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NOA2 till CR1 Interview time - more dependent on NVC or Embassy?

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AnjaSwitzerland   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Switzerland
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Hi,

i have seen that there great time differences for NOA2 of the I 130 and the Interview process time at the Embassy between countries.

Is this more dependet on the NVC or the Embassy? Shouldnt a small embassy like Bern, Switzerland be faster than one of the huge embassy e.g. Bangkok where lots more people apply for Interviews?

Any experiences?

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Switzerland

2009-05-27 Married

German Embassy/Bern

2009-06-17 Applied for new Passport/Name Change

2009-07-13 Approval of Name Change

2009-07-17 Called Embassy - Passport ordered only today, couldnt tell me why

2009-08-26 Received new Passport

USCIS

2009-06-17 I-130 and I-129 sent

2009-06-24 I-130 and I -I 129 NOA1 received

2009-07-17 Requested Expedite Service

2009-07-22 I-130 and I I-129 approved

2009-07-27 Hardcopy Received NOA2

NVC

2009-08-06 I-129 received and sent on to Embassy of Barbados (abandoned K3)

2009-08-12 I-130 received and case number assigned

2009-08-14 AOS and IV Bill generated

2009-08-14 AOS and IV Bill paid

2009-08-19 Mailed I-864 Package

2009-08-26 Mailed DS-230 Package

2009-08-27 NVC Received DS 230 Package

2009-09-04 Case Completed at NVC

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AbbynSheryl   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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i think it is up to NVC to give u the interview date.

good luck

abby n sheryl

Our time line for CR1 visa took only 5 months and 1 week or 156 days; from the filing the I-130 on the 03-12-2009 to Approval of NOA2 on the 05/13/2009, then Interview on the 08/18/2009 at Manila, Philippines. We had a daughter on the 11-12-2010 named AISHA JOY means HAPPY LIFE.a1_opt-1.jpga2_opt-1.jpga3_opt-1.jpg

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OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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NVC does schedule the dates but they do so based on available slots provided to them by the individual consulates. So if your particular consulate is a busy one you will wait longer for your interview.

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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imaisha   1

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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NVC does schedule the dates but they do so based on available slots provided to them by the individual consulates. So if your particular consulate is a busy one you will wait longer for your interview.

I think it's also not just how busy they are but what their capacity is. The consulate in Bern is probably smaller than the one in Bangkok and with fewer resources that could also lead to a longer wait.

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Naturalization

N-400 package mailed: 04/16/2013

N-400 package delivered: 04/16/2013

NOA1 date: 04/17/2013

Biometrics: 08/23/2013

Interview: 10/07/2013

Oath: 01/23/2014

DONE!

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