K-1Applicant2017

7 minutes ago, Tarsha said:

Returned Medical on a Monday. 

Turned to Application Received on Tuesday

Turned back to Administrative Processing Wednesday 

Turned to issued Thursday 

Visa in hand the following Monday 

Thank you. I hope ours is that quick too.

2 minutes ago, Tarsha said:

This is normal. Mine went from Administrative processing to Application received back to Administrative processing and then to issued

thank you Tarsha - How long did it take to go to from AR to AP and finally to  ISSUED?

11 minutes ago, baba jones said:

its not normal what i know is the status it always in application received afte you  done filling the ds160 or ds 260 form online its means you need to go for a interview so i suggest you to contact them and ask them what going on it might be a good news for you never know

It seems that this has happened to several others on another forum.

@Mohd Al Said I also recommend contacting your Senate rep. My representative was VERY helpful and was able to push things along. They have a direct back channel to communicate with the embassies and they generally respond to them very quickly and positively. 

I just read all 14 pages of this forum.  My K1 status changed from Administrative Processing (about 2 months) to Application received today. it states:

"Your case is open and ready for your interview, fingerprints, and required documents. If you have already had your interview, please check your status after two business days. If no interview was required, please check back in two business days for the status of your application."

Our 'case opened' date also changed to today. I thought it would just go from AP to Ready then Issued.  is this normal? 

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On 5/30/2018 at 6:57 AM, MO&RA said:

WOW! you're so lucky. 2 months is such a short time for AP compared to most people on this thread. They take their time to change the status on CEAC. No worries  

On 5/30/2018 at 10:32 AM, S.S said:

Congratulations. They dint get DS5535 i guess. People who are getting DS5535 are waiting for long.

On 5/30/2018 at 12:50 PM, Betty2626 said:

This is so good! Im happy you didn't have to wait longer.. So did they say it could take from 2 weeks to 3 months? Do you know if they sent your form to Washington DC for background checks? Were you approved at the interview or given 221g with DS5535? Where are you from? 

Dear all, to give you guys a quick update... our status changed from Administrative Processing to Application received today. it states:

"Your case is open and ready for your interview, fingerprints, and required documents. If you have already had your interview, please check your status after two business days. If no interview was required, please check back in two business days for the status of your application."

Has anyone else seen this? is this normal?  Our case opened date also changed to today. I thought it would just go from AP to Ready then Issued. 

7 hours ago, MO&RA said:

WOW! you're so lucky. 2 months is such a short time for AP compared to most people on this thread. They take their time to change the status on CEAC. No worries  

4 hours ago, S.S said:

Congratulations. They dint get DS5535 i guess. People who are getting DS5535 are waiting for long.

3 hours ago, baba jones said:

hello 

i have been passing through all your messages for a while,

i also got the ds5535 for after my interview they told me it will take 2 weeks to 3 months of course i was scared i was calling them every week and emailed they were just tell me to wait its on AP got 2 upadates after calling them, then exactly after 2 weeks i got a email from them saying my visa is ready but i was still on AP untill i got my visa then it turned to issued. you guys just relax i know its not easy bt ull get your visa 

wish you all the best dont forget to pray GOD.

Thank you all for the kind words and advice.  We also got a g221 document request right after the interview which we sent over to them quickly. they then immediately sent us the DS5535. My senators office was also very helpful; then made several inquiries on my behalf which probably kept things moving along. 

I hope you all are right!! 

Hello all - My fiancé has been in AP for about 2 months on a K1 visa. We just received an email from the embassy 2 days ago: 

"We are pleased to inform you that visa is approved.

To avoid any delays in final processing of your visa, you are required to promptly submit your passport along with two new photos (5×5 cm) through our courier service (UMAKS, 27 Amiryan Street, Yerevan), Monday through Friday, 09:00 to 18:00, excluding Armenian holidays..."

