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hsingh661   1

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I applied for my fiance living in India for a K1 visa at the California Center on July 3 but I still have not received an approval letter. It has been 2 and a half month. Is this normal?

I already checked the status at USCIS site and it says, wait for a letter in the mail to let me know whether my application is accepted or rejected. I have not been asked for nay additional paperwork either.

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Service Center ...... California

Consulate.............. New Delhi

I-129F sent............ 2010-07-03

I-129F NOA1.......... 2010-07-17

I-129F NOA2.......... 2010-12-10

Packet 3 rec........... 2011-02-20

Packet 3 sent......... 2011-03-12

Packet 4 rec........... 2011-04-25

Interview date......... 2011-05-02

Interview result....... Approved

Entered United States .... 2011-05-25

Apply for SSN .......... 2011-06-17

Marriage Scheduled ...... 2011-07-09

Apply for AOS and EAD ..........

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marriedtomrg   141

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Average processing time for an I-129F is 5 months. You are still within average processing times; but you have to be prepared to wait longer (some members have). Contact USCIS only if you have waited over 160 days without any kind of update or letter. Worst case, contact your congressman or senator.

I applied for my fiance living in India for a K1 visa at the California Center on July 3 but I still have not received an approval letter. It has been 2 and a half month. Is this normal?

I already checked the status at USCIS site and it says, wait for a letter in the mail to let me know whether my application is accepted or rejected. I have not been asked for nay additional paperwork either.

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You might know something within 150 days.

Don't have any official freak-out until 180 days have passed.

Hang in there !!!

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ScottThuy   140

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Moving from k1 process & procedures to k1 progress reports..

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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Yep, we're all in the same boat. Basically no June filers on VJ have heard anything, so we are in for quite the wait since we're a month behind them. It seems like the CSC has stopped approving K visas in the last months for some reason, they are very slow. I doubt we'll hear anything until November or December at this rate.

Naturalization Process (FINALLY!)

05.29.14 - N-400 filed

06.02.14 - Packet received at the Lewisville Texas Center

06.05.14 - Check cleared

06.04.14 - NOA date

06.13.14 - Biometrics letter received

07.02.14 - Biometrics appointment

07.07.14 - In line

07.17.14 - 'Yellow Paper' date

09.10.14 - Interview scheduled NOA date

10.15.14 - Interview date

10.15.14 - RFE (missing documentation)

10.21.14 - RFE response received in NYC facility

11.04.14 - Oath ceremony scheduled, approved!

11.19.14 - Oath ceremony (8:30am) in Brooklyn - Completed! DONE WITH USCIS!

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I thought my fiance would get a visa in 5 months after i filed for her, is that not true? If i have to wait 150 to 180 days just to get the K1 approved, then it would take another 5 months to have the papers sent to India, and then the consulate there do their process, that means it might take 10 to 11 months for her to get a visa .... is that right?

Service Center ...... California

Consulate.............. New Delhi

I-129F sent............ 2010-07-03

I-129F NOA1.......... 2010-07-17

I-129F NOA2.......... 2010-12-10

Packet 3 rec........... 2011-02-20

Packet 3 sent......... 2011-03-12

Packet 4 rec........... 2011-04-25

Interview date......... 2011-05-02

Interview result....... Approved

Entered United States .... 2011-05-25

Apply for SSN .......... 2011-06-17

Marriage Scheduled ...... 2011-07-09

Apply for AOS and EAD ..........

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ScottThuy   140

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I filed our petition in June of 09.. my fiance will pick up the visa this Thursday... there are no guarantees as to how long the process will take... there are average times, but each case is unique... be prepared for a long wait and if it is issued sooner.. trhen great..

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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thelastpetitioner   218

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I thought my fiance would get a visa in 5 months after i filed for her, is that not true? If i have to wait 150 to 180 days just to get the K1 approved, then it would take another 5 months to have the papers sent to India, and then the consulate there do their process, that means it might take 10 to 11 months for her to get a visa .... is that right?

not necessarily.the average time for CSC is five months,correct,after that your case gets to NVC,for a VERY short period of time,usually no longer than seven days ( again the keyword is usually ) then its sent to the embassy right away.they set you a date depending on how busy the schedule is and that will be it.

HOWEVER thats the ideal process,it can take longer,it can also happen way faster.

it all depends,it can go anywhere from 5 months.

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Maxx121   14

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the waiting game sucks. if you can plan a visit do so, will give you something else to look forward to .

I-129F Sent : 2010-07-17

I-129F NOA1 : 2010-07-23

Touch: 2010-08-02

Touch: 2010-10-03

NOA2: 2010-01-10

Interview: 2011-02-08 - Approved

Visa Printed: 2011-02-10

Sent to 2Go: 2011-02-14 (scheduled for noon delivery as per consulate)

Pckup @ 2Go: 2011-02-15 (Will hold at routing Hub for same day pick up)

POE (LAX): 2011-02-16

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Aztec&Taino   144

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I thought my fiance would get a visa in 5 months after i filed for her, is that not true? If i have to wait 150 to 180 days just to get the K1 approved, then it would take another 5 months to have the papers sent to India, and then the consulate there do their process, that means it might take 10 to 11 months for her to get a visa .... is that right?

