tcovington

To anyone whom has recently received an ead on a k-1, how long did it take?

20 hours ago, Sunnyland said:

Your fiance seems a little confused. He already entered US using his K1 visa. So now he needs to get married to you (if you did not married yet) and then file for AOS (Adjustment of Status) and include the EAD (employment authorization document) and the AP (Advance Parole or Travel Document). The EAD probably will be approved within 3-5 months and will allow him to work while his greencard is being processed. Those are the general next steps after entering on a K1.

 

Why would he want to abandon all what was accomplished now and seek the spouse visa route? He is in US already. He needs to do AOS in order to get his work permit and then GC.

Because he seems to think it’ll be closer to the 6 month mark and he can’t seem to handle it. 

He/we understand the process he’s not comfortable with the 6 month waiting for ead?

Thank you for all of the answers. That’s what I figured. His thing is he’s be able to go home and work and then when he can come back he’d be able to go straight to work. He’s got it in his head that his ead will take 6 months and he can’t go 6 months without a job. Even though when we called uscis they said cases have been processed since then they just have cases from October as well which is why they’ve kept it at oct. has anyone else recently gone for the ead?

17 hours ago, pushbrk said:

You cannot "switch".  You would get married, then start over with a 12 to 14 month spouse visa process.  Your fiance can weigh waiting for work authorization against a new process and arriving and working in the summer of 2019.  There's a third choice but it is to end the relationship and go home to work.

Would he have to leave while waiting on cr-1?

My fiancée is here on a k1 visa however he wants to switch to a cr-1 because he doesn’t want to wait for a work visa. Don’t ask me the motivation because idk. Please help. 

12 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

If he has a job offer, he can take that and use it to expedite the EAD... if you're at 4 months now probably almost finished processing now anyways though.

 

My apologizes. I think we’re on two different things. We haven’t put in for the ead or the aos yet. He just came into the country a week ago and we have a few days after applying for license before we can use it. He has been offered a job and we don’t know if he can take it with out an ead.  The wait we see for the ead is 4 months. So we’ve trying to figure out options as far as work is concerned where we don’t screw up the aos, nor does he lose job offer. 

14 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

Would think it would be about same amount of time anyways for the sponsorships or EAD... so.. kind of pointless... and like above, don't think you can do both anyways.

Right now it’s almost 4 months for ead and then  apply. He has a position lined up now, but we aren’t sure what to do about it

17 minutes ago, Redheadguy03 said:

You're already sponsored by your fiance. You can't get employee sponsored too. 

 

You can get a job offer and try to expedite your EAD, but that's not sponsorship. 

So he can apply for jobs now. Even without his ead?

Has anyone heard if you can get employer sponsorship once you’re in the US on k1, but before adjustment of status and ead request has been submitted? A coworker of mine said her sister and brother in law did this and I’m wondering how accurate this is/was. Any information would be helpful. 

22 minutes ago, TNJ17 said:

POE literally stands for point of entry so...

Thank you for the snark. It was most illuminating. However, since I’ve flown internationally and was checked at the first airport in the foreign country and other times at my final destination in the foreign country, I figured I’d ask when coming into the US. But again thank you for taking the time out.

Hello,

We’re trying to figure out if the visa and document stuff will be handled at your layover or finally destination. Also does anybody know the wait/processing times to go through immigration. 

Thank you kindly. 

Hi,

so im being transferred to a British military base. Just so happens my fiancée is British. Would he be able to work since he’s in his home country? Would us living on base count as him living in the US for his greencard and citizenship? Would it count for me to get my permanent residence card over there? If we lived off post, but I worked on post would the same information still apply. 

Thank you kindly

I might be wrong, but I’m pretty sure his K1 expired as soon as he entered the country. If you fulfilled the 90 day marriage stipulation I suggest you hurry up and send the aos in. I wouldn’t recommend him leaving because then he can’t come back. I don’t believe he has yet overstayed his welcome. However, I do believe you should get that AoS in asap. Like I said I may be wrong on some parts, but that’s my 2 cents. 

9 minutes ago, hjriach said:

At my embassy interview, Knightsbridge had 'forgot' to send my medical to the embassy. I was just put in AP until the embassy had my medical results

What’s AP and how does he request it? Did they tell you you were approved pending medical?

Hello,

does es anyone know what happens if you interview and your medical is on hold or the embassy hasn’t received the medical yet?

3 hours ago, June2017UK said:

 

 

I hope readers of this forum don't think our NHS is that bad. It's underfunded but not that bad!

 

No one queues outside their GPs office, they sit in a waiting room. They may queue on the phone to get an appointment, but most book their own appointments online now. If there was a line outside then the national press would be all over this. If this is the case for your F, then I suggest he contacts his local MP

 

All GP's / Doctors have a certain knowledge to qualify, They refer to specialists just like the US doctors would. With regards to a high BP at the time, perhaps he could visit his local GP and get more readings when he's a little more relaxed? My NHS GP has a blood pressure monitor behind a screen in their waiting room area.

