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Our PD was May 2022. Got DQ'd June 2023. My wife got her IL, April 2024 (right before I landed in the Philippines to visit her for our 2nd wedding anniversary). Her interview was May 16 2024, it was towards the weekend and she got her visa on hand May 21, 2024...Four days less of 2 years from PD. Last week, I flew back to the Philippines to pick her up and her 2 small dogs. From PD to her landing in the states took 26 months.

My last post here was on April 3, it was a meme of Dave Chapelle LOL. I went home to the Philippines, less than 2 weeks later to visit my wife for our 2nd year wedding anniversary. While my plane was landing at the NAIA Airport, I turned on my phone. My wife sent me a message 10 minutes before I landed saying she just got her IL. The email from the consulate came in literally while the plane was getting ready to land. She got her interview on May 16, her visa was in hand on the 21st. Next month, I am flying back to the Philippines to pick her up.

CR1 here. DQ'd June 2023and still waiting for an interview. There was a mass transfer last week, but not a single CR1 was included.

I am happy for everyone who got expedited. At the same time, I am here wondering when my case will move forward. I am a CR1, DQ'd in June 26, 2023 (IR1 in less than a month). I cant stop but feel betrayed by this system again. I mean I am happy for the ones who got expedited, but I thought it was first in-first out. I get it, I am CR1. Does that mean I have to wait till I get converted to IR1 before I hear something? if that's the case then remove CR1 category and just do straight IR1. Anyway.....my apologies, Im ranting....

A bunch of IR1's just got auto expedited between May 2023 and Oct 2023....Unfortunately, no news on CR1's yet.

You are in for a long wait....the CR-1 for my wife was DQ'd last June of 2023 and we are still waiting for an interview notice. I was not included on the last mass expedite and many like me have been stuck since June 2023....in any case, a ton of people are in front of you. Between June 2023 (some from May and April) all the way to January 2024, the line has not moved.

USEM processed 4 CR-1 and 80 something IR1 for the month of January 2024. I am the same as you, June 2023 and my wife is still waiting for an interview notice.....so far USCIS and NVC, we are at a total of 20 to 21 months in the process.

I think its all about money. Also, I think CR-1 will soon become extinct and that all CR-1 will sit down and wait until it is converted to IR-1. 771 K-1 visa is a lot, compared to 4 CR-1....I guess getting sued works....

I was thinking the same thing. There should not be a lot of CR1 and IR1 (not the converted IR1) waiting between January 2023 to June 2023. Most of them, not all, were included on the last mass expedite. So my thinking is, if USEM continue on scheduling interviews in the next couple of months they will get to the ones who were DQ'd in June 2023 pretty quick. That's something to look forward to....lets just hope they continue sending IL's for CR1 and IR1.

I have been very patient with this whole process, but man its hard....USEM get your <DELETED>together.... I just want to vent, I know a lot of you guys feel the same way. I am the petitioner and I petitioned my wife, May of 2022. The I-130 got approved 3 days shy of 1 year. Moved to NVC and got DQ'd end of June 2023. Its now January 2024, and there's no sign in sight that this whole process is coming to an end. I went home April of last year for our wedding anniversary, and I would love to go home and visit my wife again but that would mean I have to start using my vacation days. I would really like to save my vacation days for when she is here, that way I can show her around the states. Maybe take a road trip to Colorado or go visit Grand Canyon... Anyway....keep waiting.

I haven't posted in awhile, but I agree with you....I have been saying the same thing on FB forums as well. A lot of CR1 will roll over to IR1 because its taking too long.... Also...I don't know if this will make sense.....but if I issue someone a 2 year visa, and knowing that person will come back to the immigration process and adjust their status to get a 10 year visa. Why do the work twice??? Remember...we are dealing with U.S. immigration here where nothing make sense.

What do you mean by this?

Thank you, thats good to know

That is good to know. I just got off the phone with my wife and we will discuss this option and we may opt to get her medical next month or October. That'll be good for until March or April of next year...