whats the truth?

[cutie baby 0]

Good day to all vj people here..i really grateful of this forum it make me feel better especially if youre in the stress situation in the visa thing...you know people i am so depressed today after i done talking to my friend because she is using immigrant visa too like mine and she told me it takes 2 years for her to get visa that was year 2001 when they start the paper and she get to america 2003....is that true? does it takes 2 years to get visa? i hope not....has any one using CR 1/IR 1 here? how long it takes? let me know please it can help my mood of being so depressed...please talk to me...let me know.....God bless you all here....

[simple_male 1]

Good day to all vj people here..i really grateful of this forum it make me feel better especially if youre in the stress situation in the visa thing...you know people i am so depressed today after i done talking to my friend because she is using immigrant visa too like mine and she told me it takes 2 years for her to get visa that was year 2001 when they start the paper and she get to america 2003....is that true? does it takes 2 years to get visa? i hope not....has any one using CR 1/IR 1 here? how long it takes? let me know please it can help my mood of being so depressed...please talk to me...let me know.....God bless you all here....

If you get an approval from USCIS within 4 months after submitting I-130 petition for your cr-1, you should be able to finish up your process within a year, provided that you submitted everything promptly and correctly. Hope you feel better.

Edited April 9, 2008 by simple_male

[lheeanne 0]

My Husband visa time line took only about 9-10 months.

I think it also depends if you reply real quick to RFE's and also many VJ's are stock on FBI Name Check.

[N360 0]

Good day to all vj people here..i really grateful of this forum it make me feel better especially if youre in the stress situation in the visa thing...you know people i am so depressed today after i done talking to my friend because she is using immigrant visa too like mine and she told me it takes 2 years for her to get visa that was year 2001 when they start the paper and she get to america 2003....is that true? does it takes 2 years to get visa? i hope not....has any one using CR 1/IR 1 here? how long it takes? let me know please it can help my mood of being so depressed...please talk to me...let me know.....God bless you all here....

Assuming you're on CR1/IR1 route, it normaly takes about a year.

There's three "steps" into your CR1 Visa Journey. 1) USCIS 2) NVC 3) US Embassy

It takes normally about six months for your case to get processed at USCIS. I've seen some cases where it got approve in 2 months. Some in 7, Honestly, you never know when your case will get approved. And there's really nothing you can do about this. You just have to make sure your paperworks are complete and accurate, then wait out your application.

After your case gets approved at USCIS, it gets forwarded to NVC. This process takes usually between 3 to 9 months. At the NVC stage, the applicants have a lot of control on how fast they're case would get done. For example, if you use James shortcuts and mail your correspondence right away, it is possible that your case would get done at NVC in 3 months.

The third stage is the US embassy. It probably takes between a month or two to complete the whole process (medical, interview, etc.)

To make a long story short, I wont be surprise to hear of someone's case taking two years.

[Elphie 0]

I am sorry to hear you are feeling sad and depressed. It is very very hard to keep your head up and your thoughts positive some days. We filed for a CR-1 visa. It has taken us almost a year but we will be finished next week. One thing that might help you get a good idea of the timeframe is to look at the timelimes that the members update. There is a NOA-1 to NOA-2 timeline to give you an idea of how long its taking the service centers to get the NOA-2's out. There is also a NVC timeline that shows how long its taking people to get through the NVC. Watching these timelines helped me a lot to get through all the waiting and waiting. This visa process is a very tough test on your relationship. It basically comes down to how strong your relationship is. Some of us are tested harder than others, but its not easy for any of us that is for sure. After going through this, none of us will ever take being together for granted. Just take it one day at a time and try to not let the negative thoughts affect you too much.

[cutie baby 0]

thank you so much for the information youve shared to me simple male and noel and tintin..i see both of your time line that it doesnt take 2 months between the NOA1 and NOA2 i bet both of you are lucky on the visa process and it doesnt takes a year to complete the process i am hoping mine too but who knows when it is....all i have to do is pray and never loose any hope....i got my NOA1 feb. 1, 2008 but until now still waiting for the NOA2..hoping it will be soon..please pray for me......thank you...God bless you all

[kitty loves moudi 0]

Wow Eresh, it has been a long journey but i see its finally coming close to having ur spouse join you. Good luck on your interview!!

[cutie baby 0]

thank you for the information eresh and congratulation that you almost done with the process and i wish you goodluck for the next phase of your life to be your love one soon..............

[simple_male 1]

thank you for the information eresh and congratulation that you almost done with the process and i wish you goodluck for the next phase of your life to be your love one soon..............

Eresh said it well. Please stay strong and take one day at a time.

[rjp44 1]

Good day to all vj people here..i really grateful of this forum it make me feel better especially if youre in the stress situation in the visa thing...you know people i am so depressed today after i done talking to my friend because she is using immigrant visa too like mine and she told me it takes 2 years for her to get visa that was year 2001 when they start the paper and she get to america 2003....is that true? does it takes 2 years to get visa? i hope not....has any one using CR 1/IR 1 here? how long it takes? let me know please it can help my mood of being so depressed...please talk to me...let me know.....God bless you all here....

We sent the I-130 in March of 2007 and received the visa in Jan. of 2008, although it may take 2-3 months longer now because of the big back up, but not 2 years.

[pushbrk 12,102]

Good day to all vj people here..i really grateful of this forum it make me feel better especially if youre in the stress situation in the visa thing...you know people i am so depressed today after i done talking to my friend because she is using immigrant visa too like mine and she told me it takes 2 years for her to get visa that was year 2001 when they start the paper and she get to america 2003....is that true? does it takes 2 years to get visa? i hope not....has any one using CR 1/IR 1 here? how long it takes? let me know please it can help my mood of being so depressed...please talk to me...let me know.....God bless you all here....

The spouse visa process fell into a black hole in 2001, causing unusual delays for almost everybody. The timelines are far more reasonable now but thinking in terms of a year or so would be wise.

[Nutty 2]

It takes about 1 year APPROXIMATELY. If you are lucky it can take less. If you are unlucky (like me and others) it can take more.