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1 hour ago, jaysaldi said:

I appreciate they didn't look at her documents, but I don't think she should have brought a letter of invitation from you, a copy of your green card, or your bank statements.  Also, her goal should be to convince the consular officer that she will be "well taken care of" by relatives in the USA. Her goal should be to convince the officer that she can take care of herself.

I think the wedding invitation plus birth certificates plus proof of her life in Rwanda (employment letter, medical certificates, house title, etc.) is what she should bring the next time. 

 

My impression is that the consular officers review each file for 30-90 seconds and mostly make up their minds before calling the applicant up to the window for the interview. Maybe the consular officer read her file very quickly and missed that she was a doctor and head of hospital department. They might have even missed that she was going for a wedding (though "wedding" is a common fraudulent reason too).

 

Perhaps she should force her work as a doctor and her travel for wedding  into the conversation if possible, like this:

 

Q: "Good morning, how are you?

A:  "I'm well, I'm Dr. Nodame, nice to meet you."

Q: "Who are you visiting?"

A: "I'd like to go to the USA for my sister's wedding for two weeks, I'm the head of neurology at Kigali General Hospital and I can only take two weeks vacation because I've got lives to save here."

 

Q: "When was she born?"
A: "She's three years younger than I am and she has asked me to be the maid of honor at her wedding. My husband and children will stay here."

 

Q: "What is your relationship?"
A: "We're sisters, she's an accountant and I'm the head of neurology at Kigali General Hospital."

The examples above might be extreme and obnoxious, but my point is that regardless of what questions they ask, she should answer the questions in such a way that highlights that she's a doctor and that she is going for a particular very special reason for which a doctor might be expected to be pulled away from her duties for a week or two.  

 

Otherwise, if they only glanced at her file for a few seconds they may think she's just another poor uneducated Rwandan asking to go to the USA to "visit" a relative.

 

 

Highly recommended since it's the only possible option!  

29 minutes ago, cyclone27 said:

Outstanding evidence -  it has more weight than you might think as bonifide relationship evidence. 👍👍👍

Agreed I used my daughters CRBA at interview and it really made things easier for me! 

21 minutes ago, samar123 said:

Embassy asked for 2nd (updated)medical report. which i did last month. my case status changed 0n 28 jan from Ready to Administrative processing. should i be concerned ?

Nothing to worry about!

1 minute ago, carmel34 said:

Relax, do not be scared.  The need to convince someone that the co-sponsor's income is sufficient has passed.  You have your visa.  CBP is not going to do the visa interview over again.  All they will do is check the visa in your passport, stamp it with the date of entry, and ask you to confirm your address in the US, enter your information into their computer system and send you on your way.  Good luck and safe travels!

Thanks a lot

I have received my IR-1 visa recently and planning to travel in few weeks! Will my visa be effected or my entry to USA? I have a MBA degree and my spouse(petitioner) also has a bachelors degree from GeorgeMason which clearly shows we do have professional skills and experience and wont be depending on Govt for support! But I wanted to know can my entry have problems like income and all those aspects since my spouse was recently living with me and will be traveling with me back to the USA! However the Co-sponsor is working at US govt and has earning of $ 45k! M i safe at POE?

Just now, missileman said:

Here is a direct quote from the rule as published in 2019:

 

"DHS reiterates that this rule does not and cannot alter the process of obtaining immediate relative, family-sponsored, employment-based, diversity, or nonimmigrant visas, as required and permitted by law."

Oky thanks! its just that I am scared to death to be rejected entry to USA since my wife is currently not doing job and is outside USA vd me since 2 months and will travel with me but my co sponsor is working with US Govt department! I hope 40-45K $ is sufficient to convince CBP at POE ! 

8 minutes ago, missileman said:

Non-issue.  Have a good trip.

Will it only effect the cases that are still pending with NVC? 

I have received my IR-1 visa recently and planning to travel in few weeks! Will my visa be effected or my entry to USA? I have a MBA degree and my spouse(petitioner) also has a bachelors degree from GeorgeMason which clearly shows we do have professional skills and experience and wont be depending on Govt for support! But I wanted to know can my entry have problems like income and all those aspects since my spouse was recently living with me and will be traveling with me to the USA!

3 hours ago, M Naeem said:

@Muhammad Bilal 
whats your current status right now?
my interview was on 13th January 2020, they kept my passport and mentioned that I will get my visa in 1 to 2 weeks. 
CEAC status is showing 'Administrative Processing' since 13th Jan.

my interview was on 9th January! stayed in admin processing till 10th January and then status changed to issued! Then on 13th received my visa 2 days later due to weekend! 

Its the necessary background check that embassy does! it takes a few weeks to several months in some cases depending on your luck! Usually the name and no travel history are also major reasons that lead to greater admin processing chances. 

DS- 160

23 hours ago, Irfan ibrahim said:

It will take 7 working days bro 

Thanks received it already

I had my interview on 9th January 2020 and status changed to issued next day! but my passport isn't being tracked and the passport tracker says There is no status update available for the passport number submitted! How can I get to know about my passport and how long does it take for embassy to send the passport to AEG Islamabad?

I had my interview on 9th January 2020 and status changed to issued next day! but my passport isn't being tracked and the passport tracker says There is no status update available for the passport number submitted!  How can I get to know about my passport and how long does it take for embassy to send the passport to AEG Islamabad?

1 hour ago, ahqs90 said:

Hi my wife’s visa was in AP and now says issued on CEAC.

 

What do we need to do now? How long does it usually take to get to the speedex office? 

Congrats  you just have to wait the embassy will send the passport to the speedex office and they will inform you! it takes 2-3 days for the passport to reach! 

1 minute ago, R&H said:

Dont worry if VO said you are ok and welcomed you.You are good.Male members go through AP a little longer.I had my interview on yesterday 9thjanuary tooo.VO WELCOMED Me.I was in AP for like two hours after interview and than the status changed to Issued alhumdulillah.Your would be soon too insha Allah.

Hey Congrats really happy for you

I am creating this thread for all the members facing the administrative processing issue during the 2020! You can share your experiences here and discuss freely! I had my interview on 9th of January 2020 and was told that my visa is approved but still facing administrative processing. 

I had my interview for IR-1 class on 9th January and the interview went well and the CO told me that I am good to go and I will be receiving my passport in 1-2 weeks. My status on the CEAC says Administrative Processing is it normal to have it after interview? Since I did not receive any 221G or any list I wanted to know how many days does it take to get the Issued status? 

I had my interview for IR-1 class on 9th January and the interview went well and the CO told me that I am good to go and I will be receiving my passport in 1-2 weeks. My status on the CEAC says Administrative Processing is it normal to have it after interview? Since I did not receive any 221G or any list I wanted to know how many days does it take to get the Issued status? 

I received my interview date on 12 December and the interview is in January! I wanted to know since the email has this part about health insurance, do I need to make arrangements for health insurance or not? And I did check online and the proclamation was halted and the injunction has been issued by the court. Is it still worth it to purchase health insurance before an interview or can I just attend the interview without it! Though many of the people on forums were not questioned about it!

I received my interview date on 12 December and the interview is in January! I wanted to know since the email has this part about health insurance, do I need to make arrangements for health insurance or not? And I did check online and the proclamation was halted and the injunction has been issued by the court. Is it still worth it to purchase health insurance before an interview or can I just attend the interview without it! Though many of the people on forums were not questioned about it!

https://www.balglobal.com/bal-news/injunction-issued-in-case-challenging-trump-health-care-proclamation/