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yazan.bilal   1

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Hello,

I have a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend,we never met in person, we've been dating for almost 6 months now we are planing to get married. shes coming to visit me from the US this summer, what kind of visa do you guys advice me to get?(I need the fasts one available..)

Any help will be appreciated..

Thanks in advance

Regards.

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Yea, because they will give you forms to fill out, which basically gives them the information to fill out the actual forms. We had a lawyer initially because my husband felt more comfortable going t

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A lawyer will just slow things down for you.

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Or get a job.

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christeen   966

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K1 is fastest right now... Meet in person (a requirement) then file the k1 ASAP, they go back to their country (do not overstay the visa) ... Currently k1 from start to finish has averaged 6-8 months from filing to arrival... Of course that could change.

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

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Not a Tailor   1,370

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You have to have met in person for any visa available if you want her to immigrate. She can get a visitor's visa to visit you for the summer, but she MUST go home again and then you can apply for a visa.

Once you have met in person, you could apply for a K-1.

If you chose to get married on the visit, she could go home and you could apply for a CR-1.

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

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I said currently k1 is quicker

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

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Marco&Bettina   502

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You don't need a lawyer. This is a self-help site.

ROC Timeline!

Service Center : California Service Center

NOA : 2017-09-01

Biometrics : 2017-09-28

ROC Approved : 2019-01-17

 

AOS Timeline!

Marriage : 2015-01-10

AOS/EAD/AP NOA : 2015-01-20

Biometrics : 2015-02-17

EAD/AP Approved : 2015-03-17

NPIW : 2015-06-11

AOS Approved : 2015-11-24

 

K-1 Visa Timeline!

Service Center : Texas Service Center

Transferred? No

Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany

I-129F NOA1 : 2014-03-11

I-129F NOA2 : 2014-08-12

Consulate Received : 2014-09-15

Interview Date : 2014-11-13

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 2014-11-15

US Entry : 2014-12-31

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Pitaya   2,577

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~Moved from IR1/CR1 Process to What Visa Do I Need Forum~

~Inquiry about fiancee/spouse visas~

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

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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J & L   10

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Is It a good idea to hire a lawyer to help me/her out with the producers..?

If you choose to go for a K1 visa you could also look up the guidelines here and do it yourself and save some money. We got no RFEs and no problems by using visajourney and reading the instructions of the documents we had to send on the USCIS web site. If you feel safer hiring a lawyer then you can do that.

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yazan.bilal   1

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If you choose to go for a K1 visa you could also look up the guidelines here and do it yourself and save some money. We got no RFEs and no problems by using visajourney and reading the instructions of the documents we had to send on the USCIS web site. If you feel safer hiring a lawyer then you can do that.

Can you link up to the "instructions ", Thanks!

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Is it ok if we met only once? I read some threads says its not enough and others says its ok ...

What do you think guys? Is there a chance to approve me in the interview even if we only met once?

Out petition got approved and I am waiting for interview now

Good luck everyone ....

And yes go for K1 visa

I-130 (Parent)

- Submitted June 2021

- 1st NOA (June 2021)

 

I-130 (Brother 1)

- Submitted (September 2019)

- 1st NOA (September 2019)

 

I-130 (Brother 2)

- Submitted (Not yet)

- 1st NOA (Not yet)

 

 

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Is it ok if we met only once? I read some threads says its not enough and others says its ok ...

What do you think guys? Is there a chance to approve me in the interview even if we only met once?

Out petition got approved and I am waiting for interview now

Good luck everyone ....

And yes go for K1 visa

One meeting is the absolute minimum to be approved, but the consulate will consider the case as whole, and one meeting in addition to other bare minimum efforts may make it seem that the relationship is not bona fide and lead to a denial.

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AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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canada_socks   97

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Is It a good idea to hire a lawyer to help me/her out with the producers..?

A lawyer will just slow things down for you.

formerly sherrybaby

ROC Process

12-13-2013 * 90 day window to apply opens

02-24-2014 * ROC package sent to USCIS Vermont Service Center

02-25-2014 * ROC package received at USCIS Vermont Service Center

02-26-2014 * NOA1 notice date

02-28-2014 * Cheque cashed

03-05-2014 * Biometrics notice date

03-28-2014 * Biometrics Appointment in Baltimore

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