Special case- CR1 visa but IR-1 status upon entry

[Terca 6]

Hello guys!

I just wanted to give you an update of the latest in our case (for those who do not know me the rest of my case in my signature)

My husband has a CR-1 visa attached to his passport because at the time of visa interview we were married for less than 2 years (june 2011). We bought his ticket for october 2011 (after our second wedding anniversary) so that my husband would be entitled to IR-1 status upon entry and not have to deal with removal of conditions.

He arrived at JFK at 1:50 pm and was done by 2:30 pm. He waited until the consular officer was opening the yellow envelope to point out nicely that "my wife wanted me to point out we have been married for more than 2 years now" . CO answered "sure let me double check that" and that was it.

Everyone here keeps asking him how he feels about the new country and he says he loves the organization, the fact that we live in a safe small town (he is in love with all the foliage lol), and the variety of cultural backgrounds (he just learned how to say hello in arabic and thank you in chinese). Hates how expensive cell phone companies are and how expensive healthy food compared to junk food.

His friends from back home ask him about the weather if its cold yet because it never gets cold there lol.. I got him a couple of sweaters and a jacket before he came and that was a good move since it snowed on halloween!!! He was freezing those days so we purchased a heavy winter parka he thinks he looks huge but i keep reminding him he never wore anything heavier than a hoodie so it takes some getting used to.

i'm working 2 jobs now and was not able to stay as much as i wanted with him, but he is doing great considering i dont have as much time as i would like to walk with him. Yesterday he took the train to meet me in lower manhattan after work, i felt so proud!!! I must confess it does feel kind of weird that he is now here and we dont have to chat or skype anymore it's a learning experience for both of us

No green card yet, but he has been applying for jobs online. He has an interview on Nov 9th i'm crossing my fingers!!

[MrTee12 64]

Congrats! Good hearing others speak about how their mates are adjusting here. It's quite a transition. My wife has been in and out of work, but she also has an upcoming interview. I wish you two continued success with each other. Stay strong together.

[Samantha78 117]

Hello guys!

I just wanted to give you an update of the latest in our case (for those who do not know me the rest of my case in my signature)

My husband has a CR-1 visa attached to his passport because at the time of visa interview we were married for less than 2 years (june 2011). We bought his ticket for october 2011 (after our second wedding anniversary) so that my husband would be entitled to IR-1 status upon entry and not have to deal with removal of conditions.

He arrived at JFK at 1:50 pm and was done by 2:30 pm. He waited until the consular officer was opening the yellow envelope to point out nicely that "my wife wanted me to point out we have been married for more than 2 years now" . CO answered "sure let me double check that" and that was it.

Everyone here keeps asking him how he feels about the new country and he says he loves the organization, the fact that we live in a safe small town (he is in love with all the foliage lol), and the variety of cultural backgrounds (he just learned how to say hello in arabic and thank you in chinese). Hates how expensive cell phone companies are and how expensive healthy food compared to junk food.

His friends from back home ask him about the weather if its cold yet because it never gets cold there lol.. I got him a couple of sweaters and a jacket before he came and that was a good move since it snowed on halloween!!! He was freezing those days so we purchased a heavy winter parka he thinks he looks huge but i keep reminding him he never wore anything heavier than a hoodie so it takes some getting used to.

i'm working 2 jobs now and was not able to stay as much as i wanted with him, but he is doing great considering i dont have as much time as i would like to walk with him. Yesterday he took the train to meet me in lower manhattan after work, i felt so proud!!! I must confess it does feel kind of weird that he is now here and we dont have to chat or skype anymore it's a learning experience for both of us

No green card yet, but he has been applying for jobs online. He has an interview on Nov 9th i'm crossing my fingers!!

What a great story...I'm glad he's getting used to things here. My husband is very very reluctant about coming because of the major change but hearing you say good things makes me feel hopeful.

Good luck with everything and continue to let us know how things are!

[StephanieM 60]

I'm glad everything worked out well for him to have IR-1 status!

Congrats of finally starting your lives together, and I hope your husband finds a job that makes him happy. Suerte con todo!

[Terca 6]

Thanks guys

p.s sam&jensi My husband never showed interest of living in the US either! that is until he met me of course and started really thinking what it would be like. We talked about the move here, i was willing to relocate to Dom. Rep. (still am) but we decided that it would be beneficial for both of us as college grads to work in the US instead. Sadly, in the Dom. Rep. the most important thing that gets taken into account when finding a great job is if you have money, know people, and look nice and lastly your professional credentials. So it was a mutual decision of moving to the US, the problem is that all his good friends and close family members live back home. I must confess that i was terrified of making him miserable even though he assured me a million times that he just wants to be with me where ever that happens to be.

I had nightmares in which my husband would stop loving me or die , or was always giving me his back and I could never reach him lol. Now i am doing everything possible so that he feels at home, we met with some of his highschool buddies who live here and that was loads of fun! I have him enrolled at my "fitness club" (they hate it when i call it gym hahaha), we found a dominican restaurant close to my house and he swears that the meat tastes just like in DR lol

I also got him a DMV booklet and his own subway maps, and NJ rail maps, and he meets me at the train station when i get home every night. We go to the mall and to eat out and I let him pay, I know that he is not working and its depleting the little money he brought from DR but it makes him feel good and I love that

Overall i think he is not going to be grouchy like when older people come to the US to live, because i am here and also because he loves how organized things are. He was astounded that we don't use personal pictures in our resumes lol... and is now addicted to avocado eggrolls from Houlihans hehehehe

[StephanieM 60]

Thanks guys

p.s sam&jensi My husband never showed interest of living in the US either! that is until he met me of course and started really thinking what it would be like. We talked about the move here, i was willing to relocate to Dom. Rep. (still am) but we decided that it would be beneficial for both of us as college grads to work in the US instead. Sadly, in the Dom. Rep. the most important thing that gets taken into account when finding a great job is if you have money, know people, and look nice and lastly your professional credentials. So it was a mutual decision of moving to the US, the problem is that all his good friends and close family members live back home. I must confess that i was terrified of making him miserable even though he assured me a million times that he just wants to be with me where ever that happens to be.

I had nightmares in which my husband would stop loving me or die , or was always giving me his back and I could never reach him lol. Now i am doing everything possible so that he feels at home, we met with some of his highschool buddies who live here and that was loads of fun! I have him enrolled at my "fitness club" (they hate it when i call it gym hahaha), we found a dominican restaurant close to my house and he swears that the meat tastes just like in DR lol

I also got him a DMV booklet and his own subway maps, and NJ rail maps, and he meets me at the train station when i get home every night. We go to the mall and to eat out and I let him pay, I know that he is not working and its depleting the little money he brought from DR but it makes him feel good and I love that

Overall i think he is not going to be grouchy like when older people come to the US to live, because i am here and also because he loves how organized things are. He was astounded that we don't use personal pictures in our resumes lol... and is now addicted to avocado eggrolls from Houlihans hehehehe

That's exactly how I felt when I saw my husband's curriculo with his picture on it. I was like #######!! Do they hire you based on the way you look? Haha

By the way you make me very excited for when my husband comes! Can't wait till we can go to a restaurant/movies here in USA and I will actually have a date!