my husbands visa was denied and they told him he would not be eligible until January 15, 2008. well
its been awhile and they denied him because of smoking on January 15, 2005. thats what they told him.
anyway, january will be coming around again soon. i would like to know if i will need to start the whole process
over. we had applied for the Cr1 and i dont know what my next step should be. i wrote to the embassy
and they said he is not eligible until that date but they did not give me any other information. i emailed
again and i didnt get a reply. i would appreciate any help i can get on this.

The embassy is correct. He will not be eligible until then, however, you can go ahead and re-start the CR-1 process esp w/the new fees going into effect soon. That way by the time USCIS and NVC is done w/your case it will aleady be Jan.

Good luck second time around

thanks to both of you for replying. im just wondering why the embassy couldnt
tell me that. thanks

Good luck. I wish you and your husband the best.