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US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionEmbassy in Kiev - how long until visa arrives?
It seems to depend on what day(s) the embassy produces the visas. I have read two or three different versions of the schedule for Kiev, but on a certain day of the week they put visas into passportds and send them out. You can save a day or two by picking up in Kiev. Congrats, and good luck on the interview.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-10-19 07:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionInfo please on K-1 medical Exam and interviews
QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jul 4 2008, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello JB:

Thank you for adding me to your friends list. When your I-129F is approved and sent to Kiev by the National Visa Center, you will get a letter giving you the case number, beginning with "KEV". Once you have this, you can make your medical exam appointment. Alla has hers this Monday. It was very easy to make the appointment. If your fiancee has difficulty traveling to Kiev, you can make the appointment for the day before her interview. She will receive the results at 3pm the day of the medical exam and they will be ready for the interview the next day. There is only one clinic that does this and it is in Kiev.

She can go to her local hospital, wherever her immunizations were given, and get copies of her immunization records. She does NOT need immunization records for the Fiancee visa but she WILL need them for her AOS when she arrives in the USA and you get married, so go ahead and get them. Any other medical records she can get will be helpful when she establishes a doctor here, but don't bet on being able to get them. She should go NOW to get her police certificate. This took some time to get and was a royal pain. It is valid for one year, so there is no need to wait until the last minute. I am not sure if you are familiar with how things operate in Ukraine, I lived there for 2 years so I know well. You wait in line to find out which line to wait in, wait in another line to find out what you need for the police certificate, then go to a local bank to pay the fee (wait in another line) then return with your receipt to wait in line to present your documents and receipt, then wait 3 weeks for the police certificate to come to the office, then go back and wait in another line to pick it up. It took, literally, ALL day! I have been going back to Ukraine frequently and gathering all these documents with Alla. If your fiancee has lived anywhere else in Ukraine, even for only 6 months, she will have to get police certificates from each city or Oblast.

YOU do not need to go to the visa interview, only her, but you CAN go and I am going to ours August 4. After she gathers all the documents she needs (and she can be doing this now, you can get the instructions off the embassy website) she, or you, can call for an appointment for the interview. We could have gotten the interview in about 2 weeks but Alla was not able to go at that time. The next available appointment was August 4.

When you receive the notice that the visa has been sent to the embassy, allow three weeks and then email them to see if they got it. DO NOT depend on the totally unreliable Ukrainian mail system. Alla NEVER got any notices or anything in the mail, though they said they sent them. Email the embassy, they will respond the same day or next day. If you have all the documents, call the "call center" and make your appointment for the interview. Then call and make your medical exam appointment for the day before. You will be all set. We haven't had the interview yet, but I am told it is not so much an interview as a review of documents. Most people I have spoken to say they were asked few, if any, questions. If the documents are in order, you will get the visa. They normally send it special delivery to her in 3 days but many have reported that if you make a bit of fuss they will issue it to you while you are there. Tell them you cannot be home to receive it or something. They may give it to you then or tell you to come back the next day and pick it up.

I have found it was easier and cheaper to get all the documents translated to English here. I brought copies with me, had them translated and certified and will bring them with me to the interview. I will arrive a day early so Alla and I can consolidate all the documents in one package. I found a Russian professor at the University of Vermont that will do this for very reasonable cost. He is certified to do this. I have his information if you are interested, he usually does the documents in 24-48 hours. He will do the documents by email, send you a draft by email to review and send the completed document and certified translation by UPS overnight (he will not send them by mail) I usually go to pick them up, but it is close for me. His rate for a single document is $45 but if you send him several at once he will give you a discount. He did 5 documents for me for $100. Also, if your fiancee can "pre-translate" the document (even if it isn't perfect) he will correct it to the proper English wording and certify it for $15 per document. I have spent, total, maybe $150 in translation fees. Other translation services I checked wanted $400-1500 for the same documents! It is WILD!!! Be sure to check around. It was mostly hopeless finding someone in Ukraine to do it, but if you can I suspect it would be cheaper yet. But be sure of reliability. It is no good if it is cheap but they lose your documents or disappear and you never hear from them again.

