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  1. appleblossom
    Personally I wouldn't make any plans based on current processing times for the K1. By the time you're a citizen and then can apply for that, they'll have changed anyway and could be much longer than the CR1. Why are you waiting until Feb 2027 to apply for citizenship if you got your GC in December 2021? You can apply 90 days before the 5 year anniversary, so September 2026. You can visit your fiancee in the interim either way. Just make sure you keep up your time in the US for your citizenship application. Good luck.
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    You're right, there isn't really a 'try before you buy' option, unless you qualify for an employment based visa maybe? I wouldn't plan to stay for 6 months, that might raise red flags but also if you get stuck for some reason (i.e. you're ill or can't get a flight - remember that Iceland volcano that erupted a few years ago and grounded all flights for quite some time?), then you don't want to risk overstaying. So plan a bit less, take lots of proof of ties to your home country (ideally leave of absence from a job if you have one, property, etc), proof of funds, and a return ticket. Ideally stay out of the US for as long as you were in before trying to return i.e. if you stayed for 5 months, then be outside of the US for 5 months before you go back. You could try entering again sooner, but it would be risky. Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    Congrats! But it’s not that consulates work differently. They all follow the law, they don’t have any discrepancy over it. You simply calculated your adjusted age incorrectly. It’s no longer different for those applying via consular processing rather than AOS, they both use the same date now (a change brought in last year). The date a visa became available to you was way before 03/01/24. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-a-chapter-7#S-F-4 Prior to the policy change you wouldn’t have been eligible for a visa, but thanks to that, you were. Glad it all worked out for you, good luck with the move.
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    It’s not clear from your post. Have you all been granted visas, or are you still in the process of applying?
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    Once the visa is in hand, I wouldn't do it before personally.
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    Perhaps it was different 10 years ago, but it's certainly not the case now, as has been explained to you previously. Now the consulate stage is the only variable, the I-129f processing time isn't anything to do with the country of the applicant and all are processed alongside each other. There are numerous threads grouped by month (not country) in the K-1 forum if you wanted to have a read and see how things are done now. In any event, the OP has decided on the CR1 visa, which everybody seems to agree is the most sensible choice for his/her situation.
  7. appleblossom
    The quickest it would be is around 2-3 months, even at the quickest consulates. But it can be up to 2 years if it's a consulate with a big backlog. So where will your wife be interviewing?
  8. appleblossom
    Was there no will at all? Or he did have a will but didn't bequeath anything to you?
  9. appleblossom
    You submit them at the NVC stage (a few years down the line, unless you are eligible for citizenship soon to speed things up) - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Only you're required to submit your birth certificate for the I-130 (plus marriage cert etc).
  10. appleblossom
    Just one is enough, unlike your wife's application, the F3 allows for dependents. So they can all be included on the same I-130, if the children don't age out by the time a visa is available to them (will depend on how old they are now, how long the I-130 takes to be processed, and which country they're from), then they can also get visas when the time comes.
  11. appleblossom
    Health insurance will depend on the state they're going to. Not sure 'affordable' and US health insurance go together though, but presumably they've considered that as part of their moving planning? If either of them will be working they should get insurance as part of their employment. Their SS isn't sent with the green card. If they ticked the box on the DS-260 to apply for it as part of their application, it'll be mailed to them a couple of weeks after they enter the US. If not they'll need to go and apply for it.
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    It depends. I-140 for which EB route?
  13. appleblossom
    CR1 could be done after one trip too, but either way most people would want to do more than one visit during the time it takes, and it would be advised as well before interview. But they're the same in terms of only one in person meeting together actually being required for either route. Congrats in advance on the wedding! If you decide to do the Utah marriage route, there is a ton of info about it on the forum. Best of luck.
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    As has been mentioned before, the service centre is now the same, the state isn't relevant either. All I-129f's take the same amount of time. The only differential depending on the consulate is the interview wait, but that would be the case for either a K1 or a CR1.
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    Then no job offer required.
  16. appleblossom
    Not necessarily, it depends on the category. EB2-NIW doesn't require a job offer, neither does EB1-A. @Ayodeji Charles seems to be an EB1 applicant, but not sure if it's A/B/C. @Ayodeji Charles, please fill in your timeline, thanks.
  17. appleblossom
    Then no reason to expedite. And having had a quick look at your previous threads, in your situation I wouldn't expedite anyway, regardless of the reason. Seems you were asking about filling the DS-160 in May after your K-1 was approved for another partner? And then married quite quickly to a different woman who you've filed the I-130 for? So I'd be leaving it as long as possible, your case is going to face much more scrutiny, so you'll need to have as much evidence as possible of time together to overcome that. Good luck.
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    I agree, particularly when I saw you said they'd never been with her in person. Have they not even met her? How much time have you spent with her? Casablanca is a tricky consulate, so make sure you spend lots of time together before interview. As above, you might as well try for the expedite. It's not going to harm your case if you do and get rejected. Just bear in mind that the I-130 is only the first stage, and about half of the processing time for Morocco. So even if you can get that expedited, you'll still have a long way to go. And your previous application may cause extra scrutiny and delay too. Good luck.
  19. appleblossom
    Video calls won't help. They don't show that they had a deeper bond that is now being affected as they're apart. If they'd previously been with her in person (i.e. she was involved in their school life, helped them daily, etc) then it might work. If she's never done any of that, then it's not a reason, as they're not in a different situation now and have the same relationship with her they have always had. No. 3 above you said 'financial strain'?
  20. appleblossom
    You've posted this in the DCF section of the forum but I assume this is just a requirement to get married in Iraq, rather than anything to do with a visa application? If you can clarify then hopefully somebody can help.
  21. appleblossom
    I don't think any of those would qualify for expedited processing personally. Humanitarian reasons are usually things like being in an armed conflict zone, serious illness etc. But you can certainly try, it's free to do so. And you can try again when you get to the NVC stage if the USCIS expedite is refused.
  22. appleblossom
    Your son can still apply though. Personally, I wouldn't risk it just for vacations in another country. The fact that you got pregnant with your boyfriend's baby just after removal of conditions means your case is likely to be scrutinised much more closely. It'll be simpler and easier to just wait and let time pass before you apply for naturalisation.
  23. appleblossom
    I'd give it a couple of years personally, unless you have any specific reason to want it sooner I wouldn't rush to apply.
  24. appleblossom
    Your case was a decade ago though. Quoting those timescales really aren't helpful to anybody, it's not going to be anywhere close to that now.
  25. appleblossom
    OK, so 15 months is about the norm, you should be hearing any day now. Keep checking your online account as often the approval notice is in there before you get notification of it. Good luck.
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