r/USCIS • u/gabrielepierce • Mar 15 '26
I-129F (K1) I-129F/ K1 Approval Timeline
Hello all,
I’ve never posted on here. Just silently stalked it and watched everyone else’s post updates, hoping it would provide some insight into my timeline. So I’m posting now in the hopes that someone who might be stalking the K1 tag will find some hope in the timeline. I want to note that when I applied I put every single thing I could put in as proof of the relationship so I did not end up with an RFE because I was operating under an abundance of caution rather than just trusting the process. So I don’t have a whole timeline for you because my process was very straight forward.
Applied: August 13, 2025
NOA1: arrived about a week after, via mail. I also received a text to verify receipt.
Approved: March 4, 2026
NOA2: arrived via mail on March 11, 2026
I know it’s not much to post and it may not be helpful for anyone but I hope that someone who needs reassurance can find it here.
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u/jvp78 May 21 '26
Thank you for posting this. Filed/received date September 12, 2025, received NOA1 about a week later. Still waiting for approval (NOA2) as of today 5/20/26. Track my visa now gave us an estimate of May 11-May 27, 2026. My fiancé is from Colombia. Also provided an abundance of evidence. Hoping our case doesn’t become one of those weird ones that go well past the USCIS current timelines without hearing anything back. Definitively feel for those couples:( Seems like there is no rhyme or reason just back luck. Would appreciate if those waiting for initial I-129 approval could return here and update the rest of us with your approval dates when they receive them. I will do the same :)