Questions about DOS role

[BethAnn and Omar 42]

Hey guys,

So ever since my husband's visa was approved on November 26th I've been calling DOS multiple times a day. My first question, is this hurting our case by me calling so much? Someone told me that it actually delays the case by pulling it out of queue or something. I dunno.

Second question, why do I get a different story every time I call? The men are so much nicer to me and tell me the visa is about to be issued and to give it a few more days and that interview went well and everything looks great lol. I was told our case is moving at lightening speed for Jamaica but not to expect my husband to be here before the holidays. The women are very rude and just tell me that the case is in AP and is pending and that there is nothing I can do, etc.

Last thing, yesterday, after being stuck on Ready for 16 days our case status finally moved to Administrative Processing at 1:30 yesterday. I was told this is a good sign as others generally have moved from Ready to AP to Issued within a few days.

Sorry to be obsessing but my husband and I are both so upset over this whole thing. I hear the desperation in his voice when I call Jamaica and its killing me. I don't know what to tell him anymore.

BethAnn

[JA_Martinez 81]

Hey BethAnn.... first and foremost, you might be making yourself a little more anxious and alot more frustrated by calling every day esp multiple times a day. I don't believe that it takes you out of line because theyre just looking you up in their computer system. The people answering the phone very likely only see what you already know so you will keep getting the same answers. Every time someone "works" on your case, they log in the system that they have done so which often triggers an random (canned) email update, many of which dont always match the exact status of your case.

Your case appears to actually be moving very quickly. There are over 500,000 of us all over the world in the I13

line, many who have small children who have been apart for well over a year, many who have been caught up in line for so long they are struggling financially while apart. I left my husband in Japan on Feb 24 and havent seen him since.

People in VJ have been kind and helpful, but remember that this is a very small population of the 500k list; alot of really great advice and experience, but everyones case is different so how your case is processed inJamaica may not be the same as how they are processed in China, Pakistan, India, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the UK and the Philippines. All countries have specific requirements and verification of information btwn the US and the consulates may be ver different.

The best advice I've gotten from the kind folks here on VJ has been to be patient, stop watching VJ, stop watching the govt timelines, and shift your focus on how you can make your spouses transition to the US easier.

It will happen, it is already happening. Take a breath, quit beating yourself to death, try to be patient.

Hope this helps some!

[JSC n GOM 5]

Hey BethAnn.... first and foremost, you might be making yourself a little more anxious and alot more frustrated by calling every day esp multiple times a day. I don't believe that it takes you out of line because theyre just looking you up in their computer system. The people answering the phone very likely only see what you already know so you will keep getting the same answers. Every time someone "works" on your case, they log in the system that they have done so which often triggers an random (canned) email update, many of which dont always match the exact status of your case.

Your case appears to actually be moving very quickly. There are over 500,000 of us all over the world in the I13

line, many who have small children who have been apart for well over a year, many who have been caught up in line for so long they are struggling financially while apart. I left my husband in Japan on Feb 24 and havent seen him since.

People in VJ have been kind and helpful, but remember that this is a very small population of the 500k list; alot of really great advice and experience, but everyones case is different so how your case is processed inJamaica may not be the same as how they are processed in China, Pakistan, India, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the UK and the Philippines. All countries have specific requirements and verification of information btwn the US and the consulates may be ver different.

The best advice I've gotten from the kind folks here on VJ has been to be patient, stop watching VJ, stop watching the govt timelines, and shift your focus on how you can make your spouses transition to the US easier.

It will happen, it is already happening. Take a breath, quit beating yourself to death, try to be patient.

Hope this helps some!

Thumbs up!

[Extreme happiness 9]

Hey guys,

So ever since my husband's visa was approved on November 26th I've been calling DOS multiple times a day. My first question, is this hurting our case by me calling so much? Someone told me that it actually delays the case by pulling it out of queue or something. I dunno.

Second question, why do I get a different story every time I call? The men are so much nicer to me and tell me the visa is about to be issued and to give it a few more days and that interview went well and everything looks great lol. I was told our case is moving at lightening speed for Jamaica but not to expect my husband to be here before the holidays. The women are very rude and just tell me that the case is in AP and is pending and that there is nothing I can do, etc.

Last thing, yesterday, after being stuck on Ready for 16 days our case status finally moved to Administrative Processing at 1:30 yesterday. I was told this is a good sign as others generally have moved from Ready to AP to Issued within a few days.

Sorry to be obsessing but my husband and I are both so upset over this whole thing. I hear the desperation in his voice when I call Jamaica and its killing me. I don't know what to tell him anymore.

BethAnn

Hi Bethann I really don't think this affect your case in any way shape or form....you are like me...I drove myself crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy checking the status sometimes 10 times a day.........I checked that many times because I felt like they are working through out the day so anything is possible...It could change in an instance and I wanted to know.....many times I told myself I would just wait for the following day to check but my mind wouldn't let me..........I really thought you would have gotten it by now but I really hope you get it for christmas.

[Ryan H 3,813]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.