how long to get a CR-1 visa for a French person?

[Maji 0]

Hello,

My soon-to-be husban is an American citizen. I'm French, I am thinking of applying for a CR-1 visa. As any French person on the forum done that? How long did it take? Also, were you able to travel?

Thank you so much for your answers!

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Hello,

My soon-to-be husban is an American citizen. I'm French, I am thinking of applying for a CR-1 visa. As any French person on the forum done that? How long did it take? Also, were you able to travel?

Thank you so much for your answers!

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Edited October 17, 2010 by brokenfamily

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Hello,

My soon-to-be husban is an American citizen. I'm French, I am thinking of applying for a CR-1 visa. As any French person on the forum done that? How long did it take? Also, were you able to travel?

Thank you so much for your answers!

Sorry, you are now on J1? Do you have to get waiver for 2 years residence requirement?

[Maji 0]

Hi,

Yes, I have the two-year-residency requirement and I am applying for a waiver. I am sending for the letter of non-objection to the French ambassy in Washington, DC soon.

Wish me luck and good luck to you too!

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Are you currently in the USA? If so, you won;t be applying for a visa, but for AOS.

Or do you plan to return/are you currently in France?

[Krikit 1,164]

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[sibcita 0]

I agree, the most logical would be to get married in the US while still legal and file an AOS.

This is what I did, and it looks like it's working but I didn't have to apply for a waiver. Is there a big chance that the waiver gets rejected?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

If you are in the US, then you can get married and stay here. You will need to get your home residency requirement waived first. VJ member John & Noemy just went through the same thing, maybe pm him. After that, you will for adjustment of Status (AOS). It will take about 3-4 months. You have to stay here while that is processing until you get your temporary travel papers which take 3 months. That is like insurance in case the GC itself takes a long time. Here is the guide. Good luck!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

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I agree, the most logical would be to get married in the US while still legal and file an AOS.

This is what I did, and it looks like it's working but I didn't have to apply for a waiver. Is there a big chance that the waiver gets rejected?

If you are speaking of the 2 year home resident requirement, I have seen some waived and some denied. It all depends on the circumstances your J1 was under.