How long does it take to get the U.S. K 1 visa?

K 1 Visa P 1 Stage (P 1: Notice of Collection) -P 1 Package is collected by American citizens.

After submitting an application for K 1 to the Immigration Bureau, how long will it take to reach the P 1 stage?

Within 1 to 2 months after an American citizen submits an application, the American citizen can receive the acceptance notice of P 1 (Form I-797C) sent by USCIS, indicating that the American citizen's application has been accepted.

How do I know that my K 1 application has reached the P 1 stage?

When the American citizen who submitted the application receives the acceptance notice of P 1(Form I-797C) sent by USCIS, it means that your case is in the P 1 stage, that is, it is accepted.

Notification stage

What does it mean when the K 1 visa reaches the P 1 stage?

Received the admission notice of P 1 (Form I-797C), indicating that your application has been accepted.

K 1 What should I do after receiving the form I-797C (I-797)?

After receiving P 1, you don't need to do anything, just wait for American citizens to receive P2.

K 1 P2 stage of visa (P2: approval notice) -P2 package was accepted by American citizens.

K 1 How soon can I receive the P2 package after the visa receives P 1?

@ @ American citizens will receive P2 (form) from USCIS within 3-6 months after receiving P 1.

I-797), indicating that USCIS has approved the application of K 1. After USCIS approves your application, a second action notice will be issued.

Inform your beneficiary that your application has been approved, and then transfer the case to the National Visa Center (NVC).

What happens if the applicant's application materials are insufficient?

@ @ If the applicant's materials are insufficient, the Immigration Bureau will notify the applicant to submit supplementary materials (RFE).

RFE will indicate what you need to supplement and the deadline for supplementary materials.

K 1 how to check the progress after the visa is completed?

@ @ Within one to three weeks after the applicant submits the supplementary materials, the applicant can inquire through the file number that the supplementary materials have been received by the Immigration Bureau on a certain day in a certain year, and how many days the applicant needs to wait before receiving the decision of approval or disapproval from the Immigration Bureau. It takes a lot of time to receive RFE, so it is best to submit enough materials at the first time without making mistakes.

Note: the document number refers to a series of numbers with WAC, etc. On the I-797C form of P 1 You can use this number to track P2.

! ! ! Precautions in P2 stage:! ! !

Please remind American citizens to keep P2 (Form I-797c), and China applicants need to submit P2 (Form I-797c) when applying for transfer of identity in the United States.

K 1 Visa P2.5 stage (P2.5: approval notice) -P2.5 is accepted by American citizens.

The specific meaning of P2.5 is:

P2.5, it's a letter with your case number on it. This is a series of numbers starting from GUZ. You can check P3 and P4 according to this number.

And the time of face-to-face interview, that is to say, generally about 10 days after receiving P2, the American applicant will receive a notice that your case will be sent to Guangzhou soon, that is, a letter will be sent to Guangzhou with a series of numbers beginning with GUZ, and this is your file number.

For example: case number, GUZ20095360 16.

The Guz case belongs to the US Consulate General in Guangzhou.

2009-2009

536-500 = 36 The 36th day of that year, that is, February 5th.

0 16-February 5 case16.

This is a figure that the Immigration Bureau can easily grasp and arrange for reference only.

K 1 Visa P3 stage (P3: instruction package) -P3 was received by the beneficiary in China.

There are visa application forms and related instructions. Different types of visas have different contents. K 1, P3 of K3 was issued by GZ, P3 of CR 1 in the United States was issued by NVC, and P3 of CR 1 in China was also issued by GZ.

After it is widely distributed, you will pass the customs inspection, and then use this GUZ number to check whether there is ML's signature. After ML signs, you will receive DS-230 sent to you by ML.

I, OF- 169 Chinese and English table,

After filling it out, send it back to ML together with the completed EMS form.

