As you all know, we went through the interview and the AP. AP was finished a couple of weeks ago and case sent back to the Embassy. Then they requested the CV with personal references to call. We gave it to them last week!

Everything else on that CV is the same information provided on the G325-A and the DS-230. The only difference is that my husband explained what his job responsibilities were/are in greater detail and gave telephone numbers for his schools and employers. That info and fulfilling the Embassy request to provide "names/telephone numbers of people" the Embassy can call. (Oh and we listed his hobbies)

Well???!!!

When is the Embassy going to call these references????!!!!

I am pulling my hair out each day this case languishes! I see this CV business as a stall or delay tactic by the Embassy. They can't be rehashing my husbands place of employment or education...This has all been cleared by the DOS in their security checks.

And they aren't calling the references!!!!

I am going to puke!

Nothing that they're doing makes sense. I have you in my prayers

Nutty I know you are feeling boxed in and in the dark. I will say that they may not call and may actually go and interview these persons face to face. It does happen so them not calling right now may not mean that they are sitting on your case. May Allah/God grace you with patience and understanding and that is about all one can ask for during this dark time. Still remembering all of those separated in my prayers.

Mary

I can relate is all I can say. Hang in there!

No Home Visits possible.

The US Embassy is in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). My husband lives in Iran. The next country over. There is no US Embassy in Iran. So the Embassy can not make "home visits."

Is it standard procedure in all emabassies to request a CV, references, and double check past employers and schools??

It may have something to do with the country your spouse is from. Iran isn't on the best terms with the US.

NO. It is not standard procedure.

However, it has happened to some individuals on this board. But even then, they were asked for the CV at the time of the interview. So at least the Consulate officer can review the CV as the case is being checked at the Department of State at the same time. NOT AFTER EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND COMPLETED. As a afterthought.

I understand...But then why not ask for the CV sooner???

The Department of State people say the AP security checks have expiry dates on them and if the case languishes at the Embassy, the security checks have to be done all over again.

i am so sorry, Nutty!
who knows what they are doing? it seems that they make up some rules as they go along. i really hope it was just some sort of administrative thing, and that they will issue the visa any day. can you get any info out of DOS??

much luck and many prayers!
hz

I just wanted to add this may not be something specifically needed by the US Embassy. Sometimes in countries like Iran and Syria specifically the home government (Iranian/Syrian) pressures the US embassy for these kinds of items, stalls the applications etc. I've dealt with visas in these two countries and the State Department has told us this does occur.

How can the Iranian government (home government) influence what the US Embassy does in relation to an US issued immigration visav to go to USA?

It seems to me the power is all with the US Embassy.

My thoughts and prayers are with you...

So sorry for the nonsense they are putting you through, it does seem like they are stalling.
About the home visits........countries without consulates who go through another country ( us too ) can get home investigations.
The processing consulate has National employees in place in the home country of the beneficiary to do these ' visits'.
I hope they will contact you soon and you get out of this delay.
We have been going through all kind of crazy crap too. Hang in there !

They can and they do it, ultimately because the US Embassy is there on the hosting countries good graces. They can control if and when their citizens leave the country. The US Embassy does have to work in conjunction with the hosting countries government to obtain information about the citizen, and the hosting country controls access to this information.

Mrs. Amera...Iran and USA don't have diplomatic relations.

Part of the DS-230 requires the immigrant to get police clearances, criminal records and records of military duty. However, because the US has no relations with Iran and is suspect of any "confirmatory" records coming from the Iranian government, it is not required for Iranian applicants to provide those documents.

So, when we filled out our DS-230, my husband was not required to provide police clearances and military records.

The only way the Iranian government can exert influence is to deny my husband to exit from Iran.

But the Iranian government can not tell the American government, "Hey, we, the Iranian government, want you, the American Embassy in United Arab Emirates, to ask the visa applicant to provide the US Embassy with a CV."

That just doesn't make sense.

Dear Omoba:

The USA and Iran have no diplomatic ties whatsoever.

That is the reason Iranian applicants are forced to travel to Turkey or United Arab Emirates to do any transactions with the US Embassy.

There are no US State Department employees in Iran, NO US Embassy/Consulate or Office in Iran period.

So who would do the home visits? If there is no US government presense in Iran?

I apologize if I'm not telling you what you want to hear. What I am telling you is that in job I work directly with the US State Department, acquiring visas for international visitors to the US including from Iran and Syria. Take it for what it is, just trying to offer you some first hand insight.

My prayer is that God will bring resolve to this very quickly. Vent my friend as that is what we are here for to help in the good, bad and trying times.

I called the DOS this morning....

I just wanted to make sure the case had not been returned to the DOS. It is still at the Embassy in AP.

She said the security checks have cleared as of February 28. That security checks don't expire for 6 months.

It is just the Embassy that needs to finish.

Thank you for all your support.

This seperation is causing a strain and daily I have to use all my willpower not to quit and just leave the USA.