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My fianc and I recently got the first our first approval for I129F.

Because she was previously in the US on J1 visa and subject to 2 year home residency rule, she had to go back and stay there for 2 years. We are quickly approaching the 2 year mark for the end of May.

Can she apply for K1 visa through form DS-160 before the 2 years is up? Can she do the visa interview before the 2 years is up? Because these processes will take several months and by the time everything is approved it will easily be through the 2 year period.

Thanks!

We received a notice from the Johannesburg consulate that they had received our case on 06-Feb-2026, but have not been able to find an appointment slot. Going on 2 months now, does Johannesburg still notify us of an appointment date? Are we wasting our time checking multiple times a day? Does anyone know what time/day they release K1 visa appointment slots so we can check more intensely at those times?

I m currently going through the K-1 fianc visa process and could really use some clarification from others who have recently gone through this, especially anyone with a beneficiary in Pakistan.

My fianc e is in Pakistan and recently received an email from usvisascheduling.com with instructions for her upcoming interview. One part of the instructions has me a bit confused. It states:

If you are older than 16 years of age, police certificates are not required from Pakistan. However, an original police certificate is required from any country that you resided in for more than 6 months.

This is where I m unsure. I was always under the impression that a police certificate from Pakistan is a required document that must be brought to the interview. Now this message seems to suggest otherwise, which is throwing me off a bit.

I just want to make sure we don t miss anything important that could delay or negatively impact the visa process. Has anyone here recently gone through a K-1 interview in Pakistan and can confirm whether the police certificate is actually required or not?

For those who have already completed the interview:

• Did you bring a police certificate from Pakistan?
• Were you asked for it during the interview?
• Did anyone proceed without one and still get approved?

Any recent experiences or official clarification would really help ease my confusion. I d rather be overprepared than risk an issue at the interview.

Thank you

There was talk about USCIS now asking about proof of good character for N400, like charity work, neighborhood involvement, interviews with neighbors even. Has this started to happen? None of the sample interviews I've seen on youtube recently has this come up at all.

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My husband and I are both living in Canada with our two kids and about to submit our affidavit of support. Our lawyer insists we have to say I m living in the USA at my husband s interview but says I don t have to actually live there - just use my parent s address. But we refuse to lie. So we assumed I will have to move there with the kids before his interview.

Chat Gpt says we can instead just show that we have intent to reestablish domicile after his visa is approved and move there after with the evidence we have:

-He has a letter from his US employer saying they will hire him directly instead of through an intermediary once he has his visa.

-I have a US bank account (from before I came to Canada) that we ve been moving money over into,

-my voter registration is still active.

- I intend to get my drivers license and moving quotes, and hopefully have a rental house lined up before the interview.

Our lawyer insists if we say I m still in Canada that they will deny his visa. Is that true? Do I have to move ahead with the kids, or do we have enough evidence for the interview to show that we intend on moving after he gets his visa? We don t want to blow it and get a denial