K1 Visa Interview?

[Anikka 6]

Hi all. My fiancée is from the UK. We filed the 129 and it was received on 4th November 2021, got the notice 6th November 2021. 
 

I’m confused on the timelines, as when I checked a few months ago, timeframe said 13 months but it’s not jumper to 15.5 months.
 

1. What exactly am I waiting for in this time period - Is it the interview?
2. How soon does the interview get scheduled after this wait period? 
3. What can I be doing during this time to get ready for what comes next?

[Crazy Cat 41,806]

Last week, someone reported theirs took 14 months .

[SalishSea 17,801]

1 hour ago, Anikka said:

Hi all. My fiancée is from the UK. We filed the 129 and it was received on 4th November 2021, got the notice 6th November 2021. 
 

I’m confused on the timelines, as when I checked a few months ago, timeframe said 13 months but it’s not jumper to 15.5 months.
 

1. What exactly am I waiting for in this time period - Is it the interview?
2. How soon does the interview get scheduled after this wait period? 
3. What can I be doing during this time to get ready for what comes next?

Yes, that is the length of time it takes to adjudicate/approve your petition. 

 

Once approved, it will be sent from the California Service Center (CSC) to the NVC (National Visa Center), where it will wait until requested by the London consulate.  That part of the process generally takes another couple of months, depending on how backed up London is.  They will notify you (or the beneficiary) of next steps in terms of scheduling medical, obtaining police reports and scheduling interview.  That part is consulate-specific and subject to change, but in general that is the course of events.

 

There is not a lot you can be doing at this point, besides getting your available IRS transcripts (i.e for 2020, 2021, and eventually for 2022).

 

As you can see, there is a lot of waiting during the immigration process.  Best luck.

[TBoneTX 45,248]

1 hour ago, Anikka said:

What can I be doing during this time to get ready for what comes next?

Become an "A" student of the entire immigration process, from now through naturalization.  Study every facet.

 

Make general plans (which will become more focused after things progress) for what your fiancé will be able to do after arrival and before adjustment of status/work permission/travel permission is approved.  This last involves avoiding boredom because of "not being able to do anything" and maximizing integration into U.S. culture.  Good threads are available when you scroll through the "Moving to the U.S." forum, and elsewhere.

 

Above all, learn patience!  This process is neither rapid nor pleasant.  

[Anikka 6]

14 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Yes, that is the length of time it takes to adjudicate/approve your petition. 

 

Once approved, it will be sent from the California Service Center (CSC) to the NVC (National Visa Center), where it will wait until requested by the London consulate.  That part of the process generally takes another couple of months, depending on how backed up London is.  They will notify you (or the beneficiary) of next steps in terms of scheduling medical, obtaining police reports and scheduling interview.  That part is consulate-specific and subject to change, but in general that is the course of events.

 

There is not a lot you can be doing at this point, besides getting your available IRS transcripts (i.e for 2020, 2021, and eventually for 2022).

 

As you can see, there is a lot of waiting during the immigration process.  Best luck.

So once it’s requested by the London consulate, that’s when it generally takes a couple months for the interview to be scheduled?

 

I’m trying to get an idea of timing…simply because my fiancée is coming with me to the US for 3 months in April and we’re supposed to hear about the petition approval around Feb/March… so if she gets a notice for the interview whilst she’s in the US…you see my concern?

[SalishSea 17,801]

2 hours ago, Anikka said:

So once it’s requested by the London consulate, that’s when it generally takes a couple months for the interview to be scheduled?

 

I’m trying to get an idea of timing…simply because my fiancée is coming with me to the US for 3 months in April and we’re supposed to hear about the petition approval around Feb/March… so if she gets a notice for the interview whilst she’s in the US…you see my concern?

Oops, now I see that you wrote 2021, not 2022!   In that case, yes, you may well be much further along in the process by then.  It’s possible she may even have her visa by April.  
 

I would suggest you look at recent London timelines to get a more accurate view of how long the NVC to consulate/interview part of the process is taking, as it could be tricky to plan for a long trip over.

[Anikka 6]

On 12/16/2022 at 2:57 PM, Jorgedig said:

Oops, now I see that you wrote 2021, not 2022!   In that case, yes, you may well be much further along in the process by then.  It’s possible she may even have her visa by April.  
 

I would suggest you look at recent London timelines to get a more accurate view of how long the NVC to consulate/interview part of the process is taking, as it could be tricky to plan for a long trip over.

Okay! Any chance you can help direct me to the recent London timelines please? I have trouble navigating this website :)

[SalishSea 17,801]

2 hours ago, Anikka said:

Okay! Any chance you can help direct me to the recent London timelines please? I have trouble navigating this website

If you do a timeline, you can click on your flag to get to the portal/timelines for your country.