NVC Case Complete

[Toby and Quennie 4]

I guess I have less brain cells now than I did a few months ago.  lol.  I can't figure out for sure how to read the timelines regarding CR1 visa for Philippines to US.

 

We just received case complete from NVC with a priority date of June 29, 2017.

 

How long between case complete and Interview date...based on the statistical data?

 

Thanks, guys,

 

Toby

[JFH 12,189]

I think you mean June 29, 2016 for your priority date but it matters not for CR-1 anyway. 

 

Once your case is conplete at the NVC it is forwarded to the overseas embassy and the beneficiary is given an interview date and must arrange the medical exam. How long you have to wait for an interview depends on how busy the local embassy is. Typically it is around 6 weeks but some have to wait several months (UAE is one example and I think India and possibly Jamaica have longer waits too). 

 

I have to say after I had case complete in October last year everything went very fast - case complete was October 20, interview was December 6 and I moved here on December 19. And it went fast with so much to do - packing, finishing work, saying goodbye to friends and family. It flew by. So she will be home with you before you know what's what.

Edited June 22, 2017 by JFH

[Crazy Cat 39,215]

1 hour ago, Toby and Quennie said:

We just received case complete from NVC with a priority date of June 29, 2017.

 

How long between case complete and Interview date..

I can speak for our case only.  We received "case complete" email on April 10, 2017.  5 days later, we received an email from our consulate (Taipei) with an interview date of May 2, 2017.  Since my wife's medical exam results wouldn't be ready until a day after the scheduled interview date, I contacted the consualte.  They then gave us a new interview date of May 8th...........All things considered, it was pretty fast.

 

BTW, my wife arrives in USA later THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!

[sy1983 31]

For the Philippines after case completes it takes about a week for the file to reach the embassy in Manila. You will receive an email giving you a go signal to call and schedule for an interview. 

Make sure your wife gets her medical done at SLEC at least a week before the interview date. If all goes well, pay your immigrant fee online and the visa will be shipped to her house

in less than 5 days after the interview. All Filipino moving overseas are required to do a seminar at CFO and you need to get stamped/sticker on her passport AFTER getting the CR-1 visa, the immigration

officer in the Philippines would be looking at it before allowing her to leave the country. 

 

To sum up:

1) Wait for the email from Manila Embassy

2) Schedule an interview

3) Get her medical at St Luke Extension clinic (SLEC) 
4) Bring the result to the interview along with all your paperwork
5) Upon approval, pay the immigrant fee online and wait for the visa
6) Go to CFO for the one day seminar and stamp
7) POE 
Estimated time, I would say 3 weeks to complete everything if not less.  

[Toby and Quennie 4]

Thank you all very much for the information.  Can't wait to see my wife!!

[Toby and Quennie 4]

Finally.  Received NVC case complete on 6/22/17.  Received Appointment letter on 6/30/17.  Interview date is 8/10/17 in Manila!!

[Hank_ 9,173]

8 hours ago, Toby and Quennie said:

Finally.  Received NVC case complete on 6/22/17.  Received Appointment letter on 6/30/17.  Interview date is 8/10/17 in Manila!!

Glad things are finally moving forward for you both.

 

Here is a link for you   http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/immigrant-visa-application.html   There is a link to the embassy instructions letter here, use this for your checklist for the interview.

 

Also you will need the medical at SLEC, there is a link to there under the USEM tab at the top.

 

And if your wife has not completed CFO there is a link under the USEM tab also.

 

Hope this helps.

[Greenbaum 12,258]

On 7/1/2017 at 9:30 PM, Hank_ said:

Glad things are finally moving forward for you both.

 

Here is a link for you   http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/immigrant-visa-application.html   There is a link to the embassy instructions letter here, use this for your checklist for the interview.

 

Also you will need the medical at SLEC, there is a link to there under the USEM tab at the top.

 

And if your wife has not completed CFO there is a link under the USEM tab also.

 

Hope this helps.

Your new website is excellent. The flow is much better than the last one. 

[Hank_ 9,173]

20 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Your new website is excellent. The flow is much better than the last one. 

Thanks.

And it works very well on a mobile also.. that was critical when I started this update.   I tried a couple designs that were not that mobile friendly before settling on this setup.  I like that the menu tucks away to give more real estate on the screen until you start to scroll up then it drop back in view.

 

Still a work in progress.