Mogambi

I'm surprised you were even separated. We were in there about 15 minutes total, asked my wife a few questions, didn't really ask me anything! Didn't look at one single thing we had brought, and approved us. Guess we were just lucky.

Agreed, pointless to AOS now. Move back to Sweden, work and live there. Come back to the US and visit on her waiver. But make sure she leaves before the I-94 expires around mid September.

Wait, get married in Sweden later, and then file IR-1 route.

If she files AOS now, you won't be here for the interview even, and with that short of time in the US, no chance they won't revoke the green card anyway, so it's pointless.

Sorry you were so misinformed, and wasted the fee for the K1 too!

It's normal, if you are going to get an interview, it will be scheduled quick. Be grateful, the interview is not that hard, and you'll get the green card many many months ahead of people who get by without the interview.

But yes, it's perfectly normal.

There is absolutely no reason the particular date should have any effect at all on your chance of success. The embassy looks at each case individually, and that's all. Nothing about 'when' your interview is should affect the outcome at all.

Good luck!

Yep, normal. It's a double edged sword. People who get an interview get through the process much quicker, we had an interview, and had our green card in hand about 10 weeks after filing our initial AOS paperwork. Some people waiting without an interview wait 9 months or more. So I'm glad we had the interview, was pretty painless, and now my wife is 7 or 8 months closer to her citizenship.

But lots of people do not get interviews when going from K1, so be happy, and nothing to worry about! Congrats!!!

You can track your case online, there is a link somewhere here, maybe someone can post it. Ours took about 12 days to receive. Don't panic if you check online and it still says 'pending'. Sometimes it takes a week for them to do the final check in the computer and it to change to 'card in production'. But don't worry, if they told you you were approved, then nothing to worry about, congrats!!

If your medical is under one year old, perhaps you can get the civil surgeon to re-issue the I-693 form? If not, I'm afraid you'll have to have another medical done.

But what a drag, very sorry you have to deal with that. But not much else you can do. They are definitely going to require another form.

Yes, 21 days on entering, can be extended by going to National Bureau of Immigration in Intramurous, a bit of a pain in the butt, but wasn't hard. I think it cost me 1000 pesos to extend my visa. It took several hours after dropping it off in the morning, so we bummed around, found some food etc. They asked how many days I wanted it extended, seems as if I could have told them 3 months and they might have done it.

Or get an extended visa before you go, if you have a Philippine consulate or embassy near you, or you can do it by mail if you have enough time.

Or yes, leaving the country and re-entering works fine too, I did that one time because I had a trip in the middle of my month-long stay.

It sounds like you can even apply right there at NAIA, but I wasn't aware of that, but that would be the smartest way if it's true.

You can explain that, but whether your mail is delivered there or not, they still want your PHYSICAL address, most certainly you have one, whether you get mail there or not.

So yes, write a letter, include your physical address, but explain you cannot receive mail there for whatever reason, and re-list your 'mailing' address and explain that they are separate.

But they require your physical address on record, in case they want to show up at the door, to run background checks, etc.

There are supposedly some embassies around the world that don't allow the petitioner entrance for the interview. But never heard of anyone being turned away in Manila. I wasn't able to go to ours, and I honestly don't think it's needed, but if you are able, I'm sure if nothing else your fiancé will be happy for your support.

The general rule is that whatever passport you enter on, you leave on. If they are staying more than 21 days, I'd have them enter Ph on their Philippiens passports, and then leave on those passports. As other have noted, they must use their US passports to leave and enter the US

Yes for sure be truthful, and no worries. Leaving a job by going AWOL isn't a crime, so they won't give a damn.

Usually the RFE is only affecting the AOS, the EAD and AP are usually sent out within 3 months of filing, so hopefully you'll get that soon as well.

First, you do not need anything other than your Passport and I-94 to apply for a SSN, so do that right away. You have to do it at least a month before your I-94 expires. If you go two weeks before it expires, they probably won't do it.

Second, you cannot work PERIOD until you have either your Green Card or EAD card. Don't listen to anyone telling you you can work 'under the table'. While they might not catch you, if they did, it's a very bad thing. It's not worth it. File ASAP for your AOS, EAD and AP, and within a couple to a few months, you'll have your SSN and EAD card, and then you can work.

Your wife should have certainly known about the $1070 fee to apply status, and I know as a man it might be hard, but it's the right way to go, get those filed as soon as you can. You want that GC in hand as soon as possible since it will also determine who quickly you can apply for citizenship.

So I agree, find the money, get the application in and done, and do NOT work until you have EAD is my suggestion, not even under the table. Not worth the risk.

Such #######, but yes it appears they lost your paperwork and will now require you to get a new medical. Completely sucks, but not sure what else you can do. Pretty pathetic that they sat on it that long, and THEN send that.

Sorry!

Yup, exactly thing happened to us a few weeks ago, I saw it change to 'card production' and then to 'decision'. I panicked for a moment too. Then it changed to 'we shipped your card' and I sighed a breath of relief.

So it's normal. Makes no sense, but it's normal.

Yup, no need to mail any of that evidence with the AOS paperwork. We had an interview, brought a HUGE stack of it, he didn't ask to see a single thing. But we were able to put a few things into our file towards the ROC, that's where he said things like that would be important.

Although, some people get stuff asked for at the AOS interview too, but they must know that you're early in your relationship, etc, they can't expect you to have yet done all of that stuff.

Depends, if they accept the RFE and don't have any furher questions, either they will forward to a local office and you'll get an interview, or it will stay at the NBC and it will be a longish wait, but probably no interview.

But no way of knowing except now to wait and see what happens next.

Not sure, have you done your Biometrics yet? Usually, if you case is transferred to a local office after Biometrics, most people get an interview appointment letter within a few weeks of Biometrics.

if you do Biometrics and then don't hear anything after a month, I'd venture a guess that your case stayed with the NBC, but its' hard to say.

In our case, two weeks after Biometrics we got an interview appointment letter.

God I hate the CFO jerks. They gave my poor wife a hard time too. They approved her, but were way more intrusive than the Embassy interview even. Give some people a little power and watch it to go their head.

Yes i think she needs to return. When they ask why you got married in 8 months, tell them BECAUSE WE WERE IN LOVE. But I'm sure she can try again, do it again.

Honestly, I wonder, do we all just THINK they wouldn't approve parents, so honestly how many of us tried, I know we didn't. Perhaps a general tourist visa for sure. But maybe for one involving a wedding tends to get approved more. Anyone here have their parents or inlaws denied?

Sure seems too good to be true, but hey, hoping it's true, would be awesome! Let us know!

Yup, I know the feeling well. We just finished Adjustment of Status, so my wife just got her GC. It's a heck of a stressful journey, but it's all worth it in the end!

We were some of the ones who got it, and even in a timely fashion. We had already gotten the MNL case number and were proceeding anyway, but I'd say our letter arrived about 2 or 3 weeks after it was sent to Manila from the NVC. Party I attribute this to our address in Manila being a fairly stable condo complex that actually seems to 'receive' mail. So it made a nice addition to the file, but no need to actually have it. You seem all set, just sit back and wait for your interview, and good luck!

Definitely hang onto them.