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goatchicken   0

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So on Jan 30, 2014 our I-130 petition was received and sent to the Nebraska Service Center for processing. My husband is Egyptian and works in Senegal. I came here to Senegal to get married and be with him until he is able to come back with me to the US. I came here in Nov 2013 and there were some bureaucratic delays that made us not able to get legally married until December and delayed me filing the I-130. So we are just waiting for it to be processed now. My question is this: HOW LONG NOW???? I have two kids in the states who are staying with their aunt and I miss them terribly. Is this going to take more than a couple of months? Should I be going back to get them and bring them here to Senegal? It's safe and very comfortable living here and I could home school them. I don't want to go through the expense of going back to get them if it will only be a couple more months, but I don't want to spend extra time apart if it's going to be several months. Any advice?

Additional info: His brother is in the states on a work visa and his sister has also been to the states. Does that make the background check and approval faster?

Ebunoluwa Veteran

Ebunoluwa   6,136

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Cyprus
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Usually Egyptian beneficiaries go through a few months of AP after the interview so I would prepare accordingly.

Your time line estimates processing until March / April for DCF filing.

No, it does not make it any faster because his brother and sister are here.

Hope you can find someone with a similar case like yours that went before you to give you a more precise time table.

If you don't want to go through the expense of bringing your kids back to Senegal perhaps you can fly back home for a months

or two and then return be there for his interview. I have been to Dakar and also found it safe and comfortable.

Best wishes !

Spoiler

 

I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

EricaandHafedh Explorer

EricaandHafedh   23

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Tunisia
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It seems you made a mistake on your timeline and chose DCF I-130 instead of normal I-130, since you said your petition is at the NSC. Currently Nebraska is processing petitions from June 7,2013 so you probably have a good 7 months or more of waiting time. Also, above poster is correct that Egyptian beneficiaries usually go through AP which could take weeks or even a year, depending on your case. Check out timelines for others from Egypt who have recently been approved for a better idea of the wait times.

visaqueries Community Regular

visaqueries   111

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Egypt
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If you go to the MENA forum, you'll see some posts about people being in AP from Egypt. Most are coming directly from Egypt, but their AP has been quite lengthy. You being in Senegal might yield a different processing time, but I imagine it will be more than a few months.

ROC

3.6.2017     Mailed I-751

3.7.2017     NOA sent

3.23.2017   Biometrics Appointment

2.26.2018   I-751 Transferred to Local Office

3.5.2018     I-751 Received in Local Office

5.1.2018     Case Transferred; Preliminary Review Done; transferred to NBC in Lee's Summit, MO

5.3.2018     Case Transferred

7.24.2018   Joint interview approved

7.30.2018   Green Card received

Naturalization

3.15.2018   Filed N 400 Online

3.15.2018   USCIS sent the receipt

3.16.2018   USCIS sent biometrics letter

6.14.2018   Interview Notice sent

7.24.2018   Naturalization Interview; approved

9.26.2018   Oath Ceremony Scheduled

Boggy1974 Proficient

Boggy1974   124

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AP is acronym for administrative processing...where embassies/consulates place approved visa applicants into extra security and/or background checks. Sometimes to put more scrutiny on paperwork to ensure it is order.

Unfortunately this is more often done on males between a certain age range and from MENA and/or Muslim countries. Sometimes people are placed in AP for no specific reason(s)...and that's the unfortunate part. GL!

Iron Sharpen Iron!

Boggy1974 Proficient

Boggy1974   124

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Just to add: I think looking at your timeline, it will be a good idea to bring the kids to live with you in Senegal; If you don't want to leave your husband there alone, because you're looking at a wait time of anywhere from 8 to 12months until visa approval. Then you guys will potentially be facing AP for an extended period of time.

Iron Sharpen Iron!

Ebunoluwa Veteran

Ebunoluwa   6,136

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Cyprus
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I should have caught the NSC in your post but focused on the DCF. Since you corrected the timeline I agree that you have an extended wait time

ahead of you an I would also bring the kids to Senegal. You can estimate a year's wait give or take a little. No one can tell you how long AP

will last though. It took us 16 months in AP and beneficiary is non Muslim. Everyone's case is different.

Spoiler

 

I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

NY_BX Proficient

NY_BX   397

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
 Timeline
Posted

So on Jan 30, 2014 our I-130 petition was received and sent to the Nebraska Service Center for processing. My husband is Egyptian and works in Senegal. I came here to Senegal to get married and be with him until he is able to come back with me to the US. I came here in Nov 2013 and there were some bureaucratic delays that made us not able to get legally married until December and delayed me filing the I-130. So we are just waiting for it to be processed now. My question is this: HOW LONG NOW???? I have two kids in the states who are staying with their aunt and I miss them terribly. Is this going to take more than a couple of months? Should I be going back to get them and bring them here to Senegal? It's safe and very comfortable living here and I could home school them. I don't want to go through the expense of going back to get them if it will only be a couple more months, but I don't want to spend extra time apart if it's going to be several months. Any advice?

Additional info: His brother is in the states on a work visa and his sister has also been to the states. Does that make the background check and approval faster?

Hi and welcome. I highly recommend you browse around and learn about the process, especially for MENA males. Egypt is considered high fraud, so it's almost for certain your husband will go through AP. There are many factors considered. It all depends on your story. So, you may be looking at 10-12 months.

All this said, he is Senegal. That may change things a little. Simply, read around the MENA forum.

Don't ever do anything you're not willing to explain the paramedics.

Cathi Veteran

Cathi   5,849

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jordan
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My friend whose husband from Egypt had AP beyond his interview for 14 months, so all together it took him 20 months to get his visa from the date of NOA1. She moved to Egypt with their baby to wait out the AP, he just arrived in the US yesterday, she filed the original petition in July 2012.


EricaandHafedh Explorer

EricaandHafedh   23

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Tunisia
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Not all consulates even allow DCF and at this point I doubt you could change it. In addition you usually have to have been a resident in the foreign country for at least 6 months before filing. It's not as easy as it sounds unfortunately

 
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