Hi all,

Please can anyone advise me on the current expected waiting time for I-129F petitions. Our petition was received by the California Service Center June 21. 2007. According to the USCIS website the CSC on July 16 was processing 1-129F's from Jan 13, 2007. This would imply that we won't even bee looked at for another 6 months. Is this correct?

I assume it would then take from NOA2 at least 3-4 months before my interview in London. Am I correct in thinking this?

What would happen if we just got married in the US (I am currently visiting my fiance) and applying for an AOS?

Thanks for your help.

D

If you set up a VJ timeline, after filling in all the variables, it wll try to predict an I-129F approval date based on the current or latest statistics as reported by other members

You entered the US on the VWP with a K1 petition already filed. If you married now and then filed for AOS, you would have to prove that you did not have immigrant intent when you entered on the VWP. Hard to do seeing as you had a fiance visa petition in the works when you entered.

The date on the USCIS site is the date on the OLDEST petitions that they are working. That doesn't mean they're the only ones they're working on.

What fwaguy said about the timeline is correct. Also - our journey took 7 months from beginning to end; yours may be exactly the same, or a little longer, or a little shorter. Depends on a LOT of factors. The timelines here are probably your best ballpark idea for a timeframe. Have a look around the site at other folks' timelines, and remember that your mileage may vary.

Hi

Thanks so much for your advice.

I understand what you are saying about convincing immigration I did not intend to immigrate. However would I be able to convince them that when I entered the US we were intending to continue the K1 route. However once we realized it would be very slow process and that I wanted to work as quickly as possible, we decided to get married. Could this be sufficient reason to show the immigration officials we did not intent to get married?

Would the fact I entered on a B2 tourist visa rather than under the VWP have any impact?

Thanks again for your help.

1) I have my doubts but only IO can say for sure
2) No

fwaguy is right. Also, the fact that a K1er can't work right away wouldn't be improved by marrying on VWP and doing AOS. You'd still have about the same amount of time in the states before you could work.

We all want to be with our loved ones sooner rather than later, but this is how it is. And actually - the process is now MUCH faster than it used to be, and in fact, the fiance/e visa wasn't always an option. Hard to believe that we should count our blessings, but truly, we should.

Esp. those of us with our loved ones from VWP countries.