December 2023: USCIS I-129F K1 Fiancee Visa Processing Times

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To apply for your Fiance Visa, you first submit it to USCIS. USCIS processes the application
and when they are done, USCIS forwards your case to the State Department for further processing
and final interview at a US embassy or consulate in your partners home country.

The initial and currently slowest stage your case needs to pass through is processing and review
by USCIS. USCIS stands for United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.

To submit your application you mail it to USCIS's Dallas lockbox.

ALL cases are mailed to the same place, regardless of where you live, or which Service Center you would
like to work on your case..

In Dallas mailroom clerks, sort all applications and decides where each should go. They are assigned to
one of 5 possible processing centers scattered around the USA.

The theory behind this is that the sorting clerks can "balance the load" between centers.

Sorry, you can't choose your preferred destination. It is completely up to the clerks at Dallas.

Here are the expected timing for these five processing centers.

For each center I provide you with two time estimates The first is how long it takes
for that center to complete processing on 80 percent of the cases it is assigned,

and the second is the earliest date USCIS allows you to contact them to chase the
progress of your case If it is still pending months after the majority of similar
cases have completed their processing and moved on to the State Department for
further processing and consular interview.

As of October 2023
here are the current USCIS processing times for I-129f Fiancee Visa Applications

At the California Service Center,

80% of k1 fiance cases are taking 15.5
months
Earliest time allowed to chase is 19
months after submission

At the Nebraska Service Center

80% are at 5.5
months
earliest complaint at 9
months

At the Potomac Service Center
14
months
and
14.5
months

At the Texas Service Center
8
months
and
23
months

At the Vermont Service Center
8
months
and 23
months

[XgamerX]

I have a question that I think could benefit a lot of viewers. For the K1 visa, you will have to have met in person within 2 years of filing. Could the foreign person come visit the United States citizen? Or does the US citizen have to go to the foreign fiance's country for the visit? Even more importantly, what if the foreign-born fiance gets denied for a visitor visa to come to the United States for the visit? Would a visitor Visa denial make getting a K1 Visa later difficult?

[joemufalli]

I filed usics petition for fiance for Philippines April 2023 received confirmation letter may 5 2023 it been 8 months no word from usics in California .

[Aicca]

Hello, Sir. I was approved on my K1 visa interview last May 7, 2024, in the US Embassy manila, Philippines. Until now, i still have not received my visa. The status on my visa still shows approved. Any advice. Thank you

[googlestinx]

Thank you. Would you say a 601 waiver against covid vax ( moral conviction against receiving cv injections) at cR1 stage is worth the lawyer fee, or is it best to wait until Trump cancels mandate in 2024?

[English-pfez]

Why must you have met in person? Virtual doesnt work? Denied as bona fide?(Chinese fiance)

[melaniebrown]

I am my finance stay together for 1 year in Africa so we about to star the process but I'm worried about the age gap I'm 52 and he's 23 did thaat really matter I'm the woman from US

[htoosay-mzqu]

my cases submitted in June 2024 which step it arrive now

[Maria-pgsm]

Hello. I’m confused with this information . I was told that all K-1 Visa applications are sent only to the California location?

[andymorales]

Thank you for your videos! do you know if I owe back taxes on the affidavid of support for k1 fiance visa will the visa be denied? (i only owe 3k)

[janlouisgonzales]

Hello sir, about form I-134 financial support, how if my Petitioner only met the income requirement in 2023? It is alright? From philippines fiancé here. Thank you

[amgadtarek]

Hello i have a question, i have sent my I-129F form in october and it got rejected for a missing fee and after that i have resubmitted it in January and the fees got withdrawn from my bank account but they didnt update me back since that time at January is it normal or they should get back to me soon any idea of what is going on?

[htoosay-mzqu]

i-129f submitted in june 2024 how long approve?

[berryj]

Hello Fred Wahl, I'd like to know if im still eligible to file a K1 petition in January 2024 or we should just go ahead and file the spousal petition. I and my fiance knew each other in June 2020, met for the first time in June 2021, second time Nov 2021, third time October 2023. Thanks for your response in advance.

[joelb]

How come Nebraska's times are so short if the clerks attempt to disperse them evenly by location load?

[timclark]

Do a story on spouse visa and why its taking so long to get a interview after dq at manila embassy

[janlouisgonzales]

Hello sir, it is Joint Sponsor in I-134 financial support form is allowed here in the Philippines?

[Perform]

Hi. Do you have an idea when they do process the May 2023 filer of K1 Fiancé Visa? Thank you.