Anyone else with a fiance in UK?

[JenDave3121 30]

I have heard that the London processing office can be slow for interviews and visas.....anyone have any experience or heard anything? I just sent my forms into Dallas today so I know we have a long wait ahead of us but curious about timelines with UK.....any hopes of a spring wedding???

[Julie+Matt 84]

Well, you're being processed in Cali, so you'll likely have your interview before ours. From what I've noticed London takes two months or so for interview. But it's a straight forward interview & they mainly look at the usc's finances (mine) and ask a few questions. Visas seem to take about a week, which isn't bad. I'm still hoping my love will be here for Christmas, but with how slow Texas is going...I'm not thinking that will happen:(

Good luck to you & there's lots of info http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/ I've read over that a dozen times...

[Cody and Daisy 373]

As a recent uk k1 visa holder, (leaving for the USA on the 29th)

Just check below in my signature for how fast ours went.

As every case is different you never know how fast things will go.

But ours went really quick.

[JenDave3121 30]

Wow....four months for the visa is amazing...I am preparing myself for at least 7 months!

[Megan & Luke 93]

My fiance is from the UK. We filed July 2 and were hoping to have the wedding in March or April... Given that my state, Pennsylvania, is assigned to the Texas Service Center, I personally am losing hope that I will see him before next summer. We have a visit scheduled in November at least.. it's going to be rough though. Minnesota is normally assigned to CSC, California who is processing 30-60 or 30-90 days, so if they continue with that pace your wait is going to be much shorter than ANYONE at Texas service center. I was hopeful but that hope is pretty much dashed at this point. The government seems to refuse to balance the workload and it's incredibly disheartening.

I am not sure about London wait times for interviews, but I'd suggest (especially if you get routed to California) that you start preparing your packet to send your fiance for his interview. The longest waiting period is NORMALLY from NOA1->NOA2. Looking over the 'average' wait times at other embassies, London is golden (some folks wait 6 months or more for interviews at certain embassies). If you are prepared and ready to go, your fiance can schedule his medical ASAP and then submit his readiness form. Your preparedness will cut down much of the 'waiting' time once you receive your NOA2.

Edited July 25, 2014 by MeganLuke

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I have heard that the London processing office can be slow for interviews and visas.....anyone have any experience or heard anything? I just sent my forms into Dallas today so I know we have a long wait ahead of us but curious about timelines with UK.....any hopes of a spring wedding???

Here's some graphs showing average processing times for eleven consulates based on VJ k1 timelines. London is shown. You can see how it changes. Will it be 72 days or 100 days by the time you get there? Unpredictable. Prepare in advance by learning the process specific to London and you may beat the average because you won't delay yourself by not being ready as soon as London notifies you.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Here's some graphs showing average processing times for eleven consulates based on VJ k1 timelines. London is shown. You can see how it changes. Will it be 72 days or 100 days by the time you get there? Unpredictable. Prepare in advance by learning the process specific to London and you may beat the average because you won't delay yourself by not being ready as soon as London notifies you.

I forgot your link to the graphs http://www.visajourney.com/content/consulate-k1-historical

[JohnAndDasha 0]

We just filed our I-129F, for my fiancee in the UK. As we're routed through California, we are hoping for a very speedy process! We ensured that our package was clean, articulate, and thorough so there is no need for question or the potential RFE.

Wishing you guys good luck!!