K1 visa wait times 2023

[BizzyBee 0]

Hi all! Im a 25 y f and I have a 22 y M fiance from northern ireland, we just filed the petition for the K1 visa, neither of us have kids or have been married before and no criminal records. We consulted with a lawyer who said our process should be straight forward as we have a TON of evidence. We are being processed at the California service center, which online says its about 15 months at this time to process, does anyone have experience with this visa and this service center, Any insight is helpful
 

[IWander 583]

14 minutes ago, BizzyBee said:

Hi all! Im a 25 y f and I have a 22 y M fiance from northern ireland, we just filed the petition for the K1 visa, neither of us have kids or have been married before and no criminal records. We consulted with a lawyer who said our process should be straight forward as we have a TON of evidence. We are being processed at the California service center, which online says its about 15 months at this time to process, does anyone have experience with this visa and this service center, Any insight is helpful
 

Everyone goes through this service center other than a very small percentage of petitions that have background issues that get sent to Vermont.

[Crazy Cat 39,694]

9 hours ago, BizzyBee said:

Hi all! Im a 25 y f and I have a 22 y M fiance from northern ireland, we just filed the petition for the K1 visa, neither of us have kids or have been married before and no criminal records. We consulted with a lawyer who said our process should be straight forward as we have a TON of evidence. We are being processed at the California service center, which online says its about 15 months at this time to process, does anyone have experience with this visa and this service center, Any insight is helpful
 

Welcome to VJ.  This is the best place for accurate immigration information.  I assumed the attorney explained what to expect during the K-1 process.  Good luck on your journey.  

[Daphne . 1,709]

20 hours ago, BizzyBee said:

Hi all! Im a 25 y f and I have a 22 y M fiance from northern ireland, we just filed the petition for the K1 visa, neither of us have kids or have been married before and no criminal records. We consulted with a lawyer who said our process should be straight forward as we have a TON of evidence. We are being processed at the California service center, which online says its about 15 months at this time to process, does anyone have experience with this visa and this service center, Any insight is helpful
 

Yes, the majority of K1’s go to the California service center and 15 months sounds right for an estimate. Here is the guide that will show you what else to expect: 

 

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20 hours ago, BizzyBee said:

Hi all! Im a 25 y f and I have a 22 y M fiance from northern ireland, we just filed the petition for the K1 visa, neither of us have kids or have been married before and no criminal records. We consulted with a lawyer who said our process should be straight forward as we have a TON of evidence. We are being processed at the California service center, which online says its about 15 months at this time to process, does anyone have experience with this visa and this service center, Any insight is helpful
 

It is taking 9 Months as of today, On Novemember it will be a 6 to 7 Months process, It is speeding up. For me Oct 20 approved and it took 9 Months one months from now at the rate of 1500 casees per week it will come down to 7 Months process to NOA2

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[justinemaaaae 1]

On 11/2/2023 at 3:14 AM, Play said:

It is taking 9 Months as of today, On Novemember it will be a 6 to 7 Months process, It is speeding up. For me Oct 20 approved and it took 9 Months one months from now at the rate of 1500 casees per week it will come down to 7 Months process to NOA2

This is great news then! We have mailed our petition last week and hopefully it doesn't take as long as what we have previously read, about 15-18months. 

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1 hour ago, justinemaaaae said:

This is great news then! We have mailed our petition last week and hopefully it doesn't take as long as what we have previously read, about 15-18months. 

by the time they process yours at the rate they are going, It will be 6 months or so

[justinemaaaae 1]

18 hours ago, Play said:

by the time they process yours at the rate they are going, It will be 6 months or so

this is amazing! Hopefully so! 

[justinemaaaae 1]

On 11/21/2023 at 4:15 PM, Play said:

by the time they process yours at the rate they are going, It will be 6 months or so

Hi! We  got our NOA1 last 20-Nov. So I was just wondering where and how did you know that the processing time now hopefully takes about 6-9months? I am still crossing my fingers about this. bcos I have read on the uscis site, it is still about 16months. 

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43 minutes ago, justinemaaaae said:

Hi! We  got our NOA1 last 20-Nov. So I was just wondering where and how did you know that the processing time now hopefully takes about 6-9months? I am still crossing my fingers about this. bcos I have read on the uscis site, it is still about 16months. 

The k1 visa channel.  watach all his videos specially from August on and you will see the ount of cases they startes doing it after that in comparison than before. in a addition to a very organize Noa1 package, make the inquiry and gonto your congreas man

 

[justinemaaaae 1]

20 hours ago, Play said:

The k1 visa channel.  watach all his videos specially from August on and you will see the ount of cases they startes doing it after that in comparison than before. in a addition to a very organize Noa1 package, make the inquiry and gonto your congreas man

 

Thank you!

[PokuPoku 20]

On 11/28/2023 at 6:58 AM, justinemaaaae said:

Hi! We  got our NOA1 last 20-Nov. So I was just wondering where and how did you know that the processing time now hopefully takes about 6-9months? I am still crossing my fingers about this. bcos I have read on the uscis site, it is still about 16months. 

You can see the stats here

 I-129F Processing time has been going down every month

[SneakyPete 71]

On 11/28/2023 at 4:58 AM, justinemaaaae said:

Hi! We  got our NOA1 last 20-Nov. So I was just wondering where and how did you know that the processing time now hopefully takes about 6-9months? I am still crossing my fingers about this. bcos I have read on the uscis site, it is still about 16months. 

This comes with asterisk. 6 months is calculated based on the size of their current backlog and current processing speed. Processing speed can unfortunately vary widely, currently it is about 5000 I-129F cases per months. IF USCIS keeps up that speed, backlog will continue to shrink and filers who just now submitted their I-129F approvals might see their action on their case in as little as 6 months. But there are no guarantees when it comes to USCIS and political changes coming next year. 

[justinemaaaae 1]

Hi everyone!

 

Happy New Year!

 

Hope all is well... So, I know it has only been almost 2 months since we got our NOA1 and now I am getting paranoid bcos we arent doing anything... 

 

so please clarify to me once again that this now a waiting game and we just have to keep our chill and hope for the best that we get our NOA1 soon, right? 

 

bcos if we're wrong and we should have been doing something else and we arent that i am gonna lose my mind 😅

 

Thank you!