length of time?

[Naomiand Jason 0]

And im back with another query...

as i wrote in my last post just a few moments ago - we were told today the processing time for the K visa could take 6 months. Is this a worse case scenerio or is this what we should expect? (our processing centre is in California).

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

And im back with another query...

as i wrote in my last post just a few moments ago - we were told today the processing time for the K visa could take 6 months. Is this a worse case scenerio or is this what we should expect? (our processing centre is in California).

check out the immigration time lines up top and check other couples from Canada .... yep 6 months...some have waited much longer.

Edited October 25, 2007 by ~Laura and Nick~

[YuAndDan 153]

The timelines are your friends, use K-1 advanced filter for Canada, and sort by interview date, it will give you a good idea.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...da&dfile=No

Add a month or so for the tremendous back log caused by the rush of filers to beat the rate increase before July 30.

And by the way, Yours: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=40908

Also do your profile details, You Have NOT filed for N/A, and there is no country called N/A

Edited October 25, 2007 by YuAndDan

[Naomiand Jason 0]

Hi Laura and Nick,

not sure who i'm responding to, i think its Laura, anyway so happy to see you're a Canadian too!! sometimes this process makes you feel so isolated, so nice to be part of a forum. im from and living in Toronto and jason is in Chicago. we haven't applied for the K yet, jason was going to do it today but then was told it could take 6 months to authorise. My major dilema is ive been offered a job in Chicago for the same company i work for here. They will hold my job open till Feb/March of next year but cant keep it open much longer after that. The company is looking into the L1-B visa for me now but i am expecting worse case scenerio, like they cant/wont do it! So, we thought about the K as we figured its the quickest visa to get (i was told this by an immigration officer at Pearson!). Meanwhile, its not that quick. And, i found out i cant apply for a working visa until i get the K! im so upset, i mean i have a job offer with a US company, im Canadian (aren't we supposed to be the world's largest trading partners/neighbours?), well educated blah blah blah, what else do they want from me?!

anyway, im hoping on some good news from the US company tommorow. Jase and i just want to be together in the same place, just like yourselves, its so unfortunate that immigration has a decision in when that may be...

well best of luck and thanks so much for your reply :-)

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Also do your profile details, You Have NOT filed for N/A,

I don't think they have filed yet

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Hi Laura and Nick,

not sure who i'm responding to, i think its Laura, anyway so happy to see you're a Canadian too!! sometimes this process makes you feel so isolated, so nice to be part of a forum. im from and living in Toronto and jason is in Chicago. we haven't applied for the K yet, jason was going to do it today but then was told it could take 6 months to authorise. My major dilema is ive been offered a job in Chicago for the same company i work for here. They will hold my job open till Feb/March of next year but cant keep it open much longer after that. The company is looking into the L1-B visa for me now but i am expecting worse case scenerio, like they cant/wont do it! So, we thought about the K as we figured its the quickest visa to get (i was told this by an immigration officer at Pearson!). Meanwhile, its not that quick. And, i found out i cant apply for a working visa until i get the K! im so upset, i mean i have a job offer with a US company, im Canadian (aren't we supposed to be the world's largest trading partners/neighbours?), well educated blah blah blah, what else do they want from me?!

anyway, im hoping on some good news from the US company tommorow. Jase and i just want to be together in the same place, just like yourselves, its so unfortunate that immigration has a decision in when that may be...

well best of luck and thanks so much for your reply :-)

Yep you guessed right, I'm Laura...Nick isn't too much in to the message board scene!!! LOL

Have you checked out the Canada Board in the Regional section? It's awesome and the people are so great!!!

Believe me..this website is amazing, I felt so welcome here right off the bat. K-1 Visa (fiance) is a great way to go....We haven't filed yet because I'm waiting on my divorce papers but we chose it over the K-3 because we want to be together for our first year of marriage instead of having to wait in separate countries for the visa while married.

Make sure you check out the Guides up top, they are super helpful in getting your package together and gives you a time line of when to do everything!!!

I hope everything gets straightened out with the U.S. company!!!

Keep us updated.

Best of luck to you too!!!

~Laura

Edited October 25, 2007 by ~Laura and Nick~

[Jasman0717 9]

Take a look at the Immigration Timelines link at the top of the page. You can see stats for your service center and embassy.

[TracyOz 0]

Well here is my .02 cents (for as much as it is worth) and YEP if you think I am in a foul mood today you are correct (variety of reasons apart from the fact that with this visa process it is not only My and my fiance's life on hold... it is all of our children's that are being put on that "hold" pattern as well)... while we are of course happy to stick it out (ummm that would be because we have no choice <grin>) it is still FRUSTRATING no end...

I mean here we all are (on this forum) all doing the right thing, the legal thing and putting everything in place the way it needs to be .. and we get the run around, and all the delays (NO FAULT WHATSOEVER on the staff who must be doing an AMAZING job of entering and processing all of the data... how frustrating for them, to have a constant pile of papers to have to input ... and most of them would realise when reading them just HOW much we want to be with our loved ones... let alone what most of us are sacrificing at the same time in doing so...) so I feel for them, and wish them A HAPPY day...

But my frustration stems from the fact of the number of folks who can just illegally do what we are all trying to do legally.... AND get away with it..

My frustration stems from the fact that REALLY for the K1 visa... it is ONLY as START in the process.... ALL they are giving us the RIGHT to do is come to the USA for a temporary 90 days (and for many of us on the VWP we can do that at anytime anyway - but now that we have the K1 visa application in place, if we do "visit" the USA for a holiday there is a "chance" that we could not only be turned away/but at the same time be barred for the 5/10 year rule.... sheesh... )..... the real process, the one that does/should take some time is AFTER we get there, get married and apply to adjust status... and BECAUSE of the delays that they have in place right now, the length of time and separation between us and our loved ones, just has to be causing emotional drain (I know that it is here, my poor kiddos have been told they are moving o/s, and while excited about it are obviously sad about leaving other family and their friends... but add to that telling them that "ohhhhh sorry we don't exactly know when that move will be" as they watch their house get packed up, and they decide whether or not to keep certain toys/etc or sell them at Garage Sales etc... is HEARTBREAKING"...

Sorry folks ... just had to have a bit of a whinge... a couple of months to do this I could THOROUGHLY understand, but for it to take 6,9,12+ months is JUST RIDICULOUS (especially in light of the recent fee increases... you would think that would automatically mean extra staff to cope)... I know that it appears that my timeline is short... it is (in light of the K1 application being forwarded) but Had we been aware that there was such a delay we wouldn't have "done the right thing" by waiting till I was out of the USA before sending it in - we would have forwarded it to the centre as soon as I arrived .... <grin> retrospect is a GREAT thing isn't it????

So there you go... whinge, whine, and sharing with my fellow V'jers ... my angst and frustration ... OH IF ONLY they PUT every single person (within the country) who EVER WANTED to get married through this process, then perhaps the divorce rate wouldn't be anywhere near as high as what it is....

have a GREAT day folks... and here is SHINING on anyone who scores a NOA(1 or 2) or interview date tomorrow.... I am CHEERING for you....

Tracy.....

:-)