processing time Important Considerations

[Bill and Claudio 10]

Hello everyone, my name is Claudio and I am Bill's fiancé, I come here to answer some possible doubts about the Fiancé visa process. Doubts that Bill and I had during the process and that possibly some of you might as well have.

 

(English/Português)

 

(English)

 

1 - Does age difference matter?

 

No, for the USCIS what matters is if you have a real relationship. They will not judge the age difference between you as long as you send all evidence of a bona fide relationship to the USCIS. Such as, screenshots of conversations showing affection between you and your fiancé, record any conversations between you two (Skype, whatsapp, email, letters).

 

2 - Being a gay couple makes the process harder?

 

No, since you prove you have a bona fide relationship.

 

3 - How long does it take to receive NOA2?

 

The answer to this question is relative, it can range from 10 days to 150 days, remembering that if the processing time exceeds 150 days, you should open an inquiry with the USCIS.

NOTE: The biggest difficulty for those who really love their fiancé is waiting! We go through this, days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months and months transpire in years. But all I can advise you is "Keep the faith, in the end everything works out." It does not help at all to keep looking at similar cases, you will see some cases that were approved in a matter of few days, while your case is still pending. This will only make you more impatient and stressed. In some ways it's really unfair some cases take a few days to pass, while others take 150 days.

 

4 - Can the petitioner receive the USCIS letter of approval before they change the status of my case on the site or app?

 

YES, my opinion as a Fiancé and computer technician is that this should not happen, but it is more common than you might think. Many people receive their letters of approval or request for more evidence, before the Status of their case is changed on the official website. That happened to us.

 

5 - How does case processing work?

 

About this fact, I'm not very sure. But here in the Forum people have said that when the cases arrive at the USCIS, they are disbanded among the staff responsible for processing. Some of them are faster than others, for this reason some cases are approved before others even having been received on the same date.

 

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask, I do not promise to have the answers, but I will do my best to answer them all.

I hope have helped!
Hugs and remember.. "Keep the faith"

 

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(Português)

 

Olá a todos, meu nome é Cláudio e sou noivo do Bill, Venho aqui para tirar algumas possiveis dúvidas com relação ao processo de visto. Dúvidas que eu e o Bill tivemos durante o processo e que possivelmente alguns de vocês também possam ter.

 

1 - Diferença de idade importa? 

 

Não, Para o USCIS o que importa é se vocês possuem um relacionamento real. Eles não vão avaliar a diferença de idade entre vocês desde que seja enviado ao USCIS todas as evidencias de um relacionamento de boa fé. Tais como, screenshots de conversas demonstrando afeto entre você e seu noivo, Registo de quaisquer conversas entre vocês dois (Skype, whatsapp, email, cartas). 

 

2 - Ser um casal gay, dificulta o processo?

 

Não, desde que vocês provem que possuem um relacionamento de boa fé.

 

3 - Quanto tempo leva para receber o NOA2?

 

A resposta para essa pergunta é relativa, pode variar de 10 dias a 150 dias, lembrando que se ultrapassar a 150 dias o tempo de processamento, deve-se abrir um inquerito junto ao USCIS.
NOTE: The biggest difficulty for those who really love their fiancé is waiting! We go through this, days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months and months transpire in years. But all I can advise you is "Keep the faith, in the end everything works out." It does not help at all to keep looking at similar cases, you will see some cases that were approved in a matter of few days, while your case is still pending. Isso só fará com que você fique mais impaciente e estressado. De certa forma é realmente injusto alguns casos levarem poucos dias para serem aprovados, enquanto outros levam os 150 dias. 

 

4 - Pode acontecer de o peticionário receber a carta de aprovação do USCIS antes de eles alterarem o status do meu caso no site ou app?

 

SIM, minha opinião como noivo e técnico em informática, é de que isso não deveria acontecer, porém é mais comum do que se imagina. Muitas pessoas recebem suas cartas de aprovação ou solicitação por mais evidencias, antes do Status do seu caso ser alterado no Website oficial. 

5 - Como funciona o processamento do caso?

 

Sobre este fato, não tenho muita certa. Porém aqui nos Forum as pessoas disseram que quando os casos chegam ao USCIS, eles são distruibuidos entre os funcionários resposáveis por fazer o processamento. Alguns deles são mais rápidos do que outros, por esta razão, alguns casos são aprovados antes de outros mesmo tendo sido recebido na mesma data.

Se tiver mais alguma duvida, sinta se avontade para perguntar, não prometo ter as respostas, mas farei o possível para responder todas.

 

Espero ter ajudado

Abraços e lembrem-se "Mantenham a fé"

 

 

[Genofied 2]

Thanks for sharing. Those are assuring answers...!

[EandH0904 1,184]

While age difference may not matter in Brazil, it matters in other countries, even those of us who have true relationships can find ourselves in long processing times or without approval because of age differences - it's not a generic "as long as you have a true relationship" answer. There seems to be no standard at all when it comes to a K1 application. Different countries have different points of view for this. It seems when the man is older no one looks at it twice but when the woman is older it's often scrutinized.