K-1 Petition

[Nkemzo 1]

Am getting concerned about my K1-petition,my fiancee filed in late december and she only recieve a confirmation or somethng from the office of payment,i dont know exactly what was it but she told me a reciept.Will anyone tell me how long will it takes for us to recieve notification of processing or something,am new in this site which really help so many folks as have read through.I will highly appreciate if i could recieved help on how this K-1 PETTION WORKS..

[Kastrs 723]

First it would be helpful I think for you to read the guides they will give you a rough estimate of what to expect

Secondly, I do not have good news for you, once your petition is sent in it is currently taking about 7 months regardless of service center (California or Vermont) before you should expect your NOA2 -or RFE if that is the case

Also as far as the recipt goes, I'm guessing this was your noa1. Form I797c I think it's officially called.

As an end note please fill in your timeline

Edited February 28, 2013 by Kastrs

[Boggy1974 124]

Am getting concerned about my K1-petition,my fiancee filed in late december and she only recieve a confirmation or somethng from the office of payment,i dont know exactly what was it but she told me a reciept.Will anyone tell me how long will it takes for us to recieve notification of processing or something,am new in this site which really help so many folks as have read through.I will highly appreciate if i could recieved help on how this K-1 PETTION WORKS..

Don't be too concerned this early in the petition. You have some waiting time to do (average of 6 to 8months). Your fiancee should have received the NOA1 (hard copy receipt) in the mail by now. If not, uscis must have cashed the check and she can find the receipt # at the back of that check.

After she gets the case receipt #, she or you can register on the uscis.gov website for your case status updates. If she doesn't have the receipt # then ask her to call uscis' toll free # and ask to speak to tier2 ISO. They will ask for some personal info and hope she can get the receipt # that way.

You both can go to the top of this page and read the "GUIDES" to learn about the next steps in the process and what documents you both should be getting ready. Good luck!

NB: Yes, please fill in your timeline correctly.

Edited February 28, 2013 by Boggy1974

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

*** Moving from CR-1 spousal visa to K1 Progress Updates ****

[Nkemzo 1]

Tnxs a lot guys,all your tips are very useful,and what is NOA1? Noted my timely will be soon regularise as requested...

[Kastrs 723]

Tnxs a lot guys,all your tips are very useful,and what is NOA1? Noted my timely will be soon regularise as requested...

the NOA1 is the receipt (form I797C)that is mailed to the petitioner

it should have a receipt number on it, which you can use to check your case status at the uscis website

[kfischm1 18]

If you read the K-1 guide it answers nearly all of your questions and is very helpful regarding what you need to do and what to expect :-)

Here is the link I was referencing. http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1faq.htm

It is divided into what the U.S. petitioner needs to do, what the foreign fiance needs to do, process outline, what to do after the marriage, etc.