Wait until 2 years married

[Paula&David 24]

Hello everyone! 

Hope all of you are doing fine. USCIS recently approved our petition, and they also sent our case to NVC and we received the welcome letter three days later. 

As you can read in the title, we want to wait until we reached the 2 years married to get the IR1 instead of the CR1 (edited, I got confused, sorry) and obviously, save some money. Our 2 years anniversary is on June 2024. We have not started the process with NVC yet. 

How can we delay our process until next year? 

 

Thank you! 

Edited August 15, 2023 by Paula&David

[Crazy Cat 41,984]

 You can delay your case at NVC by just waiting to pay the fees and submitting required documents.  You can delay for a year just by doing that.  To be issued a 10 year Green Card, the new immigrant needs to enter the US on or after the 2 year wedding anniversary.  Good luck.  

Edited August 15, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Paula&David 24]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

 You can delay your case at NVC by just waiting to pay the fees and submitting required documents.  You can delay for a year just by doing that.  To be issued a 10 year Green Card, the new immigrant needs to enter the US on or after the 2 year wedding anniversary.  Good luck.  

Thank you! 

[Chancy 6,242]

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Progress Reports to IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures ***

 

[pushbrk 12,997]

5 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

 You can delay your case at NVC by just waiting to pay the fees and submitting required documents.  You can delay for a year just by doing that.  To be issued a 10 year Green Card, the new immigrant needs to enter the US on or after the 2 year wedding anniversary.  Good luck.  

Correct, and it is the IR1 or ten year green card you are after.  You can get a CR1 visa, say three months before your anniversary, but then enter AFTER the 2nd anniversary to receive IR1 "status".

 

So, you've got about 10 months.  Find out how long the interview queue is for your Consulate, and you could get the visa 4 or 5 months from now and still be ok.  Might not need to delay very long, if at all.

 

Edited August 16, 2023 by pushbrk

[Me and her 279]

7 hours ago, Paula&David said:

Hello everyone! 

Hope all of you are doing fine. USCIS recently approved our petition, and they also sent our case to NVC and we received the welcome letter three days later. 

As you can read in the title, we want to wait until we reached the 2 years married to get the IR1 instead of the CR1 (edited, I got confused, sorry) and obviously, save some money. Our 2 years anniversary is on June 2024. We have not started the process with NVC yet. 

How can we delay our process until next year? 

 

Thank you! 

With USCIS wait times, I do not blame you for waiting, to eliminate the removal step.  Just know it will prolong the naturalization process, if your spouse chooses to become a naturalized citizen.  Congratulations!!!

Edited August 16, 2023 by Me and her

[pushbrk 12,997]

3 hours ago, Me and her said:

With USCIS wait times, I do not blame you for waiting, to eliminate the removal step.  Just know it will prolong the naturalization process, if your spouse chooses to become a naturalized citizen.  Congratulations!!!

The Naturalization process, would not be "prolonged".  Eligibility will be delayed.

[Me and her 279]

6 hours ago, pushbrk said:

The Naturalization process, would not be "prolonged".  Eligibility will be delayed.

Correct.  My apologies if the semantics were incorrect, but I think it was understood.  Again, my apologies...

[TexasRafael 134]

I think that you should make sure you are aware of how your Embassy is timing interviews, there are some U.S. Embassies overseas that have their interview appointments not scheduled for months and months, so depending where your spouse if located the process may take care of the delay without you doing anything out of the ordinary.  Good luck.  

[Sudowpa2 7]

I did thr same thing. 

Got married Nov 2021.

Filed May 2022

Approved Feb 2023

Put NVC on hold 4 months. 

Have interview in Aug 2023

Visa will be good for 6 months 

Have until Feb 2024 to enter 

So I will enter between mid nov 2023- mid feb 2024 to recieve I

10 year.

After document qualified. Thr appointment for thr embassy was exactly 2 months out.

[Chancy 6,242]

6 hours ago, Sudowpa2 said:

Visa will be good for 6 months 

 

Note that the visa will be valid for 6 months (maximum) from the date of the visa medical, not the date of the interview nor visa issuance.  This rule applies to all immigrant visas, regardless of the issuing consulate.

 

My spouse visa was valid for only 1.5 months when it was issued.  My interview was re-scheduled to around 4 months after my medical.