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For those CR1 people who have gone thru with the interview in manila, can you give me examples of the Consul's questions so my husband and I could pratice answering them? :help: Like what do they ask you to show then aside from pics and letters?

I know this link for questions that may be asked is for K visas but I imagine some of the questions may be the same. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=exampleq

As for evidence...have on hand anything at all that goes to show that you have a bonafide marriage. This can also come via letters, cards from family members....also cards congratulating you on wedding etc. Any evidence of upcoming plans together.

Hope this helps a little. Im sure someone will come along that has gone through Manila. Have you looked in the Manila threads in the Foreign Forum and also the Regional Forum.

Lorelle

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:D I Got my interview date......its APRIL 28th @ 9am :thumbs:

Amanda-England (Yorkshire)- Mark-USA(Michigan)

April/04/2005- Visa journey began!!

We did both K3 & CR1 visa's, got both!!- I returned to England for my CR1 interview after first arriving on a K3 visa!!

May/25th 2006- Green card arrives in the mail................YAY!!

19th June 2006 I Had to go to the Social Security Office to get my number, the DS-230 didnt work for me!!

26-June-2006- Social Security# arrived in the mail....YAY!!

Feb 2008 lift conditions <<<reminder to self!!<<<< went to England for a visit instead, no rush right, 90 days is a long time,LOL

Removing Conditions Begins

Mailed I-751 April 12th 2008

signed for @ NSC April 16th

NOA date April 16th

Conditional GC expired May 5th 2008

Biometrics Detroit May 10th 2008

10 year Green card ordered August 20th 2008

Citizenship any time from feb 2009

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YAYYYYYYYYYYY Amanda :dance::dance: Congratulations :thumbs:

Name.........Case#Assigned..Complete..Days....Embassy............Interview....Da

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LebaneseBride...03-23-04....09-17-05..543...Lebanon...............??-??-??....???

BrianATGemma....12-27-04....09-19-05..251...Manila Philippines....03-23-06....451

kimjoshian......06-07-05....10-05-05..120...Abu, Dhabi............03-27-06....293

mrs.mnez........07-14-05....12-09-05..148...Manila, Philippines...03-27-06....256

melliemel.......07-15-05....12-19-05..157...Montreal, Canada......04-19-06....278

jennieh.........07-21-05....01-13-06..175...Casablanca, Morocco...??-??-??....???

Chicken_Little..08-01-05....11-17-05..101...Montreal, Canada......03-20-06....231

louandmikek3....08-05-05....??-??-??..???...London, UK............??-??-??....???

Gurney..........10-01-05....02-16-06..138...Montreal, Canada......??-??-??....???

classic.........10-03-05....01-12-06..101...Manila, Philippines...??-??-??....???

awaterlily......10-14-05....01-11-06...85...Turkey................03-06-06....143

shonjaved.......10-16-05....01-31-06..107...Islamabad, Pakistan...??-??-??....???

yellow stars18..10-20-05....02-21-06..124...London, England.......??-??-??....???

BobandXiaomei...10-21-05....01-10-06...81...Guangzhou, China......??-??-??....???

euro............10-25-05....02-14-06..112...England...............04-28-06....185

dmencaroni......10-27-05....01-06-06...71...Naples................??-??-??....???

YamSam..........11-15-05....01-04-06...50...Bombay, India.........03-23-06....128

Aussiewench.....11-29-05....??-??-??..???...Sydney, Australia.....??-??-??....???

Fischkoepfin....11-29-05....02-27-06...90...Frankfurt, Germany....??-??-??....???

crazi4christ....12-08-05....03-13-06...95...Lagos, Nigeria........??-??-??....???

simone24........12-13-05....02-23-06...49...Jamaica...............03-28-06....105

Turcoturk.......01-09-06....??-??-??..???...Turkey................??-??-??....???

ofelya_tr.......01-10-06....??-??-??..???...Ankara, Turkey........??-??-??....???

daisy...........01-17-06....??-??-??..???...London, England.......??-??-??....???

germangel.......01-31-06....??-??-??..???...Frankfurt, Germany....??-??-??....???

jennyjenny......02-02-06....??-??-??..???...Guangzhou China.......??-??-??....???

BC_Ed...........02-16-06....??-??-??..???...Montreal, Canada......??-??-??....???

Shortie81.......02-21-06....??-??-??..???...Manila, Philippines...??-??-??....???

ylime0411.......??-??-??....??-??-??..???...Manila, Philippines...??-??-??....???

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Congrats Amanda!!!!!!!!!!!!

