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7 hours ago, UsagiCosplay said:

Morocco is finally processing K-1s again. I hope to have my NOA2 here soon so we can hopefully go ahead and schedule a interview and get my fiances visa. A few people got their NOA2 in November/December and they have their interviews in the next few weeks so I hope they stay on track and don't close again.

YAY for Morocco!!

Just now, PostalDuchess said:

Denmark did 39 K1s in 2019. 

Just saw that  But unfortunately Denmark, Sweden, and Norway all go through the Swedish consulate, but that's still only about 100. 

10 minutes ago, PostalDuchess said:

Yes I think you can get it off of the state department website. For example I believe the Netherlands issued 53 K1s last year. 

Hmm, I can't find it. Rapidvisa says in 2017 they admitted about 200 people in a year. Compared to the Philippines or China that's not a lot, but 200 people in line before me is scary. 😬

Just now, PostalDuchess said:

Yes. But some countries don’t get tons of applications so it may not be that bad. Finland for example has very few K1s a year so even though it hasn’t been processing I doubt it will be terrible for a backlog. Now somewhere like the Philippines could be rough because it normally processes so many and hasn’t been. 

Is there any way to look up that info?

Hi guys! Just popping over here to see if anyone knows if the Swedish consulate is scheduling interviews yet. In my K1 thread people are discussing the travel bans as reason for the consulate to not even schedule interviews.  I tried reading through the last page or two of this thread, but there's so much going on I can't make sense of it. 😬 TIA

1 minute ago, PostalDuchess said:

The countries that are subject to the Travel ban Schengen area, South Africa, Brazil etc are not processing K1s stating that because of the ban K1s can’t be processed as they are ineligible to travel. It’s dumb but that’s what they are saying. They don’t care that we could go to a different country for 14 days in order to be able to enter the US. It’s dumb but how it currently is. 

So what that means is.....a year of interviews backed up.  

1 hour ago, Lorraine1149 said:

Do you think the embassies will start granting more interviews? From what I’ve been seeing, it seems like a one year wait for Montreal...

 I would also like to know this too! I think it depends on the individual country.  Also I would assume those presidential proclamations from last year banning most international travelers would have to go away.  All I know is my consulate in Sweden is not processing K1s at all, who knows how long their backlog is. 

On the facebook page someone just got their approval (noa2) and their packet was received on August 3rd!  If that's the case then a lot of us will be hearing something in 2-3 months.......right? 😱

23 hours ago, AishaniA93 said:

It’s really hard to answer that because it depends how long your case sits at the NVC and then how long it takes to transfer to your embassy (again depending on whether your embassy is processing K1’s at the moment. 
 

My embassy is Sydney and even though it’s functioning and conducting interviews at full capacity, it’s still taking about 30-45 days to schedule an interview due to backlogs and social distancing, so that needs to be taken into account too. 
 

The advice even then is not to quit your job, not end leases etc until the interview is approved and visa granted  so it might be best to either work out an agreement with the landlord or (since you’re an October filer) go for a 6 month lease so then your fiancé won’t lose too much money should they be able to move to you earlier than expected. 
 

Long answer short 3-6 months after NOA2 best case, 12 months worst case (again depending on Covid - the worlds best excuse at the moment) hope this helped a little  

Made me feel a bit better, thanks!

How long does the process take after the NOA2? Still waiting, but for rough planning purposes. 

I just hope the international travel ban for people wanting to visit the US will be lifted soon. Pretty wild we are still under the same rules as last March. Not everyone can afford to stay in a unbanned country for 14 days.

Got my NOA1 in the mail today!! Now the real wait begins.

3 hours ago, brvids2020 said:

Hey I'm curious, did they actually cash your check? I figure mine must be coming soon. I'm just surprised I didn't see it this week.

I didn't use a check. I used a CC auth form. It was charged.  

12 minutes ago, JeffDR said:

When did you mail your application and when was it received at the lockbox?

I mailed it the 26th of October and it was received/picked up at the lockbox on the 28th of October.

I just got my text message that the case was received and my receipt number. No idea what this means, but hopefully my official NOA1 will come soon! 

My card just got charged tonight! Progress! 

34 minutes ago, ML2063 said:

GUESS WHO received their NOA1 yesterday in the mail?!? WE DID! I know the waiting begins now. All good - I am super positive that things will get better and hopefully surprise us with some faster approvals than we are expecting!

 

YAY!! I should be about a week or week and a half behind you then 🙏🏻

5 hours ago, Gauchos said:

Checking in to be a part of the club. Our I-129F was received at the Dallas lockbox on October 29th. We are still waiting for any kind of indication that they are doing anything with the application, but that appears to be normal going by the other posts in this thread.

Hi! Mine was received on the exact same day! No movement yet, but should be something within the next week or so. 😊

8 hours ago, AlmightyS said:

Thanks for your suggestion but that's not what I meant.

We have paid for half of our process at RapidVisa already anyway so we will stick with them.

I just looked up the cost of that service and omg! You should cancel that, that's doubling the price of the petition!

Just sent my packet off today! Should arrive at the lockbox by the 29th

25 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

It would not disqualify you but it doesn’t help you either. You can file the k1- you don’t need to show your income/complete the affidavit of support until the embassy stage so probably a year from now. If you still have $0 income at that point you will need a joint sponsor if the country allows it. Please update your profile with the country.

FYI-If unemployment benefits are the only benefits you are on- they are not considered government aid.

 

Also you say you have been apart from your fiancé for 4 years- is that the last time you saw her? If so then you don’t meet the basic requirements for k1. You have to have met within the last 2 years

Oh no, we have seen each other a lot and are currently together at the moment.  I more so meant we aren’t in the same country for four years now. But thanks for the answer! I’m from the US, so do I need to put that as my country of immigration? My fiancé is from Denmark.

Hi all! First post here, so hopefully I’m doing this right. 
 

I’m from Vegas and our economy / job availability is still kind of in shambles right now...I want to say we are treading around 30% unemployment and I am part of that 30%. I really want to file and start the K1 process, but considering I’m currently on government aid would that disqualify me based on the evidence of support? What kind of issues should I expect from that? Me and my fiancé have been apart for almost four years now and we want to close the gap. :(