Burcin & Chris

Once you get  married, and apply for AOS, and get your NOA1 you will be fine. Make sure to also apply for EA and early parole if you need to travel.
 
Keep us updated and good luck!

If I were you I would stick with K1 because you already submitted and spent time with it you waited for it so far... Spousal visa has way more waiting time than k1 even if covid times makes k1 time more than usual. 

Some good news for our Canadian friends out there - https://twitter.com/usconsmontreal/status/1300466672059506690/photo/1
 
Obviously this isn't as good as saying "we're back on track" but this is the best consulate-related K1 visa news I've seen in ages. Hopefully this is a sign the DOS is considering opening other embassies up! If nothing else, it's good to see SOME good news during this uncertain time!
 
Wishing you all good weeks, stay strong and look ahead to better time!

K1 is not a banned visa. The travel area is banned. But they may still issue them for you, just suggest you travel through other countries and quarantine? Hopeful thinking!

That isn't strictly true; K1 visas we de-prioritised and barely any cases were getting processed. The only cases that have been processed have been emergency cases. So this is actually a very good change, and I would advise against misleading and misinforming people.  

So as far as i understand by this announcement K1 visas around the world is going to be processing and it depends on the each countries covid conditions.
So k1 is not effected by President Trump’s Order and we don’t have to wait till next year. Am I right guys? 

So as far as i understand by this announcement K1 visas around the world is going to be processing and it depends on the each countries covid conditions.
So k1 is not effected by President Trump’s Order and we don’t have to wait till next year. Am I right guys? 

So as far as i understand by this announcement K1 visas around the world is going to be processing and it depends on the each countries covid conditions.
So k1 is not effected by President Trump’s Order and we don’t have to wait till next year. Am I right guys? 

If lawyers said K-1 was affected by April 22 or June 22 proclamations then those lawyers were very clearly wrong.

Correct.  K-1 visas have not been suspended as have some immigrant visas.

Does anyone think the k1 will actually go through for all of us waiting or are they going to keep it on the backburner until it gets removed as an option? Will they at least continue processing the ones who have been submitted? Even if we do get our k1s, will the USCIS even be around to submit our AOS? If we all get told no more k1s and we get married and file for a spousal visa, will it take years due to there being an almost non-existent USCIS? 
I am checking these boards every single day and not a speck of good news ...for months. I'm always checking the news each day and it's always something really bad about USCIS shutting down or the post office..etc. I've never been this depressed and heartbroken in my life. I regret filing a k1 more than anything and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Does anyone see any light at the end of the tunnel? I just want some good news for once, if even really small.

I completely agree and understand; we have a baby due end of October and that’s same level of importance with family ties as a married couple— if not more. If it weren’t for the pandemic things would not be so back logged and slow creating these scenarios. I believe you’d need to request an expedite to get it in front of them and consider the specifics case given the # of other cases there are. Good luck to you and me and anyone else in a similar situation. 

A very large majority of k1 are dying to get married and would have already been married if it wasn't for the unexpected delays. We may be "unmarried" but it's not by choice and the process preventing us from doing so shouldn't be judging on that considering it's the very thing keeping us from doing it. I've wanted to marry my fiance for months now and it's wrong we are being considered low priority just because we aren't allowed to marry yet.

At this stage I will scream bring it on!! With the amount of burden placed on our souls these past months ...nothing would be surprising..what's the worst that can happen now?...even the toughest immigration system must allow families to be together. 

Our visa appointment has been delayed 3 times since March. The last appointment for july 6th was canceled by them.
 
Our k1 (noa2 validity) expired may 31st. We emailed 2x each and I sent 2 faxes about extending it with no response.  I don't know if it is extended or not. No communication.  What do  I do about this? Is there a way to check if it's been extended? How long can they extend it? 
 
<Ankara, Turkey> 
 
My fiance did his medical in the end of May because he had an appointment on June 1st and they canceled it during his medical appointment.  Is that medical appointment still going to be good or will he have to do and pay for another one? 
 
Does anyone have any information on if they're going to open soon? They have not updated their website to tell us about why the appointment they rescheduled is canceled or when they will reopen. 

No

Yeah I am trying to stay positive and strong... Knowing that it is gonna end eventually makes me feel better 🙂

This is the answer I got from the Madrid embassy. I already have my K1 visa and asked them if I can travel after the ban but I think they didn’t get my question. I guess their answer is clear enough though. 

God I hope so... The uncertainty is killing me

Waking up to this news and my heart is crushed. It's very hard to adapt the 'just be patient' outlook that people are recommending, when there are more factors than just longing to see your partner at stake.
 
I have a valid K1 which was issued and I was supposed to travel from the UK on the 8th Apr, but couldnt due to the travel bans. My visa expires on the 9th Jun.
Meantime, I resigned from my job in Feb and gave my 1 month notice, so had just finished working when this all hit. I also work in the travel industry and there is zero chance of getting my or another industry related job in the present circumstances. My US fiance has therefore paid the downfall between my rent/bills that my savings couldnt cover for the last month and would have continued to do so until the travel ban was lifted. Now I am going to be stuck. I have no family here in the UK as I'm originally from Australia, which before anyone comments that I should just go back there, I have 2 pets that were also coming to the US until their flight was also cancelled and are not allowed to go to Australia for a long time.
 
I had just made peace with the fact that my visa might expire before I can travel and would have to go down the route of a possible reissue request based on information from the UK USA embassy, so even after all the months worrying about the initial K1 and process, I had accepted it was just going to take a bit longer. Now, this announcement may be forcing us to be apart for an indefinite period of time. My US truck driving fiance who hasnt stopped working through all of this to ensure food and essentials are still delivered throughout the US, who is paying double rent and then some, for us over there and here due to the crisis is so upset, as I am.
 
I am completely lost,  my heart is so deflated.

This has made me physically ill. 
Temporary or not... how long is temporary? 
 
Before I met my fiance, I was single since 2012. Never really was ready to see anyone due to trauma and heart break. 
I FINALLY met the love of my life last year. 
Then finding out about all the extra scrutiny and higher bars we have to jump over... mentally accepting everything. 
We finally decide when to make an official proposal in France before filing the paperwork. 
Then we found out of all the hoops, scrutiny, and wait times... fine. 
Then my travel plans got canceled... fine 
Then the virus happened, can't collect necessary documents, we will have to wait till quarantine restrictions are lifted in our countries... fine
Now this? I mean COME ON, can we get a freaking break?  
 
I really hope this gets pushed back, I refuse to believe our country can let this man just be... flat out cruel. 

"Tweeting" something this important is insane. Stuff like this needs to have total and accurate information disseminated.
 
Its like if you doctor calls, says you have cancer, and then hangs up the phone 

I wouldn't panic over this, whether you are out of the country waiting for K1 approval, or in the country waiting for a green card etc, the immigrant process has been delayed historically for years with progression and regression due to many factors, it just means a delay, and the one thing I can say after going from K1 in 2013 to Naturalization in 2017 is don't stress about things you can't control (government bureaucracy, death and the weather) and just let things happen when they will happen.  99% of you will all be approved *eventually* for whatever you are applying for in the end, worrying and stressing won't change your outcome one bit.  Yes it's emotionally draining, but just be patient which is better said than done.

Fauci said there’s a good chance that kids will be going back to school in September. That’s an indication that we might be able to expect things getting somewhat back to normal around then. However, I would not be booking a flight at the moment. There’s just no way to tell yet. 

So many people are planning to fly to u.s this summer and I hope we all will be able to make it.