John & Rose

I have a similar timeline and my hope is for a September approval, a month for NVC and interview in November at the latest.  Thanksgiving would be awesome but I'm thinking Christmas is a better possibility.  I can't wait to see how my fiance's teenagers react to cold and snow!

Have you tried again without registering?  USCIS has an Android and Apple app that works great.  It will even sync with an Apple watch.  Do a search for it at your phone's app store.  

No problem we are all here to help.
I would suggest 2-3 months from your NOA 1 you can start to have her work on her DS-160 which is the visa application. 
No NOA 2 is required to start filling it out. Just make sure you or her log in at least every 30 days or it will be removed from the system and you have to start over.
We plan to start working on ours later this month.
Lucky for you she is in Manila so travel for medical, CFO and interview will be limited.
 
 

Hi it's actually impossible to get the medical done without an approval of NOA 2 petition. 
The only delay in medical is if there is issue with TB.
You CAN sent her to a doctor in the Philippines and have x-ray/test done for TB.
If she has it then you can start treatment now but again the St. Lukes Medical in Manila will test for all of this and it is included in the fee.
 
 Where in the PI is she from? My Fiancee is from Mindanao.
Welcome aboard

Hi, Visa Journey ask that you put your NOTICE date on your timeline however you won't know the notice date until you actually get it in the mail and it is listed on the NOA 1 From I-797.
In our case the TEXT came in on 5/4 and when we got the NOA 1 it had a notice date of one day prior to that so 5/3.
Your Notice date might be 7/4 you can put that for now and always change it when you get the NOA 1. 
It won't make much of a difference on your timeline estimate range though.
 
Be sure to put California as your Service center and NOT Texas.
 
Good luck

She is from Pateros, Metro Manila.  Thank you for the info.  Just trying to get a handle on everything and seeing what I can do to streamline as much as possible.
 
Thank you so much for all the help that you are giving here.  I am one of those who has been here reading through hundreds of posts and learning everyday.