J.M.

I just want to add a little twist to this, based on my personal experience. Although USCIS says derivative conditional green card approval must be "on the same day or within 90 days" to be included on the same I-751, in reality it should say "on the same day of within 90 days AFTER." Somehow, the dependents conditional green cards were approved 1 month BEFORE the parent. That's really not supposed to be possible, since the derivatives approval is based on the principal's approval, but it happened. We filed I-751 jointly, and it was rejected, with a letter explaining that the kids GC dates needed to be within 90 days AFTER the parent GC date. I was NOT happy, having to pay triple the fee for something that isn't even supposed to be possible.

The criminal background questions on the I-129f are about the criminal background of the petitioner, not the beneficiary. You are not answering for his background, only your own. His background will come up later, in the form of a police certificate and court record.

My fiancée went through CFO in Cebu Jan 15th. It was a breeze for her. I've never heard of anyone providing the documents you listed, but CFO is a crapshoot, so you really never know what they might ask for. Take everything that you took to the interview, and you should be fine. I didn't ask her what specific documents they asked for, but none were anything she didn't already have for her interview, and definitely nothing that was notarized by a Philippine Consulate. She started at 2pm and was finished at 4pm with digital certificate already emailed to her.

1. On part 1, if the mailing address I provided is the same as my physical address do I leave fields 9a-9h blank? Also, does the same apply for the beneficiary on part 2? Leave 9a-9h blank if it is the same as your current address. 2. On part 1 regarding my employment history, I had a job for 6 months then left for another job and came back to the same job (my current employment). Do I put the start date of when I first started all the way until the present? Or do I write the previous time I worked at that job as its own thing? Employment history should be chronological. If you left a job then returned 6 months later, it would be 2 entries, separated by the job you had in between. 3. On Part 2, 11e, it asks for "state", do I write the abbreviation for the state in that country (Mexico) or do I leave it blank since it is not in the U.S. Enter the Mexican state name or abbreviation. It will be clear that it is not a US state if the selected country is Mexico. 4. Just for clarification, do I leave any field that does not apply to me blank or do I write "N/A" N/A is not mandatory on this form, but it can be used when appropriate. For example, asking the "country of residence" for a deceased parent can be marked N/A. It is good practice to mark N/A on some questions to show that you did not overlook the question, however, filling in every blank is not required. For example, if you have no "Physical Address 2," you can put N/A in 11a, but no need to put it in 11b through 12b.

Interesting topic! I think you have to be a resident of either Kansas or Virginia. You get to choose since your spouse is active-duty military (assuming he was active duty and stationed in Virgina, that's what it sounds like). I would consider filing jointly in Kansas. If your income was W-2 reportable, you might look to see if Virginia withheld taxes. If so, it might be easier to just file in Virginia to be done with it. You can be exempt from Virginia taxes for these 2 reasons: You are not considered a resident if you lived there less than 183 days, and 2nd, because spouses accompanying active-duty military are exempt from state taxes in Virginia. I would think both of those assume you are a resident of another state, however.

We just did CFO in Cebu on Monday. Appointment slots were available every day. 2pm start time, finished at 4pm, with certificate already delivered by email. It was shockingly efficient! Only 4 people attended- 2 K1 and 2 CR1. I agree that you should probably check whichever one is most convenient before trying other locations.

If your notification is that they received your petition, the next step is getting your MNL case number. It will be at NVC for anywhere between a few weeks to a few months before it gets sent to Manila. Go to the NVC public inquiry form Public Inquiry Form (state.gov) and submit your case number request. Do this weekly until you get the case number. Once you have your case number, you can fill out the DS-160.

If your notification is that they received your petition, the next step is getting your MNL case number. It will be at NVC for anywhere between a few weeks to a few months before it gets sent to Manila. Go to the NVC public inquiry form Public Inquiry Form (state.gov) and submit your case number request. Do this weekly until you get the case number. Once you have your case number, you can fill out the DS-160.

I'm not sure which email you are talking about. I got 2: 1 from NVC when it was dispatched to Manila, and another one from Manila Embassy when they received it. The one from the embassy is the equivalent of packet 4. You do not have to wait for it to complete and pay for your DS-160 though. All you need for the DS-160 is your case number. You can complete that now. All completing the DS-160 does is allows you to start looking for an appointment slot. Completing the DS-160 does not automatically trigger anything, so I suggest you complete it and pay for it while you wait for the email/letter. The letter is not mandatory though, so don't let it hold you up.

You do not need to wait for the welcome letter for Manila. You are free to schedule your medical and interview. The welcome letter often doesn't even show up.

The visa expiration date will likely match the medical expiration date, and travel must commence before the visa expires. Guam is a POE, but once she goes through there, the K-1 would not be valid if she returned to the Philippines and attempted to exit a 2nd time using the K-1. It is single use. Flying out by the Feb 7th with an interview on Jan 18th is possible but cutting it pretty close. She has to wait for visa delivery and then attend CFO. How long the visa delivery takes depends on where it will be delivered. Once those are clear she is free to travel.

I'll add one more thing to this (applies to Manila only)... Interview was 12/19/23. I provided fiancée with certified divorce decree, so I can't weigh in on that debate, but I can assure you they did KEEP the divorce decree. I have seen several say that it is just glanced at and returned. In my case it was not returned.

Have a look at this: Just replace beneficiary with petitioner, and of course use the correct page and part numbers for petitioner.

Yes, I should have mentioned that as well. The I-134 will not be needed until the interview.

I-129f needs I-134. Adjustment of Status needs I-864. AOS on here usually refers to Adjustment of Status, not Affidavit of Support.

Our interview was also the 19th. I received tracking email on the 21st. Be sure to check junk email and do a search for "lbcexpress." Mall of Asia is the local pickup location, so I am not entirely sure if there will be LBC tracking or if they just drive it over there. Mine was not local pickup. You can inquire about it here: ustraveldocssupport@lbcexpress.com or their hotline at (+632) 8858-5999

I filled one out for the Philippines recently. For part 3, I did not include myself as a dependent. For part 2, I listed "self" for the beneficiary. You are correct to put the anticipated arrival date and select "no end date" You are also correct that Part 4 will be filled with N/A. Remember that this confusing form is "designed" to fit multiple visa types. It doesn't work very well for K-1. We had our interview last week. The I-134, nor any supporting documents, were collected at the interview. I'm not saying don't fill it out but be aware that the Philippines probably won't even ask for it. That also means mine wasn't reviewed and proven to be filled out correctly. I'm just telling you what I put on it. I followed a good video when I filled it out. Unfortunately, I don't have a link for that video anymore.

NOA2 6/23/23. Emailed askNVC 7/27. Reply on 8/1- case not yet received. I wasn't really expecting it to be there yet, but no harm in checking.