Fiancé works for a Research Institute -- but no doing the actual science ; TAL List / DS-5535 likely?

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Hello!  

 

This forum -- and visajourney as a whole -- is such a cool resource to those of us earlier in our process; thanks to the amazing people who stick around even after their USCIS journey is over to help other couples!

 

I'm a US petitioner and we're doing the K-1 route, filing our I-129F soon (yes, we know the advantages and disadvantages over just getting married )

 

As my fiancé is Canadian, I've obviously been closely following the whole Montreal DS-5535 threads.  

 

My fiancé's employer is a research institute, and has the words Research Institute in the name.  His own duties are NON-SCIENTIFIC; he does logistics/shipping work.  But, we're wondering, with the elevated DS-5535 handouts at the Montreal consulate, if just the fact this is his employer is likely to seem TAL-aligned and have us go through the delays that go with the DS-5535.  No problem but obviously not fun to wait haha   

 

My fiancé works NOT AS A SCIENTIST OR DOCTOR; he has no post-secondary education in the sciences at all, and no Masters/PhD/MD... but then again, education isn't listed on the I-129F, so going into the K-1 interview when he's at that stage, that won't be already established.  

 

Anyways, would love to hear if this as his most recent/current employer seems likely to add the DS-5535 wait to the timeline we should be anticipating. 

 

And/or if preemtively bringing a resume to the K-1 interview (when we get to that  ) and an affidavit from my fiancé's direct supervisor stating that my fiancé's work isn't actually scientific would help curtail that possibility?

 

Appreciate any replies and excited to be joining this cool community!!  Thank you!!