Extend the CR1 process !

[Hamada91 9]

Hi all,

 

So basically I'm unlike everyone here where everyone is mostly rushing on the process, but I'm not and I need in away or another to extend it so that it takes 2 years or a little less. I'll explain why I have a real special circumstances: 

 

 So my wife is the US citizen and we both live abroad together.

 

She's at the third year of college where we live and she is expected to finish school and graduate by June 2020. we filed on November 15, 2017. it's being processed by Texas service center.

 

As I know now ( all thanks to this Journey site) the CR1 takes about 12-14 months If I ain't mistaken. That makes our case done by December 2018 - January 2019.

I know we might have made a mistake filing too early but at the beginning we thought it would take longer than 14 months . However, we really can't leave before June 2020 which is the graduation date for my wife.

 

So please is there a possible way to extend it ? Can we make a gap between step 1 ( USCIS ) and step 2 ( NVC) ? what would you guys suggest ? any piece of advice would be appreciated

Edited April 25, 2018 by Hamada91

[ms_bobdog 501]

10 minutes ago, Hamada91 said:

Hi all,

 

So basically I'm unlike everyone here where everyone is mostly rushing on the process, but I'm not and I need in away or another to extend it so that it takes 2 years or a little less. I'll explain why I have a real special circumstances: 

 

 So my wife is the US citizen and we both live abroad together.

 

She's at the third year of college where we live and she is expected to finish school and graduate by June 2020. we filed on November 15, 2017. it's being processed by Texas service center.

 

As I know now ( all thanks to this Journey site) the CR1 takes about 12-14 months If I ain't mistaken. That makes our case done by December 2018 - January 2019.

I know we might have made a mistake filing too early but at the beginning we thought it would take longer than 14 months . However, we really can't leave before June 2020 which is the graduation date for my wife.

 

So please is there a possible way to extend it ? Can we make a gap between step 1 ( USCIS ) and step 2 ( NVC) ? what would you guys suggest ? any piece of advice would be appreciated

You can delay at the NVC stage. Just make sure you contact them at least once a year to keep the case open. So after you get your NOA2 and your case is sent to NVC, just don't do anything except call them every year.

[Hamada91 9]

5 minutes ago, ms_bobdog said:

You can delay at the NVC stage. Just make sure you contact them at least once a year to keep the case open. So after you get your NOA2 and your case is sent to NVC, just don't do anything except call them every year.

thank you so much ! if I may ask for how long maximum can I delay NVC stage ? 1 year or more ?

[ms_bobdog 501]

24 minutes ago, Hamada91 said:

thank you so much ! if I may ask for how long maximum can I delay NVC stage ? 1 year or more ?

As long as you contact them once a year, it should remain open.

[Hamada91 9]

17 hours ago, ms_bobdog said:

As long as you contact them once a year, it should remain open.

and what exactly should I tell them over the phone once  year ?

[arken 4,197]

The best is if you act on each step say in every 9-10 moths till you are ready for interview. Like choosing agent 10 months after the NVC welcome letter notice, then AOS fee in next 10 months, then IV fee, supporting documents like that. 

[Jorge V 195]

As others have mentioned you can delay at the NVC stage, but also keep in mind that the CR1 visa itself doesn't expire until 6 months after the date of the medical. Not sure how it works in Saudi Arabia but in many countries the medical is done shortly before the interview. That means that if your CR1 is approved in January of 2019, your CR1 would expire in July of 2019.

 

A combination of a short NVC delay and a 6 month expiration on your CR1 could easily get you to June 2019. If I were in your shoes I would delay the NVC stage by ~3 months. That would give you your visa around April 2019 and you could move to the US anytime between April and October 2019.

[Hamada91 9]

3 hours ago, Jorge V said:

As others have mentioned you can delay at the NVC stage, but also keep in mind that the CR1 visa itself doesn't expire until 6 months after the date of the medical. Not sure how it works in Saudi Arabia but in many countries the medical is done shortly before the interview. That means that if your CR1 is approved in January of 2019, your CR1 would expire in July of 2019.

 

A combination of a short NVC delay and a 6 month expiration on your CR1 could easily get you to June 2019. If I were in your shoes I would delay the NVC stage by ~3 months. That would give you your visa around April 2019 and you could move to the US anytime between April and October 2019.

I appreciate your comment, but as I've mentioned we will not move before June 2020 not 2019. so that's another year more.

 

so if my case approved by August 2018, I will delay the NVC stage for at least a year till  January 2020.

by that time, we will start the NVC stage an it should take 3 months , let's say March 2020.

 

By that time we're given 6 months from the date of medical test and will have a perfect time to move on.

Am I mistaken about anything ?