CAIRO'S FINAL REVIEW CLUB

[tenderheartusa79 14]

muhamed i really feel bad man for u

all i can say u have been thro the hard part i think inshallah u r in final stages of that pain in the butt process

so just be patient bro and inshallah its gonna be good

and i have found a very good ticket price from cairo to new york like 620 usd with delta but the crazy thing with i tried to find a cheap ticket to where i want to go the price was damn high like 550 so now im stuck i mean its almost the same price like the ticket i paid for from cairo to new york

so what if i book my ticket from jfk airport like last minute would that be any cheaper??? or it will be waste of my time i feel bad that i booked this flight

Thank you so much bro for your kind words .I hope that i will hear good news soon cause i'm really sick of that waiting game .

Did you try delta ? last time i was checking delta site it was about 720 for the whole trip for me from Cairo to NY and then from NY to NC '' where i will go insha'Allah '' .

Or you can take Egyptair to NY and then another airline like delta,US airways , Blue jet.....to the other state you going to .

Talking about book the ticket at the last minute i really don't recommend it . it wil be Exp and maybe there will not be available seat .

Good luck and my best wishes for you .

[tenderheartusa79 14]

Thank you so much bro for your kind words .I hope that i will hear good news soon cause i'm really sick of that waiting game .

Did you try delta ? last time i was checking delta site it was about 720 for the whole trip for me from Cairo to NY and then from NY to NC '' where i will go insha'Allah '' .

Or you can take Egyptair to NY and then another airline like delta,US airways , Blue jet.....to the other state you going to .

Talking about book the ticket at the last minute i really don't recommend it . it wil be Exp and maybe there will not be available seat .

Good luck and my best wishes for you .

Ohh Wait a minute did you already book your ticket to NY ? I think you did if so try to tell me where will you be going in USA and the day and i will try to find you a good deal .I think you will take delta from Cairo and it wil take off at 12:10 AM or 12:30 AM and it will arrive to NY at 6:40 AM .yes ?!

[Its Me N U 0]

Ohh Wait a minute did you already book your ticket to NY ? I think you did if so try to tell me where will you be going in USA and the day and i will try to find you a good deal .I think you will take delta from Cairo and it wil take off at 12:10 AM or 12:30 AM and it will arrive to NY at 6:40 AM .yes ?!

yes bro exactly

thanks bro i wish u best luck inshallah

and nc always have cheap flights from jfk i think they r close or somethin

but im goin to lubbock texas and thats sucks cos it seem to be very far away from new york

and i got my ticket to new york already from Delta for 620 USD

but the issue now is to find good price from new york to lubbock texas

Edited February 26, 2010 by Its Me N U

[tenderheartusa79 14]

yes bro exactly

thanks bro i wish u best luck inshallah

and nc always have cheap flights from jfk i think they r close or somethin

but im goin to lubbock texas and thats sucks cos it seem to be very far away from new york

and i got my ticket to new york already from Delta for 620 USD

but the issue now is to find good price from new york to lubbock texas

As i said above bro try to tell me where will you be going in USA and the day and i will try to find you a good deal .I think you will take delta from Cairo and it will take off at 12:10 AM or 12:30 AM and it will arrive to NY at 6:40 AM yes?

Yeah i guess you right NC is kinda close to NY about 2 hours far maybe thats why its kinda cheap .

[tenderheartusa79 14]

muhamed i really feel bad man for u

all i can say u have been thro the hard part i think inshallah u r in final stages of that pain in the butt process

so just be patient bro and inshallah its gonna be good

and i have found a very good ticket price from cairo to new york like 620 usd with delta but the crazy thing with i tried to find a cheap ticket to where i want to go the price was damn high like 550 so now im stuck i mean its almost the same price like the ticket i paid for from cairo to new york

so what if i book my ticket from jfk airport like last minute would that be any cheaper??? or it will be waste of my time i feel bad that i booked this flight

USD or LE ?!!!

[Meredith_Brahim 2]

this is very interesting, where did you find it??

i have found this and i wanted to share it with you

SECURITY NAME CHECKS

AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW*

I. SECURITY NAME CHECKS (ALSO CALLED BACKGROUND CHECKS)

For public safety & welfare and national security reasons, all visa petitions under current regulation and procedure are placed through security name checks at three (3) locations: 1. USCIS office, 2. National Visa Center (NVC) and 3. the U.S. Consulate where the visa is ultimately issued. There can be not one but several levels of security checking: There is an initial security name check done rountinely on all in-coming petitions. If the results produce a "lookout hit" or "red flag hit", the petition is placed in line for additional more intensive customized security screening, which could include a request for full fingerprints and which obviously has the undesirable effect of extending processing time for adjudication. While security checking is widely focused on the visa beneficiary, petitioners and even attorneys and consultants involved in a case are subject to security screening.

