Coronavirus - processing K1 (pre NOA2)

[BC97 13]

Does anyone know if USCIS are continuing to progress the I-129F’s amid the current travel ban? 
 

I heard people had visa interviews cancelled but was wondering if we’re still likely to see progression up until that point and then reach a choke point when it comes to the point at which people are making appointments at the embassy.

 

Or have I heard wrong and things are still going as normal? 
 

As the K1 is technically a non-immigrant visa, does that mean the US are still barring European beneficiaries from moving?

 

I’m sure it’ll already have been answered - just panicking as I’m from the U.K.! 
 

We received NOA1 on November 26th.

[JFH 12,190]

The petition will still be processed. A petition only gives permission to apply for a visa. You have some months to go yet - it could be all over by then. Hopefully it will be. 
 

Spouses of USCs are exempt from the ban but not fiancés. 
 

*~*~*moved to Coronavirus section*~*~*

Edited March 15, 2020 by JFH

[BC97 13]

3 minutes ago, JFH said:

Spouses of USCs are exempt from the ban but not fiancés.

Thanks for moving this here, hadn’t noticed this area of the forum.

 

What do you mean by your above statement? I was asking about the K1 visa so does this mean if the travel ban is not lifted the process would continue as normal but I then couldn’t use the visa, given the K1 is the fiancé visa.

[JFH 12,190]

2 minutes ago, BC97 said:

Thanks for moving this here, hadn’t noticed this area of the forum.

 

What do you mean by your above statement? I was asking about the K1 visa so does this mean if the travel ban is not lifted the process would continue as normal but I then couldn’t use the visa, given the K1 is the fiancé visa.

Correct. A fiancé visa is not an immigrant visa and you are not an immediate relative of a USC so you fall under the ban, as it stands at the moment. The visa will have a validity of 6 months from your medical exam date so hopefully this virus will be done with by then and you can move. 

[Crazy Cat 41,893]

48 minutes ago, BC97 said:

I was asking about the K1 visa so does this mean if the travel ban is not lifted the process would continue as normal but I then couldn’t use the visa, given the K1 is the fiancé visa.

The travel restriction exempts spouses of US citizens.....not fiances (unless something has recently changed).....

[LoveJonLovell 306]

My thought was that staff would need to read through petitions still. So even if offices close, people can work from home... and still get stuff done. That's how I'd do it, anyway! 

 

Of course, this is speculation.

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

1 hour ago, JL0583 said:

My thought was that staff would need to read through petitions still. So even if offices close, people can work from home... and still get stuff done. That's how I'd do it, anyway! 

 

Of course, this is speculation.

And that's how it's probably done. Still, people might get sick and they'll get even more understaffed than they already are so everything might take a little bit longer.

[designguy 1,179]

20 hours ago, BC97 said:

Does anyone know if USCIS are continuing to progress the I-129F’s amid the current travel ban? 
 

I heard people had visa interviews cancelled but was wondering if we’re still likely to see progression up until that point and then reach a choke point when it comes to the point at which people are making appointments at the embassy.

 

Or have I heard wrong and things are still going as normal? 
 

As the K1 is technically a non-immigrant visa, does that mean the US are still barring European beneficiaries from moving?

 

I’m sure it’ll already have been answered - just panicking as I’m from the U.K.! 
 

We received NOA1 on November 26th.

Even if the ban is still in place when you get your visa. You can go to a non Banned country for 14 days and then enter the US

[Aaron95 0]

4 hours ago, designguy said:

Even if the ban is still in place when you get your visa. You can go to a non Banned country for 14 days and then enter the US

Is this really possible? i'm sure entering via this way will cause a lot of questions and issues at the US border when you arrive?

Edited March 16, 2020 by Aaron95

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

7 hours ago, Aaron95 said:

Is this really possible? i'm sure entering via this way will cause a lot of questions and issues at the US border when you arrive?

I don't think anyone has actually done it, mostly because the suggested stopover countries got added to the ban list themselves a few days later.