Yes, or maybe even longer... We can all hope for a quick approval, but some members have waited for months adding to more than a year!

Best wishes!

August 23, 2010 - I-129 F package sent via USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation.

August 30, 2010 - Per Department of Homeland Security (DHS) e-mail, petition received and routed to California Service Center for processing. Check cashed. I-797C Notice of Action by mail (NOA 1) - Received date 08/25/2010. Notice date 08/27/2010.

After 150 days of imposed anxious patience...

January 24, 2011 - Per USCIS website, petition approved and notice mailed.

January 31, 2011 - Approval receipt notice (NOA 2) received by mail. Called NVC, given Santo Domingo case number, and informed that petition was sent same day to consulate.

Called Visa Specialist at the Department of State every day for a case update. Informed of interview date on February, 16 2011. Informed that packet was mailed to fiance on February, 15 2011.

February 21, 2011 - Fiance has not yet received packet. Called 1-877-804-5402 (Visa Information Center of the United States Embassy) to request a duplicate packet in person pick-up at the US consulate in Santo Domingo. Packet can be picked-up by fiance on 02/28.

March 1, 2011 - Medical exam completed at Consultorios de Visa in Santo Domingo.

March 9, 2011 at 6 AM - Interview, approved!

March 18, 2011 - POE together. JFK and O'Hare airports. Legal wedding: May 16, 2011.

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Maggie'smom   3

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Yes, or maybe even longer... We can all hope for a quick approval, but some members have waited for months adding to more than a year!

Best wishes!

same here...patiently waiting for approval...

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Lucy NY   1

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Im patiently waiting too - getting to the 3 month mark and not even a tocuh recently. All approvals have seemed to come to a stand still....hopefully soon they will wake up and some June filers get there responses :(

I129F Petition Sent: End of June '10
NOA1 - 17th July '10
Touches - 23rd July & 3rd October '10
NOA2 - 30th December '10 - A great new yr gift
NVC Rec'd - 4th January '11
NVC Sent - 5th January '11
Embassy Received - 8th January '11
Embassy Recorded - 11th January '11
Packet 3 Forms sent - 11th January '11
Visa Fee Paid - 18th January '11
Packet 3 Forms Logged - 24th January '11
Medical Exam - 10th February '11
Embassy Received Medical Results - 15th February '11
London Consulate K1 Visa Interview - 11th March '11
JFK Port of Entry - 24th March '11

Removal Of Conditions.

Petition Signed for - 26th August 2013

Check Cashed - 11th September 2013

NOA1 -

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MonkeyJuice   3

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My NA02 took 9 months & it took 12 months in total to receive my visa. I have no idea why it took our visas long & others just a few months. It's just the way it goes.

Patience is the key! Good luck

K1

5/16/08:Received NA01

2/24/09: NA02 APPROVAL... finally, after 9 MONTHS & 8 DAYS!!

5/5/09 : Interview Date APPROVED!!!!

5/8/09: visa received

From NA01 to interview: 12 LONG MONTHS!!

07/23/09: received SSN

08/17/09: Passed Driving test

08/22/09: Married on beautiful Mackinac Island, MI

AOS

08/31/09: Mailed AOS Package

10/20/09: Received AP

10/21/09 Received EAD card

12/7/09 AOS APPROVED!

12/14/09: Green Card arrived in mail. Happy Days!

It's taken 18 months from applying for K1 to receipt of Green Card! Thank God it's over until 12/7/11

Here we go again...

ROC

09/14/11: Mailed I-751 to Vermont

09/19/11: NA01

10/14/11: Biometrics

7/2/12: Approved. New Card Ordered

7/7/12: Green Card received

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Lucy NY   1

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Seems some people in July are being touched, trying not to get hopes up though :whistle:

I129F Petition Sent: End of June '10
NOA1 - 17th July '10
Touches - 23rd July & 3rd October '10
NOA2 - 30th December '10 - A great new yr gift
NVC Rec'd - 4th January '11
NVC Sent - 5th January '11
Embassy Received - 8th January '11
Embassy Recorded - 11th January '11
Packet 3 Forms sent - 11th January '11
Visa Fee Paid - 18th January '11
Packet 3 Forms Logged - 24th January '11
Medical Exam - 10th February '11
Embassy Received Medical Results - 15th February '11
London Consulate K1 Visa Interview - 11th March '11
JFK Port of Entry - 24th March '11

Removal Of Conditions.

Petition Signed for - 26th August 2013

Check Cashed - 11th September 2013

NOA1 -

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JlovesA   109

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Seems some people in July are being touched, trying not to get hopes up though :whistle:

Really? Who? I'm going to go check USCIS!

Met: December 2009

Married: April 2015

Received CR-1 visa: February 2017

POE (as IR-1): April 2017

Oath ceremony: November 2020

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