Mahmoud Kassab
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Finally some positive news
the AP backlog is decreasing, from Jan to April the backlog decreased from 66k to 61k that includes the new added cases that means they increased this department resources
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39 minutes ago, saied said:
I expect most of the backlog clear around July. We will come back and see I guess.
I hope so but why do you expect that?
according to an article I read on the Redeagle law firm website, there are currently 66,000 visa applicants stuck in administrative processing. and only 37 State Department analysts are responsible for the national security vetting of DS-5535 responses. -
38 minutes ago, Inveigh said:
The Judge just dismissed my case everyone. After 8 Months of fighting for this Visa for my Fiancé, $4000 is now flushed down the drain.
Do not file unless its been 11 months minimum in my opinion
That’s so painful and heartbreaking , all you have to do now is wait it out and don’t give up on each other your love is stronger.
may I know what lawyer you filled with?
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hello,
My Fiance filled out k1 petition on Dec 13, 2021.
Approved by USCIS on Mar 17, 2023.
Transferred by NVC to the embassy on Jun 20, 2023.
My interview was Sep 12, 2023.
after that, I was put in Administrative processing and the embassy emailed the DS-5535 form to me,
after some research online I found DS-5535 is extreme vetting and could take months to finish.
I have seen encouraging cases of this AP done in two or three months and horrifying cases that took more than 17 months and the only way out for some people is A (writ of) mandamus which costs between $4k to $7k with a lawyer and also seen some people wasting that money and judge dismisses their case.
I was wondering if anybody is going through this AP in Egypt for a k1 visa, please share your journey.
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On 8/22/2023 at 3:09 PM, Inveigh said:
So I have an update, at 11PM at night they put in a Motion to Dismiss for our case 😥😥😥
hello,
did the lawyer ask for more fees to respond to the motion to dismiss? -
On 8/22/2023 at 12:24 AM, Silky said:
What are the steps for purchasing a plane ticket for my fiancée thru the K1 visa. Can we purchase the ticket before she has the actual visa in hand or do we have to wait to have that before booking ticket? Want to try and get ticket as much time in advance to be cheaper. We are in final steps of process and about to do interview. Thanks
Hello,
I wouldn't recommend it, I will wait until I get the visa in hand even if they say approved on interview day.
I read about two recent experiences with our embassy but it was a marriage visa
In the first case, they took almost 6 months in the administrative processing stage.
In the second case their interview was July 12, 2023 they told them approved on interview day, but when they checked it stayed refused on ceac website until they contacted the senator on July 19 and got issued on August 3rd
I am doing my medical next week, please let me know how it is when you finish your interview -
On 6/13/2023 at 5:50 PM, Laura and Taha said:
He had to redo his medical as we have been in administrative processing since December 2022. He just did his medical today so should be good for September.
Congratulations on getting approved,
if you don't mind me asking, do you know how much does it cost for the medical in Egypt?
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1 hour ago, M&HH said:
Congratulations! Some people seem to email the embassy for instructions to submit with Packet 3 materials. The instructions for the CIB payment are actually in the Packet 4 email (when your interview date is sent to you), which is misleading given the request in Packet 3. We waited until Packet 4.
thank you for your reply.
I have a question about the medical appointment, does the embassy book it and send it with packet 4 email?
or we book the appointment ourselves by calling the hospital after we get the interview date? -
17 minutes ago, Silky said:
Just got a reply today with instructions to move forward! I do have a question about the CIB payment. How do we go about this?
good to hear that, my status changed to ready today, I am hoping for a reply tomorrow
for the CIB payment is the visa fee currently $265 and is paid in Egyptian pounds EGP 8745 according to current exchange rates
you need to generate a DEPOSIT SLIP through creating account on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/eg/ and selecting new application and follow the instructions to access the payment slip
please note that you will need to do the DS160 before generating the slip as they will ask you to add the application ID
you can read more information on their website about paying the fees https://www.ustraveldocs.com/eg/eg-niv-paymentinfo.asp
I am confused about this part because after paying and entering the Receipt Number we should be able to select interview appointment date, but according to previous people on this forum the embassy should give you interview date and time on packet 4 email together with medical instructions, I can't see beyond this page so I don't know if we are able to schedule our interview date or not, please let me know
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On 2/15/2023 at 3:39 PM, Mahmir said:
You have to have that receipt to send with everything else they ask for in packet 3, when status changes to ready email cairoiv@state.gov and give them your CRO case Number and ask for further instructions, they will respond with packet 3 instructions
21 minutes ago, Silky said:My status on ceac has changed to “ready” any idea how long it takes the embassy to contact you with packet #3 once they have received case?
hello,
previous people went through Egypt embassy, they said the embassy will not contact you, you need to send them an email to get packet 3 instructions from them
as @Mahmir said you need to send an email to cairoiv@state.gov asking for further instructions.
