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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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We are trying get a CR-1 visa to bring my wife from Thailand to the USA. We are getting close to the finish line, but we have a couple of questions for the VJ experts.

When I call the NVC, they tell me the "case is complete". The last step we completed was sending in the DS-230, the police check cerficate, and other documents to the NVC.

The NVC received the documents and processed them and updated our status to "case complete" and told us not to contact them for 8 weeks unless if we don't get anything in the mail.

I assume that means our case is being sent back to Bangkok for final processing.

I would like to check on our case status, the link for online status updates in the pinned CR-1 process is a 404, page not found.

I don't think they have the correct postal mail address for my wife in Thailand, and we want to make sure we don't miss anything important, like the interview date!

So, we anxiously await news about an interview date!

One last question. Is the Immigration Office in Bangkok in or out of the flooded areas of the city?

TIA for any insight!

HarryWho

CR-1 Timeline to bring my Thai wife to the US.

06-25-10 Met Online at Thai Love Links

Hundreds of hours on Skype video chat

10-17-10 Met in Bangkok at Lebua Hotel

10-25-10 Engaged on Pattaya Beach

01-02-11 Marriage ceremony in her Village with her family

01-04-11 Marriage registered at Amphur

02-25-11 I-130 Sent to Chicago, USA

03-07-11 I-130 NOA1 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-17-11 I-130 NOA2 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-23-11 I returned to the US to get a job and find an apartment

07-21-11 NVC Case # Assigned

07-29-11 Received DS-3032 and I-864 bill

08-01-11 Paid I-864 bill online

08-18-11 Return completed DS-3032 and I-864 to NVC

09-02-11 Receive IV Bill

09-02-11 Paid IV Bill online

10-10-11 Return completed DS-230 with Police Check and other docs to NVC

10-24-11 Case Completed at NVC

11-02-11 Interview Date Received in email

12-16-11 Nong passed her interview! Woohoo!

12-20-11 Nong's picked up her passport and Visa.

12-21-11 POE - San Francisco.

Approx. 10 months from sending the I-130 to Visa in hand!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Decided to update my signature with most recent events....

CR-1 Timeline to bring my Thai wife to the US.

06-25-10 Met Online at Thai Love Links

Hundreds of hours on Skype video chat

10-17-10 Met in Bangkok at Lebua Hotel

10-25-10 Engaged on Pattaya Beach

01-02-11 Marriage ceremony in her Village with her family

01-04-11 Marriage registered at Amphur

02-25-11 I-130 Sent to Chicago, USA

03-07-11 I-130 NOA1 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-17-11 I-130 NOA2 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-23-11 I returned to the US to get a job and find an apartment

07-21-11 NVC Case # Assigned

07-29-11 Received DS-3032 and I-864 bill

08-01-11 Paid I-864 bill online

08-18-11 Return completed DS-3032 and I-864 to NVC

09-02-11 Receive IV Bill

09-02-11 Paid IV Bill online

10-10-11 Return completed DS-230 with Police Check and other docs to NVC

10-24-11 Case Completed at NVC

11-02-11 Interview Date Received in email

12-16-11 Nong passed her interview! Woohoo!

12-20-11 Nong's picked up her passport and Visa.

12-21-11 POE - San Francisco.

Approx. 10 months from sending the I-130 to Visa in hand!

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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One last question. Is the Immigration Office in Bangkok in or out of the flooded areas of the city?

According to this page, the visa section will resume full operation on November 1st.

I am also going to post the link to the Embassy's page, you may be able to find information you seek there or contact them with any questions or concerns you have: US Embassy - Bangkok, Thailand

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Thailand
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We are trying get a CR-1 visa to bring my wife from Thailand to the USA. We are getting close to the finish line, but we have a couple of questions for the VJ experts.

When I call the NVC, they tell me the "case is complete". The last step we completed was sending in the DS-230, the police check cerficate, and other documents to the NVC.

The NVC received the documents and processed them and updated our status to "case complete" and told us not to contact them for 8 weeks unless if we don't get anything in the mail.

I assume that means our case is being sent back to Bangkok for final processing.

I would like to check on our case status, the link for online status updates in the pinned CR-1 process is a 404, page not found.

I don't think they have the correct postal mail address for my wife in Thailand, and we want to make sure we don't miss anything important, like the interview date!

So, we anxiously await news about an interview date!

One last question. Is the Immigration Office in Bangkok in or out of the flooded areas of the city?

TIA for any insight!

HarryWho

You may not get a responce from the embassy at all right now or you may be told they dont have the case.

All cases are sent to the consulate section across the street from the embassy & then transfered to the visa section. If that hasnt occured they wont have it.

You could try sending an email to the duty officer at the consulate indicating the case number & ask them to let you know if it is in BKK. This is what my husband did & they responded within two days.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Thanks for the responses and the links! :thumbs: We appreciate it.

I have been poking around and building up a file with links, phone numbers, etc.

This is a useful link, a page with the list of current Bangkok interview dates sorted by NVC case #. Very useful. I hope they contact us

soon :whistle: with an interview date, but if not, I'll have an idea of how to get a status update.

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/scheduled-appointments.html

CR-1 Timeline to bring my Thai wife to the US.

06-25-10 Met Online at Thai Love Links

Hundreds of hours on Skype video chat

10-17-10 Met in Bangkok at Lebua Hotel

10-25-10 Engaged on Pattaya Beach

01-02-11 Marriage ceremony in her Village with her family

01-04-11 Marriage registered at Amphur

02-25-11 I-130 Sent to Chicago, USA

03-07-11 I-130 NOA1 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-17-11 I-130 NOA2 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-23-11 I returned to the US to get a job and find an apartment

07-21-11 NVC Case # Assigned

07-29-11 Received DS-3032 and I-864 bill

08-01-11 Paid I-864 bill online

08-18-11 Return completed DS-3032 and I-864 to NVC

09-02-11 Receive IV Bill

09-02-11 Paid IV Bill online

10-10-11 Return completed DS-230 with Police Check and other docs to NVC

10-24-11 Case Completed at NVC

11-02-11 Interview Date Received in email

12-16-11 Nong passed her interview! Woohoo!

12-20-11 Nong's picked up her passport and Visa.

12-21-11 POE - San Francisco.

Approx. 10 months from sending the I-130 to Visa in hand!

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