 

The Data Protection Act 1998, states that patients have a right to access their medical records upon request.

 

The patient care summary is a requirement and can be printed off yourself if you have a login to your GP's website, Otherwise receptionists / administrators should have this access too. It doesn't require making a doctors appointment.

 

I hope all works out for your F, @tcovington.

 

UK filers, do let me know if I can assist with navigation of the UK system. However, there is a lot of useful information regarding the UK medical at Knightsbridge within the United Kingdom forum here on VJ

 

All the best

4 hours ago, Estibaliz said:

And that sucks. I don't know if maybe the Embassy can give them a shake about this? I know the one in Spain did with the clinic here sometime ago, when they were refusing to fill in the DS3025 for the vaccines, saying that wasn't really required for K1's but optional. Now they always ask you if you want to get that or do it in the States and it's included in the exam.

 

What's their point in not giving away the results anyway? I mean, what do they expect to happen or for your fiance to do regarding the high BP to finally release them? 

Have no idea what the embassy will do. I'll email them on Monday. Didn't think to contact them regarding it. 

They want him him to go to his GP and have them either send them paperwork that his BP is fine or prescribe him something. They say they're holding it because it could be an untreated medical disease. They won't let his records go without it. 

Has anyone heard of the 221g

1 hour ago, _Mia_ said:

Did he not bring his medical history at all? Only reason I'm asking is because my GP is being a pain in the a... getting back to me after I asked about my patient care history and I know Knightsbridge says they require this but also read other people saying it's not a big deal..

If he did he didn't say anything to me. He hates having anything to do with the GP as appointments are so far out or you have to line up outside. So I believe he'd have said something if he had to deal with them. 

14 hours ago, Estibaliz said:

THIS, LOL

 

But jokes aside, couldn't agree more with that. Actually, I also had the blood pressure a bit high for my medical. The doctor said he wasn't going to reflect that on the report, because he said it was probably white coat hypertension and also caused from all the stress of the travelling and the process. He still recommended me to keep an eye on that, just in case, but that was it.

 

London doctor wasn't that knowledgeable or caring apparently. 

10 hours ago, JessnTrev said:

Anyone who has been to knightsbridge doctors for medical in London, it asks on the email once booked to bring along summery of medical history but not full medical records.. so i'm confused on what to bring regarding this.. I have got from the doctors lists of vaccines i've had so that's not a problem and i've also asked for a medical history which they printed off for me, I just don't know if i'm taking the correct thing, does anyone know? 

Jonathan just took his shot history. That from the us and the uk. 

20 hours ago, AnJ Co said:

You bring up an interesting point that I believe the US State Dept needs to crack down on these quacks.  The purpose of the medical is to identify COMMUNICABLE diseases.  Granted, something like TB or an STD or CRE for example should be identified.  The rest of these AILMENTS are pure bull c rap and I suspect the 'consults' are tied with kick  backs in some manner.  A case of hypertension that was spread person to person has yet to occur, and I surmise it will never happen.

Likewise, I've seen consults for hearing, and the strangest is Goosebumps.

I don't disagree. I still don't know what we're going to do. He has no symptoms of hypertension and it should've been obvious he was under stress, but nope medical on hold. Has anyone heard of a 221g or something like that?

Has anyone heard anything about going to the interview without medical being there? Jonathan had medical today and they're holding his medical information because his bp was a little high. Receptionist told him to go to interview anyway even if he can't see his GP in time. 

5 hours ago, EandH0904 said:

Since its not a time of war, I cant imagine they'd expedite SOS for military enlistment but you could try. 

 

And if you're his primary sponsor, remember you agreed to sponsor him on your i-134. If you won't be here and can't help him while he's here, maybe you should hold off on the process until you're ready. It could take 4-6 months for him to adjust his status and remember there's a big fee attached to it.  Will he be happy here, alone, not working? 

We held off to apply until my job told me my duty station would be secure. We were mostly through the process when I was informed that they were moving me to a base in another country. We're trying to find a way for him to join me, but he wants to enlist. The AOS is already paid for. 

The part about them not expediting because we aren't considered at war was helpful though so thank you. 

Hello to everyone!

my fiancée is coming over in October on a K1 visa, hopefully. He is thinking of enlisting in the Navy Reserves or possibly going active duty. However we've read that you can't do either until you get your AOS. So my question is can he request an expedite to enlist? It'll also help him financially as I'm being sent overseas not long after he comes over/we get married and I don't think he can come with and I'm not sure of what money I'll be able to send back.

20 hours ago, relaxango said:

@tcovington what date did you put as your planned marriage date on the applicant readiness form?

Probably oct. 20th. Jonathan did it though so I'm not sure.