Can i apply for a K1 visa while im in USA with a tourist visa?
And can i enter USA before my K1 visa gets applied and still counts normally?
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 08:11 AM
Can i apply for a K1 visa while im in USA with a tourist visa?
And can i enter USA before my K1 visa gets applied and still counts normally?
Yes, a petition for you can be filed while you are visiting the US. Follow this K1 GUIDE to know what's needed and check out the Example Forms to see how to fill out the I-129f adding the information about your current visit (information on the I-94).
Yes, you can visit, but your entrance will be at the discretion of the CBP officer. Read THIS POST to learn about visiting while the petition is being processed.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 09:06 AM
Additionally, your visa interview will be back in your home country.Yes, a petition for you can be filed while you are visiting the US. Follow this K1 GUIDE to know what's needed and check out the Example Forms to see how to fill out the I-129f adding the information about your current visit (information on the I-94).
Yes, you can visit, but your entrance will be at the discretion of the CBP officer. Read THIS POST to learn about visiting while the petition is being processed.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 09:26 AM
Additionally, your visa interview will be back in your home country.
At what part of the getting the K1 visa is the interview? at start or at the end? how many months does it even take from beginning to end for it to get accepted?
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 10:01 AM
At what part of the getting the K1 visa is the interview? at start or at the end? how many months does it even take from beginning to end for it to get accepted?
The end. About 6months after the petition is filed.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 10:41 AM
The total time varies depending on LUCK, your thoroughness and carefulness in assembling your petition & documentation, the petitioner's location in the U.S., the beneficiary's location in the world, any regional scheduling variations or extenuating circumstances at the embassy, the outcome of the interview, and many other factors. It takes most people 6-8 months, but in some cases can take far longer.The end. About 6months after the petition is filed.
Our case has been relatively straightforward so far, but the total time from sending the petition to the interview is going to be almost 9 months. So, the soonest he could potentially get his visa is ~ 9 months, and that is not accounting for any unexpected snags at the interview.
Please plan accordingly, and don't buy plane tickets or make non-refundable deposits until the visa is in the beneficiary's hand.
Edited by afoyoswa, 18 September 2012 - 10:49 AM.
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Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)
Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12)
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Mar. 4, 2013: Biometrics: done
Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)
Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10-1/10/11)
Jul. 2-9, 2011: I visited again
Dec. 24, 2011- Jan. 9, 2012: I visited again (engaged 1/7/12)
K-1
Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS)
Feb. 23, 2012: NOA1 notice date (check cashed/email/text 2/24)
Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)
Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)
Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12)
Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!!
AOS/EAD/AP
Jan. 12, 2013: Married!
Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)
Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27)
Mar. 4, 2013: Biometrics: done
Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)
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