Adobo

My last post here was on April 3, it was a meme of Dave Chapelle LOL. I went home to the Philippines, less than 2 weeks later to visit my wife for our 2nd year wedding anniversary. While my plane was landing at the NAIA Airport, I turned on my phone. My wife sent me a message 10 minutes before I landed saying she just got her IL. The email from the consulate came in literally while the plane was getting ready to land. 

She got her interview on May 16, her visa was in hand on the 21st. Next month, I am flying back to the Philippines to pick her up.

CR1 here. DQ'd June 2023and still waiting for an interview. 

There was a mass transfer last week, but not a single CR1 was included. 

I am happy for everyone who got expedited. At the same time, I am here wondering when my case will move forward. I am a CR1, DQ'd in June 26, 2023 (IR1 in less than a month). I cant stop but feel betrayed by this system again. I mean I am happy for the ones who got expedited, but I thought it was first in-first out. I get it, I am CR1. Does that mean I have to wait till I get converted to IR1 before I hear something? if that's the case then remove CR1 category and just do straight IR1. Anyway.....my apologies, Im ranting....

A bunch of IR1's just got auto expedited between May 2023 and Oct 2023....Unfortunately, no news on CR1's yet.

You are in for a long wait....the CR-1 for my wife was DQ'd last June of 2023 and we are still waiting for an interview notice. I was not included on the last mass expedite and many like me have been stuck since June 2023....in any case, a ton of people are in front of you. Between June 2023 (some from May and April) all the way to January 2024, the line has not moved.

USEM processed 4 CR-1 and 80 something IR1 for the month of January 2024.
 

I am the same as you, June 2023 and my wife is still waiting for an interview notice.....so far USCIS and NVC, we are at a total of 20 to 21 months in the process.

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....

16 hours ago, top_secret said:

 

I saw those reports too.  They appear to be credible and that is kind of big news.  Here is my take on the situation.  There are only a relative handful of IR1/IR2 cases remaining for US Embassy Manila that have DQ dates older than mid May of 2023.  It is very demonstrable that that almost all ordinary CR/IR-1/2 cases up to somewhere in May were included in the late June "mass-expedite".  The only older cases outstanding had something that artificially held them back, like they are F2A to IR1 cases where the sponsor naturalized after the the late June mass expedite etc.  So Feb-Mar 2023 cases getting interview letters are not huge numbers.

 

What DOES have huge numbers and got many more interview letters today for Feb-Mar 2023 DQ dates are IR5's.  Previously IR5, and CR/IR-1/2 cases were in different queues at USEM and CR/IR-1/2 were prioritized.  What it really seriously looks like is going on here is last June USEM cleared all the CR/IR-1/2 cases up until mid May and then removed any prioritization for any cases that didn't make the cut and dumped them into the lengthy IR5 backlog.  The clearing of the IR5 backlog is more trackable because of the numbers of cases and sponsors who are active online.  It will be interesting to follow if the CR/IR-1/2 backlog now remains in lockstep with IR5.  I am wagering that they do. If it's any consolation they have been clearing the IR5 backlog very quickly.

 

If indeed USEM developed a large backlog that did not previously exist as they work to reduce other backlogs that does seem incredibly dumb.

 

 

I was thinking the same thing. There should not be a lot of CR1 and IR1 (not the converted IR1) waiting between January 2023 to June 2023. Most of them, not all, were included on the last mass expedite. 

So my thinking is, if USEM continue on scheduling interviews in the next couple of months they will get to the ones who were DQ'd in June 2023 pretty quick. That's something to look forward to....lets just hope they continue sending IL's for CR1 and IR1.

I have been very patient with this whole process, but man its hard....USEM get your <DELETED>together....

I just want to vent, I know a lot of you guys feel the same way.

I am the petitioner and I petitioned my wife, May of 2022. The I-130 got approved 3 days shy of 1 year. Moved to NVC and got DQ'd end of June 2023. Its now January 2024, and there's no sign in sight that this whole process is coming to an end. 

I went home April of last year for our wedding anniversary, and I would love to go home and visit my wife again but that would mean I have to start using my vacation days. I would really like to save my vacation days for when she is here, that way I can show her around the states. Maybe take a road trip to Colorado or go visit Grand Canyon...

Anyway....keep waiting.

On 12/12/2023 at 8:40 AM, Jason and May said:

I think we sure can…to some extent. While I understand there are many factors that go into a beneficiary’s visa type being CR1 or IR1, at the end of the day triple and quadruple the number of IR1s issued monthly indicate it is more likely than not the reason for the substantially higher number of IR1s is due—at least in part—to USEM’s inefficiency, not case dynamics.  

