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Timeline from Submission to NVC-Interview

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beachboy95   9

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Hello,

 

Me and my wife are currently in the CR1 process. Last week we submitted all of our documents to the NVC ( we had a lawyer prepare them for us, so I doubt we will have any issues or delays. The embassy where she will be having her interview is in Athens, Greece, and I have heard that Athens can be quicker than other embassies. How long do you think it will be from Submission ( Last week) until we have an interview date and when we finally get the interview. Thanks! 

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It appears that, according to VisaJourney members, NVC is taking about 120 days to process CR-1/IR-1s.  The it will take time for the case to sent to the embassy, as well as processing time to assign an interview date...On average, that has been a month or so.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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One more thing.  Having used an attorney does not guarantee a smooth ride through NVC.  Our case was received at NVC on Oct 11, 2016.  We received a checklist on Jan 13, 2017 from NVC for "missing" paperwork which our attorney "said" he had sent.  We received a case complete on April 10th.......good luck.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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beachboy95   9

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Hello,

 

Thank you for your response. The package was received from USCIS on the 29th of June, and then was given a case number on the 27 of July. We submitted everything the week of August 6th. NVC told me ( I just called) that it would take 2-3 weeks to hear back and if everything was ok they would close our case. It will probably end up being about 2 months in total at NVC for us. Im hoping you are right about that 1 month number for interview. Yeah I trust our lawyer, she is incredibly thorough and got us through USCIS without an RFE and in about 6 months from submission to approval, but we shall say. Thanks for the input!

 
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