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Thank God for today.My CR1 visa was approved today.I cant wait to get it and go be with my wife.Its been a long time coming.
Does anyone have an idea how long it takes to get a visa after your interview?

My husband's interview was this morning. Approved!

Hi all
 
We just got our interview date March 26! 
Cc feb 1 
 
hope everyone hears some good news soon! 

Its open!!!!

We received our interview date today!!
 
February 21st, Rio Embassy!
 
YAAAAYYYYY!

just received case complete email!!!
Submitted Jan 18
cc feb 1
Now we wait for interview at Montreal 

Got my interview today! The officer said the visa was approved, very exciting news after a long long wait. Now checking the CEAC visa status like a maniac  

just received case complete email!!!
Submitted Jan 18
cc feb 1
Now we wait for interview at Montreal 

IR-1 Timeline
CDJ, Mexico Consulate
 
Case Complete at NVC: 06/12/18
Received Email Notification of Interview: 01/30/19
Interview Date: 03/22/19

Yeah I saw that member too! Idk how they process things it seems to be pretty random at times  I originally submitted on Jan 4th lol but my husband was missing some moving expense form so we had to resubmit on the 18th. Let’s keep in touch since we have similar timelines! 

Hey guys,
 
Our lawyer called NVC this morning and was told that our case was completed today. We are yet to get an email confirmation on it though. 
 
We resubmitted two documents on Jan 15th so I am sure everyone who submitted on Jan 16th or so are close to completion as well! Hang tight
 
 

Yeah I saw that member too! Idk how they process things it seems to be pretty random at times  I originally submitted on Jan 4th lol but my husband was missing some moving expense form so we had to resubmit on the 18th. Let’s keep in touch since we have similar timelines! 

Finally got CC, I'm so happy!!!
 
NVC Received: November 21st, 2018
Received Case Number: January 14th, 2019
Submitted Documents: January 17th, 2019
Case Complete: January 30th, 2019
1 week and 6 days!
 
I'm just so relieved I didn't need to resubmit anything. 
 

hello again, the AOS resubmitted on decem 10 has been approved today, they mentione DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED
 

Had my interview today and I was Approved !! 🙂 Will put a more detailed review later. We are still in Montreal and fly back home tomorrow morning, to Vancouver. I  was especially nervous because of my spouse is living in Canada with me and had to prove Domicile in the US. It worked out fine. ( My spouse is the US Citizen ). If anyone has a specific question in the mean time, please ask. Also I asked for Canada Post delivery to my home will also update everyone as well!

We just got our email with the case number. So received by NVC on 3rd Dec and case number issued on 25th Jan. finally!! 

My tracking number was just activated and delivery is set for tomorrow Thursday. YAY!!!

I got my tracking number this morning (interview was yesterday). I am in BC (Vancouver Island) and paid for home delivery. We will see how long it takes to get across the country!

We just received an email for our tracking. We asked to pick up at post. Went to post office and they said it will be there in the morning. Now we are able to pay our immigrant visa fee $220.00. I am pretty sure a visa will be in that envelope! OMG 

My husband was approved Monday morning!
I'm not sure I need to do a summary of our experience.  KN2018 provided a really nice summary of what it was like.
I will let you all know when my husband gets his Visa and how long it took. He opted to have it sent to his home.
Stay tuned!

I had my IR-1 interview this morning at the Consulate in Montreal. Here is a recap for anyone that might find it useful:
 
My interview was scheduled for 8:00 this morning at the Consulate in Montreal. I am from BC but the timing worked out that I had been visiting my spouse in the US  (East Coast) for Christmas so I came directly to Montreal from visiting him. I, therefore, scheduled my medical in Montreal and stayed 6 days in an Airbnb awaiting my medical results and the interview. I was slightly begrudging of the idea that I would be staying 6 days alone in Montreal in the dead of winter, but I really enjoyed playing tourist. It is kind of a special experience to visit Quebec in the winter - perhaps a rite of passage for all Canadians. Some things that I did were: walked up Mont-Royal, walked around the Old City, visited Musee des Beaux-Arts, shopped the after-Christmas sales on Rue Saint Catherine, and enjoyed the amazing food and cafes in Montreal. If you're feeling a little negative, like I was, about having to come all the way to Montreal - try to look at the silver lining. Montreal is a really beautiful city!
 
This morning, I left my Airbnb at 7:00 for my 8:00 AM appointment at the Consulate. I arrived just before 7:30 and there were 3 applicants in line ahead of me (2 families and 1 other lady). We went inside, one by one, and presented our letter and passport to the attendant. She gave us the infamous laminated page with your number and the list of documents you need to organize. I passed through security (just like the airport) and they took my phone and gave me a ticket to pick it up afterwards. We then went down some stairs and waited in the waiting room for about 15 minutes. My biggest piece of advice is to have your documents organized and in order. There is lots of information on the exact documents you need and order on the Consulate review page as well as the checklist the NVC publishes. I had organized all of these documents in a file folio the night before and I brought a binder with all of our paperwork from the whole process (start to finish) as well. I noticed some other people had to rummage around to find what they needed and put it in order. For me, having it all prepared removed a lot of my anxiety.
 
We were then taken upstairs in the elevator and instructed to wait in the immigrant visa area. We were called over a loud speaker one-by-one by our number to come present our documentation. A few things I was slightly nervous about were my police check (new one with the privacy act) and the Affidavit of support (I-860). Police check was fine - no need to also request the Visa one - the privacy act is what they want. Affidavit was also fine - she asked me if I had my husband's W2 and I said "No. I have his tax transcripts and tax returns", she said it was ok and she didn't even ask to look at them. I was asked to sit again and wait for my interview. I brought a book and read. The waiting room did start to get quite full and I was glad I brought something to occupy myself because otherwise you're just staring at the wall or fretting about your documents.
 
I was then called, by number, to do the interview. I swore that I would tell the truth. She asked me "Where did you and your husband meet?", "Where was he living at the time?", "When did you get married?", "What does your husband do?", "Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?", "Have you ever had trouble entering the US?", "Have you ever stayed in the US more than 6 months?" and "Have you travelled outside of North America or Europe in the last five years?". She said everything looks good and congratulations! I was so happy and did an awkward little celebration! She handed me two white pages of instructions about how I will receive the visa and I was one my way. I was leaving the Consulate and calling my husband to tell him the good news by 9:15.

Visa was issued today! Thank God!!! 
Big thank you to everyone in this forum for describing your experiences and updating your timelines so that I knew what to expect every step of the way from NVC processing to interview. 
 
You guys are incredible and I pray for easy, pain-free process for everyone. Hang in there!
 
Gonna start looking for plane tickets now. Yippee!💃

My visa just got approved! 🎉🎉🎉
 
After nearly one year, without lawyer or much help of my husband, as he was mostly deployed during the last year.
 
Y'all hang in there. You'll make it step by step, soon as well! 💪

I got my case number today.
 
NVC Received Case: 11/21/2018.
NVC# Assigned: 01/14/2019.
 
Almost 8 weeks!

My wife just passed the interview this morning in Vietnam. CO didn't even check any documents which she brought to the interview. It has been a long journey man.