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Middle East and North AfricaOriginals
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 4 2009, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Your birth certificate .
Your passport .
The interview letter '' they wont let you in if you don't show it to the guard at the embassy ''
If your fiance was married before they might ask for his divorce certificate '' the original '' .
Take all the proof of your relationship maybe they might ask to see some of them or maybe they wont even ask for any .it depends on the CO .
Good luck and my best wishes for you .

wish you doing well Mohamed brother ,it was a great reply wish it helps Aya and that she get a great interview , wish to hear good news about you soon , have a great day brother .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-04 16:17:00
Middle East and North AfricaOriginals
QUOTE (Aya&John @ Dec 4 2009, 11:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We filed for a K1 (fiancee) visa Mounir, we are not married yet... Thank you for trying to help though!

oops i'm really sorry didnt noitce that you filed K1 my thoughts came with k3 i'm sorry for this mistake really ,, so i'm really not sure about the original documents with k1 but i think not a big different as k3 except the marriage certificate for sure ,, i will take my mistake for saying your marriage certificate as good luck that you get your visa soon and get married with your fiancee,, sorry again for this mistake , good luck Aya on your interview ,, have a nice one .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-04 12:18:00
Middle East and North AfricaOriginals
i forget to add something ,, if you ever went and living in other country for more than six months you should bring with you the original police recored from this country , i tell you this in case you went to other country for more than six months , good luck , best wishes for you .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-04 09:25:00
Middle East and North AfricaOriginals
QUOTE (Aya&John @ Dec 4 2009, 07:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone,

I'm just wondering what originals the embassy will need exactly need? Do they need our original NOA2, our original letters, and cards?

Also, I've been wondering if they will keep all the proof and documents I give them? If so, should I just make copies of the things I went to keep for ourselves...

Thanks in advance! star_smile.gif

Aya

hi Aya wish first your interview goes so smoothly , let me tell you about that for my knowing , they will keep the original marriage certificate the english one and take a look of the arabic one then they will give you back the arabic one and keep just the english one , also if you or your husband get divorced before you should bring with you the original divorce certificate they will keep it also , any other original documents such a birth certificate , police recored,, and for men the military service ... should be translate to english then they will just look at it and give it to you back , about the NOA2 i didnt take it with me cause the NVC send all the papers to the embassy , also i advice you to have a copies for everything in case , then for what i heard i know ISA when they send you your passport with the visa stamping on it they sending a yallow envelope closing with all your papers inside it but you cant open it cause this will open on the port entre in the american air port , wish it help , best of luck to you ,, have a nice one .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-04 09:23:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (amysaid @ Dec 6 2009, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I agree with Hot Guy, mounir. i think you'll be getting your visa soon. when we were in consular officer final review it took about a week, but I have heard of at least one person who was on final review for about two months. either way, it should be soon.

Thanks Amy so much ,, hopefully i can get it soon i just was wondering because on the first e mail they sent me after i done my interview they were telling me the same (pending consular officer review) then they change it to your case is pending AP then sending me the e mail asking for my passport and now telling me the same as their first e mail so its kinda confusing ,, i hope they really working to issue the visa now , thanks so much ,, have a blessed day .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 14:56:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 6 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mounir and suzie @ Dec 6 2009, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone ,, just want to make an update for whats going on ,,, i called the embassy today and asked about my passport then the guy told me dont worry it cant be lost since you left it here so its here then i asked him is that means i'm out of AP for sending me an e mail asking to sending my passport even its there then he said yes once we asking for that it means we working out to issue your visa soon ,,, so guys i just got an e mail from them today here i post it :
Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail message.



We acknowledge receipt of your passport. Please note that the case is currently pending consular officer's review.



Regards,

Consular Staff

so now i'm calmer about my passport cause they said its there already but my question is .... for saying the case pending consular officer's review does that means as the guy in the embassy told me i done the AP and they working for issue the visa now or it means nothing change at all , wish you can explain it to me please , thanks everyone , have a great one all .

Yup it means you are outta AP .the CO final review is the last step before they issue the visa .
The CO in charge of your case is reviewing your case now to make sure that everything is ok and in order before they issue the visa .
Inshaallah you will get it soon .hopefully next week .
Keep an egy on DHL site .
Have a nice blessed day .

