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They issued the visa today! So happy! You were right!

They issued the visa today! So happy! You were right!

I have found stuff online about the colored papers, BUT it seems to be different in each embassy. :/

Nüfus Kayıt Örneği was the form. That family tree form that includes everything about everyone in your family. We used a Formula A - birth certificate and Formula B - marriage certificate to show them at NVC, but the embassy wants the full report. I guess it is our fault. I am trying to do this long distance and don't speak Turkish.

I have a visa group for Turkish couples on FB. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1599809866918834/

That is such a relief to hear!

There is a list somewhere in here of scan dates, so you can get an idea about what date NVC is working on. They really are going much much faster now.

Inshallah!

Thank you! I'm really feeling so emotional about this. It was so confusing to have this happen now. I mean, I thought I would be relieved after the interview and I feel worse at the moment. I guess I will be a basket case until he has his visa. It was the population report, which was not what we used at NVC. We used Formula A and Formula B, but at the embassy they wanted that whole family long paper too.

I don't know exactly what, but yes, the color papers do mean something. I am trying to figure it now because my husband got a 221g today for missing documents.

My husband had his interview today. They told him he was approved, but that he was missing a form and needed to send it in. He went and got the form right away, and mailed it with his passport and they should get it tomorrow. They said it would only take 1-2 weeks, but I am freaking out. People who have gone through this, how long did it actually take?

That is your scan date letter (scan date 4/16/15).

Yes, it can take 60 days. When I was doing it, 2 months ago it took 56 days and 69 days. You are lucky though, because they have hired some new people and are taking around 20-35 days these days.

So Day 69 - Checklist Scan date 12/23 and still no CC. I am really hoping for something this week. It's getting a bit much. I thought 70 was the max, but now someone said they saw someone not get a CC until 80 days. Cautiously optimistic. It has to be soon, but when I called they said it could be a few more weeks.

Hi. I am sorry to hear that you are in AP. Do you have any idea why? You are at Ankara?

I have started a group for visa filers from Turkey. I don't think anyone would have experience with your issue, because the group is new and most people are not there yet. However, we would love if you would join and share your experiences with us. We have someone who just did their interview and one who is about to go in mid-February. Thanks! ~Erin

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1599809866918834/

Me, too. My checklist was received December 23. They are doing the 3rd & 4th week of November and some from early December. I think another 2-4 weeks.

Ugh, for most people they are taking around 60 days to review your checklist. They can be anywhere from 30-60 days. They were doing them a little faster before, but lately maybe because of the holidays, they are going even slower. Plan for 60 days.

They can give TWO checklists on AOS, then you are supposed to be able to take it to the embassy with you. They can give UNLIMITED checklists on documents.

This is just my speculation and things that I have heard, but the security checks can take a lot longer depending on the helpfulness of the country that you are in. If you are in a Muslim country that has a lot of terrorists, that can take much longer. Also, with names in other countries there are often a lot of people with similar names, so if the beneficiary's name is similar to a "bad guy" then that can take a long time to sort out on this end. I think it must be the beneficiary that they are focusing on, because background checks on the USC are pretty easy to access. I don't know what the paperwork is like in Kazakhstan. I know they don't accept papers from certain countries, if they have bad relations. So for example, the government does not even accept police reports from Iran.

Also, Nebraska is SLOW. They are moving super slow now. I was transferred out, thank goodness. The USCIS has its fiscal year end on September 30th, so there was a push to get things done, but if you look at many of the agencies since after that, they seem to have slowed way down. I don't know what is going on there specifically, but it is one of the centers receiving a lot of complaints in the groups. I think they sometimes stall for other reasons too, but it doesn't sound like those would apply to you. Are you both together or one in the US? Good luck!