katieandwilliam

Things are moving quite quick as is at the minute, we got our NOA1 on the 17th February and the estimated approval date is the 1st-4th April - this is just an estimate of course, but thats only about six weeks, then the medical and interview etc.

I'll feel much better I think once things are actually in the mail/in the lockbox.

Six weeks? Thats crazy! So much faster than the 8 months I had prepared myself for, I know it could be longer but even if it's double that it's still much quicker

I could very well be wrong here - but if your fiance is in Ireland legally then I would assume he'll be OK during the US visa process, if he was in Ireland illegally - then you might run into some problems

That was my understanding too! I guess I may have phrased it funny in my original post or something. Dublin seems like an easy enough interview from what I can find on the interwebs. Plus every time I've been there or contacted them it's all been really easy and they're v friendly. I just wish that we could get married, do DCF in London and have him his greencard MUCH faster. But alas, that's not how it works.

Ya know, to be honest, my fiancée and I don't "hope" for anything... We've found that it's a lot easier to just "submit it and forget it" because, after tons of reading on here, it seems that people go stir crazy hoping and waiting. The estimated times on here are pretty accurate so there's never any good in hoping for a sooner time or looking every single day for something that statistics say aren't going to happen yet... It really makes life less stressful. Our NOA1 came pretty much as it was supposed to and we expect our NOA2 to do the same (unless there's an RFE, which you can't help regardless). 4-5 months after submission of a solid petition is what you should look for... Other than that dude, have no worries and just float on, ya know what I mean? Patience is truly a virtue, unfortunately not one I have, but it helps to pretend haha.

Yeah, It's just hard when I'm missing my family in Texas so badly but I can't leave him here.

Welcome. If you are illegal in Ireland you can't have the interview there. Where are you from?

Hoping to be there by June/July.

I'm a USC so it's not me the visa is for. My Fiance is Irish/British dual citizen so he's here legaly

Thanksgiving is doable but you need to get a move on things as it takes 4-6 months depending on the wind. Also, speaking of wind. If the US gets wind of you being "out of status" in Ireland, you could have a long road ahead. You need to get right with Ireland.

Yeah I have everything all done it just needs to be printed/mailed. Which will probably be in a week at the latest.

Why would the US care about me being Out of Status in Ireland? I'm not the recipient of the visa. Everytime I've been to the Embassy in Dublin for CItizen Services (passport, voting, etc) they've never even asked for anything besides my passport.

Hello everyone! If all goes according to plan at my moms immigration lawyer meeting next week I'll be a february filer too! She just wants to get a bit more info on if the K1 is the right choice before I spend $350 on a visa application since we have a bit of a funny situation seeing as I'm technically illegal in Ireland

Am I totally crazy for hoping that I can be in Texas by Thanksgiving or Christmas? When is everyone else hoping for?

Hi everyone!

I'm Katie. My Fiance (William) and I will be starting our K1 process very soon. Just getting the last little bits together, now. I'm so excited to start the journey since I'm really missing my family back in the US (and so is William for that matter!) Just wanted to say "hi" and dip my toes in a bit. Knowing that everyone here is going through something similar to us is strangely comforting.

Anyways, I'm sure I'll speak to you all soon!