bybarra

We got packet 4 in the mail today too. My husband's interview for CR-1 visa will be on Jan 12th.

In case people are curious, just to reiterate, we sent in ds-230 (visa application) on November 10th, and the statement of readiness (checklist) on November 24th, received packet 4 today December 4th.

We did DCF filing in London.

ian-mstm

It's simple... some officer might get through 5 applications in a day. Someone else, if there's a problem with one of the applications might only get through 3. It may not be your application, but perhaps the one he looks at right before yours.

In the grand scheme of things, what does it matter? With respect to immigration, 6 weeks is a wink of the eye.

Ian

Mark81

Yes that is true... Sorry for being a grump lol

jbrierley82

There can be a lot of difference due to the type of visa.

eg Mark you filed an I129F "finance" which is a lot higher risk than say mine which is an IR1 "been married for over 2 years" immigrant visa. Bybarra is a CR2 "been married for less than 2 years" visa so she is in-between.

Good luck at the interview.

James

bybarra

Oops, I made a mistake on the visa number. We've been married 7 years and so will be getting an IR visa.

ian-mstm

Since you're likely to misinterpret why I'm asking (in the guise of playground bullying), I'll let someone else ask why you think a K-1 has "a lot higher risk" attached to it than an IR-1... so much so that it would affect the processing times for the two visas.

Ian

Rete

Actually the K-1 is one of the lowest risk visas there are. Remember they have to go through AOS yet and then removal of conditions. Plus it is not an immigration visa but a non-immigration visa.

BTW, James, the IR is the same regardless of how long you have been married. It is an immigration visa whether you have been married 1 week or 100 years. The only difference is the conditions attachd to a marriage of less than 2 years at the time of issuance. Does not make the IR any longer or shorter.

jbrierley82

I thought the risk of arranged marriages / fake marriages to get into the country is a factor.

If it is considered low risk then perhaps they do not get the same attention or there are less people looking at them?

jbrierley82

but then you wouldnt get an IR if you where married less than 2 years as you would have conditions right?

More like a law court in here. Better read up on my Acts and cases before answering next time!

Noorah101

I think it all just has to do with the ConOff scheduling and availability, not the visa type.

Rene

Folinskyinla

Hi:

Can't be satisfied, eh? [delete sentence].

Congratulations on having the packet 4 in hand with a date definite and time to prepare.

OOPS! -- mea culpa. I mixed up posters. I deleted a sentence. That said -- the first sentence still stands. To answer the poster -- the notices on IV's are always for the next month. It is the luck of the draw of when during the month you will be scheduled for.

Noorah101

This is correct. If the marriage is less than 2 years old at the time of visa approval, you are issued a CR-1. If the marriage is more than 2 years old at the time of the visa interview, you are issued an IR-1. Both visas carry exactly the same amount of weight/risk/eligibility for entry to the USA.

Actually, if someone is issued a CR-1 visa, and then passes their 2nd wedding anniversary before they enter the USA, they will be entered in as an IR-1 and will receive a 10-year green card. What's important really is when the USC enters the USA and becomes a PR, not when the visa is issued.

Rene

Rete

Your first sentence negates what you previously wrote. If one is married they cannot use the K-1 visa.

The arranged marriages these days and those that do occur happen in certain cultures. An arranged marriage usually means that the foreigner that as is the custom the marraige takes place in their country with family and friends. It is very unusual for this type of "romance" to use the Fiancee Visa.

As for marriages of convenience they can occur at any point in the "romance" and visa stage. It is only at the AOS interview that the "screws" are tightened to try and fetter out the fakes.

Rete

Wrong poster, Mr. F. It was JB who could not make it, not Mark.

Rete

Yes you will. As I said it is still an immediate relative visa regardless of the length of your marriage. The application of conditions does not alter the visa. The conditions are applied only to help weed out marriages of convenience.