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On May 11, 2017 at 7:50 PM, Hesham. said:

 Also, the embassy in Cairo is not known to have the courage to take any step without the approval from D.C. (i.e. not waiting for the AP to finish on the ceac website)

By the way, I'm wondering what AP has to do with the "approval from D.C."???

Anyway, my wife's immigrant visa application for CR-1 visa was put on AP last December 22, 2016 and since then there was NOT even one update on their site. I wrote and called them numerous times but same ole ole answer with full of grammatical mistakes. Finally last month I got my congresswoman involved, though it didn't help much because I got the same answer for my wife's case but at least her case was updated only just yesterday on their website...So I hope to see some actions pretty soon; otherwise a month later I will contact my Senator to know how long more it would take to complete AP as it going to be over 6 months....

My wife had her interview for her CR-1 visa in US Embassy in New Delhi, India on December 22, 2016. She was told that her case is being put on AP. Since then we hear nothing from them nor even one update on her case on their website. I wrote a few times to them to inquire about her case and I even asked my two Congresspeople to inquire my wife's case on behalf of me, yet still there is no answer whatsoever except a typical one that her case is under review. Having said that, nobody would know how long AP could take...It could be a few days to years too...and no one can influence the AP too. However, this will not be the case in your situation because you were asked to submit some documents. So when review of your file and those documents would be completed, you will be issued a visa. In my wife's case no document were asked.

My wife had her interview for CR-1 on December 22, 2016 at US Embassy in New Delhi, India. She was told that her case is being put on AP, since then there is not even one update on the case and nobody ever contacted us from the embassy. She was not asked for anything to submit. Its been 4 months and nothing whatsoever. I did contact the embassy recently to inquire about her case in writing, wherein I'm told that her case is continued to be on AP. I'm not in the process of involving my congress people. Though I know it wouldn't change the outcome of the case nor it would speed up the process, but I would like to push them up a bit so that her file won't be ignored.

On April 13, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Ralco said:

Hi I had my interview in the first week of December 2016. I got the white slip to send in more documents. I've sent that and my case has only been updated since. I hardly got like 3 updates since then. 

My medical is expiring in about 20 days and I don't have my passport. I've tried emailing them several times but I get the same response saying that they're working on it. 

Anyone else stuck in ap since 5 months? Are they going to ask me to go for a medical again?

My wife's case is been on AP for the last 4 months, and there is not even one update since the interview on their website, and she was not even asked for any document at the conclusion of CR-1 interview at US Embassy in New Delhi, India. Her interview was December of last year. I did recently contact the Embassy to inquire about her status, but got a typical response that her case is continue to be on AP for further checks. I'm not involving my local congresspeople to push them a bit, though I know it won't affect the outcome of my case. I just wanna push them up so that they won't forget about her case. AP has no timeframe to complete, it can take forever and nobody can influence it to speed things up...

I personally don't think that you will be asked to take another medical because your interview is already done. 

My wife was interviewed on December 22, 2016 for CR-1 visa at New Delhi, India. Her case was put on AP and since then there is not even any update online about her case nor we heard anything. She was not asked to submit any documents when 221(g) letter was given to her after the interview. She had a stroke interview and was grilled, and 4 different officers were trying to put words in her mouth to admit many things which were not true. I recently wrote to US embassy in Delhi to inquire about her case wherein we are told that her case is continued to be on AP and don't know when processing would be completed. So its going to be 4 months now and not even one update online...

On April 7, 2017 at 1:06 PM, Jessicavernekar said:

Seems like a long while to wait they usually say resloved in 90 days. I would see about getting your lawyer or congressman involved.

Resolving an issue on AP depends on the merit of the case. So the length to AP depends on how long it would take for them to resolve the issue. The truth is- there is no any timeframe when it comes to AP. Involving a lawyer or congressmen don't do much either because all we will get is a typical response stating that the case is under AP...That's all. There is nothing you could do except just wait....

My wife was interviewed on December 22, 2016 for CR-1 visa at New Delhi, India. Her case was put on AP and since then there is not even update online about her case nor we heard anything. She was not asked to submit any documents. I recently wrote to US embassy in Delhi to inquire about her case wherein we are told that her case is continued to be on AP and don't know when processing would be completed. So its going to be 4 months now and not even one update online...

