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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Hi Everyone,

It's been 15 years since my wife came to the US on a K1 visa, and we couldn't have done it without the visajourney community!  Now, in 2021, we're thinking about bringing my wife's sister to the US so we can open a restaurant together.  My wife now has her US citizenship, and her sister is Thai by birth, but has Swiss citizenship.  

Questions:

  1. With our sponsorship, can she immigrate here, work legally, and have a path to permanent residency?  
  2. Can you share a link to this process on visajourney.com?
  3. How long does the process take?

 

Thank you!!

David and Pu's Timeline

10/20/2006 Submitted I129F to TSC

10/23/2006 Transferred to CSC

10/26/2006 NOA1 sent snail mail

11/13/2006 Received NOA1 - (Late due to my changing residences on 11/1. FYI, move before you file!)

11/13/2006 Called Customer Service to change address

11/29/2006 Touched!

12/02/2006 Received verification of Change of Address - snail mail

01/10/2007 Bought ticket to visit Pu on Valentines Day!

01/17/2007 NOA2!! via email

01/29/2007 NVC Left - Headed for Bangkok!

02/07/2007 Packet 3 mailed from US Embassy!

02/10/2007 Packet 3 received

02/20/2007 Packet 3 mailed (EMS Next Day)

02/21/2007 Packet 3 Received at Embassy (no signature)

03/06/2007 Received response from Embassy - Packet 4 mailed 02/28/07. Interview scheduled 5/16/2007!

05/16/2007 Interview. Embassy requests passport amended. Luckily the turnaround time is two days in Bangkok.

05/21/2007 Pu returns to Embassy with new passport, visa granted. Visa issued the following day.

05/26/2007 Pu arrives in USA!

05/30/2007 Married!

06/26/2007 Overnighted AOS petition to Chicago Lockbox

06/27/2007 AOS petition delivered to Chicago lockbox, signed for by V Bustamante

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SalishSea   17,980

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: New Zealand
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1 hour ago, pulteseller said:

Hi Everyone,

It's been 15 years since my wife came to the US on a K1 visa, and we couldn't have done it without the visajourney community!  Now, in 2021, we're thinking about bringing my wife's sister to the US so we can open a restaurant together.  My wife now has her US citizenship, and her sister is Thai by birth, but has Swiss citizenship.  

Questions:

  1. With our sponsorship, can she immigrate here, work legally, and have a path to permanent residency?  
  2. Can you share a link to this process on visajourney.com?
  3. How long does the process take?

 

Thank you!!

Could be 15-20 years at this point.

pulteseller Enthusiast

pulteseller   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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23 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Could be 15-20 years at this point.

In other words, we should have applied 15 years ago when we got the K1, lol!!  Can't believe 15-20 years is even a reality.

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David and Pu's Timeline

10/20/2006 Submitted I129F to TSC

10/23/2006 Transferred to CSC

10/26/2006 NOA1 sent snail mail

11/13/2006 Received NOA1 - (Late due to my changing residences on 11/1. FYI, move before you file!)

11/13/2006 Called Customer Service to change address

11/29/2006 Touched!

12/02/2006 Received verification of Change of Address - snail mail

01/10/2007 Bought ticket to visit Pu on Valentines Day!

01/17/2007 NOA2!! via email

01/29/2007 NVC Left - Headed for Bangkok!

02/07/2007 Packet 3 mailed from US Embassy!

02/10/2007 Packet 3 received

02/20/2007 Packet 3 mailed (EMS Next Day)

02/21/2007 Packet 3 Received at Embassy (no signature)

03/06/2007 Received response from Embassy - Packet 4 mailed 02/28/07. Interview scheduled 5/16/2007!

05/16/2007 Interview. Embassy requests passport amended. Luckily the turnaround time is two days in Bangkok.

05/21/2007 Pu returns to Embassy with new passport, visa granted. Visa issued the following day.

05/26/2007 Pu arrives in USA!

05/30/2007 Married!

06/26/2007 Overnighted AOS petition to Chicago Lockbox

06/27/2007 AOS petition delivered to Chicago lockbox, signed for by V Bustamante

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SusieQQQ   11,587

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25 minutes ago, pulteseller said:

In other words, we should have applied 15 years ago when we got the K1, lol!!  Can't believe 15-20 years is even a reality.

No, because only citizens can apply for siblings. Though, if your wife arrived on a K1 15 years ago she should have been able to naturalize a decade or more back?

 

As for the time period involved - that’s because there’s an annual visa limit set in law, and almost 2.2 million people in the queue. I’m not aware of any other country where it’s even possible to sponsor a sibling for permanent residence, do you know of any?

 
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