Ben and Dorian

3 hours ago, JFH said:

Doesn't sound like it's a matter of life or death if you were prepared for it being much later - under normal circumstances K-1 people can't leave the USA for around 3 months after the marriage so if you "planned well" you weren't expecting the surgery to happen until next year. In that case you should be able to re-schedule? 

Where does the "matter of life or death" come from? If you actually never applied for an emergency AP for a similar reason don't bother commenting because it's really not helpful. So cut the sass. I lost my voice 6 months ago, this surgery is the only way I get my voice back. 

1 minute ago, mallafri76 said:

I don't know why people don't read up better on the visas and plan their move halfway around the world a little better. In your case, the CR-1 would have been a much better fit, since that would have allowed you to finish off any medical treatments in France before immigrating to the US and you'd also be allowed to travel straight away on it.

 

18 days sounds like an extremely short timeframe for sending in your AOS, getting NOA1, applying for AP and receiving the decision. I would reschedule the surgery.

Nope, planned everything very well. The surgery was just not supposed to happen that quickly, I learned on Tuesday that it'll be on the 17th of October.

I also have an appointment with a genetic disorder specialist on the 26th of October, will that qualify on top of the operation do you think? 

3 minutes ago, JFH said:

Is the surgery not available here? Why would you need to travel to France? 

 

We got married in WA and we got our certificate right away. Don't let the minister or whoever is conducting the marriage organize the certificate or it could take weeks. Hand carry it from the wedding to the auditor's office and wait while they produce the marriage certificate. We were in and out of the auditor's office within 20 minutes. 

Thanks that's reassuring for the marriage certificates. Well... I won't have the right insurance yet, and my entire medical history is at this hospital I had all my treatments there

2 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

I am a little confused, are you planning on moving up the wedding date prior to the 17th, or are you talking about October 17th?  

 

I cannot not speak for Seattle, but I know we had our marriage certificate the Monday after our wedding in Michigan.  I am not sure if surgery is a valid reason for an emergency AP unless it is a life threatening type of issue, but I think you might be able to get the NOA1 in time which I believe is required to try and get an emergency AP as why would they issue it unless they had some proof that the AOS had been filed.

 

Good Luck!

Thanks! Yes sorry 17th of October. It's not life threatening but it's a thyroplasty that I need because I have a vocal cord paralysis.

Hello! 

I am getting married on the 23rd of September 2017, but I will need to go back to France to have surgery on the 17th of October. I found this on the I-131 instruction form  "Humanitarian reasons include travel to obtain medical treatment, attend funeral services for a family member, or visit an ailing relative. " Do you think I can get my Advance parole after an Infopass appointment? If so, how long does it take to get the AP? Do I need my NOA1 of my AOS?

Which leads me to other questions : How long does it take to get the marriage certificate? 

I have a very short timeframe :S Do you think I can have my marriage certificate, my NOA1 and my AP via infopass in 18 days???

12 minutes ago, cocobean said:

Hey Friends! What is the name of the app you all have been using to track your cases? Thanks! 

It's called USCISApp!

10 hours ago, Miina said:

 

Guys, theres 2 different rules at play here! The link that @p-ana is quoting says you need police certificate from all countries (except country of birth, and current residence) youve lived for more than 12 months. 

@Dorian Mouezys link says every country youve lived in for more than 6 months. 

 

Does anyone have any knowledge on this? This is really important for me, because I was an exchange student in Hong Kong for 10 months, and have NOT gotten a police certificate from China. 

 

EDIT: @p-anas link also specifically says you do not need to get a police certificate from the US if youve lived there, where as @Dorian Mouezys does not state that.

 I am confused too. The link I provided is for the "Nonimmigrant Visa for a Fiancé(e) (K-1)",  whereas the link p-ana gave is for the immigrant visa process, but apparently it applies for us too??? But as Miina said they state two very different things

5 minutes ago, p-ana said:

It's 16 and up and you don't need one from the US

You're right it's 16, sorry! Where did you see you don't need one from the US?

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html#1

You're right it's 16, sorry! Where did you see you don't need one from the US?

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html#1

5 minutes ago, pardiiix said:

Do I have to get a background check for every country I have lived in? Even countries I had lived as a child?

You need a police clearance for every country you lived in more than 6 month pass the age of 18! For the US, it's processed by the FBI and for some reasons the processing time is pretty long.

Btw I lived in the U.S more than 6 months for my studies, so I need a background clearance from the FBI to bring to the interview, it takes more than 3 months to get it, so if that's your case too, don't forget to do that now!

7 hours ago, calahjosh931 said:

Congrats🙌🏼🙌🏼😃😃

Yay congratulations!!!

Keep us updated so we have an idea of the timeline after the NOA2, do you think you'll get your visa before mid July?

14 hours ago, tevans2 said:

Hey! We have the same NOA1 date. What was your received date? I was hoping to have my fiancé in Texas by the end of June/early July but now I'm starting to think that's ambitious seeing that you are saying August. So I'm hoping August is a reasonable date. It seems so far away. 

Hi! 

My bad, the received date is the 14th but the NOA1 date is the 16th. I just want it to be all done by August, but if it comes before it's even better! You never know!

Hello everyone! 

Congrats to all for your engagement!

My NOA1 is February 14th (of course haha), I am hoping to get my visa by mid August, do you think that's possible?