A Lookout Hit or Red Flag Hit can be generated on a visa petition, among other reasons, for any the following:

*Past arrest record

*Past criminal conviction record

*Past firearms record

*Past record of domestic violence or sexual offenses

*Past fingerprint record with any law enforcement agency

*Past visa or immigration history

*Watch List or Pending Charges "Hit": Petitioner or Beneficiary is currently on watch list or wanted on pending charges with any law enforcement or other government agency, (local, state, federal, FBI, INTERPOL, Homeland Security, State Department designated terrorist group list)

*Common or Similar Last Name with others in the database who have

past arrest or conviction records (sometimes called a "False Hit")

Under post 09-11 legislation such as USA Patriot Act, Border Security Act and Intelligence Reform Act, our Immigration Service, the Consulates, and Customs and Border Protection, have worked to significantly upgrade their technological capabilites, increase inter-agency data-sharing and coordinate investigative activities. The current policy directive is "zero tolerance" policy for security issues. The on-going U.S.Visit program is one example. Another important example is the implementation of a critical software upgrade which effectively links up Immigration and Consular databases with many local law enforcement data bases and the FBI criminal database.

Obviously, any security name check is only as good as the accuracy and completeness of the database upon which the check the done. Here is a sample of the principal databases upon which an immigration and consular security check can be done currently:

*NCIC (National Crime Information Center)(also called FBI criminal database)

*IBIS (Interagency Border Inspection System)

[Click Here for More Information on Security Checks with IBIS.]

*NIIS (Non-Immigrant Information System)

*CLASS (Consular Lookout and Support System)(This name-check database

in particular has been greatly expanded, now storing up to 18 million records.)

*CCD ( Consular Consolidated Date Base)(Stores 75 million records of past visa applications and outcomes)

*TIPOFF (Classified DOS Bureau of Intelligence database)

*NAILS (National Automated Immigration Lookout System)

*TECS II (Treasury Enforcement and Communucation System)

*TSC and TTIC databases (DOS Terrorist Screening system)

At USCIS (Homeland Security Department) stage, currently, NCIC, IBIS and NIIS database checks are done, with the option, if warranted, to do additional database checks.

At National Visa Center (State Department) stage, a separate independent NCIC database check is done by in-house FBI staff in connection with information supplied in the DS-230. Based on results, NVC has the option to request full fingerprints to be taken at post. NVC checks can usually be completed in 24 hours. In some limited cases involving high-risk visa applicants meeting certain specific criteria, NVC also does Security Advisory Opinions (SOAs) before sending the file to Consular Post.

At Consular stage, there are three (3) Visa Security name checks done: CONDOR, MANTIS AND MORE ANOTHER NCIC (via CLASS)

[Consulate has option, if warranted, to run full gamut of checks, such as CCD (past visa applications & results), TIPOFF (DOS Bureau of Intelligence), NAILS (Nat'l Automated Immigration Lookout System), TECS II (Treasury Dept. database), TSC & TTIC (DOS Terrorist screening)].

CONDOR refers to a check done mostly of information supplied on Form DS-157, and focuses on visa applicants with a potential terrorist, firearms or weapons background. CONDOR in most cases should be completed in 90 days or less. If not, contact the VO Public Inquiry line at Tel: 202-663-1225 or usvisa@state.gov

MANTIS refers to when potentially sensitive technologies might be used by the visa applicant in her visit to the U.S. If the visa applicant might employ a "critical-fields" technology in the U.S. which could have a "dual-use" such military or national security application, this check will be done to screen out a high-risk applicant. Most MANTIS checks can be done in 30 days. If not, contact the SAO Problem Resolution Unit at saoinquiries@state.gov.

NCIC (via CLASS) refers to the name check procedure done by the Consulate with the NCIC criminal database at FBI. This procedure screens visa applicants by name to see if there is a "hit" with the criminal database: that is, a person in the criminal database has the same or very similar name to the visa applicant.

"False Hits" Problem: Consular posts however have recently been inundated with "false hits" from 7 million new names added to the NCIC database, including persons with convictions for minor offenses such as simple DUIs and shoplifting. Many visa applicants with common names with those in the database get a "false hit": the refers to when a visa applicant's name matches a name in the datebase but is NOT actually that same person in the database, just a person with a common or very similar name. This places the case into what is called "Administrative Review". Under current rules, the Consulate is required in this circumstance to receive full clearance from FBI (via the NVC) before Consulate can issue the visa. It may require a full fingerprint check and customized investigation. Full clearance from FBI (via the NVC) in most cases can take 4 to 6 weeks, but in some cases much longer and even months.

