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Old Apr 1st 2004, 6:16 pm
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Hypothetical:

UK citizen marries US citizen IN ENGLAND. How long before they can be together in the US?

Just need the quick answer...question came up in conversation.

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Originally posted by dowjones
Hypothetical:

UK citizen marries US citizen IN ENGLAND. How long before they can be together in the US?

Just need the quick answer...question came up in conversation.

Cheers,

Matt
It depends.
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Old Apr 1st 2004, 6:35 pm
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Thank you for what is possibly the most vague post ever.

How about a range then? Weeks? Months? Years?...and don't say "depends again"

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Thank you for what is possibly the most vague post ever.

How about a range then? Weeks? Months? Years?...and don't say "depends again"

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Well, if the USC is other than "tourist" in UK, s/he may be able to file I-130 at the Consulate & Uker applies for an Immigrant Visa. Takes about 3 months (plus marriage, which takes longer in UK).

Otherwise, K3, in which case it does depend, on wehre the USC lives (which Service Center will process the I-129)
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Well, if the USC is other than "tourist" in UK, s/he may be able to file I-130 at the Consulate & Uker applies for an Immigrant Visa. Takes about 3 months (plus marriage, which takes longer in UK).

Otherwise, K3, in which case it does depend, on wehre the USC lives (which Service Center will process the I-129)
All K3 I-129's are handled in Missouri so it does not matter what state you live in.

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Here's my timeline. Start to finish. I don't think they've sped up much recently so it is a good thumbnail for now. Later in the year they could speed up or slow down. So basically, nobody really knows.
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All K3 I-129's are handled in Missouri so it does not matter what state you live in.

Dow,

Here's my timeline. Start to finish. I don't think they've sped up much recently so it is a good thumbnail for now. Later in the year they could speed up or slow down. So basically, nobody really knows.
It took us about 6-7 months. You could shorten that a bit for the UK (maybe take off a month) because they are faster at granting interviews, etc. Maybe 5-6 months. You realize this is all ball-park.
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