Edward and Jaycel

The DS-160 for the interview has to be the one that was used for the VAC appointment and that was associated with the interview confirmation. I would not have her do another one or they may not allow her into the interview. At this point I would have her just explain to the Consular Officer at the interview the mistake and let them handle it how they want to.

I would start inquiring after 90 days of no decision regardless of what the website says and involving your congress person and/or your senators at that point

Seems like it depends on the officer... We got one after our interview at the Denver FO but our friends who interviewed here 6 days after us with a different officer didn't get one

Oh that's great to know! Thank you for explaining that

Point taken... I did not look at the case type

Bank statements and a letter from the bank would suffice as proof. Just keep in mind that USCIS does not have to accept assets. A well qualified joint sponsor would be your best bet for clearing the sponsorship hurdle.

Is the property your primary residence? If so, USCIS will generally not allow it to be used as an asset.

Every case is different and is processed individually and comparing yourself to others who applied around the same time is an exercise in futility....

The average processing time to completion for 80% of cases in Newark is 7.5 months.... you are barely halfway through that timeline

This happens unfortunately.... Our friends here in Denver interviewed at the same field office as us, 6 days later on July 29th, and while we got the approval the day after our interview, they are still waiting a decision. Some officers are experienced enough to be allowed to approve most cases on their own (which I believe our officer was very experienced and may have even been a supervisor herself) and some have to get a supervisor to review it before approval is issued. So then you have to factor in how many cases are backlogged waiting that supervisor's review, it's the end of the most common time of year that people take vacations so was that supervisor on vacation? Lots of factors come into play there... I'm sorry it's taking so long for you guys. Keep the faith, it just has to work its way through the process.

Thank you for this great, detailed account of your experience!! and congrats again

Yeah.... Manila is a special beast when it comes to K-1 scheduling. We were so thankful that we got lucky finding that cancellation. It ended up working out perfectly that the appointment was 6 days after the medical exam we had already scheduled. Visa interview appointment scheduling is one of the more challenging aspects of this process.

We had the same issue in Manila.... We were checking every hour for over a week before we got lucky and grabbed an appointment that I believe was someone else's cancellation. Just be persistent

The website to register is https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/en/ On the home page, you will see "I need..." under that click on the button that says "An immigrant Visa". On the next page you will click on the green button at the top that says "Visa Login" and on the next page click on "Sign up now" This website is where you will register and payment instructions will be there - this website is also where you will schedule the biometrics and interview appointments

You need to go to this site and follow the instructions (Except where it says DS-260, for you guys it's the DS-160) The first paragraph gives you the website the embassy uses to register you for the biometrics and interview appointments. Payment instructions will be there. The website to register is https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/en/ On the home page, you will see "I need..." under that click on the button that says "An immigrant Visa". On the next page you will click on the green button at the top that says "Visa Login" and on the next page click on "Sign up now" This is the embassy site with all the interview instructions https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html

Great news and thank you for the details about your interview!

I would like to reiterate what @appleblossom said above about rescheduling... Please do not reschedule your appointment unless there is absolutely no other option. Move heaven and earth to get to that appointment.

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉

Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉

How did your family member choose to have the passport delivered? Or did they want to pick it up? At this point, I think they need to contact the embassy or the website used to book appointments

When was the date of the last update of "Issued"?

You will pay OOP for this regardless of insurance so I would get this scheduled as quickly as possible so that you can file it with the original submission package. You don't want to be dealing with an RFE later on in the process for this and delaying your case because of it. This link that @MalloryCat provided will find you all the options for a Civil Surgeon in your area https://www.uscis.gov/tools/find-a-civil-surgeon Be advised that we had to call over a dozen civil surgeon offices before we found one that would do just the vaccine assessment part of the I-693. That's why I advise you make this a priority.

Don't kill yourself on it today.... Even if they approve it today, you won't get an email and it won't show in your portal until tomorrow. Our officer said she was approving us that day but that there's a 24 hour delay in what they do in their system and when it shows up in our portal. Sure enough, 25 hours after we left the office, we got the email and the status had changed to "Approved". Also keep in mind that if they are an officer that needs supervisory review of their cases, it can take a bit longer. So try not to drive yourself too crazy

I think it's officer specific.... We got one here in the Denver FO at the end of our interview but our friends who went to the same office 6 days later, had a different officer and did not get one

Great Advice! Jaycel and I already have a box that we put stuff into to scan and I have already created a "ROC" folder on my computer. LOL