Mohamed

Thanks Mohamed brother so much for all your wishes ,, i just get wonder cause remember at the begining before they put me on AP they told me the same thing so i just was wonder , i will keep an eye on DHL site , wish to hear good news from you so soon , have a blessed day.

mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 12:24:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
Hello everyone ,, just want to make an update for whats going on ,,, i called the embassy today and asked about my passport then the guy told me dont worry it cant be lost since you left it here so its here then i asked him is that means i'm out of AP for sending me an e mail asking to sending my passport even its there then he said yes once we asking for that it means we working out to issue your visa soon ,,, so guys i just got an e mail from them today here i post it :
Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail message.



We acknowledge receipt of your passport. Please note that the case is currently pending consular officer’s review.



Regards,

Consular Staff

so now i'm calmer about my passport cause they said its there already but my question is .... for saying the case pending consular officer's review does that means as the guy in the embassy told me i done the AP and they working for issue the visa now or it means nothing change at all , wish you can explain it to me please , thanks everyone , have a great one all .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 08:47:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (amysaid @ Dec 4 2009, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I didn't have time to read through all the responses, but just wanted to tell you this: The same thing happened with my husband's passport, they kept it at the interview and then later emailed asking him to send it. I emailed them back and told them that they kept it at the interview, and they said thank you, and it was just a form-letter response. They sent it to everyone, even those whose passports they kept. He ended up getting the passport back with the visa in it about 2-3 weeks later.

wow Amy they did the same with your husband now i feel more calmer , you know i was ready now to go to dhl them a letter telling them that they have it on there now i think to wait till tomorrow cause they ask me to call them tomorrow to get an answer about my passport , thanks so so so much you really make me more calmer and less worried now also when you said about the time frame that your husband get the visa after this make me get big hope to getting it same time ,, have a great one and thanks again so much .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-05 07:14:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (disconnection @ Dec 3 2009, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mounir and suzie @ Dec 3 2009, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 3 2009, 07:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah and i forgot to add something .when they put someone under AP they usually give him his passport back .so once you was under AP and they did not upload your passport to their system . they thought they gave you your passport back and now after they done with that ####### LoL they need your passport to issue the visa.
My fingers crossed for ya bro . rose.gif

Thanks so much brother you always calm me down not any thanks word is enough for you ,,, i know i been worried and stress and maybe annoying lol but really all i want to hear from them right now is to say ..... YES WE HAVE YOUR PASSPORT ... so easy to say or even say no we lost it we are sorry to let me know whats going on i didnt even thinking to ask about the time for sending the visa so i got crazy and e mailed them three times since yesterday till today its too much i know but its an embassy and i think when it come to important thing like passport they should say yes or no or better yes cause they shouldnt lost it lol , but really your reply make a good sense ,,, wish you hear good news and right now i will cross my fingers for you brother ,, have a great one .


hey mounir

that's a good news man BUT my thoughts to you is not to be so excited and happy until you HAVE your passport with visa on it in your OWN HANDS. i don't really mean to disappoint you but that's how i deal with it , it's all a paper work issue and sooner or later you will have your visa isA so just calm down and use your mind .

it's actually a good news that they asked for your passport and that for me means that you are out of AP smile.gif congratulations in advance but wait until you have it in your hand because they might send it tomorrow or next week or the week after but i am sure you will get it during December isA smile.gif

Thanks disconnection so much , i know we cant be so excited till they send it on our hand ,,, i hope it came during this month , i plan to sending them too a letter on their mail box to warn them that they have my passport already on there just in case to be sure they gonna look for it and give me the right answer if they have it or lost it ,, i will also call them again this coming Sunday they asked for it to let me know about my passport ,, isa all of us will hear good news so soon , all of you in my prayers ,, have a good one , thanks again so much .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-04 04:27:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 3 2009, 07:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah and i forgot to add something .when they put someone under AP they usually give him his passport back .so once you was under AP and they did not upload your passport to their system . they thought they gave you your passport back and now after they done with that ####### LoL they need your passport to issue the visa.
My fingers crossed for ya bro . rose.gif

