Visa Not Issued- I did not get the visa on my interview at delhi consulate

[hsn 2]

sorry for that but my lawyer petitioned i-129f and after that i-130 also .. but we got married and its been one year now... i dont know how much patience do i need to keep ... and how much difficulties we need to face out ...

There is nothing wrong from your lawyer end because lawyer filed the petition when you were single only. You married after filing the petition.

Please do not think any negative things. I-129F denial case is very rare. There is not difficulties at all...Only be prepared with document what they ask for. Yes, there is possibility for delay or you may get a call very soon to change your case from K1 to spouse visa. So, just wait for next call.

Don't feel bad if they interrogated and laughed at you...do not take it personal at all. This happens in immigration interview and this is very normal.

I hope there is no bank transaction between you and your spouse. If yes, then please make your mind for valid reason. If not, then its okay.

Thanks

[samar121212 0]

can anyone help me out with the procedures, how long they will take now ....

i am not sure whether my case is in enquiry or what?

if time frame is not mentioned anywhere then what should be the next step

what should i do or tell my lawyer to do in such condition?

[catknit 144]

The time frame is completely unknown. Some people get out of AP in as little as 2 weeks and others wait over a year.

The embassy is doing something, what that is could be any of a list of things - running your name through different databases, authenticating paperwork through channels in India, or your case could be waiting for a few phone calls to family to confirm your marriage. Honestly, it could be just about anything. There is no way to know - that's the annoying part of a 221(g). Sorry.

Since you have an attorney [and hopefully one worth his/her cost] you should be asking them what their opinion is of this situation. Maybe there is something about your case that they know could cause the hold up???

Also, I refer you back to my last post. Have your wife get in touch with her congress person and both senators. All three will have immigration liaisons who may be able to check in to see what's going on with your case. And, have her call DOS once a week for a follow up. You may hear something a little more quickly through these channels than through the consulate itself, especially since they changed up the VFS system with respect to tracking your passport.

Take some time to read both in this forum and the India forum for more details about AP/221(g). You'll see a lot of experiences, many with less than 3 months of wait time.

Also, people will be VERY confused about your vj profile listing a K1 visa [look at the info under your name and above the Indian flag]. You did not apply for a K1 [fiance visa] per your earlier answers. You should switch that to CR1/IR1 or people will call you out on it and ask again [and again] if that is what is causing your case to be held up.

Chin up - you should be fine!

[samar121212 0]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Only one thing which i did not understand is 221(g), wherein I did not receive any letter on the date of interview, me and my wife gave the interview in different room and by the end of the interview they said to me that my case seems to be fine and they will send their feedback to the senior officer and the senior officer will contact me back.

They returned my passport and they did not give any letter to me, which is really surprising for me otherwise they would have issued me a letter.

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The time frame is completely unknown. Some people get out of AP in as little as 2 weeks and others wait over a year.

The embassy is doing something, what that is could be any of a list of things - running your name through different databases, authenticating paperwork through channels in India, or your case could be waiting for a few phone calls to family to confirm your marriage. Honestly, it could be just about anything. There is no way to know - that's the annoying part of a 221(g). Sorry.

Since you have an attorney [and hopefully one worth his/her cost] you should be asking them what their opinion is of this situation. Maybe there is something about your case that they know could cause the hold up???

Also, I refer you back to my last post. Have your wife get in touch with her congress person and both senators. All three will have immigration liaisons who may be able to check in to see what's going on with your case. And, have her call DOS once a week for a follow up. You may hear something a little more quickly through these channels than through the consulate itself, especially since they changed up the VFS system with respect to tracking your passport.

Take some time to read both in this forum and the India forum for more details about AP/221(g). You'll see a lot of experiences, many with less than 3 months of wait time.

Also, people will be VERY confused about your vj profile listing a K1 visa [look at the info under your name and above the Indian flag]. You did not apply for a K1 [fiance visa] per your earlier answers. You should switch that to CR1/IR1 or people will call you out on it and ask again [and again] if that is what is causing your case to be held up.

Chin up - you should be fine!

[samar121212 0]

It also says that if U.S. embassy new delhi found temporarily ineligible for the visa they issue green, yellow or pink instruction sheet wherein they did not issue me anything.

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The time frame is completely unknown. Some people get out of AP in as little as 2 weeks and others wait over a year.

The embassy is doing something, what that is could be any of a list of things - running your name through different databases, authenticating paperwork through channels in India, or your case could be waiting for a few phone calls to family to confirm your marriage. Honestly, it could be just about anything. There is no way to know - that's the annoying part of a 221(g). Sorry.

Since you have an attorney [and hopefully one worth his/her cost] you should be asking them what their opinion is of this situation. Maybe there is something about your case that they know could cause the hold up???

Also, I refer you back to my last post. Have your wife get in touch with her congress person and both senators. All three will have immigration liaisons who may be able to check in to see what's going on with your case. And, have her call DOS once a week for a follow up. You may hear something a little more quickly through these channels than through the consulate itself, especially since they changed up the VFS system with respect to tracking your passport.

