to send or not to send?

[doc381]

Hi!
I am a 2009DV winner from Europe and I am planning to get married in a couple of weeks. Should I send the papers to KCC now and resend them after I get married or should I wait and send them once? Is there a deadline? my CN is 24xxx so it will be current maybe next june.

Please help!

Thanx!

 

[Johnkent]

hi!
I Am A 2009dv Winner From Europe And I Am Planning To Get Married In A Couple Of Weeks. Should I Send The Papers To Kcc Now And Resend Them After I Get Married Or Should I Wait And Send Them Once? Is There A Deadline? My Cn Is 24xxx So It Will Be Current Maybe Next June.

Please Help!

Thanx!

It Really Dosen't Matter. U Might As Well Just Wait Until You Get Married.

 

[Mihiranga]

There is no deadline. However the applications have to be "processed" by KCC before an interview is scheduled. Last year (2007) I was told when I phoned KCC that it takes upto 12 weeks to process applications. Interviews are scheduled around 2 months before a case number becomes current. (Soon after advanced notification is given.)
Since your number is 24XXX, delaying sending the application till after you get married should not cause a problem at all.
In fact there is a positive reason whu you should delay sending forms till after you get married. It may marginally reduce the possibility that the motives for the marriage will be suspected.

 

[philip0607]

So, does it mean you need to send back the ds-230 around 5 months before you CN is current.
12 weeks for processing (around 3 months)
+
2 months - interview is scheduled before the CN becomes current?

 

[Mihiranga]

So, does it mean you need to send back the ds-230 around 5 months before you CN is current.
12 weeks for processing (around 3 months)
+
2 months - interview is scheduled before the CN becomes current?

I wouldn't quite put it that way.
I just wanted to make the point that if there is a compelling reason to delay sending the form (such as a pending marriage) a little (such as up to 1 or 2 months) then there is no harm in doing so, if the CN is high.
In fact I sent in my form more than 1 month after I had received the NL even though I didn't have any compelling reason to delay. I just wanted to take my time and be 100% sure that there were no mistakes in the way I filled the forms.
I wouldn't needlessly dalay sending the forms for much longer than 1 or 2 months even though on the face of it it may seem ok. (And it does seem ok to send the applications just 5 months before the time you estimate your CN to be current)

Also keep in mind that I am not saying that it takes precisely 12 weeks for forms to be processed.
What I am saying is: last year (2007) I was told that it can take up to 12 weeks for forms to be processed. Who knows, this year it may have increased to 16 weeks!