Marriage Visa Attorney Blog
Obtaining a CR1 Marriage Visa starts with the submission of the I-130 Petition for Alien Relative form and all the required documents with USCIS. After receiving approval of your I-130 form, you will next be contacted by the National Visa Center who will send you a letter or email instructing you to pay your fees and to submit your Immigrant Visa Application Form and your I-864 Affidavit of Support, along with more documents. The National Via Center has updated their form and is now using an online form called the DS-260. This replaces the older DS 230 form.
To start working on the new online DS-260 Immigrant Visa Application form, you will need to go to: https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/ and then click on the link for the DS 260 form. Before you can login to complete your form, you will need your NVC case number your NVC ID number. You can find this on your NVC email or letter. As you proceed through the form, you will be asked a number of questions and then when each page is complete, you can proceed to the next page. You cannot proceed to the next page until every question is fully answered. If you need to exit the form to get the answer(s) to a question you cannot answer on the spot, I suggest you save the form and then return later with your answer(s) to continue.
You will need a copy of your USCIS I-797 Approval Notice and a copy of the beneficiaries passport bio page to complete the form.
Once complete, you should review your answers for mistakes and if all looks good, submit the form by clicking the submission link/tab. You should print a hard copy of the submitted form for your records.
If you have any questions about the CR1 Marriage Visa or how to obtain a CR1 Marriage Visa, you are welcome to call me toll free anytime at 1-888-515-3529.
Good Luck!
Jeff Pettys
