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    Lili got a reaction from katie & sifa in US citizen struggling to get passport?!   
    Get his representative involved. This is what they are there for, among other things, to help with federal agencies.
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    Lili reacted to tenderheartusa79 in Mandatory Administrative Processing   
    • What is Administrative Processing?
    AP is also called Additional Administrative Processing and is when the applicant is being checked more closely. It can be for security checks which encompass fingerprints and/or name checks or for document verification.
    • When does Administrative Processing Happen?
    AP can happen at any time during your processing. It can happen at a service center, at the NVC level, or at the embassy level. It mainly is discussed here in the forums at the embassy level.
    • Who can get Administrative Processing and Why?
    AP usually affects men and women from certain countries but anyone can get AP. Persons coming from T countries (Terrorist Countries) seem to have more security checks and have to endure AP at the embassy level after their interview. Common names, your nationality, religion, education, relationship of applicant, travels and job can all be factors for AP. Having incomplete or missing documents will also cause a case to be put in AP. In some cases if the embassy does not believe in the validity of the relationship they can investigate it further with a field investigation.
    • What are the T-Countries?
    Although it is classified, the list of countries reportedly affected by these restrictions includes, but is not limited to, Afghanistan,
    Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt,
    Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
    Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
    Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates,
    and Yemen.
    • Can I check the status of my case?
    The embassy will not in many cases respond to emails until a certain amount of time has elapsed. The best bet is to contact Department of State aka: DOS and ask them for an update bi-weekly. They will not be able to give you details but they can tell you if the case is still pending in AP or cleared.
    • DOS information: DOS can be contacted Monday through Friday during business hours. You must have all information concerning your case with you so that they can assist you.
    Department of State’s visa Information phone number: 202-663-1225 then press 1 and then press 0 .
    • Can I expedite this process?
    The simple answer is NO. No one can expedite the checks since they are considered a matter of National security. An elected official can only make a congressional inquiry on your behalf. They cannot get the checks finished any faster.
    • Does AP have any time frame for completion? NO AP can last anywhere from days, weeks, months and in a few cases years.
    Anyone that happens to be given a 221(g) or Administrative Processing letter must be patient and let them do their work. Do not call constantly and ask about your case. Remember each time your case is moved it can then end up at the bottom of the stack and your time can be extended. Each case is different so you cannot judge your case by any other and each consulate/embassy may have a different average time for completion of AP.
    I hope that help you somehow to understand what does AP means ?
    How long it has been since they put your case under AP ? It has been almost a year for me and still no visa !
    You can join us in ''Cairo's final review club'' thread .Its for people who are under AP or under final review .here is the link of that thread Cairo's final review club
    Good luck and my best wishes for ya .
    Mohamed
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    Lili reacted to ^_^ in Is it everything you thought it'd be?   
    I'm not sure how to answer that. I love her but I'm also convinced I will eventually get hypertension and die.
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    Lili got a reaction from Nik+Heather in Birth Control w/ Health Insurance   
    How about condoms? I know it is not great and all but it is effective, cheap and without hormones.
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    Lili got a reaction from La Souris in Birth Control w/ Health Insurance   
    How about condoms? I know it is not great and all but it is effective, cheap and without hormones.
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    Lili reacted to Noth in France/America couples   
    hehe comme je te comprend Aloha!
    Bon pour le chocolat, une fois de plus le seul qui ai trouver grace a mes yeux de gourmande c'est le chocolat aux noisettes Trader Joes, on dirait du cote d'or, donc miam!
    Pour la creme fraiche liquide j'ai jamais trouver par contre!
    En Yaourt, les seuls qui aient trouver grace a mes yeux, encore une fois, trouver a trader joes, et ça s'appelle les french yaourts, ya vanille ou fraise, et ya une version "dure" comme nos yaourt nature et une version "actimel".
    En gros vraiment Tader Joes ca reste mon fournisseur n°1 de victiuailles, la grande majorité est bio a des prix vraiment abordable, et ils ont vraiment bcp de refenrences francaises et autre (j'en reviens la et j'ai trouver du vinho verde portugais, j'en revenais pas!)
    Moi aussi mon homme n'avais RIEN pour cuisiner, mais ca m'a pas choquer en fait, monsieur ne SAIS PAS faire (d'ailleurs je reste persuadée qu'il m'a epousée pour que je lui fasse des bonnes quiches et des gratins tt le reste de sa vie ^^) Je pense que la plupart des ricains ne cuisinent jamais et sont addict a la junk food (oui vous avez devant vous une grande fan de Jamie Oliver qui veut changer tt ca, vive la vraie bouffe bon sang!!!)
    Sinon pour les 7kg de viandes, bah en effet c'est bizzare, j'ai jamais entendu parler d'un cadeau de ce genre, mais ca reste un present de qualité, a condition d'avoir un super gros congélos quoi!!!!
    Sans transition, j'avais quand meme une question a poser:
    Comment vous avez fait pour que votremariage soit reconnu en france? en passant par le consulat? et a votre avis, est-il possible de se remarier en france plustard (genre 2011) car les 3/4 de mes potes et familles ne pourrons pas venir cet été, et ca m'arrache le coeur de pas me marier dans ma ville natale...
    Autre question, plus pratique celle ci, comment je doit faire pour declarer mes revenus 2009?
    merci d'avance pour vos réponses! bonne journée/ nuit!
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