I'm New to this process

[Gary Rich 268]

Good Day. I'm new on this site.. and i just sent my k-1 visa to Texas. it arrive on Dec 21st. I know it will be a long process. but does any know the timeline for visa processing in Ghana.. thank you in advance

[Redro 4,611]

Add your country to your profile and you'll be able to see user reported timelines for people from Ghana.

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op66=All&op7=Ghana&op1=3&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C10%2C11%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16%2C17%2C18%2C20%2C21%2C22%2C25%2C26%2C27%2C28%2C108%2C110%2C111%2C208%2C210%2C211&cfl=

 

 

[Gary Rich 268]

I seen that timeline.. I was there in Ghana in Oct 2021 for 2 weeks..  and the Embassy was open for business.. so my reason for asking is that.. i think that some of the information that being put out on line is wrong.. Each country is different of course.. but the information on the timelines..  is not correct in some case..

Edited December 29, 2021 by Gary Rich

[Redro 4,611]

27 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

I seen that timeline.. I was there in Ghana in Oct 2021 for 2 weeks..  and the Embassy was open for business.. so my reason for asking is that.. i think that some of the information that being put out on line is wrong.. Each country is different of course.. but the information on the timelines..  is not correct in some case..

This is what I stated it is based on user reported data. 

The timeline is only as correct as the data provided. 

The embassy might be open but it could be operating at limited capacity. 

 

If you order by I-129F NOA1 you can see one person completed the process in 350 days but that is an exception not the norm. 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op66=All&op7=Ghana&op1=4&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C10%2C11%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16%2C17%2C18%2C20%2C21%2C22%2C25%2C26%2C27%2C28%2C108%2C110%2C111%2C208%2C210%2C211&cfl=0

 

The latest stats from travel.state.gov show 29 K1s issued in October.

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyNIVIssuances/OCTOBER 2021 - NIV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf

 

If we trust the timeline. People with an NOA2 between 2020/03- 2020/6 managed to get interviews. 

In December, people with NOA2 between 2020/10-2021/3 received interview dates. Seems like the consulate is issuing a good amount of K1s so hopefully by the time your petition is approved it will be sent to the consulate fairly quickly. 

Edited December 29, 2021 by Kor2USA

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

26 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

I seen that timeline.. I was there in Ghana in Oct 2021 for 2 weeks..  and the Embassy was open for business.. so my reason for asking is that.. i think that some of the information that being put out on line is wrong.. Each country is different of course.. but the information on the timelines..  is not correct in some case..

The timelines are user driven.  The AVERAGE K-1 is taking 463 days from submission to interview.  Your case could be shorter or longer. 

 

 

 

[Gary Rich 268]

Thank you for your reply... I'm thinking my case will be shorter just base on me being there and seeing the US Embassy in Ghana open and taking interviews.. ( I could be wrong ) but i do believe some of the information that being put online is not correct. I mean i was right there on the ground.  so i'm just in the beginning process of mines.. I kind of expect movement by march or April.. and my fiancé interview right around June or July.. but quick question tho.. my fiancé is dues in June to our our child.. I'm hoping that wont be a problem at the Embassy..( thats my only concern )

[Redro 4,611]

5 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

Thank you for your reply... I'm thinking my case will be shorter just base on me being there and seeing the US Embassy in Ghana open and taking interviews.. ( I could be wrong ) but i do believe some of the information that being put online is not correct. I mean i was right there on the ground.  so i'm just in the beginning process of mines.. I kind of expect movement by march or April.. and my fiancé interview right around June or July.. but quick question tho.. my fiancé is dues in June to our our child.. I'm hoping that wont be a problem at the Embassy..( thats my only concern )

Did you personally talk to the people waiting in line for an interview and ask them what visa they had applied for and when they applied? 

 

If you child is born before the interview your child might be eligible for US citizenship (a CRBA). 

How did you acquire your US citizenship? 

Edited December 29, 2021 by Kor2USA

[Gary Rich 268]

I'm a US citizen ( born and raise ) and no.. i did not ask the people their business there.. But i did talk to the security at the door there, and ( quote- we are open and seeing people by appointment of Couse.. but thing here are being process )

[Redro 4,611]

1 minute ago, Gary Rich said:

I'm a US citizen ( born and raise ) and no.. i did not ask the people their business there.. But i did talk to the security at the door there, and ( quote- we are open and seeing people by appointment of Couse.. but thing here are being process )

If things remain the same. NOA1-NOA2 is currently taking 283 days (this part of the process is the same/ country doesn't matter).

So, you should get to NVC stage in October next year. 

After your child is born, you need to apply for CRBA. 

https://gh.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/

Instructions from the embassy. 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

24 minutes ago, Gary Rich said:

I'm thinking my case will be shorter just base on me being there and seeing the US Embassy in Ghana open and taking interviews..

That is only a small part of the whole process.  You have no idea as to how long their backlog is or what category of applicants they are interviewing...they could be interviewing people from 2020.

 

My point is:  Prepare for a long wait, but rejoice if your journey is shorter.  Good luck. 

Edited December 29, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[Redro 4,611]

Found a thread of users waiting on Ghana interviews:

 

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to K1 Progress Reports, to be among other timeline-related threads ***

 

[Gary Rich 268]

edit.. ( did you move this thread ?)

Edited December 29, 2021 by Gary Rich

[Redro 4,611]

P.S be a buddy and 

Also add your country flag to your profile. 

It'll help you, future members, and build confidence in VJ processing times... 

Edited December 29, 2021 by Kor2USA

[slavaskii 886]

58 minutes ago, Kor2USA said:

If things remain the same. NOA1-NOA2 is currently taking 283 days (this part of the process is the same/ country doesn't matter).

So, you should get to NVC stage in October next year. 

After your child is born, you need to apply for CRBA. 

https://gh.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/

Instructions from the embassy. 

 

 

Considering the holiday slowdown and the amount of March filers, it’s going to easily be well over 300 days for NOA2 pretty soon (average for the March filers is 290-300). My only assumption is that, perhaps, the Afghan SIV is what delayed this all so severely as currently they’re still prioritized over K1 and IR1/CR1 petitions and there were 200k of them. But yesterday there were very, very few March approvals - less than 20 in all - and there’s over 3000 of us still waiting. K1 processing is going to skyrocket all across the board soon. 
 

To OP: as the others have said, your process may only be shorter depending on Ghana’s embassy, but that only comes into play after you receive NOA2. And just know that a lot can change between now and October/November 2022; for many embassies in 2021 it was positive, but some (ie Russia and Philippines) it was quite negative. So just keep visiting us on here for the latest information.

Edited December 29, 2021 by slavaskii