Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Did they give you a small ticket that says Pick Up Visa on November 25th? Yes they gave my wife a small pink piece of paper that says "Dear Petitioner/Applicant for Case Number SAA-------, please come back for visa pickup on November 25th. Please bring ID or a copy of your passport"	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-13 22:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	@Aladdins Don't worry if DOS website says ur case is under AP, it will change to visa issue in couple days Hi 3ammer, I'm hoping it will inshallah, but idk maybe sleepless_36 is right maybe they scheduled her visa pickup on Nov 25th, about 2 months after her interview, for administrative processing. I'm guessing its like that for most people that try to get visas in Yemen, because it said "Necessary Administrative Processing" so maybe everyone from Yemen gets AP nowadays.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-13 20:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hi everyone, As I told you guys before, my wife had a successful interview on Oct. 9th, and was told to come back and pick up her visa on November 25th, but I just checked the online Department of State website and put in my wife's Case Number and it said Administrative Processing!?? Here's exactly what it says: "Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview" That doesn't make sense! How could they tell her to come pick her visa up on November 25th and not tell her her case is in AP?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-12 22:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	alladan congrats to everythin going on with u nd to the babies nd everyone else who got some good news . im still waitin on ap its been more then 4 months Thank you I emailed the embassy and they finally replied after saying numerous times that the consular section is closed (not true) "When you have completed the forms, have gathered all of the required documentation, and are ready to submit your application, please ensure that you book an appointment via our website here." How can I make an appointment!?!? It's impossible, there's no way to do it from the website all the appointments are not open. Edited by AladdinS, 10 October 2013 - 03:18 PM.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-10 15:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Yeah she is going to have to go back in for another appointment for your twins. If the appointment booking tool on the website isn't working, try emailing the ACS unit and tell them you need the CRBAs filed ASAP now that your wife's visa is due to be issued in November. SanaaACS@state.gov . If that fails, I would contact your state representative or senator's office. They can at least make inquiries with the State Department about when those appointment services will be available again. Good luck! All the appointments are grayed out on the online appointment system so I can't schedule an appointment. I tried contacting the embassy with the email you provided but i get an automatic reply that says the consular section is closed (which is a lie). And Senator Debbie Stabebow is the one that helped my wife get an expedited visa appointment, and when I tried sending her a thank you letter, I got an automatic response that said the offices of senators/representatives are closed due to the government shutdown, so I won't be able to contact anyone about making an appointment, so I'm just stuck now.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-09 11:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Why? Because it's US Emb Sanaa, that's why. They can and do take as long as they want without explanation. Don't fret - at least you know she was approved. She'll get her visa soon. She will need to file the CRBAs for the twins obviously so they can get their passports. A big Mabrouk to you! Allah yabarak feekom! I made sure she had all the documents for the CRBA and passport applications for both boys, but when she tried to show them to the consular officer he said I don't want that this appointment is for you not for them. Soooo annoying right? There's no way to make a CRBA appointment online idk what to do!	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-09 10:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hi what questions did they ask her during the interview? What did she bring to the interview? They asked her what city I live in. They asked about where I went to school. Also they asked about when we met and where. They asked about our children they said who is their father and obviously she said I am. It was a very quick short interview. She brought all the papers she sent to the NVC and she brought a bunch of pictures of us throughout our relationship. And she brought hospital records of our twin boys with both of our names on it. She also brought two 5x5 passport photos. Affidavit of paternity/maternity and residence is also required she brought that too. Edited by AladdinS, 09 October 2013 - 09:39 AM.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-09 09:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Congrats. Wow that long to pick up her visa. Idk that was weird. But at least she was approved. Hey did she do the magical exam Medical Thanks. Yes she got the medical exam done and picked up the results from Dr. Almutawakil the day before her interview.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-09 09:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	My wife was approved for a visa. She also tried to file a Cobsular Report of a Birth Abroad for my boys, but idk they didn't take the applications from her they just looked at then and copied them and gave them back. She spoke to someone on the American Citizens Sercices Section as well regarding the CRBA they said your twins are American Citizens based on their father's citizenship. Her visa pickup date is November 25th, almost 2 months! Why do you guys think that is? Is that normal? How long does it take to get a visa stamp after an approved interview?