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How long does a i601 to get approved and what to do after

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Illusion1984   1

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Hi I'm new to this site just found it cause I've been reading and trying to get informed I think we are in the last steps of the journey my wife had her i130 approved back in 2013 and we file all the paper work to the national visa center by May of this year 2014. She had her appointment on sept 4 in Tegucigalpa Honduras at the embassy. She was refused normal as that's what we expected since we have to file for a i601 waiver, we sent the paper work in and we also filed for an expedite since her mother just had a heart transplant this year and she's the main care taker. Immigration cashed the check for the 601 on oct/17/2014 and when should I expect to hear back from them and what happens after the i601 is approved????

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Hypnos Grand Master

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It's ~6 - 12 months for an I-601. Not sure you will receive the expedite.

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averageguy6   22

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Our 601 was approved in 3.5 months....filed lated Feb 2014 approved early June....K1 issued August 20

total K1 time 1 year with 601 waiver and no RFE's.

Expedite was ignored.

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averageguy6   22

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What is the k1??

A K1 fiancee visa. My fiancee was found inadmissible at her interview so we needed 601.

It was a lot of work but we had no problem with USCIS.

We were really happy when we got it approved after "only" 3.5 months.

We were then really frustrated with the amount of time and prodding it took to get the embassy to review everything again and issue the visa....9 more weeks after 601 approval seemed like forever and hopeless occasionally.

I am lucky though I was able to spend almost half my time with her over the year we waited, other half of the time I went back to CA and ran my business. 14 transpacific roundtrips in 14 months.

She has been here now since August 21 and wedding is this Friday Oct 31!

Wedding 14.5 months after K1 first submitted....

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Illusion1984   1

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Congrats on the approval. In my case we have been married for almost 3 years and together for lil more than 10 years already and have two kids she was living here in VA and had to return to honduras to finalize the process. Had her appointment on sept 4 and soon after we sent in the waiver (601) now we are just waiting on the response. I'm going next month to see her I'm excited to go but can't wait until it's all done.

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ashleyphilly   70

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Our 601 was approved in 3.5 months....filed lated Feb 2014 approved early June....K1 issued August 20

total K1 time 1 year with 601 waiver and no RFE's.

Expedite was ignored.

. May I ask why your wife was found inadmissible?
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Was there a reason you did not do the I 601A?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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That makes sense.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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ashleyphilly   70

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A K1 fiancee visa. My fiancee was found inadmissible at her interview so we needed 601.

It was a lot of work but we had no problem with USCIS.

We were really happy when we got it approved after "only" 3.5 months.

We were then really frustrated with the amount of time and prodding it took to get the embassy to review everything again and issue the visa....9 more weeks after 601 approval seemed like forever and hopeless occasionally.

I am lucky though I was able to spend almost half my time with her over the year we waited, other half of the time I went back to CA and ran my business. 14 transpacific roundtrips in 14 months.

She has been here now since August 21 and wedding is this Friday Oct 31!

Wedding 14.5 months after K1 first submitted....

. Hi may i ask why she was found inadmissible?
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Illusion1984   1

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She had been here in the us over 1 year she came when she was 16 was legal for few year and lost her legal status due to being over age when her parent became permanent residents.luck has not Been on her side but I'm going to see her next week with our older daughter sorry for the extra info but excited!!!

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Hi I am new to this page, my husband has a pending case too. He filed for a waiver I-601A in August of 2013 and was denied in November 2013 for the reason not enough evidence of extreme hardship. In October of 2014 we send new evidence of paper work again (a 2nd waiver and paying new fees) on Oct.21 they accept his case again and send us a receipt letter. On November 13,2014 he had biometrics done and On December 31, 2014 our waiver was Approved. So it really depends who ever handled our case was fast enough Thank God!! Now i'm waiting for the National Visa Center to contact us with a letter, I keep hearing different stories so it will see if it goes as fast as it did with the USCIS waiver approval.. Good Luck!!

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