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Emailed the embassy inquiring about our case and here is what they replied:
 
Dear Sir,

Your case is still undergoing administrative processing.  Unfortunately, because of the different circumstances that are involved in each case, we cannot estimate how long this processing stage will take.  However, we will work towards completing our processing of your case as soon as possible, in accordance with U.S. laws and regulations.

We will contact you as soon as we have finished this stage.  Until then, we appreciate your patience.

 

Can you give us an idea to what you said in your email? It would help tremendously for us who want to also contact our congressman.

Everyone here: PLEASE write/speak  contact your senator. Let our voice be heard in the Congress that what we are going through is simply unfair.
Silence is not an answer. I know everyone here is scared of doing so thinking this may lead to more delays and possibly denial. This is just not true, in fact being citizens this is our duty to respect our country and use the proper channels to air our concerns and request fair and just treatment. I just wrote to my senator whom I am in touch. I think our senators should bring this issue to the senate floor.

Oh okay... Hoping for the best for everyone... Prayers for all

Same here.. Almost 7 months have passed.. Still AP.. Passport is still in embassy.. I don't know how they will ask me to do medical exam again and can we re done medical exam without passport? Bcz consular kept my passport at the time of interview. God knows what will happen next

Greetings friends!
I came back to inform you that I have received my visa after a long administrative processing, finally! 
 
I am currently in the United States, where my now spouse and I were finally reunited.
 
I was placed under administrative processing in late 2016, well before the ds5535 existed. We waited, and waited and waited, until one day, a year later, I was called. They asked to resubmit some documents along with a fresh medical exam, which we promptly did. We were then placed under a little bit more Administrative Processing, three or four months, I had stopped counting the days and months at that point... They then emailed us the ds5535 form. the latter took about 2 months to finish, and the visa was finally issued.
 
I had honestly never in my life felt more relief and happiness than the day I picked up my passport with the visa printed on it. 
 
 
tl;dr: ap for 400+ days, ds5535 took 2 months to complete, visa was issued.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hello Shawnice
 
I took help from 3 senators and 1 congressman, all of them came back with a similar response. "The case is in admin processing and there is nothing we can do at this point" (mind you I am from the banned countries).  1 senator came back saying he cannot help since he is not the representative of my state
 
However I do not want to discourage you from contacting your senators and congressmen as your case could be different, in fact I encourage you to contact them because I got an update every time the senator/congressman inquired about my case.
 
So contact them and try
 
Also do not lose hope, it will happen eventually and when it does you will forget all this. 

On a side note, the embassy did not reply to any of my inquiries by email or by the contact us page except for once. I email them once a week
 
Keep moving forward

48 months ????? Then I will attend my kids wedding when I took my visa 

Call your Congress representatives (The Two Senators and the Represents): This is how democracy work!
The congress doesn't know much about what is going on with us (suffering from the DS 5535). The dreamers issue (DACA) was raised by those who are effected by the current administration decision to cancel the DACA. The only way we can be heard is by calling and writing to our senators to let them know that we are suffering from the DS 5535 and made to wait for month and months even after completing all the requirements. Let the senators bring this issue to the attention of the congress and the nation to have it resolved and for good. I certainly support a fair screening process that keep our country (USA) safe. However it is very unfair to be divided from our loved ones and kept blind!

I contacted my congresswoman as well and she sent out a letter yesterday for me to fill giving permission to retrieve information concerning my fiancé’s case

I contacted the senator he contacted the embassy and they told him it is still in admin processing and they cannot give a timeline so he said to wait, which I cannot do. I called the NVC and I told them I submitted the DS5535 and I asked them please confirm that you got it and that it is okay they said that according to the last note from the embassy, they have all the documents and they do not need any additional documents.
 
My conclusion: The case is at the embassy. the embassy has a backlog and admin processing means you have to wait your turn. I email them every other day asking for my case they only replied once. I will continue to do so to check my status, this is our right.
 
Do not give up I am telling you, you are closer to getting your visa everyday day
 
 I will leave you with this picture...

Hi my friend how u doing I hope u doing great. I contacted with the Congress two weeks ago and they email back today. They said they contacted with the nvc and they said they said contact with the embassy, so now the congress is contacting with the embassy and I’ll let u know whatever the embassy say to the congress I hope we all get a good news soon.

I will not leave till every one get his visa I made a lot of friendship here. you are all nice here and it’s my pleasure to share with you my feelings and to hear your news I will stay till we achieve our goals good luck all 

don't give up too soon. 

I will not check my status anymore I will not call any number I will not send any email . I have been doing this from long time and I get same answer your case is still under AP am so tired . I will only wait  till they call me . Good luck all 

I know how you feel. We been waiting for going on 7 months and our anniversary is in 7 days so I feel your pain. I am now requesting to speak with a supervisor at the embassy so I'll update that information soon. 

NVC will only tell you that your case is at the embassy which you know that. Stay on the line and when you get someone (which it is a long hold), they will ask for you case number, beneficiaries name, and date of birth. They will look into your case and tell you what is going on 
You're welcome

nothing yet, emailed the embassy will try calling them shortly
 
Wont give up, this is my family no matter what I have to be a rock for them. I will get it and everyone in this forum will get it

Another heart melting case... the situation here is very hard since it is involving kids. its also tough on you as a father emotionally....i knowexactly how you feel i am in the same situation with two sad kids that dream daily that their father will surprise them at home, in school....And stay with them ever after....its the least right for them i know...But time is passing and its not happening yet..i pray every day that this nightmare come to an end soon.
I hope that the US officials will find a solution for cases that involve a dad/mom away from their kids, hopefully a faster process for the sake of protecting families from falling apart. I know the importance of the nuclear family in the states and i hope a solution will appear soon.
stay strong my friend you will be with your family soon and i pray for all the readers to get with their loved ones at the earliest.
 

Today am Down , tired and sick I have been waiting for 5 months and 9 days after submitting my DS5535 and still no updates  . I really need to play with my kids and do funny/ crazy things . My son will be 2 years next week and he don’t know me . My interview date was in my May 2017 My visa was approved in July after submitting all the missing documents but there was no visa number available at that time , after the new fiscal year started in October so visa numbers are available again available they have putted me in AP and asked me to submit DS5535 .The whole waiting  process till now is 10 months and half . I check my status at CEAC more than 10 times a day . My life has stopped just waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting 

My friend and her family (husband and two kids) were given the form on Feb 2017 after the interview. Their visa issued this year in February, almost 1 year for AP   They have dual citizenship and live in Australia. 

Its okay guys the key is not to lose faith, it will happen and when it does you probably won't be reading this forum anymore . Please do! do not leave the rest of us
 
On the other hand, administrative processing is within the consulate/embassy they are the one to decide when to look at the case and make a decision. Some cases go to Washington for an opinion (security check) but the final decision is made at the embassy
 
You all made it this far, do not look back. It is very close now.
 
Last thing: do not feel shy to follow up as it is your right to. What I do is every 30 days I send an inquiry to the embassy. Depending on how your local embassy works phone/email/contact us page may be the best way to get in touch with them
 
 

Handle?? Username?? You were in AP for what before ds5535??  Its gonna two years u mean to say in ap... omg 😔😔

Anyone got any update on the ceac website?

Lets be hopeful then