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-09 09:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	My wife is at the embassy right now waiting for them to start letting people in. They said she should be there by 7:30. Right now it's 7:33 over there. Inshallah all goes well.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-08 23:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Oh, how is she going to get in the embassy. You should call the NvC and see what they say. She needs to bring her passport as well   Yea that's a good idea, I will call the NVC as soon as possible.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-07 00:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	They said that this doctor is the best. My husband is gonna go to that doctor. Every one that I know recommended the doctor that's in taiz street. He will give you the letter probably the next day. It doesn't take long. All she gotta do is to make sure to notify the doctor that this is urgent and she has an app in three days. And make sure she bring the letter app with her. Bc they won't let her do it unless she has a. Letter of the date of her app.   But my wife did not get a letter for her appointment.  She just got a call to her cell phone telling her to come to her appointment date on October 9th.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 23:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	They need everything, like the update of the affidavit of support. And her police record, she can go make an exam the same day and tell them that it's urgent. Just make sure she had everything on the list of papers that they sent you Hey sent me a paper of what to bring   How long does it take to get the results back from the medical exam? She's gonna go to the one on Taiz St.  Dr. Abbas AlMutawakil.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 23:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Um, sorry to let you know but in the United States Ghat is a drug and that's a felony. Hopefully the picture doesn't show him holding the ghat. But that's a bad thing to send a picture. I don't think so. If I were I would just let it go and don't make it suspicious She definitely all of her papers that you sent to the nvc. Like the affidavit of support etc. and definitely the medical exam. She can not enter the us with out the exam. But disrobing , I don't think so they gonna do that Can she do the medical exam after going to her interview? Because there is no time to do the medical exam and get the results by this Wednesday. Why does she need a copy of the affidavit of support? Do they ask for that? Edited by AladdinS, 06 October 2013 - 06:27 PM.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 18:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hey guys I'm freaking out!   is it true that at the medical exam "Applicants are required to have a physical examination (to include complete disrobing)"   Disrobing?????? Really?!?!   Please let me know for anyone who has a spouse that has or has had the physical exam. Edited by AladdinS, 06 October 2013 - 05:37 PM.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 17:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	My wife was told to go to her appointment at the embassy in 3 days, but they didn't say anything about the medical exam!   What do you guys think will happen? should she rush and try to get the medical examination done tomorrow?   Also what do you guys think my wife should expect at the interview? What kind of questions should she expect?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 17:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	So sorry to hear that hope your boys are doing good. That's good they gave it to her inshallah everything goes well.   Alhamdullilah they are doing very well, they were born at 35 weeks but were 5.5 pounds each. I hope you all get your interviews soon as well inshallah.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 12:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	OMG that's great!! Congrats.... How were u able to pull that off?? And btw when did u get case complete??   she had a high risk twin pregnancy.  I contacted my senator to have it expedited. they did. got it sent to the Embassy. Now she has an appointment! I'm so excited!!! oh and btw my identical twin boys were born three days ago When was her original app.   this is her first appointment.  Our NVC case complete was September 3rd, 2013.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 12:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Interview Scheduled for October 9th, 2013, YES October 9th after 3 days!   Expedited appointment.   My wife got a call earlier today in Yemen.   They told her to come to her appointment on the 9th.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-06 10:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Alihamdula they opened the embassy and all of you guys got your apointments I contacted the embassy a few days ago this is what their reply was: Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for your email. The U.S. Embassy is currently closed for consular services. When the Consular Section reopens, we will contact individuals who have appointments during the period of closure to reschedule their appointments. We will respond to all other inquiries as quickly as we can when the Embassy resumes operations. We appreciate your patience. Best regards, Visa Unit US Embassy -Sana'a -Yemen	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-04 19:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	I'm just trying to figure out if its the NVC that schedules the interviews or is it the Embassy in Sanaa that does? Because I recieved a letter from the NVC in the mail that said my file has been forwarded to the US Embassy in Sanaa.