Thanks so much brother you always calm me down not any thanks word is enough for you ,,, i know i been worried and stress and maybe annoying lol but really all i want to hear from them right now is to say ..... YES WE HAVE YOUR PASSPORT ... so easy to say or even say no we lost it we are sorry to let me know whats going on i didnt even thinking to ask about the time for sending the visa so i got crazy and e mailed them three times since yesterday till today its too much i know but its an embassy and i think when it come to important thing like passport they should say yes or no or better yes cause they shouldnt lost it lol , but really your reply make a good sense ,,, wish you hear good news and right now i will cross my fingers for you brother ,, have a great one .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-03 07:32:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 3 2009, 05:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mounir and suzie @ Dec 3 2009, 03:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 3 2009, 03:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It seems like they are ready to issue the visa .thats why they asked for your passport .
they did that to someone before '' they asked him to send his passport and they were already have it '' .
I hope that you will get it in your hand soon bro .
keep an eye on DHL .
Have a nice blessed day .

Thanks Mohamed brother so so so much ,, i was so worried that they lost my passport so i need to make a new one ,, i'm waiting to see what they gonna reply me about that ,, sure i will keep an eye on DHL ,, you on my prayer brother wish with all my heart you get good news so soon.
take care of your self , have a nice day .

You are more than welcome bro .
Well talking about DOS they will tell you the same ''the case is pending AP'' till the embassy issue the visa .at that point they will say the visa has been issued on ......
I hope that you will get the visa soon bro .
I called the embassy again yesterday and the guy there was friendly and nice to me .
He says that they are just waiting for the CO .which means my case is under CO review .and they don't know when she will be done with that .
I even asked him if there is a chance that she will deny me after all of that time ?he says every thing is possible so who knows .
I had my first interview back in March .and then i got an Email from the embassy to send my passport in July .i sent it to them on Aug 2 .
I had a second interview on Sept 27 and since that day noooooooooo news still !
I'm trying to hang in there and i hope that i will hear good news soon .

ohh Mohamed brother i just pmed you ,,, i wish with all my heart that they done your case so so so soon and issue your visa as i told you i hope that we both ride the same plane same time i will pray more and more asking GOd to all of us ,, i just before ten minutes ago called them and for the first time the lady who answered my phone was so nice with me , i asked her about my passport telling her all then she asked me about my case number and my name then she said well our system doesnt show if your passport here or not ... are you sure you left it on your interview i said to her yessssssssss i'm 100% sure then she said well i will write a note to them telling them to look for your passport ( dont know what does mean them is there another people or what ) then she said give me your cell phone number then i gave it to her then she said well keep follow us by next week to get inform about that but sadly brother i forget to ask her if the system now show my case out of AP or what now i blame my self hard to not catch this good chance with a nice talker to ask , so brother do you think is possible they lost my passport ? or even sending me this e mail by mistake like that dont mean this one was for me ,, any ways i wish with all my heart you hear good news so soon ,, take care and have a nice day.
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-03 06:38:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 3 2009, 03:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It seems like they are ready to issue the visa .thats why they asked for your passport .
they did that to someone before '' they asked him to send his passport and they were already have it '' .
I hope that you will get it in your hand soon bro .
keep an eye on DHL .
Have a nice blessed day .

Thanks Mohamed brother so so so much ,, i was so worried that they lost my passport so i need to make a new one ,, i'm waiting to see what they gonna reply me about that ,, sure i will keep an eye on DHL ,, you on my prayer brother wish with all my heart you get good news so soon.
take care of your self , have a nice day .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-03 03:04:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (SunDrop @ Dec 2 2009, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If they're asking for your passport, it usually means that you have been approved and they want to put the visa in your passport.

No, absolutely do NOT order a new one.

You need to contact your embassy/ consulate by phone, if possible, and talk to them about the fact that they already have your passport. Did you reply directly to the email they sent you, saying 'you already have my passport'. You should also send a letter, maybe just a copy of your email and theirs, so that you can be certain that they will receive your communication.

Also, call the DOS again and find out if the embassy has updated your status with them.

just i want to tell you yes i reply directly to the e mail they sent me then i said to them you already have my passport ,, i will send them tomorrow a letter it might be a faster way to warn them i will even use DHL to sending them the letter , thanks again , best of luck to you .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-02 21:31:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (SunDrop @ Dec 2 2009, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If they're asking for your passport, it usually means that you have been approved and they want to put the visa in your passport.

No, absolutely do NOT order a new one.