"False hits" have become a major problem for some visa applicants. There are reportedly an alarming number of false hits caused by similar or identical or very similar names, or errors, inconsistencies or discrepencies in listed names in official documents. This is true especially in countries, such as the Latin countries, where there are only a few surnames and name-similarity is common, or record-keeping accuracy in official documents is dubious. Reportedly, approximately half of all names in the NCIC database are Latino, and this has resulted in a high number of false hits for individuals with common or very similar last names at Consulates in the Latin countries. Applicants presently are not allowed the opportunity to prove that they are not the same person as that on the database, nor is there a way to initiate security checking in advance of the visa application.

Thus, the best protection for visa applicants to avoid name check problems and delays resulting from Administrative Review at the Consulates and USCIS is: providing full, accurate and truthful name information (first, last, middle, and other) in all forms and documents, timely submission of local police clearance reports and promptly complying with any request for full fingerprints.

*SPECIAL NOTE ON EFFORTS TO AVOID OR CIRCUMVENT "FALSE HIT" BACKGROUND SECURITY CHECK*: Except in the most extra-ordinary circumstances, advance efforts to avoid or circumvent "false hit" before it happens, or complete a background security check in advance, such early submission to the Consulate of the DS-156 and DS-157 or police, arrest or fingerprint records, will probably not be fruitful. As stated by AILA: "Although attorneys have attempted to be pro-active and expedite the process by submitting copies of arrest records, final court-dispositions and attorney-initiated FBI results [and DS-156 and 157], at the initial visa application, consular officers are required to obtain fingerprints in a NCIC name check "hit". Once a post has received a response from the FBI via the National Visa Center (NVC), it may at the consular officer's discretion accept documentation from the applicant that matches the extract provided by the FBI. However, consular posts will not accept submission of all related documents in lieu of initiating required security checks and fingerprinting." See 22 CFR Section 41.105((2), and "DOS Answers to AILA's Questions" (Oct. 02, 2002), published on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 02100340 (posted Oct. 03, 2002).

*SPECIAL NOTE ON NEW SOFTWARE TO EXPEDITE "FALSE HIT" CLEARANCES*: Department of State (DOS) has initiated worldwide deployment of new computer software that is expected to greatly reduced the clearance time for applicants who have been the subject of "false hits" in the visa security check process. The new software will allow posts to capture the applicant's digital fingerprints and check them electronically with the FBI's NCIC database within 24 hours. DOS has launched this new software through a pilot program at consular posts in Mexico City, and reports that the pilot program has been able to clear "false hits" in as little as same day (sometimes in one or two hours). Worldwide deployment of the new software to expected to be finalized once the Technical Communications Security Office approves the program. See "DOS Answers to AILA'S Questions" (March 23, 2006), published on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 06041060 (posted Apr. 10, 2006).

II. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

"Administrative Review" refers to a Consular Official placing the case "on hold" because the Visa Petitioner or Beneficiary FAILED TO PASS the security name check or background check, or because the Consulate or State Department or Homeland Security NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE some issue or matter in the case more closely. Cases placed into Administrative Review can ADD WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS to processing time and final decision on visa issuance, typically in most cases AT LEAST 4 to 8 weeks additional time. Under current regulation, there is no right of appeal within State Department or Homeland Security for administrative review status. It is suggested that visa petitioners and beneficiaries keep track of the status of their case as best as possible, and secure, if possible, the reason or reasons their case has been placed into administrative review, which at least helps to relieve some anxiety during the waiting time. **STATUS CHECK OF CASES IN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW: Status Checks of cases in administrative review should first be addressed to the Consulate in question. Click Here for List of Consulates. The State Department's Office of Visa Services can also assist in status checking of cases which are unusually delayed. Tel: 202-663-1225 (Punch 1, Then 0, Avg. Wait Time Approx. 15 minutes to Speak with a Live "Visa Specialist", ET 8:30 AM to 5:00PM). E-Mail: usvisa@state.gov Click Here for More Information. For people who want to be active during the painful waiting period, especially if it becomes protracted, here are two suggestions: 1. Request in Writing Information from Immigration Service and the State Department under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding the reason for the Administrative Delay. See: USCIS Freedom of Information Act Request. and State Department Freedom of Information Request. 2. Order the Visa Applicant's FBI record directly from the FBI and have it ready in case the Embassy requests same. See: FBI Criminal History Record.

