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CAN U FILE CR-1 EARLY

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atsleumas   3

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IS THERE ANY WAY TO START IMMIGRATION PROCESS PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE, BEING THAT EVERYTHING TAKES SO MUCH TIME?

You could start gathering the paperwork, evidence of relationship, financial stuff, maybe even police certs- but the marriage certificate is required when filing the initial petition.

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mustafa1232   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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IS THERE ANY WAY TO START IMMIGRATION PROCESS PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE, BEING THAT EVERYTHING TAKES SO MUCH TIME?

no you cannot filed petation without marriage there is no way the cr1 visa immigration process is after marriage

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zohaib   0

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IS THERE ANY WAY TO START IMMIGRATION PROCESS PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE, BEING THAT EVERYTHING TAKES SO MUCH TIME?

YES.. You can start if you are US Citizen then file for Fiance K1 visa. For spouse visa you guyz have to be married.

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You can't start early...but I recommend you read everything you can on here in all the guides and start making a paper trail of the up coming wedding and after words. Save all the papers, documents and I am amusing the wedding will be in your wife's country so make a list of all the documents you need to get from her country and take it will you and after the wedding spend a day or two going to the different government offices and putting in the request for all those documents. Print out all the forms and take it with you and fill it out together there and make copies for both of you (this will save you money on mailing and time).

Make package for all the things you are going to send to USCIS, NVC, and take with you to the embassy. Make 3 copies of each package (1 for you, 1 for her and one that you are actually sending). Also print out all the possible interview question and go over it with her. One of the question might be what hotel was you honeymoon at? get the hotel bill and add it to the package do this for all the question.

Think of it this way...if you know that you are having exactly the same exam and as the exam giving out last year. Would you not find a student who took the class last year and use his exam as a study guide...well VJ is like that student that took the exam last year.

Sadly, I didn't find out about VJ until after I got married. :(

Alex A

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9/16/2009 - Married

USCIS

1/22/2010 - I-130 sent

1/27/2010 - USPS tracking - Delivered, CHICAGO, IL 60680

2/02/2010 - NOA1

2/07/2010 - NOA1 - Hard copy

3/31/2010 - NOA2

4/1/2010 - NOA2 - Email & Text (~58 days)

4/5/2010 - NOA2 - Hard copy

NVC - Taking my time with it...

4/8/2010 - got NVC case # & gave them email address (~ 1 week)

4/13/2010 - Choice of Agent email from NVC (~ 5 days)

4/14/2010 - Email sent to NVC with "Choice of Agent

4/19/2010 - NVC email confirming "Choice of Agent" email (~5 days)

4/20/2010 - NVC email with AOS and IV bill

4/23/2010 - AOS fee paid & package send

4/26/2010 - IV fee paid

5/21/2010 - IV pack mailed to NVC

5/28/2010 - NVC received IV packet

6/10/2010 - SIF & RFE (for PCC different for Sir Lanka)

6/11/2010 - CC (with RFE)

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OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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You could start gathering the paperwork, evidence of relationship, financial stuff, maybe even police certs- but the marriage certificate is required when filing the initial petition.

^^Agreed. You can start gathering your paperwork but the marriage certificate is a required document for the spousal petition.

YES.. You can start if you are US Citizen then file for Fiance K1 visa.

^^ Agreed. You can go the fiance route but it is not exactly a quick process either.

There are no shortcut to this process, patience in abundance is required. Good luck.

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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