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Just now, Jojo92122 said:

It's not helpful to anyone to provide the wrong answer and keep insisting that you're right when corrected.  It's nasty and harmful for you to keep insisting that you are right.

I never said i was right or wrong, I haven't continued to insist I'm right, all i did was say what the american emigration officer told me 

Just now, Little_Vixen said:

Please share your information with us too as it might help other people.

@Roel is notorious for his lack of sugarcoating but he is usually right. I think the EO gave you the advice to get an Advance Parole once you get your greencard. That's after you get the visa and file for AOS.

 

I also think that OP needs to look at the visa guides a bit better cause I think he is getting a lot of things from CR1and K1 visa confused now.

 

There's sugar coating and being nasty. I really appreciate people sharing information with me, it has really helped me, that's all i wanted to do here

Just now, gregcrs2 said:

  I think you just misunderstood some information you were provided.

I didn't misunderstand anything, and like i said earlier, he wrote it down for me. 

Just now, Roel said:

Support is one thing, but I'm giving OP actual informations and telling him what rules are. Rules he can confirm with USCIS websites.  You're giving some innacurate info about stuff being added to the visa by random officers.. 

All I'm doing is passing on information an American emigration officer gave me 

Just now, gregcrs2 said:

Actually, it's not help when you are providing incorrect information.  It does more harm than good.

an american emigration officer is wrong?!

Just now, Roel said:

There is no such thing.. 

And if you mean immigration lawyer, they are notoriously wrong. 

 

The only way k1 holder can leave US and come back without issues if when they have Advance Parole or Green card in hand. 

If you read my post, i did say it was an emigration officer, not a lawyer, and again he wrote it all down so i can check if its advanced parole or another term 

1 minute ago, gregcrs2 said:

I think there is some confusion here.  Never heard of a condition that can be added to a visa entitling the beneficiary to leave the states.  

Its what the emigration guy told me. Like i said, he wrote it on the back of one of my boarding passes, I can check it when i get home from work

Just now, Roel said:

Actually right now processing times for k1 and cr1 are similar. 

 

? There is no such thing added to the visa. K1 visa becomes invalid the moment you enter the US.  It's one entry visa and you can't add anything. 

 

What you might mean is Advance parole which allows a person to temporary leave US before they receive a green card. But that's not added... You have to apply for it or include it in AOS packet. 

I'm just telling you guys what he told me

Hi Aaron, 

We have applied for the K1 visa, its hard waiting but it makes it so much easier to know there's light at the end of the tunnel. Anyway, Matt and I go back an forth quite regularly. In Ireland, you go through American Emigration in Dublin airport rather than when you land stateside, at this stage, the officers know me, because of that, some of them have given me some tips regarding visas, every time I fly. They told me that the spousal visa is a bit more complicated and can take a little longer. Whichever one you chose, you can ask for a condition to be added to the visa that means your fiance can leave the states. i cant remember what its called but can check when i get home from work-he wrote it all down on the back of one of my boarding passes

On 7/2/2018 at 4:24 PM, fip & jim said:

Keep us updated. It is so encouraging when members can pass down their experiences. You have a wealth of information & experience. I'm so sorry you had to experience this. My mother died from lymphoma cancer. I truly hope you get to live the life you want xxx

 

I will. It so is, its been great for us to read peoples experiences and time lines so we know what to expect. I chose to look at the positives of the worst situation, cancer brought me Matt, I'd do it a hundred times over for this outcome. I'm so sorry about your mum, I have no don't she was an incredible warrior. 

Have you made plans to head over to the states yet?

1 hour ago, fip & jim said:

That's perfect. I printed off the cover of the policy & the 2 relevant pages of my fiance's health insurance. His is through work too & we will be covered once we're married. They didn't ask to see it but I had it in case. If you don't find anything on here that's relevant then, if you feel able, consider writing a review at some point for future members. I couldn't find anything relevant for us (my son is autistic). I read all these horror stories about it adds a year to the process or you get flat out denied. We got approved 11 days ago, no problems. I don't know what the other people did to get denied or it took longer for them. All you can do is try to be prepared & give it your best shot. You're being realistic & gathering documents now. I think it won't be held against you. You're healthy now & you can prove it. 

