We Got Approved in Less Than 3 Months

[InquimmwFraserYo 25]

What the title says.

 

We submitted our K1 petition early March.

 

Today, May 29th, my fiancée got a letter in the mail from USCIS saying that our petition got approved, and that it will be sent to the consulate to further contact me, the beneficiary.

 

Is this normal? Doesn't usually need at least 6-9 months? Even more? has this happen to anyone since the processing times got longer?

 

[gardenbuilder 1]

I received approval after 68 days so it appears to be moving faster for right now

[Unlockable 7,314]

The petition phase of the K1 is the fastest part of the process. Three months is not really considered very fast for a petition approval.

 

It it is the second phase that can take the longest. This is when it could take 7 - 10 months before the beneficiary can schedule an interview at their embassy.

[Unlockable 7,314]

*** Moved to K1 Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports***

[AndrewF 69]

I submitted my I-129f on 2 Jan.  It was approved 12 April.  The NVC assigned a case number 1 May.  It was sent to the Ho Chi Minh consulate on 15 May.  The HMC Consulate processed it 23 May and sent her instruction letter which she received the next say.   We scheduled her interview on 17 June which was the first available date.

[InquimmwFraserYo 25]

6 hours ago, Unlockable said:

The petition phase of the K1 is the fastest part of the process. Three months is not really considered very fast for a petition approval.

 

It it is the second phase that can take the longest. This is when it could take 7 - 10 months before the beneficiary can schedule an interview at their embassy.

Not what I hear. The longest and most frustrating step is getting the NOA 2 from what I hear. It should take 2-3 months now to get an interview, no? 

[AndrewF 69]

It took me 2 months and 5 days from the time my I-129f was approved to get an interview date in Vietnam.  My understanding is that this is very country specific.

[TandClaudia 330]

Congratulations @Béchameloo!   You are one of the lucky ones.  There are people who have been stuck in this process for over a year. 

 

@Unlockable I'm in total agreement that 3 months is a long time to wait for the government to "approve" a petition.  I partially understand why it takes so long, but it's still a long time. 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

This is just the I-129f petition. This is stage one, next NVC then embassy. USCIS petition phase is the easy part.

[Falcon Cara 378]

13 hours ago, Unlockable said:

The petition phase of the K1 is the fastest part of the process. Three months is not really considered very fast for a petition approval.

 

It it is the second phase that can take the longest. This is when it could take 7 - 10 months before the beneficiary can schedule an interview at their embassy.

Never heard that long of wait, maybe 30 or 45 days

[SanjaAlex 248]

Couple of days under 4 months for I-129F approval. Couple of days over 3 months for the interview since NOA2. Not a particularly busy consulate also. It depends on so many factors. I've seen some people that got approved same time I did (March) but have there interview scheduled mid August. 

[Falcon Cara 378]

8 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

This is just the I-129f petition. This is stage one, next NVC then embassy. USCIS petition phase is the easy part.

For me getting the NOA2 is the big hurdle to clear, the rest is pretty easy.

[Indy Sab 174]

the longest wait time is getting the NOA2... now when it comes to the NVC and the embassy, that actually depends on the US embassy at your country...how how fast NVC assings a case number and sends your approval to your embassy... my i129F took about 5 months to get approved.... its been 3 weeks since i got my NOA2 and NVC has not yet receive my case... so its all about the waiting game....

[Scandi 4,166]

Anything after the NVC stage is country/embassy specific. Many people have to wait for months and months to be able to schedule an interview, while others can schedule one early on. So yes, the i-129f stage is the easiest and fastest step for many people, while the embassy stage is the long and tough one.

 

Getting the petition approved is easy, that only involves some very basic requirements. It's at the embassy stage that your relationship and background is really looked into.

 

Some get stuck in Administrative Processing for months and even years after the actual interview, so even if you get an interview early on it's still not a guarantee that your visa will be issued within a certain time frame.

Edited May 30, 2019 by Scandi

[Jaquelly 1,647]

I wouldn't get ready for anything. Do not book tickets. Do not book travel, venues, anything. It's great that you got this far, but as everyone has said, you are NOT done and there is still a lot to go. Don't discount their advice just because you're excited. We've seen some nasty wait times with 'simple' applications before.