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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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I am female, Filipina decent and had been married twice, one from a Canadian citizen in 2003 and divorced because he cheated on me. I remarried to a US citizen in 2005, divorced in 2007 since he is abusive and cheated on me.

At that time, I was an unconditional green card holder and did a self petition and was approved for a 10 year green card. In 2013 I applied for naturalization and is now a US citizen.

In 2009 now, I didn't know I would be attracted to females so I tried being in a relationship. That relationship lasted for 4 years. Now, I am currently in a relationship with another Filipina who is in Amsterdam for work. We have been together in a long distance relationship for 7 months. I recently met her in person in Europe. We did the whole Europe tour. We got engaged and I am planning to file for K1.

Also, how long will the K1 visa expires upon issuance? Because of her work contract, she might not be able to come here if the visa is approved this year. The soonest she can come is Jan 2017

Will this be a complicated case knowing my past relationships.

Any insights are greatly appreciated.

K1 Visa                                                                                   AOS

03/28/2016 - I-129F Sent                                  02/10/2017 -  AOS/EAD/AP Application Sent

04/14/2016 - NOA1 Received                             02/21/2017 -  NOA 1 - email received

06/17/2016 - Approved                                     03/15/2017 -  Infopass Scheduled

06/24/2016 - NOA 2 Received                            03/15/2017 - Biometrics Done

09/14/2016 - Medical                                                   04/06/2017 - "Ready to Schedule for Interview"

09/29/2016 - Interview! APPROVED                     04/20/2017 - AP - approved

10/03/2016 - Visa Received                               05/09/2017 - EAD/AP card received

12/31/2016 - Wedding.                                    05/15/2017 - AOS interview - Approved!

                                                                                        05/15/2017 - New Card is Being Produced

                                                                                        05/23/2017 - Green Card received.

 

ROC                                                                                             N-400

02/18/2019 - I-751 sent                                              09/18/2020 - Submit Online     

02/25/2019 - USPS Delivered Docs                          09/20/2020 - USCIS receipt email

03/06/2019 - Check electronically processed.       01/04/2021 - Biometrics

03/08/2019 - NOA1 received                                     02/18/2021 - Interview Scheduled

09/06/2019 - Biometrics Appointment                    02/18/2021 - Passed

01/06/2020 - New Card is Being Produced            03/04/2021 - Oath Taking

01/09/2020 - Case Approved

01/14/2020 - Card Received

 

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
Timeline
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Also, how long will the K1 visa expires upon issuance? Because of her work contract, she might not be able to come here if the visa is approved this year. The soonest she can come is Jan 2017 - K1 visa has 6 months of validity from Medical examination.

The process involves several steps from filing of I129F Petition for a foreign fiancee. NOA 2 the approval of your petition has a validity of 4 months but you can request to extend or in MNL they automatically extend as per some feedback here. I still emailed and called them to extend the validity of my NOA2.

from filing depending on your Service Center approval can be 3 weeks to months depending if you have an RFE.

So if let us say 1 month to approval, then 4 months to apply for K1 visa and 6 months K1 validity. She have at least 10 months from filing. That is considering no other problem in between. Where is she applying for K1, Manila or Amsterdam?

Will this be a complicated case knowing my past relationships. - Just declare all previous marriages and provide all divorce decrees, not complicated in my opinion just not ordinary. Your fiancee maybe asked about the previous marriages.

AOS/ AED/ AP:

(California Service Center, Chula Vista, San Diego, CA)

Filed: Aug 29

Receipt Date: Sept 2

NOA 1 Date: Sept 12 (received text/email)

NOA 1 copy rcvd: Sept 16

Biometrics Notice Date: Sept 17, received Sept 24

Biometrics Sched: Oct 5

Successful walk-in: Sept 26

Oct 13- Case ready to be scheduled for interview

EAD/AP approved - Nov. 1/2 / Received EAD/ AP Combo Card- Nov. 15

50days from NOA1/ 64 days from receipt date.

January 30-  USCIS Ap update, Interview sched on March 3, 2017

Jan 31 - received USCIS letter/ Notice for interview 

March 3- Interview, approved on the Spot

March 8 - received GC

Dec 2018 - To file ROC

 

My Blogs:

I-129F Petition Process

Medical Requirements

Medical Exam Experience

US Embassy Manila K1/K2 Interview Preparation Requirements and Instructions

Interview (K1 with 2 K2s)

CFO Guidance and Counseling (applicable to applicant from Philippines only)

My K1 Visa Journey

8 August 2015 - Sent I-129F Packet thru USPS

17 August 2015 - I -797C Notice date

20 August 2015 - Received printed copy of NOA1 dated Aug 17.

2 September 2015 - APPROVED! (14 working days from receipt date)

Dec. 21-22 - Medical DONE!

Jan 11, 2016 - Interview- APPROVED!

Jan 15 - Visa ISSUED!

Jan 21 - VISA ON HAND! (8 working days from interview)

March 21 - CFO / PDOS for K2s

June 1, 2016 - POE

July 18, 2016 - Married

I am his and he is mine from this day until the end of my days..

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
Timeline
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She will be doing her interviews and medical stuff in Amsterdam.

I have all the divorce decrees in both marriages. I have no problem producing that.

Thank you for your response, I was just a little worried that it might deemed complicated.

Was thinking of hiring an immigration preparer but would cost about $900 plus including the uscis fees. Just debating if I need one or not. I will need one if my case is complicated, but seems that it is not, so I can just ahead and file it on my own.

K1 Visa                                                                                   AOS

03/28/2016 - I-129F Sent                                  02/10/2017 -  AOS/EAD/AP Application Sent

04/14/2016 - NOA1 Received                             02/21/2017 -  NOA 1 - email received

06/17/2016 - Approved                                     03/15/2017 -  Infopass Scheduled

06/24/2016 - NOA 2 Received                            03/15/2017 - Biometrics Done

09/14/2016 - Medical                                                   04/06/2017 - "Ready to Schedule for Interview"

09/29/2016 - Interview! APPROVED                     04/20/2017 - AP - approved

10/03/2016 - Visa Received                               05/09/2017 - EAD/AP card received

12/31/2016 - Wedding.                                    05/15/2017 - AOS interview - Approved!

                                                                                        05/15/2017 - New Card is Being Produced

                                                                                        05/23/2017 - Green Card received.

 

ROC                                                                                             N-400

02/18/2019 - I-751 sent                                              09/18/2020 - Submit Online     

02/25/2019 - USPS Delivered Docs                          09/20/2020 - USCIS receipt email

03/06/2019 - Check electronically processed.       01/04/2021 - Biometrics

03/08/2019 - NOA1 received                                     02/18/2021 - Interview Scheduled

09/06/2019 - Biometrics Appointment                    02/18/2021 - Passed

01/06/2020 - New Card is Being Produced            03/04/2021 - Oath Taking

01/09/2020 - Case Approved

01/14/2020 - Card Received

 

 
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