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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

183 points proberts | 2 comments | 17 Oct 24 16:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.405s | source

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mindwork ◴[17 Oct 24 20:50 UTC] No.41873643[source]▶
Hi Peter,

Few months ago I've applied for F2A visa for my spouse from Russia. Official sources state processing times in California at 4 years plus. I am 2 years away from obtaining a citizenship in US by which I then can do K1.

Would you advice to convert F2A to K1 visa in the future? How do I do that? Is there a way to speed up the process at all?

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1. proberts ◴[17 Oct 24 20:56 UTC] No.41873709[source]▶
The conversion is from an F2A to an immediate relative green card application. This will be the fastest path. You would want to notify the U.S. Consulate in Russia when you become a U.S. citizen. The K-1 is for fiances of U.S. citizens, not spouses of U.S. citizens. Has the I-130 already been approved?
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2. mindwork ◴[18 Oct 24 04:34 UTC] No.41876367[source]▶
I-130 has not been approved yet. Only 3 months passed since we applied.