K1 approved but the visa and passport was not received yet.

[Iamlulus 1]

Hi. Good day to all of you. We were approved last June 28 and as per instructions we need to wait for 10 working days then contact US embassy here in Riyadh. But it's more than a month already, there's no change in the status of my passport and visa when I tracked it. It says the same. "Theres no status updates with the passport number submitted". I'm worried already because I already resigned in my current job and maybe they will send me out of our dormitory anytime soon. When I send email to the they are not answering back. Please help if you have same case with me.

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[charlieprince 24]

replying to this because.. well, Riyadh.. but..

after your interview, I'm assuming passed, no 221G/etc..

what exactly did they tell you guys??

SPECIFICALLY, did the CO tell you to go pay at the SMSA Express?

I think Riyadh's procedures are different now.. they don't use Aramex anymore/ustraveldocs/etc.. my fiancee used SMSA

basically when she passed her interview, she was told "go pay at the smsa" and she went, paid, filled out the waybill..

anyways.. not sure what happened to yours but fill in a bit more details specifically the COURIER info

[Iamlulus 1]

Thanks for the response. When I had my interview they gave me 221g and then they told me to send the documents through SMSA. When I checked in CEAC of we were approved last June 28,they said it's issued. I actually don't know anymore. I just followed there instructions. You were approved when? Since your fiancee used SMSA like me what did you do anyway? Please help me.

[Iamlulus 1]

 

replying to this because.. well, Riyadh.. but..

after your interview, I'm assuming passed, no 221G/etc..

what exactly did they tell you guys??

SPECIFICALLY, did the CO tell you to go pay at the SMSA Express?

I think Riyadh's procedures are different now.. they don't use Aramex anymore/ustraveldocs/etc.. my fiancee used SMSA

basically when she passed her interview, she was told "go pay at the smsa" and she went, paid, filled out the waybill..

anyways.. not sure what happened to yours but fill in a bit more details specifically the COURIER info

Thanks for the response. When I had my interview they gave me 221g and then they told me to send the documents through SMSA. When I checked in CEAC of we were approved last June 28,they said it's issued. I actually don't know anymore. I just followed there instructions. When I tracked my passport since June 28 in passporttraveldocs.com it says no status updated in the passport number submitted. I cannot book my ticket because I reaslly dont know when my passport will arrived. What scares me more is that, my dormitory will send me out of the building by Sept 29. Did the pasport arrived in your fianccee's hand?

 

[charlieprince 24]

 

Thanks for the response. When I had my interview they gave me 221g and then they told me to send the documents through SMSA. When I checked in CEAC of we were approved last June 28,they said it's issued. I actually don't know anymore. I just followed there instructions. When I tracked my passport since June 28 in passporttraveldocs.com it says no status updated in the passport number submitted. I cannot book my ticket because I reaslly dont know when my passport will arrived. What scares me more is that, my dormitory will send me out of the building by Sept 29. Did the pasport arrived in your fianccee's hand?

 

this is what i mean exactly.. Riyadh Embassy does NOT use Aramex. They use SMSA.. furthermore, they do NOT use the ustraveldocs website...

my suggestion is email them and try to see the status of your passport/visa, see if you can get a tracking number or something.. how else will you know your passport/visa is ready to be picked up?

you cannot use their website because they do not use it anymore for status. yes, my fiancee picks up her passport/visa from the smsa location she filled out/paid for after her interview and to this day, if i check the ustraveldocs website for passport status, it will say the same thing you're seeing

email the embassy, try to get a tracking number, a status, something..

[Iamlulus 1]

this is what i mean exactly.. Riyadh Embassy does NOT use Aramex. They use SMSA.. furthermore, they do NOT use the ustraveldocs website...

my suggestion is email them and try to see the status of your passport/visa, see if you can get a tracking number or something.. how else will you know your passport/visa is ready to be picked up?

you cannot use their website because they do not use it anymore for status. yes, my fiancee picks up her passport/visa from the smsa location she filled out/paid for after her interview and to this day, if i check the ustraveldocs website for passport status, it will say the same thing you're seeing

email the embassy, try to get a tracking number, a status, something.

How did your fiancee know that the passport is already in SMSA? Im scared that maybe they already called me but I miss it because I'm at work. We were approved since June 28. Its more than a month already.

[charlieprince 24]

How did your fiancee know that the passport is already in SMSA? Im scared that maybe they already called me but I miss it because I'm at work. We were approved since June 28. Its more than a month already.

now we're talking now you understand what i mean

when my fiancee was told to go pay SMSA, she filled out a waybill.. this is where you know which location to pick it up at. the benefit of this is you can go to smsaexpress.com and track it online

plus she gave her # so when it's ready for pickup, they txt'd her..

like i said, was your fiancee told to pay at smsa after her interview? I honestly do not know but I'm just relaying my experience..

do not go by ustraveldocs "Track Passport"... it does not work. At least, not for Riyadh..

[Iamlulus 1]

Actually, when I finished my interview Im already done with my fingerprinting. But I received 221g form, then they advised me to go to SMSA to submit the needed documents but they didnt tell me to fill out a waybill. If you dont mind if you can send me in private message your fiancee's number. This is my email, Ill do the filing out a waybill first thing in the morning tomorrow. I just thought it will be send to Aramex as instructed in the US embassy Riyadh.

eluis_05@yahoo.com