My wife was interviewed on December 22, 2016 for CR-1 visa at New Delhi, India. Her case was put on AP and since then there is not even update online about her case nor we heard anything. She was not asked to submit any documents. I recently wrote to US embassy in Delhi to inquire about her case wherein we are told that her case is continued to be on AP and don't know when processing would be completed. So its going to be 4 months now and not even one update online...

My wife was interviewed at New Delhi on December 22, 2016 for her immigrant visa. Its been already 90 days and we heard nothing so far nor any update on her case online. She was put on AP and no document was ever asked from her. So, consider yourself so lucky...

My wife was interviewed for an immigrant visa on December 22, 2016, exactly 90 days ago in US embassy in New Delhi wherein she was put on AP. Until now there no any news whatsoever nor any update online about her case. So, you guys are lucky you have been actually heard about your case....

On March 21, 2017 at 9:00 PM, Amin16 said:

Hello everyone 

Please for those who went throught AP FOR NO MISSING DOCUMENTS  and they had their visa at the end ...

can you please share your experiences so u give hope to all those who still in AP 

 

Please and thank you 

My wife went for her immigrant visa interview on December 22, 2016, which is 90 days ago, and until today there is no news whatsoever on her case nor any kind of status update online. She was put on AP......

On January 21, 2017 at 3:34 AM, ruth14 said:

Thank you for that information scandi, yes we will submit it as soon as possible.

 Make sure to send anything from this points as certified or traceable mail, so that you can prove to them that you did indeed mail the required documents, otherwise they too often make mistake and deny the case...

On January 20, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Ladyj said:

Today is a fabulous day after all!!!!!!!!!!!!! My husbands CR1 Visa has been issued from Kingston Jamaica Embassy!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for all those waiting.  Be patient!!!!

Congratulation....Very happy for you guys....Was there any complications in his case? Can you post timeline, please?

On January 16, 2017 at 2:58 PM, agripa said:

Thanks for the information KierenHby. This thread is absolutely scaring the living daylights out of me. My wife and I had a huge traditional Hindu Indian wedding. We had a priest and everything, but he didn't sign any document or anything like that. In fact, none of my many many Indian relatives who have gotten married ever received a certificate from the priest itself. Rather, you then take some proof of your wedding (pictures, wedding invitation) and register your marriage at a Registrar's office. In fact, this is exactly what the Embassy website is saying --

 

See even they admit the certificate for a religious institution isn't legally binding and you need to go seek a certificate from the Registrar of Marriages. This is EXACTLY the certificate the OP sent in and yet they've sent him an RFE simply because the certificate says "Registration of Hindu Marriage" as opposed to "Marriage Certificate"; yet both the US State Department and the US Embassy website says you have to obtain a formal certificate form the Registrar of Marriage. It seems like someone at USCIS simply doesn't know what's going on.

 

In my I-130 packet I've included --

1. The Marriage Registration Certificate.
2. Affidavits from multiple people saying they attended the wedding.
3. Numerous pictures of our huge Indian wedding.
4. Copies of Wedding Invitations.

In any case, after freaking out about this thread, I've asked my wife to try and collect the following --

1. A sworn affidavit from the priest who performed our wedding.
2. A copy of our application we filled out to obtain our marriage certificate (the "Memorandum of Marriage"). It's unclear if the Marriage Registration office saves this or not. I sincerely hope they did.
3. Any other possible documentation from the Marriage Registration office that attests to the fact that our Marriage Registration certificate is a legitimate wedding certificate. 

This whole thing seems infuriating since we've done everything by the book.

