Syrian Spouse Under Administrative Processing

[Mirna.A 18]

9 minutes ago, Amr8 said:

yes sure I know , lets hope for the best

you can go to travelstate.gov and look for the visa statistics

Awesome. Thank you!

I hope they start issuing more frequently!

[LeoUSA 57]

Hello everyone,

DoS issued statistics of 2018 fiscal year

for Syrians: 45 IR1 visas , 37 CR1 visas, and 217 IR5 visas

this is really low for a whole year statistics

[Muhammad&Mansory 117]

8 hours ago, Amr8 said:

Hello everyone,

DoS issued statistics of 2018 fiscal year

for Syrians: 45 IR1 visas , 37 CR1 visas, and 217 IR5 visas

this is really low for a whole year statistics

Yup, it is almost one or two months stats prior to the ban

[LeoUSA 57]

2 hours ago, Muhammadsheikhale said:

Yup, it is almost one or two months stats prior to the ban

I dont even think we are going to get the visa ..

[Nag & Matt 82]

I just want to say thank you all for updating us. 

And personally i think it is good that during october 4 CR1 visas were approved and 6 for IR1. While September was only 1 for CR1 visas and 4 for IR1.

So maybe the AP is just delaying the process and we have hope. 

Edited November 27, 2018 by Nagham
Spelling mistake and double checked the numbers in stats.

[Muhammad&Mansory 117]

37 minutes ago, Nagham said:

I just want to say thank you all for updating us. 

And personally i think it is good that during october 4 CR1 visas were approved and 6 for IR1. While September was only 1 for CR1 visas and 4 for IR1.

So maybe the AP is just delaying the process and we have hope. 

I am trying to be optimistic and think the same way  

[LeoUSA 57]

Hello everyone ,

just to keep everyone updated, a Yemeni lawyer commented on his fb page days ago that all administrative procedures started in june,2018

I mean, everyone who had his interview before June 2018, his case was not getting looked at by anyone (as the lawyer said)

so starting from June 2018, the procedure started and we have to wait 2-8 months (that's what he also said)

 

Good luck everyone

[Mirna.A 18]

4 hours ago, Amr8 said:

Hello everyone ,

just to keep everyone updated, a Yemeni lawyer commented on his fb page days ago that all administrative procedures started in june,2018

I mean, everyone who had his interview before June 2018, his case was not getting looked at by anyone (as the lawyer said)

so starting from June 2018, the procedure started and we have to wait 2-8 months (that's what he also said)

 

Good luck everyone

That's awesome news! Hope it's accurate and thank you so much for the update!

[salhasl 113]

7 hours ago, Amr8 said:

Hello everyone ,

just to keep everyone updated, a Yemeni lawyer commented on his fb page days ago that all administrative procedures started in june,2018

 I mean, everyone who had his interview before June 2018, his case was not getting looked at by anyone (as the lawyer said)

so starting from June 2018, the procedure started and we have to wait 2-8 months (that's what he also said)

 

Good luck everyone

This may be accurate for Yemen, but not accurate for others. Djibouti prior to May was a mental asylum and was denying everyone. They started getting their act together in May. For Iran and Syria I have seen few visas printed in the Jan 2018 to June 2018 period with "Presidential Proclamation waived". Fact remains that very very small percentage of spouse (IR visas) have actually come through. The vast majority (I would say over 90%) are waiting. Since the ban started 11 months ago, most of them are waiting atleast 6 months. I know some who interviewed in feb and march and are still waiting. Prior to the ban, people reported approx 1 year wait time in AP. But there are cases waiting 3, 4 years. Its all over the place. The ban has resulted in a large number of people being put in the same AP queue without a corresponding increase in staff required to process them. Results are what we see. 

 

What would be really interesting is to see numbers for Jan and Feb 2019. If AP is still taking 1 yr, then Jan and Feb numbers should resume normalcy compared to 2015/2016. 

 

Again, Yemen seems to have better numbers, but Iran/Syria not so much. 

[LeoUSA 57]

22 hours ago, salhasl said:

This may be accurate for Yemen, but not accurate for others. Djibouti prior to May was a mental asylum and was denying everyone. They started getting their act together in May. For Iran and Syria I have seen few visas printed in the Jan 2018 to June 2018 period with "Presidential Proclamation waived". Fact remains that very very small percentage of spouse (IR visas) have actually come through. The vast majority (I would say over 90%) are waiting. Since the ban started 11 months ago, most of them are waiting atleast 6 months. I know some who interviewed in feb and march and are still waiting. Prior to the ban, people reported approx 1 year wait time in AP. But there are cases waiting 3, 4 years. Its all over the place. The ban has resulted in a large number of people being put in the same AP queue without a corresponding increase in staff required to process them. Results are what we see. 

 

What would be really interesting is to see numbers for Jan and Feb 2019. If AP is still taking 1 yr, then Jan and Feb numbers should resume normalcy compared to 2015/2016. 

 

Again, Yemen seems to have better numbers, but Iran/Syria not so much. 

I disagree .. i have seen Yemenis getting their visas in Jan and Feb .. i think this info is for everyone .. not just for Yemenis

[bashar26 21]

On 11/29/2018 at 5:10 AM, Amr8 said:

Hello everyone ,

just to keep everyone updated, a Yemeni lawyer commented on his fb page days ago that all administrative procedures started in june,2018

I mean, everyone who had his interview before June 2018, his case was not getting looked at by anyone (as the lawyer said)

so starting from June 2018, the procedure started and we have to wait 2-8 months (that's what he also said)

 

Good luck everyone

What is the name of this lawyer? Can we find him on facebook?

[LeoUSA 57]

5 hours ago, bashar26 said:

What is the name of this lawyer? Can we find him on facebook?

Look for a page called Marhaba Service

[Ron12345 16]

On 11/29/2018 at 5:10 AM, Amr8 said:

Hello everyone ,

just to keep everyone updated, a Yemeni lawyer commented on his fb page days ago that all administrative procedures started in june,2018

I mean, everyone who had his interview before June 2018, his case was not getting looked at by anyone (as the lawyer said)

so starting from June 2018, the procedure started and we have to wait 2-8 months (that's what he also said)

 

Good luck everyone

That only applies to Yemeni and Somali applicants in Djibouti.

[LeoUSA 57]

28 minutes ago, Ron12345 said:

That only applies to Yemeni and Somali applicants in Djibouti.

I dont think so .. I am not sure though

[Ron12345 16]

2 minutes ago, Amr8 said:

I dont think so .. I am not sure though

The 400 Yemeni and Somali applicants in Djibouti are prioritized and favored as of June 11th. This is in internal state department guidance.