I601A approved. How long before interview?

[wcdog 0]

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and desperate to get some information about wait times. My Waiver was approved on May 2019, supporting documents were sent and received by USCIS, however, I have not heard anything about the interview? How long will it take? On the I601A forum, some people have mentioned receiving an interview letter only a couple months after the waiver approval. Please help. Thank you.

[wcdog 0]

Forgot to add my interview will be at Cd. Juarez, Mexico.

[trac3rt 64]

On 1/24/2020 at 2:25 AM, wcdog said:

Forgot to add my interview will be at Cd. Juarez, Mexico.

It varies, but looks like interviews are taking about 12 months.

[Chubbz 3]

It took us 11 months after we submitted our documents to the NVC after receiving the I601A approval. It took 11 months to receive the letter, and the actual interview was 12 months at Ciudad Juarez.

[SalRam 0]

On 2/9/2020 at 8:34 PM, Chubbz said:

It took us 11 months after we submitted our documents to the NVC after receiving the I601A approval. It took 11 months to receive the letter, and the actual interview was 12 months at Ciudad Juarez.

Hi..how long to ok to get your waiver approved??

[SalRam 0]

Just now, SalRam said:

Hi..how long to ok to get your waiver approved??

They receive ours on May 2019 and we still don't know or heard anything 

[Chubbz 3]

2 hours ago, SalRam said:

Hi..how long to ok to get your waiver approved??

The 601A waiver took 1.5 years. It was received in May 2017, and approved September of 2018. 

[wcdog 0]

4 hours ago, SalRam said:

Hi..how long to ok to get your waiver approved??

Mine took about 13 months. 

[wcdog 0]

On 2/9/2020 at 6:34 PM, Chubbz said:

It took us 11 months after we submitted our documents to the NVC after receiving the I601A approval. It took 11 months to receive the letter, and the actual interview was 12 months at Ciudad Juarez.

How did your interview go?

[Chubbz 3]

11 hours ago, wcdog said:

How did your interview go?

They gave a 221g form requesting more documents. My husband had an arrest from 2002 and the police left a lot blank, so the consulate requested court documents and the police record. It was all the same, the sheriff's office didn't have anymore records, and our lawyer stated that. But two weeks later, they've sent another request for the police documents. And we've been waiting since Feb. 6th to receive the tracking number needed to pick up the package. It's so very frustrating. He's been there for 4 weeks today. 

[Chubbz 3]

On 1/24/2020 at 2:11 AM, wcdog said:

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and desperate to get some information about wait times. My Waiver was approved on May 2019, supporting documents were sent and received by USCIS, however, I have not heard anything about the interview? How long will it take? On the I601A forum, some people have mentioned receiving an interview letter only a couple months after the waiver approval. Please help. Thank you.

After we received the I601A approval, the lawyer sent the case to the NVC, and then we waited a year for the interview. I misunderstood that part though, so it took a few months to send it to the NVC. I was waiting for the interview and the lawyer was waiting on me to make the next payment, so be sure your packet was sent to the NVC.

[wcdog 0]

31 minutes ago, Chubbz said:

After we received the I601A approval, the lawyer sent the case to the NVC, and then we waited a year for the interview. I misunderstood that part though, so it took a few months to send it to the NVC. I was waiting for the interview and the lawyer was waiting on me to make the next payment, so be sure your packet was sent to the NVC.

Thank you. Everything was sent to NVC and revived the DQ letter on 12/19/19. At least now I now there’s another year wait for the interview. Hope your case moves along quickly after the 221g. This whole process has been so frustrating and stressful. If my interview is in early 2021, it would have taken 4 years from the time we submitted our I130 😩

[Chubbz 3]

21 minutes ago, wcdog said:

Thank you. Everything was sent to NVC and revived the DQ letter on 12/19/19. At least now I now there’s another year wait for the interview. Hope your case moves along quickly after the 221g. This whole process has been so frustrating and stressful. If my interview is in early 2021, it would have taken 4 years from the time we submitted our I130 😩

It's very stressful. We began our case in March of 2015. So it took almost 5 years to get to the interview. I know my husband had the arrest which probably complicated his case, and his amount of time here made the I601A waiver necessary which added that year and a half. But, I feel like all of the applicants are turned into "numbers or pieces of paper" rather than a person with a family and friends and work/businesses. 

[Free123 6]

Hello

 

I believe my husband will need a waiver for a criminal record. We are close to our interview - do you recommend taking the i-601A waiver to his interview or to wait until they tell us he is eligible for the waiver? I am confused my lawyer said we cannot take the waiver to the interview but I read here that we can do that. So after you submit the waiver you have to wait for another interview? How do people maintain marriages like that...

[Boiler 45,651]

I 601 is the waiver for a criminal record, you will be advised at the interview if you are eligible to file one.