I don't think you need to be scared or worried of anything because you have enough evidences of your marriage especially a colorful traditional wedding which they focus more than anything else. Also, keep it in mind that one stroke doesn't work for everyone. Each adjudication officer is different, so obviously their modus operandi is different too. For example, my wife and I were married in a law office in Ghazibad, UP in India who has Arya Samaj Temple on the premise and they are the one who  would take you to the courthouse to register your marriage which is located just a few blocks away from their office after getting you married in their Arya Samaj Mandir. I had a plan to get married on the day of wedding after setting up the appointment to get married with the lawyer who already advised me what I need to bring with me, but I dropped that my plan in the early morning of my wedding because my 2 married sisters changed their mind and decided that they don't want to attend my wedding, which I later on I found out that it was their husbands' idea because they don't want to give/spend any "money" as my marriage-gift, so they used the excuse that they don't want any trouble for themselves later on from my wife's father because my wife is just 18 ..being too young and her father is a very prominent Supreme Court lawyer. 

So my wife and I changed our minds to get married on that day because we didn't have any witnesses anyway which we needed it anyway...and it was too much drama in the family that day. But we anyway decided to go to the lawyer and see how they do things...It was VERY far from our house. I was living in Delhi and this law firm was in UP...Not that close but not that far either. Given how UP is in general compared to big and cosmopolitan city of Delhi, I was so shocked and amazed when I reached to the law firm because it was a big building with modern design and big board of marriage thing. I went there to speak to lawyer about how they do things there...They explained to me everything...They had a lot of ladies working there...Everything they took care of it within an hour or two right there. They already told me what to bring, so I had everything with me even though I didn't go there with the intention of getting married. They first completed all the paperwork formality and then they have Arya Samaj Mandir...pandit everything there...Got married quickly...They issued right then and there Arya Samaj Mandir's marriage Certificate...They even provided two required witnesses with a fee...And took us right away to the local courthouse to get our marriage registered and we walked out of courthouse with a marriage certificate.

Everything got wrapped up within 2 hours. So, keep it in mind that there were so many people were working and each person has different task to carry on...For example, two ladies will take care of paperwork for everyone...some were recording our conversation while doing paperwork to keep some evidences that bride and groom testified what we said...and then we were told to go downstair to the mandir to get married...over there different people were ready fully to get us married with photographers...and those instant photos they used to register our marriage in the court...After that, there were different people who handle court's things...Everything was very smooth and professional. Those people had a setting in the court...Everyone in courthouse knew these people, so everything went so quick and smooth. I was never asked to submit No objection Certificate from US Embassy as I'm an American citizen. Lawyer already told me that no need if I'm going to use some Indian address. I submitted ONLY my marriage certificate to USCIS when I filed my wife's case...It's the same marriage certificate which I received from the courthouse after my marriage got registered. I never received any REF or anything of this. I had also submitted only 3 photos that they took instantly in the Arya Samaj Mandir...That's is.

So, what I'm saying is that different adjudication officer and different their modus operandi. Honestly, people do not need anything other than just a marriage certificate from the court AND a few marriage pictures. That's all. However, the Consular officers in India want to see tons of pictures of colorful religious/traditional wedding as they are aware of Indian tradition when it comes to a marriage. I never have had religious/traditional wedding in front of relatives and friends, which might be the case for them to be suspicious. Nevertheless, my wife's case has NOT been denied yet, instead its under AP as they are still investigating. They are still calling anyone or everyone from the contact's list of my wife's phone which they took from her during the interview to see if people knew about is being married. If I knew all this, I would have done things differently, but there is nothing I could do now but we told the truth about EVERYTHING from the beginning, which is why my ex wife came in the picture which raised their eye-brow more wide...but we are still standing based on the truth...and we will see what would happen...I have not lost my hope yet...I have so many options available if CO refuses to issue a visa to my wife.

Not only I'm going to India in 9 days from now to stay with my wife for 2 months, but we have many plans to gather evidences like many marriages and events we are going to attend like marriages in the family...we even have planned our honeymoon even though its after 2 years...lols...and of course making her pregnant...lols...not only to create evidence of bonafide (even though it might not carry much weight before kid comes out) but I think its the time for us to start our family. So see what would happen. Yes, I have many red flags but none of them raised up to the level of denying a case right out when it comes to legality. Norm or consular officer's discretion...or personal views of officers don't matter..Yes, they can refuse to issue visa but there are many channels over them to review the case who might not make the decision based on personal opinions, norm or without the basis in laws especially US federal courts. So its far from over. It's just the beginning for us. I'm just not yet ready to give up..especially this easily and without a good fight...I have been living in the US for more than 27 years and I also paid taxes and not even one bad history I have...not even a traffic ticket. I know that having a immigrant visa is a privilege than a right but laws are made not to separate US citizens from their spouses too for no apparent reason. Anyway, enough said.

