Case Complete (DQ) to Interview December 2020

[annmarie 17]

My husband had a successful interview today in Paris. We thought that the interview would get canceled when France went back into lockdown last week, but made it through. He had a very positive experience with a very nice officer. He asked how we met, if petitioner(me) is a naturalized citizen, who the joint sponsor is and asked for photos. The officer was apparently quite interested in our love story since I'm Colombian and he is Indian...you know the cultural differences. This process although faster than expected.. has been a roller-coaster and I am just happy to know that every effort is eventually worth it. Very grateful for this community. My best wishes to all!

[JenIE 401]

20 minutes ago, Ophoriwaa said:

I checked and it said Refused, which I understand. I hope they get the report soon

Yeah that makes sense. Fingers crossed you see the status change soon!

[JenIE 401]

3 minutes ago, annmarie said:

My husband had a successful interview today in Paris. We thought that the interview would get canceled when France went back into lockdown last week, but made it through. He had a very positive experience with a very nice officer. He asked how we met, if petitioner(me) is a naturalized citizen, who the joint sponsor is and asked for photos. The officer was apparently quite interested in our love story since I'm Colombian and he is Indian...you know the cultural differences. This process although faster than expected.. has been a roller-coaster and I am just happy to know that every effort is eventually worth it. Very grateful for this community. My best wishes to all!

That's great news, congratulations!

[Dags 134]

DQ 07/10/2020 and interview date 17/11/2020 🙌🏼 (Expedite)

[Ophoriwaa 82]

34 minutes ago, Dags said:

DQ 07/10/2020 and interview date 17/11/2020 🙌🏼 (Expedite)

Finally, you got a date😀 congrats!!!!!

[Binbin22 232]

The embassy is open in Nigeria 🇳🇬 but they r only sprinkling a few IL 😩😩.. Am paying that hubby can spend Christmas with me in the US this year.. Am praying for all others also.. 

[LBX 41]

On 11/4/2020 at 12:47 PM, Ophoriwaa said:

Hi guys. So I had my interview earlier today. But I got a 221g since the embassy had not received the medical exam results yet. The CO assured me that they would process the visa as soon as they received the results (the clinic said results were submitted electronically yesterday, to the embassy so hopefully they receive it today or tomorrow, I guess). I was only asked when and how we met and when we started dating. She also asked if the pandemic affected husband's job. No evidence checked. 

Congrats🙏🏼. Was this in Accra? If so, when were you DQ'd? 

[Ophoriwaa 82]

34 minutes ago, LBX said:

Congrats🙏🏼. Was this in Accra? If so, when were you DQ'd? 

Yes, Accra. I was DQ'd in August but my case was expedited so I received an earlier appointment 

[LBX 41]

1 minute ago, Ophoriwaa said:

Yes, Accra. I was DQ'd in August but my case was expedited so I received an earlier appointment 

Thanks. Read your post on another thread also. Glad that Accra is at least interviewing.

[Dags 134]

19 hours ago, Ophoriwaa said:

Finally, you got a date😀 congrats!!!!!

yas! thank you! as we all know it was hard and frustrating time 😅

[Ophoriwaa 82]

5 minutes ago, LBX said:

Thanks. Read your post on another thread also. Glad that Accra is at least interviewing.

Yeah, they're mainly interviewing expired immigrant visa holders

[TamMhmd 210]

My husband's residency visa is expiring in UAE, and his company typically asks for his passport 6-8 weeks earlier for processing in which they hold on to his passport. With COVID-19, they said it may be longer.

So on visa expiry grounds , I requested an expedite so that he may get an interview schedule before hand and he can let his office know. We were DQ'd 23 May. 

 

However, Abu Dhabi embassy reply is:

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Your Case is at NVC, post cannot accept any request for expedite due to the capacity limitation and current Covid-19 situation. You have to wait as NVC will schedule your interview and your case then forwarded to the Embassy for final processing. 

 

 

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[Stein 260]

Interviewed Monday, passports shipped back to us Wednesday.  We weren't home Thursday so we got them today (Friday).  Pretty quick.

[Sinka13 144]

Hi everyone, 

 

I was telling the story about not getting my SSN upon arrival.

So finally we got lucky resolution. We sent an email on Monday to Cory Booker's office, and within a couple hours we got a reply from them to provide more information and documents so they could help us solve our issue with Social Security Administration. 

 

By the end of the day we got a call from the SSA manager and got an appointment for next morning. 

 

I applied November 4th for my SSA but they weren't able to immediately confirm my immigration status, so they need to send a request to other facilities. It should be issued as soon as they get a resolution on that. 

 

In case you are struggling to get an appointment over the phone like I was, try reaching local politicians they might really help. 

 

In other good news, I received my green card in mail today. We entered October 3rd so it is pretty much a month of waiting. 

[JenIE 401]

7 minutes ago, Sinka13 said:

Hi everyone, 

 

I was telling the story about not getting my SSN upon arrival.

So finally we got lucky resolution. We sent an email on Monday to Cory Booker's office, and within a couple hours we got a reply from them to provide more information and documents so they could help us solve our issue with Social Security Administration. 

 

By the end of the day we got a call from the SSA manager and got an appointment for next morning. 

 

I applied November 4th for my SSA but they weren't able to immediately confirm my immigration status, so they need to send a request to other facilities. It should be issued as soon as they get a resolution on that. 

 

In case you are struggling to get an appointment over the phone like I was, try reaching local politicians they might really help. 

 

In other good news, I received my green card in mail today. We entered October 3rd so it is pretty much a month of waiting. 

Wow that's great that you were finally able to get this resolved! My husband just arrived in the US, so we'll see how many issues he has getting the green card and SSN. Thanks for sharing and congrats.