You need to contact your embassy/ consulate by phone, if possible, and talk to them about the fact that they already have your passport. Did you reply directly to the email they sent you, saying 'you already have my passport'. You should also send a letter, maybe just a copy of your email and theirs, so that you can be certain that they will receive your communication.

Also, call the DOS again and find out if the embassy has updated your status with them.

Thanks so much for your kind reply , i will try to call them but the embassy here is hard to talk on the phone they always asking you no no just e mail us cant talk on the phone about this stuff but i will try any ways ,, as you said i will sending them a letter to their mail box , will call DOS again tomorrow , thanks so much , it give me some ideas and will wait for making a new passport till i get an answer from the embassy telling me whats going on , thanks so much , have a blessed day.
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-02 21:18:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
QUOTE (And_Sam @ Dec 2 2009, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (mounir and suzie @ Dec 2 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi everyone , wish all of you doing well ,, today we called the DOS and says the same that my case still pending Ap but then when i checked my e mail i found that the embassy sending me an e mail here i put it :Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail message.



Please send your passport to our office via DHL courier service to enable us to continue processing your case.



Regards,

Consular Staff

so i'm so confused and worry cause they kept my passport already on my interview which was on OCT ,22,09 so how come they asking for it now .. is they los it ? is it a mistake ? is that means i'm out of ap ? i e mailed them telling them that but that freak me out dont know what i can do , please help me and sorry for being annoying for asking much but really i dont know what i can do , thanks so much for all of you , keep everyoner on here on my prayer,, have a blessed day all .

That sounds like you have gotten your Visa!! I would send an email to them telling them that you left your passport with them at the time of the appointment, and possibly call them to verify that they have it because it make take a while for them to open the email.
That just may be a "notifying" email that they send out when you are done with AP. Good luck!! good.gif

Thanks so much for helping me with your reply ,, i will call them tomorrow and sending them a letter telling them you have my passport already , wish with all my heart they really didnt lost it , wish that means really i done with the AP ,, best luck for you , thanks again , take care .

mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-02 21:15:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
since i didnt get any reply yet for this topic ,, i tell you some of my thought , should i make a new passport ? should i wait to them reply me e mail i sent to them saying you have my passport already on there ? should i send them a letter regular to their mail box telling them that ? is it a good sign even they mistaken asking for my passport means i finally out of Ap ? just a thoughts , i'm sorry everyone for asking bunch of questions just confusing and excited at the same time ,, have a good one all .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-02 19:12:00
Middle East and North Africalast update
hi everyone , wish all of you doing well ,, today we called the DOS and says the same that my case still pending Ap but then when i checked my e mail i found that the embassy sending me an e mail here i put it :Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail message.



Please send your passport to our office via DHL courier service to enable us to continue processing your case.



Regards,

Consular Staff

so i'm so confused and worry cause they kept my passport already on my interview which was on OCT ,22,09 so how come they asking for it now .. is they los it ? is it a mistake ? is that means i'm out of ap ? i e mailed them telling them that but that freak me out dont know what i can do , please help me and sorry for being annoying for asking much but really i dont know what i can do , thanks so much for all of you , keep everyoner on here on my prayer,, have a blessed day all .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-02 18:54:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Sunday MENA family
QUOTE (And_Sam @ Dec 6 2009, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good Sunday evening Everyone!!
Congratulations Mounir!! Insha'allah the visa will be in your hands soon!! Aya, good luck with your interview!! I am sure you will be great!!
I hope everyone had a restfull weekend. I'm trying to get into gear for tomorrow morning!! I just hope that I will get a case complete this next coming week!! I am so ready to get the interview scheduled!!!

Thanks Andrea inshallah all goes well with you ,, have a great one .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 19:58:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Sunday MENA family
QUOTE (Vanessa1 @ Dec 6 2009, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Mounir and Suzie congratulations! I'm doing the happy dance for you! kicking.gif Good luck to everyone this week on finals and interviews. I know there's a few out there.

I had my Sunday morning time with Omar and it was wonderful to see him, as always. We got a lot done and enjoyed each other's company too. Nice day. smile.gif

It's cold here. There's going to be rain the next two days, which is great! The lemon tree in my yard really needs it. I'm off to run some errands including getting some Christmas decorations. A couple years back I moved out of state and sold everything and didn't realize how long it had taken me to put everything together initially. But I really feel like decorating this year.

