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If you look at the approval timeline estimate from USCIS (the best current source) it lists the K1 processing times until NOA2 of about 13.5 months: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ while some will of course get theres faster, some will take longer than that. It looks like currently its about 4-5 months after NOA2 for interview. They don't prioritize any processing times, no. Your wait time for an interview AFTER your NOA2 would possibly be less as there are fewer who may be in the queue for an interview - but USCIS does not prioritize one country's petitions over anothers. I would have also advocated for the spouse visa, especially after 6 years together - the long wait for the AOS is burdensome to many couples.

While the K3 isn't QUITE dead - why would you want it? It has all the frustrating parts of the K1 (adjustment of status) and none of the benefits of the spouse visa. In the past few years, K3 issuances have been as follows: 2018 - 5 K3s issued (Mexico - 2, Bahamas, Brazil, Honduras - 1 each) 2019 - 7 K3s issued(Mexico - 3, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Venezuela and Yemen - 1 each) 2020 - 2 K3s issued (Honduras and Yemen) 2021 - 2 K3s issued (Mexico and Pakistan) 2022 - 4 K3s issued (Mexico - 2, Great Britain and Brazil - 1 each) 2023 - 6 K3s issued (Democratic Republic of the Congo - 2, China, Great Britain, Morocco and Yemen - 1 each) The only one I know the full detail of was the one from Morocco in August 2023 - basically because they were asking questions on a FB group and I didn't believe their K3 had been approved by USCIS so I asked and they sent me pictures and I kept thinking that they wouldn't actually GET the K3, but they did. In their situation, the couple had filed a K1, then got married and (unknowing the proper steps) filled out the I-130 and a couple days after the I-130 was filed they K1 was approved so they sent a request that, since they were not married and had filed the I-130, that the K1 be changed to a K3 - and surprisingly it was - which they verified through all NOAs and visa issued to me. I'm pretty sure they got lucky and it was a fluke. For the others that have been approved - I always wondered if they MEANT to get the K3 or if theirs were by accident also.

Can you show me where the military indicates that you can't travel to Morocco "and other countries" on your own personal vacation? It's not like he lives in North Korea? I've never heard of any restrictions based on a same sex relationship and if that's the case it would be good to have a valid US source to back it up

When my husband got his naturalization in April 2023, they specifically told him that he would need to renew his driver's license after becoming a US citizen.

No. You must do one then the other

Do you live together? I would get documents that show you live together - if you both have a driver's license or state ID with the same address on it - a health insurance card, utility bill, car insurance statement, something showing that you live in the same address. It looks like you filed a change of address for to the address the sponsor lives at - which is not the address of your spouse - is that correct?

1 - a cover letter doesnt need to be something fancy or formal. Your name, spouses name, we got married (date) at (location), and submitted our I-130 petition for spouse visa. Please see attached I-129F K3 petition. 2 - if it's not a huge hassle to do colour copies, I would just make colour copies. Most copy stores have colour copy machines. 3 - the only original thing needs to be the petition that you signed. You only have a copy of your marriage certificate - where is the original? I hope you didn't send an original with your I-130 because you will likely not get it back. I presume that you understand that the chances for a K3 are extremely slim - maybe only 4 have been approved worldwide in 2023 - and why would you want one anyway, because then you have to do the lengthy/costly adjustment of status process which -- NOT having to do that -- is one of the key benefits of doing the I-130 in the first place. I know there are some people who say that they feel it helps them "speed up" their I-130 by linking the two petitions together - but that's anecdotal evidence at best. For most people it does nothing at all - it seems very few it realistically helps. However, as it's free to submit, I guess there's no real "harm" in submitting it, but don't put much faith it will do anything in your favour.

When my husband had his oath ceremony there were some people in suits and some people in t-shirts. There was a big range. My husband wore khakis and a long sleeve henley type shirt.

Hi - not my case, my husband already here and has citizenship. Another couple I know from online - petitioner filed I-130 for spouse October 2022. Petitioner and beneficiary got into big argument, and she sent letter via USPS 8/16/23 to withdraw the petition. Next day, her and beneficiary made up and she was remorseful of having sent letter. Went to immigration attorney who advised her to write another letter withdrawing the first one. Wrote letter and uploaded it in the "documents" section of their case on 8/27/23 indicating that she had previously sent letter through the mail withdrawing their petition but wanted to cancel that. On 9/1/23 their case changed to "Active Review" and was then approved by USCIS same day. After she wrote the first letter, my advice to her had been to wait and when that letter was acknowledged, to re-file. What could the situation be now? If USCIS has NOT seen the first letter, can they still cancel the petition now that it's technically en route to NVC? Is it possible that they were "actively reviewing" her case BECAUSE they had received the letter and noticed the second one as well? Should they just proceed with NVC and hope for the best?

So in the above set of instructions - you are between 3 and 4. You have to complete the I-824 and pay the fees as others have said. How did you originally submit your case - online or by mail? The situation are likely in is that you on the I-130 form, in part 4 - you would have answered BOTH 61 a/b AND 62 a/b/c. If you have a copy of your submission (I know when you submit online they usually send you a .pdf?) and you DID NOT check both of the boxes, then you could reach out and indicate that USCIS made an error. I do know others where they DID NOT check both of these boxes and were successful in NOT filing the I-824 and had their case move on to the NVC. If you did in fact, answer both of those, then you would have to file it as others have indicated.

when the passport is "sent away: for the visa it's maybe gone for a week or two. You wouldn't plan on then leaving the country on a different passport and then returning a week later to get the passport with the visa in it?

You don't apply for either - you just submit off the I-130 for your spouse -- the visa you get is based on the length of marriage when your spouse enters the US. I hope you haven't waited all this time thinking it was based on length of marriage at time of petition!

I've been a nurse for a very long time - there are medications that someone can take who is NOT HIV+ to prevent them from becoming HIV+. If you are sexually intimate with your partner, it's very important that they know and understand this so they can protect their own health. In addition, there are 10 states in the US where it's a crime to NOT let a sexual partner know that you are HIV+. It's no longer the stigma it once was - there are many free clinics in the US and with proper medication, your healthcare and your partners are both protected - but I cannot in good conscience imagine entering into a relationship without your partner knowing. You can do your interview in Norway or any country that you have legal residency in (i.e. you can't just be a tourist in Norway)

the CR1 / IR1 does not have the name of the petitioner. And why are you assuming this person is a "he"?

So this person messaged me with the same on FB yesterday. He says that his parents are elderly and live 4 hours from Cairo and in Egypt you have to sign the paperwork there and it wasn't a "wedding" in Cairo, they were just signing papers which he explained during the interview. He said that she has been there with him 3 times and that he felt confident about all the questions they asked at the interview. I asked him if they had chat logs/phone logs that they just did not submit and he did not say. He told me that the photos were regular pics - taken at the pyramids, with family, at McDonalds, just wherever. I asked him to have his wife message me and I would try to give some basic suggestions (include more of the chat logs, write down all the questions they asked at the interiew to the best of his recollection and how he answered them) but the wife did not message me.