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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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On 11/12/2019 at 6:28 AM, LaurenkA said:

Thank you for responding, so you think it’s best to do the spouse visa vs the fiancé visa? Would  the consulate in Casablanca allow me to have a joint sponsor for the k1 visa? I keep getting mixed reviews on if they do or don’t allow it? 

With the current political climate (even though the President's daughter has just visited Morocco) ,  you should expect a denial for a K1

reasons:

totality of circumstances:

In the law, the totality of the circumstances test refers to a method of analysis where decisions are based on all available information rather than bright-line rules. Under the totality of the circumstances test, courts focus "on all the circumstances of a particular case, rather than any one factor".

no US residency (so use parent's US address when u apply

low income to support till the bf can marry and work as your moroccan income is not sufficient 

you need to show you can afford health care insurance (or add him to yours) at time of interview

 

they will not even ask for a cosponsor 

 

Get married and do the CR1 

With a spouse visa he can work as soon as he finds a job here

and the CO is more likely to ask for a cosponsor 

The Costs for AOS after marriage in  the USA is going up from  $1225 to over $2100

all in all the cost of K1 is higher than the CR1 

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1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

With the current political climate (even though the President's daughter has just visited Morocco) ,  you should expect a denial for a K1

reasons:

totality of circumstances:

In the law, the totality of the circumstances test refers to a method of analysis where decisions are based on all available information rather than bright-line rules. Under the totality of the circumstances test, courts focus "on all the circumstances of a particular case, rather than any one factor".

no US residency (so use parent's US address when u apply

low income to support till the bf can marry and work as your moroccan income is not sufficient 

you need to show you can afford health care insurance (or add him to yours) at time of interview

 

they will not even ask for a cosponsor 

 

Get married and do the CR1 

With a spouse visa he can work as soon as he finds a job here

and the CO is more likely to ask for a cosponsor 

The Costs for AOS after marriage in  the USA is going up from  $1225 to over $2100

all in all the cost of K1 is higher than the CR1 

What if I go home fix my income, prove I have enough financials before the interview. Do you think then I have a fighting chance? 

Filed: IR-5 Country: Indonesia
Timeline
Posted (edited)
On 11/12/2019 at 11:27 AM, LaurenkA said:

I was going to ask, for denial of fiancé visa they have to see some major red flags though right for that to happen?

correct. basically fiance visa is better than tourist visa but less favorable than spouse visa for approval rate.

Edited by Mindo2019

4/19/19: Sending Package to USCIS

5/8/19: NOA1 (USCIS received)

10/3/19: NOA2 (USCIS Approved)

10/10/19: Case sent to NVC

10/22/19: NVC received

11/14/19: Received invoice number and case number and pay AOS + IV bill

11/18/19: Completed DS-260

11/19/19: Submit AOS + IV package to NVC for review (hit the 7 months mark!)

11/21/19: All documents are accepted except tax transcripts. Re-upload it and now upload 1 year per document section.

01/22/20: Document Qualified. NVC send it over to embassy for obtaining interview date.

02/12/20: NVC completed the case. Now the status is in transit to US embassy (Jakarta-Indonesia)

03/05/20: Medical Exam

03/26/20: Interview date!💖 (canceled due to Covid-19 until further notice)

02/25/21: Embassy emailed that they resume IR5 visa

03/01/21: Another medical exam since the last one expired in September 2020

03/15/21: Interview date!🤩 Result: 221G because my mom forget the original doc for my dad's death decree + she needs to redone her photo

03/16/21: submit the necessary paperwork + photo

03/17/21: Status change to administrative processing

03/18/21: Status change to issued. Waiting for email from the embassy for pick up

03/20/21: VISA IS READY!

03/25/21: Fly to US

 

Posted

I wouldn't even put tourist visas in the same boat as a K-1 or immigrant visa. They are extremely different in their requirements and purposes.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Filed: IR-5 Country: Indonesia
Timeline
Posted
On 11/14/2019 at 8:25 AM, geowrian said:

I wouldn't even put tourist visas in the same boat as a K-1 or immigrant visa. They are extremely different in their requirements and purposes.

We were just talking about approval rate. Ignored all other factors.

4/19/19: Sending Package to USCIS

5/8/19: NOA1 (USCIS received)

10/3/19: NOA2 (USCIS Approved)

10/10/19: Case sent to NVC

10/22/19: NVC received

11/14/19: Received invoice number and case number and pay AOS + IV bill

11/18/19: Completed DS-260

11/19/19: Submit AOS + IV package to NVC for review (hit the 7 months mark!)

11/21/19: All documents are accepted except tax transcripts. Re-upload it and now upload 1 year per document section.

01/22/20: Document Qualified. NVC send it over to embassy for obtaining interview date.

02/12/20: NVC completed the case. Now the status is in transit to US embassy (Jakarta-Indonesia)

03/05/20: Medical Exam

03/26/20: Interview date!💖 (canceled due to Covid-19 until further notice)

02/25/21: Embassy emailed that they resume IR5 visa

03/01/21: Another medical exam since the last one expired in September 2020

03/15/21: Interview date!🤩 Result: 221G because my mom forget the original doc for my dad's death decree + she needs to redone her photo

03/16/21: submit the necessary paperwork + photo

03/17/21: Status change to administrative processing

03/18/21: Status change to issued. Waiting for email from the embassy for pick up

03/20/21: VISA IS READY!

03/25/21: Fly to US

 

 
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