AlisonGC

Sending an update...my fiancé from Egypt did get a DS-5535 and after 60 days in AP I contacted my senator even though everyone said it wouldn’t help.  My senator contacted the embassy, received a response back the same week, then two weeks later the embassy called my fiancé and told him the visa would be issued this month (May).  The website updated and is no longer in AP and he’ll have it in a week.

Don’t lose hope! Praying for peace to you 🙏🏼

My fiancé was told he was approved at his interview 1/31/19 in Cairo, Egypt and they kept his passport.  2/5/19 he was phoned by the Embassy and told they had “additional questions “ and was sent the DS-5535.

Everyone in these forums were mostly negative and told me contacting my senator wouldn’t help. I contacted my senator in April and the embassy responded to her immediately and the embassy phoned my fiancé last week and told him his passport would be sent with the visa this month, and the website no longer says AP.

There is hope, don’t get overwhelmed by all the stories, you have your own story☺️

Saying a prayer for you to receive good news soon 🙏🏼

My fiancé was given an approval letter and they took his passport at his interview on 1/31/19. On 2/5/19 he was sent the supplemental questionnaire (they didn’t even title it DS-5535) and it has been in AP ever since. Does anyone know any DS-5535 that have ended up approved?

4 hours ago, tawakol said:

if in time of interview the officer said Congrats that it mean approved even if he ask for any additional paper or forums theoretically its done but they cant process the visa without completion of all required paper i d keep eye on CEAC tracker for week if didnt change to issued then it might go for while ,mine after i submit paper twice and passport took like week and was issued but after submission it changed AP  and that is normal.and then issued.

Yes, that’s exactly what happened! Thank you, yes, I’m checking CEAC obsessively!

18 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Anecdotal, but sure.  What I mean was that they cannot affect the outcome of a decision.  Most prolonged AP situations are related to security checks, and no congressional intervention will speed that up.

Absolutely! Can certainly stop it from being ignored and sitting in a black hole somewhere though

17 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Your state senators/congresspersons cannot "intervene" into AP at all.

They can help a lot actually. I know two other cases where a simple phone call from a senator’s office resulted in the respective embassies reviewing the cases and completing the processing. It’s not an intervention, it simply redirects attention to your case. Best of luck!

12 hours ago, Khallaf said:

I am very sorry that you are going through this DS-5535 forms can put people in AP for up to 1 year.

 

since AP is a black hole it could be there for a while, I would recommend checking every 60-90 days if still in AP to get the status of that.

 

I know this will be a strange question to ask but at in time in your relationship did you ever go have a religious ceremony in Egypt?

No sir, neither one of us have attended a religious ceremony in Egypt. My fiancée even brought his family and civil registries to his interview, and the lady there became angry that he brought them. She didn’t take them, then called him a few days later...after they took his passport and gave him an approval letter... and sent him that supplemental questionnaire. 

There were no new questions on that questionnaire that we hadn’t already answered at the Petition, NVC, and Embassy Interview levels. I’ve contacted my state senators and have requested intervention. 

I’m thankful for all your responses, as the embassy doesn’t even have a title or name on this form.

I just looked up that form and those are the exact questions they sent him. The AP is longer on these? So even though they kept his passport and gave him an approval letter, it wasn’t really approved? I feel sick...

They didn’t give my fiancé a form or call it DS5535 ... they gave him an approval letter and kept his visa. So confusing.

My Fiancé was approved for our K1 Visa and given an approval letter at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on 1/31/19. On 2/5/19 he was phoned by the embassy and told they needed some additional information. They overnighted a questionnaire to Aramex and he filled it out and emailed it back as directed. Now the site says we’re in AP. It was updated 2/20 and 2/21 and that’s it. We weren’t given a 221g and they still have his passport from when they took it at the interview. Is this normal? Is it still approved? We’re so stressed out because we were excited we thought we were approved, and now this. Any help is very much appreciated!

My Fiancé was approved for our K1 Visa and given an approval letter at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on 1/31/19. On 2/5/19 he was phoned by the embassy and told they needed some additional information. They overnighted a questionnaire to Aramex and he filled it out and emailed it back as directed. Now the site says we’re in AP. It was updated 2/20 and 2/21 and that’s it. We weren’t given a 221g and they still have his passport from when they took it at the interview. Is this normal? Is it still approved? We’re so stressed out because we were excited we thought we were approved, and now this. Any help is very much appreciated!