Edward and Jaycel

USCIS decided to change the language for that status but it's still the same status

Did you give that to the officer right at the beginning of the interview?

That will be cutting it really close... anything goes awry and that's a missed connection easily

Yes I waited here in Denver… I wanted to make the whole trip with her but due to several factors, that became impossible for us. She flew into LAX from Manila and because her flight was a little delayed, they landed at the same time as 3 other international flights so she had to wait almost an hour to get to the immigration officer. But once she got there, he was kind & professional and processed her entry right there at primary inspection. No secondary. He asked my name and the address where she will be living here, stamped her passport and pointed out the date he wrote in and said, “If you don’t marry your petitioner by that date, you have to leave the US.” Then he said welcome to the US and sent her on her way. Fortunately from reading advice on here, we made sure she had a 4 hour layover between her arrival and her connecting flight here to Denver and she had plenty of time to navigate the airport to get to her gate for the next flight

When we registered our marriage with the county clerk, we asked for 10 certified true copies because we knew with the Adjustment of Status and things like this we would need them. For the ROM we just sent them a Certified True Copy plus photocopies. The Birth Certificates we just sent photocopies

This is why Jaycel and I are bringing the copy that we made of our entire AOS submission just before we put it in the FedEx Pak

The average processing time for an I-130 filed by a US Citizen for an immediate relative these days is 15-17 months. Mind you this is the average time. Each case is unique and some take longer than others. You are not that far outside the 80% of cases completed for the Service Center OPS timeline which right now is sitting right at 17 months. Depending on what your receipt date is in December 2023, you are not considered outside of normal processing time until after October 2025, at which time you can submit a service request. The congressional offices can't really do much for you if you are not outside the normal processing time. Hiring a lawyer won't do much for you at this point either. It's too soon for a mandamus lawsuit. Go here and select the I-130, your category and where it's being processed and then scroll down and put your exact receipt date into the tool to find out when you can put in a service request https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Is the CFO office she's going to the one in Quezon City (Manila) Make sure she's the first one in line there in the morning

Praying for a good outcome for you man 🙏

Finally, 8 months after receiving the completed ROM back from the consulate in San Francisco, the DFA just gave us the transmittal details. 🤪

Jaycel did the morning session at CFO but she didn't get out of there until 1pm. Check the email you used to register for the receipt

As long as she reaches passport control by 11:59pm on 7/22 they should allow her to enter. Remember that the US is behind the Philippines Time zone so at this point, if you can get the CFO done on Monday morning, then I would book a direct flight Manila to LAX or San Francisco departing the evening of the 21st Manila time or first thing in the morning on the 22nd if you can find one. Jaycel left the Philippines at 11 am on Aug 30th in Manila and landed at 2 pm Aug 30th in LAX

Thank you! I'll be sure to make a post about the experience

Praying for you guys!! Maybe I didn't see it if it was posted, I'm just curious why the issue date of the visa is so close to the end of the medical exam's validity? (If you don't mind sharing)

Our interview is next Wednesday the 23rd. I should have clarified that we got the notice on June 16th LOL

Congrats!! 🎉 Jaycel and I prayed that we would get an interview scheduled as my birthday present this year and we got it scheduled on June 16th, which is NOT my birthday BUT it was the date we celebrated my birthday because of her school schedule the last time we were together in the Philippines

Yes! I remember DFW's setup specifically and it's what prompted me to post on this LOL I always flew Tokyo to DFW on my trips back home from the Philippines. I asked Jaycel about her PoE at LAX and she said it's basically the same

Regardless if you are there, CBP will not bring you in from the domestic side to the secondary inspection area of the secure side of the international terminal. If they need anything from you they will call you.

Appointment is not needed… hopefully you will have the SMS and/or email from USTravelDocs stating that it’s ready for pickup or at least have a screenshot of the “Issued” status from CEAC as security will want to see something that you have a legit reason to be there and you have something to pick up

Yes this was my concern also and why I asked

Ok well good luck! I don't think they offer appointments on Fridays, at least that's how it was last August when Jaycel did hers. Keep us posted 🤞

Today's stats: July 15, 2025 23:15 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 16,914 (+123) • Denied: 1,619 • FingerprintScheduled: 60 • InterviewCancelled: 587 • InterviewScheduled: 5,217 (-63) • Processing: 16,530 (-54) • Received: 458 • Rejected: 101 • RFE: 453 • Terminated: 219 • Withdrawal: 88 • Others: 20

Even the initial one is hit or miss.... Probably a 30% failure rate on those. But hey, it's a government agency so a 30% failure rate means they are out-performing most other agencies

This is only to receive texts/e-mails about the acceptance of your forms. They will send you no more communications about your case based on this form. It's a one & done notification.

Yes.... MSC cases are not in the ELIS system and you would not have received an online access code and you can't manage your cases online unfortunately.