Rinkle

My husband had his interview on May 16th and as expected he was denied his Visa. We had our I601 all prepared and paid the $545 right then & there but had to mail in the I601 package which they received on May 21st. They told us it would take "up to" 15 weeks for a final decision. Any idea how long it takes to get on the darn list and does the counting of the weeks happen once your on the list or when they receive the package? Looks like they update the list weekly however, we're still not on it yet.

Any information would be helpful...thank you

From what I can remember with my own situation, the timeline begins from the date when they "officially" receive the paperwork. You should get a receipt from them in the mail with the date on it and you can then start counting. I would say that any timeline they give is probably more of a guideline rather than an exact estimate but keep checking the list published on the website ... and most of all, GOOD LUCK.

Not sure if this is exactly the right spot for this, but anyway ...

I was denied entry into the US almost 3 years ago and have been trying through various means to get back there to be with my US citizen wife. My I-601 application was denied a couple of months ago and we decided not to appeal as we'd had enough and just wanted to get back to our lives. As a result my wife intends to move here to the UK (London) very soon.

We're not looking for any more legal advice as we've had just about all we can take. However, what I am wondering is if they're any other folks in our situation here in the UK. I know that my wife is going to find it difficult to adjust to life here and being able to chat or even meet other people with similar experiences would be a great help. Is there already a group out there and if not would it be a good idea to maybe start one.

Any comments, etc welcomed.

Cheers,

Nick

I'm sorry to hear the waiver did not work out for you. Hope your wife will adjust and you'll finally have a life!

Did you ever look here? http://www.uk-yankee.com/

All the best!

Thanks for the link to the website Mrs.J06. Looks really useful and have passed it along to my wife.

Not sure if this is exactly the right spot for this, but anyway ...

I was denied entry into the US almost 3 years ago and have been trying through various means to get back there to be with my US citizen wife. My I-601 application was denied a couple of months ago and we decided not to appeal as we'd had enough and just wanted to get back to our lives. As a result my wife intends to move here to the UK (London) very soon.

We're not looking for any more legal advice as we've had just about all we can take. However, what I am wondering is if they're any other folks in our situation here in the UK. I know that my wife is going to find it difficult to adjust to life here and being able to chat or even meet other people with similar experiences would be a great help. Is there already a group out there and if not would it be a good idea to maybe start one.

Any comments, etc welcomed.

Cheers,

Nick

Manda,

Tricky one. I had to go for a waiver due to a misrep charge also and the Embassy in London denied my waiver a few days ago. Misrep charges are difficult to overcome and I'm trying to get some advice on what our appeal chances would be ... have a call to a specialist lawyer in Boston tomorrow.

If you have to go for the 601 waiver get yourself a good lawyer and pour your hearts out in your hardship statements. I don't think we could have done anything more.

Good luck,

Nick

Thanks Wanda. Have used a lawyer through the whole process and am currently waiting for an opinion on what our chances of a successful appeal are. From what I've heard Washington have only approved 2 appeals in the past 6 months so the chances don't look good.

Finally got my decision from the Embassy last week and they denied my I-601 waiver request.

My wife and I were convinced we had a good case and really didn't see this coming. Considering an appeal but realize it would be a long shot ... just don't want to give up, you know.

Everyone still on the list, keep the faith!

Good to hear you made it safely back home. I'm really looking forward to suffering from some culture shock, soon hopefully!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Hello there all , I was married in the US in July 2005 , and after a two week honeymoon returned to the UK, Im now waiting for a I 601 to go through as i was a naughty lad when i was young, ive been waiting since June 2006.. anyone know the Processing times? im still stuck in pending after all this time, i was told 12 weeks was maximum. What do i need to do to speed up this process as im seeing similar cases go through the whole process in less than 8 weeks

Crikey, I thought I'd been waiting a long time! Sorry to hear that you've been on the list so long. The Embassy originally told me 12-16 weeks, but I've now been on the pending list for almost 19 weeks. I have a congressman and a senator looking into it but so far neither have been able to get any information for me.

Did you ever receive a note from the Embassy that they received your paperwork? If you've been on the pending list for over a year that's outrageous!

Took 6 weeks for my case to show up on the list. | have now been waiting for almost 18 weeks and have finally made it to the top of the pending list! Hopefully shouldn't be too much longer. I think my wait has been way longer than average.

Wow, fantastic news for you guys!

Still no news on my case. What date was your paperwork received by the Embassy in London?

Hi Anna,

The Embassy originally told me 12-15 weeks also, but that timeline doesn't start until they acknowledge receipt of your paperwork which can take another 6-8 weeks. I have tried going through my lawyer and my congressman to find out eaxctly what is going on but they just say not to believe any timelines put out by the Embassy. It makes no difference what the waiver has been requested for. As long as you have a good case and you have well documented waiver letters, etc I'm sure you'll be ok ... I know it's just hard to wait.

Nick

Welcome to the madhouse ... I mean waiting room! It will probably take a few weeks for your case to show up on the page kindly linked to above by Waiting Wanda, mine took about 6 weeks. Since mine appeared on that page I have been waiting 16 weeks and have still heard nothing. 11 cases so far in October is still painfully slow, but you gotta keep smiling, right?

My medical was back in September of last year and I am still waiting for my I-601 approval. I was recently told that I would probably not need another medical, but that the Embassy would inform me once they have reviewed my case. As with everything else in this process it seems as though there is nothing to do other than wait to be told what to do by the Embassy. If another medical is required then it should be a fairly quick process, but I guess "quick" is a relative term!

