k-1 visa for peruvian fiance

[missouriviaperu 1]

Hello all, So I was wondering if anyone knows of the avg. processing times for K-1 Visas for a beneficiary from Peru? The I-129F NOA1 is 5/6/2010 and I was hoping to get married in October/November but my fear is that it will drag on until early next year. I had no clue the process was this complicated...at first we were planning on getting married in Peru in July until I found out that a K-3 visa takes much more time and requires longer separation. I know our government has a responsibility to not allow terrorists into the country, but for god's sake, why does this f-ing process take 6 months!? I just know that as I write this my paperwork is sitting idle on some beaurocrat's desk. Oh well, I'm deeply in love and I'm eager to jump through these hoops. I just dislike how my own country, a country made of immigrants, puts legal immigrants through such a degrading and stressful process. I've already heard nightmare stories about interviews at the US embassy in Lima, Peru...I just really hope they don't drag my fiance through the coals. She has no criminal history or anything like that. Plus I sent in an overwhelming amount of evidence, so I really don't see why a problem would come up.

PLUS it'd be nice to know just for the sake of planning a wedding...it's tough to not have any idea when the visa will be approved. So far I've been planning on 6 months.

[payxibka 10,045]

Hello all, So I was wondering if anyone knows of the avg. processing times for K-1 Visas for a beneficiary from Peru? The I-129F NOA1 is 5/6/2010 and I was hoping to get married in October/November but my fear is that it will drag on until early next year. I had no clue the process was this complicated...at first we were planning on getting married in Peru in July until I found out that a K-3 visa takes much more time and requires longer separation. I know our government has a responsibility to not allow terrorists into the country, but for god's sake, why does this f-ing process take 6 months!? I just know that as I write this my paperwork is sitting idle on some beaurocrat's desk. Oh well, I'm deeply in love and I'm eager to jump through these hoops. I just dislike how my own country, a country made of immigrants, puts legal immigrants through such a degrading and stressful process. I've already heard nightmare stories about interviews at the US embassy in Lima, Peru...I just really hope they don't drag my fiance through the coals. She has no criminal history or anything like that. Plus I sent in an overwhelming amount of evidence, so I really don't see why a problem would come up.

PLUS it'd be nice to know just for the sake of planning a wedding...it's tough to not have any idea when the visa will be approved. So far I've been planning on 6 months.

It takes 6 mos because there are thousands of petitions in front of you and they have only so many adjudicators.... The USCIS part is taking less time lately than 6 mos. Once you clear the USCIS and your file is on station in Peru, make sure you understand how the interview process works there so you can keep it as short as possible

Edited June 22, 2010 by payxibka

[missouriviaperu 1]

Ok thank you for the info...BTW, I've read up on the subject matter somewhat (I know they will need financial information & DS-156, DS-156K and a medical exam) but what else should I understand about the interview process to keep it as short as possible?