Hey fellow vjers my fionce just had her visa interview on the 2nd in mumbai. It was the 1st over here in america and the interview went well they only asked a few questions and they said you have been approved and your passport will come via courier. I was all excited at first, untill the next morning, i called the dept. of state and asked them for the status of my case. They said that its possible they need to run fingerprint checks with the fbi and it could take a while. has anybody ever heard of anythign like this. I am going into depression. NEED HELP

Don't be so down about it! Many people end up in "name check hell" from what I see. Just be patient, understanding, and be strong for the both of you!

So the interview was yesterday - approved according to the embassy/consulate yet you called the Dept. of State today (and get a different story). Are you sure you're not jumping the gun just a bit? I know you've been waiting a long time, but maybe it's too soon to react... (I could certainly be way wrong on this.)

Be patient. You have no reason to be concerned yet.

When I had my interview, I got so impatient waiting for my passport to arrive... my then fiancee called the USCIS and they didnt even know I had been for my interview!! A few days Later i got my passport with visa.... its very hard... i know.... but just give it a few days before getting worried!!!


good Luck!!

They said "you have been approved and your passport will come via courier"

Why did you call the department of state and why would you believe what they said? They were not in Mumbai and they were not told the passport will come via courier. The DOS is the last to know - no reason on earth to rely on them for information when you got it directly from your fiance's mouth.

Wait for the passport via courier.

Be patient, say some prayer, and wait for the visa to arrive to your fiance. If they said she will get it by courier, I would think that information from the embassy in Mumbai would be much more reliable right now than what a DOS person said on the phone. Please keep us posted.

YOu don't have any reason to panic. US embassy will notify you by mail if they need something more. I noticed that during our immigration application galore, my husband got exactly the same document that I got. So i figured they definitely send the petitioner a documentation. Just relax.

Why would you call the department of state? Just curious ..

Hang in there!

Thanks everyone for your support, she recieved her passport and visa via courier, it appears she was being under security check for a day

Alls well that ends well. Going forward, best to try to remain calm as there are many more steps to this process and no reason for you to make yourself crazy! good luck.

Be patient! And, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I am happy that all went good for you CONGRATULATIONS

CountryBoy et.al.

Because the embassies and consulates are within the Department of State?

DoS is a big organization - it would have been nice had he told us where in that organization he called.

Yodrak