Waiting and waiting... new to the forum

[JenK 0]

Hello! My name is Jennifer and I am in the process of getting a K1 visa for my fiance who is currently in Sweden. The petition was received at the USCIS in California May 29, 2007 and was approved September 19, 2007. The NVC received it and we got a letter on November 16th saying that within a week our petition was going to be sent to the American consulate in Sweden. However, that did not happen. I put in a call to the NVC and they said it had not been sent due to a background/security clearance check that had to clear first. I asked them how long it would take, and they said the process can take a while, but they had no estimated time. Then I contacted my lawyer who said this is a normal part of the procedure, and she has had some cases take over a year to be security cleared. A year? I don't want to wait a year! I want him here now! Has anyone else experienced this delay? It seems like the other cases I've read have not had this problem or delay. Any help or guidance on this is much appreciated. I am glad to have found this forum, it is so nice to know that we are not alone. Thanks!

Jennifer (not so patiently waiting)

[Dan J 277]

Hello! My name is Jennifer and I am in the process of getting a K1 visa for my fiance who is currently in Sweden. The petition was received at the USCIS in California May 29, 2007 and was approved September 19, 2007. The NVC received it and we got a letter on November 16th saying that within a week our petition was going to be sent to the American consulate in Sweden. However, that did not happen. I put in a call to the NVC and they said it had not been sent due to a background/security clearance check that had to clear first. I asked them how long it would take, and they said the process can take a while, but they had no estimated time. Then I contacted my lawyer who said this is a normal part of the procedure, and she has had some cases take over a year to be security cleared. A year? I don't want to wait a year! I want him here now! Has anyone else experienced this delay? It seems like the other cases I've read have not had this problem or delay. Any help or guidance on this is much appreciated. I am glad to have found this forum, it is so nice to know that we are not alone. Thanks!

Jennifer (not so patiently waiting)

Its not unheard of, but not very common to get AR/AP at the NVC stage. Ussualy for those who do get it, it happens at the consulate/embassy stage. It could take a few days to months. There is no way to get a time estimate. You just have to keep calling back.

[JenK 0]

Thank you for the reply. I think the reason it is going through a check is because he moved around a lot over a short period of time. It is the only thing I could think of that might have set off some sort of red flag in their eyes. I just hope it goes quickly and does not take months. It is hard to just.... wait, but I guess there is not much else that I can do.

Jennifer

[jenjames 0]

Just an FYI-an immigration attorney told us that some names are thread into the Homeland Security list of 'dangerous names" or something. Your fiance could just share the namesake of so-called terrorist. In this case, it might take awhile for him to be cleared.

This is probably not the case in your situation---but I thought I would give you a heads up. Hang in there!--Great things are worth the wait! I can't believe there's such a long periond between the NAO2 and the NVC-what a bummer.

[JenK 0]

Just an FYI-an immigration attorney told us that some names are thread into the Homeland Security list of 'dangerous names" or something. Your fiance could just share the namesake of so-called terrorist. In this case, it might take awhile for him to be cleared.

This is probably not the case in your situation---but I thought I would give you a heads up. Hang in there!--Great things are worth the wait! I can't believe there's such a long periond between the NAO2 and the NVC-what a bummer.

Yeah the wait time for it to go from the USCIS to the NVC was almost 2 months. It used to say on the letter they sent that it would take 30 days to go from the USCIS to the NVC. That letter has now changed to say 90 days. I thought it was crazy that it would take that long to go from one place in the US to another. Now we are dealing with this delay of our paperwork held up due to extra security measures put into place after 9/11 (which is what they told me over the phone at the NVC when I called.) I do not know if it is from a namesake or because of him moving 5 times in a short period. There are not even that many people with his last name in Sweden. Oh well, I'll keep on calling the NVC I guess (even though calling there is sometimes like hitting your head into a wall.) Thanks again for the replies, greatly appreciated and any other advice/tips are definitely welcome!

Jennifer