How long does first part of k1 visa process take?

[DanielV 0]

Hello Everyone,

I just signed up on this site, but have been reading posts for a while. I am 34 and met my fiance while I was living in Moldova for almost 2 years. We started dating, then living together, and eventually I asked her to marry me. We met via work (she worked for the company I was there doing consulting for). We were in no rush to file for k1 because I had residency and was planning on staying in Moldova till the spring of 2014. Unfortunately my residency did not get extended and now I am back in the states and waiting on my fiance to come to me.

On August 26th the USCIS accepted my I-129f form, then in October they asked for new passport style photos of me, which I sent back to them and they received on November 7th. The website says I should receive a written decision within 60 days of them receiving it, but still nothing. When I call they can't give me any info. Now we are over 5 months since first filed. I called last week and said it has been well past the 60 days they list on their website, and now past 5 months since we filed. They told me that their records show they are processing applications from August 16th and I should hear something any day. It has been another 10 days and still nothing. I am an emotional wreck and so is she. I had her quit her job because we thought this would be happening in January and the visa interview in February. Does anyone know of how I can find out a hard answer on when this will be approved? Or timelines of how long their applications took? Any info would be helpful on this subject, or advice you can offer.

On top of everything else, I now have to go to South America for work and planning when my fiance will arrive, and my travels is really adding to my stress level. Please please give me some insight into what is happening or what I should be doing.

Thanks,

DanielV

[Darnell 8,478]

how long? depends on:

1. length of queue at that service center and

2. your place in the queue and

3. the count of adjudicators assigned to yer petition type for the season.

Seasons change, so keep an eye peeled.

[DanielV 0]

Thanks Darnell, hopefully someone has recently gotten a k1 through the Texas service center and can tell me how long they had to wait. This whole process is crazy to me. I can't believe that any two idiots can find each other and get married in the US so easy, and someone who wants to marry a non-US citizen has to deal with this crazy long process. Here's keeping my fingers crossed that I hear something back any day. Or hopefully before I have to leave and travel for work again.

Would getting my congressman to write an official congressional letter of inquiry help move this along? Or do you think it would just make the people in the USCIS office mad? It has already been 5 months and 2 weeks, I am so miserable with out her, together everyday for almost a year, and then 3 months of separation sucks.

[Dave & Mong 29]

I filed for my fiance almost 10 months ago and she still has not got to the interview part.

[TBoneTX 43,328]

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[DanielV 0]

Dave,

You are making me really nervous here. Is there a reason your has taken 10 months and not gotten a decision yet? That seems way out of the ordinary and I am hoping it is not a current trend.

Thanks,

[christeen 966]

No rhyme no reason... It is very random and one persons experience is not indicative of what your will be (even from the same service center). You have the right to ask your congressperson for help, but unless it is outside their normal process times, they can't really do anything, however, for many, once a congressional inquiry is filed, sometimes it lights a fire to pick up,and look at those files... But call and ask for a tier 2 and see what is going on... But I believe that you should be getting close and hear something any day... Have faith!

[Avery Cates 1,141]

I had her quit her job because we thought this would be happening in January and the visa interview in February.

Terrible idea. Never quit jobs/make travel arrangements before you have the visa in hand, or at least been through the interview and got approved, in the case of a job.

Does anyone know of how I can find out a hard answer on when this will be approved?

Nope. It will be done when it's done. 5 months is the goal, but they could take 7-9. You see some people getting approval in a few weeks, but those are flukes and not indicative of real processing times.

Congressional inquiry won't do anything because you're still within normal processing times.