Visa k1

[Mtoudy 2]

Hi there! More than a month ago I spent my interview on a K1 visa, there is still no news after going through the administrative process. that I have to do?

[itsbob 0]

I'm in the same boat, but in my case the CO kept my passport and gave me the 221g (White) with Admin Review highlighted, have you checked CEAC.STATE.GOV to see if you had any updates?

[Mtoudy 2]

7 minutes ago, itsbob said:

I'm in the same boat, but in my case the CO kept my passport and gave me the 221g (White) with Admin Review highlighted, have you checked CEAC.STATE.GOV to see if you had any updates?

he was updated three times the last one was on June 29.

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

sorry but not good news

the embassy did not keep your passport or ask for any additional info, so expect the USC to hear the case is denied

Get ready to marry in Morocco and apply for a CR1

the CR1 will take 12 to 14 months from application date to interview

the USC will need to spend quality time with you to prove a real relationship to the Casa embassy

i wish i am wrong and they send to you an email saying to send passport and register with Aramex 

but casa is a very difficult embassy to get any visa from especially a K1 

only 6 were approved in June 

 

If i am wrong, please forgive this email as it sounds  non sympathetic

but i am sympathetic as we tried K1 in June 2009 and had to go thru a long process to marry and do CR1 getting the visa in 2015

 

this is not easy

this is not fast

this is not cheap

 

you need patience

and a very loving fiancee

[Love_Bug 95]

Same with us - the dreaded DS-5535 a day after our interview, but the embassy did keep his passport. They also gave us back the majority of our petition back (copies of chats, screenshots, pictures etc) only kept the I129F application, the adjustment of status, his medical results and his passport. We are coming up on 6 months of AP and still no word. 

[Mtoudy 2]

14 hours ago, Nik-Jake said:

Same with us - the dreaded DS-5535 a day after our interview, but the embassy did keep his passport. They also gave us back the majority of our petition back (copies of chats, screenshots, pictures etc) only kept the I129F application, the adjustment of status, his medical results and his passport. We are coming up on 6 months of AP and still no word. 

it's a tiring process

[Mtoudy 2]

On 8/14/2019 at 9:26 PM, JeanneAdil said:

sorry but not good news

the embassy did not keep your passport or ask for any additional info, so expect the USC to hear the case is denied

Get ready to marry in Morocco and apply for a CR1

the CR1 will take 12 to 14 months from application date to interview

the USC will need to spend quality time with you to prove a real relationship to the Casa embassy

i wish i am wrong and they send to you an email saying to send passport and register with Aramex 

but casa is a very difficult embassy to get any visa from especially a K1 

only 6 were approved in June 

 

If i am wrong, please forgive this email as it sounds  non sympathetic

but i am sympathetic as we tried K1 in June 2009 and had to go thru a long process to marry and do CR1 getting the visa in 2015

 

this is not easy

this is not fast

this is not cheap

 

you need patience

and a very loving fiancee

My girlfriend didn't know that things have changed. Visa K1 was faster ... now we plan to get married and switch to visa cr1.

[Unlockable 7,314]

50 minutes ago, Mtoudy said:

My girlfriend didn't know that things have changed. Visa K1 was faster ... now we plan to get married and switch to visa cr1.

It won't be a switch. It will be a new (spousal) case.

 

When do you plan on getting married?

 

 

[Mtoudy 2]

3 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

No será un cambio. Será un nuevo caso (conyugal).

 

¿Cuándo planeas casarte?

 

 

Next month

[Unlockable 7,314]

OK. Well you don't know how close you are to the end. Your administrative process (AP) could be complete next week. Seems risky to get married now and start all over. That is another year and half to get an interview for the spousal visa but you may end up back in AP.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

14 hours ago, Mtoudy said:

Next month

I wouldn't do anything til you hear the end result. You and others are only speculating as to what could happen. An argument like that has two sides and you are hearing only one side. Just my experience. 

[Mtoudy 2]

12 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

I wouldn't do anything til you hear the end result. You and others are only speculating as to what could happen. An argument like that has two sides and you are hearing only one side. Just my experience. 

but it takes a long time ... there are cases that have been in AP status for two years

[Greenbaum 12,259]

19 minutes ago, Mtoudy said:

but it takes a long time ... there are cases that have been in AP status for two years

and there are cases that have been in AP status for "any" amount of time which could be one day, one month or 6 months or more. The OP will just have to make a decision what works for them.