they all look kinda suspect. I'm trying to get my grandmother's death certificate translated from Dutch to English so my mom can get her passport rushed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

I wanted to provide my analysis of the USCIS activity recently. There has been a significant reduction in case activity starting around mid-June. The average number of cases per week from 04MAR to 10JUN is 1685 per week. The week of Easter and Memorial Day had 20% reduction as you can imagine.

Since 10JUN the number of cases reviewed is 768, greater than 50% reduction. This week (22JUL) look like the lowest number of cases reviewed. So far through Wednesday, the number is 136 reviewed. If I had to guess, I would say summer vacations at USCIS California are to blame. It is nice weather anytime in SOCAL but really nice this time of year. Good for them as everyone needs a vacation. Bad for us that have petitions that need approval.

That part of the state (between LA and SD) is beautiful and the surf must be up. Everyone is at the beach while we are hitting re-fresh every 2.3 seconds to see if our case is approved. Good luck to everyone, especially if you applied in Mar/Apr 2024.

EDIT: Let me also add that the average time NOA1 to NOA2 for VJ members is 64 days for March filers, 54 days for April filers, 39 days for May filers. I filed 13JUN and I am at 41 days today and USCIS has not begun to review cases filed in June. So I suspect June filers to be back up to the 50~70 days again. That is if everyone comes back from vacation sober.

There are a significant number of VJ members so the sample size is significant to approximate the overall population provided the VJ members entered the data correctly and not make any typos.