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You do not need to wait for anything for the Philippines. Go ahead and complete the DS-160, pay for it, then schedule your interview and medical. You will not hear anything from USEM. Create an account and complete DS-160 Apply for a U.S. Visa | Complete My DS-160 - Philippines (English) (ustraveldocs.com) Create an account to schedule appointment portal.ustraveldocs.com/?language=English&country=Philippines After you have an interview appointment, schedule your medical exam at St. Lukes. Make it a week or so prior to the interview so the results will be available. After your interview and return of your passport, schedule CFO. You are fortunate to be in Metro Manila. That makes things much easier.

For Manila, it's really not that big of a deal. The list looks long, but some of them are combined. Tdap includes tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. MMR is measles, mumps, and rubella. Other than those 2, you will also get Hep B and varicella, unless you have documented history of chicken pox. 4 shots total. Flu is also possible, but not usually available there. Your 2nd day at medical is reserved for nothing but vaccines. This is based on actual experience a few months ago.

CSC is California Service Center V is Vermont T is Texas With very few exceptions, CSC processes K-1. If your case number starts with WAC, it is at CSC. The VJ estimate is only to NOA2. It is only based on VJ user inputs, so it is not the most accurate thing in the world since so few users input their information. It's an estimate anyway, so take it as just that. Mine took 12 months from NOA1 to NOA2 (6/22 to 6/23). Things look to be a bit faster now.

Maybe this post from the India subforum about K-1 interview scheduling will help:

They might send you an email when your case arrives, but you do not have to wait for it. Since your case is already "ready" it appears they did not send you one. But like I said, you don't need it. Everything from this point is for you to do. The embassy will not prompt you or contact you. Complete, submit, and pay for the DS-160. If you have not already created an account, go to Apply for a U.S. Visa | Schedule/Change My Appointment - Philippines (English) (ustraveldocs.com). On this webpage, it will be a non-immigrant visa application. The K-1 is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent. That is why you might see it listed in either category.

Yes, you choose immigrant visa. "Ready" means your case is already at the embassy, waiting for you to complete DS-160, schedule interview appointment, and medical.

The initial dose is all that is mandatory. From the USCIS website: Q. Certain vaccine series can only be completed with multiple visits to the civil surgeon. Am I required to complete the entire series before the civil surgeon can sign the Form I-693? A. You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. You are encouraged to follow up with your private health care provider to complete the series. Flu shots are only given when in-season and available. Since yours in marked "complete" I wouldn't anticipate an RFE.

For the Philippines, do not wait for or expect the embassy to contact you. You can start filling out the DS-160 as soon as you have your MNL case number. It is several pages long and there is a good bit of information to fill in. Once you have completely filled it out, you will get to a "review and submit" page. Just sit on it until CEAC shows your case status to be "ready." Once it is in "ready" status, sign and submit the DS-160. You pay the DS-160 fee after submitting it. There is a tab on the webpage for payment instructions. Basically, you print a deposit slip and take it to a participating bank. A few days after payment, you can enter the deposit receipt number on the interview scheduling webpage and that will free you up to look for appointments. The payment page says it will be completed in 4 hours, but it really takes a day.

I forgot to mention it will take several days for NVC to respond to your inquiry, but they will respond.

The only notification you will get from NVC is an email when they forward your case to the embassy. You can request the case status and case number from NVC using the NVC Public Inquiry form: Public Inquiry Form (state.gov) You should send an inquiry once a week until they assign your case number. Once you have your case number, you can track it using CEAC: CEAC (state.gov). Choose immigrant visa. NVC will take a few weeks to a few months, depending on how lucky you are. For the Philippines, once you have your MNL case number, you can complete the DS-160 and schedule your interview. You will probably not be contacted by the embassy, except maybe an email when they receive your case.

As mentioned above, CFO has calmed down a lot. Don't worry about it too much. Be confident and friendly during your counseling session. Take the same documents you took to your interview. Police certificate for fiancé is not required. CFO was never intended to be a point of denial. It was intended to be educational, preparing you for life in your new country. For a while, they decided to be judge and jury, but it's not like that now. Just be truthful and confident and you will be fine.

For K-1, your case will go to NVC after NOA2. There is no way to track it. It can take a week to a couple of months for NVC to receive it. Mine took 2.5 months to get there. Others, with the same NOA2, got there in a week. Once it is at NVC, they will assign an MNL case number and forward it to Manila. That will happen 1-3 weeks after NVC officially receives it. You are looking at 1-3 months total for NVC to receive it, assign the case number and send it to Manila. You should request your case status from NVC using the public inquiry form (online) starting a couple of weeks after NOA2 and weekly thereafter until they give you the case number. You can Google NVC public inquiry form to find it. Once you have the case number, you are in charge of the rest of the process. Do not wait for the Manila embassy to prompt or guide you. They will not. With the case number, you can fill out and pay for your DS-160, then schedule your interview, then schedule your medical appointment once you know your interview date. After all that is complete, you will schedule CFO, which will be the last thing needed before departure. The time between Manila receiving your case and completion is mostly dependent on how quickly YOU move through the process. Expect some delay to get an embassy appointment, but nothing extreme. It should be no problem to complete everything in the Philippines in 1.5 to 2 months. That's allowing 1 month to get an interview appointment, a week to get passport back, and a week to complete CFO. A lot of it depends on how far away your fiancée is from Manila. If she's close, you can complete things pretty quickly. If she has to travel a lot to get there, that adds time because you have to leave extra time to arrange travel. My guesstimate would be 3-4 months from NOA2 until ready for departure. There are always variables. It could be quicker or take longer.

The receipt number is your petition case number. It is printed on NOA1. NOA1 is just a notice mailed to you from USCIS indicating that they received your petition. You should have gotten than long ago. If you have not gotten it, then you have no way of knowing your receipt number. Not receiving the receipt notice does not necessarily mean your case is not processing normally, but I would definitely inquire using the method mentioned above.

You can check your case status here: CEAC (state.gov) Select immigrant visa. NVC will send your case to Vietnam. They will probably email you when they send it. It will change to "In Transit" and then "Ready" when it arrives. The I-797 validity date is normally extended automatically by the consulate in additional 4 month increments, if needed, up to a year total.

From your description, everything seems to be normal. NVC will not send you anything except an email when they send your case to Brazil. All you can do is wait for them to send it. Since your fiancée already got your case number, there is no need to contact NVC for anything now.