I think you should not think much right now. What happen in other people's case, doesn't mean it would happen to you too. Same goes the fact that you might not be able to sail smoothly and without any problem just because they did. Each case is unique and is decided based on its own merit by different officer. Best of luck...

21 hours ago, amul said:

Agripa -- you had a huge wedding and lots to show, but our case already has flags and I was so thorough that I tried to include enough to show our intent, yet I failed on this certificate mertificate thing!

 

Anyhow,  I think  (and hope) you are going to be fine -- try not to stress out.  

 

P.S: We spent hours getting things done the right way as well 

 You have said in your posting that your case has already been flagged then what kind of flag you are talking about, dear? The RFE??

7 minutes ago, amul said:

We were told the document we submitted is what is considered a marriage certificate in India, but now I see that we should have also submitted the document we got from the temple. Will send that out next week 

Adjudication officer in USCIS made a mistake either by overlooking your marriage certificate as some documents do get lost some time while in transit from one department to another, OR officer just made a mistake because in India all people could get is a Marriage Certificate from the civil court. There is no such document called- "Memorandum of Marriage". So please just submit both marriage certificates, one from the court and another one given from Pandit from Arya Samaj Mandir. You would be just fine. Trust me....

8 hours ago, amul said:

Yes, same with us, we got all that on the certificate. Will be planning something small yet colorful for sure. 

 Yes, just have some kind of colorful ceremony even it would be a small one because its sad but the reality that the consular officers in India are more focused on colorful religious/traditional wedding with whole nine yards....So do that at least before the interview...

25 minutes ago, amul said:

 

 

We will have a small gathering with friends and celebrate for sure. Have a safe and wonderful trip! 

Were you married in bridal dress with those Indian traditional one in Arya Samaj Mandir with faire were taken too around the fire? That's what they are interested in there...I will be browsing here from India too...

24 minutes ago, amul said:

Yes, I agree -- the friend affidavits seem like reaching a bit. However, what do you think if we got an affidavit from the Pandit who performed our ceremony? 

 

We will have a small gathering with friends and celebrate for sure. Have a safe and wonderful trip! 

Affidavit from anyone, including from Pandit, doesn't carry much weight. The Arya Samaj Mandir's marriage certificate itself is a proof that you were married there and it must contain the name of the priest as well. I got married in Arya Samaj Mandir in Ghaziabad (UP). So, I got a marriage certificate from them that has pandit's name as well. But for the sake of interview, you should get your religious/traditional marriage in colorful environment for US embassy to get convinced...which we didn't have which raised their eyebrow...So Im going to have now on Valentine Day...All is set out now for me. I'm taking with me 500 pages of my Whatsapp chat history, 300 pages of telephone calls history since I married with my wife. I didn't have honeymoon so far, so going to have next month...so gonna have tons of tons of pictures to show to them either if she is asked to have 2nd interview or once they would deny then I would refile the case with huge load of quality and quality evidences...And we have also discussed to plan to have baby soon...so soon she would be pregnant...even though pregnancy won't prove much, but kid does after DNA match...but I am determined to do anything and everything to prove to them that its bonafide marriage.

I just underestimated them based on how things went so smoothly in my previous marriages....But then those cases were here in the US with USCIS. This is the first time I dealt with US embassy and didn't know that they do look for everything before issuing a visa; otherwise I would have done things differently. Anyway, not a big deal. Just time wasted. People can file a case as many time as they wish. Also, I have checked everywhere that if USCIS would revoke my wife's approved petition then we can file appeal with Board of Appeal and then Federal Court. But I would just reapply for her with tons of tons very compelling and convincing evidences and by then we might have baby too. My marriage would be 2 years next month. And when I would re-file then I would keep my ex wife out of the picture which has caused their eyebrow raised this time. Anyway, I'm not worried anymore because Im all set to do better next time around and in the meantime going to spend as much as time possible with her in India...so never going to be apart anyway...one way or another. ...I just came back from India anyway in the 2nd week of November and now going back again there too....Hopefully, all this would work out just fine for all of us....:)

On January 13, 2017 at 9:43 PM, amul said:

Will do! 

