CRBA Approved - how about my CR1 Visa?

[leiwich 1]

Hi guys!

My child's approved. Just got her CRBA and passport. It only took 1 month and half since they received the additional documents they asked. I am just wondering what about my visa & passport? Called IV Manila they asked me to email copies of my child's CRBA and passport bio-data page. Emailed it already.

Do you guys have an idea how soon they can mail my visa? Also my medical exam might have been expired. I had em Feb 2014.

Does anyone had gone through the same? Please share your experience.

Thank you guys!

[Mark88 183]

Total processing time is 12-18 Months for the CR-1.

[leiwich 1]

Thanks for your reply. Sounds like going through another petition processing. I got denied because of her CRBA.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Did you get denied and the case sent back, or put in AP pending the results of the CRBA? If the latter, you should still be able to get the visa.

[SennaBrigante 92]

Did you already get interviewed? Why did they put it in AP?

[leiwich 1]

Hi Queen Penguin,

Thanks for your reply. Yes I got denied and placed on AP until she gets her CRBA and passport. I hope they'll give us an update before the month ends.

[leiwich 1]

@SennaBrigante,

Hi. Yeah I was interviewed on Feb 4, 2014. My child and I were refused under 221g Section pending resolution of CRBA.

I have emailed them the copies of the CRBA and passport.

Also, I've learned that the medical exam expires in 6 months

[SennaBrigante 92]

I would call the embassy to ask abt your medical validity. And congrats on the crba an d passport of your kid. We're still waiting for ours.

[kling 0]

Hi congratutalion on the crba. Could tell your experience please since when u applied for the crba . Thaks

[Ysabellecollins 0]

Hi when u sent the documents at us embassy.. I have same situation like urs.. Embassy received mine last aug.13. 2014 howabout u?did u sent only xerox copy of ur child crba nd bio.data of his/her passport?.

[Ysabellecollins 0]

How long uve been waiting since u sent the documents they need..? My daughter had her appointment last july 14,2014 nd i received her crba nd passport aug.13..its been a week since they received mine.. I had my interview last july 2

[leiwich 1]

So far it's been 3 weeks now.

I received my the child's passport & CRBA on Aug 13th and emailed the scanned copies on the same day. I didn't get their autoreply like I used to get when emailing them for updates. Since we're not sure wether they received it or not we contacted a senator to help us. With the power of the senator's email we were able to know where we at.

Again, their answer is disappointing. I was told at the interview that I was approved. Now, in their email they are telling me that it was a misunderstanding. That they still have to review my case.

I also tried to reach them for my medical exam because it's been past 6 month since I did it but as usual no one is attending the phone calls

[leiwich 1]

Hi when u sent the documents at us embassy.. I have same situation like urs.. Embassy received mine last aug.13. 2014 howabout u?did u sent only xerox copy of ur child crba nd bio.data of his/her passport?.

Hi, I emailed scanned copies of CRBA and passport's bio data page. Sent on Aug 13th as well...

Were you able to get an email from them after sending the copies?

[Ysabellecollins 0]

Hi my visa is issued already last aug.28 .. Nd ill have my visa later.. It took them 13 days before they process my papers. So r u still AP ? I never received any email from them but when i checked my case status it says it was updated Aug.15 that was the time they got my documents that i sent

[Trishalyn 5]

On 9/4/2014 at 1:36 AM, Ysabellecollins said:

Hi my visa is issued already last aug.28 .. Nd ill have my visa later.. It took them 13 days before they process my papers. So r u still AP ? I never received any email from them but when i checked my case status it says it was updated Aug.15 that was the time they got my documents that i sent

Hi ysabelle, can you tell your timeline how many days did you recieved your crba and cr1 visa before?