Application times

[rh4stc 0]

Do you think it is fair to say that it depends on the country you are applying from as to how long it takes to process a K1?

I'm living in France, and I would suspect that there wouldn't be as many K1 applications from there as there would be from the UK for example. Most French do not speak English very well, so American Franco relationships would be quite low in comparison.

Do you think that this would mean that once the US embassy in Paris receives my application, that the time taken to process will be quicker?

(Hopefully the Americans in Paris haven't been affected by French bureaucracy and the age it takes the French to do the simplest of tasks )

[payxibka 10,045]

Do you think it is fair to say that it depends on the country you are applying from as to how long it takes to process a K1?

I'm living in France, and I would suspect that there wouldn't be as many K1 applications from there as there would be from the UK for example. Most French do not speak English very well, so American Franco relationships would be quite low in comparison.

Do you think that this would mean that once the US embassy in Paris receives my application, that the time taken to process will be quicker?

(Hopefully the Americans in Paris haven't been affected by French bureaucracy and the age it takes the French to do the simplest of tasks )

The Dominican Republic used to take 12-18 months...

Manila (the busiest consulate for K-1's), is 3-4 months for an interview

Montreal, takes 6-8 months for an interview

Kyiv, which is in the top 10 or 12 for K-1's is currently 3-4 weeks.

No rhyme, no apparent reason

[ivyzone 0]

You can think of it both ways,

there wouldn't be as many K1 applications from there

so they are less used to it... bureaucracy is less used to it so it takes longer... that's the other way to think about it. As being said, no rules, no logic. You might want to look at the time-lines, which seem to reflect best what we can expect, worst or best case. You can choose only to look at the French time-line (see box below the time-lines after choosing K1 above, for instance).

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=&op1=&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op6=All&op7=All&dfile=No

and this is France only:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op7=France&dfile=No&op1=&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=&cfl=0

Hopefully the Americans in Paris haven't been affected by French bureaucracy

bureaucracy looks similar all over the world....

wish you the best.

[rh4stc 0]

Thanks for that Ivy, but seriously, French bureaucracy is the worst in the world. They are awful time wasters even in everyday life.

[Celine and Ludo 0]

Do you think it is fair to say that it depends on the country you are applying from as to how long it takes to process a K1?

I'm living in France, and I would suspect that there wouldn't be as many K1 applications from there as there would be from the UK for example. Most French do not speak English very well, so American Franco relationships would be quite low in comparison.

Do you think that this would mean that once the US embassy in Paris receives my application, that the time taken to process will be quicker?

My husband and I are both from France and we thought the same thing as you. Anyways, I became a citizen to get him here blah blah blah, and once they received his application it went REALLY fast. They sent us packet 3 right away, it was actually us who took forever getting the paperwork back to them. My word of advice is to ask for your birth certificate NOW. Like you said, it takes ages for the French to do ###### and it took us over a month to get his "acte de naissance". Once we did send it in, we got an interview date shortly thereafter. They actually gave it to him a week before the interview so that was crazy. Anyways, ask for your birth certificate ASAP.

[rh4stc 0]

Thanks Celine.

I already have my birth certificate, so that part should pose little problem. I really hope it is quick, as we still have a few months to wait for both our divorces to come through. The waiting is agony.

[Syltan 1]

you also need a copy of your birth certificate translated into english for Adjustment of Status...that took about 1 week

[rh4stc 0]

That's ok, because I am English