Gary


Thanks Gary! I picked up a couple of pointers for our process here. Nice post! good.gif
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-19 22:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI129F VSC to NVC to Kiev -- any recent timelines??
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QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (enchantedtikiman @ Nov 20 2008, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Brad, my lady was able to call the embassy. They sent her a 2nd packet because the first got lost in the mail.


If we waited for the packet from the consulate to arrive via post, we would still be waiting.... 1.5+ years and it still has not arrived.....

Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-21 14:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI129F VSC to NVC to Kiev -- any recent timelines??
QUOTE (enchantedtikiman @ Nov 20 2008, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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OK folks - can some one give me a quick review on tracking to NVC, at NVC, and this PIN business at Kiev. Vika is pretty sure she can call the Kiev embassy and schedule herself.


Brad, my lady was able to call the embassy. They sent her a 2nd packet because the first got lost in the mail.

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It can take Kyiv upwards of three weeks to "log" the case into there system once it has departed NVC. You are unable to make an interview appointment until it is in the system.


Sooooo true. I hated this part.


I downloaded the packet from the website (in Ukrainian) and sent it to Vika. I underdstand that the mail can be slow and unreliable at times.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-21 13:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI129F VSC to NVC to Kiev -- any recent timelines??
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 12 2008, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It can take Kyiv upwards of three weeks to "log" the case into there system once it has departed NVC. You are unable to make an interview appointment until it is in the system. The call center is located in Poland that you will call to schedule an appointment. There is nothing the call center can do to speed up the process and no appointment can be made until they get visibility online of the case file.



OK - so that puts us at mid-December to schedule, and I assume maybe three or four weeks out for the interview date. Now I see exactly where you were going on the other thread with cancelations. I assume the PIN comments I read are just about calling Europe generally? Or are there special PINs for the call center?
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-12 10:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI129F VSC to NVC to Kiev -- any recent timelines??
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Nov 12 2008, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Normally an approved petition is at NVC within days of approval and sent off shortly thereafter but, it's important to consider that there are security checks at every stage of this process... inclucing NVC... so one can get held up for anfything at any stage. We were held up at nvc for 3 weeks... no clue why.

The Consulate stage is very unique to each Embassy so it's best to check the portals link or regional forums to find others who have gone through Kiev to get the best idea.

Congratulations and good luck


I will keep my fingers crossed. Thanks for your advice - your posts have been very helpful. good.gif
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-12 10:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI129F VSC to NVC to Kiev -- any recent timelines??
OK folks - can some one give me a quick review on tracking to NVC, at NVC, and this PIN business at Kiev. Vika is pretty sure she can call the Kiev embassy and schedule herself.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-12 10:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI129F VSC to NVC to Kiev -- any recent timelines??
We are still waiting for approval, but I read that it doesn't take very long to get your documents to NVC. It does seem to take a few days to get things in the computer, and posters say that they can get confirmation that the application was sent from VSC, but not received by NVC, etc. So don't panic if it appears to be MIA for a few days at first. Good luck, and congratulations on your approval.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-10-19 07:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDHL Tracking NVC to the USEM
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Dec 1 2008, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You can't track it without knowing the exact date it shipped out from the NVC.

I got two of those letters before our approved petition was actually sent out. Each with a different date.


I got three letters with two dates! Crazy!!

QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 02:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Nov 21 2008, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Nov 21 2008, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
CYA makes sense laughing.gif At least they didn't give us USCIS-type conflicting information. It sounds like 3+ weeks and up to two months are the same range anyway.


Not so much if you do not fit the "patience is a virtue" profile... right?


I suppose so - but the USCIS wait period does provide some training in that regard rofl.gif By the way, I cleaned out my PMs and mistakenly deleted your contact for flats in Kherson. Could you resend at your leisure? We used an old contact in October, and stayed in a one room across the street from the central market. Pretty good location, but I would like a reliable contact to reserve a two room place in advance next time. I don't mind sending a deposit.

Cheers


If you don't mind stepping over and around boxes of inventory from Sveta's old shop... I'd rent you our charming recently remodeled one room flat (not in the center) smile.gif but we need another trip to get it all straightened out....


