Preparing to File K1 Visa

[Clarity 0]

Hey VJers'

We are new to the site as members but have been reading so much till we've turned cross-eyed (lol). My boyfriend is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen. We have our wedding tentatively set for June 5, 2010 and wanted to know when is the best time to start the petition paperwork? He Hasn't proposed as yet but will be in the next few months. Any advise?

Much appreciated.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Hey VJers'

We are new to the site as members but have been reading so much till we've turned cross-eyed (lol). My boyfriend is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen. We have our wedding tentatively set for June 5, 2010 and wanted to know when is the best time to start the petition paperwork? He Hasn't proposed as yet but will be in the next few months. Any advise?

Much appreciated.

Well - welcome to the board!

Best bet is to look at the FAQ's and Guides to get an idea of what you want to do.

You can't do the K-1 if you get married, you would need to do the K-3 to start with. (if you plan on that wedding date).

So you would have to wait till your married before you begin that paperwork!

[KGSodie 0]

K-3 or a CR-1 you're already married, yep.

[unstrung 0]

Also if you are planing on going with a K-1, marriage in june is HIGHLY "best case scenario". We sent in the paperwork on april 5th, got NO RFEs, and just got an interview today. Don't book caterers quite yet ;p

[pushbrk 12,908]

Hey VJers'

We are new to the site as members but have been reading so much till we've turned cross-eyed (lol). My boyfriend is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen. We have our wedding tentatively set for June 5, 2010 and wanted to know when is the best time to start the petition paperwork? He Hasn't proposed as yet but will be in the next few months. Any advise?

Much appreciated.

K1 requires the marriage take place in the US after the visa is issued but within 90 days of US entry. You will not have the visa in time for a June 10 wedding, meaning you'll either need to change the date or considerably or wait until after the marriage to file for a spouse visa. See the "Guides".

[KimandRuss 0]

hmmm they're not married.

Having a tenative wedding date is ok but I wouldnt put any money down just yet. The K-1 process can take 6-12 months (+/-) depending on many circumstances. But the process and timelines change all the time.

The initial petition stage can take up to about 6 months to approve and then the petition is sent to one of the two Embassies in Canada where you will wait to be interviewed. Have a look at the Embassy info/Review link above to find out wait times for that Embassy. I think it's a couple months.

Once you have the K-1 visa in hand you will then have 6 months in which to use it to enter the U.S. and then 90 days in which to marry. So, plan your filing and interview for the visa accordingly.

Welcome to VJ.

Hey VJers'

We are new to the site as members but have been reading so much till we've turned cross-eyed (lol). My boyfriend is a US citizen and I am a Canadian citizen. We have our wedding tentatively set for June 5, 2010 and wanted to know when is the best time to start the petition paperwork? He Hasn't proposed as yet but will be in the next few months. Any advise?

Much appreciated.

K1 requires the marriage take place in the US after the visa is issued but within 90 days of US entry. You will not have the visa in time for a June 10 wedding, meaning you'll either need to change the date or considerably or wait until after the marriage to file for a spouse visa. See the "Guides".

June 5, 2010 I hope it doesn't start taking that long!

[Clarity 0]

Thank you for the responses. Our wedding will be taking place in the US around the time stated, well at least we hope. Now I live in Toronto. Will I really have to drive 5 hours to Montreal for the interview? Does anyone know if the consulate in downtown Toronto does the visa interviews????

[pushbrk 12,908]

Thank you for the responses. Our wedding will be taking place in the US around the time stated, well at least we hope. Now I live in Toronto. Will I really have to drive 5 hours to Montreal for the interview? Does anyone know if the consulate in downtown Toronto does the visa interviews????

Sorry for misunderstanding you tentative date. I was thinking 2009, not 2010. Toronto doesn't do fiance(e) or spouse interviews.

[Clarity 0]

Thank you all for the info. We will keep you posted on our journey. Looks like we will be starting by mid February.

[Danu 19]

Thank you all for the info. We will keep you posted on our journey. Looks like we will be starting by mid February.

Sounds like you will be starting your journey around the same time as we are! (my guy is coming up around the 12th and is bringing the ring with him) WOOHOO! We're hoping to have our reception/ceremony type thing in 2010 as well, but going to do the civil ceremony to fulfill the requirements for the AoS. Our processing center is in Montreal, but theres some doctors in TO I believe so at least we are luck there (I'm from Kingston). I suggest popping to the regional board too, the Canadian people are very helpful with pretty much any question u might have, and they have like little groups of filers so that ppl who end up getting interviews at the same time in Montreal can meet up and say hi Welcome to the journey with us!