Enraptured's Hubby's Interview

[bankermai 1]

Best of luck , lot of prayers for u

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Good luck- I hope you get the best of news soon!

[Musho 0]

thanks guys i don't think i'll be sleeping at all tonight and will probably lurk around, so will give a live update hahaha...how lame

but, seriously, does anyone think that the fact that my husband doesn't have anything in regards to our marriage paperwork might pose an issue? i would have had to appoint someone in turkey power of attorney to go to the city hall where we married and get our marriage certificate, and that was a headache that i couldn't get through quickly enough....arghh...

i probably will need to do this anyways, in case we lose our main marriage certificate book, but i'd like to do that when i have the time and leisure to do so...

alright, im gonna stuff my face with chocolate and wait

Don't sweat any original documents submitted at NVC timetick -

He'll get the marriage cert back after the interview.

For Good Karma ™ - please wear a pink bodysuit? (Pink is colour of approval, at least at GUZ ) .

lol....i dont have one, but i do have a pink scarf?

GOOD LUCK!

[sara..... 371]

i have been saying prayers for u for days over this i hope u have the YES answer soon

sara

[meowmeowmeow 0]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our case was approved!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!

I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!!!

[Nagishkaw 510]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

[sara..... 371]

congratulations :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

sara

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Congrats!

[mahboula 11]

:dance:

[meowmeowmeow 0]

ok, i'm a bit calmer now, so will discuss what went down:

hubby went to the embassy at 7:00 am, even though the interview was supposedly at 7:30. they made him wait an hour, called him in, talked to him at length about every little thing about our relationship and past. he said that the officer asked him about how we met, our backgrounds, why we traveled around, etc etc...

the officer apparently asked him a lot about our backgrounds, i guess the fact that we are both of circassian descent mattered. i guess it was a good thing, i sort of suspected that this would be the case. so anyways, after that he was asked to sit and wait, and he waited another hour, then he did some fingerprinting, then waited again, and then they talked to him some more....

the officer was kind and in a good mood, smiling and cracking jokes throughout the whole thing. apparently he wanted to practice his arabic, because when he asked my husband which language he preferred the interview to be in, my husband responded with "you're the interviewer, pick whatever is good for you" (lol) so the interviewer says ok i will speak in arabic, but after a while, the conversation was in both english and arabic. my husband's verbal skills in english are great, it's his written and reading that are not so awesome, but hopefully we will put him through some kind of ESL class here at the local community college when he comes.

next, hubby asked the guy what to say to his wife, since i have been not sleeping most of the night and was up, worried, and anxious about the whole ordeal. the officer apparently smiled at him and said "you can tell your wife that your case was approved".... !!!

however, he did say to my husband that they need some type of civil document from the ministry of internal affairs there, and that he needs to return to the embassy tomorrow morning with that document plus his passport. so hubby already flew to the place, got the document, and is ready to go. on the document that he read to me over the phone, he said that it stated that our case was denied and that it had a 221(g) reason or whatever....but since the officer told him that this was the only obstacle in his way, it's a non-issue, i believe, at this point.

apparently, hubby also asked them about getting the IR-1 visa and the officer made a note of that in his writings and said that it would be ok. so next thursday, if all goes well, hubby will have the visa.

now, since i am neurotic, i am not letting myself be 100% happy because i am not sure if some BS will come up and spoil everything, you never know right? maybe i've read too many horror stories on this site...anyhooooo....right now, we are just going to focus on that, he needs to get his stuff together, tie up some loose ends, etc. and we need to find a really cheap ticket for him to use. i am trying to find a friend of mine who has contacts in the airline industry and hopefully we can obtain a buddy pass for him to use, which is like 60% cheaper than most basic airline tickets....God willing.

i was crying and laughing and all over the place before, but now seriously...the sun is even brighter than it has been, life is more bearable, and i now face things with a new resolve.

I AM JUST SO FREAKING HAPPY.

now i truly understand the joy people feel when they get to this point....

omg...

anyways, thanks for reading...i will keep you guys updated.

oh, and I LOVE YOU VJ, SERIOUSLY!

[Beth wa Salim 0]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I fear that I will be a lot like you when the time comes for my fiance's interview, but you give me hope for a good outcome. I am very happy for you both, and inshaallah, you will find the airline ticket soon that will bring him back to your arms. All the best for you in the future.......

~Beth

[illnevergetthis 5]

Congratulations!! That is great news! :dance:

[Twisted K 2]

congratulations :dance:

[meowmeowmeow 0]

thanks so much guys.

i should note also that when hubby went to his interview, they took all his evidence and made him wait for nearly 90 minutes. in that time frame, i am assuming that they checked everything, so do definitely be organized and have as much as you can for them!

[wellmux 3]

Congratulations Sister enraptured,

I am happy for u both and I hope they send him visa sooner, i had my interview at islamabad embassy 4th september and i was put on AP now i am still waiting for my visa to come it has been more than i am in Administrative Processing. I am praying for ur husband that he gets his visa soon and please everyone pray for me as well that my Visa comes as well, When i had my interview the ladie officer told me that i was approved but she said that some processing needs to be done on ur case,

at my interview time she gave me a slip stating that,

Dear Visa Applicant,

your case has been termporarily refused for further administrative processing , we can not give u a definate date when the processing be completed , but the minimum time is approximately six weeks and there is not maximum time limit, when ur case is approved we we call u to request ur passport so that we may put the visa into them.

this is what this slip i have says, just pray to God that Visa is issued in some days by the way its a normal procedure they do this with almost everyone, and CO telling ur husband that hes approved these are promising words.

one thing makes me confuse is that today is 08 november 2009 and how come American embassy is open at sunday...

Pray for me too please,

Edited November 8, 2009 by wellmux