Administrative Processing K1 Fiance visa, can I wait for my visa in another country?

[A.A. 0]

Hi

After my interview, which went quite well, I was told that I'm going through a different procedure before I receive my visa. The embassy has to do some extra administrative processing on my case (apparently it's security and background checks). That may take anything from a few weeks to almost 6 months! I did not plan for this when I started my procedure, and all my plans are screwed now and I'm almost panicking! My UK visa may end before they get back to me. So I was wondering whether they need to see me again or not in London? I want to travel and wait elsewhere for my visa, and as soon as they emailed me my fiance can come to London with my passport and do all the postage stuff and receive the passport and the visa and bering it back to me. Does that sound plausible, or there's a good chance they are going to ask me to see them in London again?

Many thanks

[Am&Er 0]

Hi

After my interview, which went quite well, I was told that I'm going through a different procedure before I receive my visa. The embassy has to do some extra administrative processing on my case (apparently it's security and background checks). That may take anything from a few weeks to almost 6 months! I did not plan for this when I started my procedure, and all my plans are screwed now and I'm almost panicking! My UK visa may end before they get back to me. So I was wondering whether they need to see me again or not in London? I want to travel and wait elsewhere for my visa, and as soon as they emailed me my fiance can come to London with my passport and do all the postage stuff and receive the passport and the visa and bering it back to me. Does that sound plausible, or there's a good chance they are going to ask me to see them in London again?

Many thanks

Hope you got an answer to your question or even better, your AP is complete by now..

I am in AP since 15th Feb and sort of in a similar situation like you. I did manage to extend my stay in UK and I would suggest you do the same if possible. If extension is out of question, from what I understand, you will need to inform the embassy of your change in address and the processing on your case will continue as normal and when completed the US embassy in the country of your residence will be in contact with you. Can't give you a definite answer as to if this will delay the processing further or not, in principle, it hopefully shouldn't.

I was told at the interview that once processing is complete I wouldn't need to come to the embassy again and could just send in the passport. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they do ask to see me again for any reason - as this has happened to a few people in the past. Hopefully, your processing is done before your UK visa runs out. In case it doesn't, from what I understand the embassy requires you to inform them of your change in address so the case can be forwarded to the appropriate embassy where you are a legal resident. I would just email the consular to reconfirm the same. To answer your question "can I wait for my visa in another country" - Yes.

Good luck