Hello experts:

I am a little overwhelmed with the information available, and would to ask specific questions.

I am currently in Canada on a work permit (I am not a Canadian). I fell in love with a US citizen last year who has already filed the 129F (K1 visa) for me. The processing center where she applied is Texas.

I have been able to find out that Texas is currently taking 10 months to process applications. But I would like to know what I should expect next. Should i expect a letter indicating police checks from all the countries i have been in since 18 years old?

Or would it be a letter for medical checks? Can anyone please give some insight as to what i should be expecting next. I guess, i can just wait and see what happens next, but am a little curious :-)
Also, maybe i can request police checks from all countries now to save myself 'waiting' time in the future.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Hi Trev,

You should start gathering your police records now. If you have a list of approved doctors, you can do the medical sometime soon, too. Because of Texas' backlog, they have been sending petitions to CSC for processing, so your wait may not be as long as you think.

The next step is that you'll receive Packet 3 which contains more forms for you to fill out, and maybe a checklist to send back to the embassy in order to get an interview date. By your interview date, you should have all your police records and medical done.

If you don't mind me asking, where are you from?

Best Wishes,
Rene

Hi Noorah101/Rene:

Thanks for the response. I really appreciate it.
I'll start gathering my police records from now onwards.
And i'm originally from Pakistan.

Hi Trev,

Just so you know, you might experience some delays in your case for security checks because of your nationality. Feel free to come back with any questions in the meantime!

Best Wishes,
Rene

Hi Rene:

Thanks again for the response.
Would you know of how long a delay i should expect? Are we talking about a few months, or are we talking about years here?

PS - I've been in Canada for 7 years now, but either as a student or on a work visa.

Hi Trev,

There's really now way of knowing for sure, but if security checks do come into play in your case, it would probably delay it a few months (my very rough estimate - yours might be shorter, longer, or not at all).

Rene

Trev:
My husband is Pakistani and he got a 90 day delay due to "security checks"...
He has been with me now for more than a year and 90 days seem like nothing now, but at the time I remember I was devastated.

Check the FAQ at www.visajourney.com for an overview of the entire process.

I guess you'll be interviewing at a consulate in Canada. You could check
the website of the US consulate in Canada to see what particular
requirements they have. Each consulate may have slightly different
requirements. But the usual forms, etc. are listed in the FAQ on
visajourney.

One thing they'll probably require is an affidavit of support to be filled
out by your fiance. Either the I-134 or I-864. She could start working on
that now. Both forms can be downloaded from the USCIS website: uscis.gov.

Good luck.

- Eric S.

"trev39" <member39932@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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    > > Hi Trev,
    > >
    > > Just so you know, you might experience some delays in your case for
    > > security checks because of your nationality. Feel free to come back
    > > with any questions in the meantime! :)
    > >
    > > Best Wishes,
    > > Rene
    > Hi Rene:
    > Thanks again for the response.
    > Would you know of how long a delay i should expect? Are we talking about
    > a few months, or are we talking about years here?
    > PS - I've been in Canada for 7 years now, but either as a student or on
    > a work visa.

Since he's doing a K-1, the USC will fill out the I-134 and have it ready with backup info to show at his interview. That's a good idea, Eric, to have the USC start getting all the done now, too.

Rene

"Noorah101" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] m...
    > > Check the FAQ at www.visajourney.com for an overview of the entire
    > > process.
    > >
    > > I guess you'll be interviewing at a consulate in Canada. You could
    > > check
    > > the website of the US consulate in Canada to see what particular
    > > requirements they have. Each consulate may have slightly different
    > > requirements. But the usual forms, etc. are listed in the FAQ on
    > > visajourney.
    > >
    > > One thing they'll probably require is an affidavit of support to be
    > > filled
    > > out by your fiance. Either the I-134 or I-864. She could start
    > > working on
    > > that now. Both forms can be downloaded from the USCIS website:
    > > uscis.gov.
    > >
    > > Good luck.
    > >
    > > - Eric S.
    > >
    > > "trev39" <member39932@british_expats.com> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected] m...
    > > > > Hi Trev,
    > > > >
    > > > > Just so you know, you might experience some delays in your case
    > > > > for
    > > > > security checks because of your nationality. Feel free to come
    > > > > back
    > > > > with any questions in the meantime! :)
    > > > >
    > > > > Best Wishes,
    > > > > Rene
    > > > Hi Rene:
    > > > Thanks again for the response.
    > > > Would you know of how long a delay i should expect? Are we talking
    > > > about
    > > > a few months, or are we talking about years here?
    > > > PS - I've been in Canada for 7 years now, but either as a student or
    > > > on
    > > > a work visa.
    > Since he's doing a K-1, the USC will fill out the I-134 and have it
    > ready with backup info to show at his interview. That's a good idea,
    > Eric, to have the USC start getting all the done now, too. :)
    > Rene

Hi Rene,

I agree it's usually the I-134 for K-1 visas. But I thought I heard that
some consulates wanted the I-864 instead. Either way, he should check with
his particular consulate to see what they require. They might also require
additional things like copies of the USC's past tax returns (not needed for
the I-134, but yes needed for the I-864). The requirements can usually be
found on the consulate's website.

- Eric S.