Going Through Yemen??

[AH_Fury 61]

Hello all,

I was born and grew up in Abu Dhabi, UAE. My father is a Yemeni (now US) citizen and my mother is an American citizen, so I gained citizenship by birth. In 2000, we moved to the United States and I have lived here ever since. When I was younger, living in Abu Dhabi, I had a very dear friend (at age 12) who decided I was going to be his wife and that's final. Haha. Years later, he found me, and we hit it off amazingly. We've met, and we're engaged and very much in love. He's THE one. Now, I'm in the US, and unfortunately right now he's living in Yemen. He's a Yemeni citizen. He can't live in the UAE because they're basically kicking out all the Yemenis, even though my fiance has NEVER lived in Yemen until recently (less than a month). Anyway, my point is, everyone left and right is telling me I should NOT go through Yemen to get him the visa to the US. Everyone keeps telling me it will take AGES. If he can go to school in Turkey or some place else and gain some kind of residency, would that be better? Or is the process the same? I'm at a loss and it's killing me. I'm 26! I want to start my married life already, but I can't if he's in Yemen and I'm in America. And I refuse to move to Yemen!

Any help would be MUCH appreciated.

P.S. Which is better (not necessarily faster): Fiance or spouse visa?

[Boiler 45,659]

When did you last meet?

[Cathi 5,771]

When did you last meet?

What this says, and where is he living now? The reason why boiler asked when you last met is because in order to file a a k1 you must to gave met within 2 years prior to filing the petition order to be eligible. If he is a legal resident of another country he will interview in the country he resides in. If is living in Yemen he will interview in Sanaa, he has no choice in the matter. Edited March 11, 2014 by mimolicious

[AH_Fury 61]

What this says, and where is he living now? The reason why boiler asked when you last met is because in order to file a a k1 you must to gave met within 2 years prior to filing the petition order to be eligible. If he is a legal resident of another country he will interview in the country he resides in. If is living in Yemen he will interview in Sanaa, he has no choice in the matter.

Just met last month in the UAE. He had to move to Yemen because he can't get permanent residency in UAE.

But we want to know if it's best if he moves somewhere else and gain residency.

Edited March 11, 2014 by hsgx2

[Boiler 45,659]

What are his options? Most people do not have many.

[shahara2013 16]

Don't go through the Embassy in Sana'a if you don't have to. It's very slow and closes a lot. It's been over a year since my NOA1 and we still have not had our appointment yet. We tried to go through Jordan and they would not accept our case because of the Syria crisis ( they have taken their load). Cairo's embassy wasn't look any better with the problems there. So we are waiting. Our papers have been there for 4 months in Sana'a waiting for an appointment. It's the only choice we had though so we're just waiting. I would say after you get your NOA2 you'll need to budget 6 months to get an appointment and another 3-4 in AP or various delays. There was another girl that came through and got a visa for her fiance in a little over a year. The problem is that when the embassy closes everything gets backed up, and they seem to be short staffed. Good luck!

You can also apply and move your case later in the process if you can get another embassy to accept it.