Priority Dates

[Susanwill 0]

affect IR-1/CR1 Visa Applications? I read somewhere on the board, where these applications are not affected by the priority dates. If that is the case, why do they assign one in the first place?

For those of you who have gone through the process how many months did the entire process take?

Take into consideration from the time you file the I-130 to the date of the interview.

Was the interview before or after the priority date?

For Example, if the priority date given was 1/6/2005, did you have your interview before or after 1/6/2006?

Your response will be greatly appreciated?

Edited November 29, 2006 by Susanwill

[MaryandMian 1]

In our case we started the visa process January 20, 2005

Case completed in July 2005 and forwarded to the embassy.

Interview date was December 12, 2005.

Visa put in AP and was not issued until May 2006.

In total one and one half years from marriage until his arrival in the states.

Mary

[Susanwill 0]

In our case we started the visa process January 20, 2005

Case completed in July 2005 and forwarded to the embassy.

Interview date was December 12, 2005.

Visa put in AP and was not issued until May 2006.

In total one and one half years from marriage until his arrival in the states.

Mary

So it took 11 months to get an interview, I am doing a littlebit of research and found out that the estimated time for CR1 Visas is 9 months - 1 year give or take. What is AP?

Thank you Mary, you've been quite helpful.

[MaryandMian 1]

AP is called Administrative Processing and each embassies handles it differently. It is the security checks or missing paperwork that is needed at the time of the interview. We had AP for his security checks.

AP is issued after the interview usually and is when you are given a 221g which is a temporary denial. Once the missing paperwork is submitted or all security checks are cleared the consulate will contact the individual to pick up their visa or will send it via courrier to them.

[Susanwill 0]

AP is called Administrative Processing and each embassies handles it differently. It is the security checks or missing paperwork that is needed at the time of the interview. We had AP for his security checks.

AP is issued after the interview usually and is when you are given a 221g which is a temporary denial. Once the missing paperwork is submitted or all security checks are cleared the consulate will contact the individual to pick up their visa or will send it via courrier to them.

OK, I thought NVC's job was to make sure that all documents are completed before sending them to the embassy.

It makes one wonder.....

[MaryandMian 1]

Each document you send from start to finish is looked over and in some cases security checks start immediately. Then as they move thru the processing there are more security checks on the USC as well as the beneficary. When at NVC the files are looked over but they are not approved for issuance of the visa; they are looked over that they are filled out correctly and all information is enclosed.

The beneficary must interview, give fingerprints and have them run thru the data bases. Once they are cleared and the embassy agrees that the visa is to be issued they call adjudicating it which is issuing the visa. A visa is not approved until it goes thru all these stages.

There are lots of security checks that are done before the visa can issue and the CR1 takes longer since you will be able to work almost immediately once you arrive in the states unlike the K1 and K3.

[Susanwill 0]

Each document you send from start to finish is looked over and in some cases security checks start immediately. Then as they move thru the processing there are more security checks on the USC as well as the beneficary. When at NVC the files are looked over but they are not approved for issuance of the visa; they are looked over that they are filled out correctly and all information is enclosed.

The beneficary must interview, give fingerprints and have them run thru the data bases. Once they are cleared and the embassy agrees that the visa is to be issued they call adjudicating it which is issuing the visa. A visa is not approved until it goes thru all these stages.

There are lots of security checks that are done before the visa can issue and the CR1 takes longer since you will be able to work almost immediately once you arrive in the states unlike the K1 and K3.

Thank you Mary That makes it a lot easier to understand.