I am sure I have stayed in worse laughing.gif The January excursion is definitely to Kiev. Vika has now decided to return with me (or changed her mind back) if our interview is successful.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-12-01 22:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDHL Tracking NVC to the USEM
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Nov 21 2008, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
CYA makes sense laughing.gif At least they didn't give us USCIS-type conflicting information. It sounds like 3+ weeks and up to two months are the same range anyway.


Not so much if you do not fit the "patience is a virtue" profile... right?


I suppose so - but the USCIS wait period does provide some training in that regard rofl.gif By the way, I cleaned out my PMs and mistakenly deleted your contact for flats in Kherson. Could you resend at your leisure? We used an old contact in October, and stayed in a one room across the street from the central market. Pretty good location, but I would like a reliable contact to reserve a two room place in advance next time. I don't mind sending a deposit.

Cheers
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-21 13:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDHL Tracking NVC to the USEM
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Nov 21 2008, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Nov 21 2008, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
NVC sent our file to Kiev on Nov. 12, but the embassy doesn't have it in the system yet. I am not sure how long it should take, but NVC told me there is no way to tell when our file was actually shipped. The call center told my SO it could take months to get our file in the computer. Any thoughts?


Brad... I already told you that it is typically 3+ weeks to get into the system, this is SOP for Kyiv....


I saw that, thanks. Just trying to sort out all the different things we are reading and hearing. You are seeing multiple posts (from me) that say basically the same thing in response to different threads. By doing that, often I see something new to me that is informative, like pushbrk's recent comments on tracking. The call center says up to two months is average to get into the system, and you gave a much more pleasant estimate. You and a few others have been around awhile, and seem to surf all the forums regularly, but others tend to stick to certain areas by geography or visa type, etc. Sometimes the different points of view are informative - just my style of information gathering. I don't mean to offend any one who is dispensing information at all - and I appreciate the help.


In the end we will see who is proven to be the truth.. smile.gif BTW, call center estimate is CYA


CYA makes sense laughing.gif At least they didn't give us USCIS-type conflicting information. It sounds like 3+ weeks and up to two months are the same range anyway.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-21 13:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDHL Tracking NVC to the USEM
QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 21 2008, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Nov 21 2008, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
NVC sent our file to Kiev on Nov. 12, but the embassy doesn't have it in the system yet. I am not sure how long it should take, but NVC told me there is no way to tell when our file was actually shipped. The call center told my SO it could take months to get our file in the computer. Any thoughts?


Brad... I already told you that it is typically 3+ weeks to get into the system, this is SOP for Kyiv....


I saw that, thanks. Just trying to sort out all the different things we are reading and hearing. You are seeing multiple posts (from me) that say basically the same thing in response to different threads. By doing that, often I see something new to me that is informative, like pushbrk's recent comments on tracking. The call center says up to two months is average to get into the system, and you gave a much more pleasant estimate. You and a few others have been around awhile, and seem to surf all the forums regularly, but others tend to stick to certain areas by geography or visa type, etc. Sometimes the different points of view are informative - just my style of information gathering. I don't mean to offend any one who is dispensing information at all - and I appreciate the help.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-21 13:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDHL Tracking NVC to the USEM
NVC sent our file to Kiev on Nov. 12, but the embassy doesn't have it in the system yet. I am not sure how long it should take, but NVC told me there is no way to tell when our file was actually shipped. The call center told my SO it could take months to get our file in the computer. Any thoughts?
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-11-21 12:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionFrustrated! File arrived at embassy in Kiev - can't schedule interview
QUOTE (payxibka @ Dec 9 2008, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (RyDa @ Dec 9 2008, 11:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (payxibka @ Dec 9 2008, 06:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
she certainly will have time from when the medical is completed and until the exam results are ready for pick up... so it sounds like it is a good idea to get that out of the way...



Not neccessarily. For instance, I got stuck in several lines at the hospital, cuz apparently they let the adopting couples go in without waiting. I was done at almost 2pm. And the results pick up is at 3. So that depends on how lucky she is, and how busy they are that specific day.

What time is her train back to Kherson? She's from Kherson, right?