Everyone enjoy the day!

Thanks so much Vanessa and for the happy dance lol , i will keep inform everyone always ,,, wish to you and Omar a great day and wonderful chtistmas ,, i bet the decorating you gonna make will be beauty, have a nice day .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 15:00:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Sunday MENA family
QUOTE (illnevergetthis @ Dec 6 2009, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Happy Sunday everyone

I am working and waiting for 1:00, so I can start studying for a final I have tomorrow.

mounir and suzie- congratulations!

wish you the best luck for tomorrow , thanks so much ,, best wishes for you , take care .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 13:23:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Sunday MENA family
have a great day sara wish you can get a nap and enjoying your day,, wish you the best charles,have a good one Jeanne,have a blessed day Kenza and thanks for you kind wishes ,, wish to everyone a wonderful Sunday luv.gif
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 12:31:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Sunday MENA family
QUOTE (Aya&John @ Dec 6 2009, 07:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Happy Sunday MENA! rose.gif

Happy Sunday Aya , wish you the best on your interview .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 07:43:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Sunday MENA family
hello everyone , first i want to say something i really feel on here like everyone is part of my family so i want to thanks you all ,, all of you is just great and wonderful , since i came to VJ and to MENA i just found a great people always trying to help give you hope and make your day thanks so much all ,, its now 1:24pm in Cairo so i would love to say Good morning for all and best luck for whom is waiting , wish with all my heart every couple be together forever soon and for the couples who together already wish to them all the happiness and greetings ,, i want to share with you this ... just before awhile i called again the embassy then i asked the guy please just tell me is my passport there or not then he said for checking the system isnt show really but no worries since you left it here so its here cant be lost for any reason then i said to him but i just want someone telling me clearly yes its here or no its not here then he said dont worry its here if you sure you left it here wacko.gif so i asked him well what about if i send a letter to the embassy by the DHL to be sure its there ,, he said well no need for cost your self money dont worry so guys i will take this as a yes cause i'm sure that my passport there , other wise i asked him is that means i'm finally out of AP he said yes they now working to print out your visa and soon it will come to you so i hope his telling me the truth and the right thing, just love to share with you whats going on ,, have a great Sunday all MENA . luv.gif rose.gif
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 06:31:00
Middle East and North AfricaI don't know whats going on ?!!
QUOTE (Hot Guy @ Dec 7 2009, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good morning everyone
I called the USA embassy again today .and i was kinda mean to them but it does not work still .
I called the embassy and the woman there was friendly and nice to me .
She asked for my case number and for my name .she asked me when was i at the embassy last time .and then she says well the case is pending !
I was like listen i want to know whats going on ? it has been almost 9 months and i hear nothing from you but pending AP .and I'm really sick of that .and in fact me and my fiancee can not handle that anymore .
She asked me if i know the CO name '' the one who interviewed me '' I said i don't remember her name and they were 2 a man and a woman .
she says well it says its pending in the system .i was like thats a joke .she was like huh what did you say ? i said its a joke .it has been almost 9 months and you don't have anything to say to me but AP or pending so its a joke .
I told her that we called DOS and they told us that the case is pending in Egypt and they don't work on it in USA so its pending in Egypt and the DOS is waiting for Egypt to issue the visa .and its not name check or background check ....
And i told her that i called the embassy last week and a guy there told me its still CO in charge of my case office and even the embassy is waiting for that CO and its a part of the AP .
I told her well its not fair or right to put our lives on hold like that .and that CO has no rights to put our lives on hold like that .
I told her listen and you can pass that to the CO if you want .can't the CO say to us yeah we will give you the visa or no we are not going to give you the damn visa !
Its so easy that way .black or white . cause me and my fiancee can't be under that CO mercy forever or for so long cause again we are sick of that game .
I told her can't that CO say you are denied and we can not give you the visa instead of waiting for nothing !!!!
I think somehow i shocked that woman cause she did not respect that i will talk to her like that .she says well Mr Mohamed call me back after 30 min and i'm going to call the immigrant unite here at the embassy to find out whats going on with your case ? and why is it taking long time like that ?
40 minutes later i called the embassy again .and i asked them to talk to that woman .
She says well Mr Mohamed i called the immigrant unite and the case is pending AP .
I was like i don't want hear that word again so please tell e whats going on ?
I asked her does that mean it will be pending like that till they send it back to USA and kiss us goodbye ?!! can it be pending cause the CO wants to put us on hold like that ?
She says no . they are working on it .but i can't tell you the details .i asked her well so they are working on it and its not pending for no reason .she says no its not and they are working on it .
I asked her how long its going to take ? and i got the same damn answer no one know how long its going to take !!!

