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Hi everyone,
 
Thought I would breathe some new life into this thread since it's so hard to find updates about what's happening at the embassy in Ankara! My husband and I just received the letter for his interview appointment in Ankara on July 19th. We were DQ'ed on March 16th, so it seems like Ankara is taking 4 months to schedule interviews - at least for CR1/IR1 visas. This is consistent with what I have seen on YesilKart Forum, which is basically the Turkish version of this website.
 
Hope this update helps anyone who's spent hours trying to find out any news coming out of Ankara like I did!

Thank you for the reassuring words! You were right - his visa status changed to issued the next day and we have since picked up the passport!

He will face exam at POE/its just extra screening 
there is no reason to turn him back if no communicable illness is not found
he has the spouse visa -congratulations 
 

Thank you for the reassuring words! You were right - his visa status changed to issued the next day and we have since picked up the passport!

We can't know for sure why but we are guessing that it is because of his extensive travel history (due to his career), his military service (which is mandatory for Turkish males), or because he lives in a Province bordering Syria. 
 
 

Yes we did fill put down his siblings' info and one new address he's had since we filled out the ds-260 (it says not to repeat addresses already on there), and the social media stuff. Luckily he's only ever had 1 phone number and email so those were easy. 
 
I agree, this whole process is super discouraging, and being in a long distance relationship is already hard enough...

My husband went through the same thing although he is not Turkish. He is Iraqi and was assigned to Ankara embassy. He received the DS-5535 and we waited a year before filing a WOM. Our lawsuit took only 3 months to complete everything, and he is finally here. He only traveled to Turkey (where we would vacation together) and Syria. No one knows how or why people are selected. I read so many cases that their fiance/spouse never traveled and got the DS-5535. Perhaps he has a name that pinged the system. Washington will have to do their checks, as we were told many times this cannot be expedited, just wait and check your emails. Once they are done with their checks then the embassy will proceed. Some cases complete in a few weeks and others, a year or more. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully more couples with this experience will chime in. Sending prayers your way and that you will be reunited soon. 

My husband (Turkish citizen) just had his medical appointment a few weeks ago. He falls in the same age range as your wife and he needed to get 4 vaccines. He had no proof of immunization before as Turkey has only recently become good at record keeping things like that. I imagine it will also be difficult for your wife to get her vaccine records so she can just go without any and the doctor will give her the required vaccines with no problem. Don't worry, she won't have to get 13
 
The only vaccine record needed is proof of COVID vaccine series (booster not required)

Hi everyone,
 
Thought I would breathe some new life into this thread since it's so hard to find updates about what's happening at the embassy in Ankara! My husband and I just received the letter for his interview appointment in Ankara on July 19th. We were DQ'ed on March 16th, so it seems like Ankara is taking 4 months to schedule interviews - at least for CR1/IR1 visas. This is consistent with what I have seen on YesilKart Forum, which is basically the Turkish version of this website.
 
Hope this update helps anyone who's spent hours trying to find out any news coming out of Ankara like I did!

Not an issue, unless the country visited is on this list -- https://www.state.gov/state-sponsors-of-terrorism/
 
Or if the applicant commits a crime and gets arrested while visiting another country.
 

Hi all,
 
Apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum! I am a USC petitioning for a CR-1 visa for my husband, who is a Turkish citizen and living in Turkey. His brother living in Germany just had a baby and my husband really wants to visit him before he leaves Turkey (they haven't seen each other for 5 years). Does anyone have experience with getting a tourist visa for the Schengen area while waiting for their CR-1/IR-1 interview? It's looking like his interview will be sometime in late August/September, and I'm afraid if we wait to go to Germany until after his interview, we won't have time since I have to be back in the US by mid-September for work. Any thoughts or experiences on applying for tourist visas to other countries prior to the interview for the US visa? My main concern is that the additional travel history would cause delays in issuing the visa.
 
Thanks!

Hi all,
 
Apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum! I am a USC petitioning for a CR-1 visa for my husband, who is a Turkish citizen and living in Turkey. His brother living in Germany just had a baby and my husband really wants to visit him before he leaves Turkey (they haven't seen each other for 5 years). Does anyone have experience with getting a tourist visa for the Schengen area while waiting for their CR-1/IR-1 interview? It's looking like his interview will be sometime in late August/September, and I'm afraid if we wait to go to Germany until after his interview, we won't have time since I have to be back in the US by mid-September for work. Any thoughts or experiences on applying for tourist visas to other countries prior to the interview for the US visa? My main concern is that the additional travel history would cause delays in issuing the visa.
 
Thanks!

My husband and I submitted our docs on March 2nd, and we just got the DQ email this morning (March 16th)!! I think NVC is working even faster than posted. It took only 10 business days and 2 weeks for us to get DQ'ed. 
 
Good luck to everyone

Wow!!! That was very fast. Congrats to you!

My husband and I submitted our docs on March 2nd, and we just got the DQ email this morning (March 16th)!! I think NVC is working even faster than posted. It took only 10 business days and 2 weeks for us to get DQ'ed. 
 
Good luck to everyone

My husband and I submitted our docs on March 2nd, and we just got the DQ email this morning (March 16th)!! I think NVC is working even faster than posted. It took only 10 business days and 2 weeks for us to get DQ'ed. 
 
Good luck to everyone

Yes, absolutely! And coincidentally, I also have family living in Corvallis, OR. Such a small world! Please feel free to reach out if you ever need anything - if we can help, we will!

I (U.S. citizen) married my Turkish husband in Turkey. The process is very easy for Americans to get married there (I'm not sure about Iranians). All you need is an affidavit of eligibility to marry from one of the consulates (the consulate depends on where in Turkey you decide to marry), translated birth certificate and passport, and passport photos. I have read that if two non-Turkish people get married in Turkey, they will need to submit some sort of letter from wherever they are staying basically stating that they are, indeed, staying there for a short period of time.  As others stated, you will need to have at least two witnesses at the ceremony, and it will be much easier for you if they speak Turkish, as you will need to demonstrate that you can understand what the marriage officer is saying to you. There are loads of beautiful places to get married in Turkey!

Keep a stiff attitude and a positive upper lip.  (Uh... or something.)  
It will be enlightening to hear what you learn.