CSC Timeline

05/03/2005 NOA1 for I-130 CR1

10/28/2005 NOA2

NVC Timeline

11/15/2005 - NVC case number assigned

01/04/2006 - NVC completed the case... ( 50 days)

01/11/2006 Case sent to Embassy

01/16/2006 Case deliverd to Embassy as per DHL tracking

February 7th, 2006 Found out Interview date by Calling DOS (202-663-1225)

February 13, 2006 - Packet 4 received

March 21st, 2006 - Medical

March 23rd, 2006 - Interview --- VISA APPROVED

March 24th - Passport received. ( Applicant picked up passport from Courier/delivery service office)

April 7th - Hubby's POE at Chicago.

April 10th - Trip to SSA Local office to apply for Social Security Card.

April 27th - 1st Welcome letter

May 1st - 2nd Welcome letter

May5th - Received Social Security card in mail

May 11th - Received Green Card in mail

196 Days @ USCIS ( 178 for NOA2 + 18 case transfer at NVC)

50 Days @ NVC to complete the case

13 Days @ case transfer at embassy

65 Days @ Embassy

Total -324 days from NOA1 to Visa approval

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Posted

For those CR1 people who have gone thru with the interview in manila, can you give me examples of the Consul's questions so my husband and I could pratice answering them? :help: Like what do they ask you to show then aside from pics and letters?

I know this link for questions that may be asked is for K visas but I imagine some of the questions may be the same. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=exampleq

As for evidence...have on hand anything at all that goes to show that you have a bonafide marriage. This can also come via letters, cards from family members....also cards congratulating you on wedding etc. Any evidence of upcoming plans together.

Hope this helps a little. Im sure someone will come along that has gone through Manila. Have you looked in the Manila threads in the Foreign Forum and also the Regional Forum.

Lorelle

Thank you, Lorelle! I just received via fedex some supporting documents sent by my husband incase they ask for more paperworks (e.g. military orders, boarding passes, phone bills and bank statements). I have compiled them and put into seperate folders the papers i have for easy showing. I finished doing my medical today so all im headed for is the interview. Please offer a prayer for me. Thanks, guys!

07.05.05 - Submitted form I-130 at USCIS in Germany

12.09.05 - CASE COMPLETED

March 27, 2006 - INTERVIEW!!!

PUT On AR (Cenomar thing!)

April 26 - VISA ISSUED

April 28, 2006 - VISA DELIVERED!!!

May 7 - FLY TO THE US! YEHEY!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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trying to keep it alive!!!!!!!!!!!

CSC Timeline

05/03/2005 NOA1 for I-130 CR1

10/28/2005 NOA2

NVC Timeline

11/15/2005 - NVC case number assigned

01/04/2006 - NVC completed the case... ( 50 days)

01/11/2006 Case sent to Embassy

01/16/2006 Case deliverd to Embassy as per DHL tracking

February 7th, 2006 Found out Interview date by Calling DOS (202-663-1225)

February 13, 2006 - Packet 4 received

March 21st, 2006 - Medical

March 23rd, 2006 - Interview --- VISA APPROVED

March 24th - Passport received. ( Applicant picked up passport from Courier/delivery service office)

April 7th - Hubby's POE at Chicago.

April 10th - Trip to SSA Local office to apply for Social Security Card.

April 27th - 1st Welcome letter

May 1st - 2nd Welcome letter

May5th - Received Social Security card in mail

May 11th - Received Green Card in mail

196 Days @ USCIS ( 178 for NOA2 + 18 case transfer at NVC)

50 Days @ NVC to complete the case

13 Days @ case transfer at embassy

65 Days @ Embassy

Total -324 days from NOA1 to Visa approval

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Lebanon
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I will be calling NVC on Thursday ... need VJ prayers and mojo ... maybe this month will be the month.

:: crossing fingers so tight that it hurts :: Come on NVC get workin !

Reunited and it feels so good ....

NOA #1 - March 23rd, 2004

Interview- May 18th, 2006 (Success !)

Arrived in the US - May 27, 2006 (our IR-1 visa journey was 2 years and 2 months long)

Wedding - June 17th, 2006

It's a Girl ! Baby Hana's expected due date - March 30th, 2007

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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I will be calling NVC on Thursday ... need VJ prayers and mojo ... maybe this month will be the month.

:: crossing fingers so tight that it hurts :: Come on NVC get workin !

You deserve the interview after such a long wait....

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!

YamSam

CSC Timeline

05/03/2005 NOA1 for I-130 CR1

10/28/2005 NOA2

NVC Timeline

11/15/2005 - NVC case number assigned

01/04/2006 - NVC completed the case... ( 50 days)

01/11/2006 Case sent to Embassy

01/16/2006 Case deliverd to Embassy as per DHL tracking

February 7th, 2006 Found out Interview date by Calling DOS (202-663-1225)

February 13, 2006 - Packet 4 received

March 21st, 2006 - Medical

March 23rd, 2006 - Interview --- VISA APPROVED

March 24th - Passport received. ( Applicant picked up passport from Courier/delivery service office)

April 7th - Hubby's POE at Chicago.

