K_W_K_2020

23 minutes ago, NikLR said:

You seem to think that requesting an expedite was what my comment was about.  No, just because you chose to have children doesnt mean your family is more important or even as important as an already married couple who don't or can't have more additions to the family. Yes a spouse, even in a childless or grown child family, is more important than a fiancé. That's just the long and short of it. Many people choose this path because of the benefits despite the longer path. I'm sorry that K1s are not also on the list for more immediate rescheduling. There are no expedites for pregnancy, you can try, but unless there was a high risk, even then moving to the USA wouldnt necessarily be an improvement considering the pandemic.  Im sure that is scary for you right now too. Best wishes for a safe pregnancy and quick resolution to your VJ. 

Thanks for clarifying your post 👌🏼 I am the petitioner so I already live in the states- it’s my fiancé who is coming here. It’s a highly sensitive time right now for everyone not getting answers from immigration in the middle of a pandemic, I get it. No one wants to see someone on a forum say “I’m more special than you I deserve an expedite” and that’s what I was trying to clarify was NOT happening. In normal circumstances none of us would likely be waiting this long. There’s no real timeline anymore on anything. Given that, I believe it does fairly open the door to try for an expedite depending on your circumstances and how they impact you.  The way the current visa laws are written you are correct and it’s accurate to say a spouse is legally considered higher priority than a fiancé —even if the fiancés have children. But in terms of opinion (not law) we differ there from what you said in your post; that a couple with children who aren’t married are less important. Pregnancy is already difficult alone but in the middle of a pandemic it presents a bigger strain than usual which could categorically fall under one of the reasons for expedite eg) extreme financial hardship or other. Hence my suggestion to try for one to the other person In a similar situation to me (newborn child) inquiring if she so chooses. In a pandemic, life for everyone and immigration answers look vastly different; speaking personally, for a family with a baby on the way it is a great strain. With no real answers on timeline due to embassy closures, possible USCIS furloughs, companies shutting down and laying off employees by the thousands, knowing you need a steady job for when the interview comes to be approved, new jobs being scarce, money tight as a result and factoring in birthing the actual child and not qualifying for maternity leave, medical recovery, needing to take of a newborn without a partner to care for him/her so you can return to the job you hopefully don’t lose in 4 weeks to keep up with bills because you won’t be making money while physically recovering from child birth, so you can pass the interview and pay your bills — the list goes on. This is just my situation. I understand everyone has their own— but speaking from my own experience — this is why I believe pregnancy in a pandemic or any other similar situation whatever it may be has no harm at all in trying to expedite. Worst that happens is the government says no but I don’t believe it’s so black and white these days as it would be Pre-pandemic in normal processing. I appreciate your well wishes and same back to you on whatever your situation may be.  

1 minute ago, RUJEN said:

I did read the entire thread

 

Then your comment is irrelevant/redundant as the question was never anyone saying they deserved special treatment due to pregnancy. A user asked if K-1's are given more consideration if there are kids/pregnancy involved. I answered that I was in a similar situation and no, but her only option would be to try for an expedite.

1 minute ago, RUJEN said:

Very helpful and truthful, no special treatment for being pregnant

If you read the entire thread you will see this was already covered. 

15 hours ago, KnoxThai said:

I mostly just lurk here as I am quite the introvert in real life but I certainly enjoy reading many thoughts and ideas from the many folks that participate here.

 

I wanted to encourage everyone to keep up their strength and hope that we will be with our loved ones soon and we should never give up or doubt that.

 

There are days when I feel discouraged and down and my beautiful Fiance cheers me up with her laughs and smiles and there are days when she is down and I do the same for her. Constant communication and encouragement has been our gift to each other. We video chat everyday and we talk about our daily activities and stay involved in each other's lives.

 

Please don't believe everything you read unless it is an official statement and even then make sure you fully understand it before you let anything get you down.

 

Positive thoughts and wishful prayers to all who are facing this difficult time apart.

 

Be Well.

KnoxThai

Great post  This is exactly the kind of messages on here that are needed to help keep the spirits up and remind everyone to be kind and respectful. Thank you!

8 minutes ago, janet3 said:

I agree with @NikLR why does expecting a baby make anything more urgent? 

comment has been flagged for what? Honesty?

See latest reply. It was a suggestion of a course of action to another user per her original question.

8 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

i will be the judge of that.  

said post is the blunt truth.  in the 14+ years i've been here there is always someone who thinks they should be expedited because they are pregnant.

said expedites are more rare than an honest politician.

 

charles

vj moderation

 

 

My comment was suggesting a course of action to another user in a pregnancy scenario who was asking if those cases are given special attention to which I replied that the only possibility is likely to file an expedite request given her question. The blunt rude reply of insinuating I am not more important because I am pregnant is unnecessary and not helpful and that’s obvious here. The question was never posed if we are more important given pregnancy but simply suggested that an expedite would be the only possible course of action to request in line with the users original question. I did acknowledge within this topic (different comment to the same user) that my lawyer has advised that an expedite in this scenario is indeed unlikely and my commentary was that it doesn’t hurt to try. In terms of importance I commented that in relation to equating a spousal visa to a k-1 scenario with kids. Visa journey has been a helpful place so far but it’s not kept peaceful with unnecessary rude remarks as that one. We are all going through difficult times in a pandemic and being respectful to each persons individual case is what keeps this site running smoothly. 

4 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Sorry you're not more important just because you're pregnant. 

Not helpful / rude unnecessary commentary has been flagged 

Just now, Jody and Misho said:

That's a very good point, although I've read @Greenbaum infer before that pregnancy does not necessarily constitute an emergency.  Although yesterday, an emergency interview was held in Cairo Embassy due to a surgery (IR1).  It doesn't make sense at all.

Yes I’ve heard the same thing from my lawyer but considering we are in a pandemic i believe it doesn’t hurt to ask and request one rather than sitting around hoping things pick up. Never hurts to ask and then take it from there. You never know 

2 hours ago, Jennifer0220 said:

I'm not sure if anyone would know this, but if they're trying to reunite married couples, would they give any kind of priority to couples with children as well?  We're not married but we have a three-month-old baby, and in my opinion, this is just as important.  

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. 

17 hours ago, Babu Frik said:

It's based on people like you who fill out their timelines and keep them up to date.

It's just a small sampling of all the people going through the process, and every case is unique so some can take longer than others.

Yes ^ exactly. I continue to get a range of updates myself and I take it with a grain of salt now. Because every situation is unique, many going through the immigration process may not even post their timelines on this site/so it's only a small data sampling of the visa process, some get RFEs, some do not, etc. I've gathered it's best to not rely on those updates as to what will actually happen and just stay up to date on government websites, timelines and in check with your lawyer if you have one.  Good luck! We are all hoping we get good news soon.