How to change case status from CR1 to IR1

[Smarti 0]

Hello everyone,

It's been 2years since we filed our 130 and during this we also celebrated our second marriage anniversary too, now my question is how we can change our visa class from CR1 to IR1 as our case is still in processing.

Do we need to contact embassy or USCIS ?

[Nitas_man 3,100]

2 minutes ago, Smarti said:

Hello everyone,

It's been 2years since we filed our 130 and during this we also celebrated our second marriage anniversary too, now my question is how we can change our visa class from CR1 to IR1 as our case is still in processing.

Do we need to contact embassy or USCIS ?

No need

 

The green card will automatically have a 10-yr expiration date

[JFH 12,190]

Two years and you’re still waiting for the I-130 to be approved? We were at the NVC when we reached our two-year anniversary of marriage. We got a letter from the NVC advising us that case had been “amended” to an IR-1. No idea why they sent that. It makes no difference to the processing. 

[MAF2305 0]

cr1 to IR1 can only be done once you reach POE where you can show the documents to the immigration office only they can change the status at that time if they feel so.

[saladboye 166]

On 8/3/2019 at 11:02 AM, JFH said:

Two years and you’re still waiting for the I-130 to be approved? We were at the NVC when we reached our two-year anniversary of marriage. We got a letter from the NVC advising us that case had been “amended” to an IR-1. No idea why they sent that. It makes no difference to the processing. 

Well yeah it doesnt make difference to processsing but it does make a lot of difference to you

 

With IR-1 no need to file RoC , thats ~USD 600 in savings. Just straight up N400 after 3 years.