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you nailed it. She just now called and this is what they said. She will receive a letter soon stating what she needs to provide.

In America. Alabama. First time passport. My dad got his after around 8 weeks. It took 13 weeks for my mom to get her's.

My mom checked the envelope again and there is no note. I guess she should contact the passport office to see whats going on then?

US passports. We are all US citizens by birth.

My parents both applied for a passport at the same time. My dad got his a month ago. My mom got her's today. Her passport expires in 2024. Any clue why this would be? My dad's expires in 10 years like mine does (i got mine in 2021). We're traveling in Feb/March so I don't think it'll be an issue for this trip. (I wasn't too sure where to ask this)

nope, overall. Maybe 8 to 14 months is more accurate, but you can see here, that NOA1 to NOA2 is in free-fall https://www.visajourney.com/times/k1-fiance-visa-historical/ Adding up all the days, its around 480 days. Its very likely to keep coming down too. Someone on these forums linked to this video earlier. Someone analyzed the data and he seemed to think that NOA1 to NOA2 will come down to around ~250 days (removed)

After covid, a huge backlog of k-1 applications developed, but thats changing now since they are catching up on the backlog. If you were to apply today, it should take 6 to 12 months.

You can see the stats here I-129F Processing time has been going down every month

wow! That great to hear

Thanks. I wanted to make sure since I didn't see any discussion about this regarding self employed people. I'm not sure there was another route? She would've had to apply for a visa to visit here, which likely would have been denied (a friend of ours was denied when trying to visit her bf), and we legally can't get married in her country.

My understanding is once we get married, she can fill out form i-765 and that takes 4 to 7 months to process. So roughly ~6 months? What are the specific rules on not being allowed to work until she receives works authorization? We both separately run an online business. Does this mean she can no longer manage or earn money from her online business? What about my business, can she perform work for my business for free? If i'm at a craft fair, and she is behind my table helping me sell merchandise (as an assistant/volunteer, not an employee), is that technically legal or illegal? I work part time for another business that would hire her the moment she is allowed to be employed. Would that help allow her to start working sooner? I know these are very specific questions! I hope I can get some answers so I know what to expect when she arrives next year. Thank you! ❤️

If you show you have around $50k to $60k in cash in your bank, you'd probably be fine.

I'm a little confused; Is there an income requirement during the k-1 visa process? I've seen mentions of it but its kinda hard for me to understand exactly. I'm right now finishing up the i-129f form so I can bring my fiancee and her daughter to America from Malaysia. Me and her are both self-employed. She is probably best described as living in poverty. For me.. its very complicated. Last year, my "total income" was technically only $14.5k. But, I also own a house (currently worth $150k) and have a stock account currently worth $47,000. I also have a few thousand in my checking account. I have no debts, aside from ~$50k house mortgage. So I am "income poor" but "asset rich" I guess. Is that bad, or doesn't matter?