I believe they received her passport this morning but the status still says Administrative Processing on ceac.  Has this happened to anyone else? 

On 4/29/2018 at 8:59 PM, salhasl said:

Is there anyone on this thread who had an interview after December 7th 2017 and got a waiver approved under either the K1, CR1 or IR1 categories?

Hi,

We interviews on March 22nd. We have been in AP since. 

Dear all - it has been a few months since I last posted here but wanted to give everyone an update. My fiance attended her intervene in Yerevan on march 22nd. Sadly, but predictably, she was not given a visa due to the Trump Travel Ban. the Officer told her that she was otherwise qualified and that he would have given her a visa on the spot if not for the proclamation. They handed her a piece of paper stating that she is refused but will be considered for a waiver, eventually. 

hello all: 

Just wanted to share a quick update. We were invited to interview at the US Embassy in Yerevan a few days ago. the website took a few days to give us an appointment date but it finally gave us an opening on the 11th.  However, we will not be interviewing for now per my lawyers advice. She has not heard of a single applicant that has been given a visa, including spouses and children.  No iranian immigrant has received a visa (all categories) since the trump travel ban took effect on December 4th. Our lawyer advised us that the best thing to do is to try and extend our NOA2 expiration date as long as possible until the laws change. We are praying that the 4th circuit appeals court and the supreme court find this whole thing unconstitutional before our NOA2 expires. Otherwise, we will have to start all over..

As you can imagine, we are devastate and drained.  Please help us by signing this petition: (just needs your name and zip code)

https://action.aclu.org/secure/no-muslim-ban-ever?ms=web_171204_immigrantrights_nomuslimban

Congratulation to everyone who made it to the end! 

2 minutes ago, Tatsi said:

Really?? See i was hopeful until i spoke to my attorney the other day. I moved back to the US 8 months ago to be domiciled from Dubai and after all this, thinking to come back as i have no clue how long this process will last. Not sure about NOA2, and if applicable coz im at the last stages.

Yes, unfortunately I have been hearing constant bad news. I have heard that they are not even considering waiver requests altogether. my Fiance and are actually thinking we may move to dubai instead! 

11 minutes ago, Tatsi said:

Thank you for sharing. My husband is Syrian and  we have been waiting for an interview for 7 months and nothing. Now with the ban things got ugly with the spouses too. Attorneys are also battling a battle. Its been a crazy process. 

Yes- I have heard of fathers, mothers, brothers, and even children being denied visas from Iran since the ban went into full effect. Our plan is to wait as long as we can until we get some good news, perhaps when the courts help sort his madness out.

Did you ask the embassy to extend your USCIS NOA2 expiration date? I think I will need to do that too.

4 hours ago, Leila120 said:

@K-1Applicant2017

 

I’m a member of many forums and from what I heard this past week, fiancés are getting denied on the spot, even though many possess waivers! It’s a really bad time to go through any interview with this ban in full effect and if I were you, I would possibly try to delay an interview as long as possible! Or at least until the Supreme Court makes their verdict. 

 

Also, I highly recommend a good Facebook group called, IMMIGRANTS UNITED. This group has over 14,000 members, and most are also impacted by the ban and have valuable advice to share. Here is the link:

 

 https://m.facebook.com/groups/161641507658740

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

What waiver would they possess? The waive of these travel restrictions is determined by the CO during/after application (i.e. the interview), not via a form or letter presented, AFAIK.

From what I understand, I believe @geowrian is correct.. the CO is tasked with determining whether or not an applicant is eligible for a waiver on the the spot and we must provide them with whatever we can for them to make that determination.  

@Leila120 thank you for the link.   

So my K1 visa was just process at the NVC and sent to Yerevan for an interview. I also received an email from the embassy with the instruction on how to schedule my appointment. Unfortunately, the website where I am supposed to pay for the interview fee and schedule states that there are no upcoming appointments available at this time. I called the embassy and they told me to keep checking back until the consulate section opens something up. 

considering that the travel ban is in full effect, we have to qualify for a waiver in order to get our visa. My lawyer said that they will determine if a waiver can be granted on the spot. 

