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    If the visa is granted the passport with visa in it is returned by LBC anyways. No way you get out of dealing with them, but they are mostly reliable. The LBC office at MOA is said to be the most "direct" route to and from US Embassy Manila. IE, the fastest, fewest hops and least amount of handling by LBC.
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    Last year it was almost 2 months from when my wife actually received her ITIN until the return was even acknowledged in "Where's My Refund". Then another 3 weeks until the refund deposited. CA FTB was however lightning fast and completed the state refund months before my wife even had her ITIN.
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    For addresses in the Philippines, https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/ has always used either LBC or 2Go as the courier, and they are usually pretty reliable. For overseas orders they used to use PHLPost Express but during rona-silliness they switched to requiring a FedEx account number and shipping by FedEx.
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    Yes. go to https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/ . They take US credit cards and generally deliver by courier in a week or two.
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    The affidavit of explanation IS a requirement for filing a ROM for a Utah Online marriage. It is required to reconcile how a Filipino managed to get married in the US, without having a US Visa or any other evidence of them ever having been in the US. It is just a simple statement of the actual circumstances of an online marriage. As far as I know, it could be executed by either spouse and does not need to be notarized by both. (But I am not 100% certain on that point)
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    I recently saw a FB group chat mentioned here that is dedicated to this specific purpose https://www.facebook.com/groups/450503421972198/permalink/1669748333381028/
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    We submitted nothing whatsoever from any social media though we did list it in the DS-260 where it is asked. We submitted one brief chat conversation of us where we were planning the details of a trip along with her daughter, and included it with receipts and bording passes reflecting the actualization of what we planned. Nothing was asked about discussed in any way about any social media at the interview. I would add however that on two occasions over the years, Philippine Exit immigration asked to go through chat in my wife's phone. She let them.
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    Like many laws in the Philippines it will very likely, not be enforced when it should be, and only randomly enforced whenever it is advantageous to various persons with a profit motive.
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    Whatever my opinion is, the outcome doesn't surprise me a bit. I make it a point to stay out of Philippine politics but I can say my wife, her whole family and about everyone they know were very strongly for Bongbong, and mostly even have nothing but nice things to say about his dad back in "the good ol' days". Go figure. I can't rationalize it but I know first hand that BBM does indeed have allot of heartfelt supporters.
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    In the Philippines 4 to 6 weeks after your resubmitted an updated NBI Clearance would probably be typical. Longer than that might be atypical but not unheard of. As long as everything else went well and you have given them exactly whatever they ask for, there is probably no cause for concern. One of those moments where patience is required. I don’t think the election would have anything at all to do with it. It's just how long they take.
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    You just need one copy of the PSA Marriage Certificate. You scan it and upload identical scans to CEAC for each child. The same for the Affidavit of Support. The children will be listed as family members 1 thru 4 on page 2. The form must be signed by the petitioner and identical copies uploaded to CEAC for each child. You 'should' be able to get all the interview appointments scheduled together. I believe expedited cases are now being self scheduled at https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/SiteRegister?country=PHILIPPINES&city=MANILA they have an option there for group appointments.
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