Convert cr1 to IR1

[Aloush994 0]

Hello everybody 

I have applied for a CR1 Visa and my question is : 

Since we have 2 years marriage before i enter the USA  will they automatically change my CR1 visa to an IR1 Visa ? 

or Do i have to send an email or message to ask them to change it ?

 

Thank you in advance

Edited November 17, 2020 by Aloush994

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

Your visa will be CR1 or IR1 depending on your embassy interview and, assuming it is approved, the date they issue the visa.  

 

Your status will be CR1 or IR1 depending on when you enter the US.  The CBP officer will stamp your passport accordingly.  For example, if you get the visa issued 1 yr and 11 months after your wedding date, then the visa in your passport will be CR1.  If you enter the US at 2 yrs 1 day after your wedding date, then CBP will note IR1 status in your passport and you will get a 10 yr greencard.

 

[Aloush994 0]

So if i enter the US after my second anniversary on my cr1 visa i will get the 10 years green card ? 
and what i have to do when i enter the airport? 
thank you

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

4 minutes ago, Aloush994 said:

So if i enter the US after my second anniversary on my cr1 visa i will get the 10 years green card ? 
and what i have to do when i enter the airport? 
thank you

It will be automatic. 

 

You will need to pay the $220 immigration fee (greencard fee) after you get your visa.   This fee is for you to get the physical green card from USCIS.

[Aloush994 0]

Thank you so much , but are you sure they gonna convert it to me to IR1 ? Because i got confused 😔

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[Aloush994 0]

What do you mean ?

 

[HRQX 4,145]

51 minutes ago, Aloush994 said:

Thank you so much , but are you sure they gonna convert it to me to IR1 ? Because i got confused 😔

8 C.F.R. § 235.11(b) is very clear: "Correction of endorsement on immigrant visa. If the alien is subject to the provisions of section 216 of the Act, but the classification endorsed on the immigrant visa does not so indicate, the endorsement shall be corrected and the alien shall be admitted as a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis, if otherwise admissible. Conversely, if the alien is not subject to the provisions of section 216 of the Act, but the visa classification endorsed on the immigrant visa indicates that the alien is subject thereto (e.g., if the second anniversary of the marriage upon which the immigrant visa is based occurred after the issuance of the visa and prior to the alien's application for admission) the endorsement on the visa shall be corrected and the alien shall be admitted as a lawful permanent resident without conditions, if otherwise admissible."

 

But sometimes USCIS makes mistake. In that case, you have to file a I-90 and check (D) as the reason for submitting (My existing card has incorrect data because of Department of Homeland Security error). That filing reason is free to file.