Starting our K1 journey

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Welcome to VJ and good luck in your journey!

~ Moved from K-1 Process to K-1 Case Filing and Progress Reports- thread is mostly about filing, waiting and support, not K-1 Process & Procedures ~

[Michelle+Tim 1]

Thanks everyone for your support and tips!

[Michelle+Tim 1]

Congratulations on your engagement and welcome to the waiting game. Recently some times have been shortening but mentally I would prepare for the process to take up to a year. Waiting for your approval is the hardest part but as long as you make it through that, the rest seems to zoom along.

You could have filed the whole time. The immigration process was unaffected. If you are truly overwhelmed and can afford it try a lawyer. I know a lot of people here say its a waste of money but I have one and in my experience it's been invaluable. There is just as much mis-information as information on this forum.

Really? That would have been good to know! We kind of puttered along these past few weeks since we figured they would just be piling up anyways. In retrospect, that makes no sense and it would have been better to atleast have it mailed off and been closer to the top and not the bottom lol

Good luck on your jouney! I just moved to a smaller city between Madison and Milwaukee. I love it here. I wish you all the best!

Ohhhh we'll be kinda-neighbours soon! Lol

Hi Michele, welcome to the group. Number one step to take with this process is patience! Lots of it. The best thing i came across through all this was finding VJ they were a great support. I never imagined i would be approved so fast i was looking at 5 months for approval but it took only 58 days. I am beyond excited for my next step. I just got approved last wednesday. If you have any questions feel free to message me. I have done alit of foot work on all the process. Good luck and enjoy the ride. Like another member wrote we are so anxious that we forget to enjoy the moment.

Congrats! And good luck with your move!

[Michelle+Tim 1]

Welcome to VJ, Michelle! Congrats to you and Tim on deciding to go on this journey. I'm fairly new here, too. My fiancée and I sent our package in late September. I was hooked on this site the first few weeks after we submitted but I realized that I've been channeling so much energy into waiting. I decided that it is better to just keep living my life as if there is no application in process. So what iammrsregi said below is definitely a great advice.

My name is Donna and I am in Vancouver, too. If you want to meet up for coffee and compare notes and be each other's support through this crazy and sometimes overwhelming adventure, send me a message.

Cheers and good luck!

Thanks! I was in Vancouver for school but I moved back to Alberta after I graduated, kinda wish I would have stayed since I'll have to fly out for my interview anyways!

I would totally have taken you up on the coffee offer if I was there tho!

I too was looking into the processes of after K1 approval, last night actually! I got super overwhelmed and then joined VJ to regain my sanity and get guidance from others.

I think I'll take baby steps until we're a little closer otherwise I might lose it! Hahah

[Girl from Celebes 588]

This is one of huge welcome congratulations of the new members that I've seen so far. Many supports, tips, and also congratulations. I am so happy we have VJ to connect to each others for this process, Best of luck to everyone.