There is nothing more we can do .My fiancee contacted her congressman and her senator long time ago and they told her the same .the case is pending AP .
We really don't know what to do ?
Any thought about what the heck is going on ?!!

Have a nice blessed day everyone .

Mohamed

well Mohamed brother i know well how you feel and how stressful its ,, i didnt wait till now that long as you but even like that i'm mad my self for hiding everything like that from us and says the same thing like its a top secret , i always say its our life and our case so we have the right for knowing whats going on but sadly thats the way they treat us ,, they dont care to put our life on hold they dont care to doing their job right and talk to us to let us know ,, any ways brother i'm thinking about your case to know any thoughts for whats going on but really cant find on my mind anything to tell about that but all i can say lets hope and pray that you get it so so soon who know ,, may Allah answer our prayers ,, just be sure that everything on God hand will come on the right time , calm down brother everything will be good , sure they cant keep puting your case for more long than that so nearly it will be done ,,have a nice day brother .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-07 08:11:00
Middle East and North AfricaMonday!
Good morning Maureen ,Tamara and Aya and everyone ,, today is Suzie's daughter birthday her name is Allyssa i hoped to be there to celebrate it with them but i share from here , she gonna be 10 years old ,, suzie isnt so happy about the e mail i got from the embassy yesterday when they said now the case is pending consular officer's review she just worried cause at the first e mail we got from them they said the same thing then they said its on AP then they asked for my passport now they said again the same first thing so really we both confusing and wonder if they just mess or what ,, lots on here told me that means you out of AP and its a good sign so i hope for the best ,, Aya best of luck on your interview i keep you on my prayers ,, have a greaqt monday all MENA people .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-07 07:44:00
Middle East and North AfricaTuesday
hi all sorry i'm late to the wonderful topic so i will say good evening all , sorry Aya to hear about your foot wish you feel better soon and tell us a great news about interview which is so soon , when Suzie were here she got so scared to croess the street in Cairo for me i get use for that lol but when we were trying to cross the street was like a scary movie.. we standing then i watch the road for her then tell her now now hahahaha to start moving , Happy VJ anniversary to Jenn and JACKIE , thanks Andrea for your kind wishes to Suzie's daughter ,, they got lots of fun celebrating it wish i can spend the christmas with them ,, stay safe everyone ,, have a blessed day .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-08 14:57:00
Middle East and North Africa5,4,3, 2, 1 ...
QUOTE (scrabble @ Dec 5 2009, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Counting down the hours until my husband's interview. Right now he should be waking up and getting ready to drive the 2 hours to the Embassy. His interview will be at 10am. I feel so helpless and so anxious. I may gain ten pounds in the next 5 hours. Please, everyone, send your wishes, hopes, and prayers that our visa will finally be approved and that we will be together again soon!

sending you all my best wishes and prayers that his interview will goes so smooth and get his visa so soon , best of luck , keep inform us how's it going ,, have a great one.
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-06 06:16:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Birthday Sara!
Happy Birthday Sara wish you all the happiness always .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-08 14:59:00
Middle East and North AfricaGot the visa wooopp wooooooopp
Congratulations kicking.gif
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-08 15:16:00
Middle East and North AfricaWEDNESDAY
good evening everyone ,, wish all of you doing just great ,, talking about the weather its good here in Cairo was cloudy at the morning and evening but not that bad really , Suzie told me in the part we gonna be in California there is no snow and weather in commen like Egypt .... best luck for everyone on their interview which will be this month and best luck for all MENA people .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-09 14:28:00
Middle East and North Africafinally i got it
QUOTE (alibox @ Dec 9 2009, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello everyone
finally my wife got her visa today,yesterday she had her interview everything was fine ,very simple question.
the interview was with a American lady, she speaks Arabic.
1- when your husband come to America?
2- where and when you meet your husband?
3- where he works?
4- where he lives, my wife she give her the exact address?
4- she asked for just the pictures? no emails no cds no money gram receipt, and also she didn't ask for I-134.
the lady took here passport and said congratulation come back tomorow for your visa.
thank you for all of visa journey members.
by the way, that interview was for a k3 visa. kicking.gif

