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Anyone filed as a CR-1 but then forced to wait for an IR-1?

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LHEtoNYC Apprentice

LHEtoNYC   4

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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My wife's interview was just a few days before our 2nd wedding anniversary. The CO (Islamabad, Pakistan) told us she was approved but that he would wait until after our anniversary because it would "help us". I told him we don't mind continuing as a CR-1 if it means she can get her passport sooner but the CO said sorry, they need the extra time to process because this is Pakistan. He just contradicted himself right there, lol! If they need extra time to process why would he wait to start processing until after the anniversary date?

Checked her status last 2 days and it's still "ready" pending interview.

Anyone else experience this issue?

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I-130 Petition sent May 8, 2015 (waited until I naturalized as a US citizen on 4/1/15)
NOA1 date May 11, 2015 (NSC)
NOA2 date Sep 15, 2015

Mailed to NVC Sep 21, 2015
NVC Received Sep 9, 2015 <--not sure about this date, I thought maybe it's the welcome letter date?
NVC Case Number Assigned Oct 9, 2015
NVC AoS Invoice online Oct 13, 2015
NVC Selected Agent online Oct 13, 2015
NVC AoS Invoice paid online Oct 14, 2015
NVC AoS Fee marked as paid on CEAC (online) Oct 19, 2015
NVC IV Invoice online Nov 3, 2015
NVC IV Fee Paid Online Nov 3, 2015
NCV IV Fee marked as paid on CEAC (online) Nov, 8 2015
NVC DS 260 Completed Nov 8, 2015
NVC AoS/IV Package Mailed Nov 20, 2015 (confirmed delivery via FedEx)
NVC Case Complete Dec 29, 2015 (confirmed by calling NVC after seeing 3 N/As on CEAC website on 12/30/2015)
NVC Case Complete email received on Jan 5, 2016
NVC Interview date scheduled on Jan 11, 2016 (confirmed by calling NVC)

Embassy:
Interview date: Feb 10, 2016

Decision: Approved

Estimated passport return date: Feb 29, 2016

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NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,227

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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It's not based on the day your visa is given, it's based on your entry to the US.

Yes more time is needed because of the country

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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IcezMan_IcezLady   582

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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Either excuse from CO is valid..

1. IR-1 will help you and the beneficiary will get 10yr GC as oppose to 2 yr GC

2. They need some time to process and get your visa ready..Visas rarely become ready the same day

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CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

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JFH Grand Master

JFH   12,190

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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The IR-1 is "better" in that you won't have to go through applying for the 10-year GC when her 2-year one is due to expire.

Honestly if it's a matter of days and you've spent years apart already, I'd just wait. What's another few days. We have timed our application so that I will get the 10-year GC when I arrive.

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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LHEtoNYC Apprentice

LHEtoNYC   4

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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Anniversary was 10 days after the interview date. I understand the benefit of the IR-1 but I approximated my stay in Pakistan based on the average passport turnaround times I'd been scanning on VJ, so I gave myself a week to fly back and take my wife with me.

Now I have to purchase another ticket to come back here and take her so I'm a little peeved. The CO said all our docs were satisfactory and didn't ask for a single other document from my wife so I figured she'd be good to go but I know you always have to take what COs say with a grain of salt.

I just didn't like that he was using the IR-1 as an excuse to delay starting to process my wife's visa. He said he "wanted to wait for 10 days before he started processing" which I found odd. I feel like there might be a cap on CR-1 issuances so he'd rather give that visa to someone else and make my wife and I wait because we're close to the IR-1 threshold.

Nice to help someone else, if it did, but it cost me a few thousand $$$ to get back to work earlier than I wanted to.

I-130 Petition sent May 8, 2015 (waited until I naturalized as a US citizen on 4/1/15)
NOA1 date May 11, 2015 (NSC)
NOA2 date Sep 15, 2015

