nowing the timeline for your K1 visa is crucial for planning your wedding, travel, and future together. It impacts decisions about the wedding date and location, honeymoon plans, living arrangements, and budgeting for visa fees, travel expenses, and the wedding itself. Here we break down the various stages of processing to obtain a K1 Fiancee visa from USCIS submission through NVC to consulate interview and visa issuance. The range for 99% of cases is 8 to 19 months, with most cases taking about 12 months.

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.