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Hello,

 

My wife (spouse of US citizen) is eagerly waiting for the interview date at the Mumbai consulate. We got Documentarily qualified on 23rd March 2022. It has been close to 3 weeks and there is no response in-spite of being current. Our CEAC portal still shows that the case is at the NVC. We started the process 1 year and 4 months ago and still do not have a visa in hand. If there is anyone else in a similar boat please let us know how long it took for you to get a visa interview in 2022 at Mumbai. We are stressed out just waiting in limbo. The US should really fix this. Keeping newly married families apart from each other for so long is just terrible and unfair. 

Thank you,

Storm

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21 hours ago, Storm Raj said:

The US should really fix this.

Once your case was document qualified, you entered the queue for that consulate.  Do you realize that the consulate has a backlog of cases wanting an interview?  THERE ARE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF YOU! When your case reaches the front of the queue, NVC will schedule the interview, notify you, then send the case to the consulate.   It's time for a reality check.    Patience is still the key.  Good luck.

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"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 

 

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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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15 minutes ago, Storm Raj said:

and unfair. 

3 weeks????Seriously?????  Just relax and wait...like everyone else.  It could easily take several months.

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"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.

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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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20 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Fix what??? 

Fix the long wait times, separating families for years. At least provide the people who are waiting in queue an approximate wait time for their interview to be scheduled? Maybe let us know how many people are in front of us and how many are being processed per month to calculate how long we need to wait? Instead of just putting us in limbo.  These are the things that can be fixed. Currently, I have no idea how long my wait time is or if there is anyway to find out. If someone knows, kindly do help. It will be greatly appreciated. 

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3 hours ago, Storm Raj said:

Hello,

 

My wife (spouse of US citizen) is eagerly waiting for the interview date at the Mumbai consulate. We got Documentarily qualified on 23rd March 2022. It has been close to 3 weeks and there is no response in-spite of being current. Our CEAC portal still shows that the case is at the NVC. We started the process 1 year and 4 months ago and still do not have a visa in hand. If there is anyone else in a similar boat please let us know how long it took for you to get a visa interview in 2022 at Mumbai. We are stressed out just waiting in limbo. The US should really fix this. Keeping newly married families apart from each other for so long is just terrible and unfair. 

Thank you,

Storm

Now expect about 14 to 16 months from your DQ date.

Case Complete to Interview spreadsheet

From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. If the name you put on form to be added to spreadsheet comes up not found, you will not be added to the spreadsheet. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet.

Please Please put your VJ member name only. Not nicknames or real names whatever your VJ name is. It's below your profile picture!!

 

Come join the current Interview thread: 

DQ-to-Interview-2023-all-countries

Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet
Case Complete to Interview Form

 

 

 

ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dwheels76   5,468

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3 hours ago, Storm Raj said:

Fix the long wait times, separating families for years. At least provide the people who are waiting in queue an approximate wait time for their interview to be scheduled? Maybe let us know how many people are in front of us and how many are being processed per month to calculate how long we need to wait? Instead of just putting us in limbo.  These are the things that can be fixed. Currently, I have no idea how long my wait time is or if there is anyway to find out. If someone knows, kindly do help. It will be greatly appreciated. 

All that information is freely available monthly where you can see exactly how many visas issued for every category for your embassy.

Case Complete to Interview spreadsheet

From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. If the name you put on form to be added to spreadsheet comes up not found, you will not be added to the spreadsheet. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet.

Please Please put your VJ member name only. Not nicknames or real names whatever your VJ name is. It's below your profile picture!!

 

Come join the current Interview thread: 

DQ-to-Interview-2023-all-countries

Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet
Case Complete to Interview Form

 

 

 

ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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there is no way we know how many are in queue for Manila

to give u an idea from the year to date charts 31% of the I 130"s are from 5 countries which includes Philippines

and at the end of 2021 there were 1,519,906 pending petitions

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2021Q4.pdf

 

and that is just spouse visas 

add that number to all the visas pending overall plus  tourist visas

 

i can not find a chart for pending at NVC

 

but in 2021 Manila issued 12, 579 immigrant visas and 84, 734 non immigrant visas

 

 

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19 hours ago, Storm Raj said:

Hello,

 

My wife (spouse of US citizen) is eagerly waiting for the interview date at the Mumbai consulate. We got Documentarily qualified on 23rd March 2022. It has been close to 3 weeks and there is no response in-spite of being current. Our CEAC portal still shows that the case is at the NVC. We started the process 1 year and 4 months ago and still do not have a visa in hand. If there is anyone else in a similar boat please let us know how long it took for you to get a visa interview in 2022 at Mumbai. We are stressed out just waiting in limbo. The US should really fix this. Keeping newly married families apart from each other for so long is just terrible and unfair. 

Thank you,

Storm

Due to the pandemic many consulates have a huge backlog including Mumbai. We understand your frustration but you're not alone. Patience is key. People have it worse than you as they have been waiting for 3 years now, us for instance.

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Immigration is a privilege, not a right.  It requires an enormous amount of patience because it is a time consuming venture.  You have a ways to go yet, so it's in your best interest to take a step back and take a breath. Everyone wants to be with their significant others and they will, like you, in time.  

 

Your partner can visit as long as she has the correct visa to enter India or you could meet in the middle somewhere and explore a new place together.  

Montreal IR-1/CR-1 FAQ

 

Montreal IR-1/CR-1 Visa spreadsheet: follow directions at top of page for data to be added

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39 minutes ago, mam521 said:

Your partner can visit as long as she has the correct visa to enter India or you could meet in the middle somewhere and explore a new place together.  

Thank you for that. My partner is in India. Can she visit me here in the US as a tourist while awaiting her main visa? I keep reading mixed reports about this. 

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