r/K1VisaInfo

I would like to expedite my process with my fiance somehow…anybody have an idea? The thing is I’m legally widow I have a kid and I give the custody to my mother every time I have long period of training but next month my mother is leaving the country for like 6 months for a work project. I won’t be able to attend any training without her, what do I do?

Please help me, I need advice! O would appreciate your help❤️I am currently in the process of obtaining a K-1 visa, and I will most likely receive it sometime around mid- to late 2027. My plan is to enter the U.S., get married to my fiancé within the required 90 days, and then have a larger wedding/family celebration later.

I would really like my parents to be able to visit me in the U.S. for that celebration. They do not necessarily need to be present for the courthouse/legal wedding, since I understand that I will need to get married shortly after entering the U.S. on the K-1.

My parents previously applied for a B1/B2 tourist visa and were denied. I believe one of the possible weaknesses in their application was that they had very little/no international travel history at the time.

They have significant ties to my country , including property and other financial/family ties, and they would only intend to visit the U.S. temporarily and return.

My question is: When would be the best time for them to apply again? And what I would put on their DS-160

Would it be better for them to apply:

1. Before I travel to the U.S. on my K-1, while I am still in the immigration process?

2. After I enter the U.S. but before I get married?

3. After I get married and am waiting for adjustment of status?

4. Or should they wait until my adjustment of status is approved?

My case was approved on Feb 19th, and it still shows "At NVC". Is there some backlog at the Mumbai embassy?
Has anyone else's case changed to Ready??

Is this still normal to wait for this long for my case to stuck at NVC before sending it to designated consulate which mine is at Manila Embassy. Yes I’m aware of the backlogged but can somebody inside the embassy update us if there is improvement. This is so crazy and frustrating because the normal wait for the case to stay at NVc to be transfered at the consulate is 4-6 weeks and my case still at NVC for 5 months now.

My K-1 visa case was refused under INA §212(f) because of the current Presidential Proclamation restricting entry for certain nationalities.

For anyone familiar with K-1 cases or immigration law:

• Is there a National Interest Exception (NIE) or another exception that a K-1 applicant can request?
• Can an immigration attorney challenge or seek reconsideration of a §212(f) refusal?
• Has anyone successfully obtained an exception or other relief for a K-1 case affected by the proclamation?
• Is there anything I can do now to keep the K-1 case alive rather than starting over with an I-130 later?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have dealt with a K-1 refusal under §212(f) or attorneys familiar with these restrictions.

Any advice or personal experience would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone,

My boyfriend is an Australian citizen and visited me in Michigan earlier this year. He stayed for 88 days, from March to June, and returned to Australia before his authorized stay expired.

He is hoping to come back to visit me for Christmas and New Year, likely for a few weeks. He has a permanent job/career and other commitments in Australia, has sufficient funds to support himself during the trip, and has no intention or need to work in the US.

My question is whether his previous 88-day stay could cause problems when he tries to enter the US again on ESTA later this year.

I understand that ESTA allows stays of up to 90 days, but I’m wondering how CBP looks at someone making another visit relatively soon after spending almost the full 90 days in the US.

Would the fact that he returned to Australia after his previous visit, has employment and financial ties there, and is only planning a short Christmas/New Year visit make a difference?

Has anyone had a similar experience, particularly Australians who have made two ESTA trips within the same year?

Thanks!

Hi!

I’m a UK citizen and looking for some advice on an upcoming vacation with my fiancé (USC).

I visited them in the U.S. at Christmas for 10 days, for 80 days between April and beginning of July and at the end of Aug I will be there for one week (with their family on a vacation). We filed for the K1 visa at the end of July. My ESTA is valid from Feb 2026.

I have well-established ties to the UK (including home ownership) and have proof of accommodation and return flight. Besides the trips mentioned above, I’ve only ever stayed in the U.S. for one week max (about once or twice every year), so have documented history of coming and going. I have no plans to return for the remainder of the year as my fiancé will be visiting me in the UK.

Do you have any recommendations for paperwork to bring to show CBP in case they ask, and do you think the pattern of travel is worrisome? Naturally, I‘ll tell them I’m visiting my fiancé and their immediate for their family vacation for one week only. Just want to make sure I’m following the correct process now that the K1 visa has been filed and we will obviously follow the rules.

Thank you!

I emailed the embassy and they confirmed they're processing k-1s currently but haven't seen Antone's case bs transfered so far (Amman embassy). Anybody dealing with the same situation?

EDIT: there seems to be a few people who would like to in a group chat so for Jan-Feb ‘36 filers, if you’re interested, there’s a group chat created. :) kindly message me and i’ll send u the invite link.

So its true how anxiety inducing and isolating this waiting game feels like. I hope we can find each other for support… my NOA1 was Jan 29. Anyone wanna connect? 🥺😭😭

Hi, we filed early February, only NOA 1 received. I know we gotta keep waiting but just wondering to see if anyone out filed around the same time!!

