FromTheHills

Wow! This is really interesting that i-94s arent there for greencard holders. I'm planning for when I get my greencard that i'll be crossing the southern border and theres no inspection leaving. I've had people say to me that having my google maps location on will help track my trips out of the US

So that's 10 months from now is your ideal timeline. You can't hold it back in the NVC since its a K-1. Maybe take your time showing some documents? The wait for the embassy in the Philippines is only 2 months. But one thing is once she gets the visa it allows up to 6 months later you entering the US. Ie its valid for 6 months after. So really you're talking about an extra 2-3 months more. Might be able to stall at NVC and try get a later embassy appointment date and also waiting just before the visa expires to go. Should be able to pull it off! But others may be able to advise better than me.

2 things to note. The myprogress tab is completely inaccurate. so ignore it for your wellbeing's sake. And secondly. Looking at current trends it's taking 13 months for an i-130 to be approved. So that's a more realistic time frame. The estimate here on visa journey seems pretty okay too. You wont have to worry about asking USCIS a question hopefully.

Wow. Even with the temporary residency visa in my passport and a new address? Truly not letting them know at all? not even in the ds-260? I just want to be sure

Yup I'll still have access to my UK address. Any thoughts on my bonus questions?

Yes that's right. So there's nothing stopping me going through London?

Hi, my question is in the title but I will give more context. I'm a British citizen married to a USC and we filed our standalone i-130 in November 2023. When he had to leave the UK after we got married we couldn't stand being apart so we decided that I would move to Tijuana, Mexico and he would cross every day to be with me. He works and will maintain his address in San Diego. I'll be moving to Mexico as a temporary resident by family. (Previously we thought of us each visiting for long periods but that has it's own issues) So that leaves which embassy i'll be doing my American interview through. On the i-130 I put I would be going through the London, UK embassy because that was the plan at the time. But now I will be living in Mexico I just want to be 1000% sure can I still have my interview in London? I have a flexible ticket back so I can easily be there. It's about 1.5 years longer going through either embassy in Mexico compared to the UK. and BONUS QUESTIONS: when I do move to TJ i'm thinking i'll need to let USCIS know. How do I do that? or is it only by the NVC stage i have to submit the documents? We had an extensive amount of evidence up until this point. I've submitted unsolicited evidence before, in this situation should I put through more? It's an odd one for my husband as he will have an address in SD and in TJ and we'll be getting a joint Mexican bank accounts together which was not possible because we lived in separate countries. Great bona fide evidence but is it odd he's living in 2 places at once? Or just he's visiting me or what? It's hard to get my head round. I'm not worried about him having loose ties to the US but should I be? Thank you and hope I put this in the right category although my post has kind of evolved with these extra questions.

Logistically I do agree with what's being said. Might as well finish the process. I do believe if you're both living in Sweden you would be eligible for Direct Consulat Processing. Which is a far shorter waiting time. Of course its the whole process again. But at least you guys wouldn't have to be separated and it would take less time. Good luck in making your decision!

Yeah the i-130 should take around 11 months to he approved. You can learn about the algorithm foe the estimated time if you're interested haha For noa1 have you checked the documents section? It should be there. Gives your number and right at the bottom it gives your service centre. I think everything will go there too so no worries if nothing shows up. But you can double check your address is correct on the account. That's all I can think of

It's hard to get statistics on what chance it will or will not do something because it's all anecdotal and no-one but USCIS workers really know what it takes for the random quick processing times. The i-129F is free to file once you've filed an i-130 Most people who file the K-3 aren't actually seeking for them to be approved. It's actually more expensive entering through the K-3 and doing adjustment of status compared to the CR-1. People apply for it for the chance to speed up their i-130s.

Yeah that's what I said at best it will speed it up. At worst it will do nothing

Look into the K-3 Visa File the i-129F At best you get the visa and get in quicker. Will most likely get denied. But will speed up the CR-1 At worst it does nothing. You've got nothing to lose it's free

We were thinking about K-1 vs CR-1. And we opted for getting married and filing CR-1. It feels great to be married sooner. Feeling more connected to your person. I found engagement to be the most stressful period of my life. Now thinking I don't think I could stand being in planning limbo for potentially 2 years. We were engaged for 6 months. Even then I wish we were only engaged for 3 months. (Also just crossed my mind it's hard to plan a wedding for the K-1 as you don't know which 90 day period you have to plan the wedding for.) He got me a beautiful engagement ring for around $200 and my wedding ring was more expensive. I so think it's more about the sentiment than the money. We had our wedding in my country with 50 people and 7 of his family came over. I so agree with you about having a "celebration wedding" later. Its not the same thing. For me it's the wedding is on the day. And when I'm over there his family want to celebrate me arriving! And us being together. For the immigrant all these things are different to the easier situation of people marrying within their own country. Don't try to feel you have to be the same as people in that situation. I hope this is helpful. You've gotten lots of good answers to do with the immigration side. This is more the sentimental side and my own expirience. Good luck!