Well, I don't really recommend na isend mo agad ang passport kung hndi pa nirerequest ng CEM. The only reason why my husband sent it was because we were a bit confused. Ang name kase ng appendix A is "passport request" so we assume na kailangan na din ang passport. I was advised by a member of this forum na nakalist sa additional docs and "original passport" kung isa yun sa mga nirerequest nila. In our case, Appendix A lang ang naka list but again, sinend pa din ni hubby passport nya. As far as I know, may sinoling passport ang CEM sa isang applicant, can't remember if jan or feb applicant, kse nga hindi pa naman nirerequest ung pp nya. I guess it all depends sa case. May non-accompanying dependent child ang husband ko and we got married in California. I think it might be the reasons kung bakit matagal ang processing ng application ni hubby... I totally understand how difficult it is to wait, kahit ako mejo nawawalan na din ng patience, but what can I do.
Thanks for wishing us luck and we really hope na may visa na si hubby this August. Kahit update man lang.