Getting a K-1 Visa fastest?

[K1visaHopeful 2,850]

50 minutes ago, Palawan said:

I found a AOS to be a piece of cake and easy, I saw nothing negative with it.

 

I did a K1,  no way would of chosen a CR-1.  I was approved in less than 30 days and had interview in less than 30 days from there.

Impossible.

K1 AOSers don't get approved until after their GC interview. 

 

Fill out your time line for context. 

[Palawan 131]

On 7/26/2022 at 6:40 AM, K1visaHopeful said:

Impossible.

K1 AOSers don't get approved until after their GC interview. 

 

Fill out your time line for context. 

You are lost and confused, We never had a AOS interview for a GC, it was waived for both GC.

 

I was talking about K1 visa approval in 30 days and did Embassy interview a few weeks later.

 

 

[K1visaHopeful 2,850]

6 minutes ago, Palawan said:

You are lost and confused, We never had a AOS interview for a GC, it was waived for both GC.

 

I was talking about K1 visa approval in 30 days and did Embassy interview a few weeks later.

 

 

This post is about K1 AOS, not K1 Visas. We are talking about the down sides to not being able to work, drive or leave the US for a long time while AOSing as a K1.

 

Again, fill out your timeline for context.

Giving the OP the false hope that an I129F approval and subsequent K1 visa approval can take 60 days without expedite or special conditions in today's world is not fair.

Edited July 26, 2022 by K1visaHopeful

[Palawan 131]

On 7/26/2022 at 6:53 AM, K1visaHopeful said:

This post is about K1 AOS, not K1 Visas. We are talking about the down sides to not being able to work, drive or leave the US for a long time while AOSing as a K1.

 

Again, fill out your timeline for context.

Giving the OP the false hope that an I129F approval and subsequent K1 visa approval can take 60 days without expedite or special conditions in today's world is not fair.

Wrong again, The Title is:  Getting a K-1 Visa fastest?

[K1visaHopeful 2,850]

On 7/17/2022 at 11:53 PM, Jorgedig said:

It is no longer "fastest" overall, and the AOS process for K-1s is a big negative.

 

Most of us who did a K-1 even when the petition process was only 6 months (vs current 13 months) would have chosen a CR-1 in retrospect.

 

"Fast" is not a reasonable criterion for choosing a visa in 2022.

 

 

Your comment was in response to @Jorgedig's response which is indeed about K1 AOSing.

13 minutes ago, Palawan said:

Wrong again, The Title is:  Getting a K-1 Visa fastest?

Filling out your timeline explaining WHEN you received an I129F in 30 days (as that's not realistic in 2022 for normal, non-expedited filers) and then an embassy interview in 30 days (as that's not realistic at any embassy right now) (and WHY it was so quick for you) and why you never received a 2 yr CPR Greencard interview nor a 10 yr LPR Greencard interview either would be helpful for the OP.

As of now, your argument is unsupported and in my books, could be considered trolling.

Edited July 26, 2022 by K1visaHopeful

[TempunAlex 7]

On 7/19/2022 at 10:19 PM, WaterLeaf said:

Hi. I'm the US Citizen who petitioned for my Husband as he is also from Uruguay for K1.

 

We went this expensive and time consuming route because we could. We aren't trying to rush anything other than being accurate with our case. I went with it because it help him learn more about the local information, laws, and other things for the area he plan to stay in Tennessee. Once the time is up we also went ahead and worked on filing out the other papers and have everything ready before sending them out on the day he could send them and reviewing everything like a few days later for fresh eyes and make sure we aren't missing anything. Yes, it take time but we were managing well. We did nothing to engage in illegal activity.

So I feel like I need to tell you again, nothing about getting someone into the US is fast. Even in Uruguay they have their own time frame and it can depends. Also, it take both of you to do this completely.

Hi, Nice to see someone from my home country doing this process. Could you explain what you meant by time is up? Do you mean the 90 days you have to marry after approval? 

 

I also want to make clear that I meant K-1 Visa being fastest for my specific situation. The reason I consider it fastest is because if we were to wait to get married first and file for IR1 it would take me over 2 years. My fiance cannot travel to meet me until sometime March Next year, this means that we would just start filing for a IR1 April and then from there have to wait the whole 13 months until approval. That puts the IR1 at roughly 20 months total vs 13 from us having filed K-1 (This past week actually). 

I wanted to read everyone's input on the matter as well as see if there were any alternative routes I was not aware of. I appreciate all the comments even though quite a few touch on points that don't have to do with me like being unable to travel or work. Those wouldn't be an issue for me at all. As for driving, that's also not that big of a deal to be honest, I can just uber or something if I need to get somewhere fast. 

 

Thank you to everyone!

[Palawan 131]

46 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Your comment was in response to @Jorgedig's response which is indeed about K1 AOSing.

