Quick question about when to book wedding stuff..

[alizon 77]

I've actually begun wedding planning for a wedding near the end of the year, which is definitely risky, but the way I look at it, the fun wedding is most likely going to be for show no matter what. Either my fiance will be approved beforehand and we'll have a courthouse wedding before the fun wedding to make it official and legal, or he won't be approved yet and he'll visit here for a non-legal wedding ceremony with a courthouse wedding to follow after he is approved. Stupid? Maybe. Am I having fun planning a wedding? Absolutely!

Be careful with that...reports around VJ say that K-1 visas have been denied at interviews for merely appearing to be married (like having photos of an engagement party, religious wedding, or "pre-wedding" wedding on facebook or referring to each other as husband and wife even without a legal marriage). If that happens, you'll have to start all over with a CR-1.

[pocheros 101]

Wow, how did your process go so quickly? Looks like the whole process took 6 months! Lucky you! Did you do anything special?

The poster in question is from the Philipines where (presumably) it's not nearly as backlogged as Montreal tends to be. Montreal is notorious for being slow, however it is possible to get a K1 visa in 6-7 months from Montreal if you're well prepared (no RFEs at any point in the stage), USCIS approves your petition quickly, you call Department of State for updates on your packet 3/packet 4 instead of waiting for them to arrive in the mail, and you are very lucky with scheduling an interview (i.e. you get your packet 4 when interview slots are open). Don't count on it being that fast, however- 7-10ish months is more common. If you live in western Canada and apply for a K1 you go to Vancouver instead, which is lightning fast.

Edited May 9, 2012 by pocheros

[Caryh 5,206]

Wow, how did your process go so quickly? Looks like the whole process took 6 months! Lucky you! Did you do anything special?

We didn't really do anything special, the California Service Center working on our I-129F was just running very fast. We even had an RFE, but I was very careful and took my time to make our reply extremely complete. Heck the reply was larger than the initial package lol. In some cases we just got lucky. Got an early medical and interview by setting it up online rather than waiting for the letter or phone system to set up. The Philippines is a bit different, you need to get your case number from the NVC then set up the rest yourself. We were lucky to get the visa sent quickly after the interview to, some waited near a month to get their's at the time. On the other side, we've been waiting what seems like forever on her green card. But at least we're together, so its not near as bad.

[canada_socks 97]

June 2nd is a huge date for me as well--Will be my first tim hortons coffee in nearly a yr!! Can't wait!!

I have yet to step foot inside a Tim Hortons on this trip so far. I worked there for YEARS and am sick of the place lol! Since I worked for McD's before I left, and was treated super amazing by our store owners, my loyalties lie with McCafe! (Although, my former store is not selling the Frappes yet )