Kaylish

Ha ha, yes I am the USC Fiancee and that's why we're looking at delays, but he told me what you had said and we think we'll probably be alright. Just making sure we have backup plans in place, though it might seem like it, we're trying not to wing it too much 😅 We both really appreciate your help by the way and we're really glad that it seems like we'll manage okay! Now its just a waiting game to see when the NVC gets in touch, seems like 😁 This is a good plan, I may do that, thank you

Our circumstances have been a little shaky lately and so we want to delay proceedings a bit so we can get more stable. I have received my approval letter in the US (26th June 2023) and my partner hasn't received anything yet but has decided to complete the DS-160 online so he has a confirmation page ready, does anyone know if we have to do anything before we can book an interview, or do we just wait it out? Onto the main topic though, if we are supposed to do something now, is there a way to delay it until we're more stable? Like, delaying the interview or medical, when we can book them? Also our letter says it expires on 25th October 2023, if we need to delay further than that do we have to contact someone to get an extension? We filed entirely by ourselves so we don't have any lawyers to help us with this particular part of the process. Any help is much appreciated; I'm sure you all know how spooky it is to feel like its out of your hands 😅

Don't worry, we know its not switching, it was just poor phrasing 😁 We're mostly considering the CR1 as the time my partner would spend unemployed would be very difficult for him and us as a couple, given the added pressure, financially. We've looked into the UK Marriage Visa and its quite simple, or so it seems, with a maximum 3 month processing time. We are however concerned about the delay as we're not entirely sure how long our timeline would look before we were in the same country so I'm also looking for insight and advice on that, thank you. We looked at a vague outline and I was a little confused. So say we were to cancel our K-1 and start a CR-1; we'd need to fill out I-130 with a 14.5 month processing time; and then we'd have close to another year for our actual petition processing time? I'm having a little trouble understanding it. We're strongly considering just riding it out, though the minimum 6 months of unemployment are going to be quite a struggle 😅 but thank you for the advice, I appreciate it. Yes we're a little cautious and trying to feel out our options. My partner is concerned that through the K-1 Process that his time in the US is going to leave him feeling 2nd rate and like a burden upon me and the people we live with. Whereas the CR-1 seems as though once we (finally 😅) get cleared, he'd be set and could start contributing and properly living his new life here, without having too much of a "useless layabout phase" while waiting to be allowed to work again. 😅 (Not that thats what he'll be but I know he'll feel like it.) Thank you to everyone for weighing in by the way, it really is very helpful in our decision making process.

My fiance and I have applied for a K-1 and are quite deep into the process; having already received approval. But now we're rethinking it. We've looked into a CR-1 and think it might be a better option to just get married in the UK and come over to the US, married. Can anyone provide any insight? When will my partner be able to move over? When will he be able to work? General pros and cons of a K-1 vs a CR-1. Because as we're looking at it, immediate right to work on approval sounds pretty good but we're surely missing something. Does anyone have any opinions on switching approaches this far into the process? We're comfortable doing the K-1 still, but we're going to need to delay it on our end anyway so the increased time frame probably wouldn't be an issue.