RonMari

Everything is good to go. Nothing has changed her initially assigned interview appointment for May 21. All I needed to do was close the old case and start a new one. This time I selected option 01 for setting up OFC appointment ONLY since the interview was already scheduled by the Embassy. I had previously selected option 02 , which was a little confusing.

That's what I was also thinking. I have contacted them to verify. As long as this didn't cancel the initial May 21 appointment then we are ok. Thanks for the answers.

So does that mean she is still scheduled for the original appointment for May 21? If so then it's no problem. I'll just reschedule the OFC appointment.

I already had an appointment scheduled for May 21. I must have selected option 2 because it gave me the option of selecting both OFC and IV. By mistake I selected 12 May for IV. Now I'm worried that I inadvertently canceled the first appointment of 21 May that the embassy scheduled for us.

I need some clarification. Why does the online IV Scheduling for biometrics ask me to choose a date for the interview? We already have a date that was scheduled by the embassy. Do I enter that date in?? What am I missing?

You are correct. In my haste I confused the two. The date I entered for the OFC is good, but I entered the wrong date for the IV Consular Appointment. Now I need to determine how to correct that.

During scheduling for my wife's biometric appointment on the IV Scheduling site, I also had to schedule her CFO appointment. By mistake I entered a date before her interview. Will she still be able to attend, or how can I change this date? I thought we wouldn't be able to schedule that until after she got her VISA??

Yes, it was accurate, even though 2 days left in the month.

Finally, after almost 2 years from first application, we got our interview email today! Interview May 21, 2026! An encouraging word to those still waiting; keep strong and patient, and it will happen.

Our case was DQ'd October 14, 2025 and is still at the NVC. The IV Scheduling Status tool states that the " NVC is currently scheduling documentarily complete cases with visas available from October 2025". We have yet to hear anything, and we've been expecting something any day now, all month. I'm curious what the timeline has been for others at this stage of the process. If we don't get a notice for an interview by the end of the month should I contact the NVC for status on our case? Should I wait into April, even though they might start working on cases DQ'd in November? I've been marking time concerning a lot of decisions until I get the interview notice.

Do you know what the expiration would be on that FBI check? What is the oldest they would accept? I got one October 2025. Our case is at the NVC and we could get a interview notice anytime this month. I believe that might put the interview approx May 2026 sometime. So the FBI History Check would be 7 months old.

Congratulations. Hope all goes well for you. We were DQ'd in October so we expect an interview notice anytime now.

My wife's case was NVC DQ'd 10/25, and according to other timelines I've followed, and the CEAC Scheduling Status, we could get a Manila embassy interview notice sometime this month. That could put our interview date possibly in April. Should I upload a new I-864 and I-864A (my sister, who lives in the same house), with 2024 tax info to CEAC? Can she bring updated financial info to the interview? Our financial situations have not changed substantially from last year to make much difference.

I just received a notice from the NVC stating, "The request for an Affidavit of Support fee exemption has been DENIED." I paid the online fee for my I-864, and there was no fee for my sister's I-864A, as she is a household member helping with support. I did not request any kind of fee exemption. I don't understand what this is about, or how I am to respond. Has anyone else ever received a similar message?

Yes, it would prevent some sleepless nights if they could give just a little more guidance on the correct formatting.

Thanks for all of the replies, but we finally got it submitted and all supporting documents uploaded. What a ride! The problem was very minor. When she entered my name as the one who helped her with the application, she put one too many spaces between my first and middle name. That one little detail kept kicking back the error. The last time she entered my name she noticed what she'd done and corrected it. Every entry has to be perfect on that web application or it will kick it into an error. Finally over this hurdle.

She has cleared the cache, cookies, web history, used Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome. Same problem. Plus in all my years of using technology and computers in business and personal, all of the actions I state here have never fixed glitches and problems for me.

CEAC website glitches! I see this is a persistent issue, according to all the posts I've read here. I've completed the DS-260 for my wife who is in the Philippines, and now I have been working with her to get it signed and submitted from her end. She can log on and go through the whole review. Every time she tries to complete the last part to sign and submit, it resets and returns an error. We have tried this multiple times a day for 2 days now. The CEAC website won't accept the submission! I've had no problems accessing and completing the application on my end. I fear that it could be an unresolvable issue due to internet issues in the Philippines. If that's the case, I don't know how to resolve this. I've followed the advice of other posts in an attempt to fix the problem, but nothing works. If only the NVC would allow the petitioner to sign and submit the application with the consent of the applicant! Has anyone had the same problem and resolved it? Any advice and direction that would help would be greatly appreciated.

After almost 15 months our I-130 has finally been approved!!! Hopefully the next steps in the process won't be as long.

I filed our I-130 May 2024 and I see we could have a decision by sometime next week. It's been a long wait.

Thanks for the support!

The I-130 petition is due for a decision, possibly close to the end of this year. My understanding, last time I checked, was approx. 15 to 17 months total. May 9 will be a year since I filed. I realize that approval is the first hurdle to overcome, but I'm confident I've done an adequate job in proving my wife and I have a bonafide marriage. I just want to stay ahead of the game and have time to educate myself before I get to the NVC stage. Neither my sister nor I have any additional household members or dependents, so that's not an issue, and I expect to still be living with her during the fall and winter. Combining our income was my initial thoughts also, but I needed a little more advice. Thank you for your time.

I appreciate all the feedback. I'll try to be clear with a complicated issue. My income is only SS and VA Disability, which combined, does not meet the 125% guideline. I would like to get a part time job to make up the difference, but my life circumstances at this time makes it difficult to have consistent employment. The only asset I have is a home I own, no mortgage. The appraised value would be well above the required 3x amount for the difference in income. I am putting it up for sale since I relocated from another state to my sister's residence, temporarily, for the purpose of being closer to family. With the proceeds of my current house, eventually, I intend to buy another one near my sister. From my understanding of what I've read here on VJ, and elsewhere, it seems like using assets to make up the difference is a shot in the dark. So, I had asked my sister if she would be willing to help. However, I don't understand which form she should use, I-864 or I-864A. She owns her home, and her only income is SS survivor benefit, which is above the 125% guideline. There is no other joint sponsor available. If she would not be a good candidate as a sponsor, or if using my assets may not be sufficient, then I will need to reevaluate if I should continue in the visa process. It's too stressful, time consuming and costly without some kind of hope that we have a reasonable chance of success.

I own the house outright, but I'm coming to the conclusion I don't have much of a chance to get an approval, due to lack of sufficient income. I don't have the luxury of getting a joint sponsor. And my situation at this time is such that I can't get a job to make up the difference. How discouraging it is to know that we've had a government allowing millions of people to enter this country illegally and stay, fly them in and pay for accomodations and food. Yet, I have to jump through hoops and spend hundreds of dollars, only be told in the end, I can't bring my wife to live with me, all for the lack of only several thousand dollars a year.

Thank you for the clarification, and food for thought. I own a home as an asset, but I understand that can be hit or miss with the NVC and/or consulate.