Yup, my wife was done at 11am and results were not ready until 4pm... Train back to Kherson is at about 9pm if I remember (unless it has recently changed)


Sounds right. Vika just said evening.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-12-09 15:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionFrustrated! File arrived at embassy in Kiev - can't schedule interview
QUOTE (RyDa @ Dec 9 2008, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Dec 9 2008, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (RyDa @ Dec 9 2008, 08:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ironically, it looks like Vika and I are going to have the interview on the same day! star_smile.gif
I just called again and was scheduled for the 12th of January as well! )) 9:30


Nice one good.gif I guess we will see you there! kicking.gif kicking.gif We should all get together for a drink after.



Who could think!... Look at that - VJ is bringing people together! haha ))
When is Vika having her medical? I passed mine last Thursday. They said it's ok that it won't be brand new, and I had some spare time, and my friend had to do it, so we went together. So if u have any questions about that, do not hesitate to ask! star_smile.gif


She is scheduled for December 15th. I think she is pretty comfortable with the medical stuff, but she also wants to pay the application fee that day. She isn't sure there will be time after the medical exam to get to the bank. What do you think?
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-12-09 10:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionFrustrated! File arrived at embassy in Kiev - can't schedule interview
QUOTE (RyDa @ Dec 9 2008, 08:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ironically, it looks like Vika and I are going to have the interview on the same day! star_smile.gif
I just called again and was scheduled for the 12th of January as well! )) 9:30


Nice one good.gif I guess we will see you there! kicking.gif kicking.gif We should all get together for a drink after.
Brad and VikaMaleUkraine2008-12-09 09:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionankara turkey
My fiance live in Iran. NVC received his packet in January, Ankara in February. His interview was April 25 and he was verbally approved but he must wait on his security clearance. He was told it would take 3 weeks to 2 months longer.
So I would not advise planning on waiting in Ankara for the Visa unless you are certain the Clearance is completed. Some take a few weeks some take months.
BTW he said his interview lasted a total of four minutes. So either there is a major problem and they just said it was verbally approved or our paperwork perfectly done.
belinda63FemaleIran2007-05-09 22:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVenting
Sorry but I am just really frustrated by all the generic emails embassy's send out and the BS you have to put up with. my fiance's name finally showed up on the website for Ankara Turkey stating his clearance was complete and his visa was ready. it states you will receive ur visa 2-3 days after processing. So this is what we assumed.
He went ot the embassy on Monday October 1, was told nothing about there being a problem and left his visa. He fully expected it to be returned in a few days. Now it has been 10 days and these are the responses we have gotten (for tow days their email system returned everything I sent through their website as undeliverable). He was told by email that "due to heavy caseloads they are still processing his visa". I was told "he is still undergoing administrative processing and when this is complete his case number will appear on the website". and they have ups'd his passport (I assume without the visa) today.
Duh, do you think he would have gone there if his case number did not show complete? And if his visa was not ready why wasn't he told on October 1 instead of being forced to stay in Turkey for 2 weeks spending his money and missing work.
I guess we will know when he receives his passport if there is a visa in it or not since the embassy doesn't seem to know what they are doing. Once he is here in the States I intend on making a complaint about this. They could have told him 10 days ago his visa was not ready come back when we contact you
belinda63FemaleIran2007-10-10 09:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionWere we deined the visa?
I agree about finding another doctor. Clearly in the rules the vaccinations are not required for the K-1 because it is a nonimmigrant visa. My finacee was missing his hepatitis vaccinations, the series takes a number of months due to waiting between the shots (a three shot series). He still passed his interview, but he is in ar/ap because he is from Iran.

At least now he has time to finish the hepatitis series
belinda63FemaleIran2007-08-15 08:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDoes DoS know if embassy is processing the case?
I know when I call DOS and they pull up the case number they have his picture on the screen as the lady has said how nice looking he is. They know his interview date, almost a year ago, and have notes of all contact with the embassy. I have never asked but I am reasonably certain they note everytime I call (almost weekly since May 07).
My guess would be caling DOS would be as good as contacting the embassy unless it is something specific to your embassy such as hours, specific documents for the interview, medical exam etc
belinda63FemaleIran2008-01-05 20:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTHE PACKET AND THE VISA HAS SOME MISTAKES
When they had to change the information on your visa, even though it was due to their mistake, they had to run another CLASS check (security check). Obviously your name had a hit that did not exist when they issued the visa with the incorrect number. You must now wait for the security checks to be done before another visa will be issued even though it was the embassy's fault.