Is there anyone else here at this stage in the game?

9 hours ago, Shoegum said:

Hey All,

 

I have been approved!!! Found the NOA2 approval letter in the mailbox today  It was approved on December 11th.

 

Online status did not update still shows received, oddly enough it did not show up in my informed delivery email notifications also. 

 

@Trinab80 Check your mailbox if you haven't yet. 

@Naes You were right it would just show up one day without updates.

Great news!!! well deserved !!!

8 hours ago, namaste said:

i have a question folks, my case is now READY as stated on ceac site, and i do have a case # now, but do we need a hardcopy or email copy of the file stating the Case #, i dont received any email yet from the embassy? is the case # alone would be good?

Does that mean you have already submitted your DS-160?

If it says ready I assume you are good to go but I would call the embassy and ask them.

You're too close to the end!

6 minutes ago, K+D said:

POE at LAX was swift and easy. The only question he was asked was if we had set a date yet! Took all of 30 minutes! 

We are the happiest (and very jet lagged)! Best wishes to everyone one here! 

Very happy for you! congrats!!

dear all - 

I called NVC again today. They informed me that my case is in "administrative processing." They told me that there is no set timeline for AP and I was not aware that AP can happen at the NVC stage. 

Ive become numb towards this process with all the ups and downs. on the bright side, I hope this means I do not get AP after the interview when we get there. 

Regarding the travel ban stuff, I spoke with my congressional rep again. She told me that they are still waiting on instructions from the State dept., and that no one really has any idea how the ban is going to be implemented yet. she said she does have some contacts at the state dept., but that contacting them will be useless because they are hugely under staffed. I have also hired an attorney to help navigate through the travel ban stuff. It seems like providing a written statement on why we should qualify for a waiver at the interview stage is what we have to do.

dear all. I just learned that I am in AP at the NVC. I was waiting since October 26th for NVC to receive my case. I just learned it was received and went into AP. If anyone can give me a rough idea how long this will take I would appreciate it.

3 hours ago, Hope91 said:

Do you think you emailing your congress-man did anything? I have the same approval date as you

No - I actually just talked to my congression rep and she said she did not contact the NVC. I did, however, send the NVC an email with my NOA2 attached and asked them to find my case. Think that did the trick. 

1 hour ago, IG&JG said:

What day is  NOA2?

October 26th. 

23 minutes ago, vml said:

Really.....that's great news..mine too 45 days today... what they talked about travel ban..?

They told me that they have not yet received any guidelines from the state dept. in that regard. They said that its business as usual for now. 

I found this a bit odd bc the state dept made public announcement last week the it was going into full effect on december 8th. but I found some stuff online saying that the waiver determination will be made at the time of an interview. 

42 minutes ago, AZSunshine78 said:

May I ask, where does it say you must wait 6 weeks?

 

I don’t have my hard copy. Is that I do on the back or something 

I forgot to ask, did you email NVC with a copy of your NOA2? 

26 minutes ago, Meech said:

1-3 weeks after response time is the average but all RFEs are different so some take more than others. What did they ask you for?

Ours was circumstance of meeting and evidence of meeting and approval came through 20 days after response received even though on the approval notice it's actually about 15 days. 

They asked for evidence we'd already sent and we sent back the exact same stuff only with updated letter and we got approved.

Congrats, finally! I thought K-1 would not be affected by the travel ban though. 

You would think so! it was not effected under the bona fide relationship standard, but the the Supreme Court did away with that as well.  With the exception of Student visas, all visas are suspended from Iran indefinitely, unless we can get a waiver. There still is a lot of uncertainty for my Fiancé and I but if there is 1% chance/hope that we can convince an officer to give us a waiver, we have to go for it.