**WRIT OF MANDAMUS: What is this Writ and How is it Obtained?

"Writ of Mandamus" refes to a federal court order signed by a federal district judge which directs the Consular Official in the State Department's U.S. Consulate abroad to decide whether to issue a visa or not within a short time. It is appropriate ONLY in a limited number of extra-ordinary cases, where the visa applicant's waiting time has been extremely long. It requires that the U.S. Citizen Visa Petitioner be prepared to spend the time, effort and money to file a federal court lawsuit, namely, an Action for Writ of Mandamus, in the District Court where the Petitioner resides. It is also generally required that reasonable documented efforts be made with Immigration Service or U.S. Consulate and State Department BEFORE filing suit in court. As explained by the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit:

"Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and is available to compel a federal official to perform a duty only if: (1) the individual's claim is clear and certain; (2) the official's duty is nondiscretionary, ministerial, and so plainly prescribed as to be free from doubt, and (3) no other adequate remedy is available. Azurin v. Von Raab, 803 F.2d 993, 995 (9th Cir.1986)."

A Writ of Mandamus is usually not appropriate for a Visa Petitioner and Applicant whose case has been placed into Administrative Review for only a few days, weeks or even months. However, it may be appropriate for a case which has been waiting for many, many months and even years. See: Patel v. Reno (U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 96-55359a, Jan. 16, 1998)(Court issues Writ of Mandamus to Consular Officials at U.S. Consulate in Bombay, India because "consulate had a duty to act" when Petitioner's family visa applications were under administrative review for EIGHT (8) years without decision). For more general information, see: Writ of Mandamus Process Practice Advisory from AILF.

*INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKER REGULATION ACT ("IMBRA")*: Security Name Checks at USCIS and the Consulates have reportedly intensified due to the passage of IMBRA, which effectively requires more security checks of both Petitioner and Beneficiary, including check for Abuse Protections Orders, court-restraining or "no-contact" orders and past domestic violence history, and a check on the number of a past K Visa petitions a Petitioner has submitted.

For more on IMBRA, see: IMBRA

RESEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1. "Navigating Through the Maze of Security Checks", Walsh & Wolfsdorf, The Visa Processing

Guide 2004-05 Edition, Published by American Immigration Lawyers Assn.-AILA,

2. "Secure Borders, Open Doors: Consular Processing Issues in 2006", Miller, Pederson & Weigle, The Visa Processing

Guide 2006-07 Edition, Published by American Immigration Lawyers Assn.-AILA,

3. 22 CFR Section 41.105((2)

4. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General, February 2003, Report No. 03-14.

5. "DOS Answers to AILA Questions" (Oct. 02, 2002), posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 02100340 (Oct. 03, 2002).

6. "DOS Answers to AILA Questions" (Mar. 27, 2003), posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 03040340 (Apr. 03, 2003).

7. "DOS Answers to AILA Questions" (Mar. 23, 2006), posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 02100340 (Apr. 10, 2006).

[Its Me N U 0]

As i said above bro try to tell me where will you be going in USA and the day and i will try to find you a good deal .I think you will take delta from Cairo and it will take off at 12:10 AM or 12:30 AM and it will arrive to NY at 6:40 AM yes?

Yeah i guess you right NC is kinda close to NY about 2 hours far maybe thats why its kinda cheap .

the ticket i booked with delta to NY was about 620 USD and it fly third of march at 12:30 like after second of march midnight u know what i mean but anyways iarrive inshallah in new york 6:15 am third of march

and destination is LUBBOCK TEXAS

[disconnection 4]

this is very interesting, where did you find it??

some old thread of those champions in 2006

[tenderheartusa79 14]

the ticket i booked with delta to NY was about 620 USD and it fly third of march at 12:30 like after second of march midnight u know what i mean but anyways iarrive inshallah in new york 6:15 am third of march

and destination is LUBBOCK TEXAS

It seems like all the flights from JFK to LBB are kinda expensive on that day bro .

In fact i would not book a ticket just from Cairo to NY before i check the other flight price . most of the flights on that day From JFK to LBB ae over 400 USD .i found some for 290 and some for 345 USA . but i guess its til kinda exp . i tried to check on that kinda flight on another day i found out its kinda cheap . for about 175 USD .so maybe you will have to change your ticket for another day bro .or you will have to pay the other ticket to LBB however exp it will be

[disconnection 4]

Well i'm not sure about that part but i guess when they say mandatory it does not mean review or name check or anything its just AP still .

Yeah bro you was under final review before they asked you for the Co-Sponsor .now after they asked you for it you are under AP .so they can review your documents one more time before they issue the visa .

