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Wow! Over a month has gone by since the original post and not one of us has received an interview?!! I also checked the scheduling for interviews and there is a ton of diversity visas, but a small amount of other types of visas. I also called a very very very rude jerk at the NVC today. He was talking down to me like he was my drill sergeant. Spewing out information as quickly as he could read it, with not very good reading skills, I might add! He said that my husband had not been scheduled for the July appointments, so If I care to I can call back the third week in August to see if he made it onto the next schedule for September. I said, oh so you meant to say that he has not been scheduled for the August appointments either, because it's very apparent that he wasn't scheduled for July. Then he had the nerve to start lipping off to me and raising his voice after he had asked me if he had answered my questions. I said you are rude and not very helpful and you need customer service training. Does that answer your question? Click! End of call. Then I figured this was going to continue like this. It's ok, it's all good. I'll be with my husband soon, inshaallah, no matter how slow, incompetent, rude and unprofessional the USCIS, NVC and US Embassy in Cairo Consulate Office can strive to be! Good luck to all of you, but don't hold your breath! Take a deep breath, exhale slowly and count to 50. I do this often, if I didn't I'd go psycho! lol Peace:)

Hi everyone,

I've been mostly a lurker on this forum but have finally gotten to a point where I need some compassion as I'm at the end of my rope. Today I had an infopass meeting which as usual, is an entirely emotionally draining event. The office my case is at is over 2 hours away, so I've been fortunate to have the chance to stay with a family member who lives an hour away, making it slightly more convenient to get to my appointments. So let me start with some background info as this case can be quite complicated.

My wife's I-130 was approved in July 2010 where I was interviewed in Los Angeles. We were married in December 2009. My wife was interviewed at the NVC in Hong Kong in January 2011 and approved, but her visa application denied because she was barred in 2006 at LAX.

The justification for the bar has been proven invalid by my attorney, and the LA office has had the case for over 120 days now. A month ago, the case had a sticky saying "Pending Supervisor Review on Who Has Jurisdiction For I-212". The officer could give me no further information. A month later, I returned to CIS and they are now saying they need ANOTHER 60 days to review the case to decide what to do about some legal issues. I asked what legal issues they were talking about and they wouldn't discuss them with me. They asked if I was a lawyer and of course I said "no", and the officer said they needed to talk to my lawyer. I asked to talk to the supervisor and after 20 minutes, was told he was too busy and that they need to work out the legal issues. I'm frustrated, sad, and upset. Everytime I go to CIS, I made being subjected to different requirements. My day started out with an officer who couldn't find my case and literally told me that without a proper case number, there was nothing they could do...yet we've been using that same case number for 6 months now. Instead of giving up, I asked to speak to his supervisor. She asks me if I am a US Citizen. I said yes. She asks me if I was born in the US. I say no, I was born in Taiwan. So she says " You were naturalized. I need your naturalization papers". I'm astonished. She needs to see my naturalization papers to inquire about my wifes case??? I pull out my US Drivers license and she tells me they are not the DMV. I tell her I was born 40 years ago in Taiwan but my parents were US citizens! She says, so show me the proof. Fortunately, I had a photocopy of my US birth certificate and she says "Ohh so you ARE a US Citizen. You were born into it". I ask her for her name. Then she asks for a I-212 receipt which I never got one..though I have a payment stub copy which she would not accept. I told her I was here 3 weeks ago. She said give me an official government document that proves that. She wants ME to prove that I was here 3 weeks ago??? I don't have anything like that. She says she cannot help me and I need to go find proof. I tell her the name of the last officer I saw and that she had seen me twice and would remember me. This officer says "Oh...you saw M. XXX, would you like to speak to her?" I reply "OF COURSE". Next thing I know, she is mumbling my wifes name..she was somehow able to pull it up using the previous officers name.

Back to my wifes' case. The way I see it..is that CIS has realized that a mistake was made nearly 5 years ago in barring my wife, and they are now trying to figure out how to extricate themselves without being subjected to potential lawsuits. My attorney is trying to get in contact with the supervising officer and reviewer, but I'm afraid it's going to drag on for 2 more months.

I guess I'm not really looking for any answers, I just need to vent. I tried to keep my emotions in today, but I couldn't. I literally fell apart when I was told they needed more time and couldn't tell me what the problems were. The reviewer then blurts out that this was her first day on the case..that she was just handed it and wasn't familiar with it. We opened this case in November 2010, it's now June 2011 and they are just assigning yet another officer to it? It's been reviewed 3 times during this time period.

I just want to be reunited with my wife. She did nothing wrong. I don't know who else I can turn to.

Richard

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Hi marymina119,

I don't think it makes a difference if your spouse or relative is assigned as your agent. It gives you both a copy of whatever correspondence is to be received. Your relative can assist you or not. You can opt to hire an attorney and you aren't penalized for that. The interview will determine if you comprehend what has happened up to that point and if you and your relative can communicate with each other. So, my two cents is, I don't think it matters. I hope that helps.

