Ok, so my fiance had his interview the day before yesterday. He says it went well, but at the end the CO told him they were unable to find the results of his medical test (the doctor on their list 100% claims he hand delivered them to the embassy last week). They gave him his passport back along with an appt card for August 14th at 2pm. They also gave him a white sheet which had a check mark next to "valid medical examination". She told him that he should bring his passport when he returns.

I called DOS yesterday and she told me yes, that they need the medical and also he should have gotten a blue paper. Well, his was white so I'm thinking it was a 221g paper that was photocopied on white paper. The lady at DOS said it was a temporary refusal and that the embassy is also doing a verification check (AP?) Well, when I called the embassy back, they confirmed that they were verifying our documents which is standard for the embassy in Liberia in order to prevent fraud. He assured me that it would take 1 week or 2 weeks at the most. I'm not too concerned with that since all of our papers were original and certified.

I'm worried to death. How likely is it that he will simply need to just turn in the medical and get his visa? Has anyone had experience with returning a simple document for a temporary refusal and then getting approved? The word Refusal sounds horrible. Anyway, we will know everything on the 14th but I am just wondering what to expect when he returns.

PrincessMetzger it sounds like your finance will have to go back to the embassy on August 14th and at that time they can take his medical and tell him they will issue the visa or they can take his medical and tell him that he needs AP additional processing. His name check, checks on his paperwork or character may not be back and once they are satisfied they will issue the visa. Good luck and hopefully he will be done soon with this leg of his journey.

Mary

Thanks for the reply. All I can do now is pray, keep checking to see if the medical has arrived at the embassy, and hope the 14th will bring an approval. *sigh*