Need help or advice all appreciated

[ahmedkim 0]

Hello how is everyone . i wish every one the best of luck to be with the one who they love

i applied for k1 my interview was 29th of may in cairo,egypt the interview was good the counsler was nice and i was approved he tol me it will take 2 to 3 weeks to recive my passport with the visa .

today its ben 1 month since my interview and i didnt hear anything from them i called them twice everytime they say there is no time frame and the process take time and if u ask how long no answer

im getting worried and its taking long time more than i though about specially it shouldnt take all this long took less time to schedule the interview and to be approved

so if any one know what to do now or have info that can help or can advice i would appreciate we both are waiting and will wait no matter how long it takes it just hard and getting harder everyday

i appeciate all the help and i appreciate all the effort ppl do here its been a great help thru the whole process

wish yall a great day

[Zee Bee 61]

It sounds like you are in AP/AR (advanced processing/administrative review) which is basically name checks on the beneficiary. It is pretty common for Ciaro to say to come back in 6 weeks and then you wait longer.

There is no limit for AP (it can take anywhere from weeks to months to years) and there is no way to know when they will be done processing your paperwork. Once they are done they will notify you.

I would suggest visiting the MENA forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=97

There are others who have gone this and can give you some good advice.

Good luck

Edited June 26, 2008 by ZeeNusah

[Nagishkaw 510]

Has your fiance called DOS yet? They would be able to tell you for certain if you are in AP or not. You can always e mail the Embassy, as well. You can also track your receipt number you got from the DHL envelope you purchased.

This is Cairo you are dealing with, and what they say and actually do is usually 2 different things.

DOS # : 1-202-663-1225

Edited June 26, 2008 by Nagishkaw

[LynnandAhmed 0]

Hello how is everyone . i wish every one the best of luck to be with the one who they love

i applied for k1 my interview was 29th of may in cairo,egypt the interview was good the counsler was nice and i was approved he tol me it will take 2 to 3 weeks to recive my passport with the visa .

today its ben 1 month since my interview and i didnt hear anything from them i called them twice everytime they say there is no time frame and the process take time and if u ask how long no answer

im getting worried and its taking long time more than i though about specially it shouldnt take all this long took less time to schedule the interview and to be approved

so if any one know what to do now or have info that can help or can advice i would appreciate we both are waiting and will wait no matter how long it takes it just hard and getting harder everyday

i appeciate all the help and i appreciate all the effort ppl do here its been a great help thru the whole process

wish yall a great day

You can click on my timeline and see how long we have been waiting..........

You will be thankful that it's not been a year since you submitted your K-1 Visa application like us last June..........

We still don't have a visa..........and Ahmed was interviewed Feb. 11th.

DOS said the visa was issued last week and now they are saying that it's in administrative processing again this week.

Your timeline looks superb so far!! You just started in January, right?

That's awesome fast!

There are many people that get a visa fast and others that get it after waiting a long time, like a year or more.....

just depends on lots of things and it's hard to know what those "things" are.

Good luck!

[ahmedkim 0]

hello my fiancee called dos and we found out that we are on scurity check or should i say im on security check

is that normall or it means something is wrong ? should we worry or contact her congrassman i just want to know if its common prcedure

ty for ur help

[ahmedkim 0]

Hello all finally the embassy answered me today

imagine guys what they told me in the email ( Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail message.

Please note that you need to provide us with a movement certificate (SHAHADET TAHAROKAT) via DHL courier service to enable us to process your visa application. ) that was the message funny ha ?

anyways they never askedd for this when i sent the 3rd package to the embassy its been more than one month and they never asked for it except today and except i sent them like 2 or 3 emails and the answer just arrived today

the biggest thing that piss me of and make me hate the embassy is i found out that this certificate will take 15 days to be issued if its required by foreign embassy

so why counsler didnt tell me about it in my interview why they didnt tell me about it last week or 2 weeks ago dosent make sense i guess they are just using this to buy more time thats not fair at all

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

hello just to let you know.... my husbands interview was May 2007.... and in Sept they asked for a movement certificate.... he applied in Alex and was told 3 weeks and then in Cairo and was told 2 weeks... and after 4 months... there was no movement certificate given to him....... sooooo just do it on time and wait.... and only for us there was a 4 month problem but maybe you will wait 2 or 3 or 4 weeks for yours...

the biggest thing that piss me of and make me hate the embassy is i found out that this certificate will take 15 days to be issued if its required by foreign embassy

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Hello all finally the embassy answered me today

imagine guys what they told me in the email ( Dear Sir,

Thank you for your e-mail message.

