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Another update: After uploading all the stuff they asked for it changed from refused to administrative processing on 7th Oct and generated system email asking to send passport which wasn't needed as they had kept it at interview. Today I checked and it now says issued :D so now I just got to wait for courier to contact to say I can go pick it up (easier to pick up as depot is a few minutes away that pay the fee to have it delivered)

So in total the whole thing from filing the i130 to it being issued is about 2 weeks short of 2 years

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I finally have my passport with visa printed inside after going to pick it up from courier after finishing work, shame it was issued as a CR1 as missed the 2 year anniversary by 6 days. Hopefully at POE I can get the CBP officer to put it down as an IR1 as I should be there a month after the 2 year anniversary.. I was a little bit let down as I was expecting a bigger bag with stuff in but all it contained was the passport.

Now the fun begins of final sorting of things like telling tax man, working out how to do 2 more years of NI payments to lock full pension, packing, sell car etc

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UPDATE: I have been in US since Nov 20th, I got lucky and the CBP officer spotted I had been married just over 2yrs and commented that I would get the IR1 :) I also got my SSN about 2 weeks after arriving. I still have a few things to sort out but all is good

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Congratulations and welcome to the US.

Re: Cv19 visa appointment
 

Welcome to the US.