 

For example, in my wife’s case, we’ve processed everything fairly timely, and there’s a very good possibility that by the time she is interviewed, her CR1 will rollover to an IR1. That is my point. 

That said, I’m no expert here. I’m simply extrapolating data and applying what I view as logic. If you have procedural information you would like to share to correct my perspective, I’m always willing to learn new things. 

I haven't posted in awhile, but I agree with you....I have been saying the same thing on FB forums as well. A lot of CR1 will roll over to IR1 because its taking too long....

Also...I don't know if this will make sense.....but if I issue someone a 2 year visa, and knowing that person will come back to the immigration process and adjust their status to get a 10 year visa. Why do the work twice??? Remember...we are dealing with U.S. immigration here where nothing make sense.

On 8/19/2023 at 5:05 PM, curtgolf said:

Another Rally is starting on the follow Facebook group (Manila-US Embassy (DQ).  If you are waiting for interview date at USEM, please join.

What do you mean by this?

17 hours ago, aaroncv3 said:

 

Keep in mind also that the visa will expire when the medical exam does.  So if you hold on to your medical clearance for 5 months before the interview, your approved visa will expire in only 1 month.

Thank you, thats good to know

10 minutes ago, Evan757 said:

Yes, just keep in mind that it's only good for 6 months.

That is good to know. I just got off the phone with my wife and we will discuss this option and we may opt to get her medical next month or October. That'll be good for until March or April of next year...

10 hours ago, curtgolf said:

My wife and daughter completed their medicals on 3 July. We are ready fir interview whenever dates open up

Quick question, because I am not aware of this yet.......but are  we able to get medical in St Lukes if there is no NVC/USEM notice of interview yet?

Any updates on the ones who got DQ'd on the NVC stage....

13 hours ago, curtgolf said:

Evan, I asked the USEM whats going on and they never answered my message.  The embassy has to know whats going on. There are appts available, so what's the problem.

That's what sucks about this whole process, the whole unknown is so vast....if they give us an honest answer, we could at least have a better idea.

29 minutes ago, NeonParticles said:

There's some hope that this delay won't be nearly as long as the last one.  Someone posted that there was a bunch of appointments opened up in November, so crossing fingers for another mass expedite soon...

 

I've set my expectations for January so that I'm not disappointed, though.

I'm the same way, the way things are going I've set my mind to early next year. 

On 8/10/2023 at 4:28 AM, curtgolf said:

IR1, DQ 28 JUN and IR2, DQ 8 JUL...still no word from NVC or USEM.  Anyone else?

The I130 for my wife got approved towards the last week of May, the we got DQ'd at NVC towards the last week of June ( I think 28th as well ). Nothing yet...unfortunately.

The I130 for my wife got approved in late May, then we got DQ'd in late June. No update as of today....

On 5/26/2023 at 12:43 PM, Adobo said:

 

Got DQ'd at NVC today. Now on the next stage of waiting. Unfortunately, I think Philippines have a long wait....

This sucks...My I-130 took 1 year to get approved. I just got a notice right now from NVC that my wife's application has been DQ'd. I was really hoping she would be here for her birthday in November...Now, I'll be happy if she gets here by xmas....

On 5/24/2023 at 1:14 PM, Adobo said:

Good luck to everyone waiting for I-130 approval. USC/wife abroad.

 

PD:May 2022.

AR1: DEC 12, 2022

 

Visited my wife in the Philippines last month for our 1 year wedding anniversary.

I gave up hope and I was basically talking mess about this whole process (just being honest)

 

AR2:MAY 22,2023 / Taking longer to process but   there was an approval notice under documents tab.

 

APPROVAL:MAY 23,2023.

 

3 days shy of 1 year.

Application was sent online.

I got my welcome letter from Nebraska.

I was told my forms were in Vermont. Approval came from Texas.

Approval was under documents on my USCIS account.

 

I am now waiting for my NVC welcome letter

 

 

 

 

 

When I submitted my forms online last year, I was optimistic and I was hopeful my wife would be here around January or February this year. Then when I joined this forum, my heart sank....I saw people's timelines and I pretty much given up hope. Late last year I decided that I would go home to see my wife.

After my vacation last month ( April 2023 ), I updated my USCIS account and I downloaded more photos of my recent trip. That was around May 11, 2023...Then I basically set my mind that my application would get approved around August or September this year. Anything less would be a blessing....sure enough the blessing came on May 22, 2023.

 

 

If you are already approve consider yourself lucky!

I watched my processing time from 6 months to 5 months to 4, 3, 2, 1 month...to 1 week until it turned into " taking longer to process " last month. Today USCIS adjusted the timelines and now just like everyone else, I am back to 3 months....