Whats going on at the USA embassy in Cairo

[nurse1967 287]

Wow reading this thread is a real eye opener for me. Does it seem like those married to Egyptians are having an inordinate problem with getting things moving quickly? I have only been back from Egypt for 5 weeks and I feel like someone cut off my legs and made me leave them there. I cannot honestly imagine how horrible it would be to be away from my husband for 1 year, 2 years or more. I guess all we can do is pray a lot and make sure all our ducks are in order along the way. The rest seems pretty much out of our control.

[simsim 0]

hi guys ... just easy there and dont make ur thought fly away .... what allah want gonna happened ... just relax ur mind there and focous on ur next step ( which is interview ..collect ur papers and pictures ...etc ) do ur best there and pray alot then every thing gonna be fine insha'allah ... and remember each case is different from othere ... good luck there .

[MsMariah 0]

hi guys ... just easy there and dont make ur thought fly away .... what allah want gonna happened ... just relax ur mind there and focous on ur next step ( which is interview ..collect ur papers and pictures ...etc ) do ur best there and pray alot then every thing gonna be fine insha'allah ... and remember each case is different from othere ... good luck there .

I just have to say thank goodness for this advice, reading this thread and the link to Bumbelinas story made me sweat. My poor husband even had to get a phone call at work just to be able to know how crazy I am and tell me just sleep already and he'll see me after work.

As if it's such a major thing letting someone in this country, you think they're doing this for our safety and concern... to me they just want their ducks in a row for people here to make money, pay taxes and keep the federal reserve and bankers raking in their big bucks. BTW the terrorists have sponsors other than a pitiful american husband or wife with debt and possibly children to feed. They get in with money and student visas, it isn't half as hard. So much for protection, this is definitely all about money and discrimination. Shame. Shame. Shame.

[Divorced UsedBad 0]

I THINK SOMETHING IS GOING ON BEC OUR CASE WAS COMPLETED AT NVC ON

JANU 20 .. TODAY.. MARKS THE "8 WEEKS" PERIOD " THEY TELL YOU TO ALLOW

FOR INTERVIEW DATE.. AFTER CALLING AND SPEAKING TO NUMOUROUS REPS

AT NVC .. THEY STILL SAY THE SAME THING.. OUR CASE SITS AT NVC UNTIL

CAIRO SCEDULES AN APPOINTMENT.. WHAT DATE WAS YOUR CASE COMPLETED

AT NVC?

Good morning everyone

It seems like the USA embassy in Cairo gives problem to Egyptian guys lately and they don't give anyone visa .

they put so many people in AP . yesterday it was Amanda -Amr interview and the CO was kinda mean and he put the in AP.the other day it was Christie-Samir interview and the CO was kinda mean too and he put them in AP ......

even people who had their interview in Jan are still waiting .....

It really scares me so much and I'm so worried .

I know that every case is different then the other . and what happened to someone maybe it wont happen to me .

I was checking the DHL site earlier and it seems like the embassy sent me the interview letter and maybe i will get it morrow.

I hope that everything will work out good for me and for my fiancee .

I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off and trying to get ready for the interview as much as i can .

Pray for us guys .

Good luck and my best wishes for everyone who is waiting to hear good news .

Mohamed

[Ihavequestions 419]

Yes, but what I was pointing out is that there are methods to the USCIS/DOS madness...even though they don't get everybody who is a scammer. Second, they want people to struggle in AP - get their senators and congressmen involved - why? It shows you all are into this relationship - you're willing to fight for it, you're vested. So often, people can't take it and they do throw in the towel, but for those that hang in there, there seems to be a positive light at the end of the tunnel - and the relationship seems to make it.

That was my point, too.

The marriage-for-visa scam is rampant in Egypt. One of the women who works at the Embassy told me, "We see it all the time."

True story.

[Staashi 371]

Yes, but what I was pointing out is that there are methods to the USCIS/DOS madness...even though they don't get everybody who is a scammer. Second, they want people to struggle in AP - get their senators and congressmen involved - why? It shows you all are into this relationship - you're willing to fight for it, you're vested. So often, people can't take it and they do throw in the towel, but for those that hang in there, there seems to be a positive light at the end of the tunnel - and the relationship seems to make it.

That was my point, too.

The marriage-for-visa scam is rampant in Egypt. One of the women who works at the Embassy told me, "We see it all the time."

True story.

I believe it...especially with all the reports of how many Egyptian men hook up with not only American women, but also European women and use them for money and emigration to other places. I have nothing against Egyptians - many are lovely people; but I do know that with conditions being so severe in Egypt, that there are many men who are super desperate "to get the hell out of Dodge" so to speak, and they will do whatever they have to do to escape the poverty - even if it means scamming a poor woman to do so.

Remember, visa by marriage is the easiest "legal" way to get out of one country and into this one.

