Looking for K3 buddy whose spouse is in Mexico

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Dear anyone who can help.

My husband and I met 5 years ago in Mexico and were married in Nov 05. We have a lawyer and our i-129 was approved on 2/15. My husband and I have no idea how long of a wait we are in for. I can't seem to get a good idea from the website or from our attorney and one of the posts I read said that the embassy in Juarez didn't issue VISAS on the same day but the person had to wait 4-6 months!!! My attorney told me the whole point of the K3 was to unite married couples as quickly as possible. 6 months, plus the 3 we've waited so far is almost a year!

Has anyone been through this experience and can anyone give me an idea of how long it takes?

I know right now according to our attorney, that we are waiting for the National Visa Center to receive the info and then we do more paperwork and my husband can go to the embassy to file the K3.

Can anyone help me with any info?

I'm grateful for any info. I'm glad I found this website.

It's the worse thing in the world to be married to the love of your life and be so far away. I've been to Mexico 7 times just this year and I want my husband home!!!

It's so frustrating.

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I'm not from Mexico but I can tell you that what you're experiencing is normal. Unfortunately certain high volume consulates and embassies process visas extremely slowly. The K-3 indeed was designed to reunite family quicker. It however only saves time during the petition stage. When the petition is approved the consulates process all marriage based petitions at the same speed. So if you're disappointed with the speed you should consider that had you wait for the CR-1, you will wait even longer.