YoungPadawan

Having a VAWA filed against you puts your under scrutiny, naturally.

Don't try to have a baby to play the system... not only would that be obsolete, but it is deeply troubling to even consider.

45 minutes ago, Daniela M_______ said:

From Vietnam it is 

If you hold women and Vietnamese women in such low regard, maybe stop trying to marry them?

1 hour ago, Roel said:

I'm looking for ways to eliminate marital problems for a lasting marriage.

For someone who went on a vendetta against his ex-- to ruin her life after the divorce-- I think you have some stuff to work through internally before jumping into the next marriage.

Hello,

I began my AOS path shortly upon entering on a K1, starting with an SSN application. Two months later, I was starting to worry about the i-94 expiring, and so we've decided to submit the AOS packet without the SSN.

I received my SSN a week after sending the i765, and now I am confused as to where to go from here. I understand that the SSN and EAD are two different documents issued by two different agencies, but am I expecting to updat my i765 ? if so, how? I made sure to include a brief explanation on my i765, stating that the SSN was already applied for and that it wasn't received yet. will my EAD get denied or slowed down? 

thank you

That's interesting I didn't know that. Well, there isn't much you can do now but wait it out. Thankfully-- since you've submitted the AOS packet-- your spouse will not be out of status after the I-94 expires.

You can add your husband to your bank account without an SSN. 

We are in a similar situation. I advise you go ahead with your AOS application without the SSN-- You can file without it. 

5 minutes ago, SabrinaJerome said:

Wow wow wow wowwww that's so great! 

We're so happy for you!

Thanks for letting us know.

Enjoy your family and kiss VJ goodbyyyye!

(OK well come and check on us once in a while 🙄😊)

Yayyyyyyyy!

I will haha! I wish you all hear a good news soon as well. 

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.

I sent my form in January, I haven't heard anything yet. 

@Mohammed1406 when will your medical expire? 

28 minutes ago, SabrinaJerome said:

Good morning Young Padawan,  have you found some data here on VJ that indicates this?  Is there another thread about people who have received the 5535 and have been granted their visa? Maybe a spreadsheet?

Good morning. I based that estimation on the reported cases here. 

19 minutes ago, Eternity1516 said:

Hi everyone, 
I'm a USC, petitioned for my husband (CR-1) who is in Lebanon and we are still waiting for the interview, but after reading this topic, I've been very worried he could get a DS-5535, is there anything we can do to avoid this? anything specific anyone can recommend? 

This will be my second time applying for him, because the first time they didn't consider the marriage "consummated" although we had a child. It's the rules and my only option was to consummate the marriage and reapply. 

So we have been going through hell since 2015/2016 (3 years)

Any advice is appreciated.. 

Unfortunately the Ds5535 has become the norm for some countries, and there isn't anything you can do to avoid it. But getting the questionnaire doesn't necessarily mean long delays--it could take anywhere between 2 weeks, to over 6 months, I'd say the median is 90 days. But then again, your husband might not get the form at all. Stay strong and remain patient. 

4 hours ago, Ahmad Elisa said:

I want to add . when I submitted the DS-5355 I made it very very detailed : I added 10 papers of supplements .  excel sheet saying which date I entered and left the country and what I do there exactly even stating the places I visited there 

Congratulations! It's always refreshing to see approvals. And thank you for sharing. 

40 minutes ago, NLZZLN said:

Well my hubsand renewed his passport before his interview which was last year jan, 26 2017 but we told them to hold off the visa for one year. But when i sent it for stamping in november they send us this forum ds5535 n for 3 months they didnt tell us anything until i sent new affidavit of support to add my daughter then they called me n told me that they didnt recieve the form so i submited the form by mail on feb 4. So now just waiting. They did review my file 2 times which was feb 19 n 20. After that today when the officer called so he updated. He told me few months so lets c. 

Oh I see. Then it shouldn't take long for you, hopefully within a few weeks! 

I'm so sorry . The Ds5535 is a new form they started giving out to everyone under ap, requiring you to submit additional information such as social media handles, and employment history. You'll probably get it soon before they issue your visa. 

On 7/26/2017 at 8:39 PM, E.Amr said:

thanks for your answers 

i already contacted the embassy and asked about my passport situation , the embassy said they will send me my passport to renew it and i should keep it til they ask me to send it 

regarding the expiry of my medical check , the embassy already asked me to send them my passport , new police certificate and new medical check on 29 march 2017 , i submitted everything they asked for on 11 april 2017 , and on 12 april our case was updated from immigrant to non immigrant , and case creation date changed to be 12 april , as case last update 

i did some research about these changes , and everyone said it was a good sign , since it is supposed to be the last step before issuing our visa , but since that time we are stuck , i tried everything , inquires from us , our lawyer and congress man , but the embassy always gave us the same automatic response " your case is under mandatory administrative processing "

 

any way i received my passport today and i will renew it

Hey bro. I'm in a similar situation, and I was wondering if your visa was issued. And also, were you given the Ds5535 at any point? 

