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Hi, new to the forum. We started our process for a CR1 visa for my husband shortly after we got married at the end of March 2019. We had our visa interview on the 30th of September (Monday of this week-- four days ago). My husband was told they would have to process his application further at the interview, seemingly because he had done volunteer work (unpaid) on and off for three months on his ESTA in 2018 (that is how we met). No further documents were requested and there has been no update on the CEAC website. It just says 'Administrative Processing' as of 30 September 2019. 

 

I know we just have to wait and see what happens, but I'm driving myself crazy reading other people's experiences. Any chance anyone has insight or thoughts about the outcome for this particular situation? 

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Has he ever been denied entry or removed from the US?

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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@missileman -- he's never been removed from the US, but when he attempted to come into the US from Manchester (UK) in May of 2018 (I believe) he was questioned by an immigration officer and recommended not to fly into the US until he got a different visa (different from his ESTA). He was told he didn't break the law, but he didn't try to get back into the US after that... no official paper work for denied entry was issued, but I'm unfamiliar with that process, so I can't tell if he was actually 'denied entry'.

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Just now, vanessanuno said:

@missileman -- he's never been removed from the US, but when he attempted to come into the US from Manchester (UK) in May of 2018 (I believe) he was questioned by an immigration officer and recommended not to fly into the US until he got a different visa (from his ESTA). He was told he didn't break the law, but he didn't try to get back into the US after that... no official paper work for denied entry was issued, but I'm unfamiliar with that process, so I can't tell if he was actually 'denied entry'.

So he withdrew his application for admission.............The AP sounds like just normal visa processing to me.......The status will probably change to "Issued" soon..........we all know the immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning time, money, and....patience.......good luck....

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Status of the case was changed to 'issued' a few minutes ago, I'm so excited but I wanted to post the screenshot to be sure I'm not jumping the gun. Does this mean the visa was approved??

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