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UK-USA-K1   128

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Does anyone know if a Denial happens faster then an Approval? Hate to wait 5 months for a denial!! I have good thoughts though but being a planner I am always thinking of plan B.

Unless they reject the package when it first arrives, which only happens if you drastically fail to follow guidelines, then no, it won't be denied sooner than approval.

Basically the process involves a lot of background and fact checking and waiting, but once an adjudicator begins to look at a file, it is either Approved, Denied or you are sent an RFE (Request for Evidence).

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dwheels76   5,468

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Does anyone know if a Denial happens faster then an Approval? Hate to wait 5 months for a denial!! I have good thoughts though but being a planner I am always thinking of plan B.

Has nothing to do with time. The approval or denial come when they adjudicate your case. So until than nothing is happening to your case. That's why you see people after 6 , 7 months they get RFE or whatever because that's when the case got reviewed.

Its all a awaiting game. But why would you even be thinking denial? Didn't you submit all that was required? a Clear criminal background, free to marry?

You need to be planning for the next stage and all the documents and forms at interview stage.

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Susan53011   14

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I hope not to offend anyone, but I am in a same sex relationship so this is one of the first visa applications that they will have received since DOMA was overturned June 26. The only thing that I now know that I did wrong was that I put Calgary, AB as my consulate for my fiancee. I didn't realize that it was either Vancouver or Montreal. Hope that doesn't matter. I guess I am just impatient. I have no criminal background, neither of us have ever been married, I have a very good job, and we have been in a verifiable relationship for over 2 years.

NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,227

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I hope not to offend anyone, but I am in a same sex relationship so this is one of the first visa applications that they will have received since DOMA was overturned June 26. The only thing that I now know that I did wrong was that I put Calgary, AB as my consulate for my fiancee. I didn't realize that it was either Vancouver or Montreal. Hope that doesn't matter. I guess I am just impatient. I have no criminal background, neither of us have ever been married, I have a very good job, and we have been in a verifiable relationship for over 2 years.

The consulate you put will not matter, they will pick the one it can go to anyhow, which for you guys will be Vancouver. It's correct to put the right one, but not even close to being denial worthy!

Question? If you don't mind? Why not get married first? Or is that a plan B? (or C?) LOL

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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KayDeeCee   4,893

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I hope not to offend anyone, but I am in a same sex relationship so this is one of the first visa applications that they will have received since DOMA was overturned June 26. The only thing that I now know that I did wrong was that I put Calgary, AB as my consulate for my fiancee. I didn't realize that it was either Vancouver or Montreal. Hope that doesn't matter. I guess I am just impatient. I have no criminal background, neither of us have ever been married, I have a very good job, and we have been in a verifiable relationship for over 2 years.

Why would you offend anyone with the facts of your case? No apologies needed. They will not deny a case for listing the wrong consulate. You will not receive an RFE, approval or denial until your case is adjudicated though, so you have some months to wait still.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Susan I made that exact same mistake (hoping I could do the interview in Calgary....would be so easy, the consulate isn't far from where I work...)

I panicked and started a thread on "silly things we've done filing" so we could all compile our oopsies, and hopefully reassure anyone who did the same thing....

The general consensus is that they'll just correct that you'll go to Vancouver. It's not an end of the world (or even rfe) offense. :)

And welcome! Hope you didn't get affected by any flooding or crazy insanity storms we've seemed to be having lately!

...edit. Hope your fiancée didn't get affected by any of the insanity. Apologies it's early on a Saturday. My brain isn't firing on all cylinders yet. :)

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Susan53011 Explorer

Susan53011   14

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The consulate you put will not matter, they will pick the one it can go to anyhow, which for you guys will be Vancouver. It's correct to put the right one, but not even close to being denial worthy!

Question? If you don't mind? Why not get married first? Or is that a plan B? (or C?) LOL

Married visa takes longer but that is definitely another plan. Does anyone have any ideas about my partner working abroad in Canada on a work visa, I read that the consulate evaluates and allows her to use Vancouver on a case by case basis, do you think they will make her go to her home country for the interview or is this a silly question?

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J & L   10

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Nah, you just have to wait and wait. They only send you your stuff back if you didn't send the payment or there's something wrong with your package.

As far as for specifying the 'wrong' consulate I think it states on the documents that states it doesn't really matter where you'd like to go (page 5 of 6 - part next to questions 36 a and b).

NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,227

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Married visa takes longer but that is definitely another plan. Does anyone have any ideas about my partner working abroad in Canada on a work visa, I read that the consulate evaluates and allows her to use Vancouver on a case by case basis, do you think they will make her go to her home country for the interview or is this a silly question?

If she is legally in Canada working at the time of the interview, she can interview in Vancouver. But if she has to go back because her work visa expires, she would interview in her home country (or wherever she is living at the time, legally.)

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Susan53011   14

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If she is legally in Canada working at the time of the interview, she can interview in Vancouver. But if she has to go back because her work visa expires, she would interview in her home country (or wherever she is living at the time, legally.)

Thanks for the feed back. Her Work visa is good until May 2015 so plenty of time. Thanks again

 
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