Filling out your timeline explaining WHEN you received an I129F in 30 days (as that's not realistic in 2022 for normal, non-expedited filers) and then an embassy interview in 30 days (as that's not realistic at any embassy right now) (and WHY it was so quick for you) and why you never received a 2 yr CPR Greencard interview nor a 10 yr LPR Greencard interview either would be helpful for the OP.

As of now, your argument is unsupported and in my books, could be considered trolling.

Filed about 7 years ago for K1, I have no clue why they waived both interviews for GC, I guess it just what they were doing at the time, I just go with the flow they don't want interview that's even better for us.

[Palawan 131]

56 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Your comment was in response to @Jorgedig's response which is indeed about K1 AOSing.

Filling out your timeline explaining WHEN you received an I129F in 30 days (as that's not realistic in 2022 for normal, non-expedited filers) and then an embassy interview in 30 days (as that's not realistic at any embassy right now) (and WHY it was so quick for you) and why you never received a 2 yr CPR Greencard interview nor a 10 yr LPR Greencard interview either would be helpful for the OP.

As of now, your argument is unsupported and in my books, could be considered trolling.

Thus why I am talking about K1's and AOS

 

Please take time to read before responding 

 

TIA

 

 

Edited July 26, 2022 by Palawan

[SalishSea 17,970]

5 hours ago, Palawan said:

I found a AOS to be a piece of cake and easy, I saw nothing negative with it.

 

I did a K1,  no way would of chosen a CR-1.  I was approved in less than 30 days and had interview in less than 30 days from there.

In 2022, the K-1 process is taking around two years, not including AOS.   
 

The timeline for how it was when you did the K-1 is irrelevant to OP’s queries.

[Crazy Cat 41,983]

5 hours ago, Palawan said:

I found a AOS to be a piece of cake and easy, I saw nothing negative with it.

 

I did a K1,  no way would of chosen a CR-1.  I was approved in less than 30 days and had interview in less than 30 days from there.

Irrelevant to current processing times.  You are a one-in-a-trillion outlier.  

Edited July 26, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Palawan 131]

On 7/26/2022 at 11:02 AM, Jorgedig said:

In 2022, the K-1 process is taking around two years, not including AOS.   
 

The timeline for how it was when you did the K-1 is irrelevant to OP’s queries.

My timeline is the standard, things will go back to normal.

 

Just in case you didn't notice, I was replying to you only and your comment of:  

"It is no longer "fastest" overall, and the AOS process for K-1s is a big negative.

 

Most of us who did a K-1 even when the petition process was only 6 months (vs current 13 months) would have chosen a CR-1 in retrospect."

 

You said "Retrospect" the definiition is : "a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time"

 

Looking back no way would of have done the CR1, it was taking like a year to get NOA2, I got NOA2 around 30 days.

 

Please look at what you wrote when you respond

[Palawan 131]

On 7/26/2022 at 11:15 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Irrelevant to current processing times.  You are a one-in-a-trillion outlier.  

Never said it was current processing time, If you would read the thread I said it was about 7 years ago.

 

Please try to read a thread and not just concentrate on one comment.

[BLC 112]

25 minutes ago, Palawan said:

My timeline is the standard, things will go back to normal.

 

Just in case you didn't notice, I was replying to you only and your comment of:  

"It is no longer "fastest" overall, and the AOS process for K-1s is a big negative.

 

Most of us who did a K-1 even when the petition process was only 6 months (vs current 13 months) would have chosen a CR-1 in retrospect."

 

You said "Retrospect" the definiition is : "a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time"

 

Looking back no way would of have done the CR1, it was taking like a year to get NOA2, I got NOA2 around 30 days.

 

Please look at what you wrote when you respond

I think you are reading into this all wrong. These responses to your comment are completely  justified. Like you said, looking back you wouldn’t have done cr1 anyway due to NOA2 wait times and getting yours in 30 days…that’s the point of the responses to this, that wasn’t normal— it’s beneficial for people to know what is average and what is wishful thinking when reading these comments and taking the input to help them make a decision ..so people are right to respond to your comment to point out that your timeline is an extreme outlier to the norm then and now. 

[Crazy Cat 41,983]

35 minutes ago, Palawan said:

Never said it was current processing time, If you would read the thread I said it was about 7 years ago.

 

Please try to read a thread and not just concentrate on one comment.

I read the thread.   What you experienced 7 years ago is completely irrelevant to the OP's current situation.  

Edited July 27, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[powerpuff 6,744]

35 minutes ago, Palawan said:

My timeline is the standard, things will go back to normal.

It is not the standard. In the past 4 years, processing times for K1 have only been increasing. That’s a fact. Those “7 year ago timelines” don’t seem to be back all these years.

Edited July 27, 2022 by powerpuff