CR1 APPROVED! (+timeline)

[LorenSteele 8]

Firstly, thank you for all the amazing advice on this forum. I would not have felt as prepared for my interview otherwise. I want to do a few separate posts on the petition, medical and interview. First, here is our timeline:

 

03-Oct-2018 Petition filed (Filed in Texas)

26-Oct-2018 Confirmed petition received

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Long wait

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02-Jun-2019 RFE - Out attorney (which was the biggest waste of money) did not include the last page on our application form, her reasoning was it was blank. This was resent to include all pages. 

06-Jul-2019 Petition approved and sent to NVC

19-Aug-2019 Welcome email from NVC and request to complete DS260 and file supporting evidence.

26-Aug-2019 Submitted (You may ask why the delay? Out attorney didn't have all the information together as we expected. I also stressed to her that we needed the tax transcripts after reading on the forum yet she submitted the application without.)

03-Sep-2019 Request for additional sponsor information, tax transcripts and missing W2s (Frustrating as we provided this to these to the attorney)

20-Oct-2019 Case Complete

25-Nov-2019 Email from NVC and interview scheduled 06Dec

29-Nov-2019 Medical 

06-Dec-2019 Interview & APPROVAL

 

We would have had our interview sooner, but there was several delays on the way because of our attorney. That's a whole other story though.

 

We are just so grateful after a long wait we have now been approved and I can not wait to finally join my wife in the US to start our new life together. Good luck to everyone still on their way to approval, I know the wait can feel impossible at times. 

 

 

 

[zochu 255]

Congratulations on the approval! 🥂🍾

[Kris & Crystal 47]

On 12/6/2019 at 10:44 PM, LorenSteele said:

Firstly, thank you for all the amazing advice on this forum. I would not have felt as prepared for my interview otherwise. I want to do a few separate posts on the petition, medical and interview. First, here is our timeline:

 

03-Oct-2018 Petition filed (Filed in Texas)

26-Oct-2018 Confirmed petition received

.

.

Long wait

.

.

.

02-Jun-2019 RFE - Out attorney (which was the biggest waste of money) did not include the last page on our application form, her reasoning was it was blank. This was resent to include all pages. 

06-Jul-2019 Petition approved and sent to NVC

19-Aug-2019 Welcome email from NVC and request to complete DS260 and file supporting evidence.

26-Aug-2019 Submitted (You may ask why the delay? Out attorney didn't have all the information together as we expected. I also stressed to her that we needed the tax transcripts after reading on the forum yet she submitted the application without.)

03-Sep-2019 Request for additional sponsor information, tax transcripts and missing W2s (Frustrating as we provided this to these to the attorney)

20-Oct-2019 Case Complete

25-Nov-2019 Email from NVC and interview scheduled 06Dec

29-Nov-2019 Medical 

06-Dec-2019 Interview & APPROVAL

 

We would have had our interview sooner, but there was several delays on the way because of our attorney. That's a whole other story though.

 

We are just so grateful after a long wait we have now been approved and I can not wait to finally join my wife in the US to start our new life together. Good luck to everyone still on their way to approval, I know the wait can feel impossible at times. 

 

 

From what I've seen in 99.9% of cases an attorney isn't needed, they just seem to cause more problems and slow things down. I've seen some odd horror stories. Hell I could provide a better service and charge less than an attorney.

[Olafemi 28]

Congratulations on your approval!! 🎉🎉 just wondering if you received your passport back yet? I was approved on dec 13 so trying to figure out how long to wait for passport. Thought after the interview I’d be finished with waiting haha

[LorenSteele 8]

5 minutes ago, Olafemi said:

Congratulations on your approval!! 🎉🎉 just wondering if you received your passport back yet? I was approved on dec 13 so trying to figure out how long to wait for passport. Thought after the interview I’d be finished with waiting haha

Congrats to you too! We were approved on 6th, moved to AP on 9th and then to issued the same day. I had my passport delivered on 19th. so that was less than a week from the interview date

[Kayleigh Williams 0]

Hi just a quick question, when you recieved an rfe did you have to pay for the initial filling fee again ?

I only worried because my husband submitted the form off today but forgot to sign the i130 so we know were going to get an rfe or a denial, but we're just worried about having to pay for it again.

[LorenSteele 8]

11 hours ago, Kayleigh Williams said:

Hi just a quick question, when you recieved an rfe did you have to pay for the initial filling fee again ?

I only worried because my husband submitted the form off today but forgot to sign the i130 so we know were going to get an rfe or a denial, but we're just worried about having to pay for it again.

No, when you get a RFE you don't have to pay again.