Hello, and thank you so much for putting this together as well as for other community members for keeping this updated and answering questions.
Background: My spouse to be is of Indian nationality but are currently studying in Europe. Their university issues visa for the semester and renews. She is graduating and her Visa will expire in February. "Standard Process" is for her to then get another 1 year extension via a "job search visa"; she is saying that there is no chance for this extension to be rejected. Alternatively, she can get 2 year work Visas.
Questions:
- Would it be faster (and will it be considerable) her to get approval from Europe or India? I imagine a lot more people apply from India.
- Is it safer for to apply from India given the Visa extension process.
- Where/when do I get to pick which location the visa office will be processed from?
- The link to check processing time is expired, is there a newer link I can check
Question:
- Do I need to apply to be a Sponsor before even doing the Visa process for my spouse to be?
- What are somethings that I can start working on/filling out/putting together before my marriage next month to make best use of the time?