foreverconfused

Congrats. 
We had our interview today as well in Atlanta. However, me and my wife were separated. She just questioned me (the beneficiary) and it was quick. She just asked me security questions and how her and I  met and that was it. I check my case online and it says “new card being produced”. 

Congrats. 
We had our interview today as well in Atlanta. However, me and my wife were separated. She just questioned me (the beneficiary) and it was quick. She just asked me security questions and how her and I  met and that was it. I check my case online and it says “new card being produced”. 

I had my marriage based I485 interview earlier this afternoon in Atlanta. Everyone from the security to the interviewer were super friendly!
I was little concerned as our case was out of box, meaning my husband is self employed and he is on unemployment right now and I have my own startup since I got my EAD. 
Also we don’t have many documents together except a car we own and joint taxes.
Having said that we have been living together abroad since 2017 and have tons of pictures. 
I literally took $60 worth printouts 😂 
Now for the interview, as soon as we got in, our interviewer said alright I looked at your file and it’s good so let’s get you out of here quick 😀
And then it’s pretty much I 485 checklist questions and I made some conversation about us and he didn’t even worry about any of that. He only asked few follow up questions on my work out of curiosity and ended up updating self employed on my file and that’s it!
Unfortunately he didn’t find my medical and started looking up online and found a packet in Nebraska. He ordered for it and said I’m pretty sure that’s your medical and as soon as it gets here I’ll approve your GC which he said should be in 2 weeks. 
If they don't find my medical in that packet from Nebraska I have to submit another medical. But pretty much from my interviewers words my GC is approved🙂
I shared my background in case anyone is in similar scenario!🙏🙂
Good luck for everyone who is having their interviews soon😊

No need to worry. There is no biometrics for I-131 . If u have done your biometrics for I-765 its enough. I have my 5 friends and family. They didn’t get any biometrics appointment for I-131 . They were approved for 765 and i-131 as they are now a combo card. So guys just relax . You don’t need to do separate biometrics for i-131

Visa approved, my fiance is here now, waiting time was 5 months from interview date....how? WoM (Writ of Mandamus) - I highly recommend Curtis Morrison

Alhamdulilah.
CR1 from Riyadh embassy 
Interview December 2018

Today is the day AlhamdiAllah.After being in AP for 23 months.My wife received her visa.Djibouti is extremely busy handing out visas.Good luck to everyone.

My case changes from mailed/available to and mailed or available today am 2017 December interviewer in Nairobi embassy kenya. Somali nationality 

MAN! You gotta chill a bit. First off, I did not reply to your post, I replied to Basel's. 
By now, I am sure all the VisaJourney members know your story! RELAAAX. You repeated your story a gazzilion times by now. I am sorry, I can no longer control myself. For the sake of God, relaaaaaax. We are all in the same shitty boat, if not worse. 

Does anyone know how I can access Riyadh embassy’s list of granted visas from month to month? Also, whatever happened to sahal person who would be real with us even if it made us sad lol I haven’t been on here in awhile

That's what i mean, 
We should all focus on the positive aspects and try to live our lives and inshallah when we don't even know, it will happen. You are all in my prayers. ❤❤

Ummm haha funny thing I studied engg too btw I sent inquiry using portal and got the same generic email reply and date updated isn't it funny they don't even read what we're inquiring about 😕 prayers for all I was severely depressed throughout the process ppl told me scary stories then I was put into AP and given DS I was at the height of hopelessness when I realized how beautiful this life is Allah has given me everything  Alhamdulillah n I'm obsessed over a visa which will arrive someday for sure Insha Allah so bros and sisters stay happy always keep praying and never lose hope in the creator

This is the continuation thread for
https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/637938-form-ds-5535-supplemental-questions-for-visa-applicants/
which has been closed because of its large size.
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Personal note:  I'm finished with this infernal immigration process, but I remember the trauma of it clearly.  I sincerely hope for rapid progress in your case.  Even if I don't respond openly, I cheer loudly at each announcement of success.

Pray that all of us that struggles with DS-5535 will have all good news very soon.inch Allah 

Ramadan Mubarak to the Muslims here. May Allah accept our fasts & all of our duas during this blessed month. Allahuma Ameen 🌙✨ 

Ramadan Mubarak to the Muslims here. May Allah accept our fasts & all of our duas during this blessed month. Allahuma Ameen 🌙✨ 

Thank you so much I pray you are next

Congratulations 

Are you guys all planning on voting in 2020? I know I am. I’m so ready for this guy to be OUT! Hopefully, our loved ones will be here before then in Shaa Allah! 

Are you guys all planning on voting in 2020? I know I am. I’m so ready for this guy to be OUT! Hopefully, our loved ones will be here before then in Shaa Allah! 

Hi everyone, I hope you all are ok. This situation is really tough. I am going thru a very rough time. I am now taking therapy as I am dealing with depression caused by this horrendous situation. I hope everyone find peace and comfort in their hearts.  And for those who can be with their love ones, enjoy each minute to the most. I wish the best to each one of you!! 

You know, the part that sucks the most is the uncertainty. If they just said - AP will take 1.5 yrs - I'd be OK with it. I would be sad, but it would be bearable. Today, if you are a green card holder, you have to wait a bit longer than if you were a USC to get your spouse here. If you endup in Nebraska instead of Vermont for I-130, it takes longer. Just luck. Life give you lemons you make lemonade. But the problem with this lunacy is that it is a freaking blackhole. I just wish AP was allocated a well defined, reasonable, time frame like every other step in the process. I am all for National security - but it has to be fair. I wish Senator Chris Van Hollen could request the DOS to get this data out like he has with a lot of other data.

The other part that is absolutely insane is that they have banned IR's but F1s are fine. I suspect the universities have a strong lobby that stood to lose a lot of money from the F1 piggy bank and it got an exception added.  So If I were an international student on an F1, my iranian spouse would have been here in no time. But as a US citizen, I have to wait until god knows how long. Is it some how possible to easily vet F2 spouses but not USC spouses? I dont know why the lawsuits are not focusing on this aspect. If the DOS can vet spouses of F1 students without AP, why not spouses of USC's? 99% of the american public does not care. They dont even know this part. I wish media covered this angle more to expose how stupid this whole drama is. So much pain for no discernible benefit. 
 

Sorry didn't mean to say exception because that means something else in the context of the waiver
 
I cannot say how long your case will take. All i meant to say is just because one case took 6 months its not going to take the same amount of time for others. Less than 1 year is the exception not the norm. You could be clean as a whistle but sit in AP for years. But in general i have seen Saudi cases process faster. This is the third travel ban ap less than six months coming out of saudi that i know of so there are more. Given our current administration priorities this does not surprise me.
 
 

My fiancé was born & raised in Saudi. He is Somali, but has never visited also. Would he also be a part of this “exception”? Thanks.... 

This is such a horrible experience. Feeling really down this week  i’m afraid were gonna be waiting for months & months, not just the regular 60 days.