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  1. Update: I emailed the embassy, and received no reply. I phoned the embassy, and received no reply. Note: Manila embassy is notoriously slow about replying. I received a reply SIX months after an email, with a notice that they will schedule my interview. Spoiler alert: The interview had already taken place by the time they wrote me this email. I reached out to my local congressional representative, and received a reply within a few days. The embassy replied via the congressional representative that I should submit original, wet-ink i-864 and all supporting documentation as well as a new NBI (due to expiring within 1 month). I sent an updated wet-ink i-864 and financial documents via DHL to beneficiary, who collected them and submitted via 2GO with passport and new NBI. (Note: at this point, petitioner-sponsor now exceeded 5x i-864p in cash assets.) 20 days later the CEAC website updated to ISSUED. I still don't understand why we were given a 221g in the first place. I suspect human error and being too proud to admit the mistake. At any rate, resubmitted petitioner-sponsor i-864 and got the approval.
  2. Thanks for the feedback! Global Express Guaranteed goes through USPS/FedEx, not PhilPost: https://www.usps.com/international/gxg.htm
  3. I saw that Fedex offers "hold at location" in Metro Manila, but I can't find where DHL offers that service. Have you done it?
  4. Just re-read the 221g and "All documents should be provided at one time" , so it seems option 3 is out.
  5. We got a 221g requesting resubmission of original documents. Husband has some of the documents in Cebu, while I have the rest here in Florida. There is no LBC courier currently offering Air Freight within a 14 hour drive from me. So I was thinking about sending via Global Express USPS (3 days to Cebu City)... BUT... I'm concerned about the incomplete address and getting lost along the way. Address is xx compound, xx district, cebu city. No building number, no street name. We've had good luck with LBC, but other couriers seem reluctant to send without a building number and street name. Seems like I might a few choices. 1. USPS Global Priority- and hope that they're cool with no building #/ street name .. 2. Fedex overnight to relative in USA, then send by LBC Air Freight. Last time I sent documents, they told me 2 weeks air freight, actual time was 6 weeks. 3. Send my documents direct to Embassy (?), while he submits by 2GO in separate packages (?) -- but that might confuse the Embassy, adding delays. Are there any other choices?...Fastest possible, because we're in a time crunch before Medical expires, and we're anticipating long processing at Embassy... What should I do?
  6. Help... I'm not sure what to do. Husband was given 221g at his interview yesterday. The interviewer requested that he get a Qualified Joint Sponsor and resubmit i-864 via courier. Manila, Philippines Embassy has had our case for over 12 months. I had requested an expedite at NVC level, due to a clerical error which caused delays at NVC stage. So, the case was forwarded from NVC for processing at Manila Embassy. I don't believe any processing was done at NVC stage. I uploaded documents to CEAC last January 2020, which showed that 2019 income was foreign earned income (included evidence) and included a domestic offer letter for 2020 and current paystub that indicated salary would exceed HHS limits. When he went to the interview, he took a NEW i-864 to represent our current financial situation as of Feb 2021. The interviewer skimmed the new i-864 and returned it. 2020 domestic income met the HHS i-864p guidelines (evidenced by W2 and 1040) and 2021 anticipated income will exceed this level (evidenced by offer letter and paystub). Cash assets are 4.5 times the HHS limit for household size (just shy of the 5x required for using assets alone-- but w2 meets HHS limits, so in theory, I shouldn't have had to use the assets qualifier.) Either of the i-864s (Jan 2020 or Feb 2021) should have been sufficient to qualify, because both evidenced income with an offer letter and paystub indicating salary exceeded HHS limits. But, the Feb2021 i-864 included a domestic income for prior year, while the Jan2020 one had foreign income for preceding year. As far as I'm aware we don't need a Qualified Joint Sponsor because the Petitioner meets the HHS income guidelines on the i-864p. I don't actually understand why we were given this 221g... So what do I do? I don't have/don't want a joint sponsor. I've emailed the embassy and left a message with their message service... but I'm not holding my breath for a reply. Manila Embassy has had our case for 12 months, and in that time they've only ever replied to 1 email (out of a dozen). Thanks in advance!
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