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6 minutes ago, kris&me said:

you may have heard that for a CR1 interview as we do not have to provide income proof if it has been accepted by NVC /K1 is different as you do proof to embassy

checklist says exactly what to bring 

although London is easy immigraiton does say proof should be "a yearly income" so if you plan to only use pay stubs, they should be for a year (just to be safe)

 

Hate to ask on someone else’s post, but my fiancé Beneficary has never worked.. he has inheritance money but has never “properly” earned income. Does anyone know what happens or what to take to the interview in our case ?

I can’t believe people have already got their NOA2 ..! That’s incredible. 

Are things speeding up or were they just lucky ?

My fiancé and I sent our 129f package in November 2017 and got NOA1 in mid November. 

We have not received anything further in the mail and are awaiting NOA2. 

I am american, he is british (not sure if it makes a difference).

I read an article that said current processing time is 9months ?? 

I keep reading conflicting reports and wanted to know if anyone could give me a clearer answer on what processing times are/ when I might be getting NOA2. I know this gets asked 1000s of times so I’m sorry if I annoy anyone.

thanks for the help!

Hi, my fiancé and I applied in November for our K1 Visa. I’m American and he is from the UK. We got our NOA-1 a week or so after sending in our packet, and are awaiting our NOA-2. 

He was with me in America whenever we filed our 129f packed together, and then I flew back with him to England and will be here for 4-5 months with him as it processes. ( we want to spend as little time apart as possible )

HOWEVER when I was entering the uk the customs officer stamped my passport saying I was good to stay for 180 days, and when I left the UK I would have to stay in America for 6 months before being able to return. 

My question is, if we don’t receive our NOA-2 in time, or even if we do receive it and are waiting for the interview, what happens if it goes past my allowed 180 days? Obviously me leaving the UK and not being able to re-enter for 6 months would be terrible because it would elongate our marriage by a while.. how much of an issue would it be during the interview / in general if i overstay my 180 days during the K1 Process? 

Hopefully my question makes sense

1 hour ago, yuna628 said:

OP: It will take up to 6 months to just initially process the application. That's being optimistic, it may take longer. Once you get past that stage, it will take many more months to finish the paperwork/medical/interview/visa-in-hand.

 

Furthermore, you intend to quit a job and 'visit' him in the UK for a long period of time? Do you have a return ticket back to America? Do you have enough funds to support yourself during such a long visit? Do you have proof to provide to the UK HO's that you intend to return home? Just like the USA, you simply can't stay as long as you want. You can stay longer for a visa-free visit in the UK than you can in the US, but you still need to prove you intend to return home. They may be skeptical. And.. the reality is your visa will take far longer to process than they will allow you to stay.

 

As far as K1 goes - London specific cases ONLY, they have been known to accept 100% for the visa. They have also been known to accept self-sponsorship if the fiancé has significant savings. However, once you return to the US, and marry - you must file to adjust status, that has a strict financial requirement of 125%. Not having a job is of no consequence, provided you have a cosponsor for the K1 and joint sponsor for AOS. London accepts cosponsors, provided they have the evidence.

We do have a return ticket for back to America, I believe I would be staying for around 5 months. The most you can stay is 6 months at a time, so it should be okay. Yes I will be going back to the UK with him. I visited him in August, he came home with me in October, and then we will be heading back to London together on December 29th. 

My fiance has roughly 30K Pounds which is around $45k USD in savings, and has other money in investments. Like I said my family would be sponsoring me financially as I am only 21 and my part time job isnt going to cover the income requirements. I only get around 10/15 hours a week at $11 per hour, so quitting my job is not going to be a big deal, it isnt some special job or anything. And I would much rather not have to worry about my time off running out among other things while the stress of this visa is happening during our visit haha. 

Thank you for your assistance. 

10 hours ago, Murph4865 said:

Not sure why you would quit your job now and try and get him packed up when you have not even gotten NOA2 yet it is running on average 180-200 days before you get next notice when anything could happen where it could be well past those averages for notice.

 

Do you make 100% of poverty to be able to support him at the beginning stage of this for the I-134? 

 

Do you make enough part time working to meet 125% poverty that is required for the AOS filing after you get married or will you have a co-sponser to help?

 

This is true, I guess we are just super optimistic =) No I do not make enough by myself to support that is why my parents will be my co-sponsor.

Financially, me working will not be an issue - I will be plenty well off during the entire process regardless on if I work. HOWEVER, I just wanted to know how important the employment factor truly is while processing. Because taking the time off to back to England is going to be more of a hassle/not approved rather than just quitting my job.

I have already booked my flight back and we want to spend as little time apart as possible.

10 hours ago, JenD said:

When did you receive your NOA-1? Are you (mentally and financially) prepared to be in England for 7-8+ months with no job? That's how long things are taking these days.

We got our NOA-1 last week. We have all of December for it to process, and then I'll be in England with my fiance. Is it really taking that long currently, even for a country like England? I assume some countries take longer than others.

I have been offered a work from home type job from a friend so I could do online work.

Hi, I filed our K1 Visa a month or so ago for my foreign fiance who is from England. He is currently in the states visiting me. We received our NOA1, First notice of action, and are waiting for the approval letter now.

I have done a lot of research but havent found any clear answers, so I came here. I currently am employed part-time but don't work that often. On December 29th my fiance and I are heading back to England together while the visa processes and to help pack up his stuff, prepare for the interview, etc. My question is, if I quit my job, how much of a big deal or factor is that going to be on our K1 Visa? When I filed it, I said I was employed from X date to current date. My job does offer time off but I have already taken almost 2 months off the first time I visited him, and my managers said it would be a hassle to figure it out for my upcoming trip. We are not sure when my return date will be, as we are hoping that we could fly back to the states together with our K1 Visa so we can get married.

Will the unemployment be a big deal? My parents are going to be my affidavit of support and my fiance and I have enough money to support ourselves. I just wouldn't have a job in those months I am in england. any help would be appreciated.