Please note that you need to provide us with a movement certificate (SHAHADET TAHAROKAT) via DHL courier service to enable us to process your visa application. ) that was the message funny ha ?

anyways they never askedd for this when i sent the 3rd package to the embassy its been more than one month and they never asked for it except today and except i sent them like 2 or 3 emails and the answer just arrived today

the biggest thing that piss me of and make me hate the embassy is i found out that this certificate will take 15 days to be issued if its required by foreign embassy

so why counsler didnt tell me about it in my interview why they didnt tell me about it last week or 2 weeks ago dosent make sense i guess they are just using this to buy more time thats not fair at all

sounds as if they have a large backlog and yours prob hadnt even been touched until u sent email to question it, now they say oh send this form, as u say for time. I know many have to wait so just send it back and follow their directions quickly, then keep in contact with them when the time seems to be long again...your getting there, just takes while

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

and hopefully, the sooner you get the MC paper and get it turned in, then it should be time for VISA !

[ahmedkim 0]

hello all the embassy called me this morning asking me for the movement certificate i told them im working on it nd they sent me another email ( Dear Sir: Thank you for your e-mail message. Please be informed that as a result of the administrative processing, your will need to submit to us movement certificate by the DHL. The officer will review that document and we will advice you of the next step later. Regards,Consular staffni )

so i guess there is more steps after that certificate and for everyone who had thier interview or fixing to have it start the movement certificate procedure ( u can get it at Eltahrir compound --- mogam3 eltahrir )

anyone know or have any idea about the next steps

[Erin and Gamal 0]

hello all the embassy called me this morning asking me for the movement certificate i told them im working on it nd they sent me another email ( Dear Sir: Thank you for your e-mail message. Please be informed that as a result of the administrative processing, your will need to submit to us movement certificate by the DHL. The officer will review that document and we will advice you of the next step later. Regards,Consular staffni )

so i guess there is more steps after that certificate and for everyone who had thier interview or fixing to have it start the movement certificate procedure ( u can get it at Eltahrir compound --- mogam3 eltahrir )

anyone know or have any idea about the next steps

My Gamal has his interview on July 13th. What is this movement certificate that you are talking about?? Is it something he should apply for now? Where would he go for that????

Thank you

Erin and Gamal

[ahmedkim 0]

Erin,

The movement certificate is a piece of paper that states the countries you have visited outside of Egypt. In our case Ahmed has never traveled outside of Egypt. The Embassy just requested this about a month after the interview. Ahmed said you can get it here: Eltahrir compound or aka mogam3 eltahrir. I know its close to the museum and the Embassy there in Cairo. I don't think you need to apply for it now but would be good to know where the place is located-only cause i think its only valid for a certain amount of time and they might not ask for this from Gamal. The Embassy doesn't ask for this certificate from everyone, only some. I don't know why or how they pick. If we can help with anymore questions please let us know and good luck on the interview! Thank you to all who have sent replies and advise, you have been more than helpful. The more i read the more i realize-we are both still learning.

I hope we all can be united with our loved ones soon!

Kim and Ahmed

[Erin and Gamal 0]

Insha Allah we will all be with our loved ones soon. Thank you for the information Kim and Ahmed, I really appreciate it. It's good to know that there are other people out there that are going through the same process and we can bounce all of our information off of one another.

Insha allah Ahmed will be finished and with you very soon.

Erin and Gamal

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Kim and Ahmed ... same thing for us about the movement certificate. Adam had never travelled before... So i have no idea why they pick people who never travelled before ... bcz I thought generally the Embassy has a copy of the passport and its obvious they never travelled and have no idea why they dont ask this from every one!?

[ahmedkim 0]

hello how are yall ?

im sooo sorry for not writing for along time i was sooo busy in the last 2 weeks guys

i got my visa thursday 24th of july and i arrived to usa last thursday 31st of july

ya i made it im here now and im sooo happy to be with my love

what im supposed to do now i know we need to go and marry in the justice of peace but then what i mean the next steps

can u help me in this ?

thank yall for all the help and support i appreciate it and i wish yall a great life with ur soul mates