I need someone to dumb down CR-1,IR-1's for me

[Erica B. 0]

Today was the first time I had ever heard of CR-1 and IR-1 visas, and it sounded hopeful as far as speeding up getting my husband here since his I-130 is approved at this point. I spoke with the NVC today and I asked if I would be able to apply for the IR-1 visa now meanwhile we wait for our first packet to arrive. The woman said since we've been married for three years, that I could write a letter requesting that his condition of CR-1 be changed to IR-1. I was under the impression that this was a visa, not a condition? Please someone help... I'm dazed and confused.

[Artegal 1]

The C in CR-1 stands for Conditional. If you have been married for 2 or more years then yeah you should get an IR-1 visa, and not a CR-1.

[Yodrak 7]

Erica,

When the NVC receives the approved I-130 petition from the USCIS they will send out several mailings, one of which will be the immigrant visa application form. See the NVC pages of the DoS web site for a good description of what the NVC does with respect to immigrant visa applications.

You do not need to do anything to 'change' CR1 to IR1. Your husband is simply applying for an immigrant visa. Since you have been married for more than 2 years the visa will be issued with the code IR1, the code that applies to the spouse of a USC when the marriage has existed for more than 2 years.

Yodrak

Today was the first time I had ever heard of CR-1 and IR-1 visas, and it sounded hopeful as far as speeding up getting my husband here since his I-130 is approved at this point. I spoke with the NVC today and I asked if I would be able to apply for the IR-1 visa now meanwhile we wait for our first packet to arrive. The woman said since we've been married for three years, that I could write a letter requesting that his condition of CR-1 be changed to IR-1. I was under the impression that this was a visa, not a condition? Please someone help... I'm dazed and confused.