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Zeba   1

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Sign Please  Include #Iranian #K_1_Visa_FiancéeFiancé Applicants in the Exceptions to Executive Order 14161 #‏TimKaineD #‏MarkWarnerD

As someone personally affected by this, I can’t stay silent. My fiancé(e) visa (K-1) case is now stuck in limbo because of these cruel policies. Families like ours are being punished simply for falling in love across borders. Please stop the K-1 visa ban. #LoveIsNotACrime #K1Visa

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TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   47,503

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Petitions won't help.

 

From another post in this forum:

     "K-1 visas are not included in the exceptions as fiancés are not immediate family members. IR-1/CR-1 is included in the exceptions.


     "While it is still early, based on previous iterations of this, it is considered unlikely to be struck down by the courts by most legal observers, though there is some discussion as to if individuals such as K-1 petitioners could sue based on the specifics of their circumstances. If this is something you would prefer as compared to refile as IR-1/CR-1, you should contact a lawyer who can provide you legal advice — no one on this forum can.

 

     "If you want the most practical approach at this time it would be to get married and then file an I-130, withdrawing the I-129F petition as it would no longer be valid after the marriage.

 

     "Probably the easiest way for people going the K-1 route impacted by this would be the Utah online marriage route followed by an in-person meeting, but a marriage in your fiancé’s country or a third country would also work. If you go the Utah route, you must meet in person after the wedding and before filing the I-130."

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

SalishSea Grand Master

SalishSea   18,462

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39 minutes ago, Zeba said:

https://chng.it/5nwW9gXhgj  

Sign Please  Include #Iranian #K_1_Visa_FiancéeFiancé Applicants in the Exceptions to Executive Order 14161 #‏TimKaineD #‏MarkWarnerD

As someone personally affected by this, I can’t stay silent. My fiancé(e) visa (K-1) case is now stuck in limbo because of these cruel policies. Families like ours are being punished simply for falling in love across borders. Please stop the K-1 visa ban. #LoveIsNotACrime #K1Visa

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Fiances are not family.  One of the many reasons that the spouse visa is far superior to K-1.

Dashinka Grand Master

Dashinka   25,854

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I agree, a petition will not really help materially in this case.  A K1 visa is technically a non-immigrant visa that allows for legal preplanned AOS after entry, it is not a family based or immediate relative visa.

 

In order to help your actual immigration case, you need to plot a new course toward a spousal visa.

 

Good Luck!

Visa Received : 2014-04-04 (K1 - see timeline for details)

US Entry : 2014-09-12

POE: Detroit

Marriage : 2014-09-27

I-765 Approved: 2015-01-09

I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

Green Card Received: 2015-03-24 Yeah!!!

I-751 ROC Submitted: 2016-12-20

I-751 NOA Received:  2016-12-29

I-751 Biometrics Appt.:  2017-01-26

I-751 Interview:  2018-04-10

I-751 Approved:  2018-05-04

N400 Filed:  2018-01-13

N400 Biometrics:  2018-02-22

N400 Interview:  2018-04-10

N400 Approved:  2018-04-10

Oath Ceremony:  2018-06-11 - DONE!!!!!!!

 
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