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CR1 visa: We've been waiting since 16 November for the consulate to return my husband's passport with the visa plus original documents. This seems like a very long time – almost 3 weeks and they haven't even shipped it yet. CEAC is showing the status as "Ready". Does anyone else have a similar experience?

In case anyone else is digging this up like I am...Most of the medical exams are paperless now. CityMed has information about how the "e medicals" work: https://www.citymed.co.nz/services/usa-immigration-medicals Also, there are only providers in Auckland or Wellington. This on the consulate website, assuming it's still up-to-date. We live in Christchurch so my husband had to go to Auckland for the medical. AUCKLAND City Med Ground Level, Quay West Building 8 Albert St, Auckland City, 1010 (09) 377-5525 Dr. Megan Corbett, Dr. Donna Marshall, Dr. Lidia Nowak, Dr. Lisa Searle WELLINGTON ANZUS Medical Assessments Ltd. 142 Lambton Quay, Level 16 Wellington Central, Wellington, 6011 Tel: (04) 282-1180 Dr. David Hingston

Similar situation, we got an email from the consulate 9 days before the interview in November asking us to courier the original documents and make sure they were all in the CEAC portal too. The email came from <AucklandIV@state.gov> and included a bullet-point list of documents they wanted. We hadn't received any previous communication from them despite a line saying: "As noted on your instructions previously emailed, we asked for your documents to be forwarded to our office at least two weeks prior to your interview so that we can ensure everything is in order." I SWEAR we never received any other email before this one. It really freaked me out, especially this line: "Can you please kindly advise our office whether or not you would still like to pursue your application on [DATE] or whether you would like us to reschedule your appointment to a later date to allow you more time to gather your documents. If we do not receive your documents by [DATE - 6 days before interview date] we will have to reschedule your interview to a later date." OMG! We ran to the post office. Until that moment we were under the impression that we needed to bring all the documents to the interview, as that's what our immigration attorney had advised us. So I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happened to others. The information on the travel.state.gov site is severely out of date. ALSO → If anyone from India is reading this, they wanted a physical copy of my husband's police clearance certificate from India, even though HCI Wellington only emailed us a copy which we'd printed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Any updates? My husband had a CR1 interview on 16 November and it's still processing. We haven't gotten any updates or information from the consulate.

I've just gotten my husband's interview date at the embassy in Auckland, New Zealand, it'll be in November!

Thanks @NikoTaino and @Ctavarez90 It's nothing to worry about! Our lawyer said: This is a standard message they send everyone who doesn't qualify on their own. Since they have accepted your Joint Sponsor documents, you do not need to worry about this. However, just to make certain all bases are covered, bring a copy of the Joint Sponsor I-864 and supporting documents to the interview in case they ask to see it again.

We got DQ today after submission on 17 July. However, we also got this message: Case FE Review note This case does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. For more information visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p. I am checking with our attorney about what this means, as we already have a joint sponsor whose documents were accepted.

We submitted all of our documents via CEAC on 17 July. We live in New Zealand. Also, this is my first post here!