Help waiting for my k-1 visa

[Fefe 0]

Ok I need help because I have applied for my k-1 visa since July 27 2012 and I still have not received anything from USCIS I have been calling for 2 months and they have been telling me they are working on cases submitted July 17 2012 my case was sent to the California service center.

I have also heard it makes a difference because my husband is from Iraq so I can experience longer wait times? It has been almost 7 months and I have visited him 2 times since I applied for a k-1 visa.

Someone please help since USCIS isn't helping!!!

[Denver422 10]

Ok I need help because I have applied for my k-1 visa since July 27 2012 and I still have not received anything from USCIS I have been calling for 2 months and they have been telling me they are working on cases submitted July 17 2012 my case was sent to the California service center.

I have also heard it makes a difference because my husband is from Iraq so I can experience longer wait times? It has been almost 7 months and I have visited him 2 times since I applied for a k-1 visa.

Someone please help since USCIS isn't helping!!!

CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN , TRY THAT.

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Ok I need help because I have applied for my k-1 visa since July 27 2012 and I still have not received anything from USCIS I have been calling for 2 months and they have been telling me they are working on cases submitted July 17 2012 my case was sent to the California service center.

I have also heard it makes a difference because my husband is from Iraq so I can experience longer wait times? It has been almost 7 months and I have visited him 2 times since I applied for a k-1 visa.

Someone please help since USCIS isn't helping!!!

1. You have receive a notice (usually called NOA1) that tells you the petition has been received, correct?

2. Why are you writing "because my husband is from"?...K-1 and husband are not compatible. Which is it?

3. 6-7 months into a K-1 (if in fact you have the correct petition), is not unheard of and it seems you might be getting some news soon.

To be able to provide help, please be precise: Is your filing for a K-1? Have you received NOA1??

[leonidas_alexan 45]

I had the same doubt as the previous poster too. It says in your profile that you have applied for a K1 visa. But you say you have your husband in Iraq. Did you apply for a marriage visa or a fiance visa?

In any case a lot of people do contact their Congressmen to ensure some movement in their applications. So, no harm in trying that.

[Fefe 0]

I have received the paper with the receipt number and that they have received my application that is about it sorry I don't really know what the NOA1 is?

He is my fiancé sorry guys I have applied for the K-1 visa

[CaroSL 68]

Ok I need help because I have applied for my k-1 visa since July 27 2012 and I still have not received anything from USCIS I have been calling for 2 months and they have been telling me they are working on cases submitted July 17 2012 my case was sent to the California service center.

I have also heard it makes a difference because my husband is from Iraq so I can experience longer wait times? It has been almost 7 months and I have visited him 2 times since I applied for a k-1 visa.

Someone please help since USCIS isn't helping!!!

Hey, sorry that the wait is so long. But I agree with the above, this is the normal wait.

What you can do is subscribe to updates on similar timelines (on the VJ website, go in timelines and look for it). When you get mails and mails and mails from VJ telling you that people with similar timelines as yours are approved, it will mean that you will hear from USCIS soon.

If when those emails stop (you'll get some for 2-3 weeks usually), you still haven't heard anything, call USCIS again, ask for a service request. Then, if this doesn't work, call your congressman.

Your fiancé being from Irak won't delay your petition by long. They could have to run additional background check, but your case is not sitting in a different pile just because your fiancé is from Irak. All the files are sitting patiently and happily together, regardless where the foreign fiancé is from, so this is not delaying your case.

[TBoneTX 45,090]

*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Case Progress subforum. ***

(Organizer hat off)

There's some imprecision in this thread.

The OP didn't file for a K-1 visa; she filed an I-129F petition which, when approved, qualifies the beneficiary to apply for a K-1 visa.

It's not an application, but rather the petition, that would go from USCIS to the NVC upon approval.

OP, you have a timeline, but your consulate shows as "Armenia," which is the default consulate when no one has entered sufficient information. Please change this to Iraq, if Iraq is correct.

[ndu26 114]

Also your fiance being from IRAQ does not slow the process at the USCIS stage.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[Greg n Veronica 17]

Ok I need help because I have applied for my k-1 visa since July 27 2012 and I still have not received anything from USCIS I have been calling for 2 months and they have been telling me they are working on cases submitted July 17 2012 my case was sent to the California service center.

I have also heard it makes a difference because my husband is from Iraq so I can experience longer wait times? It has been almost 7 months and I have visited him 2 times since I applied for a k-1 visa.

Someone please help since USCIS isn't helping!!!

Try reading this thread that I posted some information I found.

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