my papers are on route to the embassy still not ready yet, I sent them an email yesterday but still no response,
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12 hours ago, Silky said:
Great! Let’s keep in touch then. Hopefully you get your case number soon. We just got word our case got sent to embassy in Cairo a few days ago.
that's good to hear
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On 5/17/2023 at 9:30 PM, Silky said:
Hello, we are currently going thru NVC processing but hoping to be at embassy in Cairo soon. Anyone else currently going thru K1 or recently finished K1 visa processing in Egypt? Thanks
hello,
we are doing K1 too, approved Mar 17, NVC received June 5, waiting case number -
2 minutes ago, Princess3 said:
Did your first page look like mine? Btw embassy in Chicago is something else I hope they are nicer in Egypt . Congrats on your K1 approval !!!! How long did that process take?
the first page was a bit different from yours
our K1 journey so far
applied: Dec 13, 2021
approved: Mar 17, 2023
NVC received: June 5, 2023
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2 minutes ago, Princess3 said:
Did you take it to the Egypt embassy in USA to get it authenticated by them for the ministry of Justice? I went to the Egyptian consul and they didn’t say anything about this not being final they just told me to get the apostille and come back to get it stamped and authenticated. This document is from Indiana and it’s signed by the judge on last page and certified by the city clerk. I will call the court and ask if they have anything else but I’m pretty sure this is it because it works for uscis.
Thanks for replyingyes we did that got this translation and authentication from the consulate of Egypt in Chicago, it was two years ago back in 2021, yes our worked too for USCIS cuz they approved our k1 with current divorce papers, I don't really know why people in Egypt didn't accept it, maybe when you will go you will find more understandable people in the ministry of justice
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6 minutes ago, Princess3 said:
Hi! Why wasn’t this accepted? Mine looks like this it was certified by the city clerk and I got an apostille from the state.
it wasn't accepted by the Ministry of justice in Egypt because the title says decree of dissolution of marriage instead of final decree
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6 hours ago, MeG@Am said:
Hello!
We actually cancelled our K1. I know we were very close for him to be here. But his mom got really sick and he does not feel right on coming here and leaving his ailing mom. I eventually understood, so now we plan on marrying in Egypt. But getting an appointment is really hard. I saw multiple openings for May 31, but I cannot take vacation off that soon or easily. So, I'm going in July instead, hoping that there will be openings by them. However, I really don't know if there will be any. So, I don't know if online marriage will be better option.
hope his mom gets better, and good luck with your marriage
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8 hours ago, Chancy said:
The US consulate will also require the final divorce decree from the US, so make sure you have it ready for the K1 visa interview.
that is the divorce papers provided by the city that I currently have and Egypt didn't accept
do you know if the final divorce decree is different from this one?
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hello ma'am
I was following your case since I am doing a k1, your interview was Mar 17, may I know how was your experience with the interview?
we actually tried to marry in Egypt instead of doing a k1, but ministry of justice refused the American divorce papers saying it isn't final decree, that's why we went the k1 way instead.
we were able to get a date for the appointment to get marriage affidavit by accessing the website many times to look for a date, sometimes another person cancels his appointment, we were able to book an appointment this way, but any opening gets booked very fast
my fiance got her marriage affidavit for $50 paid at the embassy
https://evisaforms.state.gov/acs/default.asp?postcode=CRO&appcode=1 -
I think it's better to get advice from the embassy so you should contact them
Email: consularcairoiv@state.gov (not sure if email still works)
Online Contact form: https://eg.usembassy.gov/visas/contact-us/
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I think you can get the bilingual birth certificate from a Civil Registry office "السجل المدني" or ministry of health offices even now you can get it from some shopping malls in Egypt
but I will get it from a civil registry when my interview time comes
I found this website which mention the places you can get it
https://www.fe-khidmitik.com/2022/07/2022_18.html
for Alex this website say the location is "سجل مدني المديريه القديمه بمنطقه أبو الدرداء بمحافظه الاسكندريه"
I don't know how accurate it is as locations in Egypt keep changing but the location that website says for my area is accurate
I also found this inside the forum if you wanna read it -
I think that's the correct form also found on second step of travel.state.gov steps
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#5
I also think it's better to read the official instructions pdf for filling this form alongside with any videos cuz the videos maybe outdated
https://www.uscis.gov/i-134
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-134instr.pdf
Egypt DS-5535
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hopefully, we finish soon, we just hit the 8-month mark last week
we are thinking of doing mandamus after the one-year mark this coming September
or ignoring the K1, marrying, and starting the CR1 visa journey if we can't secure the lawyer cost
but there is hope they are speeding up according to a post I read on one of the lawyer's blog