I'm trying to not lose my mind but sometimes they drive me nuts .I don't like people who act like smarty pants and that woman was trying that with me .

I hope that we both will get our visas soon bro .

well , i remember nancy , flower and cairo were under mandatory AP few days before thier visa was issued .

let's hope this mandatory thing is not taking a long time because we have waitied enough because of their mistakes .

best of luck for you man and i wish you will have good news very soon

i hope nancy , flower and cairo would remind me of their mandatory AP thing .

thanks you all

[And_Sam 44]

Tomorrow i will hit the 11 months of waiting and still no visa .

AP is really the hardest and the worst part of that journey .

I hope that i will wake up from that nightmare with visa in hand soon .

3 days left in Feb and probably we wont hear anything in them cause its the embassy's weekend .

So i hope that March will be our lucky month and we all will have our visas .

Disconnection Who is still waiting in the club ?!Me ,you and khadijah .anyone else ?!!

Wait I'm with you all too, aren't I??

[tenderheartusa79 14]

well , i remember nancy , flower and cairo were under mandatory AP few days before thier visa was issued .

let's hope this mandatory thing is not taking a long time because we have waitied enough because of their mistakes .

best of luck for you man and i wish you will have good news very soon

i hope nancy , flower and cairo would remind me of their mandatory AP thing .

thanks you all

I know bro its their mistake and there is nothing more you can do .It reminds me of someone on here they told her that they need a CO-sponsor .and that woman was trying so hard to find someone to support her with that CO-sponsor .and she did not find anyone .She thought that they wont allow her husband to move to USA til they get that new CO-sponsor .while she was looking hard for someone to do that for her .The embassy called her husband to send in his passport so they can issue him the visa and they did maybe after 10 days !

The point is they are slow and they are not honest enough to us .Look how long it took them to ask you for a new CO-Sponsor ! Look how long it takes them to review my papers or whatever the heck they doing to my case ! and the joke is the CO told me at the interview it will take 2 weeks !

Wait I'm with you all too, aren't I??

Ohhh I forgot about you .I hope that you will hear good news soon and he will get his visa without AP .

[disconnection 4]

I know bro its their mistake and there is nothing more you can do .It reminds me of someone on here they told her that they need a CO-sponsor .and that woman was trying so hard to find someone to support her with that CO-sponsor .and she did not find anyone .She thought that they wont allow her husband to move to USA til they get that new CO-sponsor .while she was looking hard for someone to do that for her .The embassy called her husband to send in his passport so they can issue him the visa and they did maybe after 10 days !

The point is they are slow and they are not honest enough to us .Look how long it took them to ask you for a new CO-Sponsor ! Look how long it takes them to review my papers or whatever the heck they doing to my case ! and the joke is the CO told me at the interview it will take 2 weeks !

Ohhh I forgot about you .I hope that you will hear good news soon and he will get his visa without AP .

i wish man they would fix theor mistake and don't let us wait more than that , i would forgove them if they would issue it in march

is there any news from your side ?? i guess you fiancee should call DOS to check what is going on nowadays , and you also call them on sunday or monday to see what the heck is going on.

oh AND_SAM you are on our lidt for sure i hope you will keep on replying and sharing news and ideas with us everyday

[NancylovesAhmad 1]

First off, Congrats to Cairo. Im sure you will be receiving the visa in hand any day now.

Disconnection, I did receive the email stating mandatory processing on like Dec 16th I think and was in AP until sometime in the end of January. And then received the visa has been sent through DHL email on Feb 2nd. My husband's interview was on Nov 9th and from Nov 16th to Dec-15th all their emails said consular officer's review or final review and then suddenly Dec 16th they changed it and put us into mandatory AP. You or your SO can call DOS and find out what kind of AP it.....such if its internal or in Washington. Inshallah the AP is just for the review of the joint sponsor papers and that you will be getting the visa through DHL email very soon isa.

So now its And_Sam, Hot Guy, Khadijah, and Disconnection that is left right? I pray that all of you get your visas in the next few days.

[And_Sam 44]

i wish man they would fix theor mistake and don't let us wait more than that , i would forgove them if they would issue it in march

is there any news from your side ?? i guess you fiancee should call DOS to check what is going on nowadays , and you also call them on sunday or monday to see what the heck is going on.

oh AND_SAM you are on our lidt for sure i hope you will keep on replying and sharing news and ideas with us everyday

Aww thanks you guys!

Has anyone tried to check their case on the pending case list on the us embassy website? I keep putting our case number in and it keeps saying that there isn't any knowledge of this case number. I guess that just means that it hasn't really been long enough yet? :whistle:

Yes, I am the impatient one.....