My application got to the 12 week mark yesterday and I still have plenty of names ahead of me on the list. When it was submitted the Embassy told me 12-16 weeks but they have not exactly been speeding through the cases in recent weeks. This waiting is an absolute nightmare but it's got to end at somepoint. Will let you know when I hear something about my case so you have an idea of how long it's currently taking them.

Nick

Hi Nick, thanks for the response. Looks like we're at more or less the same stage.

Any chance you have the weekly status reports for the last couple of weeks in July. We have been tracking since then (we're a bit obsessed!) but did not keep copies of the July reports, so can't track since our file went into the queue

Sorry but I haven't been keeping copies of the status reports, although I wish I had been. All this waiting is driving me crazy!! No update since Oct 5th.

My application got to the 12 week mark yesterday and I still have plenty of names ahead of me on the list. When it was submitted the Embassy told me 12-16 weeks but they have not exactly been speeding through the cases in recent weeks. This waiting is an absolute nightmare but it's got to end at somepoint. Will let you know when I hear something about my case so you have an idea of how long it's currently taking them.

Nick

My husband and I were also denied, after being apart for 5 years, he was deported in 2002, we were approved for the K-3 and the I-130 and waited 2 years to gat an answer on waivers. My husband and I are truly in love, a really special love. How can someone who does not even know us, decide our life or our future? We will appeal and by the way the appeal forms are now $585.00 not $385.00, they just went up at the end of July. All this is so stupid.

Ayesha

I am so sorry for you two and I can safely say that I know your pain,but you will get through it with the deep mutual love that you and your partner have,honestly I felt like goin down and hunting down the numpty of an adjudicator who decided that years of seperation and rivers of tears do not qualify for extreme hardship but is merely an in convenience..it is so morally wrong. My wife and her friends even her dad who worked in immigration as a high ranking officer cant believe that their country do this to people and we have their full support. Good Luck

Hi there,

I am so sorry that your waiver was denied. What these people in the Embassy think about when they are processing these cases God only knows, but they can be nothing other than cold and heartless human beings. Here we all are trying to make amends and follow all their long drawn out procedures and yet all they do is keep kicking us where it hurts. How do they sleep at night!

Good luck with all your efforts with appeal.

Nick

Great news ... congratulations!

Looks like London is definitely running slow at the moment. I submitted my paperwork to the Embassy on May 31st and CIS there didn't receive it until July 12th, which is 6 weeks. They are still putting out a 12-14 week timeline, which I can't understand if they only completed 3 cases in July! I would guess the total processing time is going to be at least 20 weeks. My lawyer told me that a few months ago there were some personnel cuts at the Embassy and where there used to be up to 3 people working on I-601 applications there is now only one ... which may help to explain the delays.

I was hoping to get back to the US for our next wedding anniversary in early October, but it's going to be very close. We keep hoping and praying for some good news but in the meantime I just feel like banging my head against a wall!

I know I have posted on this subject before but I cannot help but notice that people say London has a quick turnaround in I-601`s,this obviosly is not the case,they completed 10 cases in the whole of June and only three in the whole of July...someone says it is just a slow month but that is a snails pace by any standards,this is not helping people who are waiting on tenterhooks to see if they have jumped out of pending,I myself have been in the "red" since May 12th and see no end to it at their current rate..this is a joke and it is beginning to affect me and my wife. Can anyone shed any light whatsoever on this situation,as I was confidently expecting to be there for my anniversary but that has come and gone today,whenever I look at that status site i see virtually no progress... good luck to everyone waiting....waiting....waiting

Happy anniversary by the way!

Looks like the online status site has just been updated. I've been waiting 8 weeks just to see my case on this list and it's finally made it. Good luck to everyone on it!

Are you pending or under review Rinkle?

I'm pending. Everyone has been telling me the timeline is 12-14 weeks but I don't know whether this is from when the paperwork is submitted to the Embassy or from when the DHS LOndon office "officially" receives my application. I am hoping to hear some news in early September.

Looks like the online status site has just been updated. I've been waiting 8 weeks just to see my case on this list and it's finally made it. Good luck to everyone on it!

Finally got our I-601 application into the Embassy ... now just have to sit and wait. Looks like they got through quite a few applications during May, so I hope that was good news for everyone.

Nick

If you're applying for your CR-1 visa and I-601 waiver then it is definitely London that will be processing the waiver. There is a DHS office in the London Embassy and that is where all waivers for visas processed through London are dealt with. I was there for an interview a few weeks ago and am currently putting together my 601 waiver application. I have a lawyer in London with good experience of this and they, as well as the Embassy, have told me that my case will be adjudicated by DHS London.

hi,thanks for the reply ,i hope so ,vermont is a nightmare ,what was yours denied for if you dont mind me asking ? and what does your lawyer reckon? thanks ,andy.

I've got a misrep issue, which can be very tricky to overcome. My lawyer reckons we have a good case and London seems to be good with approvals, although they have been tougher recently. Hoping to get all the paperwork submitted this week or next and then sit and wait. Nightmare!

If you're applying for your CR-1 visa and I-601 waiver then it is definitely London that will be processing the waiver. There is a DHS office in the London Embassy and that is where all waivers for visas processed through London are dealt with. I was there for an interview a few weeks ago and am currently putting together my 601 waiver application. I have a lawyer in London with good experience of this and they, as well as the Embassy, have told me that my case will be adjudicated by DHS London.