K1 Visa

[marmoh 2]

i know that everyone's k1 visa process may be different in timing and info requested as base on whatever the CO wants, but has anyone recently petition for their fiance from egypt to come to america and had to go through the interview process and then put on AP asking for family registry of the fiance in Egypt? How long was your AP waiting period? 

[Ning 619]

The AP waiting period is very hard to put a time line on due to the many issues & unique qualities of each case. Others can tell you how long they waited but that will have nothing to do with your situation. 

[marmoh 2]

Thank you Ning, I know it would have nothing to do with my situation but if i have some ideas, then maybe i can think of a time when i should contact the embassy to ask so i am not asking too early or waiting too long to ask of the status of our petition

[Ahmed & Amy 291]

To be honest coming out of Cairo there is no true timeline for AP. I've seen cases (K-1, CR-1 and IR-1 Visa's) where someone was on AP for only a month, others 3 months, 5 months, 9 months, and one 13 months. It really is case scenario. If you had any red flag; ie large age differences, difference in religion, if they suspect that you are already married, type of work you do (because it could be on the Technology Alert List (TAL) which causes some people to be AP for a few months); it really can vary. Some people are placed on AP because their name pinged in the security database. I was acquainted with a women who had the same exact name as someone in that database and it caused her to be on AP for several months until they proved she was not 'that' person who was already on their security list. 

 

Usually I've seen Cairo ask for the family registry from CR-1 cases, but it appears that they want to be sure you are not already married. It tends to be more common for Egyptian Muslim men who are 30+. But this is not always the case for everyone, I've seen some men asked for it and many others not. 

 

If you have been asked for the marriage registry, it is very easy to do. Just get it done quickly and send it to them so that you can get approved (if you have not) and be issued your visa sooner.