When to start k1 Visa? Expirations?

[codyahanes 0]

Hi I need to ask this question because me and my fiancé are in a different position from most people doing this as we are not looking to get her here as soon as possible because she needs to finish her school year and stay for several months in the summer in order to get her degree.

So, we are looking at somewhere between August and October as to when she will be able to come here from Russia.

Because of this, I am wondering if we should start the K-1 process now, or wait a little bit, as in, if we get approved in 5 months like some people do, will we need to act then (have her come here) right away, or are delays allowed? It seems like the logical thing to do would be to get started now, as long as if in the event it gets approved in 5 months, she will still be able to stay in Russia a few months before coming here.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hi I need to ask this question because me and my fiancé are in a different position from most people doing this as we are not looking to get her here as soon as possible because she needs to finish her school year and stay for several months in the summer in order to get her degree.

So, we are looking at somewhere between August and October as to when she will be able to come here from Russia.

Because of this, I am wondering if we should start the K-1 process now, or wait a little bit, as in, if we get approved in 5 months like some people do, will we need to act then (have her come here) right away, or are delays allowed? It seems like the logical thing to do would be to get started now, as long as if in the event it gets approved in 5 months, she will still be able to stay in Russia a few months before coming here.

It depends on where your petition ends up as to how long it will take. Once the petition is approved you can delay things a bit with the Russian Embassy. The visa is typically valid for up to 6 months after it is issued--it is usually tied to the date of the medical exam. So if it is approved in March, she should have until September to enter the US and March is now 5 months away. 5 months would be a fast approval from what I've seen here. So I would go ahead and file.

Dave

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[BlackBee 3]

Just got the NOA 2 for our k1 visa. It took 9 months to get from NOA-1 to NOA-2. I would start now if i was you. You never know what bottlenecks will come up.

[codyahanes 0]

I agree and think that we should start now. My fiancé is worried though because if all did work wonderfully and it ended up taking only 5 months, the 6 month period after its approved might run out before she could get here. We have decided to go ahead and start on it next month though, so pretty excited about that

Thank you for the information Dave&Roza and Blackbee, and congrats Blackbee on getting the NOA-2!!!