alf Mabrouk so happy to hear this great news , wish to you both all the happiness on your life ,, btw i'm k3 too and still waiting to get my visa pray for me ,, have a good one .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-10 11:48:00
Middle East and North AfricaThursday!
good morning everyone ,, wish all of you doing well , i came here and the first thing i did was looking at the daily thread so now i found it ,, have a blessed day everyone .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-10 11:34:00
Middle East and North AfricaAdministrative Review/ Processing
QUOTE (MarcyHanyLove @ Dec 9 2009, 08:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone in Administrative Processing/ Review:
My Husband had his interview date September 2,2009. They requested more information and rescheduled an appt. on Sept 15,2009.
After the interview the American woman said he would get his vise in a couple of weeks.
Well I we waited like 2 months. I started getting nervous and called Washington DC to see what was going on. All they could tell me was that the case was in Administrative processing and that they would contact me when it was finished. They will not tell you why it is in AP or anything. After a couple of more weeks
I decided to call my congressman's office and asked for the person handling immigration issues.
The woman asked me to fill out an information release form with supporting documents and fax it to her.
Within a week she called me and told me that my husband was issued a visa and that it will be sent to him shortly..
So I would suggest to anyone in AP to call their congressman's Aide.... maybe they can help you instead of waiting and wondering what is going on. Maybe I was just lucky...(not really I waited 3 months) but I think it helped.
Hopefully my husband will be here soon.......just waiting for his passport back now.
Good Luck! heart.gif rose.gif rose.gif

thanks so much for posting this on here it really helps a lot ,, wish your husband get his passport soon then go to be with you ,, i will tell my wife about that ,, i done my interview in OCT 22,09 then they told me i'm under AP then on DEC 6 they sent me an e mail telling me that the case is pending consular officer's review but the dos still saying its under AP so we waiting to see whats going on ,, best of luck to you .

QUOTE (And_Sam @ Dec 9 2009, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (MarcyHanyLove @ Dec 9 2009, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone in Administrative Processing/ Review:
My Husband had his interview date September 2,2009. They requested more information and rescheduled an appt. on Sept 15,2009.
After the interview the American woman said he would get his vise in a couple of weeks.
Well I we waited like 2 months. I started getting nervous and called Washington DC to see what was going on. All they could tell me was that the case was in Administrative processing and that they would contact me when it was finished. They will not tell you why it is in AP or anything. After a couple of more weeks
I decided to call my congressman's office and asked for the person handling immigration issues.
The woman asked me to fill out an information release form with supporting documents and fax it to her.
Within a week she called me and told me that my husband was issued a visa and that it will be sent to him shortly..
So I would suggest to anyone in AP to call their congressman's Aide.... maybe they can help you instead of waiting and wondering what is going on. Maybe I was just lucky...(not really I waited 3 months) but I think it helped.
Hopefully my husband will be here soon.......just waiting for his passport back now.
Good Luck! heart.gif rose.gif rose.gif

Thanks Marcy for posting your story on here. I am hoping that my husband will get his interview soon, since we are now waiting for case complete in NVC. I am hoping to beable to go over there for his interview, depending on when he gets it. I will keep what you said in mind, specially since Cairo is known for putting people in AP/AR! good.gif

best of luck to you Andrea on your husband interview ,inshallah he will get his visa so soon after the interview ,, have a great one .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-10 11:40:00
Middle East and North AfricaFRIDAY!
Good evening everyone , wish you all a Happy friday,, Aya wish your interview goes smoothly ,, weather not that bad here in Cairo ,, have a great one all MENA .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-11 11:08:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Saturday!!!
Happy Saturday Nagi,TammySue,Tammy and Rosie,Jeanne,R and F, PalmTreeGurl, Aya, and everyone ,, again i wish you Aya all the good luck on your interview ,, i also have a hope to hear good news this week ,, best of luck to everyone . star_smile.gif
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-12 12:29:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Saturday!!!
Happy Saturday Nagi,TammySue,Tammy and Rosie,Jeanne,R and F, PalmTreeGurl, Aya, and everyone ,, again i wish you Aya all the good luck on your interview ,, i also have a hope to hear good news this week ,, best of luck to everyone . star_smile.gif
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-12 12:29:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Saturday!!!
QUOTE (Aya&John @ Dec 12 2009, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Happy Saturday MENA! smile.gif

Wishing everyone a great weekend! rose.gif

I get off work in 2 hours and I'll just try to relax and have really good sleep tonight (I doubt that I will though tongue.gif)...

