FarahS

On 4/13/2022 at 10:51 AM, Ahmed Nashat said:

Hello Farah may I know if there is any update please ?? I am from Egypt had the exact same situation here , did my interview April 11 and consular said congratulations and he had my passport but checked after interview it said refused till now didn't have a call or any email from them 

Hello Ahmed, my husband's visa has been issued. They requested his passport and sent it back with the visa this week. I hope you hear good news soon.

19 minutes ago, MariamTall said:

Wow, it’s crazy. I emailed them last week , asking if there is any update . But I didn’t receive a reply yet. Keep me posted if you have any new developments. I’m praying for good outcome 🙏🏾

it seems in both your cases the embassy told you after the interview that the case is moving to AP and also both of you got documents to fill and send back. Our case is different which is why I'm more worried now. They told him "We will submit your visa" and gave him two documents that said "Congratulations your visa is accepted" and then ended up returning the passport empty. So I'm not sure if this is also normal or not!

1 minute ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

Anyways guys we have a Facebook messenger group for similar cases if you're interested

I'd like to be added, Ahmed, please. Send me the link please.

This is very weird! Eshme3na ehna they didn't call us 😃 any way yes I will email them and of course I will keep u updated if anything comes up soon.

5 hours ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

Hello Farah , what happened to you exactly happened to me tho, they called me brdo after a week for AP followed by email to file that form .. any updates for you? 

5 hours ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

Wait they just sent you the passport without any form and not followed by any email?? Cause I never heard that tbh in Cairo Embassy! 

 

For me, as I told you, homma called me exactly one week after the interview telling me we will send back your passport for " extra " AP , then opened my email couple mins after found out they sent me Email I can send it to you to check for something similar 3ndk ..

5 hours ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

 

Tyb so email them kda ask them if there is any update on your case ... W I think en ente kda msh mtlobb mnk anything but just waiting .. and keep checking case last update f CEAC .. wna lw feh any update in my case h let you know isA as I can see we have almost similar situation

This is very weird! Eshme3na ehna they didn't call us 😃 any way yes I will email them and of course I will keep u updated if anything comes up soon.

3 minutes ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

Wait they just sent you the passport without any form and not followed by any email?? Cause I never heard that tbh in Cairo Embassy! 

 

For me, as I told you, homma called me exactly one week after the interview telling me we will send back your passport for " extra " AP , then opened my email couple mins after found out they sent me Email I can send it to you to check for something similar 3ndk ..

No, maba3toosh any forms and nobody called us. They just sent an email to inform us the case is now in AP then sent another email that the passport is ready. When we picked it up it was empty!! Should I email them to inquire?

1 minute ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

Hello Farah , what happened to you exactly happened to me tho, they called me brdo after a week for AP followed by email to file that form .. any updates for you? 

Hi Ahmed,

Nobody called us, they just sent us an email and then sent the passport back empty, there were no forms for us to file! Now I'm worried, should I email them?

10 hours ago, Ahmed Nashat said:

Hello Farah may I know if there is any update please ?? I am from Egypt had the exact same situation here , did my interview April 11 and consular said congratulations and he had my passport but checked after interview it said refused till now didn't have a call or any email from them 

Hello Ahmed,

The embassy sent us an email one week after the interview to inform us that his case is going through Administrative Processing and that they do not know how long that would take. And then the very next day the mailed back the passport via SLS and sent an email for us to pick it up and it was empty, as in no visas stamped or a denial letter attached. So I am being told that this means they know the AP will take a long time and do not want to keep the passport with them during the process and when/if the visa is issued, they will send to us so we can send them the passport back. Please keep me posted via this thread if anything new happens with you case and I will update you too. E7na keda sab2inak be esboo3 ta2riban.

Just now, JeanneAdil said:

was just an idea

u need to take a deep breath and relax

they said "approved " so let it go thru the AP 

i know the wait is hard but basically there is nothing u can do but wait

allah yekbel

Thank you! I hope so. Fingers crossed!

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

if the bene stated the need to use the passport while waiting ,   that could be a reason

only he knows what was said in interview

Refused is normal 

No he did not indicate that he needs to use the passport at all. 

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

ceac says rejected or refused?

rejected is not normal posting 

we see refused for AP ,   issued or denied

refused could just mean doing extra security checking

and they could ask for passport back when the AP is done

 

Yes sorry, it was refused not rejected. So it is normal for them to return passport while going through AP? As at no point did we receive any official denial notices.

Hi all,

My husband had his IV interview at the US Embassy in Cairo on April 3rd, the consular who did the interview told him she will process his visa and that he should get it within 2-3 weeks. They took his passport and gave him two documents that say "Congratulations, your visa is approved."  - The next day I checked his CEAC status and it was "rejected", we came to understand that it means he's going through Administrative Processing. Today, (exactly one week later) he received an email from the courier the embassy deals with telling him his passport is ready for pick up. He went to pick it up only to find it empty. There is no visa but there was no rejection letter either. Does this mean he's still under AP? Did this happen to anyone before?

7 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Yes,   Refused is the term they post on CEAC site while case is in AP after interview

it will show as issued when the AP is complete 

unless they find an issue not disclosed in documents and/or interview   and at any time understand it can go to denied 

What do you mean by AP? And also, they gave him 2 documents that say "Your visa has been approved", can they still change their mind and require more time to decide?

6 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

What country?  Please fill in your time line.  It wll help other members answer your questions.  Thanks.

Egypt. I thought I am posting in the Egypt forum but it seems I made a mistake.

Hello,

My husband had his IV interview on April 3rd, the consular officer took his passport at the end of the interview and told him she will be submitting his visa, she also gave him 2 documents that said "Congratulations your visa has been approved." but now I was randomly checking the case status on the CEAC website and it says status updated on April 3rd: REFUSED.

I'm so confused!! Has this happened to anyone before? Is this an error or did they change their minds? They literally gave him documents that SAY his visa is approved. 

I was checking case status and it says that on October 31 my case was sent to the Department of State. My lawyer never sent me any updates. Does this mean she hasnt gotten the new notice yet? She’s very unhelpful and takes forever to reply but we’re stuck with her at this point. Any guidance would be appreciated.

18 hours ago, James D said:

Congratulations!! Good luck going forward!

Don't forget to update your timeline so the stats will be more accurate.

Thank you! Will do.. do u have an idea how long it usually takes the NVC to assign a case number and for us to receive the receipt? Also how long till we are assigned an interview at the local embassy?

Hello allll! I just got an email that our case was approved! This is what you refer to as NoA 2 right? I have informed my lawyer and waiting for her to tell me what are our next steps. We are applying for my husband from Cairo, Egypt. Can anyone tell me what are the next steps and what are the usual estimates of time till we move forward?

4 hours ago, James D said:

The real question is why did it jump up to August, skipping June and July. Perhaps the data base is updated with the latest approval and for some, their case may be expedited. I never saw Nebraska working on August. Last time or two I checked it was working on May, 2018 petitions. I receive an email regularly from VJ showing my expected approval date, which last said October 13. It keeps getting bumped up. I think the August date was either an error or a fluke.

I just checked Nebraska right now it was August 29, how is it that you can see May?