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Hello All:

i hope everyone is good. a friend of mine has asked a question that i do not know the answer. a female friend of mine is in Algeria on a job assignment there. She is an American citizen and she found an Algerian she wants to spend her life with. What would be the best way to go about it?

Should she quit her job and come back to America in hopes of finding a job that will meet the income requirement? Or what would be her other options.

Please all advice is welcome.

MaghrebiMama

Posted

If she has been a legal resident in the country she's in (with a visa)for at least six months she could qualify for Direct Consular Filing IF the consulate or embassy there offers DCF. If not, she'll need to apply for the K1 at the USCIS.

Check out the guides and flow charts at the top of the page. You will find lots of valuable information on the path she'll need to take.

Good luck to your friend.

Angela & Peter

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K-1 Process (Condensed)

02/01/10: Took atty's bad advice and applied for B2 visa

02/16/10: B2 Visa Interview: DENIED - K1 Required

05/07/10: Atty sent I-129F Petition to Chicago Lockbox

05/31/10: Atty rec'd Petition back due to wrong location

06/01/10: I-129F pkg sent to VSC

06/11/10: NOA1 Rec'd/Touch

09/17/10: INTERVIEW = APPROVED

10/22/10: Marriage in the US

AOS Process

11/13/10: Mailed Packet to CHI Lockbox

11/18/10: NOA1 Rec'd via Text

11/20/10: Soc. Sec. fixed mistake/Processed SSN

11/23/10: Rec'd SSN

11/23/10: Touch

12/09/10: RFE - Supposedly didn't sign I-864 when I KNOW I did. (Copies to prove it.)

12/20/10: Biometrics Appt

12/20/10: RFE Response Rec'd/Processing Resumed

12/27/10: Transferred to CSC

12/29/10: Contacted Senator re: EAD Expedite Request

12/30/10: AOS Touch

12/30/10: EAD & AP Approved (Card Production Ordered)

01/05/11: AOS Touch (Rec'd @ CSC)

01/06/11: AOS Touch/EAD Mailed

01/08/11: EAD & AP Rec'd

01/10/11: AOS Touch

01/14/11: EAD Touch

01/26/11: AOS APPROVED!!

02/02/11: Green Card Received

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
Timeline
Posted

Also, a DCF is only available if she marries him. If she wants to do a fiance visa she will need to return to the states and do a K1. If she decides to marry him she can continue to live there if she has someone to co-sponsor him financially back in the states.

~ Our Journey ~

10/27/09 - Met online

04/21/10 - Travel to Egypt to meet in person

05/08/10 - Sent I-129F

05/10/10 - VSC receives I-129F

05/11/10 - NOA1

05/13/10 - Touched

05/14/10 - Touched

05/17/10 - Received NOA1 in the mail

07/06/10 - NOA2 - Approved!!!! :)

07/12/10 - Received NOA2 in the mail

07/13/10 - Received at NVC

07/16/10 - NVC changes embassy per our request

07/19/10 - Told we are in AP @ NVC

07/30/10 - Case sent to Cairo embassy

08/05/10 - Case received at embassy

09/07/10 - Received packet 3 - FINALLY!!!

09/15-10 - 2nd trip to Egypt, returned home on 10/5/10

12/14/10 - Received interview date

01/09/11 - 3rd trip to Egypt

01/12/11 - Interview - APPROVED!!!...but AP

01/24/11 - Returned to the states without my habibi :(

04/06/11 - AP was completed!! :)

05/10/11 - Visa has been issued!!!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
Timeline
Posted

Any approvals yet?????????

USCIS:

NOA1: 05/04/2010

NOA2: 10/07/2010

NVC:

Case number assigned : 10-20-2010

IIN received: 10-28-2010

paid AOS bill: 10-28-2010

AOS Received by NVC: 11-01-2010

paid IV bill: 11-03-2010

DS230 Received by NVC: 11-08-2010

AOS entered in the system: 11-15-2010

IV entered in the system: 11-22-2010

SIF: 12-03-20102

Case complete: 12-06-2010

Interview Date:01-10-2010 (APPROVED)

 
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