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K-1 visa timeline and tips for how to speed up the process

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baron555 Veteran

baron555   934

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have a small legal wedding and give us time to plan a big party for some time the following year.

So that means that you'll then be applying for the CR-1 visa and not a K-1. Correct?

Phil (Lockport, near Chicago) and Alla (Lobnya, near Moscow)

As of Dec 7, 2009, now Zero miles apart (literally)!

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Caitlin and Jose   0

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Hi Emma,

I am a RPCV Paraguay as of this December! My bf and I are filing in Jan when I return home. Let me know if you have any Peace Corps related questions about the forms and I will do my best to help you!

SUERTE!!!

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I am living in Guatemala where my fiance currently is. I have about 6 months left here in Guatemala until I return home to the States as my service term as a Peace Corps volunteer will be finished. My fiance (a Guatemalan) and I want to get married in the States as soon as my service is over, in late July of 2013. We are barely turning in the I-129F initial Petition for Alien Finance Visa. We thought we were good for time but in looking at timelines here on this site we maybe 2 to 3 months behind already.

Help!

All tips on how to speed up this process?

We really want to have this wedding for the end of July 2013.

Realistically, is 6 months enough time to complete the fiance visa application process?

Thank you so much for any help/warnings/words of wisdom/etc. you can provide us.

sincerely,

EmmaJuly2013

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I got married to my husband who is Dutch, in the US without any visa. He came over as a tourist (he could stay for 90 days without a visa) we got the marriage licence and got married with no problems. We moved to the Netherlands (are not planning to move back) so there wasn't any issue with that, and in the state of Oregon a visa wasn't needed for the marriage licence. So I guess you can still have the wedding when you want and possibly apply for a change of status - which is a different route, but I don't know exactly how that works and if he will have to leave. But it's worth a shot. You can always call the USCIS customer service, but they are a big pain the the #### to get through to. Good luck! It might be easier to try to do a change of status, but it costs $1000 instead of the $500,

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Pitaya Grand Master

Pitaya   2,577

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No speeding here for this, don't make solid plans for anything.

:thumbs: What he said.

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,993

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I got married to my husband who is Dutch, in the US without any visa. He came over as a tourist (he could stay for 90 days without a visa) we got the marriage licence and got married with no problems. We moved to the Netherlands (are not planning to move back) so there wasn't any issue with that, and in the state of Oregon a visa wasn't needed for the marriage licence. So I guess you can still have the wedding when you want and possibly apply for a change of status - which is a different route, but I don't know exactly how that works and if he will have to leave. But it's worth a shot. You can always call the USCIS customer service, but they are a big pain the the #### to get through to. Good luck! It might be easier to try to do a change of status, but it costs $1000 instead of the $500,

No. Coming to the USA with a tourist visa or visa waiver with the intent of staying is visa fraud, do NOT do that or advocate that on this website, it is against our TOS to advocate illegal activity.

That being said, IF he can get a tourist visa (much more difficult from Guatemala than the visa waiver from Denmark) then yes, you could get married in the USA and then apply for a CR-1 visa, but he would need to leave after his tourist visa stay is up and do the medical and interview in his home country.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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I got married to my husband who is Dutch, in the US without any visa. He came over as a tourist (he could stay for 90 days without a visa) we got the marriage licence and got married with no problems. We moved to the Netherlands (are not planning to move back) so there wasn't any issue with that, and in the state of Oregon a visa wasn't needed for the marriage licence. So I guess you can still have the wedding when you want and possibly apply for a change of status - which is a different route, but I don't know exactly how that works and if he will have to leave. But it's worth a shot. You can always call the USCIS customer service, but they are a big pain the the #### to get through to. Good luck! It might be easier to try to do a change of status, but it costs $1000 instead of the $500,

Entering with intend to adjust status is immigration fraud. entering with intent to marry (as in your case) is fine. So the last portion of your post is against the VJ terms of service, specifically, advising someone to commit fraud.

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

Notes:
- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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aws&ndd   103

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If you are already in the US you dont need a visa to get married. The purpose of the K-1 visa is to be able to enter the US with the intention to marry. You can marry no matter what visa you used to enter, however the problem comes when you adjust status.

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scott76 Enthusiast

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Moldova
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Everybody is in a hurry in the US.

Except the government.

K1 Process -

1/30/12 - I-129F sent

2/2/12 - NOA1 Received (CSC)

2/3/12 - Visa App Fee Check Cashed

6/18/12 - NOA2 Email Received at 9PM MST

6/22/12 - NOA2 Letter Received in Mail

7/11/12 - NVC Received

7/13/12 - NVC Sent Case to Moldova Embassy

7/18/12 - Packet 3 dropped off to Embassy

7/19/12 - Packet 3 & 4 Instructions Received from Embassy

7/23/12 - Medical Exam Passed

7/27/12 - Interview

8/4/12 - POE Denver, CO

9/14/12 - Wedding #1 (Denver Courthouse)

9/17/12 - AOS/EAD sent

9/19/12 - AOS/EAD NOA1

10/23/12 - Biometrics

1/16/23 - AOS Interview

6/15/13 - Wedding #2 (Colorado)

6/22/13 - Wedding #3 (Moldova)

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agrabs   241

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Everybody is in a hurry in the US.

Except the government.

You got that right!

K1 Visa                                                                 Adjustment of Status                                                             ROC

Service Center : California Service Center                        CIS Office : Kansas City MO Service Center                           California Service Center

Consulate : Bucharest, Romania

I-129F Sent : 2011-11-18                                 Date Filed : 2012-09-04 Date                            Filed: 2015-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2011-11-23                                      NOA Date : 2012-09-06                                                             NOA1 Date: 2015-05-28

I-129F RFE(s) : none                                              RFE(s) : NONE                                              RFE(s): NONE

I-129F NOA2 : 2012-04-12                                                 Bio. Appt. : 2012-10-03                                                              BIO. Appt.: 2015-09-15

NVC Received : 2012-04-26

NVC Left : 2012-05-10                                           EAD/AP Approved : 2012-11-08                             ROC APPROVED:2015-10-26      

Consulate Received : 2012-05-14                               EAD/AP Card Received : 2012-11-17                         Green card Received: 2015-11-04    

Packet 3 Received : 2012-05-17                                          Green card Approved : 2013-07-08                        NO INTERVIEW

Packet 3 Sent : 2012-05-20                                                    NO INTERVIEW

Interview Date : 2012-06-26                                                 Green Card Received : 2013-07-15

Interview Result : Approved                                                 

Visa Received : 2012-06-26                                                   

US Entry : 2012-07-05

Marriage : 2012-08-24

 

N-400 Naturalization:

04/25/2016 N-400 sent to USCIS AZ courier address thru FedEx

05/04/2106 NOA I-797 Receipt Notice Date
05/27/2016 Fingerprints Bio-metrics appointment date
06/08/2016 E-notification of interview scheduling
06/13/2016 Received official letter regarding interview
07/18/2016 Date of Interview
08/11/2016 Date Oath Ceremony
Field Office: Kansas City, MO

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