[UmmSqueakster 54]

For those waiting, from one who's been there, done that:

Yes, the waiting sucks. But eventually, he'll get here, and then he can spend years annoying the cr*p out of you

[Ihavequestions 419]

I believe it...especially with all the reports of how many Egyptian men hook up with not only American women, but also European women and use them for money and emigration to other places. I have nothing against Egyptians - many are lovely people; but I do know that with conditions being so severe in Egypt, that there are many men who are super desperate "to get the hell out of Dodge" so to speak, and they will do whatever they have to do to escape the poverty - even if it means scamming a poor woman to do so.

Remember, visa by marriage is the easiest "legal" way to get out of one country and into this one.

Just the other day a yound fella I know told me he will, for sure, be marrying his green-card-holding fiancee after all, to which I replied the customary "Mabrook!". The very next thing to come out of his mouth was, "So do you think it will be hard for me to take the papers?"

[ya falaha! 0]

Hahahahahaha...true dat!!!!

For those waiting, from one who's been there, done that:

Yes, the waiting sucks. But eventually, he'll get here, and then he can spend years annoying the cr*p out of you

[ya falaha! 0]

Sit tight, Betsy. I'm going to speak for myself and a few others who have had the same or more wait than I did....it took almost exactly a year from filing papers to my husband getting here. The wait will get easier then harder then easier then harder again. Basically it's a rollercoaster. Try to get used to it as best as you can.

Wow reading this thread is a real eye opener for me. Does it seem like those married to Egyptians are having an inordinate problem with getting things moving quickly? I have only been back from Egypt for 5 weeks and I feel like someone cut off my legs and made me leave them there. I cannot honestly imagine how horrible it would be to be away from my husband for 1 year, 2 years or more. I guess all we can do is pray a lot and make sure all our ducks are in order along the way. The rest seems pretty much out of our control.

[jpaula 20]

hi guys ... just easy there and dont make ur thought fly away .... what allah want gonna happened ... just relax ur mind there and focous on ur next step ( which is interview ..collect ur papers and pictures ...etc ) do ur best there and pray alot then every thing gonna be fine insha'allah ... and remember each case is different from othere ... good luck there .

I just have to say thank goodness for this advice, reading this thread and the link to Bumbelinas story made me sweat. My poor husband even had to get a phone call at work just to be able to know how crazy I am and tell me just sleep already and he'll see me after work.

As if it's such a major thing letting someone in this country, you think they're doing this for our safety and concern... to me they just want their ducks in a row for people here to make money, pay taxes and keep the federal reserve and bankers raking in their big bucks. BTW the terrorists have sponsors other than a pitiful american husband or wife with debt and possibly children to feed. They get in with money and student visas, it isn't half as hard. So much for protection, this is definitely all about money and discrimination. Shame. Shame. Shame.

If you approach this with a sense of entitlement, victimhood and a flair for the dramatic you have a long, angry road ahead of you.

If one story of a possibly fraudulent marriage has you doubting your own, imagine how seeing fraud cases day in and day out leads to skepticism on the part of the CO. The truth is that almost everyone in the MENA forum is dealing with high fraud countries and they need to be prepared for the process. It may feel good from time to time for everyone to commiserate and talk about how much they miss their husband, but they also need real information about the Consulate they are dealing with and the process at hand. You must understand that you are dealing with a high fraud region and that the burden of proof is on you (or more specifically the non-USC spouse who is the one actually requesting the visa).

As for the idea that allowing poor American women to sponsor poor MENA men for citizenship is done as a means of lining anyone's pockets, it is absurd enough on its face that I have no idea how to respond.

[ya falaha! 0]

Grrr ppl with a sense of entitlement piss me off to no end!!!!

Edited March 19, 2009 by Astarte

[crazyinEgypt 0]

For those waiting, from one who's been there, done that:

Yes, the waiting sucks. But eventually, he'll get here, and then he can spend years annoying the cr*p out of you

wurd!

[Imua 0]

I believe it...especially with all the reports of how many Egyptian men hook up with not only American women, but also European women and use them for money and emigration to other places. I have nothing against Egyptians - many are lovely people; but I do know that with conditions being so severe in Egypt, that there are many men who are super desperate "to get the hell out of Dodge" so to speak, and they will do whatever they have to do to escape the poverty - even if it means scamming a poor woman to do so.

Remember, visa by marriage is the easiest "legal" way to get out of one country and into this one.

Just the other day a yound fella I know told me he will, for sure, be marrying his green-card-holding fiancee after all, to which I replied the customary "Mabrook!". The very next thing to come out of his mouth was, "So do you think it will be hard for me to take the papers?"

Sometimes the scammers can be so obvious.... One time I was on the phone with my (Nepali) ex who was supposedly so in love with me and was just thinking about filing the I-129F and I asked him if he knew anything about the visa process - he said, 'oh yeah, I talked with a friend and he said I had to stay with you for two years......'

Needless to say I did not stay with him for long after that and his mom made it clear her son was not marrying me, green card or no green card, but it's amazing how stupid he thought I was to make his intentions so transparent.