Surprisingly quick (if it happens!)

[nickandkayte 0]

Well my guy is in the Navy currently but leaving on July 16th. I wish they would hurry it up because I want to go ahead and plan stuff...The waiting is killing me!

Thanks so much for the reply. I think my head is exploding with med school and visa... Eugh!

[D&R 0]

Check out the time it takes for each step here...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=k1flow

[munkeynutts 0]

Ok. Not as bad as I originally thought. Our lawyer is one of several very reliable lawyers on the Shell Legal Plan for Shell employees.

He says - "Processing times at the Vermont Service Center depends on how many other applications are ahead of you in line. Our clients have had their K-1 Visas processed in as little as a few weeks, and as long as 3 months".

We'll see how it goes, but like you all pretty much advise, I won't be complacent and too hopeful!

Thank. Martin.

[Goober 0]

I agree with the above poster. I am not going to be in the USA (If I pass!) until late 2009. There is no way they can do it in a few weeks. Even with Lawyers.

I love my lawyers to bits and they have sped up the process, but if your lawyers are saying it will take "weeks" I would double check who you are hiring.

I am actually in Bristol too and had my application received on May19th. And they told me I will not hear anything before October.

What about if it's expedited?

Expedited for what reason?

There has to be reason for USCIS to process an expedite.

Now you have got me confused... Why would my case me expedited? And just to clarify that means sped up right? It will be my bad luck causing it not to speed up I guarantee.

And what are the USCIS reasons to process and Expedite??

Sorry for all the questions I am new to this and not to good with law (Med student!) so I am having a huge difficulty understanding things... I hired immigration lawyers to help because doing it on my own would be awful, and now I am glad I did ..

Don't be confused, I think they were just saying that the only way it could be faster was if it was expedited, but that is really hard to get. Usually reserved for military personnel who are put on active duty, so you didn't miss anything. I'm in med school too, but luckily we did all this before I started. No idea how you are doing it while in school! Yuck!

Put your papers in a Visa microwave and turn it up to HIGH and they will be done much faster

[Ellie-and-David 38]

Ok. Not as bad as I originally thought. Our lawyer is one of several very reliable lawyers on the Shell Legal Plan for Shell employees.

He says - "Processing times at the Vermont Service Center depends on how many other applications are ahead of you in line. Our clients have had their K-1 Visas processed in as little as a few weeks, and as long as 3 months".

We'll see how it goes, but like you all pretty much advise, I won't be complacent and too hopeful!

Thank. Martin.

As LONG as 3 months? Wow...what do they do? Stick $ bills in with the application? People lucky enough to be approved in three months coming out of Vermont are in the minority here. I got kinda lucky at being approved at 4 months. Look at the timelines and please please please dont make concrete plans based upon the abject positivity of professionals who are desperate to take your money.

I have been knocking around this site for the best part of 7 months now and have seen some very unhappy people on here who believed that the information they were given by lawyers could be taken at face value. I mean why wouldn't you take what they say to heart? They are professionals!!!! The simple fact of the matter is......no matter how smart your lawyer, as you yourself have said, it's all about waiting in line, hoping your lawyer doesn't miss anything (and they often do) and wishing for a bit of luck that VSC dont lose your app in a sea of others, or you dont get left behind.

I'm hopefully(!!!) nearing the end of my journey after 7 months of waiting. I consider myself very lucky to be this far along and although I had an extremely simple case, I still suffered the set back of being put in to administrative processing for a month (it's a black hole after you get your NOA 2 and effects relatively few and mostly random people)

Good luck with everything. I hope you are one of the lucky ones. keep your eye on the prize and it will all be worth it in the end.

PS..another west country filer here too. I work in bristol

[Gemmie 142]

Ok. Not as bad as I originally thought. Our lawyer is one of several very reliable lawyers on the Shell Legal Plan for Shell employees.

He says - "Processing times at the Vermont Service Center depends on how many other applications are ahead of you in line. Our clients have had their K-1 Visas processed in as little as a few weeks, and as long as 3 months".

We'll see how it goes, but like you all pretty much advise, I won't be complacent and too hopeful!

Thank. Martin.

He's trying to sell his "services" to you.

You'll most likely be waiting longer than 3 months for your petition to be approved, and even after that, you still have to apply for the actual visa, which takes longer. I don't care how professional your lawyer is, the London consulate takes about a month just to get back to you AFTER you've been approved and submitted more paperwork.

You're looking at several months, please don't believe everything your lawyer says. There are several people on this site that have learned that lesson. It took me 9 months to get the visa (although part of that was because of delays in my paperwork, even without that, it would've taken about 8 months).