South African K1 Visa applicants

[LuFlolady 881]

We received our green card today hang in there and I hope everyone case start moving again....

[vistawateraz 28]

Congratulations!!!  I'm so happy we got all of our stuff done before Covid...  

[LuFlolady 881]

1 hour ago, vistawateraz said:

Congratulations!!!  I'm so happy we got all of our stuff done before Covid...  

Thank you and I'm glad we are finally done covid held up our original interview date for green card..we received the work card in Feb which was good because he was able to start working during covid glad we were able to get green card done in this small window before we go on lock down again... Hope all is well with you guys

[LuFlolady 881]

Hope all are doing well

[Patrick Eiland 0]

Good day,

 

Any updates on any cases from SA? 

[LuFlolady 881]

I hope and pray that everyone of ur cases start to progress soon

[Patrick Eiland 0]

Good Morning,

 

My fiancé has an appointment next month in Johannesburg finally

 

Does anyone know how long after the visa is finally approved and issued she has to fly to America?  

[Daymellow 7]

On 6/28/2021 at 2:55 PM, Patrick Eiland said:

Good Morning,

 

My fiancé has an appointment next month in Johannesburg finally

 

Does anyone know how long after the visa is finally approved and issued she has to fly to America?  

Congratulations. 

From what I know, the visa itself will be valid for 3 months from the time it has been issued.

Hope this helps and all the best.

[vistawateraz 28]

On 6/28/2021 at 5:55 AM, Patrick Eiland said:

Good Morning,

 

My fiancé has an appointment next month in Johannesburg finally

 

Does anyone know how long after the visa is finally approved and issued she has to fly to America?  

The visa is valid for 6 months while she is out of the country. When she lands in the US, you'll need to be married within 90 days. 

[LuFlolady 881]

Hope all are well! Anyone started to remove conditions yet? I believe we can remove conditions or apply for citizenship if you are married to the same person for 2yrs as oppose to waiting for 90 days prior to the green card expiring yes?

[vistawateraz 28]

5 hours ago, LuFlolady said:

Hope all are well! Anyone started to remove conditions yet? I believe we can remove conditions or apply for citizenship if you are married to the same person for 2yrs as oppose to waiting for 90 days prior to the green card expiring yes?

Hey LuFlolady! Hope everything is going well.  I was told that we have to apply for ROC within, 90 days before the permanent residence green card expires (the application extends your permanent residence for another year). The agent also said that we can apply for citizenship 1 year later (90 before the 3 year window below). 

 

You may file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, 90 calendar days before you complete your permanent residence requirement if your eligibility for naturalization is based upon being a:

• Permanent resident for at least 5 years; or
• Permanent resident for at least 3 years if you are married to a US citizen.

From what I understood, even if you haven't received your ROC due to backlogs in the system, you can still file form N-400 for naturalization.  

 

Regards,

 

Dan

[LuFlolady 881]

8 hours ago, vistawateraz said:

Hey LuFlolady! Hope everything is going well.  I was told that we have to apply for ROC within, 90 days before the permanent residence green card expires (the application extends your permanent residence for another year). The agent also said that we can apply for citizenship 1 year later (90 before the 3 year window below). 

 

You may file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, 90 calendar days before you complete your permanent residence requirement if your eligibility for naturalization is based upon being a:

• Permanent resident for at least 5 years; or
• Permanent resident for at least 3 years if you are married to a US citizen.

From what I understood, even if you haven't received your ROC due to backlogs in the system, you can still file form N-400 for naturalization.  

 

Regards,

 

Dan

hey! so good to see you on here thanks for the response..... all of what u said it makes sense thanks! hope all is well with you guys

[EvanKhanyi 0]

Hello everyone,

 

Any recent successes or interviews in Johannesburg? I was told by the NVC that they are accepting cases, but I don't see a single interview date on anyone's timeline. Are things moving? The NVC just received my case so I am curious as to what should my expectations be? It is hard to get any reliable information as I am sure everyone knows haha.

[lex1239 0]

On 8/18/2021 at 5:41 AM, EvanKhanyi said:

Hello everyone,

 

Any recent successes or interviews in Johannesburg? I was told by the NVC that they are accepting cases, but I don't see a single interview date on anyone's timeline. Are things moving? The NVC just received my case so I am curious as to what should my expectations be? It is hard to get any reliable information as I am sure everyone knows haha.

Any update on this? I am wondering the same thing 🙂

[vistawateraz 28]

Hey everyone,

 

Haven't been on the forum for a while, but wanted to update that we sent out our I-751 for removal of conditions!   I hope everyones cases are moving forward!  Good luck!