AP to Reaffirmed Cases (Ghana)

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Please move to the right forum if this isn't the right place.

I wanted to create a google doc spreadsheet showing the timeline from the interview thru reaffirm till the interview decision.

I believe this will help give everyone a good estimate as to how long they can expect to wait. 

Please copy and paste in your comment with your responses.  When I have enough dates, I will share for everyone to be able to keep up with it

 

I will need help from all of you folks especially through the Ghana embassy to fill out this information below:

Username:

Provide the following dates if you have them:

Interview:

Received at NVC :

Received at USCIS:

Received NOIR/NOID:

Reaffirmed :

Sent to embassy (date, that it left the USA):

Arrival at embassy:

Interview Date:

Approved? (Y/N):

 

if we don't have something like this, we will keep posting here and asking people for estimates when we could all chip in to get the estimates.

The spreadsheet will calculate the number of days it takes from one step to another.

Let's make this happen.

Thank you guys!

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[Khaywood 1]

On 2/28/2017 at 8:27 AM, IcezMan_IcezLady said:

Please move to the right forum if this isn't the right place.

I wanted to create a google doc spreadsheet showing the timeline from the interview thru reaffirm till the interview decision.

I believe this will help give everyone a good estimate as to how long they can expect to wait. 

Please copy and paste in your comment with your responses.  When I have enough dates, I will share for everyone to be able to keep up with it

 

I will need help from all of you folks especially through the Ghana embassy to fill out this information below:

Username:

Provide the following dates if you have them:

Interview:

Received at NVC :

Received at USCIS:

Received NOIR/NOID:

Reaffirmed :

Sent to embassy (date, that it left the USA):

Arrival at embassy:

Interview Date:

Approved? (Y/N):

 

if we don't have something like this, we will keep posting here and asking people for estimates when we could all chip in to get the estimates.

The spreadsheet will calculate the number of days it takes from one step to another.

Let's make this happen.

Thank you guys!

Hey  my husband got an AP and was denied entry in February. I just had some questions about the process. I know that use you and your husband got a P also I just want to know how long it takes and what happened 

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

the estimate floating around is 12 to 18 months.

 Thats why we need this spreadsheet for ppl to input their timelines.

I'm working on it

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Copied from Tayri n Tudert <<<< Originally posted this 

Here is what is happens when a petition is returned:

• 221(g) is issued to beneficiary at conclusion of the interview stating the application and/or petition is being returned to the United States.

• Petition is returned to the United States by the interviewing consulate for "further review" in what is called a diplomatic pouch.

• Returned petition is received by the NVC. It is reviewed and entered into the fraud database by fraud management.

• Returned petition is sent to the local service center where the petition was originally filed.

• Local service center receives returned petition.

• Local service center who processed the original petition sends a notice of receipt to the petitioner.

• Local service center reviews the returned petition and consular officer notes on the case.

• Local service center then sends either a NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny) or NOIR (Notice of Intent to Revoke) to the petitioner also asking for more proof of the relationship, many cases have specific consular objections to rebut.

• Petitioner is given 30-60 days from date of NOIR/NOID (depending on the service center) to respond with additional evidence of the relationship or other specific evidence. The timeframe to respond will be provided in the letter.

• Local service center receives evidence...if in the timeframe given (30-60 days) the case is reviewed and either reaffirmed or denied.

• If the petition is denied the local service center sends the petitioner an 'official' denial letter. This can be be appealed if the denial letter states such.

• If the petition is reaffirmed the local service center sends the petitioner an official notice of reaffirmation.

• Local service center sends the reaffirmed petition AND its evidence provided in the rebuttal directly to the consulate along with a recommendation to issue a visa.

• Consulate notifies the beneficiary of a new interview date.

• Beneficiary has interview for the reaffirmed petition and the visa is either issued, or the case in placed in Administrative Processing which after cleared a visa is issued, or worst case scenario it is denied via 221(g) and returned again to the USCIS.

What can you do immediately when faced with this issue:

• Immediately have the beneficiary send a scanned copy of the 221(g) issued.

• Contact the consulate directly (immediately) and attempt to have the petition reviewed by the senior consular before it is returned.

• If you are unable to get through to the consulate on the phone, contact them via email, and if you're mail has a "read verification" use it.

• Contact your congressman/senator, get them involved immediately. You will need to sign a release form giving them permission to make an inquiry on your behalf.

• Provide your congressman/senator with as much information as possible about your case, the interview, and the result.

• If your congressman/senator is top notch, they will not just send an email or letter to the consulate, they will call on the phone and try to get the petition reviewed again before it is sent back.

• If they are not successful, they can request the diplomatic pouch number the petition is being returned in. This number will allow you to track the petition until it is received by the local service center.

• If you do not know who your congressman/senator is, use the following links to find out who represents your area:

US Congressional Representatives (By State) US Senators (By State) If the petition is returned, you are in for a wait. The diplomatic pouch the petition is returned in is sent from embassy to embassy picking up other returned petitions along the way. It could take up to 2 or 3 months for it to be received by fraud management at the NVC...then the NVC has the petition for about 1 month before sending it to the local service center where it was originally filed. One thing to also know is that returned petitions do not take priority...they are reviewed in the order they are received...that is after new petitions have been processed.

What you can do in the meantime while you wait:

• Continue contacting the consulate to get an actual reason for the return...not the blanket "validity of relationship" response.

