Interview Waiting Times

[Shanell 0]

New Member, saying HI!

Impatiently, anxiously awaiting my interview date for my fiance K1 Visa.

I realy dont understand why we have to wait 1-3 months for this... Ive been waiting 6 weeks so far.

Im almost 6 months pregnant,isnt there anything I can do to hurry this process up??

My fiance and I really wanted to have our baby in the US this time around.

[MissFoley 2]

Well first of all CONGRATULATIONS! How exciting! It must be such an anxious time, waiting for the visa to come through and a baby on the way. Sadly, there is nothing that can be done to speed up the process but certainly you can avoid slowing it down any by being well prepared and NOT changing your address unless you absolutely have to! Also, just as a side note, your child would be in a better position to obtain US Citizenship (would be a US Citizen at birth) if you were married when he or she comes into the world. Sooo if it looks like you're getting down to the wire and perhaps not going to come to the states prior to the big day - you might want to do a quickie legal wedding at the court house to ensure baby's status. Just a thought. Best of luck!!

[G Walters 136]

Hello Congrats.

It would help if you filled in your timeline. This info helps all here know where you are in the process. You have Vermont listed as your service center. I am under the impression that they are not doing 129F's there. Only Texas and California. Could you let all know what service center is listed on the NOA1 that you received. This info will allow others to give you better info on wait times.

Welcome to the fold. You will find alot of great help here.

[Caryh 5,206]

Well first of all CONGRATULATIONS! How exciting! It must be such an anxious time, waiting for the visa to come through and a baby on the way. Sadly, there is nothing that can be done to speed up the process but certainly you can avoid slowing it down any by being well prepared and NOT changing your address unless you absolutely have to! Also, just as a side note, your child would be in a better position to obtain US Citizenship (would be a US Citizen at birth) if you were married when he or she comes into the world. Sooo if it looks like you're getting down to the wire and perhaps not going to come to the states prior to the big day - you might want to do a quickie legal wedding at the court house to ensure baby's status. Just a thought. Best of luck!!

There's no reason the child will not become a USC if a USC is the father, regardless of being married or not. And getting married this late in the game, outside the USA, would mean throwing away everything that has been done with K-1 visa already. Requiring a CR-1 be filed and starting from scratch again. Unless the father was spending an extended time in her country at the time the child was conceived, and the embassy accepts it can only be his, or they'll run it through a DNA test, before confirming citizenship on the child. That process isn't going to change if they suddenly marry when she's 6 months pregnant. Your first advice on how not to delay the interview and visa issuance is spot on. But this advice on getting married to get the child citizenship, is way off the mark in my opinion. It will only result in the family being split up longer.

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[Shanell 0]

Thank you Miss Foley and Cary h and G Walters for your responses

Yes i agree, I have all info gathered in preparation for my interview only my medical is left to complete, which can only be one by specific doctors appointed by the embassy and with my appointment letter.

I do also think I risk throwing away the entire fiance process ( which is reportedly supposed to be faster than marriage) If i go and marry now before having my interview.

So i guess I have no choice but to wait. I dont quite understand why the late is so long, guess I am just anxious .

I will askmy fiance what service centre is on the NOA 1, i may have entered the wrong info on my timeline

[Caryh 5,206]

Thank you Miss Foley and Cary h and G Walters for your responses

Yes i agree, I have all info gathered in preparation for my interview only my medical is left to complete, which can only be one by specific doctors appointed by the embassy and with my appointment letter.

I do also think I risk throwing away the entire fiance process ( which is reportedly supposed to be faster than marriage) If i go and marry now before having my interview.

So i guess I have no choice but to wait. I dont quite understand why the late is so long, guess I am just anxious .

I will askmy fiance what service centre is on the NOA 1, i may have entered the wrong info on my timeline

One thing I've learned by being a long time member of immigration forums, is no matter how long the process is, it seems much too long while you're in it. Some have spent over a year, sometimes 2 years, waiting to get the visa, and that is beyond conceivable to me. But when you're finally together, all the pain of waiting fades in an instant, and it doesn't seem like it was all that long when you look back. There's a reason this is called visa journey, not only because we journey to be with our loved ones physically, but because our whole life with that person is our journey. Getting the visa is just a small part of the journey you have ahead of you. Think ahead to that life time you'll have together whenever this process feels like its taking too long. I wish you good luck in getting your interview in time to be in the USA and with your then new husband.

[MissFoley 2]

Average wait is 4 to 6 months at most consulates, unfortunately. I was not saying that the child won't become a citizen, only that the process is more complex for the child if you are not married at the time of the child's birth. And surely you'd be waiting a few months to move overseas regardless if the child is born overseas because in addition to recovery time for you and baby, you will need to process the child, as well. A child does not obtain citizenship from father the same way as from mother and "legitimacy" (whether the parents are married when the child is born) is a factor. That's just my two cents! Have a great day!

[Shanell 0]

Thank you both again.

Indeed it will all be worth the wait in the end, and my new journey will begin.

I guess I should start making birth plans for my delivery here in Guyana, in case I do not get to leave before.