Transferring Embassies

[MARM 7]

We are desperate for information!

My fiance interviewed at the US Embassy in London for his K-1 visa on May 12, 2009. He is a citizen of Pakistan BUT he is a student in the U.K, which is why he interviewed in London for his visa. He has been on Administrative Processing ever since May 12, 2009 and the US Embassy in London also is holding his passport since then. We have contacted congressman/Senators/DOS with regards to our concerns but no one is giving us answers. The US Embassy in London is also providing us generic answers, but we are running out of time and need help! The problem is that my fiance's UK student visa expires on November 30, 2009. This means he MUST leave the UK by Nov 30, 2009, no later. He is not renewing his student visa because he does not qualify and neither can he convert his student visa to a tourist visa just to stay longer in the UK. In short, he MUST leave the UK by Nov 30, 2009. Our concern is regarding his pending K-1 visa: What will happen to his "currently under AP" K-1 visa at the US Embassy in London when he leaves the UK? Of course my fiance has to ask for his passport back from the embassy within the next week so that he can leave the UK on time. But how will his K-1 visa processing continue? We have been told my a few VJ members and as well as DOS reps that he can get his case transferred from the US Embassy in London to the embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. But this as we have also heard, depends on the receiving embassy, whether or not they are willing to accept a pending K-1 from London. So we are very confused about what will happen to my fiance's K-1 visa once he leaves the UK permanently by Nov 30, 2009.

Anyone have any guidance, answers to our questions, suggestions/comments?

Any help will be much appreciated!

[Lisa and Ian 7]

We are desperate for information!

My fiance interviewed at the US Embassy in London for his K-1 visa on May 12, 2009. He is a citizen of Pakistan BUT he is a student in the U.K, which is why he interviewed in London for his visa. He has been on Administrative Processing ever since May 12, 2009 and the US Embassy in London also is holding his passport since then. We have contacted congressman/Senators/DOS with regards to our concerns but no one is giving us answers. The US Embassy in London is also providing us generic answers, but we are running out of time and need help! The problem is that my fiance's UK student visa expires on November 30, 2009. This means he MUST leave the UK by Nov 30, 2009, no later. He is not renewing his student visa because he does not qualify and neither can he convert his student visa to a tourist visa just to stay longer in the UK. In short, he MUST leave the UK by Nov 30, 2009. Our concern is regarding his pending K-1 visa: What will happen to his "currently under AP" K-1 visa at the US Embassy in London when he leaves the UK? Of course my fiance has to ask for his passport back from the embassy within the next week so that he can leave the UK on time. But how will his K-1 visa processing continue? We have been told my a few VJ members and as well as DOS reps that he can get his case transferred from the US Embassy in London to the embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. But this as we have also heard, depends on the receiving embassy, whether or not they are willing to accept a pending K-1 from London. So we are very confused about what will happen to my fiance's K-1 visa once he leaves the UK permanently by Nov 30, 2009.

Anyone have any guidance, answers to our questions, suggestions/comments?

Any help will be much appreciated!

I would hope DOS would have the answer to this. If you haven't had a satisfactory answer from DOS, yet, is there a supervisor you can speak to? I would hope someone higher up would know whether Pakistan's embassy has the ability to refuse the application or not. Has London offered to send off the packet to Pakistan? Of course, it would be ideal if they would... you know... APPROVE IT... before you run out of time. Have you been able to get to anyone higher up in the London embassy?

Sorry about the brain dump there. I hope someone is able to provide a better answer.

[MARM 7]

I would hope DOS would have the answer to this. If you haven't had a satisfactory answer from DOS, yet, is there a supervisor you can speak to? I would hope someone higher up would know whether Pakistan's embassy has the ability to refuse the application or not. Has London offered to send off the packet to Pakistan? Of course, it would be ideal if they would... you know... APPROVE IT... before you run out of time. Have you been able to get to anyone higher up in the London embassy?

Sorry about the brain dump there. I hope someone is able to provide a better answer.

DOS reps give different answers or just say to contact the embassy and London is not replying to our emails. I just wish London completes the case, but if not, they have to let us know of the procedure to transfer the case. I don't know what to do, thanks for your help though...