P3 information will be sent back to the United States:

1.DS-230(k 1 & amp； k2)；

2.OF- 169(k 1 & amp； k2)；

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Take a free "domestic express list" from the post office, fill in your name, detailed delivery address, contact number and remember EMS number. Mandy Lee may send you this mailing list of P4 (or not, depending on luck). You can check this EMS number on the EMS website and know when you can receive P4.

Remember the EMS number of P3 you sent. You can find out when your P3 was collected by White Swan Hotel on the EMS website, and then ask White Swan Hotel ML when it will receive your P3 by email or fax. You can start calling in about two weeks.

DOS or 4008 visa information call center for enquiry.

If you want K2 to go to America after K 1:

1.

If K2 intends to enter the country within six months after obtaining the visa, K 1 can take K2 with him, and K 1 can go to China first, and K2 can enter the country within six months after the visa date. VO is required to be given to K 1 and K2 respectively during endorsement, otherwise K 1 and K2 are a visa package.

2.

If K2 plans to enter the country within one year after the date of K 1 visa, it is not necessary to send K2 P3. Explain to VO during the interview that K2 will go abroad in the future, and K2's case can be kept for one year. K 1 Mail K2 P3 to ML at least 3-4 months before the visa expires, waiting for K2 P4 physical examination and interview. When K2 below 14 is interviewed alone, his family can accompany him to the ML interview, while those above 16 cannot accompany him to the ML interview.

P3 Materials that can be prepared after the package is sent:

1. Notarial certificate of unmarried or unmarried declaration (for those who have never been married)/Notarial certificate of divorce and unmarried declaration (for those who have a history of divorce)

2. Notarial certificate without penalty (/kloc-K2 under 0/6 is exempted)

3. Foreign police certificate (K2 exemption under 16) (exemption for those who have never been abroad or lived in a foreign country for less than one year)

4.I- 134 economic guarantee

Passport (Passport must be valid for at least six months when entering the United States. If the passport is valid for less than six months as stipulated by the China government, it can be extended at the Public Security Bureau).

K 1 Visa P4 Stage (P4: Reservation Package)-Beneficiaries in China receive P4.

It's an interview notice, and it also contains information such as physical examination. For different visa types, the content of P4 is different. After completing the P4 form, it is not necessary to send it back to ML. Carry the physical examination form with you during the physical examination, and hand over other forms to the Chinese staff for face-to-face inspection.

P4 list:

1) marriage certificate (Cert_of_intent_to_marry.pdf)

* Just fill in GG's name, signature and other places behind marry, and then sign it during the interview.

2) Non-immigrant visa application, DS- 156 (2 sets of English)

* Need to fill in, need to sign, each person to fill in two sets of English, each form with a 50X50 photo and four * * *.

3) Non-immigrant visa (e) visa application, DS- 156k (non-immigrant fiance (wife) visa application)

* Need to fill in, the signature is empty, and then sign in the interview.

4) Supplementary Form for Non-immigrant Visa Application, DS- 157 (2 sets in Chinese/English)

* Need to fill in, each person to fill in 2 sets of Chinese, 2 sets of English.

5) Supplementary Form (Supplementary Form)

* Need to fill in, the signature is empty, and then sign in the interview.

6) Family Resume (GIV-24)

* P4: Fill in the package if it is available, or leave it blank if it is not available. ML staff will give it if they want it, or leave it if they don't.

7) Instructions for Physical Examination (GIV-8) All physical examination forms don't need to be filled in, and the hospital will help fill them in during the physical examination.

Physical examination forms (DS-2054, DS-3030, DS 3025, DS-3026). Portable document format

8) Interview Appointment Letter in Chinese

If it is K 1+K2, there should be K2's name, so you don't need to fill it in.

If you apply for a K 1 visa, that is to say, you have already submitted your application, then you will pay attention to the process of applying for a K 1 visa and your own case flow. Here, I will tell you about the case status of Yamato's inquiry about K 1 visa, and the five stages and characteristics of K 1 visa processing.