1 hour ago, NLZZLN said:

So i sent the embassy a letter asking abt the status of my husband’s case. Since it was approved already n ready for stamp. I got a call today staying that its still under administration processing cuz he renewed his passport so when they put his passport number in the system it tells them to do administrative processing.. this is what the officer said n he said it will take few months n to just watch the website for update. Im so sad and depressed because we had everything planned but it feels like we r just stuck n there is no ending. 

 

I just have one question for everyone when u check the status does it say weeks or months?? Because before it said it can take up to weeks or months but it just says weeks n he updated it today. 

Oh my gosh... That explains a lot. I am on the same boat as you. I had no choice but to renew my passport as it was close to expiring while my case was under ap. After getting a new passport my case was placed under administrative processing once more :(. I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but I submitted my valid passport 7 months ago, and I'm still waiting. I really hope the delay is not as lengthy for you :(. 

My ceac says weeks too by the way. 

On 3/8/2018 at 9:42 AM, Super Uber said:

See my previous post for more info: 

 

 

Remember that the limitations to case updates on CEAC after initial approval is only for K1 and non-immigrant visas.

Could you please elaborate? How do you know that? 

22 minutes ago, SabrinaJerome said:

Is your tourist visa still valid?

If so you could technically come for a short period of time. However I asked about visiting with a current valid tourist visa while in AP and the officer didn't recommend it as the border agent might think you are going to stay...

He also agreed that staying wouldn't make much sense but you still could get turned back.

I would advise against that. The odds of being turned down at port of entry are high, and I think it would potentially cause further delays with regards to the immigrant visa. Not worth the money and bureaucratic quagmire in my opinion. 

Also @SabrinaJerome do you really think the social media handles are sent to Washington? I was kind of hoping they check them at the consulates...  oh man... The backlog must be huge,  since they're giving the questionnaire to the whole world...

Well, whether her suspicions are true or not, the relationship seems to have descended into a point of no return.

The ESTA isn't coming back, but that is okay -- the majority of people on the planet don't have that privilege. 

Withdraw your passport and move on OP. 

Occam's razor : when presented with competing hypothetical answers to a problem, one should select the one that makes the fewest assumptions.

ESTA was amanded a couple of years ago, I think,  to tighten security.

I really doubt that you are caught in the plot line of Bruce Willis thriller. 

Like so many in this forum, myself included, your case is just undergoing a routine administrative processing. Some cases can take many months to get resolved. 

Are you a dual national? Were you born in another country? 

1 hour ago, Munazza said:

Hi, 

My sister had her interview on 15th of Feb and was approved by VO . She has F3 category, five persons of family got interview call but her elder son went into army so he didnt appear in interview. Since the day of interview all four,s ceas status is in AP but that son was in Ready. One update on 21st and one is today but after today,s update they all five in AP.. What does it mean?? Are they working on his case too coz he wasnt updated before..

I'd give it a few more weeks before starting to worry. It's only been a couple of weeks since their interview, which is still within the norm. Were any of them given the form? 

Is the ceac website down today? 

2 minutes ago, Munazza said:

Lol.. you have given it with ds5535?? Since when you are in AP?? Category??

I didn't because they said to only give them the handle.

I've been in ap since late 2016. It took a year to finish, then apparently I fell into yet another round of ap, with the Ds5535 this time. 

8 minutes ago, Munazza said:

Strange... 😓.. It did happened??

I don't know lol. I'm just wondering why it's taking them so long... I'd give them my password if they want it, and I could get cleared faster. 

Guys, this might sound odd. But do you think that having a private Facebook account (not showing friends and pictures to public)could delay the process? 

Hi!

I'm no expert, but as far as I know, there aren't any restrictions for legal residents to attend college and earn advanced degrees.

You would be just as eligible as someone who is a citizen, granted you are able to pay your tuition. Perhaps, legal residents cannot benefit from certain public financial assistance programs, and you might also need to spend some time in your state of residence.

I'd take the time to do some research if I were you. But don't worry too much, and good luck to you. 

1 hour ago, NLZZLN said:

The interview was last year in jan 2017. So told the officer to hold the visa for one year. So in november we got ds5535 but they never recieved our email. So we sent it by mail on feb 4 so lets c maybe they will do something now n approve our case inshallah

Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear that. Well,  getting ceac updates after submitting the form is definitely a good sign then. At least you know they've gotten it. And yes,  an update usually means that  somebody touched your file...  at least. But since you've said that you were already approved a year ago, I wouldn't worry too much if I were you. It could take a few weeks,  but your visa is on its way :).  Were you asked to submit a new medical exam along with your passport?