Case Approved, yet stuck in AP for 9 months?

[Jenilyn and Awal 22]

29 minutes ago, Joanna_Keyvan said:

 

So, we filed the writ of mandamus 2 weeks ago, and my husband got his visa today!

So happy for you congratulations, was this a Ghana  case?

[Hypnos 6,576]

3 hours ago, Joanna_Keyvan said:

So, we filed the writ of mandamus 2 weeks ago, and my husband got his visa today!

Awesome. Once USCIS/DoS understand that you aren't playing games, they will often roll over rather than try to convince a judge that they're right and you're wrong.

 

Play hardball.

[German in UK 12]

On 24 September 2017 at 9:20 PM, Joanna_Keyvan said:

I'm not sure why those on this particular forum are so fearful of a writ. I was honestly trying to find out if anyone had any experience not what they *think* a consular officer would do. I'm very familiar with the process and the concept of consular nonreviewabiliy. I work in an immigration law firm so my attorney won't be getting paid. They are my friends. One thing we notice is that people who should be filing writs (more than 1.5 years of waiting) are afraid too. A consular officer can't get "pissed off" and deny an immigration visa arbitrarily. At our firm we file them all the time for status adjustment, but more rarely for admin process. We have filed about half a dozen over the years for admin processing and all of them were approved. But they had been waiting approximately 14 months average. There's no rule about how soon is too soon so I am trying to find people with experience filing sooner.

I'm kind of pleased about this rare positive comment on WoM for AP. I find myself in a tricky situation (like most folks in prolonged AP): my O visa application has been in AP for 7 months and my new employer, a public university, is prepared to wait only until the end of May, so for a full year of AP. If the visa isn't issued by then, they'll let me go. I have no idea why this has happened: I'm a national of a 'leading' European nation, lived and worked in the UK for over 20 yrs, no criminal record, no connections whatsoever to the countries on the travel ban list (read: no Muslim family background), I'm a professor in the humanities who held a J-1 two years ago and has never been denied entry to the US. My guess is that the database search produced a security alert for something (could a name check take this long? I have a very common name), but comments on here seem to suggest that I'll likely receive a denial if the check(s) aren't completed when I file the WoM. I intend to do this in late February/early March if no visa by then. Thing is, if I don't get the visa by May, the job's gone anyway. Any thoughts? 

[LabOz 915]

On 2/23/2017 at 2:27 PM, Jenilyn and Awal said:

Ours is back ground checks so I assume it takes over a year now from what I hear from people 

2  years of AP? Any answers or progress?

[Jenilyn and Awal 22]

6 hours ago, LabOz said:

2  years of AP? Any answers or progress?

Ours was Denyed and returned to USCIS. I inquired a lot, I contacted the Congress, Jeff Dunham’s office . Useless person . I contacted ombudsman then got a noir we responded we are waiting adjudication they say now? But I thought that was the whole process? Who knows when the nightmares end? I pray for Gods help . We are at these people mercy. God is good and he will prevail. 

[Jenilyn and Awal 22]

7 hours ago, German in UK said:

I'm kind of pleased about this rare positive comment on WoM for AP. I find myself in a tricky situation (like most folks in prolonged AP): my O visa application has been in AP for 7 months and my new employer, a public university, is prepared to wait only until the end of May, so for a full year of AP. If the visa isn't issued by then, they'll let me go. I have no idea why this has happened: I'm a national of a 'leading' European nation, lived and worked in the UK for over 20 yrs, no criminal record, no connections whatsoever to the countries on the travel ban list (read: no Muslim family background), I'm a professor in the humanities who held a J-1 two years ago and has never been denied entry to the US. My guess is that the database search produced a security alert for something (could a name check take this long? I have a very common name), but comments on here seem to suggest that I'll likely receive a denial if the check(s) aren't completed when I file the WoM. I intend to do this in late February/early March if no visa by then. Thing is, if I don't get the visa by May, the job's gone anyway. Any thoughts? 

I believe my next step is writ of man. I am frustrated with the whole thing. What law firm you work for my lawyer is always telling me to wait on the wom. 

[Jenilyn and Awal 22]

On 11/3/2017 at 3:48 PM, Jenilyn and Awal said:

So happy for you congratulations, was this a Ghana  case?

What law office did you use?  I want to do a wom. Thank you for any advice you can offer in advance.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

2 hours ago, Jenilyn and Awal said:

What law office did you use?  I want to do a wom. Thank you for any advice you can offer in advance.

Your NOIR response is likely sitting in queue to be adjudicated, it won't be immediately processed because there are many cases ahead of you. You are running the risk of denial if you do a WOM.

 

[LabOz 915]

6 hours ago, Jenilyn and Awal said:

Ours was Denyed and returned to USCIS. I inquired a lot, I contacted the Congress, Jeff Dunham’s office . Useless person . I contacted ombudsman then got a noir we responded we are waiting adjudication they say now? But I thought that was the whole process? Who knows when the nightmares end? I pray for Gods help . We are at these people mercy. God is good and he will prevail. 

That is just terrible. Any reason given? Do you have any idea why they denied your K3/CR-1? and when was it denied?

 

Thanks

[Jenilyn and Awal 22]

5 hours ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Your NOIR response is likely sitting in queue to be adjudicated, it won't be immediately processed because there are many cases ahead of you. You are running the risk of denial if you do a WOM.

 

There that scares me into waiting,  I can’t risk a denial at this stage after waiting two years on the return process. 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

31 minutes ago, Jenilyn and Awal said:

There that scares me into waiting,  I can’t risk a denial at this stage after waiting two years on the return process. 

Follow the path of the Ghanaians in the Ghana reaffirm thread, as you know it will take about another 6 -12 months after the Noir.

[Jenilyn and Awal 22]

5 hours ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Follow the path of the Ghanaians in the Ghana reaffirm thread, as you know it will take about another 6 -12 months after the Noir.

Thank you for the advice, we have come to far to mess it up now. A little more patience. 

[AdnanYaqoob 1]

Hi Mate 

I am also stuck in AP since last 9 month even, I have not been requested any document after my interview and was given 

221g and I may understand your emotional and financial concern, Cheers and Good luck 

[simplykay 12]

On 8/29/2018 at 3:22 PM, AdnanYaqoob said:

Hi Mate 

I am also stuck in AP since last 9 month even, I have not been requested any document after my interview and was given 

221g and I may understand your emotional and financial concern, Cheers and Good luck 

hii adnan are you from the ban countries plus  i am in the same boat with you  i had my interview at abudhabi embassy

[Amaltu 0]

On 11/3/2017 at 9:17 PM, Joanna_Keyvan said:

 

So, we filed the writ of mandamus 2 weeks ago, and my husband got his visa today!

How long did it take....I went to interview yesterday for my son who is 8 years old they asked for certain info which most of them are not applicable some people say it is only for name similarity am.usc my daughters too husband is a lawful resident in California so I really don't know what is the reason.for such info and they say it takes up to five months we r planning to nice back to USA this summer I didn't anticipate that...by the way we r in Jordan