K1 Visa was neither approved or denied

[Marinejoe 0]

This very scenario just happened to us. My fiance has her degree in Chemistry. She just did her interview at the Embassy in Moscow on the 17th. The interviewer got concerned when she mentioned her chemistry degree and explained how she studied synthesizing anti-cancer medications. He asked for a resume and now we're in the dark. Of course we ended up buying plane tickets for 2 weeks after that date thinking everything was going to work out. I guess he mentioned it would take a couple weeks. Anyone have an update on how long it really took once the resume was sent in?

[Marinejoe 0]

Hmm...upon further review of 9 FAM 40.31 (instructions that the CO uses regarding things like the TAL and so on) it seem's as though, unless your beneficiary indicated to the interviewing officer that they had a job lined up, or was seeking a particular job in a particular field with a likelihood they would have access to technology or research that was "flagged" on the alert list, the CO should not have invoked the administrative review and should not have submitted for a SAO to Washington. In other words, it seems from everything I've read this weekend that the TAL and SAO's are mostly for those seeking work visa's or student visa's with a particular job already lined up (usually via a corporate sponsor). If this end's up delaying you more than a couple weeks, I would start asking serious questions about why they deemed your fiance a technology risk...unless it was some other issue then all bets are off.

By the way...update on your case so I can gauge the SAO timeline?

[ambrolla 4]

Hmm...upon further review of 9 FAM 40.31 (instructions that the CO uses regarding things like the TAL and so on) it seem's as though, unless your beneficiary indicated to the interviewing officer that they had a job lined up, or was seeking a particular job in a particular field with a likelihood they would have access to technology or research that was "flagged" on the alert list, the CO should not have invoked the administrative review and should not have submitted for a SAO to Washington. In other words, it seems from everything I've read this weekend that the TAL and SAO's are mostly for those seeking work visa's or student visa's with a particular job already lined up (usually via a corporate sponsor). If this end's up delaying you more than a couple weeks, I would start asking serious questions about why they deemed your fiance a technology risk...unless it was some other issue then all bets are off.

By the way...update on your case so I can gauge the SAO timeline?

Hi!

I'm sorry to hear that!

Well, chemistry is on TAL list as well as computer science.

And it took us 3,5 weeks to get all cleared

[Marinejoe 0]

Did he have to do another interview after the administrative review?

Thanks for the update!

[ambrolla 4]

Did he have to do another interview after the administrative review?

Thanks for the update!

Nope

[Skibinchonok 0]

I received my visa after 8 moths of administrative process