Realistic CR1 Timeline

[JJ Day 22]

A case number was just assigned for us at the NVC and we have all of the documents ready to send in via email as soon as we are invoiced and all paid up. I've gone through the timelines on here, but I can't quite get a handle on what our timeline might look like. I'm not looking for dates I can count on because I know it varies widely. But realistically, if we don't receive any checklists, what is a general best case scenario month that we might be able to move to the US? We both currently live in Canada together.

July 1? Aug 1? Sept 1? Later?

I'm just trying to get a grasp on when I might expect this all to be over. The stress of this has us both at our wits end. It is so helpful to be able to read these forums and hear from people in similar situations. It keeps us from going crazy!

Thanks!

Edited February 2, 2015 by jjasondday

[vsnet 1]

September is a reasonable expectation. I think I had a normal experience with no self-inflicted delays. All NVC payments/documents were sent electronically within a day off being notified.

[vsnet 1]

On a second reading July/August should be possible if no delays crop up. I found the wiki quite helpful in prepping scanned docs. Being able to send them in right away definitely saved a week of scrambling.

[NikLR 13,227]

Give 4 months for the NVC and interview date with no delays. You should be interviewing in May or June and be done by July at the latest.

[JJ Day 22]

Thank you both for reassuring me that there is a light at the end of this tunnel.