K1 marriage to resident timeframe

[meloluvr99 0]

Hi guys... I just got engaged last week but we applied for the K1 visa back in May cause we knew it was going that way. I got the NCOA2 letter this week also. She has until Jan 15th to go for the interview. Problem is she has one semester left in school and would like to finish it. She would graduate next Aug. We are thinking for her to delay the last semester or get the interview pushed back so she could get the K! visa later and then come to the US later.

Can the interview for her K1 at the consulate be delayed?

How long once she gets here and married and the residency process started will it take on avg for her to get the stamp in her passport so she can come and go as she pleases?

Any help is greatly apprieciated,

Obrigado,

Jason

[Carlawarla 1]

Hi guys... I just got engaged last week but we applied for the K1 visa back in May cause we knew it was going that way. I got the NCOA2 letter this week also. She has until Jan 15th to go for the interview. Problem is she has one semester left in school and would like to finish it. She would graduate next Aug. We are thinking for her to delay the last semester or get the interview pushed back so she could get the K! visa later and then come to the US later.

Can the interview for her K1 at the consulate be delayed?

How long once she gets here and married and the residency process started will it take on avg for her to get the stamp in her passport so she can come and go as she pleases?

Any help is greatly apprieciated,

Obrigado,

Jason

Firstly the visa is good 6 months from issue. But that's cutting it close. Now you also mention she has until 15th of January to be interviewed. Sometimes it takes longer for an interview. I don't know how long it's taking for interviews in your fiances country. Sometimes it's longer than the four months from the NOA2. You can ask for an extension of the NOA2 if you want the interview later. Just a month or two later, will mean that if she's granted the visa, she'll be able to finish her schooling.

Once she arrives in the US, you must marry within 90 days. After marriage, you can apply for AOS. Fill out the papers for Advanced Parole and Employment Authorization, and she might get her parole documents within 2-3 months allowing her to leave the country. She can leave prior to getting these documents, but won't be allowed back in! So, it's advisable to wait for them before travelling.

Not many people are getting stamps in their passport anymore at the GC interview. As stated above, she can leave the US once she has her Advanced Parole, or her Green Card.

[Gemmie 142]

I'm kind of in the same position in that I graduate college next summer, and this is why we didn't apply for the K1 until recently. There is a time limit on everything after you get the NOA2, which includes the interview date, using the visa, getting married... there is no way that I'd be able to finish college with those restraints. I'm expecting the NOA2 at the new year and then have until the summer to get the visa and use it.

I'd advise trying to get the interview as late as possible and then using the visa as late as possible (of course within the 6 month period). She might not be there for graduation but perhaps she can finish the school year.

[payxibka 10,045]

If you talk to the consulate and they will do what they can for you I am sure