K1 Process for Russian fiancee questions

[big_tex_69 20]

Hi All,

 

I finally got my NOA2 after 11 months, California Service Center where the petition had been sent to was estimating 16.5 so I feel lucky. Now a new set of questions arises. Which are making me nervous, so any helpful responses would be appreciated. Maybe someone else out there has the same questions and this can help them too.

 

Basically since embassies in Russia have stopped processing visa's and Poland is a bust because of such bad relations, we want to move our case to Costa Rica ( for several reasons )

 

Here goes:

1. Does DoS / NVC ever mail anything to the Fiancee or does all mail come to me, the petitioner ? << Everything I have found indicates the mail gets sent to the petitioner but everything is a little vague.

2. Does anyone know the process ( details ) for moving the case to another country ? << After USCIS approves the petition, they forward it onto the NVC and the NVC takes 4-6 weeks to process. It is during this time I think, you want to try and move the case. I believe the process to get it moved includes contacting the country you want to move it to, and then contacting the NVC but I am a little fuzzy on the details

3. What happens if the I-129F petition approval expires during this process ? I understand the petition is good for 4 months, but even the process alone could extend past the timeframe the petition is good for.

I'm sure I'll have more questions, but this is my starting point.

 

curt

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to the RUB regional forum, where similar topics about consulate options for Russian beneficiaries are discussed ***

 

[rikko 93]

On 9/24/2023 at 3:13 PM, big_tex_69 said:

 1. Does DoS / NVC ever mail anything to the Fiancee or does all mail come to me, the petitioner ? << Everything I have found indicates the mail gets sent to the petitioner but everything is a little vague.

 

2. Does anyone know the process ( details ) for moving the case to another country ? << After USCIS approves the petition, they forward it onto the NVC and the NVC takes 4-6 weeks to process. It is during this time I think, you want to try and move the case. I believe the process to get it moved includes contacting the country you want to move it to, and then contacting the NVC but I am a little fuzzy on the details

3. What happens if the I-129F petition approval expires during this process ? I understand the petition is good for 4 months, but even the process alone could extend past the timeframe the petition is good for.

I'm sure I'll have more questions, but this is my starting point.

1. Stuff gets emailed to you and maybe also her. Keep track of your emails.

 

2. Email or call NVC. Or wait for the case to reach Poland before trying to transfer from Poland to somewhere else. Costa Rica may not be accepting transfers - my fiance has Armenian residency and a transfer was denied due to lack of resources. Other posters do not have residency in places they live (Georgia, Serbia, etc) and are unlikely to get transfers whatsoever.

 

3. Ask the embassy to extend, list your reasons. Usually they allow extensions but it's their discretion. 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

On 9/24/2023 at 4:13 AM, big_tex_69 said:

Hi All,

 

I finally got my NOA2 after 11 months, California Service Center where the petition had been sent to was estimating 16.5 so I feel lucky. Now a new set of questions arises. Which are making me nervous, so any helpful responses would be appreciated. Maybe someone else out there has the same questions and this can help them too.

 

Basically since embassies in Russia have stopped processing visa's and Poland is a bust because of such bad relations, we want to move our case to Costa Rica ( for several reasons )

 

Unless your fiancé(e) actually has legal residency there, it will probably be impossible to move your case to Costa Rica.

 

On 9/24/2023 at 4:13 AM, big_tex_69 said:

 

Here goes:

1. Does DoS / NVC ever mail anything to the Fiancee or does all mail come to me, the petitioner ? << Everything I have found indicates the mail gets sent to the petitioner but everything is a little vague.

 

All mail goes to the petitioner. Back when my wife's was processed and when Moscow was still processing K-1s, all communication with my wife (my fiancée then) was electronic; the only thing ever actually physically sent to her was her passport with her visa in it (and presumably if you're interviewing in a country you don't live in, there wouldn't even be that as you'd pick it up in-person, I think).

 

On 9/24/2023 at 4:13 AM, big_tex_69 said:

3. What happens if the I-129F petition approval expires during this process ? I understand the petition is good for 4 months, but even the process alone could extend past the timeframe the petition is good for.

I'm sure I'll have more questions, but this is my starting point.

It's been a while since I was paying a lot of attention to this stuff, but it should be automatically renewed in most cases when there was no possible way you could have interviewed before the expiration. Still, confirm this with whichever embassy/consulate is handling your case.

[TBoneTX 45,451]

The consulates can renew the validity of I-129F petitions in 4-month increments for up to a year.

They often do this automatically.

However, it's best to e-mail your consulate to request this extension.