Why should K1 visa applicants get interview date before I-130 applicants!

[lala64 93]

I don't know how it works in the UK but in Jamaica the processing time for K1 Visa is 60-90 days for a interview while IR1 have to wait 150-190 days for a interview. The benefits of having done a K1 visa is obviously better than having a IR1 my reason for saying this is that with the quick response of submitting the documents to the NVC, it is clear that no matter what K1 applicants will be united with their spouse in a quick and timely fashion for I-130 we have to wait forever. And why should it be a problem to file for AOS when you are united with each other. That would be the least of my problems because at least you guys are together which is a good thing. I would not care if it took me sometime to get AOS when I'm lucky to have the opportunity to be with my husband while everything you s finalize. Every true relationship would want to be with their spouse so I was not hitting out against K1 applicants who have a true marital relationship but the ones who do this process for other reasons.

There are also I130 filers who have fake marriages.and pay the USC thousand of dollars to marry them. It appears you are begrudged at the time you need to wait for your husband. K1 filers are faced with different challenges trust me. I have been through the ringer. The process is not fair to any filers if you ask me. but to openly make a statement about false relationships with K1 filers when any relationship can be deemed as such. It took me and my husband about 7 months from beginning to end and several trips to Jamaica and being interrogated for hours in separate rooms like SPYS. so it does upset me to hear that you believe most K1's are done for false green cards. I can only speak for myself. Why did you not file for K1 if you had a problem with the wait time for I130. It is what it is. We do not make the rules, half the time they don't even know what the rules are but in any case instead of attacking the process, My suggestion is to brace the fact that your husband will be with you soon and take joy in that. Good luck to you.

Honest and true K1 filer here who rolled with the punches.

[Meant2B 8]

I have to say that I agree with the original post. Those who are already married should have faster processing time than those who are engaged, since engagements are typically a year or more. Being married and apart is a lot harder than being engaged and apart. Not saying any are fake because any of them can be. The whole process needs to be revamped for both types.

Edited March 14, 2016 by Meant2B

[Georgia16 2,858]

I have to say that I agree with the original post. Those who are already married should have faster processing time than those who are engaged, since engagements are typically a year or more. Being married and apart is a lot harder than being engaged and apart.

WHAT?? How can you judge if it's harder to be apart because of a paper? ... I do believe it's hard for EVERYBODY to be apart no matter what!

[Transborderwife 4,666]

WHAT?? How can you judge if it's harder to be apart because of a paper? ... I do believe it's hard for EVERYBODY to be apart no matter what!

Agree 100%

[Pennycat 880]

I have to say that I agree with the original post. Those who are already married should have faster processing time than those who are engaged, since engagements are typically a year or more. Being married and apart is a lot harder than being engaged and apart.

Have you read a single reply, though? I think a lot of people agree (but more on that in a moment*), but that's just not possible. The reason is because spouses get green cards on arrival, and fiance's don't, and the green card processing (NVC stage) is about 6 months. No surprise that spouse visas take about 6 months longer.

Look here for spouse processing times (step 3, NVC-- where immigrant visas are processed) vs here for fiance processing times (step 4, NVC). This is because spouse visas are immigrant visas (the aforementioned green card on arrival) and fiance visas are not. NVC simply routes the application to the correct embassy-- no processing needed. They're not expedited through NVC--- they don't get worked on there at all. That's because fiances do the work/waiting for green cards in the US.

Now, should NVC work faster? Probably. But there's a backlog in the system. Are there any other classes of immigrant visas that are processed through NVC faster than spouses? If so, *THAT* is where your anger should be focused. That's where the time discrepancy between spouses and fiances is, and if they're processing adult children of US nationals faster than they are processing spouses of US citizens (spoiler alert: they're not, at least not that specific example), then that's an issue.

Did we *want* to get married earlier? Yes. Did we *want* a green card on arrival? Yes. Did we *want* to be together as fast as possible? Also, yes. Unfortunately for us, and you, and literally everyone on this forum, those three things don't all happen together. You have to choose. Marry now and green card on arrival, or together as fast as possible? If being together as fast as possible was the priority, then you may have chosen wrong. Or if it was merely "a" priority (as it is for 100% of legitimate couples), but the practical priorities won out--- then, sorry. I commiserate with having to have made a choice between sucky options. We're all kinds of annoyed at the slow/expensive AOS process and the financial havoc this is wrecking BUT we still wouldn't trade it for being able to be together sooner. So we're paying the price for our decision now, and you're paying for yours now. Yay. Isn't immigration fun?

*And a quick side note: people *really* have to rethink this whole "already married= stronger relationship" thing. It is just as easy to meet someone online, fly to their country, spend 3 days together and get married as it is to follow that same path and "just" get engaged. People do it all the time (both insta-marriages and insta-engagemetns). It is also just as likely that a couple has been together, unmarried for 5 years and then chose the fiance visa route for time considerations as a couple that has been together, unmarried for 5 years, then decided to get married and THEN chose (or were forced to choose) the spouse visa route. You really never do know what a relationship is like and visa category is probably the worst way to try to ascertain that information.

