Background:
In 2016 I filed for a fiance visa for my wife and her 3 youngest children
In March of 2017 I received notice that the file was approved by NVC and on its way to Manila
Oldest of the 3 kids was 20, turning 21 on April 12, 2017.
Embassy did the best to expedite the case, but ...
Wife was sidetracked for 2 months of TB testing
Oldest of the 3 aged out
TB cleared, the had their embassy interview in early June, 2017.
Embassy asked for a police report of a misspelling of her family name that had been corrected on her birth certificate
She sent the police report, embassy neglected to read their mail
She called them, they got things rolling & sent the passports back with the visas in them
They (wife-to-be & 2 youngest children) arrived via JFK on 26 July 2017, the one who aged out did not get to make the trip
Next ...
In August of 2019 we file I-130's for the two unmarried adult children, weren't expecting their priority dates to come up for another 7-8 years (currently processing Philippine F2B's with 22 October 2011 priority dates)
I'm assuming that the NOA date of 29 August 2019 is his priority date
In February, 2022 (last month)
The one who aged out received a study visa from Canada and is now attending school in Ottawa, Ontario
Today ...
Wife received email notice with MNL & NVC case numbers that the application for the one who aged out has been approved, needs to apply for his visa.
So what's changed?
3 possibilities I can think of:
It's a mistake.
Biden's immigration proposals included no longer aging out kids who turn 21 during the visa process. Last I heard Biden's immigration proposals were pigeon-holed in various House and Senate committees, and nothing decisive has been in Congress, but perhaps they are doing this administratively -- making amends for kids recently aged out?
They''ve shortened the priority date for Philippine F2B's, but the current (March 2022) Visa Bulletin says their processing priority dates of 22 October
Has anyone had any similar experiences recently? We don't want to ruin it for him, but we don't understand why this is happening and the best way to proceed. Can his interview be done in Ottawa? I doubt his Canadian visa will allow multiple entries, which would preclude going back to Manila for an interview & the returning to school.