Do not feel you are the only one this has happened to. My SO has been cleared and then placef\d back into security checks about six times now. There are about 20,000 names added to the terrorist watch list the DOS (department of state) and FBI use to determine if you are a risk in coming to the US, ie a potential terrorist or criminal. So you can be cleared one day and the next, if more names are placed on the watch list, you may not be cleared because someone with a name similar to yours was added.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-03-26 21:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionLetter of employment
Try typing the letter yourself and submitting it for signature. It just needs to include how long you've worked there, your pay, your employment status, and your pay. My boss wrote one paragraph to the effect of she has worked here since January 2006, is employed full time, and makes $2.13 per hour plus tips.
Along with my last years tax return and paystubs this was sufficient to prove my ability to support my SO.'

I find by writing it yourself you make sure all the necessary income is included and it is easier to get a signature than an entire letter.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-03-24 07:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionOne Year?
very true it could take more than a year. I was blissfully ignorant until after his interview last April that things would go smoothly and he would get his visa a few days after the interview. I thank God every day I found this board or I surely would have lost my mind.
It all depends on how fast they approve the petition, you submit the packet 3 or 4 to the embassy, what the embassy's appointment schedule is like, and how long the administrative processing will take.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-05-01 19:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHow early did you arrive to the Consulate on the interview date?
Same here, he had an interview time of 10:30 but his interview was not until after lunch, around 2:30. Get there early, but not too early or they will not let u in, take a number and wait.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-04-12 20:46:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionInterview questions, and more...
after you receive ur visa, which may or may not be soon after the interview, you will have six months to enter the US and only 90 days to marry after you enter. After you marry you will file for an adjustment of status which now is for a conditional green card, work permit, and advance parole all rolled into one.
You may only begin working after you have received your work permit. If you have not received it within 90 days of filing it is my understanding you may request a temporary permit.

Best advice is to read the guides on this site.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-06-09 21:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAnkara embassy or Abu Dhabi embassy??
It's not the time for the interview that kills you, it's the time waiting for the administrative processing that is the killer. Most likely the visa for any Iranian will not be issued right after the interview.
They do start the security checks as soon as they receive the all the forms, they take the fingerprints at the interview but the fingerprints only take a few days to check.
As to the Ankara embassy I think they have translators but I am not positive. My fiance speaks english pretty well so it was not a problem.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-01-14 22:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAnkara embassy or Abu Dhabi embassy??
Up until today i would have said Ankara just because they handle so many Iranian applicants. If your SO speaks english well i do not see that either would be a problem. I think they only have a translater at AbuDhabi periodically.
But after the experience the past two weeks my rating of Ankara has dropped. They have absolutely no consideration for the fact that Iranian applicants must travel to Turkey and wait for them. My SO went Oct 1 to pick up his visa, his number was on the website as being ready, he has waited 10 days and now they have finally sent his passport back today so he will receive it tomorrow or Saturday but we don't know if it is with the visa or without.
In my mind the biggest concern would be the expenses to travel to and stay at each place while waiting for interview, medical, visa, etc.
belinda63FemaleIran2007-10-10 14:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSAME DAY VISA US EMBASSY IN ABU DHABU?
i don't know specifically about parents but i do not know of any iranian fiance or spouse who has gotten their visa the same day as the interview.

Good luck and maybe he will be the first
belinda63FemaleIran2008-06-28 21:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan they start AP all over again after security checks are over?
all the checks can be finished but when it comes time to print the visa the embassy must run the name again. If there is a hit at that time you go back into security checks. In our case the first round was the standard checks which were completed but he had a hit when they went to print the visa and sent it all back.
When they sent it back the embassy requested more intensive checks which is what is taking so much longer. Everyone is focused on the FBI checks but there are actually a number of other agencies, depending on the embassy and the SO's biographical data, which are done.

Our problem is some of the checks are complete, some have expired already and some have never been finished.