Take some time to read both in this forum and the India forum for more details about AP/221(g). You'll see a lot of experiences, many with less than 3 months of wait time.

Also, people will be VERY confused about your vj profile listing a K1 visa [look at the info under your name and above the Indian flag]. You did not apply for a K1 [fiance visa] per your earlier answers. You should switch that to CR1/IR1 or people will call you out on it and ask again [and again] if that is what is causing your case to be held up.

Chin up - you should be fine!

[catknit 144]

Since they didn't take your passport, they will be in touch via post to have you send it in when they are ready to issue the visa.

Because you didn't get the instruction sheet, have your wife email the consulate to give you further instructions. Please keep in mind - the instructions will most likely say "please wait while we due further processing, we'll let you know when to send in your passport". But, I completely understand that having some direction from the consulate will help ease your mind .

[samar121212 0]

My lawyer suggested me to wait but i dont know how long and what is the status of my file.

I can wait for a long if i would come to know that they are in administrative processing but they did not issue me any letter regarding that

any idea how long they take for inquiry

do they send some letter stating that my case is in administrative processing.

Since they didn't take your passport, they will be in touch via post to have you send it in when they are ready to issue the visa.

Because you didn't get the instruction sheet, have your wife email the consulate to give you further instructions. Please keep in mind - the instructions will most likely say "please wait while we due further processing, we'll let you know when to send in your passport". But, I completely understand that having some direction from the consulate will help ease your mind .

[catknit 144]

It appears that many people get a response in 1-2 weeks via email from the embassy if you have an inquiry.

Your wife can get an answer right away if she calls DOS during regular office hours to find out if it is AP or not. Again, look at my earlier responses - have her call the number, talk to a visa specialist [she'll need the case number, both your names, and both your dates of birth], and they will tell her if it is AP. Or, get your attorney to call and find out.

The time frame is completely up in the air for AP. Many cases are resolved in 3 months. However, there are cases that stay in AP for over a year or longer.

The embassy will contact you to let you know when they want your passport. Please be advised that IF you are in AP for an extended amount of time [like a year or longer], they will need you to retake the medical exam and resubmit other documents too. I'm not saying that your AP will be that long, but in case it is - this is something to keep in the back of your head as needing down the road....

[samar121212 0]

Hi,<

>I got an appointment for an interview at Delhi Embassy.<

I got married last year on july 23rd, me and my wife met on shaadi.com and we both decided to meet each other and family.">">

She came to India for one month only but she extended her ticket just because my Grand mom got heart attack and me and my wife took care of my grand mom for almost 2 months in the hospital

She came to India second time at my cousin's marriage we both attended the marriage ceremony and did all the rituals in front of 1000 people.

She came back to India third time at my visa call which was on 18th sept 2012.

We both went for an interview they did not see any records or facts they simply asked me why i got married with a lady who is 14 years elder to me.

Then i said i am proud to be her husband wherein i made a wise decision because she is always be with me in my Ups and downs of my life.

They took us to the other room where they take the fraud interview they cross matched our answers but they returned my passport and they replied that my case seems to be fine but they will send their feedback to their senior officer and will give me a call back or will send me the mailPlease help me out in this case what should be the next step me and my wife is still in india but it was bad experience when they were taking an interview they were laughing at me like they were making fun of my relationship.We both are depressed as we did all the shopping and planned for the farewell party for all the friends and relatives

please help us out in this case

the only thing i m concerned is by the end of the interview they said that my case seems to be fine and they will send the feedback to the senior officer and they will contact me.

but they did not issue me any letter ... i am concerned that whether my case is in inquiry or they simply refused me

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[samar121212 0]

Hi,

No lawyer did not file the i-129f before we got married .

we got married in july 2011 but we filed i-129f and i-130 in feb 2012 .

There is nothing wrong from your lawyer end because lawyer filed the petition when you were single only. You married after filing the petition.

Please do not think any negative things. I-129F denial case is very rare. There is not difficulties at all...Only be prepared with document what they ask for. Yes, there is possibility for delay or you may get a call very soon to change your case from K1 to spouse visa. So, just wait for next call.

Don't feel bad if they interrogated and laughed at you...do not take it personal at all. This happens in immigration interview and this is very normal.

I hope there is no bank transaction between you and your spouse. If yes, then please make your mind for valid reason. If not, then its okay.

Thanks

[Aschenbecher 16]

Hi,

No lawyer did not file the i-129f before we got married .

we got married in july 2011 but we filed i-129f and i-130 in feb 2012 .

Filling I-129F after marriage was not required. You only have to file I-130. I don't know why your lawyer filled both ??

[samar121212 0]

Hi All,

just to update that US Embassy people visited my place a week ago.

they also went to some neighbours and confirm about the marriage

>and they took my home pics and everything.

Now how much time they will take to proceed further to issue visa.

please give me any idea in this case how much time they take to make decision

Edited November 13, 2012 by samar121212

[pinta1 0]

what happened in your case?