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littleredscooty replied to Rasberry.B's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
In our case, the packet 3 letter came extremely late, so we found out he had to file the ds-160 first after asking them about scheduling an appointment. I would say to check and see if your interviewing consulate has received the packet, if they have give them 7-10 days to issue you your packet 3. If it’s been several weeks since receiving the petition on their end, and beneficiary has not gotten packet 3, you could contact them and see if they instructed you to do ds-160 and then once you do that you will be able to schedule. However, it seems some consulates schedule the interview for you. -
221g issued at Mumbai consulate on 04/02. Fiancé was given a white slip that stated file was incomplete therefore undergoing administrative processing. There were no further directions and officer told fiancé he didn’t need to submit or do anything else and AP would be done in 1-2 weeks. CEAC website shows the case status last updated April 04, and still says refused but the same message that we would be contacted once AP is complete displays. Is it normal for the case last update date to change while undergoing AP or does this mean it’s been refused in full? Our petition expires 04/06, do we need to contact them to ask them to extend it so it doesn’t expire while they do AP? Thanks all
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I do have a timeline, I do not know why it isn’t showing, sorry about that. Consulate is Mumbai, India
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OK that is helpful to know, thank you! Does this mean he can’t be his own financial sponsor then? I don’t know why my timeline isn’t showing up, but his interview will be at Mumbai India consulate.
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Hello all, we noticed there is a box where the beneficiary can check to be their own financial sponsor. I am currently back to work after having been unemployed for about 8 months this year. I have worked in the same career field for 8 years and this break which occurred due to medical reasons, was the first gap in employment I had in such time. Nearly all but a few thousand dollars of my savings was eaten up during this time. My tax return meets the minimum guidelines but just barely since it was only 4 months worth of salary. On the other hand, my beneficiary has assets worth roughly 150k usd, as well as ~90k usd in his savings. We are thinking having him apply as being responsible party as the beneficiary for the k-1 visa portion might be a better option in our case. Does anyone know is this possible and if there are requirements he would need to meet in order to do this? Thank you!
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Hey All, My fiance's consulate is in Mumbai, India. He has not yet received anything via post mail, but when searching our case status online with the number issued by the NVC it reports it as "ready" and then says the following: "Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment." Am I completely lost on my understanding here? It sounds to me like it's saying if you already scheduled an interview, but if you haven't wait until you have been notified, e.g. they are going to schedule the interview and we don't have to? Any insight/experience is appreciated. Thank you!
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Hello All, My fiancee has some concerns about overstaying in U.S. once he comes. We both understand that we must get married within 90 days. From there we would file for his adjustment of status, but he is wondering how long he can remain in U.S. once the AOS has been filed. My understanding is that once we have married, we would file for AOS, and he would be legal to remain for however long it takes for them to finish processing. However, he is worried that if there is no defined expiration, immigration could just kick him out and give him a ban at any time. When you apply for AOS are you given some sort of timeline for continuing to remain in the U.S. that is written on paper?
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littleredscooty replied to Jonathan Nam's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
Have you reviewed the financial requirements you will have under K1 visa? You said you are both college students with little financial independence, I am not sure what that means for you as far as employment, and your ability to meet the financial guidelines for sponsoring her. Phillipines may still be, it surely once was, on the list of "high fraud" countries, which means you could face even more scrutiny. Spending less than three weeks together and speaking for four months may not be sufficient evidence for the uscis, that is always a risk when these petitions get filed in a relatively quick amount of time and after a relatively short time spent together. Not trying to rain on your parade, just bringing up some of the logisitics you'll need to be aware of. -
Unfortunately, that is a very unlikely possibility. I was the "successful one" financially in my family, and while I would of had no problem meeting the requirements before with my income, no one in my family has income that is 125% of the poverty level, with the exception of one relative who would likely not be comfortable doing it.
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Hey All, Our petition was approved in December, and we just recently were notified that the NVC would be sending it to the consulate in my beneifciary's country. Due to recent unexpected job loss, we are concerned about finances suddenly being a reason to deny our K1 visa. We both have assets and savings, and I am of course looking for new employment. Our i-129F is going to expire in March, IF I am understanding the timeline correctly (please correct me if I am mistaken!). Has anyone had to request a delay for an additional four months to revalidate the i-129F and been successful? Thank you!
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K1 visa wait times 2023
littleredscooty replied to BizzyBee's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports
Hi! While I think it's unfortunately a "your mileage may vary" scenario, I can tell you that we filed at the end of March 2023, and had our petition approved Dec of 2023 and just recently got notified the NVC received and were now sending to the consulate in my beneficiary's country. This is definitely all happening much quicker than we expected, as we were told to expect at least 12 months to get the approval, barring an RFE (which didn't happen, WHEW). -
Okay, maybe I should update the consulate since it looks like it may depend. Thank you both for responding!
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Hey All, Our petition has been approved (YAY) and have received the notification from the NVC that the petition is now on its way to my beneficiary's consulate. I am wondering once they contact him about making a visa appointment, does he get a choice in when it takes place or will it be assigned to him? Here's why it matters: I'm currently receiving roughly 3k monthly in unemployment income after becoming displaced at my job of 8 years. I am of course looking for new work and hope to find it soon, and neither of us saw this coming. Prior to the job loss, I was making very good money, I am an educated profressional and was well above and beyond the 125% poverty guidelines requirement. Although I receive unemployment at present, and have savings, we do believe that without gainful employment, our chances are at risk. I'm just wondering if he will have some wiggle room in when he schedules his appointment e.g. "within 3 months, within 6 months" etc. so that we can ensure I am employed again by the time of the interview. Thanks for any information or insight!