I'm so glad you had no issue with your son, i guess its scary when there has or is medical issues. Fingers crossed. They also changed from Blackrock clinic to The Mater Private Hospital, I'm going to give them a ring over the next few weeks and see what they say. Thanks so much for the help and advice, I really appreciate it. So delighted for you that you've been approved

Just now, fip & jim said:

Have you checked the portal for Ireland? Someone may have posted the requirements for Dublin. Try not to stress. It would be very unfair if it was held against you. The only reason in your case would be if they decided you could become a public charge. The future can't be predicted. We could all get ill in the future. Do you know if your fiancé's health plan will cover you once you're married?

I need to look at it more. I'm hoping it will be ok, trying to cover all bases to be prepared. He has company health insurance that I'll be going on when i move 

10 minutes ago, fip & jim said:

I don't have a history but we had our medical 3 weeks ago. Where will you be having the medical, as what is required is specific to where it's carried out. I took a print out of my fiance's health insurance showing how we will be covered by his policy. It sounds like you have everything else in place. They generally want to know if you have communicable diseases, are liable to be a public charge, are a threat of harming yourself or others. Being in remission shouldn't be a problem if you can show how your health needs will be provided for.

I have to have it in a private hospital in Dublin. That's a great idea about a print out of the health insurance, i wont have thought of that. I'm hoping it will be fine, its always a huge concern that my history could be held against me

Hi everyone, 

My medical is a few months off, but this has been playing on my mind, probably since Matt and I had talked about me moving. I was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2013, i went through chemo for a few months and have been in remission for 4 years. I have a few side effects that are managed really well. Will that history be reason to deny our K1? I'm getting letters of my oncologist to bring to the medical. 

Does anyone have a similar history? How did it work out for you? 

Good luck for tomorrow!

We've been together a year and 7 months, roughly see each other every 6-8 weeks. We got engaged on June 10th and filed today 

Just now, Christy&J said:

I am working for DoD they want reference.

 

 

they ask for so much! was that the only reference they wanted?

35 minutes ago, Christy&J said:

Thank you.

 

you can check my timeline or you can also try to find people from Ireland timeline here.

 

we got RFE (Request for Evidence) after 6 months waiting, then approval 10 days upon RFE reply.  the whole process has been over 8 months...cant wait for this to be done.

 

I will write review when I am done tomorrow  

What evidence did they ask for?

I'll be looking forward to reading it:) 

6 minutes ago, Christy&J said:

yes after married then ead, gc.

 

just make sure that you are not there longer than 90 days ( I am not 100% sure) in 365 days .

otherwise they would think you are trying to immigrate.

 

I am having my interview  tomorrow and yes according to experience my friends have they will tell you immediately if you are approved or no. but every embassy is different tho

They ask a million questions to make sure you aren't trying to emigrate at the airport.

So happy for you that it could all be done by tomorrow, I have everything crossed for you they tell you before you leave-you'll have to let me know how it goes? How long has your entire process been?

14 hours ago, geowrian said:

The only part of the process where Ireland comes into play is at the very end at the embassy stage. The I-129F and NVC stages take the vast majority of the time right now in most cases. Expect ~7-9 months from I-129F filing until the embassy gets the petition. Then it's usually about 1-3 months at the embassy to go through processing and get an interview slot.

A quick search here shows that it's usually about 1-2 months for Dublin at that stage.

Thanks so much for that!

Hi everyone,

Myself and my fiance have sent of the i-129f application today, I was wondering for any of you who have been through the whole k1 process from Ireland, how long the entire process takes from start to finish. Any advice any of you have would be great too.

Thanks a mil

Lyndsey