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I am in the process of submitting my CR1 visa application for my wife from Vietnam. What is the timeframe that you went through during this process from submission to the actual interview in Vietnam? would love to hear from anyone that had a spouse from Bien Hoa Vietnam.

 

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,818

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Vietnam regional forum; OP is asking for country specific timelines.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

Liam2021 Proficient

Liam2021   583

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On 2/21/2020 at 10:40 AM, Tien T said:

I am in the process of submitting my CR1 visa application for my wife from Vietnam. What is the timeframe that you went through during this process from submission to the actual interview in Vietnam? would love to hear from anyone that had a spouse from Bien Hoa Vietnam.

 

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Bien Hoa or Saigon has nothing to do with the interview. The whole process from submit I-130 to the interview at embassy will be around 12-16 months. If lucky, it can be around under a year.

Crazy Cat Grand Master

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On 2/21/2020 at 10:40 AM, Tien T said:

I am in the process of submitting my CR1 visa application for my wife from Vietnam. What is the timeframe that you went through during this process from submission to the actual interview in Vietnam? would love to hear from anyone that had a spouse from Bien Hoa Vietnam.

 

Thanks

As reported by other VJ members, the average time from filing to interview for a CR-1 is currently 500 days.

 

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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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SmallTownPA   72

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On 2/23/2020 at 9:51 AM, missileman said:

As reported by other VJ members, the average time from filing to interview for a CR-1 is currently 500 days.

 

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But there are a few outlier that are messing up the average.  Not sure what method they use, but median would be a better number than average, and a curve would be best.

 

Plan on a year.  If its less, yay.  If it more, oh well.

 

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,984

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1 minute ago, SmallTownPA said:

 

But there are a few outlier that are messing up the average.  Not sure what method they use, but median would be a better number than average, and a curve would be best.

 

Plan on a year.  If its less, yay.  If it more, oh well.

 

You can ask @Captain Ewok about his methodology.  I guess inaccurate data entry by users could skew the numbers a bit. 

"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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Captain Ewok   1,899

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7 hours ago, missileman said:

You can ask @Captain Ewok about his methodology.  I guess inaccurate data entry by users could skew the numbers a bit. 

We ignore outliers and use statistical approach.  Nothing as basic as means or medians :).

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SmallTownPA Collaborator

SmallTownPA   72

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City: Nittany Lion Country Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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17 hours ago, Captain Ewok said:

We ignore outliers and use statistical approach.  Nothing as basic as means or medians :).

Well, do you cull out entries that are otherwise dead?

 

Are the results on a sliding window or since the site started?

 

Grabbing the fist 100 results for a K1 query shows some very large outliers:

 

Tram & Michael 43 days?

Tran & Jeff 42 days?

Ngoc & Cuong 1499 days?

Hoa & Bao Chau 2381 days?

 

What constitutes an outlier?   X days?  Its nice to have an idea what the time is (although USCIS also does).

 

Since I filled out my timeline my 'NOA2 date' has slipped from March 3rd to April 8th.  Really?  30 day change in less than a few weeks?

 

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,984

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This is extremely interesting for a ex-database manager/app developer like me....😄

"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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