After the K1 is Approved

[felipeTAYA 18]

Contrary to other people,s advise, PLAN your wedding. However don't pay for any venue nor book any honeymoon. Compile a list of guests, pick 3 venues and talk to them, on a last minute booking you can save a lot of money. That's my personal experience. 

[Amy_and_Victor 159]

11 hours ago, Zumbadaddy said:

She said yes its Ropongi... i didnt realize.

 

So my question really is how long is the interview and medical exam after the visa is approved? And after that is it stamped and were good or is there a waiting period after the interview?

I don't want to pee on your parade, but I think you're missing one important part. It sounds, at least to me, like you think approval of your petition is only matter of time, but actually K-1 is not guaranteed to be approved, as you can see by VJ, many people get denials or being put into AP for months after their interview, and your case may fall into these categories as well. 

That's why planning marriage before your fiancée will have visa in hands is a lottery, you may need to simply cancel everything because CO will not believe that your relationship is real or there will be some kind of paperwork issue. I didn't even purchase tickets before I received a visa let alone planning more expensive arrangements unless they were 100% refundable.

Btw Trump has nothing to do with K-1 visas so far, it took us about 7.5 months between NOA-1 and interview, and it was back in 2011-2012.

 

- Victor from Russia

Edited June 4, 2018 by Amy_and_Victor

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11 hours ago, Zumbadaddy said:

We got our NOA1 Notice on 3/1/2018...we were planning our wedding for August 4th but we were told that is highly unlikely.  Now my fiance is very skeptical when we can actually plan our wedding for.  I was told by USCIS it might be approved between August-October.  If we are approved by October whats next...her medical exam and then her interview...?

How long does that take?

Is it safe to try to plan a wedding for January?

Is all this delay because of Trump?

You can plan for a wedding just don't put any deposits down as you could risk losing the down payments if your time runs over. It's so difficult to know when each case will be finalized because each couple is so different. There are some general timeframes but even at that, each couple is so unique. Some may have missed a document or made a typo, some need extra documents, have criminal records, need additional medical appointments, forgot to submit x,y,z, etc, etc. I'm Canadian, have a squeeky clean past (so does my fiance), we don't have kids or previous marriages, both have worked for the Federal government, have various security clearances, etc... We applied in September 2017 and aren't quite done yet although we are nearing the end of the visa journey(interview in July) . Think of it like this, even if/when  petitioner/ beneficiary is expecting a child with her fiance,  it doesn't speed anything up. They have to wait in line like everyone else, sometimes missing the birth of their child.  So with that in mind, it isn't a concern of  USCIS if you lose all your wedding down payments. Hope this helps you! 

[Zumbadaddy 57]

1 hour ago, Amy_and_Victor said:

I don't want to pee on your parade, but I think you're missing one important part. It sounds, at least to me, like you think approval of your petition is only matter of time, but actually K-1 is not guaranteed to be approved, as you can see by VJ, many people get denials or being put into AP for months after their interview, and your case may fall into these categories as well. 

That's why planning marriage before your fiancée will have visa in hands is a lottery, you may need to simply cancel everything because CO will not believe that your relationship is real or there will be some kind of paperwork issue. I didn't even purchase tickets before I received a visa let alone planning more expensive arrangements unless they were 100% refundable.

Btw Trump has nothing to do with K-1 visas so far, it took us about 7.5 months between NOA-1 and interview, and it was back in 2011-2012.

 

- Victor from Russia

Thanks Victor,    so at the end of the 7.5 months and after the interview when was the VISA stamped?

[Lien Hua Lunch 9]

12 hours ago, Alabamak1 said:

you should not plan any wedding ceremony under k-1, because there are no guarantees how long it will take to get a visa. Ours took 210 days to be approved.

Hello alabamak1 - kindly help to guide how can i update my noa2 4-Jun approved. I am very happy for our petition approval & want to know more about booking interview schedule - as my fiancee will flight to my city for our interview 

[Lien Hua Lunch 9]

12 hours ago, Alabamak1 said:

you should not plan any wedding ceremony under k-1, because there are no guarantees how long it will take to get a visa. Ours took 210 days to be approved.

Hello alabamak1 - kindly help to guide how can i update my noa2 4-Jun approved. I am very happy for our petition approval & want to know more about booking interview schedule - as my fiancee will flight to my city for our interview 

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1 hour ago, Zumbadaddy said:

Thanks Victor,    so at the end of the 7.5 months and after the interview when was the VISA stamped?

You're welcome, and yes, we were lucky enough to be approved with no delays. But we also had very easy case comparing to many cases on VJ (no prior marriages and children, clear criminal records, good travel records with no violations, two vacations together, whole binder of relationship records/evidence month-by-month, low fraud consulate, no obvious red flags etc.).  Btw if you're interested in our detailed timeline it's in our profile and also in our signature under the spoiler.

 

- Victor from Russia

 

Edited June 5, 2018 by Amy_and_Victor

[Zumbadaddy 57]

2 minutes ago, Amy_and_Victor said:

You're welcome, and yes, we were lucky enough to be approved with no delays. But we also had very easy case comparing to many cases on VJ (no prior marriages and children, clear criminal records, good travel records with no violations, two vacations together, whole binder of relationship records/evidence month-by-month, low fraud consulate, no obvious red flags etc.).  Btw if you're interested in our detailed timeline it's in our profile and also in our signature under the spoiler.

 

- Victor from Russia

I see your interview was 2/14/2012 and received the visa on 2/20/12...

 

Your I129F was approved in 184 days and 40 days later was the interview....when was the medical exam?

[Amy_and_Victor 159]

Just now, Zumbadaddy said:

I see your interview was 2/14/2012 and received the visa on 2/20/12...

 

Your I129F was approved in 184 days and 40 days later was the interview....when was the medical exam?

Medical exam was done the day before interview. In Russia it has to be done in Moscow as well as interview, and since I had to travel there from my hometown I did it in one trip. Not sure how it is now but back then medical exam in Moscow could be done in 1 day and you could get results the same day and it made it easier. If I would live in Moscow or close I would do it in advance to be safe.

 

- Victor from Russia

[Zumbadaddy 57]

7 minutes ago, Amy_and_Victor said:

Medical exam was done the day before interview. In Russia it has to be done in Moscow as well as interview, and since I had to travel there from my hometown I did it in one trip. Not sure how it is now but back then medical exam in Moscow could be done in 1 day and you could get results the same day and it made it easier. If I would live in Moscow or close I would do it in advance to be safe.

 

- Victor from Russia

My fiance lives in Tokyo and they are a very organized country .. I'm hoping hers goes as smoothly as yours did.

[NateAndJessica 200]

15 hours ago, Zumbadaddy said:

We got our NOA1 Notice on 3/1/2018...we were planning our wedding for August 4th but we were told that is highly unlikely.  Now my fiance is very skeptical when we can actually plan our wedding for.  I was told by USCIS it might be approved between August-October.  If we are approved by October whats next...her medical exam and then her interview...?

How long does that take?

Is it safe to try to plan a wedding for January?

Is all this delay because of Trump?

390 days to k1 visa delivery right here, no rfe, nothing, just a long wait for no apparent reason... No you shouldnt plan for January. You can hope for January though and plan tentatively. 

Edited June 5, 2018 by NateAndJessica
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[NateAndJessica 200]

well over 1 year for us.

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3 hours ago, NateAndJessica said:

well over 1 year for us.

Please all lets avoid the bad talk and stick to the topic at hand.

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