K1 visa riyadh saudia

[Amnazaid 46]

Did any one applied for k1 visa from saudia Riyadh? How long it takes from Riyadh? 

[payxibka 10,045]

13 minutes ago, Amnakhan89 said:

Did any one applied for k1 visa from saudia Riyadh? How long it takes from Riyadh? 

Do you have a filed and approved petition yet?

[JFH 12,190]

*~*~*country-specific question moved to MENA sub-forum*~*~*

[EandH0904 1,184]

If you look at the USCIS Non Immigrant Visa Issuance by country: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-nonimmigrant-visa-issuances.html

 

Saudi Arabia has given out only 4 K1s throughout 2017. So either they are very difficult to get, with very few being approved, or no one is applying for them. My guess is the first. 

When we werent approved for our K1 (Morocco, not SA) I started researching statistics and trends. Morocco also approves very few - about 6-8 per month out of 200+ petitions. I cant imagine that less than 10 people applied for K1 through SA but who knows. 

 

However, statistically, by the numbers, you're probably better doing a CR1 from that country.  

[geowrian 22,337]

31 minutes ago, EandH0904 said:

Saudi Arabia has given out only 4 K1s throughout 2017. So either they are very difficult to get, with very few being approved, or no one is applying for them. My guess is the first.

I'd actually be more prompted to believe it's the former. The approval rate for most visas from KSA is pretty high. Heck, the tourist visa refusal rate is 5%, far below the vast majority of other countries.

Although we have no way to know which one it is....just that my experience and the experience from others from KSA that I've communicated with, is that they tend to go the spousal route or are foreign workers who exit KSA before completing processing.

Edited December 31, 2017 by geowrian

[Amnazaid 46]

2 hours ago, payxibka said:

Do you have a filed and approved petition yet?

My finace is going to apply on 18th jan.

[Amnazaid 46]

49 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I'd actually be more prompted to believe it's the former. The approval rate for most visas from KSA is pretty high. Heck, the tourist visa refusal rate is 5%, far below the vast majority of other countries.

Although we have no way to know which one it is....just that my experience and the experience from others from KSA that I've communicated with, is that they tend to go the spousal route or are foreign workers who exit KSA before completing processing.

In 2017 aug16 i applied for a vist visa to meet my finace. But they rejected  

[payxibka 10,045]

Just now, Amnakhan89 said:

My finace is going to apply on 18th jan.

Petition approval is 6 - 9 months..  after that could be another 2 - 5 months for the visa interview

 

Approval times speed up and slow down all the time...  currently approvals are in the slow down cycle

[Amnazaid 46]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Petition approval is 6 - 9 months..  after that could be another 2 - 5 months for the visa interview

 

Approval times speed up and slow down all the time...  currently approvals are in the slow down cycle

Should i applied from my home country? 

[payxibka 10,045]

What is your home country?

[Amnazaid 46]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

What is your home country?

i born in saudia but bascially i am pakistani. and i am from pakistan

[payxibka 10,045]

Just now, Amnakhan89 said:

i born in saudia but bascially i am pakistani. and i am from pakistan

I honestly doubt that there will be much difference in speed between Riyadh or Islamabad

[Amnazaid 46]

Just now, payxibka said:

I honestly doubt that there will be much difference in speed between Riyadh or Islamabad

yea may be.. becaus i dont even know  any one who already applied for k1 visa from Saudia. 

[Amnazaid 46]

Just now, Amnakhan89 said:

yea may be.. becaus i dont even know  any one who already applied for k1 visa from Saudia. 

i am so confused what is the right decision.

[EandH0904 1,184]

3 minutes ago, Amnakhan89 said:

yea may be.. becaus i dont even know  any one who already applied for k1 visa from Saudia. 

Did you see my post above? Only 4 have been approved in the past year so your chances are slim. Which one of you is the US citizen? 

14 minutes ago, Amnakhan89 said:

In 2017 aug16 i applied for a vist visa to meet my finace. But they rejected  

Have you met each other?? You can't apply without this.