Thank you again! 

Also, it is VERY important to know that the full name, address and telephone number of each person MUST be provided who will make the affidavit. However, keep it mind that affidavits don't carry much weight, but pictures together with friends and family as couple do play a big role. Further, as I said earlier on this thread that please do have religious/traditional colorful wedding because even if USCIS will approve your case, yet still it means nothing because US Embassy is more interested to see religious/traditional wedding. I'm also going to India on 27th of this month for two months. 

On 1/13/2017 at 7:28 PM, KierenHby said:

While scrolling through the thread, the post caught my eye.

While you may view others' comments as you see fit, bear in mind this is a volunteer forum. A post that appears negative in your opinion isn't always necessarily so. You were offered factual advice by experienced members or by those otherwise versed in US laws. It's your right to accept or ignore advice on a public forum. You have the option to report anyone you feel called you evil; mods are your friends too. 

 

While I won't delve into details, as best as I remember, your case had several flags and hurdles to overcome in India. 

With all due respect, I do know need to know anything from you.

Just you to know, I was looking some advise on how to bring my wife to US than these so-called "experienced" members' personal opinions to tell me that I should go back to India to live with my wife. Whether I go to India or not, or go to any other country, its my wife and mine decision. I didn't ask anyone to tell me what I should do if they deny my wife's case; rather I was looking how to move from here to bring my wife to US. If they could have offered any information then its fine but telling me that I should move to India to live with my wife, is ridiculous. And then questioning how and when my ex wife claimed me as a dependent on her tax returns...etc..etc...like digging up all those questions which were totally irrelevant but of course they have to play a role of Moral Police of this site...I mean, how and when my ex wife claimed me as a dependent what to do with bringing my wife to the US?? IRS doesn't have problem my ex wife to have claimed me as a dependent nor USCIS...neither CO...Consular officer just surprised that ex wife is sponsoring my current wife, but there is nothing illegal nor immoral of it. Just because some people might not have heard of it or their personal thinking on this is different than it doesn't mean it is illegal and immoral. I knew what I was doing when I chose my ex wife to be the co-sponsor for my current wife. I'm not a dumb. I'm so ready to take the matter to Federal courts if ever Consular officer denies my wife's case on this reason. Anyway, I do not want to discuss anything on this thread nor I want to talk anything with you. I know so well how things play out on this site by these so-called 'experienced members". So please ignore my this posting as I'm not going to respond. 

25 minutes ago, amul said:

Is there any info about this anywhere that I can submit with our documents?

 

Furthermore, why would USCIS ask for something that does not exist? It is not very conducive and confusing imo 

 Dunno dear why USCIS would ask for something that doesn't exit...As I said that officer made a mistake...Officer also asked about wedding pics about religious/traditional marriage when its not necessary that people must have to have religious/traditional marriage. I think you should just submit whatever you can, such as wedding pics at the courthouse or at Arya Samaj mandir..even one would do...and just submit that marriage certificate from Arya Samaj Mandir...Most RFEs are not carefully reviewed as per my observation in last many years...I think you would be just fine...:)

27 minutes ago, amul said:

Personally, I like to stick with positive stuff!

 

Hang in there Jaanu2017 -- here is a good 2017 for us all. 

 tnx dear...Yes, I feel the same...a good 2017 for all of us...

27 minutes ago, amul said:

Personally, I like to stick with positive stuff!

 

Hang in there Jaanu2017 -- here is a good 2017 for us all. 

 tnx dear...Yes, I feel the same...a good 2017 for all of us...

7 minutes ago, amul said:

But the courthouse in Ghaziabad has told him that Memorandum of Marriage is unheard of! They do not issue such a thing, what should we do at this point? 

The courthouse told him this because there is no such thing in India...In some other countries, they have this thing but not in India...Mostly in Muslim countries...