need to get accurate estimage of my fiance's departure

[ez075318 0]

hi:

i really need to have an accurate estimate of my fiance's departure from her home country.

because she really wants to have a "uncertified marriage ceremony" at her country because she has many relatives.

so without a date, she can't book villa and the date for catering and stuff

can you help? we received the recept at december 17th, 2010. that's what i know so far!

[iampatricias 17]

Well, where is your fiancee? Which service center (Vermont or California) did your information go to?

The short answer is, "nobody knows" and there are absolutely no guarantees. We heard "5-7 months" so from our receipt date at the end of July, we thought maybe we'd manage to be together by Christmas or January, but we don't even have an interview yet and now I'm not sure we're going to have a visa until May or June because our consulate is so so slow.

If the USCIS issued an NOA for the receipt of your I129f petition December 17th, the best case scenario, with no problems or delays, is a petition approval in 6 months. From there, your application has to get to your fiancee's consulate, and that process varies from country to country, but generally takes no less than 6 weeks. Still, I would not make any firm plans until you have an interview date, and even after that, it is risky...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

hi:

i really need to have an accurate estimate of my fiance's departure from her home country.

because she really wants to have a "uncertified marriage ceremony" at her country because she has many relatives.

so without a date, she can't book villa and the date for catering and stuff

can you help? we received the recept at december 17th, 2010. that's what i know so far!

If the ceremony is going to be in her country then why do you need an exact date when she's going to come to the US? Even if she got her visa tomorrow, she'd still have six months to use it. Figure you've got five or six months for the petition approval, a couple of months before the interview, and then six months to use the visa. That gives you a pretty big window to plan your ceremony.

Be aware that in some countries having anything that even resembles a wedding ceremony can be a show stopper at the interview. At some consulates, if they think you had a traditional wedding then they'll say you aren't eligible for a fiancee visa, and tell you to get your traditional wedding registered and refile for a spousal visa. Check the regional forum for your fiancee's country to see if any sort of wedding ceremony is advisable.

[Messybrownhair 251]

Make sure they do not mistake it for a real ceremony..

[ez075318 0]

the service center is CAlifornia service cetner,

Well, where is your fiancee? Which service center (Vermont or California) did your information go to?

The short answer is, "nobody knows" and there are absolutely no guarantees. We heard "5-7 months" so from our receipt date at the end of July, we thought maybe we'd manage to be together by Christmas or January, but we don't even have an interview yet and now I'm not sure we're going to have a visa until May or June because our consulate is so so slow.

If the USCIS issued an NOA for the receipt of your I129f petition December 17th, the best case scenario, with no problems or delays, is a petition approval in 6 months. From there, your application has to get to your fiancee's consulate, and that process varies from country to country, but generally takes no less than 6 weeks. Still, I would not make any firm plans until you have an interview date, and even after that, it is risky...

[florinaRO 5]

Do not plan anything, at least this is my advice! I planned my wedding and I had to postpone it , loose money, etc...