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We were placed in Administrative Process but it never mentioned (221g) and it said it will take about 4-6 weeks. Is this just a standard letter or time frame they give to everyone, or do they mean 4-6 weeks?

Hello All

Me and my Wife got the Immigrant Visa and now we are getting ready to move to the US in March 2009. Currently we are in Pakistan.

I have only one problem. HOW? WHAT? WHERE? :):)

what do you guys suggest i should do?

Where should we go as i will be new in US and dont know many people over there. Which City as my parent company is in New York but i have the flexibility to stay anywhere and with New York so expensive i might think of Not going there atleast in the begenning.

Please tell me what to do here?

never pick new york,

its filthy and expensive and it smells and has trash all over the place.

pick suburbs in any state

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Hi,

Is there anyone who have been approved and you are waiting for US Embassy to contact you???? I know that it is just a little time again, and that we have come sooooooooooooooooooooooo farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. But I think I am running out of patience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will call US Embassy again tomorrow. Well as I told my husband today just 2 more months.... Even if the last 2 months feel like forever.

we waited about a month before we got word from the embassy after sending packet 3!

Call call call!! Make sure you call them! Be persistent!

My husband is on AP, and I would like to change my last name to his name, should I wait till he gets his visa and comes here? If I change it now will it mess up our K3 case? meaning will I have to refile all the papers with my new last name?

Hello all, Thank you ahead of time for your advice on this matter. I will be filing for a k3 visa in january. my wife is from hermosillo mexico. she had her laser visa taken away for 6months due to some paperwork issues during her last filing. she filed for a new laser visa when her daughter turned 15 years old. supposedly, she filed false employment verification for her job in mexico. the immigration officer promptly rejected her application and penalized her 6 months until reapplication.8 months have passed since then, we will be getting married jan 17th and will be filing for the k3 the 18th, will the rejection for the lazer visa be a problem? if so, do I need to request a pardon or? please help me get over this minor bump in the visa journey.

a lawyer would suit your situation best

A tourist visa and a K visa are two different things. My husband was denied a tourist visa last year because the consul felt that he was more qualified for an immigrant visa. So we applied a couple of months after the denial via DCF. And now my hubby is the US with me on an IR-1 visa. During his interview he was asked about the denial for teh tourist visa he applied for once. Then the consul just asked him why and then that was it. They were more concerned with the documents pertaining to our application for the IR-1 visa. Good luck!

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Will the Embassys and DOS be open tomorrow or closed?

Anyone know what days they will be closed for the Holidays?

After 9 months we finally made it . we got both our I-129 and I-30 approved.Its time for celebrations.

CONGRATS!

i would say contact DOS

and ask them whats the status of ur husbands case. dont wory its standard procedure , so its a matter of time. my husband just got doe with AP! just be patient and keep praying

they will usually say currently under admin. processing. just ask them how long to expect. they usualy say 4-6 months.

Sure, you can do that. What's the point. That IS what they'll say, no matter when you call or what you ask regarding AP. It's a black hole.

its a black hold but there is light at the end of the tunnel. and you should call for your own satisfaction. iff you were in the same situation you would do the same.

After six months I would.

well the lawyer said she would contact for the exact reason.

He had his interview last Thursday and was put on AP, so when is a good time to contact DOS regarding his case? And what do I say when I do call them?

At the conclusion of my husbands interview the CO gave my husband back both my and my mothers affidavit of support papers? Do they normally do that?

And does anyone know what they check for on Administrative processing? Do they check credit history or just background check?

Unless things are different in Pakistan it's NOT normal to give back AOSs. Definitely NOT a good sign. He should have got a 221g or some kind of explanation if denied or on AP.

well we got a blue paper

but it doesn't say 221g on it anywhere, no document number

just lists our cases # and says admin processing, but no 221 g on the paper so I have no idea!

At the conclusion of my husbands interview the CO gave my husband back both my and my mothers affidavit of support papers? Do they normally do that?

And does anyone know what they check for on Administrative processing? Do they check credit history or just background check?

but I don't get why they kept his passport?!?!?!?!?!?!

They took his passport.. That is great news. Not guaranteed news, but encouraging. Means from the interviewer's perspective everything is legitimate.

AP is common in your country. just a term that means they have some more paper work to do, extra background checks, and possibly documentation verification.

4-6 weeks is what they typically say to not alarm the person in their presence. Interviewer feels not obligation to the beneficiary. It is typically 4-6 months but can last up to over a year. Please ad your name to the AP tracker. This also has other people who are on AP for support and additional information. Please click the link below to visit this forum. AP Tracker

It can be very discouraging to hear this news but it is a fact of the process that more people need to acknowledge.

Okay so my husband just had his interview, the immigration officer said everything was fine, all our documents were in order and we had more than enough evidence. Then she gave him a piece of paper that said administrative processing and also said it takes 4-6 weeks,and handed him back his passport and said he can send it in when he receives further notice from the embassy. Then he told the officer that he needs to be in the USA with his wife and newborn baby, and she asked him if he will be traveling soon, which his reply was no, so she kept his passport and still said everything looks fine. Is it a good sign that the immigration officer kept his passport????

I guess its a hint that I should start planning my life differently now.

I hate hate hate these people with a passion they have totally deprived my daughter from seeing who her father is and now they have deprived me of a husband. Terrible people with ho hearts or compassion!

Okay so my husband just had his interview, the immigration officer said everything was fine, all our documents were in order and we had more than enough evidence. Then she gave him a piece of paper that said administrative processing and also said it takes 4-6 weeks,and handed him back his passport and said he can send it in when he receives further notice from the embassy. Then he told the officer that he needs to be in the USA with his wife and newborn baby, and she asked him if he will be traveling soon, which his reply was no, so she kept his passport and still said everything looks fine. Is it a good sign that the immigration officer kept his passport????

My husband and I were just talking yesterday about interview questions and practicing lol

i dont know if you found these here on VJ but, they are helpful

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...age=exampleq#k3

Thank you!

Othern than a list of questions, have they ever denied a spouse who had a child with an American citizen a visa before?@!?!!?

yea the affidavit was sent with packet 3, it was some financial package my lawyer gave me, so all that stuff was sent.

Other than the evidence of our marriage, and the invitation letter for interview, is there anything else my husband needs to bring?

I would go if I could. Of course people wil say its unsafe. Just don't go to westernized hotels, or places that could be targets. Stay with your family and you'll be fine.

Yup, true it is. DO NOT open that folder. And you will not see them anyways, since the POE person will take it from you.

thenn why do some people have medical (passed) on their timelines before their interview date???

TRUE!

If he opens it, the interviewing officer will suspect tampering.

This holds true later when adjusting status with the vaccination info sent in with I-485.

well that sux

They said that my husband cant open the medical results envelope only the interviewing officer can?

what's the difference between Packet 3 and packet4 for k3 visa

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