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pmiklos   2

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Hi,

I am the alien fiance and my preferred plan to get through this way too long K-1 visa process would be to stay with my fiancee in the US with tourist visa as long as possible.

My US embassy will be Amsterdam but I would like to avoid flying back and forth for the medical check and the interview. Is it possible to make a change in a pending K-1 so everything what anyway should be done in the foreign US embassy would be done in the US?

Thanks,

Peter

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Nope, for people who already are in the US, they just adjust status. You'll have to do your medical and interview back home. You can also try and schedule your medical as close to the interview date as possible so this way, you'd only have to fly back once.

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As stated: for a K-1, no.

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Day 0 (4/23/12) Petitions mailed (I-360, I-485, I-765)
2 (4/25/12) Petitions delivered to Chicago Lockbox
11 (5/3/12) Received 3 paper NOAs
13 (5/5/12) Received biometrics appointment for 5/23
15 (5/7/12) Did an unpleasant walk-in biometrics in Fort Worth, TX
45 (6/7/12) Received email & text notification of an interview on 7/10
67 (6/29/12) EAD production ordered
77 (7/9/12) Received EAD
78 (7/10/12) Interview
100 (8/1/12) I-485 transferred to Vermont Service Centre
143 (9/13/12) Contacted DHS Ombudsman
268 (1/16/13) I-360, I-485 consolidated and transferred to Dallas
299 (2/16/13) Received second interview letter for 3/8
319 (3/8/13) Approved at interview
345 (4/3/13) I-360, I-485 formally approved; green card production ordered
353 (4/11/13) Received green card

 

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Hi,

I am the alien fiance and my preferred plan to get through this way too long K-1 visa process would be to stay with my fiancee in the US with tourist visa as long as possible.

My US embassy will be Amsterdam but I would like to avoid flying back and forth for the medical check and the interview. Is it possible to make a change in a pending K-1 so everything what anyway should be done in the foreign US embassy would be done in the US?

Thanks,

Peter

Welcome to the forum.

The changes to the K1 Visa programs that you inquire about are not available to you. The interview is done by a US State Dept. (DOS) consular official at a US embassy/consulate on foreign soil. The medical examination is done by a panel physician authorized by the interviewing US embassy/consulate. There are no US embassies or consulates in the US. Check out this (DOS) link for an overview of the K1 visa program: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html

Good luck on your immigration journey.

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Hmm, too bad. It's like they want couples to be separated for a long time. Anyways thanks for the answers!

If it were possible to do everything from the US there wouldn't be a need for a visa... If you're in the states you adjust status.

The waiting time for a K1 seems pretty short now anyway so you'll be fine.





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pmiklos   2

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Hmm. You may stay in the US with other non-immigrant visa for example tourist visa. Doing the medical exam and the interview of the K-1 process in the US makes sense to me and then indeed just adjust status. But it is not me who writes the rules :)

Regarding waiting time, what do you mean by short? Isn't it about 6-8 months at an average? Because that is waaay to long for me.

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Hmm. You may stay in the US with other non-immigrant visa for example tourist visa. Doing the medical exam and the interview of the K-1 process in the US makes sense to me and then indeed just adjust status. But it is not me who writes the rules :)

Regarding waiting time, what do you mean by short? Isn't it about 6-8 months at an average? Because that is waaay to long for me.

It can take up to 6 to 8 months, but not always. A lot of times the wait time is much shorter than that. For us, it was a little over 3 months from mailing the petition to when my wife arrived in the US.

K-1
NOA1: 04/08/2014; NOA2: 04/21/2014; Visa interview, approved: 07/15/2014; POE: 07/25/2014; Marriage: 09/05/2014

 

AOS

NOA1:  09/12/2014;  Biometrics:  10/06/2014;  EAD/AP Received:  11/26/2014;  Interview Waiver Letter:  01/02/2015;  

RFE:  07/09/2015;  Permanent Residency Granted:  07/27/2015;  Green card Received:  08/22/2015

 

ROC

NOA1:  05/24/2017;  Biometrics:  06/13/2017;  Approved without interview:  09/05/2018;  10 Yr Green card Received:  09/13/2018

 

Naturalization

08/09/2020 -- Filed N-400 online

08/09/2020 -- NOA1 date

08/11/2020 -- NOA1 received in the mail

12/30/2020 -- Received notice online that an interview was scheduled

02/11/2021 -- Interview

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pmiklos   2

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It can take up to 6 to 8 months, but not always. A lot of times the wait time is much shorter than that. For us, it was a little over 3 months from mailing the petition to when my wife arrived in the US.

That is fantastic news! It gives us some hope.

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