Edited March 14, 2016 by CatherineA

[Harmonia 211]

Its not fair some countries have the VWP. Its not fair some countries are easier to get a tourist visa than others. Its not fair some countries tend to have AP. Its not fair some people's cases go faster than others. Welcome to immigration.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

WHAT?? How can you judge if it's harder to be apart because of a paper? ... I do believe it's hard for EVERYBODY to be apart no matter what!

Amen !

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

I envision a child saying ' your slice is bigger than mine'. No offense but people saying fiances should be considered second to married just irks

the heck out of me.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Newsflash...life isn't fair!

[NikLR 13,220]

Not everyone has a choice of visa paths guys. If you were already married there is not choice. Are you guys really suggesting people already married get divorced to do the K1? ROFL.

[lmihler 23]

Not everyone has a choice of visa paths guys. If you were already married there is not choice. Are you guys really suggesting people already married get divorced to do the K1? ROFL.

No.. but common sense should be involved. You are knowingly entering into a relationship with someone from another country. Probably should start to look at different options BEFORE just getting married and then getting stuck with one route that you aren't happy about.

We researched both options before deciding on the K1.

[Pennycat 880]

Newsflash...life isn't fair!

Am I alone in thinking that it's perfectly fair that people who apply for the process where POE is Step 3 (instead of Step 4) get to POE in a shorter period of time?

Think about it this way: the DMV provides both state-IDs and driver's licences (which can be used as state IDs, obviously). To get a driver's licence you must prove that you are legally present, a resident of the state, etc AND take a driver's test. There's no appointments for driver's tests for another two months. State IDs can be had same-day, as long as you prove your legal presence and your residence of the state.

Paul wants a government issued ID as soon as humanly possible (I don't know, so he can buy beer. Paul likes beer). Paul also wants to be able to drive eventually. So, Paul ponies up $100 for the state ID, makes an appointment for his driver's test in a couple of months (when he'll pay $200 for the licence) and goes on his merry way.

Sue also wants to one day be able to buy beer and have a driver's licence. She's not in as big of a rush as Paul on the beer, and her main priority is really the driver's licence. She figures she can wait to have an ID until she gets her driver's licences-- she'll kill two birds with one stone-- she'll save herself a trip to the DMV and save $100 in the process. She makes her appointment for her driver's test in a couple of months.

Sue doesn't get to complain when she sees Paul hanging out at the bar. Paul didn't get the end result (driver's licence) any faster than she will. He got something different (state-issued ID) faster than she will get her driver's licence but that's because he applied for it and paid for it and she didn't. They will both wait 2 months for their driver's licence. If Sue wanted to be able to go out to the bar, Sue should have applied for a state-issued ID.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

No.. but common sense should be involved. You are knowingly entering into a relationship with someone from another country. Probably should start to look at different options BEFORE just getting married and then getting stuck with one route that you aren't happy about.

We researched both options before deciding on the K1.

Let's be honest, but people marry all of the time and do zero research about it. Usually once a month or so people come on here horrified that thy cannot stay with their spouse in often their first year of marriage or that their spouse simply cannot enter and adjust or even that their spouse doesn't have automatic citizenship. Knowledge is power.

Am I alone in thinking that it's perfectly fair that people who apply for the process where POE is Step 3 (instead of Step 4) get to POE in a shorter period of time?

Think about it this way: the DMV provides both state-IDs and driver's licences (which can be used as state IDs, obviously). To get a driver's licence you must prove that you are legally present, a resident of the state, etc AND take a driver's test. There's no appointments for driver's tests for another two months. State IDs can be had same-day, as long as you prove your legal presence and your residence of the state.

Paul wants a government issued ID as soon as humanly possible (I don't know, so he can buy beer. Paul likes beer). Paul also wants to be able to drive eventually. So, Paul ponies up $100 for the state ID, makes an appointment for his driver's test in a couple of months (when he'll pay $200 for the licence) and goes on his merry way.

Sue also wants to one day be able to buy beer and have a driver's licence. She's not in as big of a rush as Paul on the beer, and her main priority is really the driver's licence. She figures she can wait to have an ID until she gets her driver's licences-- she'll kill two birds with one stone-- she'll save herself a trip to the DMV and save $100 in the process. She makes her appointment for her driver's test in a couple of months.

Sue doesn't get to complain when she sees Paul hanging out at the bar. Paul didn't get the end result (driver's licence) any faster than she will. He got something different (state-issued ID) faster than she will get her driver's licence but that's because he applied for it and paid for it and she didn't. They will both wait 2 months for their driver's licence. If Sue wanted to be able to go out to the bar, Sue should have applied for a state-issued ID.

I agree with you, but the criers of unfair need to be reminded that life isn't indeed fair

[lmihler 23]

Let's be honest, but people marry all of the time and do zero research about it. Usually once a month or so people come on here horrified that thy cannot stay with their spouse in often their first year of marriage or that their spouse simply cannot enter and adjust or even that their spouse doesn't have automatic citizenship. Knowledge is power.

I agree with you, but the criers of unfair need to be reminded that life isn't indeed fair

100% agree!

[Boiler 43,500]

Perhaps a high speed processing option fr those willing to pay, like there are for work visa's where they get a reply in 10 days?