The following video is informational and does not substitute legal advice from a
licensed attorney the cr1 visa process one u.s. CIS filing the
United States citizen or permanent resident sponsor fills out the cr1
visa petition with the USCIS by mailing in the completed I 130 petition package
along with the check for $420 to notice of action one Noa one two to three weeks
after mailing your petition you will receive a notice of action or Noa one in
the mail indicating the USCIS has received your petition you do nothing at
this step three notice of action to Noa - between three and five months after
mailing your petition you will receive a notice of action Noa - in the mail
indicating the USCIS has approved denied or requests additional evidence for your
petition if approved you do nothing at this step if you receive an RF e you
need to respond to it with the evidence requested for NVC phase the NVC sends an
email message with NBC case number instructions and invoices for fees at
this time you will choose an agent pay NBC fees submit visa application form
collect requested documents and send them to the NBC 5 NBC 2 embassy within
four weeks if your spouse's security check comes back clean your approved cr1
ir 1 visa petition will be ratted to the Bureau of Consular Affairs the Bureau of
Consular Affairs will send your file to the US Embassy in your spouse's country
via DHL you do nothing at this step 6 embassy letter about a week after
receiving your visa petition the u.s. embassy usually in the country of origin
sent your spouse a letter with instructions for scheduling medical
exam and interview you the US citizen do not have to attend the embassy interview
seven medical exam the alien spouse must have a medical exam the package sent by
the US Embassy will explain how to schedule the medical exam you must pay a
fee for the medical exam the fee is usually paid in the local currency and
varies depending on the facility you the US citizen do nothing at this step this
fee can't be paid from the United States eight embassy interview the alien spouse
must attend an interview at the u.s. embassy all applicants must bring their
passport including children of all ages if children are joining on a cr2 visa
they must also attend the interview after your interview has been scheduled
you will need to carefully review the information sent by the NBC there may be
additional instructions to follow unique to your situation so review it closely a
consular officer will ask a series of questions to determine if the marriage
is genuine and there is no immigration fraud suspected 9 visa issued the alien
spouse may be able to pick up the actual visa the same day however there will
usually be a weight of up to one week the visa will be delivered via courier
the actual cr1 spousal visa is a self-adhesive decal that is placed on
the beneficiary's passport at this point airline tickets can be purchased for
travel to the United States ten immigrant fee the applicant will pay the
$165 immigrant fee online eleven traveled to the US the spouse has
six months to use the visa to enter the United States he or she will be given a
package of documents by the US Embassy which he or she will surrender at the
point of entry Keowee into the United States the sponsor does
not need to travel with a beneficiary when they travel to the United States
twelve green card issued the green card is issued shortly two to four weeks
after arriving in the US the alien now is authorized to work legally in the
United States additionally they can exit and re-enter
the US without the need to apply for further visas children of cr1 spousal
visas cr2 visas if you married the alien spouse before their children turn
nineteen and intend to bring them over before they are twenty-one they may be
eligible to come over on a CR two or ir-2 visa it usually saves a lot of time
headache and money if you file all children along with the parent rather
than separately working in the u.s. for the spousal visa shortly after arriving
in the USA the alien spouse will receive his or her green card and be able to
legally work in the United States spousal visa and hiv/aids HIV is no
longer a ground for inadmissibility this rule was changed On January 4 2010
applicants are no longer required to file form I 690 if HIV infected same-sex
spousal visas same-sex couples are eligible to apply for the cr1 visa the
same way heterosexual couples are