Raft

On 7/11/2022 at 9:08 PM, Raft said:

Entry  poe IL  05-june 2022

Feepaid -06-june 2022

SSN for 4/5 family members -11 -June 

GC status -- fee paid 

 

Hope to get status change in few weeks .

 

 

Update 

2 hours ago, Bat man said:

He asked if my husband had a packet (to which he said no because it was digital) and what visa he was on (he said spouse). Apparently the guy didn't seem to care much and made jokes lol I was not contacted about my husband they just let him through really easily.

Entry  poe IL  05-june 2022

Feepaid -06-june 2022

SSN for 4/5 family members -11 -June 

GC status -- fee paid 

Hope to get status change in few weeks .

Hi all ,

1 week now ,things start moving slowly 

Spoke to few banks to open new account ,chase agree to open without SSN but they need proof of address .

As living with family currently ,what's the quickest way which can help to get proof of address ?

Otherwise have to wait till get SsN post ,I believe that's the first post you will get ,right ? 

I was juggling whole day and here is the lesson learned .

As in few categories ,where you fill ds-260  and you tick that my SSN should process  ,then DHS get your details at the port of entry for both green card and SSN card .

System takes 5 working days when DHS send request to SSA to generate SSN .

I spoke to SSA main office ,there is no official waiting time (7 days or 10 days or 4 weeks )  ,advisor just push you back to ensure there shouldn't be 2 request for SSN 

So check your DS 260 ,if you requested SSN then you don't need to visit SSA office .wait for 2 weeks for your SSN and 90 days for your card .

Finally we reached yesterday ,today went to nearest office for SSN number application but they said you need to wait for 4 weeks before applying .

Can anyone confirm that it's correct ? 

In USA ,you need medical insurance incase you need any health support or emergency .

Travel insurance cover only  travel or emergency medical health issue 

So on safeside ,you need min one or both from day 1 untill tyou sort out health insurance through your employer or you buy policy through marketplace (you need SSN for that to apply ) .

I heard in few states ,discounted medical insurance available for new immigrants (where no waiting period ) as you classes as low income in first year till you submit first tax return .

Hi all ,

Any advice about travel and medical insurance ?

Better to get travel insurance only ?

Any new immigrant medical insurance ? 

Hi all ,

We are planning to leave in few weeks ,can we schedule /walk-in SSN appointment on any location or it should be city /state where we want to deliver our SSN and GC ?

I don't  want to  delay as want to open bank acc  and it's required for work as well.

We are staying first week with in-laws and then going to my family in different state where I want to deliver my post .

Appreciate quick answer .

3 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

Well that’s a relief! Feeling better now? 

Atleast this process is over .now can plan next phase properly .

Finally ,yesterday it moved to AP then today get issued .

Good luck to all those waiting 

2 hours ago, syedashah said:

same here i have been issued 

Good LucK everyone who is waiting for this long process to end.

Cong to both of you ,seems things are moving in London with good speed  .my case status still ready ,although I got call from embessy ,they just asked few questions around background checks then date changed today but not status . So hopefully there will be progress next week .

20 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

There aren’t dozens of specific things they have in the status list. So “Ready” is like being in neutral. After the 221(g), going to ready means the refused part has been cleared. So you sit in neutral and wait for the next bit.  Almost everybody goes to AP before Issued. It can mean paper shuffling preparing for the next step or a deeper security review if you were born in or have ties to a country associated with terrorism. Or it can mean you have special scientific or  technical skills that need further checking out. AP can last 2 hours, 2days, 2 months….

It could be so fast you missed it before it changed to Issued. Everybody will be different so it’s a wait and see thing.
 

You’re not going to benefit from checking every five minutes.  Your challenge for the day is see if you can go 24 hours between checks. 😝 Is there anything else you can spend time on?  Pack, fill out the P85, figure out how you can move money over, visit friends and family….

Haha thanks , it looks little odd that's why put into forum .I check twice a day.but agree should just wait for week .

Yes scientific or  technical skills can be reason .I am hibernating now x😴

Have you got physical package and handed over or it was electronic ? 

Sometime ,if it's physical packet and you don't get GC till you handover .

Hi all ,

After having 4 weeks of interview  ,status moved from ready(interview) - refused (221g)  to Ready (after 4 weeks of interview) .

Any one move to refused to ready then issue ? And how long it took ?

Wording of 2nd stage ready status very confusing 

Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date.....

1 hour ago, Raft said:

Finally after exact 1 month from interview date  status changed 

Status changed to ready 

Next phase should be issued I hope rather then AP 

On 3/26/2022 at 12:11 PM, Wuozopo said:

The update on Friday 3/25 is because they read your email from 3/22.

Finally after exact 1 month from interview date  status changed 

On 3/23/2022 at 12:44 PM, Raft said:

I also sent email last night 

Let see if it make any difference .

My timeline 

Date medical -23 Feb -wed

Interview -28-feb -monday 

Ist status updated date -1 march -tuesday 

2nd update ----13 march -sunday 

3rd last  updated ---25 March -friday 

Visa status still refused .

Don't know how many steps in their process 

29 minutes ago, Fernado said:

Just letting you know that I sent a visa inquiry to the embassy. It has now been a month since the embassy received my medical. I am beyond frustrated. Why on earth would they schedule people like us for interviews if they are going to take forever issuing the visa which shouldn’t take that long at all. 

I also sent email last night 

Let see if it make any difference .

2 hours ago, gus_mili said:

Congrats, that's great news! We're a few months behind you, so it's interesting to see the timeframes for SSN etc.

 

Regarding the EAD did you expedite it as that was really quick?

Just for my understanding ,family immigrant visa category get SSN and green card with similar timeline and same process ?

1 hour ago, Fernado said:

Any updates?

No 

@ohiohopeful similar experience on 28th Feb . Very smooth and professional staff .

Have you got your passport back with visa or still under AP .

Everyone case and visa category  is different 

Seems fiance  based visa quickly change from refused to issued and family based F2-F4 takes longer .

Better if all put full details 

Date interview 

Date medical received 

Date visa issue  

So all can get rough estimate .

They tell same to everyone that ,it will take 1 week . But it's taking longer these days .

My timeline 

Date medical -23 Feb -wed

Interview -28-feb -monday 

Ist status updated date -1 march -tuesday 

2nd update ----13 march -sunday 

Visa status still refused .

Vikas so your case finally get processed .

Took 3 weeks from interview ?

Yes single packet .why you didn't decided to pick from dx local .

Mine only date changed yesterday -case  updated date 13 march . status still refused since 28 Feb  .

They work on weekend as well 😀

I hope they will do some action this week for all those interviews in Feb .

Hi ,

I would say wait patiently .if you served in Afghanistan ,they might get your cleanace from USA Islamabad embessy . If you see normal immigrant AP is Islamabad you will get idea how long you might need to wait .honestly speaking normal AP in Islamabad is touching 12 month .

So sending emails wouldn't help I guess .you will be fine if you have previous UK clearance ,it's just procedural time you have to wait .I would suggest wait patiently for 2 more month .

Thanks