My interview is just in 15 hours from now!!!!!!!!

Keep us in your prayers and have a great day everyone! rose.gif

Happy Saturday Aya ,, wish you all the best on your interview .. i keep you in my prayers , cant wait to hear about your interview ,, inshallah you will hear good news after it done ,, have a nice day .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-12 12:22:00
Middle East and North AfricaSunday
Happy Sunday all MENA wish you all a great day and lots of happiness ,, i was going to ask also about Aya's interview didnt see any up date about it wish we all hear good news ,, i looked today again to the DHL but still the same thing not any update on it hopefully it gonna change soon,, have a great one everyone .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-13 14:32:00
Middle East and North AfricaWhich type of visa
just i want to say i decide to keep going with k3 cause as Vanessa said it will make all over start again so i guess for me time is pass to change it now is hard to handle more waiting time for a new interview and all this process ,, i thought to change it to CR1 thinking it can make all more fast to issue the visa also for all the papers need to done when God willing i go there but the fact its too late to change it now so i will stay with K3 may God help all of us ,, thanks to everyone i appreciate all the responding not only the one for me but every posting it gave me a great info ,, have a nice blessed day all .
mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-13 18:01:00
Middle East and North AfricaWhich type of visa
QUOTE (Vanessa1 @ Dec 13 2009, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok, I have to step in here and say something since the original question was regarding my situation in that we have already filed the CR1 and I was asking about doing the K3 at the same time to see which would get the interview first. I don't know that it is actually sound advice here for Mounir at this point since he has already had his K3 interview. The CR1 would start over from the beginning. It's not like they had been filed at the same time. I would think, in Mounir's case, it would be best to see what happens with his K3 since he's in AP and go from there. He's already said repeatedly how much he misses Suzie and want to be with her so starting over from the beginning might not be best. I know if I were in that situation and my SO told me he wanted to start from the beginning, after being so close to done, and I would not be happy at all.

This is just my opinion but I thought I should step in and make sure that the advice is being given realizing that our two situations are vastly different.

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QUOTE (New Beginnings @ Dec 12 2009, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess it depends on how long the CO review is. We were in AP for a few weeks after the K3 interview, then we had our CR1 interview and were in AP for 2 more weeks after that. We received the visa almost exactly 2 weeks later and it was the CR1 visa because the K3 is cancelled once you interview for the CR1

wow thats not the bad really now i got it as well , i will see what i can do with it cause so far i still waiting but not any news so i guess for going to CR1 will be the better opation , thanks so much again ,, have a great day.

QUOTE (sachinky @ Dec 12 2009, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Go for the IR1/CR1.

K3 is practically obsolete at this point. It was introduced at a time when CR1s were taking years to be processed so as to allow the immigrant to be with the USC spouse during the process. Nowadays they are processing both at about the same time -- the only place where the K3 saves you time (4 weeks or so) is in the NVC stage. Not worth it. The CR1 is a far superior visa as has been explained in minute detail regarding cost/time/benefits. After two years, you may file for removal of conditions.

You don't want to have to deal with USCIS more than you really need to.

Good luck on your visajourney! smile.gif

Thanks so much for your reply ,, wish you the best luck,, have a great day .


i was thinking of all you said cause you right i suppose to be close to done with k3 last week i got an e mail from the embassy telling me that now the case is pending co officer's review so lots on here told me that does mean i finally got out of AP , today i e mailed the embassy asking what the statue now of my case but still didnt get any reply from them , i just thought after reading about CR1 it can make things faster now cause even i got this e mail about my case but i seen lots got the same one and still waiting for months to get their visa so its really confusing and for changing it now it can make a high risk to cause more waiting time so i really still thinking about that , wish to do any fast process to my case to be with my wife its so hard to be far apart all this time sorry dont mean to sound like complain ,, thanks for you advice ,, have a great one .

mounir and suzieMaleEgypt2009-12-13 17:36:00