okie questions

[birdandfish 0]

Quick questions, I'm from Oklahoma, USA.. my fiancé is from England.

1. Since I'm from Oklahoma I'm sure I'll go through Texas, I was wondering if anyone knows an estimated time on how long it will take to get an interview?

2. Is there any other way to move my fiancé here and get married faster?

Thanks in Advance

[Pitaya 2,577]

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[Cody and Daisy 373]

Quick questions, I'm from Oklahoma, USA.. my fiancé is from England.

1. Since I'm from Oklahoma I'm sure I'll go through Texas, I was wondering if anyone knows an estimated time on how long it will take to get an interview?

2. Is there any other way to move my fiancé here and get married faster?

Thanks in Advance

Highly doubtful it will take 1-2 years.

Could take up to one year.

At the moment a lot of petitions are being routed to California to even out the centers. So you're looking at one to 6 months at least on the initial approval.

After that London is relatively an easy and fast process.

Get your fiancé to read the complete London k1 guide in my signature below, it has almost all the information you need to know.

This usually takes 2-3 months from noa2 to interview.

There is no way to get your fiancé there to get married without using a visa. Any other way is fraud and against the TOS of visajourney. I advise you not to ask again.

Edited May 3, 2015 by Cody and Daisy

[Karmalious 50]

1. Texas Service Center is not guaranteed ( not that it matters )

2. Processing times from start to finish are actually closer to 8months - 14months ( Visajourney keeps detailed statistical analysis )

3. Yes, you can get your husband here faster. Try applying for a Tourist Visa, or maybe he is in a country that is exempt.

(( Tourist visas can be tricky, from what I have been reading....Especially if you are concurrently applying for an immigration visa )) , Your foreign spouse will have to prove beyond a resonable measure that he won't stay in the USA on his tourist visa and try to apply for adjustment of status = which is illegal. He has to prove very strong ties to his home country and prove that he will go back. There are other financial requirements also.

[birdandfish 0]

Highly doubtful it will take 1-2 years.

Could take up to one year.

At the moment a lot of petitions are being routed to California to even out the centers. So you're looking at one to 6 months at least on the initial approval.

After that London is relatively an easy and fast process.

Get your fiancé to read the complete London k1 guide in my signature below, it has almost all the information you need to know.

This usually takes 2-3 months from noa2 to interview.

There is no way to get your fiancé there to get married without using a visa. Any other way is fraud and against the TOS of visajourney. I advise you not to ask again.

I was just asking cause I don't know if getting a lawyer would make it go faster, but thank you for your concern, and information.

[MrsBonsu 138]

Getting a lawyer will not make it faster! Sorry

[Cody and Daisy 373]

I was just asking cause I don't know if getting a lawyer would make it go faster, but thank you for your concern, and information.

Some people swear by their lawyers saying it made the process easier.

It won't make it faster.

But you will find a lot of the time lawyers make the process LONGER.

because they forget information that is needed or just plain don't know.

Remember, this is a DIY website and most of the people on here did it themselves.

As long as you read the guides several times you will be fine.

[raven52 233]

Lawyers are a waste of time and money. They make more mistakes, than you, would, IF you study the guides, and know what to do at each step of the process.

Careful, with tourist visas, and you with a K-1 visa petition. Can cause problems, and red flags for you.

[Karmalious 50]

Most of the people on these forums are extremely helpful. The guides provided that assist in the DIY effort are very thorough, especially the one here on VisaJourney.

I think it boils down to 2 things:

1. If you don't have the time, if you want the responsibility to fall on someone else's shoulders , THEN HIRE A LAWYER

* Reading a relatively recent post by someone who hired a lawyer, their case was now delayed by 1 month+ because the lawyer forgot an important document

2. However, if you want to save money, if you want to have the pride of knowing that if it got delayed it is your own fault ( or have the personal security it is done correctly ), and if you dont mind spending the time and effort on researching the visa process, then DO IT YOURSELF

[Ash.1101 1,756]

It may not go through Texas Service Center. I live in Texas and mine was routed to California.