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-02 10:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Mabrook Sweetlove57 That's great news! Did the email come from the NVC or from the US Embassy?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-02 10:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Congrats on receiving your interview dates! I really thought the consular section of the US Embassy is closed, but I guess not hk93 and RAli33 when did you guys get contacted for your interview dates? How did the contact you? Do they contact the petitioner by phone or the beneficiary by phone or do they send emails to both? Also did the NVC contact you about your interview date or was it the Embassy in Sanaa that contacted you?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-10-02 09:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Is anyone following the news about the government shutdown?  It says all non essential Federal Employees will not be paid, so that means most embassy workers will not be working.     I tried sending an email to the U.S embassy in Sanaa and I got a reply back that said the " The U.S. embassy is currently closed for consular services.  When the Consular Section reopens, we will contact individuals who have appointments during the period of closure to reschedule their appointments."	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-30 21:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Yea it's the same exact thing but different dates but mine days sept 20 Have you called the NVC to see if your case has been sent to Sanaa or is your case still with the NVC?  You should call and ask them if your case has been sent to the U.S embassy yet, because when I called them after my case was complete at the NVC they said my case would be sent to Sanaa when an interview is ready to be scheduled.     If you contact them let me know what they tell.  U can call them at (603) 334-0700 and ask if your case has been sent to Sanaa yet.   Thanks. Edited by AladdinS, 30 September 2013 - 02:14 PM.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-30 14:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	That's like my case too it says ready for appointment Does your case status look like this?  Ready in blue letters?  What is the Status Updated Date?     Does it say "Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section"?   What is the difference between your case status and mine?   I attached a screenshot of what my Status looks like.  Can you also attach a pic of yours too?  You can cross out your case number like I did if you want.  Or can you at least see if it is the same and tell me what's different? Attached Files  Image (2).jpg   162.3KB   1 downloads Edited by AladdinS, 30 September 2013 - 01:37 PM.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-30 13:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hi everyone,   I have an update that I'd like you guys help me understand, I was told that my case has been sent to the U.S embassy in Sanaa on September 26, and when I check on the Department of State website --> https://ceac.state.g...ker/Status.aspx it says Ready in blue letters.  And says "Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section."   I just called the NVC like 5 seconds ago and they said that on Sept 26 my case was electronically sent to Sanaa.   Does anyone know how long after the case is sent tot he embassy it takes for them to schedule the interview?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-30 11:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	It took me two months for case complete with the Nvc   Hi Amelabdulla,   you said that NVC sent you an email that sait your case is complete, they also sent me an email on Sept. 3rd as well telling me the same. Can you check on the Department of State Website and tell me what your case status looks like?     Here's where you check your case status --> https://ceac.state.g...ker/Status.aspx	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-30 11:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	case complete in june then interview 2 months later in august wow mashallah that was very quick. how did you manage to have them schedule your husband an appointment in 2 months? appointment 3 months later in september not 2, but still faster than the 6-12 month wait for mlst of us.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-05 15:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hey guys I've been away from the internet for awhile bc I'm in yemen and me and my husband live in the village, now im in sanaa so I can let u guys no how my visa journey is going so far. I got case complete June 2013 Then I got an email beginning of August 2013 stating that my husband has an interview September 30, 2013. Then I got an email August 16, 2013 stating that his interview is now cancelled and they will notify me when they reschedule. Now im waiting like most of you. What can we do, it is wat it is. Can anyone tell me where in yemen I get the affidavit of paternity/ maternity notarized? Thanks for ya help I really appreciate it. Inshaallah khair case complete in june then interview 2 months later in august wow mashallah that was very quick. how did you manage to have them schedule your husband an appointment in 2 months?