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snorkies   0

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Hi you guys!

So I have a question:

Does anyone know how long they can take issuing the visa after the interview?

I've had my passport stuck at the embassy for 14 days now, and they keep telling me that the consul is too busy to issue the visa and that the visa is not done yet.

The actual visa interview went fine, except that it seemed like the guy wasn't that interested, he didn't want any additional papers, or to see any evidence I brought. He just asked me a bunch of mundane questions and that was it.

Thoughts, guesses, insights would be mightily appreciated. :help:

CR-1 Timeline:

USCIS:

04-30-2008: I-130 Sent

05-08-2008: Received at California Service Center

05-10-2008: NOA 1

05-10-2008: Hard Copy

05-12-2008: Check cashed

07-22-2008: NOA 2

NVC:

10-27-2008: NVC sends an RFE requiring about my J-1 visa two year home country residency requirement. 3 days before the requirement (that never applied to me in the first place) would have become void.

11-7-2008:APPROVED

11-28-2008: Case fowarded to embassy after we get "a little help from our friends"...Interview scheduled for Monday 5th of January

12-30-2008: Interview cancelled by phone. A rude consular officer says "we have our reasons and will call you on monday."

01-05-2009: They don't call, so I call them and re-schedule for 01-07-2008.

01-07-2009: Interview. They don't say we're approved. They don't say that we're not approved. In fact they hardly say anything. No request for more documents or weird questions. They don't want to see any evidence. Just weird. They take my passport though, so most likely we are approved. Or else they just wanted my passport.

01-29-2009: The lovely consular officer tells me I can pick up my visa whenever I like!

01-30-2009: Visa in hand!

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london1   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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you should call DOS on +1 2026631225 and they can tell you instantly if you visa has been issued and also if it has been put on your passport.

im from uk and they issued ir1 visa in 2 days but have not yet received the passport, it could even been one day cos i only called them today to finnd out.

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