Agreed! I've seen a lot of different examples of this over the years. While I lived on my reservation, I witnessed the farmer's who lease the land from Tribal members, paying illegal immigrants (Mexicans) to do physical labor jobs that no one else will do, for less than minimum wage. While living in NYC, I observed many business owner's, American's born in USA and Immigrated Americans who made a lot of money by paying their employees under the table, not reporting any of their income (that rightfully should be taxed)(employer and employee)! The employers don't report true records and by-pass paying into resources like unemployment insurance, licensing and bonding fees, benefits for employees, etc... Not to mention that we all know how expensive health care is in USA! This leads to another factor that really upsets me to no end! In USA we have this immigration process that is taking a ridiculous amount of time and money, when/if you follow the legal process. Then we have other's who abuse the system, whether it be over staying their visitor's/work/student visas or just sneaking across the borders. Then to top it off, we have immigrants who have never paid a dime into our programs like social security, who are eligible for benefits! Straight up, we have a very corrupt government and flawed system that has too many loopholes for the lazy, cheaters that refuse to be worker bee, slaves like the rest of us! Everybody wants to get paid. Look how many students in USA have gone into debt, buying into the American dream, trying to better themselves, who cannot even get a job to live, let alone pay off their student loans. Then the corporations outsource jobs to foreign countries because they will work for less as well. It's not right!

Hello to the Ukraine person, who seems to think they know everything. You sound as if you know the answer to my question, however, if you read my original post, I copied and pasted the information directly off of the US Embassy Consulate Website. It says: Notarial services are performed for any person regardless of nationality if the document will be used in the United States. What that tells me is that they do in fact provide services to non-Americans regardless of Nationality if the document will be used in the United States. Did you read that or did you miss that?

I am posting this question to anyone who can help, not just form an opinion without any true knowledge. Sorry if I'm a bit frustrated, but it does state right on the site that they do provide these services. Although, they do not provide any information on how to go about scheduling an appointment. Not to mention that I have heard horror stories about how foreigners can be treated at the US embassy when/if they are not accompanied by an American citizen. I do not want my in-laws to endure such treatment. That is why I'm seeking any other resources that may be available.

I also checked the website for a list (which the US embassy posted) that provides Law firms that are supposedly authorized to practice law in USA. They have passed the American Bar. I have not been able to find one that speaks English. I would think they would either be a notary or have someone on their staff that has been authorized to notarize statements.

As for contacting an Egyptian attorney to notarize a statement. Apparently that is the joke of the week! Every time my husband asks if he can get an attorney to witness a signature and or notarize it. They laugh, because its not something that they do within their legal system. Please someone help me with some knowledge. I have considered finding an international bank, but I'm not sure which one may provide a notary service. Usually in USA all the banks have a notary available. They usually are free of charge, as notaries receive $10 dollars per signature that they witness. They receive this from the govt. Anything they make extra is their own fee. Thank you for sharing any knowledgeable information you may have available.

Is there a person to contact through the US Embassy in Cairo that would have more knowledge? The 900 number is inadequate and wastes time and money. They have not been helpful at all.

That is correct, US Embassy American serivces only provides Notary

service at the US Embassy for American citizens only as a service

to help US citizen in another country. It is not required for them

to provide your husband a notary. Why since he is in his own country

he should be able to find a Notary who can do it in your country.

The same as we in America find and do our own natary by going to

one here in the USA.

Other wiuse the US Embassy would be spending so much time doing many

people Notary work and never have time ot get there work done.

Good Luck, He should be able to going online in look in google in the city

you live in and find a Notary that do translation and notary.

How can I get statements from my husband's family members notarized in Egypt? I have already looked up and called a list of Egyptian lawyers who have supposedly passed the American Bar. None of them have spoken English. On the American Embassy website it says the following: The American Citizen Services Unit of the Consular Section performs notarial services Sunday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 and 11:00, with the exception of the last Tuesday of every month. Services include taking of oaths, acknowledgment of signatures on documents for use in the United States, certification of true copies for Social Security and Internal Revenue Services purposes, and authentication of Government of Egypt officials' signatures. Notarial services are performed for any person regardless of nationality if the document will be used in the United States.

The document(s) I want to have notarized will be required "Requests For Evidence" the USCIS has requested.

I am not currently in Egypt. My husband is there and we are processing his I-130 visa application. When he called to the US embassy on their ridiculous 900 #, they told him they do not provide any services for non-Americans. Who can help me? Also according to the fee schedule. Notaries charge $50.00 PER SIGNATURE???!!! What is up with that? Are there any other resources available? I'm tired of getting the run around. Please help me.