Mailed to NVC Sep 21, 2015
NVC Received Sep 9, 2015 <--not sure about this date, I thought maybe it's the welcome letter date?
NVC Case Number Assigned Oct 9, 2015
NVC AoS Invoice online Oct 13, 2015
NVC Selected Agent online Oct 13, 2015
NVC AoS Invoice paid online Oct 14, 2015
NVC AoS Fee marked as paid on CEAC (online) Oct 19, 2015
NVC IV Invoice online Nov 3, 2015
NVC IV Fee Paid Online Nov 3, 2015
NCV IV Fee marked as paid on CEAC (online) Nov, 8 2015
NVC DS 260 Completed Nov 8, 2015
NVC AoS/IV Package Mailed Nov 20, 2015 (confirmed delivery via FedEx)
NVC Case Complete Dec 29, 2015 (confirmed by calling NVC after seeing 3 N/As on CEAC website on 12/30/2015)
NVC Case Complete email received on Jan 5, 2016
NVC Interview date scheduled on Jan 11, 2016 (confirmed by calling NVC)

Embassy:
Interview date: Feb 10, 2016

Decision: Approved

Estimated passport return date: Feb 29, 2016

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Alaska2012 Proficient

Alaska2012   462

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Sweden
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A week to get the passport back in Pakistan was very optimistic.

Noa 1 August 15th 2011
Noa 2 March 2nd

NVC case numbers March 22nd
My sons AOS and IV bill paid March 23rd (status in progress)
My sons AOS and IV bill shows as paid March 26
My IV bill paid March 26
Both packages sent on March 26
My IV bill shows as paid on March 27th
CC on both cases March 30

Current record holder of fastest through the NVC :D

Medical exam in Stockholm April 13th
Interview on May 16th !!!
POE Anchorage July 12th!! 2012

July 2015 n-400 in the mail

September 2015, interview

October 23rd 2015, Oath ceremony!!!!!​​

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LHEtoNYC Apprentice

LHEtoNYC   4

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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A week to get the passport back in Pakistan was very optimistic.

Agreed, but most Pakistani female applicants I've seen with similar NOA1 to CC and CC to Interview dates (which are among the lowest) that I've been tracking on VJ had been getting passports back in less than a week, and all were given a 7-10 day turnaround from their COs. That's what I based my itinerary on. But of course, I did have my doubts and so now I get to do a mileage run. Yay. Edited by LHEtoNYC

I-130 Petition sent May 8, 2015 (waited until I naturalized as a US citizen on 4/1/15)
NOA1 date May 11, 2015 (NSC)
NOA2 date Sep 15, 2015

Mailed to NVC Sep 21, 2015
NVC Received Sep 9, 2015 <--not sure about this date, I thought maybe it's the welcome letter date?
NVC Case Number Assigned Oct 9, 2015
NVC AoS Invoice online Oct 13, 2015
NVC Selected Agent online Oct 13, 2015
NVC AoS Invoice paid online Oct 14, 2015
NVC AoS Fee marked as paid on CEAC (online) Oct 19, 2015
NVC IV Invoice online Nov 3, 2015
NVC IV Fee Paid Online Nov 3, 2015
NCV IV Fee marked as paid on CEAC (online) Nov, 8 2015
NVC DS 260 Completed Nov 8, 2015
NVC AoS/IV Package Mailed Nov 20, 2015 (confirmed delivery via FedEx)
NVC Case Complete Dec 29, 2015 (confirmed by calling NVC after seeing 3 N/As on CEAC website on 12/30/2015)
NVC Case Complete email received on Jan 5, 2016
NVC Interview date scheduled on Jan 11, 2016 (confirmed by calling NVC)

Embassy:
Interview date: Feb 10, 2016

Decision: Approved

Estimated passport return date: Feb 29, 2016

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JFH Grand Master

JFH   12,190

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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There are no quotas on the CR-1/IR-1. It's the same visa with the exact same process. The one difference is the beneficiary's arrival date at the POE.

You were hoping to get the passport back and travel to the USA in 9 days or less? That was extremely ambitious. Anything could have happened. That's why it is not advisable to make travel plans before you have the passport back in your possession.

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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awe-Inspiring   2

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Pakistan
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My wife's interview was just a few days before our 2nd wedding anniversary. The CO (Islamabad, Pakistan) told us she was approved but that he would wait until after our anniversary because it would "help us". I told him we don't mind continuing as a CR-1 if it means she can get her passport sooner but the CO said sorry, they need the extra time to process because this is Pakistan. He just contradicted himself right there, lol! If they need extra time to process why would he wait to start processing until after the anniversary date?

Checked her status last 2 days and it's still "ready" pending interview.

Anyone else experience this issue?

Hi , did your wife visa been issued or not yet and what is her status showing on the ceac site is there any date change updates.

Thanks

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