Time from interview to issuance of visa and I-864 problem- Moscow

[Steve_and_Lina 0]

My wife and stepdaughter had their interviews in Moscow on 6/25.

There was a problem regarding our I-864. As I am self-employed, I report my income on a Schedule C, and on that schedule I take all business deductions, and it is that figure which gets transferred back to my 1040. The Consulate Officer apparently never looked at the line for income on the Schedule C or the 1099 we had submitted, and only looked at the figure on the 1040.

So I had to send an email explaining precisely this and attached all the forms again- 1040, Schedule C, 1099s. I have not received anything back from Moscow even acknowledging that they received this email or the follow-up I sent again asking if they got it.

This is where the question comes in- how long generally has it taken from the time of a successful interview until they received their visa? Days? Weeks? Months?

We've been at this process for over 16 months now, from the time we started gathering all the information, and this last step is killing us because we can't make any plans until we get the visa.

Urgh.

[Neonred 3,652]

We did a K-1, but generally it takes a few days to about a week after a successful interview for the return of the passport with the visa.

I had the same exact problem as you with the tax documents but during the AOS process. Of course that was here in the US and it did delay the adjustment process for us by a few months best I can determine.

Send them another e-mail, and another if you don't get a response in a few days. I had to do this when we were trying to get a visa for my step daughter. A few e-mails went unanswered so I got a little more aggressive with my e-mails.....finally asking "do you people ever answer your e-mail? This is my third request..."

Good luck

One last thought, if you are taking a lot of business deductions and your bottom line on your 1040 is low that could be a problem. It doesn't matter how much money your business makes as they are concerned with the income you report. If you don't have the income you may need to show other assets or a co-sponsor.

[Steve_and_Lina 0]

We did a K-1, but generally it takes a few days to about a week after a successful interview for the return of the passport with the visa.

I had the same exact problem as you with the tax documents but during the AOS process. Of course that was here in the US and it did delay the adjustment process for us by a few months best I can determine.

Send them another e-mail, and another if you don't get a response in a few days. I had to do this when we were trying to get a visa for my step daughter. A few e-mails went unanswered so I got a little more aggressive with my e-mails.....finally asking "do you people ever answer your e-mail? This is my third request..."

Good luck

One last thought, if you are taking a lot of business deductions and your bottom line on your 1040 is low that could be a problem. It doesn't matter how much money your business makes as they are concerned with the income you report. If you don't have the income you may need to show other assets or a co-sponsor.

Thanks for your response. I did receive an email back from Moscow that sorta-kinda hinted at the problem. This weekend I sent a response, basically laying out the argument that according to the Foreign Affairs Manual (the guidebook for all the regs regarding the interview process, among other things) is highly specific in stating that pre-deduction income is what should be considered, and quoted the relevant reg.

So now we are spending the weekend on pins and needles hoping for a favorable response. Frustrating.