Adam A

2 hours ago, Godschild! said:

Good afternoon adam.after you got waiver approve please tell me the step you took to get your visa. did u have to start all over again with i130 than nvc again to pay fees or what.i need to know cause this lawyer just told me after waiver approve I have to do i130 again. Wthhh. Please reply when you can god bless. 😣😣😣😢😢😢

Think about it this way ,waivers take usually between 8 months to a year sometimes less sometime more ,when it came to me I had to redo everything again even sponsorship papers ,taxes ,ds260,police records ,medical and the visa fee ,your application will not be considered new unless you abandon it and year passes without them hearing from you ,unless you have a visa waiver processing then forget about what I said .

End of the day you have to refresh all your documents cause they will need new documents for anything older than 6 months. 

Good luck 

17 hours ago, Haran??1933 said:

Hi. Did you receive your visa yet?  My husband had his interview and was asked to submit a name change document. He submitted the document and his passport on September 10. We have heard nothing. Website still says AP. 

Yes I did and trust me you have to be patient. You will get it in time ,it drove me crazy but after almost 2 months I got the package and statues changed to issued .now I'm in the US .good luck to you guys 

I got in trouble with the law when i was a teenager and had a felony on my record that i could not expunge and you are welcome 

6 hours ago, Godschild! said:

Hello congrats on your approval, what documents evidence were submitted with your waiver?

Hello , mostly hardship and the effect it has on my family who lives in the US , we had to so lots of supporting documents from police reports ,physiological evaluation from certified doctors in the US , and of course had to hire a lawyer who specializes in waivers since its not an easy thing to get approved or at least that is what i understood from my research and the lawyers i spoke too . 

Sorry i looked and confirmed now that it took from ready to issued 46 days exactly then another week even less to receive the package .

12 hours ago, ahammad1989 said:

Any update on your status Adam?, my fiance have a similar case as yours and was wondering how long it took for you to get the approval?

Hey Ahammad ,after many sleepless nights and worrying about it I finally got it and now I'm in the US ,it didn't take 7 to 10 business days as they told me after the interview ,it took me exactly 67 days from the day of the interview until the status showed issued online .then less then a week after I recieved the package. 

Hello everyone ,

This might be a stupid question but looking for an answer please ,friend of mine entered the US on a tourist visa and received this stamp ,we are wondering how long his length of stay legally here in the US is since there was no date on the stamp .

Thank you 

2 hours ago, Elizabethlh said:

Yess!!! Very happy to hear this! Good news always makes my heart happy ❤️ 

Thank you so much, I will be happier when I see issued. 

1 hour ago, Gomast said:

Yes! This is the one before the final email. Next email: you’ll receive your EMS tracking number for the passport delivery. Double check your visa and the expiration date on your issued passport, once you receive it. 

 

Good luck! 

Thanks I'm looking forward to issued status and passport this week or next week

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

Your very near to doing the happy dance! 

Thank you I can't wait .its been a 9 year process for my F1 category visa .cant wait to see my family .

@Greenbaum I just received this email from the embassy right after th3 status changed which is in the last hour .

2 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Based on the discussions I had with the case officer he informed me of these steps:

 

the first AP is the immigration unit doing the paperwork for approving the visa

the first ready is a notice that they are finished and the paperwork is being sent for visa issuance

the second AP is the visa issuance people doing their own paperwork

the second ready is that the visa has been issued and is currently being processed for delivery

 

Then "issue" is posted and the visa has left the BIG house to YOUR house.

 

Once you get that second ready, it should be sent out within a few days, although we received our visa before any of the various websites that allow you to look up the status said that it had been sent out. Your mileage may vary.

 

@Greenbaum thank you so much ,your always very informative with your answer ,hoping for good news soon .

6 hours ago, Elizabethlh said:

Hi Adam , any good news on your side ? 

I’m still same situation . Got an update though on Friday. Not sure what that means but I’m hopeful. 

