Edward and Jaycel

If you are not sure whether or not you should register with USCIS under the "Alien Registration Requirement", below is the link to the USCIS website questionnaire that will guide you to the correct answer. Once you go to the page, click on the "Do I need to Register?" button. https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration

Philippine citizens who are lawful permanent residents of the US do not need a visa to enter Mexico for tourism, business, or transit purposes. They can enter Mexico using their foreign passport and Green Card. Explanation: Mexican visa requirements are based on nationality and residency status, not citizenship. Philippine citizens are exempt from needing a Mexican visa if they hold a valid Green Card, a US permanent residence card. This applies to all purposes of visit, including tourism, business, and transit. However, if the green card is expired, but the traveler has official documentation proving their legal status in the US, they may still need a visa. Since the name on the passport and the name on her Green Card will be different I would bring a Certified Copy of your Marriage Certificate as well Once AoS is approved, we try to get a US passport ASAP Concern is that I'm not sure if AoS approval is the sufficient for getting a US passport She cannot get a US passport when her Adjustment of Status is approved - That only happens if she applies for and is approved for citizenship

One of our community members here just had to do the same recently at the Manila Consulate and it took them 2-3 weeks to process once they received her passport back. That's no guarantee obviously because it is the US Government and consistency is not their strong point but it's a pretty good benchmark since hers just happened in March.

A couple of other things.... 1. The DS-160 application: While you are filling it out and saving your progress as you go along is only valid for 30 days, however once you submit the application, it is valid for 1 year after the date of submission. 2. With the new scheduling website that went into effect for Manila (New as of October 2024), we have seen quite a few reports that it will not allow you to enter the visa payment information (receipt number) and schedule your appointment until the status of your NVC (State Department) case number shows "Ready" on CEAC. Once you get your case number you can check the status of the case here: https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

This is good news! That means someone opened your case and looked at it

Thank you for this! So happy for you!

The letter, called a K1-FTP letter, (it comes as an email attachment) from NVC is to advise you of your Department of State case number and that the case file is on its way to the embassy

Can you give us details on the interview? How the officer was, the kind of questions they asked, etc.?

That’s great to hear! Let us know when they approve you! And thank you for sharing this!

Today's stats: April 29, 2025 21:10 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 2,671 (+132) • Denied: 223 • FingerprintScheduled: 161 • InterviewCancelled: 151 • InterviewScheduled: 6,864 (+63) • Processing: 30,836 • Received: 655 • Rejected: 106 • RFE: 390 • Terminated: 134 • Withdrawal: 11 • Others: 62

Keep the thread updated and let us know what happens so others can benefit from your experience Good luck!

So strange.... Their language states that you don't qualify for the form so based on that they are (incorrectly I believe based on your answers) saying that you are ineligible to use the EZ form. Personally, I would just file the I-864 and not waste the time to fight them.

Well you obviously filed the I-130 so you meet that requirement. Is your spouse the only immigrant listed? And are you qualifying only using your income? No Assets?

What type of visa is the beneficiary going to be applying for? i.e.: What kind of case is this?

If they did not tell you why, I would ask the NVC via the public inquiry form

Good luck and let us know what happens!

You may have tried this already but I would try it again, and in the comments section, in the first line put "IMMIGRANT MEDICAL EXAM EXPIRING" and see if that catches someone's attention.

Did you send an actual email or did you use the Immigrant Visa Contact Form on their website? If you didn't try that, I would give it a shot https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/

Correct.... sorry I meant to type International Air Travel but I noticed it too late to edit

Before I lived in the Philippines for a year, I got a Passport Card. While it cannot be used for international travel, I carried that around as my ID instead of my passport which I kept locked up in the safe in my condo. The passport card is also handy if you ever do lose your passport, it is a good ID to present to the US Embassy when you go to get an emergency replacement.

Go here to request another NOA2 be sent to you https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/ndn

What was the reason for the 221g? This is the biggest datapoint needed to give any kind of response based on other's experience

Today's stats: April 28, 2025 22:05 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 2,539 (+181) • Denied: 220 • FingerprintScheduled: 161 • InterviewCancelled: 143 • InterviewScheduled: 6,801 (+25) • Processing: 31,051 • Received: 657 • Rejected: 106 • RFE: 381 • Terminated: 132 • Withdrawal: 11 • Others: 62 And the trend of approvals outpacing interviews scheduled continues into the new week

Ok so tell the officer this! If you don't remember your own, that's ok. The important thing is to be honest and if you don't know something just say you don't know. They won't expect you to know every tiny detail. My opinion, when they ask questions like that, it is to see how you react. Throw you off a little and then come back to something you should know if you're a legit couple. Like they'll say, "What's the color of your husband's toothbrush?" Then when you answer, they'll go back to, "Oh, what's your wedding date again?" Like they forgot but they're just trying to distract you with a silly question to see if that throws you off of a "memorized question"

Exactly!! Wish you guys a quick approval!