• Stay in contact with your congressman/senator, they can assist you in getting the actual reason for denial.

• Immediately file a Freedom Of Information Act request for the Department of State asking specifically for the consular notes on your returned petition: DOS FOIA

• Immediately file for a Freedom of Information Act request for the USCIS asking for the same specific consular notes on your returned petition: USCIS FOIA

• Continue to document your relationship, emails, letters, phone bills, visits to their country, etc.

• Be ready for the opportunity to rebut the consular findings.

• Contact a good immigration attorney...preferrably one who has experience in returned and denied petitions.

After a period of 6 months or longer has passed and you do not hear anything from the local service center regarding the receipt of your return, or the results of the review, you can contact the CIS Ombudsman. While the Ombudsman cannot make the USCIS reaffirm your returned petition, they can assist when processing times are outside of guidelines"

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Please fill out your information..username and the dates of the different stages.

This is the google doc link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16TRtSKGUddtfAsCZXIHM2BGLtDkD2u9ZgBaAtTAaOAk/edit?usp=sharing

 

Edited March 8, 2017 by IcezMan_IcezLady
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[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

my case took 72 days from interview to back to NVC.. then 40 days from NVC to USCIS.. Please go to the google doc link I have shared to enter your information.

It will help you to know if you are far behind the average timeline so that you can get help from your elected officials.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

So far i have the data for a few users..Not all are complete.

Users                           Interview        Days               NVC      Days       USCIS              NOIR          Reaffirmed             Embassy     Interview

Lutz                              09/14/2015                                                    03/04/2016                            12/07/2016
IcezMan_Icezlady        11/15/2016      72            01/26/2017   40      03/07/2017
Jenilyn and Awal                                                  01/01/2016   60      03/01/2016 
K&J Avouzi                   10/08/2015
res00np5                      06/23/2016
Kojo & Yaa                    06/21/2016
Joetan                          10/20/2016     138           03/07/2017
Monalisa22                   10/07/2014                                                     02/10/2015        03/16/2016                                                    01/09/2017
lou-nic
Kamesha                      02/09/2017
Bravagreen                   07/28/2015     57             09/23/2015?                                                          
REM4ALWAYS              06/01/2015                                                                                                  10/28/2016
 

[nyala62 82]

On 4/3/2017 at 9:08 AM, IcezMan_IcezLady said:

So far i have the data for a few users..Not all are complete.

Users                           Interview        Days               NVC      Days       USCIS              NOIR          Reaffirmed             Embassy     Interview

Lutz                              09/14/2015                                                    03/04/2016                            12/07/2016
IcezMan_Icezlady        11/15/2016      72            01/26/2017   40      03/07/2017
Jenilyn and Awal                                                  01/01/2016   60      03/01/2016 
K&J Avouzi                   10/08/2015
res00np5                      06/23/2016
Kojo & Yaa                    06/21/2016
Joetan                          10/20/2016     138           03/07/2017
Monalisa22                   10/07/2014                                                     02/10/2015        03/16/2016                                                    01/09/2017
lou-nic
Kamesha                      02/09/2017
Bravagreen                   07/28/2015     57             09/23/2015?                                                          
REM4ALWAYS              06/01/2015                                                                                                  10/28/2016
 

I'm nyala, case reaffirmed since December 14 2016, NVC received our case on December 29, 2016. we are still waiting for the case to be sent to the Embassy in Accra, Ghana for 2nd interview

[lutz 41]

On 4/3/2017 at 5:08 PM, IcezMan_IcezLady said:

So far i have the data for a few users..Not all are complete.

Users                           Interview        Days               NVC      Days       USCIS              NOIR          Reaffirmed             Embassy     Interview

Lutz                              09/14/2015                                                    03/04/2016                            12/07/2016
IcezMan_Icezlady        11/15/2016      72            01/26/2017   40      03/07/2017
Jenilyn and Awal                                                  01/01/2016   60      03/01/2016 
K&J Avouzi                   10/08/2015
res00np5                      06/23/2016
Kojo & Yaa                    06/21/2016
Joetan                          10/20/2016     138           03/07/2017
Monalisa22                   10/07/2014                                                     02/10/2015        03/16/2016                                                    01/09/2017
lou-nic
Kamesha                      02/09/2017
Bravagreen                   07/28/2015     57             09/23/2015?                                                          
REM4ALWAYS              06/01/2015                                                                                                  10/28/2016
 

Hello, My husband's second interview (after being reaffirmed) is scheduled for August 7, 2017.

[emmawilson 0]

My husband got denied December 19th 2016 case is under review since may22 2017 my husband is in Ghana too.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

10 hours ago, emmawilson said:

My husband got denied December 19th 2016 case is under review since may22 2017 my husband is in Ghana too.

what happened on May 22,2017? did USCIS receive your case then or you received a NOIR?

 

Update your information on the google doc link in my signature below

[luvofghana 3]

Any recent activity on this thread for reaffirmed cases in Ghana?

[JJAAM 1]

On 4/9/2017 at 12:19 AM, nyala62 said:

I'm nyala, case reaffirmed since December 14 2016, NVC received our case on December 29, 2016. we are still waiting for the case to be sent to the Embassy in Accra, Ghana for 2nd interview

So how many did it take to receive ur interview date. I find myself in the same soup this year 2018. I can't wait to join my wife n daughter.