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A ‘Utah zoom wedding’ seems a bit much if not of met yet?? 

Marriage in the Philippines might be complicated, but the start-to-finish process for a spousal visa is easier, in my opinion.  
You might want to look at Utah Zoom Wedding, this might be the best solution for you two.

No K-2 is needed.

If your fiancé is in the US. with your newborn then why would a newborn need a visa?

All this reminds me of our case. We were probably 1 or 2 weeks away from IL an then the Embassy locked down due to Covid. When they finally opened up and we got the letter, my wife got flagged for sputum. When it was complete we could not reschedule interview due to backlog. We finally got the interview about a week from medical expiration. She had to redo medical and luckily no sputum the second time. Ours became an IR1 too.

We just received our interview notice. It seems the difference between may 10th & may 12th document qualification resulted in a 10 month delay 😞

Tell her stop watching YouTube videos, Facebook groups etc. I don't know if I will catch flack for this but Filipinos love to go out of their way to find things to worry about.
 
The other thing that is real in the Philippines is they "they said" culture. You will hear the strangest things you can imagine and ask where they heard that from. The answer is...They said. Who is this "they"? You can't let a baby get a drop of rain on them but you can give them a bath. You can't eat watermelon after a c section or your wound will open up. I have really considered writing a book and calling it, they said.
Stick to these forums whee you will get accurate information.
 
Don't you let her pull you into this. You need to be the voice of reason.

Hey Guys I have good news, i recently recieved interview schedule for my Mom last night from Manila Embassy. DQ was May 8, 2023. Interview is set end of April. Dont lose hope !

Honestly, what you said rings deep. It's like I think the whole testing is BS and we already had multiple negatives, but at the same time, maybe my loved one has TB. She should be treated. It's serious. It just sucks because I want her here now!

Sadly, it is probably time to start looking at apartment options in Ermita.  Most of the time sputum testing turns out to be a big waste of time but realistically sputum testing is probably accurate and if positive the treatment is actually necessary.  It would be better if it could occur under better circumstances. 

That was a waste of time and money. Also, the reason for the sputum test is that is much more accurate. This is why the just do the simple skin poke test that the other doctor did.
Sadly there is nothing that you can do. The real shame is that we are letting millions through the southern border with no testing and we hand them a cell phone and cash when they arrive.

That is terrible news!  Unless things have changed lately, your 6 month treatment plan is probably accurate.  That is if you get treated at St. Luke's.  It is directly observed treatment.  They actually watch you take the medication.  If you get it done elsewhere, it will take even longer.  SLEC will not care that another facility gave her a clean bill of health.  Their say is final, and you have to comply with whatever they say if you want to get a visa.  There are others on VJ that have gone through this, but I don't see any that are very recent.  Maybe someone with recent experience will answer you too.  Be sure she listens carefully when they give her treatment plan options to be sure you understand if it will take longer if treatment is not done by SLEC.
 
Sorry for your bad news.

Yes, LBC for Philippines if available.  Otherwise DHL is fully reliable and less expensive than FedEx

When interviewing for a visa, they look for ties to the Philippines that would bring them back.  Are there more incentives for them to return than to stay in the in US?  So all ties such as jobs, businesses, relatives, property ownership, investments, and various other commitments help bolster the belief that they would return.  Having a house is just one of many factors that create a belief that they will return.  

For me when I arrive to the Philippines I put my passport in a safe place as soon as I arrive to where I am staying. I only carry my USA drivers license around while I am there so that I can be identified if something were to happen to me. Your wife has zero reason to be carrying the green card or any passport around with her while she is there so if that's the case she should not lose it. I wouldn't even worry about this, you can not begin to plan for every possible scenario of what "could" go wrong.

What do you have to mail? Maybe there's no need for such physical copies

If you are in a US city that has a LBC office then that is by far the best option.  It costs us like $12 and gets delivered in like 4 or 5 days with full tracking.  If you are not in a US city that has a LBC office, I would probably go with DHL.  I previously had a poor experience with UPS in the Philippines and probably won't try them again.  I haven't personally tried FedEx there so no real opinion good or bad.

They own a large 20 hectares farm where he harvest wood for his furniture business. He also owns the land and building where he builds it. They both own the home they are in too. So three properties. 

Keep in mind they will let her keep her old passport, they will just punch a hole through it, so she will have it along with the new one. She should show both if asked and I doubt there should be any problem.

In the Philippines they would accept the PSA Report of Marriage as unconditional proof of the name change.  I suspect either way the plane ticket would work with the ROM and marriage certificate as proof of the name change.  Changing the passport in the Philippines seems wise since it costs like $22 including the expedite fee and takes two or three weeks.  Last I checked DFA appointments are now readily available.  Make sure she does pay the expedite fee since nine times out of ten Filipinas are cost conscious and thrifty and would forego paying $4 extra to save a few weeks time, whereas American spouses would generally happily pay $4 extra to save a few weeks.  since it is an option.
 

Probably not needed but better to bring everything and not need it than not bring it and need it. Just make sure she goes right away to get the new passport so she can receive if before she leaves.

Be aware that there are much more extensive lists of required documents frequently mentioned in TikTok, than the much shorter list of actual requirements.

I am trying to figure out what that has to do with late registration. If you come with a PSA BC that is marked with "late registration"

you will need supporting documents. I am not here to argue as I have been there done that. Better have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I wish that I knew you when my wife had her interview, maybe I could have had you explain to the CO that it was not needed.

Once she has her visa it shouldn't be any problem.  But if you decide to take her on vacation to Thailand while you are waiting it's best if you travel with her rather than trying to meet her there.  Get to the airport early and plan on a secondary interview but if they are accompanied by foreign bf or fiance they would generally pass a secondary interview.  They might make YOU sign some very strangely worded affidavit promising to bring her back. 🤣

She will be interviewed by the US Embassy in the Philippines, assuming she currently resides in the Philippines.  I think you will be hard-pressed to find a Philippine Embassy within the Philippines, since there are none, so whatever TikTok said isn't even possible, or was misunderstood.
 
Also, CFO is not conducted by the embassy.  It is a class required by the Philippine government for Filipinos that will exit the country.  The passport stamp is also old news.  Now they issue a digital certificate.  The CFO interview can be similar to the embassy interview.  Take the same documents to CFO that she took to the interview.