Jake77

3-7 days after they sent the swab back to US. Yes, you'll have to wait for another 221g requesting your passport.

The list has the names of people who need to do DNA testing. The Embassy periodically sends that list to St. Lukes to schedule swabbing. You have to wait for the Embassy to send a list with your name on it to St. Lukes first. You could keep calling them every week to check. As for what I told them, I asked St. Lukes multiple times (would call every week) if they have my kit. On the first couple of calls I had, they told me no. It took 2-3 weeks or so (give or take) before they told me that they have received my kit. You could also try calling the Embassy because sometimes the Embassy would not immediately send your kit to St. Lukes even if they already have it - don't know why tho. But maybe bugging the Embassy (telling them that your kit has arrived in the Philippines) would speed up the process. Try calling both every week. Note: your name might already be on the next list the Embassy is preparing to send to St. Lukes and St. Lukes only has to receive it.

The entire process - from the day the petitioner gets swabbed to the day the Embassy / St. Luke calls the beneficiary to get his sample taken at the Embassy. ... Also, the instruction on the DNA procedure says to bring a recent photograph of me but there's no detail on the size / number of photographs I need to bring. Is this another 2x2 photograph?

... From the day you got approved. I'm IR2 and I have an interview set before August ends. US website says visas remain valid for 6 months. 1. Does this 6 month-validity apply to all visa categories? 2. How long was yours valid for? And, what was your category? Thanks.

Order of events: 1. My I-130 was filed roughly a month before I turned 21. 2. We received an RFE for my I-130 when I was already 21. 3. We sent the requested evidence and the issue was solved. 4. We received the case number for CEAC. 5. CEAC showed IR2 as my VISA type (I was already 22 at this time). 6. Case was expedited. 7. Case was sent to Manila. 8. Noticed that my VISA type changed from IR2 to F11. (I don't know when this happened but it probably occurred during or after the expedition process.) My questions: 1. CSPA freezes the age at the time I-130 is filed ... we filed mine before I turned 21, but we got an RFE (I-130) when I was already 21. ... Does the CSPA rule still apply (despite getting an RFE when I was already 21?) ... Note: I was already 21 when they made my CEAC account, and on that account, it showed IR2. 2. My case status is "Ready." But, I've yet to receive a notification regarding the actual interview date from the Embassy. ... Who do I contact here to resolve this IR2-to-F11 issue? The NVC or the Embassy in Manila? I don't wanna go to the Embassy for a scheduled interview date only to be denied because my date is not current and that I've been reclassed to F11.