Hey after waiting 2 and half months today my status changed from ready to AP .hope its good news soon .thanks for asking 

2 minutes ago, Lah Kolorah said:

I appreciate your input, I know at some point we will get a lawyer. Am currently just trying to understand the process and am educating myself reading all the instructions and all details so I know what to expect. 

That's a good start. First thing my lawyer checked was how long I was banned from US, which was 10 years because of my stupity when I was a teenager, second she checked if I'm eligible for a waiver since not everyone is. 

I would check those 2 main important issues first then go from there.  

Good luck

That's exactly what happened with me, went to interview and was denied and luckily they said I'm eligible for a waiver since it depends on the reason or reasons for the deportation,  it took my lawyer who specializes in immigration waivers almost 3 months to get everything together and file it, took me 11 months to get the approval which was last feb, went for a second interview on May 22 and got verbally approved and nothing else was requested, it's been over 2 months and still no visa but I know I'll get it soon enough. 

Good luck and get a good lawyer, waivers are not easily approved, I know mine was very difficult because of what was requested from our lawyer but it was worth it. 

Forgot to mention that my visa is for an F1 category 

From my families experience it took mom to get it from my USC brother 3 years then after she became a USC  she applied for me and I'm unmarried over 21 , so far 9 years for me and now I'm waiting for my visa to arrive after my last interview on May 22. It's a long process as mentioned above and uneasy one from my experience at least.

1 hour ago, Jd_8188 said:

Hi may I know how long did the I601 got approved? How many month is the process? My spouse was denied too now im filing for his I601 waiver and 212i for misrepresentation.

Mine took around 11 months 

1 hour ago, Gomast said:

Well, it depends what exactly the letter says. In my case, they kept my passport, gave me 221g to provide W-2, which I did that same day. Then I still went through AP for another 2 weeks. There is always AP after the interview. 

Hello, did you end up getting your visa issued? 

1 minute ago, Karry said:

Lol.. it is not easy to find someone that is financially responsible for another human being.. i would never do that for anyone. 

 

As i said it is not requested yet and i do understand that the joint sponsor doesn‘t want me to see their whole financial situation. 

 

If it is really needed they will tho.

 

but that was not my question. My question was how much time is given to turn in the paperwork. Please only answer the question if you know it. I don‘t need to find another joint sponsor.

Word of advice find a sponsor and have him/her ready before your interview if you are sure you need one.not having one will only slow down the process during and after the interview.  

If you got asked for one then it's up to you how fast you can provide them with one and how fast you can forward your required papers back to them. Which most likely will put you in Administrative processing. 

1 minute ago, Lovobear said:

Thank you for your respond 

Congratulations on your approval 

God bless

Thank you,  just remember each case is processed differently, I was told from my attorney and the embassy it would take around 4-6 months but ended it 11 months.,but in the end it will be worth it. 

Good luck 

My waiver I 601 took exactly 11 month, applied in April 2018 and got approved on Feb 14 2019

10 hours ago, HRQX said:

Was your waiver an I-601 or I-601A? There's a difference:

• https://www.uscis.gov/i-601
• https://www.uscis.gov/i-601a

Also, the AP you're asking about is "Advance Parole." The AP @Adam A recently mentioned is "Administrative Processing."

He Is right I'm talking about administration processing for I 601 waiver 

1 hour ago, apollo2018 said:

Did you get an EAD & AP before they approved your waiver? Sorry for asking too much. My lawyer sent my waiver April 2019. I didn’t get any update after my biometrics. Thanks!

I got AP after first interview and after I received the approvel it took a 2 weeks to set up the interview ,new medical and new police clearance . got approved verbally at my May 22 interview and now waiting on my passport with visa .

37 minutes ago, apollo2018 said:

 

How long did it take to get approved?

Everyone told me including my lawyer and online it would take 4 to 6 months but it actually took around 11 months almost a year to hear something from them .

18 minutes ago, Imran1825 said:

Your hardship to spous or parents or children  US citizen ? 

Please if you can give me little info

Got it based on my 70 year old mother who's a US citizen. Of course my 3 older brothers who is USC as well helped but mom was the main qualifying reason for this.