CR1 is DQ, current wait time for interview in Manila?

[Ontarkie 13,975]

~~Philippines specific thread has been move to the Regional forum, from IR1/CR1 Progress Reports- as country specific threads are best in the proper regional forum.~~

[Adobo 9]

I think its all about money. Also, I think CR-1 will soon become extinct and that all CR-1 will sit down and wait until it is converted to IR-1.

 

771 K-1 visa is a lot, compared to 4 CR-1....I guess getting sued works....

[Crazy Cat 39,736]

3 minutes ago, Adobo said:

Also, I think CR-1 will soon become extinct and that all CR-1 will sit down and wait until it is converted to IR-1.

But a CR-1 generates more money for USCIS vs an IR-1.. 

Edited February 27 by Crazy Cat

[Timmy Clark 1]

They are now trying to justify the post about 330,000 non imigrant cases processed in 2023

[top_secret 2,123]

21 hours ago, Timmy Clark said:

They are now trying to justify the post about 330,000 non imigrant cases processed in 2023

 

 

It's got to be one of the more dimwitted tone deaf social media campaigns ever.  The interview backlog for CR1/IR1 CR2/IR2 interviews has now grown to 10 months which as far as I know is kind of unprecedented for Manila.  It certainly wasn't anywhere near that bad even throughout the rona lockdowns.  Posting on Facebook how awesome they are doing is kind of like poking an angry hornets nest with a stick.  They are getting roasted in the comments.

[Jason and May 69]

We’re only at 7 months post DQ. I fully expect she will not be in the U.S. until at least winter 2025. 

 

Unreasonable delay at 1 year or more post DQ? Interesting quandary, maybe, given the flexibility of TRAC criteria combined with the Department of State mandating embassies and consulates worldwide to prioritize non-immigrant visas.

 

Welcome to the United States. (But are you really welcome, tho…?)  

[top_secret 2,123]

Interview letters just went out for a large number of IR5's DQ March and April 2023 and a relative handful with early May DQ dates.  I also saw like two or three reports from IR1's with similar DQ dates.  It still fits the hypothesis that CR1/IR1 CR2/IR2 were deprioritized after the June 2023 mass expedite and were dumped into the lengthy IR5 queue without priority.  Since it appears that the cutoff point for interview letters this month was early May 2023 DQ dates, that would still exclude the large number of backlogged CR1/IR1 CR2/IR2 cases since almost all of the CR1/IR1 CR2/IR2 DQ before mid May 2023 already got their interview letters way back in June 2023.

 

So as it stands.  It seems that in the last month, the IR5 backlog decreased 2 months.  CR1/IR1 CR2/IR2 backlog 'might' be following IR5.  Interview letters came out on the 8th for a second month in a row so 'maybe' that could be looked at as a trend of when to expect interview letters.  If the cutoff point this month is indeed early May 2023(?) then next month around the 8th one could wildly speculate that May-July DQ dates might have some chance to get interview letters.  Unless US Embassy Manila does something wildly unpredictable, which they have been doing.  The backlog rather definitely is 10 months at this point and would be a year by the time large numbers of CR1/IR1 CR2/IR2 start actually getting interviews.

[Swafford25 17]

Thanks for the update! I agree with your hypothesis, I will make one note that a cr1/ir1 applicant in a DQ Facebook group stated that his DQ date was May 29th.

 

So hopefully those like myself that were DQ in June will start getting some letters. But while it has taken forever to get a IL I am at least happy to see some kind of movement after months of silence.

[top_secret 2,123]

1 hour ago, Swafford25 said:

I will make one note that a cr1/ir1 applicant in a DQ Facebook group stated that his DQ date was May 29th.

 

I saw that remark too and that is definitely interesting but it is an outlier and there are many more DQ mid to late May that definitely did not get interview letters.  I was wondering if there is something unusual about their case or if they were certain about their exact DQ date.  If you follow the IR5 group and the group chats there are allot more data points and with the sole exception you mentioned it seems like the cutoff date was very early May.  It does seem certain they advanced two or more months in just the last month so it seems reasonable to assume all of June would be covered next month if they follow any kind of predictable pattern.

[Swafford25 17]

That is my thinking as well that next month will be June. Even though it’s another month of waiting to hope for it to move forward, it is good to see some kind of movement in February and March.

[PsychoGF 11]

Beginning to lose hope. My husband got DQ'ed May 26th CR1 and still no IL 😭

[top_secret 2,123]

Just now, PsychoGF said:

Beginning to lose hope. My husband got DQ'ed May 26th CR1 and still no IL 😭

 

I think you would definitely be in the next batch too.  Even if it's another month at least there is finally some movement.

[PsychoGF 11]

1 minute ago, top_secret said:

 

I think you would definitely be in the next batch too.  Even if it's another month at least there is finally some movement.

I really hope so. I'm just worried that my payment being duplicated before might affect this. Although NVC eventually refunded me with the duplicate payment since it was their error.

Hoping for everybody to have IL soon 🙏

[top_secret 2,123]

3 minutes ago, PsychoGF said:

I really hope so. I'm just worried that my payment being duplicated before might affect this. Although NVC eventually refunded me with the duplicate payment since it was their error.

Hoping for everybody to have IL soon 🙏

 

 

How did you get NVC to refund you?  I had a friend that recently got double charged by NVC and even though it is totally NVC's fault and he has documentation and everything they won't budge on him a refund.

[PsychoGF 11]

2 minutes ago, top_secret said:

 

 

How did you get NVC to refund you?  I had a friend that recently got double charged by NVC and even though it is totally NVC's fault and he has documentation and everything they won't budge on him a refund.

I think it took at least 4 months of reaching out to NVC back and forth. Your friend should email pay.gov, give them all info and ask for the receipt copy of both payments (NVC will ask for this later on). Your friend can use it to email NVC. 

I did all that but most likely they will still reply with unnecessary comments. Although don't lose hope from there. Probably cos I repeatedly emailed NVC with all documentation and proofs, they suddenly emailed me one day stating 'Due to a system error, it is possible you paid your Immigrant Visa fee and/or Affidavit of Support fee twice. You may request a refund if you made one of these duplicate payments between (date) and (date)'.

Once they get this kind of email, they're in. there will be instructions on what proofs/docu are needed. They just need to follow that and NVC will surely process their refund. 

If yall need more help, I can pm screenshots of NVC email for better reference 😊