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Did you request an expedite? If so, yes they'll send the under review message and request the phone numbers. The embassy itself is responsible for approving/denying expedite requests, so NVC will wait for the embassy's response.

Here are a couple links to check out.

IR2 timelines for the Philippines:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=0&op1=a&op2=d&op3=17&op4=1&op5=5,6,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,25,26,27,28,108,110,111,208,210,211&op6=All&op66=All&op7=Philippines&dfile=No&adv=

Saylin's guide for the NVC process:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

Yes, you'd be the one filing the petition. If her daughter is under 21 now and was under 18 at the time of your marriage, the category will be IR2. The G-325 isn't required for petitioning children. Check out the stepparent/stepchild section of the instructions:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf

The AOS and IV fees are paid during the NVC phase. If you use an attorney to file the petition, both fees will become available to pay at the same time, which could be more than a month after NVC receives the approved petition from USCIS. Otherwise, the AOS fee is paid first, and after submitting the DS-261 (choice of agent) electronically, the IV fee could take up to two months to be generated (ours took a month and a half). DS-230 is the old IV application. It has been replaced by the DS-260, which is filled out and submitted electronically.

The immigrant fee is paid after getting the visa:

http://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-immigrant-fee

Here's a guide for petitioning parents:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/499355-updated-ir-5-guide/

You won't be submitting anything further until you receive NOA2 and your case is at NVC.

Thanks for the reply. I have a quick followup question. Will we need the biological father to sign off on her immigration, or is that a non-issue since she'll technically be over 21 once NVC processing begins?

I have a quick question regarding CSPA and its application to an IR-2 petition. I'm a USC petitioning my wife's daughter in the Philippines. We got married before her daughter turned 18. The USCIS priority date is 53 days before her 21st birthday. Does her age start ticking again once the petition is approved, or is it locked in through the duration of NVC processing? If it does start ticking again, is there anything we can do to ensure that she doesn't age out? Thanks!