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JLovesG Newbie

JLovesG   0

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Hello, I'm a newbee at VisaJourney.com ( just registered today),

Just sent my I-29F today from Dallas, TX to the Dallas Lockbox. I guess they will file my case at TSC.

Can anybody give me an estimate of how long will it take for my fiance to get his Visa approved in Lima, Peru. I know time varies depending on MANY factors, but I just want to have a general idea. So if you could give me an idea of how long i will need to wait, that would be great!!!

Thank so much... and I hope you understand how anxious I am for this whole process.

Gaby

Pitaya Grand Master

Pitaya   2,577

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Welcome to the forum.

:guides: easily accessible at the top of the forum page, in particular, the K-1 Guide and Flowchart:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow The Guides have lot of great information and answers to many of your questions. Processing times are all over the place, dependent on many variables, check recent threads in the K-1 Progress Forum for more information.

While you are waiting for your petition receipt notice, :time: It helps everyone that uses the forum. You may want to correct your profile, right now it indicates that your Naturalization application has been approved, yet you just filed the initial K-1 fiance(e) petition. :oops:

Please remember that this visa journey is not a sprint, but rather a marathon....pace yourself..... :clock: can drive a person crazy! :wacko::blink:

Good luck on your visa journey.

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,902

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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Welcome to VJ!

No clue. Will give a general time of 4-10 months from filing the petition to actual visa approval. No one can really answer this for you. Immigration is a waiting game, at every stage. You can check the timelines of others that went through Peru in order to get an estimate or see how it long it took from their petition approvals to get an interview there.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to K-1 Progress Reports - topic is about case status ~

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

lorella Enthusiast

lorella   65

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Cuba
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You will be able to determine your service center (TSC vs CSC) when you receive your NOA1. All I-129F applications are sent to the Dallas lockbox - then sent to TSC or CSC from there. So just because you send it to Dallas doesn't mean you are going to be at TSC.

You will be able to get a better idea of your estimated approval time when you enter your NOA1 and correct service center on your Visa Journey timeline. Once you enter that information, VJ will give you an estimate based on others who have entered their information from your service center.

The wait time between the NOA2 (petition approval) and the interview date varies from embassy to embassy. You should be able to get an idea of what the norm is for Peru by searching other Peru timelines here on VJ.

Welcome! :)

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K1 Visa

Texas Service Center

12.23.2013 I-129F Sent

01.02.2014 I-129F NOA1

07.07.2014 I-129F NOA2

09.24.2014 Interview

11.13.2014 Visa Issued

11.20.2014 POE Miami, Florida

11.23.2014 Civil Ceremony

AOS

01.12.2015 AOS package sent

01.16.2015 NOA1 (I-485, I-765, I-131)

02.06.2015 Case status change - RFE (I-485)

02.12.2015 Biometrics Appt

02.12.2015 Received I-485 RFE letter and sent requested info back to NBC

02.18.2015 Case status change - I-485 RFE information received by NBC

03.09.2015 EAD/AP Approved

03.16.2015 EAD/AP Card mailed

03.18.2015 EAD/AP Card Received

06.15.2015 I-485 Interview Waiver Letter received (dated 6.11.2015)

08.28.2015 I-485 Approved - Card in Production email received

Marco&Bettina Proficient

Marco&Bettina   502

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Germany
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OP, congrats on starting the journey! Good luck.

ROC Timeline!

Service Center : California Service Center

NOA : 2017-09-01

Biometrics : 2017-09-28

ROC Approved : 2019-01-17

 

AOS Timeline!

Marriage : 2015-01-10

AOS/EAD/AP NOA : 2015-01-20

Biometrics : 2015-02-17

EAD/AP Approved : 2015-03-17

NPIW : 2015-06-11

AOS Approved : 2015-11-24

 

K-1 Visa Timeline!

Service Center : Texas Service Center

Transferred? No

Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany

I-129F NOA1 : 2014-03-11

I-129F NOA2 : 2014-08-12

Consulate Received : 2014-09-15

Interview Date : 2014-11-13

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 2014-11-15

US Entry : 2014-12-31

CowBoE Proficient

CowBoE   429

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: China
 Timeline
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Congrats...and like someone reminded me few times on this site.

Visa processing is a journey...a potentially blinded long journey.

So have lots of patience but be sure to study the proper timeline and

check on your filing status on USCIS and don't let it get too far past

5 months without getting the NOA2.

Good luck.

