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Hey Guys!

I hope that your visa journeys are going well!!!! So here's my question: I am trying to plan a wedding without being able to set a date and have no idea how to go about this- what do you suggest?

My fiancee and I both live in New Zealand. We sent our I-129F in on 3/17/14. We have already received our NOA1 today 3/26/14. We are traveling to my Fiancees home in Brazil in August for his birthday and are trying to be back in Colorado for a wedding by the first or second week of October. My whole life, I have always wanted an Autumn wedding, which happens the last few weeks of September/first few weeks of October. I want to book our venue, as this is a very busy time for weddings, but I am terrified that our visa might not be approved by then...

So far our process is going very fast, but we struggling with how to inform family from Brazil of a date so that they can plan a trip to our wedding.

Do you reckon we just book the venue and hope for the best? If we book in the beginning of October, that will give us a 7 month total window of processing time. Gah this is scary!!

Any ideas?

I truly wish you all the best!!!!!

Cheers!

Desi

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I & B   273

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We just set two wedding dates and we waited to decide them until after my fiancee had arrived from abroad. The first was the legal wedding required to satisfy the conditions for adjustment of status within the 90 day window. The second was the real wedding for all our friends and family.

For the first, we just waited till I could get time away from work and then asked some family members to come to city hall and then go out to dinner. After that legal marriage, we just acted as if we were still engaged and set out to plan our real wedding, which we ultimately decided would need to wait almost a year.

I can't imagine trying to plan the whole real wedding ahead of arrival, honestly. I know people do it, but it seemed like too much hassle and risk for us, given that the 90 day window may wind up a moving target and I don't much like throwing deposits away.

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See My Threads Below for More Info on the I-129F Processing Delays at the CSC

1. Mega Data Analysis Thread on Why I-129F Petitions Are Being Delayed at the CSC

2. Projections for the Extent of the Delay of I-129Fs at the CSC

3. My I-129F Delay Calculator Spreadsheet (V. 2.0) (Works for CSC and VSC Filers and Anyone Can Download It for Free)

4. My Guide to Contacting Your Elected Representative(s) About the I-129F Delays

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Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Off Topic; topic is about wedding planning and not about the K1 process itself.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Hey Guys!

I hope that your visa journeys are going well!!!! So here's my question: I am trying to plan a wedding without being able to set a date and have no idea how to go about this- what do you suggest?

My fiancee and I both live in New Zealand. We sent our I-129F in on 3/17/14. We have already received our NOA1 today 3/26/14. We are traveling to my Fiancees home in Brazil in August for his birthday and are trying to be back in Colorado for a wedding by the first or second week of October. My whole life, I have always wanted an Autumn wedding, which happens the last few weeks of September/first few weeks of October. I want to book our venue, as this is a very busy time for weddings, but I am terrified that our visa might not be approved by then...

So far our process is going very fast, but we struggling with how to inform family from Brazil of a date so that they can plan a trip to our wedding.

Do you reckon we just book the venue and hope for the best? If we book in the beginning of October, that will give us a 7 month total window of processing time. Gah this is scary!!

Any ideas?

I truly wish you all the best!!!!!

Cheers!

Desi

I wouldn't bank on getting (legally) married this fall because you never know what might happen. NOA1's usually show up pretty on time, but you never know how long it'll take to get your NOA2 - if you're lucky, under a month. But there are still people who have been waiting for over 5 months. Then when you get your NOA2, you'll still have to wait for NVC to forward it, wait for the consulate to notify you, get your medical and all done, wait for the consulate to set you up with an appointment. NZ might be a little faster than other consulates, but again, nothing is for certain.

Scenario 1 - if you don't get your visa by the fall. You COULD always "get married" but just don't make it legal (don't sign anything) and just have the big wedding in October. Set the date. Then fly back afterwards and await for your consulate interview. The risk in this is that the POE officer might not let you in since you are filing for the K1, but unapproved, and telling him that you are here for your "wedding".

Scenario 2 - If you get the visa by the fall. Yay! Have your wedding! But this is tricky because you really just don't know at the moment if you will. And you run a risk of this not happening and having all your relatives in Brazil buy a ticket.

Scenario 3 - Could you plan an Autumn wedding in Fall of 2015? Then do what I&B said.

K1

Nov 7, 2013 - i-129f mailed to Dallas Lockbox

Nov 16, 2013 - noa 1 received

feb 20, 2014 - noa 2 approved

march 5, 2014 - case number assigned at NVC

march 14, 2014 - case received by local embassy

april 4, 2014 - interview

may 1, 2014 - visa in hand

june 13, 2014 - POE: Boston

AOS

Aug 1, 2014 - AOS/EAD/AP package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

Aug 6, 2014 - NOA1

Aug 19, 2014 - Biometrics appointment for AOS & EAD

Sept 29, 2014 - EAD/AP combo card received in mail.

Mid-Nov - Potential Waiver of Interview letter received

End of May 2015 - renewed my EAD/AP, got the NOA1 and another letter stating that I don't need to do biometrics appt.

June 11, 2015 - welcome to America letter! (no interview...no service request..)

June 16, 2015 - green card in hand

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Courthouse wedding when you arrive in the US, your Fall Wedding Extravaganza next year... make it legal first, and worry about the fripperies afterwards. That way you don't have to fret about dates and how long the visa is taking etc.

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

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Lilay   87

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We've decided to set the wedding date after we get our NOA2, but like you said the venues might be full by then :) But seems like we don't have any other choice and we don't want to pay half of it for reservation and lose our money... :/

K1 Journey: AOS Journey:

March 25, 2014: I-129f sent. April 16, 2015: Date filed.

April 1, 2014: NOA1 received & check cashed. April 22, 2015: NOA received.
April 2, 2014: Alien Registration Number changed.
Sep 16, 2014: NOA2 - Petition approved!
Sep 23, 2014: Case shipped to NVC.

Oct 01, 2014: Case arrived at NVC.

Oct 03, 2014: Got our case number!

Oct 06, 2014: Left NVC.

Oct 17, 2014: At the Embassy.

Oct 22, 2014: Packet 3 received.

Nov 03, 2014: Packet 3 sent.

Nov 11, 2014: Medical examination.

Dec 2, 2014: Packet 4 received.

Dec 8, 2014: Interview! (Approved!!!)

Dec 10, 2014: Visa received!!!

Jan 22, 2015: US Entry!

Feb 22, 2015: Happily ever after! :-)

April 16, 2015: Filed Adjustment of STatus.

April 22, 2015: AOS NOA received.

May 14, 2015: Biometrics appointment.

October 09, 2015: AOS approved!

September 05, 2017: Lifting conditions filed.

 
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