US Embassy of Finland

[Evelina 5]

Just wondering if K1  visas are included . NO (??)

[Gatekeeper 35]

Hello, unfortunately visas which are still subject to the travel ban in the US (like K-1) will still not be processed...

[Evelina 5]

5 minutes ago, Gatekeeper said:

Hello, unfortunately visas which are still subject to the travel ban in the US (like K-1) will still not be processed...

I thought this whole time that I could still get the visa once the embassies reopen and travel to the US ... where did you find that info ? 🤔

[Gatekeeper 35]

Unfortunately not, as long as the travel ban is in place. I got the info from the app “Case tracker” (which tracks your visa request status and contains all news related to visas). Here’s the extract of the article and the link to it.

”While routine visa processes are resuming (dependent upon local pandemic conditions) in most locations for US embassies and consulates, there are exceptions to what will and will not be processed. This is with reference to the executive order and entry bans instituted by the US government against certain categories of immigrant and non-immigrant visas.”

link: 
https://www.path2usa.com/blog/us-consulates-to-reopen-process-some-visas

[Evelina 5]

34 minutes ago, Gatekeeper said:

Unfortunately not, as long as the travel ban is in place. I got the info from the app “Case tracker” (which tracks your visa request status and contains all news related to visas). Here’s the extract of the article and the link to it.

”While routine visa processes are resuming (dependent upon local pandemic conditions) in most locations for US embassies and consulates, there are exceptions to what will and will not be processed. This is with reference to the executive order and entry bans instituted by the US government against certain categories of immigrant and non-immigrant visas.”

link: 
https://www.path2usa.com/blog/us-consulates-to-reopen-process-some-visas

But nothing says that k1 visas won't processed for example for the rest of the year though ... I guess I'll get my few months vacation in Mexico then and get married there 🙃

[Gatekeeper 35]

We all hope that the travel ban will be lifted in the coming months indeed!

getting married outside of the US will void your K-1 visa though and you’d then Have to apply to a different type of visa (for married people), which is a MUCH longer process than the K-1.

Patience, hope and optimism is the key for all of us right now😊

Good luck with your K-1 process!

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

13 hours ago, Gatekeeper said:

Unfortunately not, as long as the travel ban is in place. I got the info from the app “Case tracker” (which tracks your visa request status and contains all news related to visas). Here’s the extract of the article and the link to it.

”While routine visa processes are resuming (dependent upon local pandemic conditions) in most locations for US embassies and consulates, there are exceptions to what will and will not be processed. This is with reference to the executive order and entry bans instituted by the US government against certain categories of immigrant and non-immigrant visas.”

link: 
https://www.path2usa.com/blog/us-consulates-to-reopen-process-some-visas

Unfortunately, you and your source haven't attained the complete picture of what truly is the case. There are embassies beginning to open and processing at least CR1's. There are some who have gotten their "emergency" K-1 visa and have been successful in traveling and entering the US. There are numerous threads speaking about this topic where others are serving up either their experience or others.  I know of one case that someone who had a K-1 approved pre-pandemic but never issued the visa. She received a phone call from the embassy and was asked is she wanted to come by the embassy and pick up the completed visa. So, there are cases that are progressing but not in the numbers that anyone of us would like. Just saying.

[Gatekeeper 35]

Well, my understanding from the article was indeed that Cr-1 visa were processed. But the question here was about K-1 visa. We knew already that emergency visas (including K-1) were being processed since several weeks (on a case by case basis). So that’s not news.

However, I’m very curious about the one case you mention of a “simple” (ie not emergency) visa completed recently. Was this visa not falling under special cases (e.g. spouse being in the US military for instance?). Did the person actually managed to enter the US with it? Was it issued by an embassy from a country subject to the travel ban in the US? I think we’d be a lot of people interested to know more about this case and grateful if you could share the details about it : )