RFI(ish) Issued at CR1 interview in London

[Angela Murray 4]

My husband had his interview at the London embassy on October 11th. We hired a lawyer to file on our behalf. As we were pretty confident that we'd find a way to mess up we didn't want to take any chances. Needless to say our lawyer overlooked a missing signature on the affidavit of support and although the immigration officer stated that everything was in order and he was happy with what he'd seen, my husbands application was refused and he was issued a blue slip. He was given the number of the embassy courier and was advised to get me and the co-sponsor to sign the affidavit of support here in New York and get it back to him. Once he has it in hand, call the courier to pick it up with his passport up. He called me moments after his interview (4:45 am my time) With that early of a start I was at Fedex

as they opened and had that form in his hands in 4 days (would have been 3 if not for the weekend)

The forms arrived on Monday the 15th and were picked up by the embassy courier on Tuesday the 16th. It's been 10 days since they picked everything up and I've yet to unclench my buttcheeks. We knew that the tension and waiting would be over once we had the interview and our answer. The interview came and went and 2 weeks and 1 day since we've still not gotten our answer. Is anyone familiar with how long this whole process takes? We're starting to lose our minds over this whole waiting game and overall unknown. Any help would be appreciated.

[apple21 953]

Administrative Processing may take anywhere from 2 weeks to 90 days, on a case-to-case basis.

Good luck.

[Stu4Lee 66]

If all that was missing was signatures and everything else in order then should be an easy one.

In our case, which was for additional evidence for proof of relationship, from collection by the courier, was 11 days to be approved and 16 days total to be returned. (note - not working days)

Good luck

[rade2rising 205]

well its easy to forget stuff when filling out these long forms but a missing SIGNATURE is abit crazy and unforgivable. But should not be a big deal get all the forms signed properly and turn them in.

[Angela Murray 4]

I really hope so, Stu4Lee. So you were approved in the end! This is good news. We're on 11 days since they've picked it up. We went for CR1 and they really didn't ask for proof of relationship which we thought they would. I guess the procedure is a little different when you're married. No offense Apple but you scared the ####### out of me lol. 90 days?! I hope not!

rade2rising, hence why we hired the lawyer. We knew we'd miss something. However we paid her nearly $4k for HER to miss something so..Ugh. Hopefully it's a quick one. I really want him here for Thanksgiving.

[apple21 953]

No offense Apple but you scared the ####### out of me lol. 90 days?! I hope not!

Sorry. I'm just sharing what I've read so far here on VJ. As I've said AP times vary depending on each case.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

London turnaround times for something as straightforward as this are pretty quick, as Stu pointed out. You're likely to get the good news this week. I can't recall anyone waiting as long as even a month in this situation. This isn't really AP as AP is thought of -- you just left off a signature and nothing more need be addressed. It's a hiccup, not a hurdle.

[Angela Murray 4]

London turnaround times for something as straightforward as this are pretty quick, as Stu pointed out. You're likely to get the good news this week. I can't recall anyone waiting as long as even a month in this situation. This isn't really AP as AP is thought of -- you just left off a signature and nothing more need be addressed. It's a hiccup, not a hurdle.

Thanks, Honeycrumpet! That would be the most amazing thing in the world. We can handle a hiccup. Right now we're just kinda stuck in this purgatory that should have ended on the 11th but rather than a 'yes' or 'no' we got a 'get me this form back'. So we made that metaphorical leap over the hurdle and we've been stuck in mid air for over 2 weeks. You're right, it is pretty straightforward but I guess in a panic you start to wonder if this sort of thing will cause them to revisit the case and decide differently for whatever reason. Thanks again, you've really eased my mind.

Sorry. I'm just sharing what I've read so far here on VJ. As I've said AP times vary depending on each case.

No worries, Apple. You're just repeating the information you've seen. We're just total basket cases at this point.

[Angela Murray 4]

It's day 16 since they picked up the form and passport. They received it on the 18th of October. My husband and I stalk that tracking number but there are no updates. We just had a hurricane here in New York which was pretty traumatic I really need my husband right about now. It's just a signature--Do you think they're revisiting the entire case?

[Holly2234 66]

Can you get Stuart to call them? The number is 09042-450-100 if you dont already have it.

They might be able to tell you what is going on.

How are things down there after Sandy? I hope there isnt too much damage where you are.

[Angela Murray 4]

Hey Holly!

That's the number we have. We've been using the tracking number but nothing yet. They said that it's up to about 10 working days from 1 day after it was received. So technically, that's today. They said if we hear nothing by the middle of next week then to call.

Sandy messed long island up pretty bad. So many people here are still without power. We we're lucky enough not to lose any power but there are downed trees, damage and closed businesses everywhere. There's a gas shortage as well which has people loopy but apparently we're getting some delivered tomorrow. Did you see any damage by you?

[Holly2234 66]

Ive seen all of the pictures on the news. It looks pretty bad! I also saw the queues at the gas stations! Crazy. No we didnt get any damage up here thankfully. We just had wind and rain but nothing terrible so we're very lucky.

I hope you hear something soon! The waiting must be horrible and being apart too.

[Angela Murray 4]

That's good to hear. I think we might take that as a cue and search for a house outside of hurricane zones. It's tough being apart from each other, especially after this whole mess. When all the power went and cell phone networks went down with no way to contact him I kinda lost it. Stuart called again today and told him to call on Monday if the tracking number still doesn't show anything and they'll give him a direct embassy number where they can physically search for it. I've developed a love/hate relationship with skype.

[Angela Murray 4]

Monday morning, still nothing. My husband was told to call in the event of nothing showing by this morning. He did and was given an e-mail address with a code to put in the subject line. Upon doing so he received an automatic message.

"We are currently averaging three to four days to answer routine email correspondence and seven to ten days for all other email correspondence"

Cool more waiting. Not like I haven't just been through a hurricane and could really use a cuddle from my husband right about now.

"There is no mechanism for "status checks" while a visa application is being processed. Inquiries concerning cases which require

administrative processing or background checks, and which have been pending less than 90 days, will not be answered."

So what purpose will this special e-mail serve if they can't give me the status of anything?? So this is the update as it stands. 20 days since the courier has picked up a form with a mere 'missing signature'.