April 10th - Trip to SSA Local office to apply for Social Security Card.

April 27th - 1st Welcome letter

May 1st - 2nd Welcome letter

May5th - Received Social Security card in mail

May 11th - Received Green Card in mail

196 Days @ USCIS ( 178 for NOA2 + 18 case transfer at NVC)

50 Days @ NVC to complete the case

13 Days @ case transfer at embassy

65 Days @ Embassy

Total -324 days from NOA1 to Visa approval

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Congrats, Euro!! :D

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Hi AussieWench..

Thought we were on your list also but I dont see us... Please add us to CR1 list... case completed at NVC 2/23/06 and Embassy is London, England and we are waiting for interview date.

Thanks.

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Crash (UK) and Cari (NYC) Two lives, two hearts joined together in friendship united forever in LOVE

July 17, 2005 - HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE - OUR WEDDING DAY!!!!!

I-130

8/8/05 - sent I-130 to Vermont

8/18/05 received NOA!!

9/9/05 I-130 APPROVED!!

2/13/06 CASE COMPLETE per NVC - got letter on 2/25/06

3/28/06 - INTERVIEW SCHEDULED FOR 5/2/06 @ 10:30 A.M.

Medical scheduled for 4/10/06 - everything went great!!

5/2/06 - INTERVIEW - APPROVED !!

5/20/06 - Crash came home to NY for good!!

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I-751

3/24/08 sent in petition to VSC

3/25/08 FedEx confirmed-package received

3/28/08 check cleared bank

3/31/08 received NOA1-extension (dated 3/25/08)!!

4/7/08 received NOA2-biometrics appt (dated 4/3/08)!

Posted
Congrats, Euro!! :D

Thank you :blush:

and congrats on yours visa :thumbs:

Amanda-England (Yorkshire)- Mark-USA(Michigan)

April/04/2005- Visa journey began!!

We did both K3 & CR1 visa's, got both!!- I returned to England for my CR1 interview after first arriving on a K3 visa!!

May/25th 2006- Green card arrives in the mail................YAY!!

19th June 2006 I Had to go to the Social Security Office to get my number, the DS-230 didnt work for me!!

26-June-2006- Social Security# arrived in the mail....YAY!!

Feb 2008 lift conditions <<<reminder to self!!<<<< went to England for a visit instead, no rush right, 90 days is a long time,LOL

Removing Conditions Begins

Mailed I-751 April 12th 2008

signed for @ NSC April 16th

NOA date April 16th

Conditional GC expired May 5th 2008

Biometrics Detroit May 10th 2008

10 year Green card ordered August 20th 2008

Citizenship any time from feb 2009

Posted
Hi AussieWench..

Thought we were on your list also but I dont see us... Please add us to CR1 list... case completed at NVC 2/23/06 and Embassy is London, England and we are waiting for interview date.

Thanks.

oops sorry :blush: somehow the form got messed a lil early on and some vanished. Can you post your case assigned date please so I can put you back on.

You can find me on FBI

An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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11324375801ij.gif

View Timeline HERE

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Posted

Yeah, we have to keep this thread alive. This is my lucky thread!!

mrs.mnez, you have the same interview date as my husband. Wow only 4 days to go. goodluck!!!

LebaneseBride, I hope you get your date this time. Your case was completed september? is this a typical wait time for your embassy??

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Lebanon
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:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

I just called NVC "Your husband does not have an interview scheduled for April, sorry"

And no, this is not typical for Lebanon. As far as I know. I heard through the grapevines that Lebanon did not have enough immigrant visas the last six months ... but now they do ? This does not make sense to me .. but the person that told me swears that it's true.

Tomorrow is our two year anniversary since our NOA1. I wonder if I will be sitting here another year from now. Thank God, I am not breaking down and straight up loosing it. I am soo busy with school and work that I don't have the time or energy to loose it. My husband too. We cry and help each other stay strong. We like to think it's God's will and there's a reason this is all happening. What this reason is .. I don't know.

:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Reunited and it feels so good ....

NOA #1 - March 23rd, 2004

Interview- May 18th, 2006 (Success !)

Arrived in the US - May 27, 2006 (our IR-1 visa journey was 2 years and 2 months long)

Wedding - June 17th, 2006

It's a Girl ! Baby Hana's expected due date - March 30th, 2007

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Posted (edited)

awwwwwwwww darlin' *hugs* I can I only imagine how disappointed you are once again. Damm.....Im so sorry :((F)(F)

As to what you were told about not enough immigrant visas etc. As you are applying for a visa as an Immediate Relative you are not subject to waiting until a visa number becomes available. It is automatically available. The one positive thing with all this is that you are going to be able to enter on a IR-1. Not that it would make you feel any better when all you want is for this to of been over yesterday. I sure hope you hear something real soon.

Lorelle

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An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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11324375801ij.gif

View Timeline HERE

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