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My fiancee has her interview- should i buy ticke

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24 minutes ago, Delphil said:

Hello everyone 

 

New poster but lurker for a while! 

 

Finally my fiancee on K1 has an expedited interview on November 18.

 

I am assuming the best so should I buy tickets now or wait until the day of interview.

 

Any estimate of when she can fly to the US ?

Any advice is greatly appreciated !

 

Thanks Del

Do not purchase anything, including tickets, which cannot be refunded or changed.  The visa must be issued and processed by the consulate, received by the applicant, and checked for errors.  Some applicants seem to have issues trying to depart PI, so I would urge caution since it could take several weeks before she can travel.   Good luck. 

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Don't buy the flight until she gets back the passport with the visa stamped on it.

 

Although most people get through the interview without issues, some are unpleasantly surprised with extra requirements - an additional document, shipping delays, visa typos, etc.

 

Don't forget that she needs to do the CFO seminar (if she hasn't done that already). Otherwise exit immigration won't let her depart the country.

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I almost waited until my fiance had her bags packed and said all her good byes to everyone before I bought tickets. (Well not really that close)

But with the Covid thing and rules changing by the day, I waited until I was sure everything was in order.

 

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5 hours ago, Delphil said:

Hello everyone 

 

New poster but lurker for a while! 

 

Finally my fiancee on K1 has an expedited interview on November 18.

 

I am assuming the best so should I buy tickets now or wait until the day of interview.

 

Any estimate of when she can fly to the US ?

Any advice is greatly appreciated !

 

Thanks Del

My fiancee just arrived. I was 4 weeks from the interview to arrival. Issue and Delivery took 2 weeks. CFO and misc other travel related requirements took 2 weeks. 

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9 hours ago, Delphil said:

Finally my fiancee on K1 has an expedited interview on November 18.

Same day as my fiancée's interview maybe they finally started processing them at full pace again!

 

 

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21 hours ago, Puppythecat said:

Same day as my fiancée's interview maybe they finally started processing them at full pace again!

 

 

Really good luck ! They might see each other

On 11/8/2021 at 4:19 PM, Commish10 said:

My fiancee just arrived. I was 4 weeks from the interview to arrival. Issue and Delivery took 2 weeks. CFO and misc other travel related requirements took 2 weeks. 

Thank you that helps a lot. I am hoping she is here by Xmas

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On 11/8/2021 at 2:05 PM, AlaMike said:

I almost waited until my fiance had her bags packed and said all her good byes to everyone before I bought tickets. (Well not really that close)

But with the Covid thing and rules changing by the day, I waited until I was sure everything was in order.

 

Yes one is never sure !

On 11/8/2021 at 1:50 PM, Adventine said:

Don't buy the flight until she gets back the passport with the visa stamped on it.

 

Although most people get through the interview without issues, some are unpleasantly surprised with extra requirements - an additional document, shipping delays, visa typos, etc.

 

Don't forget that she needs to do the CFO seminar (if she hasn't done that already). Otherwise exit immigration won't let her depart the country.

Sure will be careful, yes I asked her about the CFO she is on it. Thanks

On 11/8/2021 at 11:12 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Do not purchase anything, including tickets, which cannot be refunded or changed.  The visa must be issued and processed by the consulate, received by the applicant, and checked for errors.  Some applicants seem to have issues trying to depart PI, so I would urge caution since it could take several weeks before she can travel.   Good luck. 

Yes thank you will do that

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