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-05 15:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Congrats. But don't get too happy. Bc the waiting time for the interview is even worse. This is just the beginning. Lol you got over the easy part. I'm just glad I didn't get another rfe. I used the i864 EZ instead of i864 and that held my case back about 2 weeks. I guess that's nothing cuz were waiting around 8 months for interview in Sanaa.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-04 16:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Yaaaaayyy!!! I got NVC CASE COMPLETE yesterday NVC Case Complete: September 3rd 2013 Interview Date: ?????? Anybody wanna guess my wife's interview date?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-09-04 13:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	i know tell me about it. did anyone here try writin to them? im still waitin for them to reply to me . i was begining to think yemens embassy is gettin better cuz i waited 8 months till i git an interview and now people are gettin them in like 5 months Writing to the US Embassy in Yemen? They are very unresponsive. And if they do respond they respond with generic automatic emails. When did your NVC case get completed? And when was your interview date scheduled?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-30 18:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	AP is Administrative Processing.  From what I have heard from this board, mostly all males are routinely placed on AP while females go right through.  Highly discriminatory if you ask me... however, I do understand the security issues in the country so I guess this is something we have to deal with.  I believe they do look at the case further, background checks, etc.  My Congressman's representative told me today that he's heard of people being in AP anywhere from 10 days to 1year, it just depends on the case and the Embassy (how fast they want to process).    Did the congressman offer you any assistance? Give you any other info?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-29 18:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Oh, maybe it is not the NVC... Dept of State site https://ceac.state.g...peAKjMWCuebHqOw  You can then enter your case # and it will say what your status is.  We are still in AP   Thanks for the link. What exactly is AP? I know it's administrative processing but what does that mean? Do they just look at your case further? And why do some people get put into AP while others don't?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-28 22:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Kildee.  I wrote a letter to his office in March, this was before my fiancée was scheduled an appointment.  It was about 1 week after I wrote him that my fiancée was magically scheduled an appointment.  I'm not certain that they had anything to do with the appointment being scheduled, because they checked the NVC site to check on the status and it was at the ready status at that time.  They told me the appointment would then be scheduled shortly, and it was.    Who knows... they may tell me they can't help me but is worth a try and at least I'm making issues with the Embassy known. Well it is worth a try. I hope they can help. How do you check NVC online Status? I thought that could only done for USCIS. Can it be done for NVC too?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-28 21:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hey you have an appReally alhamduallah yah rab Am waiting. You just recieved it today your app. H93 Original Appt. Sept 3 rescheduled to Oct 29th Sweetlove57 Original Appt. Sept 4 Still waiting for Rescheduled Appt. Allah make it easy for all of us waiting for appointments. Keep us updated if anyone gets a rescheduled appointment I wanna know how much of a wait I have after NVC Case Complete. Hey Neferure which congressman? Stabenow or Levin? Tomorrow my Congressman has mobile office hours in the city next to mine.  I am going there to talk to them about the ridiculously long wait times that I have experienced (as well as everyone else).  Hopefully I can get some help and answers from whomever is there.  If I get some sort of help from them, I will let everyone here know.  Then you can contact your Congressman for your state. Hey Neferure which congressman? Stabenow or Levin?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-28 21:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Why don't u guys contact the congressman my freind did that and her husband got the visa after 4 months his interview How long was your friends case going on for before she contacted the congressman! Also what state is she in? What was her reasoning? What did she tell the congressman? Also she used email for contact right?	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-22 10:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	I don't know how reliable the Bahrain News Agency is but...   "The U.S. embassy in Yemen will be re-opened in the next few days as scheduled."   According to this News Story dated August 13 2013: http://www.bna.bh/po.../en/news/574976	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-13 19:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interviews in San'a, Yemen	Hopefully inshallah I don't think so. I think people who has there appointment would keep it and the people who missed it will be schedule and the others who case complete would have to wait a little longer. I feel so sorry for the people who are waiting for an interview appointment. I'm expecting case complete from the NVC this month inshaAllah, and I was so excited to be seeing people getting interview dates 5-7 months after case complete instead of 9-12 months, but unfortunately now it looks like we will have to wait around a year like before.	AladdinS	Not Telling	Yemen	2013-08-10 22:30:00