miamiwife

Merhaba everybody!

I have never posted in this forum, but I have read many of your journeys. Like Julia and Onur, my husband and I have been stuck in AP since his K-3 interview back in June. Every day I hope that his number will appear, but each day is met with dissappointment. This is the longest I have gone without seeing Muhammet, and it has been really difficult. I don't think I will be able to go to Turkey until Winter Recess in December. I know Serdar received his visa recently and I wish the best of luck to Doris this week too. Hopefully Julia and I will have good news soon!

Sibel

Okay guys, enough! Chaingang was just voicing his frustration with the visa process and his experience I believe is grounds for being upset. He has waited a long time and I know he must be faced with the conflict between the love he has towards an American and the love he has for his country. Let's not play the whose country is better game. Being separated from the person you love for such a long period of time causes you to go through all kinds of guilt, resentment, anger, jealousy, and hopelessness. We all know this, so let's be tolerant towards one another and our views please.

I am sorry--but I don't believe there is any rhyme or reason to the U.S. visa process. It is impossible to figure out. I just got off the phone with DOS and these people know absolutely nothing! All they can tell you is your case is still in AP and that the embassy will know before they will if the case is approved or not. While I understand what people say about this being a privilege, it certainly doesn't seem like much of one to me. If I had known what a total red tape nightmare this was going to be, I would have moved to my husband's country and stayed there for the required time to file DCF. When people complain about illegal immigration in the U.S. they only need to look at the complete inefficient process of legal immigration to find the source of the problem. I am really sick of this #######!

Damn 18 months! I know how you feel about destroying families--I mean how can they really think you can develop a relationship like this--in complete limbo. I don't know if it is a ploy to see if maybe we all will actually split or not?

Oh, and hey--can you fill out your timeline so we can see your complete "journey" so far. It could help us with our own situations.

Tammy,

Wishing you all the luck of an answer this month. God knows you have waited long enough. We have been in AP for almost 3 months, and I don't think our marriage would last another 9 months of this #######. You must have nerves of steel!

Man, Ankara is great with excuses! Short staffed for the summer and off for a week of holidays too? I am sure the interview date will come to you, it just might not be one so soon as September though, unfortunately.

Please add me to your list too. Thanks!

user name: miamiwife

Date of AP: 6/24/08

Country: Turkey

Embassy: Ankara

Visa not yet received

Administrative Processing

K-3

What is the CLASS system?

I am in similar situation and would like to know the same answer! I have been debating for a long time on whether I should pay the NVC and continue with CR-1 or is it too late?

Hi Becca and welcome!

Relax! Don't worry--you are with your husband in Turkey and it won't be long with DCF in comparison to us non DCF filers (like me 1 year of waiting and separated from my husband!) You will be looking at a few months and my goodness you have been married for 2 years and living together in Turkey, so why would they question the authenticity of your union? Breathe, and just understand that this is all red tape at its finest! You don't have to worry about USCIS or NVC (which consummed 7 months of my year waiting). Are you in a rush to move to the U.S. right now? Otherwise, all you should be concerned with is waiting.

Sibel

My husband had his interview this morning in Ankara, Turkey. They interviewed him, told him he has all the necessary paperwork, but they gave him a green paper and said they need to do administrative processing. They told him to check their website and when they see his case number to send his passport back. What the hell is going on? I was so excited that we would finally be together and then this happens. What are they doing?

Julia,

Had the same problem with Ankara. We sent our packet on March 28th and received an interview on June 24th! I e-mailed them and asked for an earlier date, but they said no. Hope you have better luck.

Elbereth,

I just kept calling NVC until someone told me, "yes we forwarded your application to the embassy yesterday. Would you like your new case number?" They are really nice at NVC and the K-3 will be sent fairly quickly.

miamiwife

Wow--is your interview date correct in your timeline? Is it 2009 or 2008?

Okay, so even though I applied for a K-3 visa, my I-130 was sent to NVC and I received the AOS bill in the mail today. My husband already has his interview date set at the embassy for the K-3, although it is still 2 months away. I know the IR-1 would be better for him, but my god, I am so sick of waiting . . . I just want him here already. By the time he gets here it will be our 1st year anniversary. Do you think I should just give up on the IR-1 or put up with a few more months of additional waiting?

Thanks for all the advice! I am trying to keep busy, busy, busy, but I can't help keeping the countdown mode in motion.

Good luck to you too merk! Your husband's interview is next week, right?

Hi all.

I don't know, but I feel this is the worse part--waiting! All our paperwork is in, we have our interview date set, but we still have another 2 months to go. I think I am more frustrated then ever. Any tips on how we make it over this hurdle?

I believe there is a company called Globe Cast which has a Turkish satellite line up. I also looked this up on the Internet and found a company here is Miami that does broadcast Turkish shows, I unfortunately do not have an apartment facing south so I can't get a dish.

Elbereth,

I called my Senator's local office which deals with immigration issues and they told me they would put an expedite request out for me. 2 days later I got approved. I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but hey, the more people pulling for you the better, no? I say, have your husband contact everyone and anyone until you find some sympathetic soul who can get the job done.

I received both NOA2s for my I-130 and K-3 a couple of days ago and both state the same thing, that they have been approved and sent to the NVC. I am curious if this is something that recent approvals are noticing on their NOA2s. Are both petitions being sent to the NVC and if so why? The two petitions were paired together when I mailed in my K-3 and were approved on the same day. Now both are off to the NVC?

Yeah! I also awoke this morning to an e-mail that both my I-129f and I-130 had been approved! My I-130 and I-129f were also both at CSC. It has been 215 days since I sent the I-130. I am still in shock and won't believe it until I get the hard copy in my hands!

That's funny. I completely agree with you--what is the point of having a department handle questions and concerns if they can't get the people to answer the questions and concerns in a timely manner. That just creates more questions and concerns. Ironic.

Istanbul is a consulate and Ankara is the embassy. Istanbul handles some tourist visas, but Ankara deals with other types of visas. I don't know if it will automatically be re-directed, but I am sure things will get sorted.

miamiwife

Julia,

Your fiance will need to complete his military service to keep his Turkish citizenship. He will either need to pay a fee for someone else to complete his military service for him (Tarkan's law) or he will have to grin and bare it. If he has a degree the service is not as long (9 months) as the regular citizens (15 months) who did not attend university. He should know all about this since every Turkish guy completes the military and it is a bit of a national duty and pride. Everyone tries to avoid it though It is not a concern to the U.S. whether he completed his military or not. They just ask about weapons training and if you know how to make bombs.

Sibel

Okay--but are they not processing our I-130 applications since we filed for K-3? Why are the dates so far behind the people who filed for I-130 only?