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Hi folks, myself and my partner just recently got engaged and we are looking at the process for filing a K1 visa for her to come to the US. One thing that has us worried is that on her prior trip here she travelled on ESTA to spend 2 weeks with me but we decided to extend the trip by a few extra weeks, the main purpose of the trip was sightseeing and we were doing tourist activities pretty much everyday however because we extended the trip she was having to do a couple hours remote work for her foreign employer (non US based) in the evenings. We now realise this is completely not allowed and are worried its ruined our immigration future to be able to be together.

My two questions:

• Would the K1 likely be denied and how should we handle the remote work issue at the interview / when filling the forms?
• Could she ever visit me on ESTA again or does that become too risky now or as long as she is honest if she is asked about prior remote work they won't try to get her on misrepresentation?

Finally got greened! 😭💚 Sharing my timeline and tips because I know how stressful the waiting can be, and hopefully this helps someone else going through the same process.

Category: Marriage-Based AOS
Visa: K-1 Fiancé(e) Visa
Forms filed: I-485 + I-765
SSN: Applied for concurrently

📅 MY TIMELINE:

📦 Mar 29 — Mailed AOS packet (I-485 + I-765)
📄 Apr 1 — USCIS received I-485 + issued receipt notice
🧬 Apr 29 — Biometrics completed
📋 Apr 30 — I-485 actively reviewing; nothing outstanding
📆 Jun 26 — Interview was Scheduled
💒 Jul 27 — Interview Day
🎉 Jul 28 — I-485 approved!
💳 Aug 1 — Card produced
🪪 Aug 4 — SSN received
💚 Aug 8 — Physical green card received!

My I-765 (EAD) is STILL showing:
“USCIS is currently processing your case.”
So my I-485 got approved and my green card arrived before my EAD was ever approved.

At this point, I assume the green card basically superseded the need for the EAD, since permanent residents are already authorized to work in the U.S.

‼️WORTH READING: Things that helped me survive the waiting ✨⬇️

📬 USPS Informed Delivery:
One thing that helped me stay patient was signing up for USPS Informed Delivery.
It sends notifications showing the mail that is scheduled to be delivered that day, so I didn’t have to constantly check the mailbox wondering if something from USCIS was coming.

⚠️** IMPORTAN**T: If you live with other people, make sure your household knows you’re using Informed Delivery because the notifications can show information/images related to mail being delivered to the household address.

✅ Tracking my green card
When my USCIS status changed to “We produced your new card,” the USPS tracking number on my USCIS account showed “UNAVAILABLE.”

I went to the USCIS website and used Emma chat. I was connected with a representative who asked me to verify some information about my case (I honestly forgot exactly what they asked 😭).

The representative was able to provide me with my USPS tracking number. I added the tracking number to USPS Informed Delivery and was finally able to track my green card.
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Hopefully this timeline gives someone else a little hope while they’re waiting.

P.S. I’m still unemployed right now 😭 so I’m officially entering my post-immigration/job-hunting era! If this timeline helped you in any way, an upvote or ⭐️ would be greatly appreciated. Trying to survive out the waiting still, while looking for my first job 😂❤️

Good luck to everyone still waiting! Your approval day will come. 🇺🇸✨

Sooo apparently me and my partner ( petitioner) found out to late that we had to fill out the co sponsor also in the application form and we sent already our i-134f package.

We thought we only have to proof his salary and co sponsor later in the interview.
We did our package like in the YouTube guide from suraj & yasmin and they didn’t mentioned it, or we were just deaf.

If we HAD to send it in the package we are pretty much fucked, if not and we also can in the interview, then im pretty much relieved.

In Google and YouTube they sayed we can also do it only in the interview, i just want to be sure.

Hi everyone! I’m a U.S. citizen who has been living in Canada for the past three years. My boyfriend (a Canadian citizen) and I have decided that we would actually like to move back to LA and live with my family, so I’m trying to figure out what our options are.

I know basically nothing about the U.S. immigration process, so I’d really love to hear from people who have gone through something similar!

From what I’ve been researching, it sounds like the K-1 fiancé visa might be the route we’d want to take. My understanding is that, as a U.S. citizen, I can file the I-129F while we’re still living together in Canada. Then, if his K-1 is approved, he can enter the U.S. and we have 90 days to get married — which we absolutely do intend to do.

After we’re married, my understanding is that we would then apply for his green card and wait for the adjustment-of-status process.

I’ve seen people say the K-1 process can take around 8–12 months, but I’m not sure how accurate that is or whether that timeframe applies to our situation.

I’m especially wondering if the fact that I’ve been living in Canada for almost three years creates any issues with applying for a K-1. Can we start the process while we’re both living in Canada, or would I need to move back to the U.S. first?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation, especially U.S. citizens who were living abroad when they started the K-1 process. I’m just trying to understand what we’re getting ourselves into before we make any decisions!