The system is broken and stupid and slow and supports illegal immigration. The money we have already spend could have gotten him a visa to Mexico and he could have been here two years ago, but silly us doing things the right way.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-07-01 07:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan they start AP all over again after security checks are over?
I am very sorry to hear this has happened to you. It also happened to my SO last October.

From what I read everything DOS told you is true. The security checks can expire within minutes if there is another name hit. My SO is now in his third (or more) FBI name check. He also has other unnamed agencies which have to clear him and re clear him until they are all cleared at the same time. Then if he is lucky he will get to Turkey, redo his physical, and get his visa before something expires or another name hit happens.

Best of luck to you. Look at it this way, maybe it won't take as long since they just have to do one or two things.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-06-30 21:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionThis can't be happening could it?
Refusal seems very unlikely at this point, AP is a very real possibility. They actually start the security checks at some point prior to the interview but it is not uncommon in certain countries for the AP to take months thus it is not complete by the time of the interview. According to DOS the embassy quotes an average time (I'd really like to know where this average comes from) that it will take to complete the processing but it could be longer or shorter.

Remember also they have to run the fingerprints.


Good luck and hope it doesn't take long.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-07-09 20:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionrequest for prayers,help and kharma
I'll put you on my list. Our second interview in Turkey is Thursday also so it will be a long list smile.gif hopefully with good news for all.

Have a safe trip and a safe return with everyone on board.

rose.gif
belinda63FemaleIran2008-07-15 15:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDOS Security Check after consulate interview
An update could be anything from an inquiry from the embassy to the DOS about the status of the case to one of the agencies clearing him. There may be multiple agencies, not just the FBI involved in which case they send the security checks out one by one waiting for the first agency to clear him before sending it to the next.
A better question next time you call may be how many more agencies have to clear him?
belinda63FemaleIran2008-07-15 15:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI give up....
Again, just because you are married does not prove a relationship. Married or engaged in and of itself means nothing except what type of visa you apply for, even having a child does not mean anything.
You should find out what the reason was for the denial and address this. I understand the being a single female and supporting yourself part as I am also. Perhaps you could hire a paralegal to send a letter to find out what the reason for denial was. Usually they can do the work at a reduced rate as the "law firm" and you won't have to hire them for the whole process. Then you can address the issue(s) for denial.

Repeat, getting married will not help the process or guarantee a visa.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-07-22 21:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionvisa in hand but!!!!
it is supposed to be valid for 6 months.....

but strangely a co-worker who married in Brazil, when her husband finally received his visa it was valid for only 30 days....

don't know why this is,

call the embassy and ask them
belinda63FemaleIran2008-08-07 08:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionk-1 visa embassy interview
ar is administrative processing ie. finger print checks, fbi name checks, and other assorted checks depending on what the consulate requests and based upon the nationality, occupation, of the potential immigrant.
DOS is the department of state I forgot the phone number but it has been posted on this board before. You can call them and with the case number they can provide some information, some operators are more helpful than others, about the status of ur case.

AR could last anywhere from a few days to months..

Good luck, usually for women it is much faster.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-09-22 22:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionk-1 visa embassy interview
Most likely she is in administrative processing. What exactly does the paper she was given say. If it is ar you can call DOS and inquire at to the status
belinda63FemaleIran2008-09-22 11:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionName check delay for Muslim fiance after consular interview????
the one month or one year is a very real answer. We were on AP for about 17 months. Depending on the country/countries he has visited lived it may consist of more than the standard FBI check, fingerprint check. I will pray for a quick AP and do not give up hope.

And btw they do start the background checks after they receive all the information in the packet so you are already six months into AP, but the embassy can always request any and all checks they want, financial, home visit, interpol, etc.
belinda63FemaleIran2008-09-02 22:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionObtaining Police Certificates in Canada
shew, that makes life a little easier. Thanks folks, much appreciated!
MandEFemaleCanada2007-06-27 12:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionObtaining Police Certificates in Canada
Hello,

When the consulate says that we need to provide police certificates obtained from all localities that we have resided in for 6 months or more since the age of 16, does this mean I need to provide a certificate from every town I've lived in? I've always lived in Ontario, but I have moved from one town to another. I'm not sure how literal to take this.

Any help anyone can provide is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Misty
MandEFemaleCanada2007-06-27 11:57:00