10-04-2013 We met online
11-21-2013 We met in person in Shanghai for 2 weeks

12-13-2013 I-129F packet sent via express

12-19-2013 USCIS NOA #1 (text and email) received

12-24-2013 USCIS assigns Alien Registration Number
12-31-2013 USCIS NOA #1 hard copy received
06-02-2014 USCIS web site shows NOA #2 approval
06-06-2014 USCIS web site shows case sent to NVC

06-xx-2014 Fiancee acquired birth, marriage, and police certificates from local police station (wrong)

06-16-2014 NVC creates case with GUZ### number

06-19-2014 NVC sends case sent to Guangzhou, China
06-24-2014 Received packet 3 express mail from embassy
06-25-2014 Completed DS-160 and paid K1 visa fee

06-26-2014 Mailed packet 3 response back to Embassy

06-26-2014 Requested police certificate from Russian embassy

07-08-2014 Received packet 4 email from Embassy

07-17-2014 Picked up Russian police certificate

07-25-2014 Fiancee medical exam (received MMR & Varicella, but they missed required TD shot)

07-31-2014 Picked up medical exam reports

08-01-2014 Request (correct) birth, marriage, and police certificates from Notarial Service (GongZhengChu)

08-06-2014 Picked up birth, marriage, and police certificates from Notarial Service

08-14-2014 Passed Interview Guangzhou embassy

09-01-2014 Received passport, visa, & sealed envelope

09-13-2014 POE

09-17-2014 Went to CBP office to get (US entry) I-94 updated correctly

09-18-2014 Applied for Social Security Card
09-19-2014 Applied for Marriage License (via online)
09-25-2014 Received Social Security Card
09-30-2014 Picked up Marriage License
10-09-2014 Marriage by Justice of Peace
10-09-2014 Got Certified Marriage Certificate Copies
10-17-2014 Received a letter from SS office that they need the marriage license
10-09-2014 Applied to change the social security card name
10-24-2014 Went back to SS office to provide the marriage certificate documents again!!!
12-09-2014 Submitted AOS, EAD, and AP
12-16-2014 Received 16 emails and 16 text NOA messages
01-05-2015 Received Biometrics appointment letter for (01-12-2015)
01-12-2015 Had Biometrics (fingerprint & picture) - Required Marriage Certificate!!!
02-17-2015 EAD and AP is approved
02-23-2015 Received AP is approval letter
02-25-2015 Received EAD/AP combo card (expires 02/16/2016)
02-27-2015 Applied for SS card name change (they took her SS card)
02-27-2015 Driver's learner permit test was denied since the SS card was given to SS office for name change
03-17-2015 Received SS card with married name
03-17-2015 Started to change all her accounts to married name
03-23-2015 Received potential interview waiver letter
03-27-2015 DMV rejects learner's permit due to "legal status=pending" and vision test failure
04-05-2015 Vision test for learner's permit
04-06-2015 DPS sent us letter that DHS cleared my wife's status to acquire driver's license.
04-10-2015 Passed Driver Learner's Permit
04-22-2015 Received Driver Learner's Permit ID card (expires 02/16/2016)
08-27-2015 Green Card approved
08-31-2015 Received Green Card "Welcome Notice Was Mailed" letter
09-05-2015 Received Green card
10-26-2015 Passed Driver's License Road Test (on 3rd attempt)
11-03-2015 Received Driver's License (expires 02/16/2022)
11-06-2015 Applied to remove conditional work remark on SS card
11-23-2015 Received updated Social Security Card.
- - - - - - - - - - Pending Future Processing - - - - - - - - - -
05-27-2017 File 10 Year Green Card
08-27-2017 2 Year Green Card Expires
05-27-2018 File USC

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SweetOpossum Enthusiast

SweetOpossum   55

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
 Timeline
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Congrats...and like someone reminded me few times on this site.

Visa processing is a journey...a potentially blinded long journey.

So have lots of patience but be sure to study the proper timeline and

check on your filing status on USCIS and don't let it get too far past

5 months without getting the NOA2.

Good luck.

Hi,

Have you heard anything about you NOA2? Have you called the USCIS now that you are at the 5 months mark?

Philippians 4: 6-7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

sweetswinks Proficient

sweetswinks   400

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
 Timeline
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Hi,

Have you heard anything about you NOA2? Have you called the USCIS now that you are at the 5 months mark?

According to his timeline, he filed December 13th. That makes it 4 months (in 4 days!!), not 5 months..

05-18-2022: Filed N-400 online. Received online NOA and Biometrics re-use.

06-03-2022: Interview scheduled (online notice).

06-10-2022: Interview letter received via USPS.

07-11-2022: Naturalization Interview

Click here for my full timeline of K1, AOS, ROC, and Naturalization
:time:--> http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/

SweetOpossum Enthusiast

SweetOpossum   55

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
 Timeline
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According to his timeline, he filed December 13th. That makes it 4 months (in 4 days!!), not 5 months..

Ooops! My mistake... and hey, we have the same date for NOA1... We are at day 70 today :-) :clock:

Philippians 4: 6-7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

sweetswinks Proficient

sweetswinks   400

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
 Timeline
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Ooops! My mistake... and hey, we have the same date for NOA1... We are at day 70 today :-) :clock:

Hey! We are!!! :D Let's hope we see some Jan movement soon! :dance:

05-18-2022: Filed N-400 online. Received online NOA and Biometrics re-use.

06-03-2022: Interview scheduled (online notice).

06-10-2022: Interview letter received via USPS.

07-11-2022: Naturalization Interview

Click here for my full timeline of K1, AOS, ROC, and Naturalization
:time:--> http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/

 
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