MENAs in AP

[ally and moh 3]

Thought maybe I would start this. I didn't see it anywhere.

Maybe those of us who are in AP can gather here and cheer each other on and try to find ways to pass the time.

This is day 93 for us!

Join in!

[Samoray 165]

Hello

Sorry for your AP

I think MENA is a low traffic section not a lot of people post here

You know what is the best way to pass the time ?

It is to forget about the AP for a while and everything will fall into place eventually, Dwelling on how horrible and hard it is for you and your spouse to be separated because of that stupid AP is only gonna make the waiting time harder for both of you.

I wish it all goes smooth and fast for you Inshallah

Good Luck

[frank1961 0]

my wife she on ap since 03/24/2010 good luck and dont fell bad thats jordan

[ally and moh 3]

my wife she on ap since 03/24/2010 good luck and dont fell bad thats jordan

Did they tell you why she got AP? Do you know if it's a background check or what?

[Moroccan wife 0]

what is an AP?

[samer 1]

one day we will get out of this AP inshallah all of us

[frank1961 0]

thay dont tell any thing

[illnevergetthis 5]

thay dont tell any thing

Frank1961,

Go to this link, http://212.38.142.2/niv_stat.asp and enter your wife's Jordanian passport number. If her passport number shows up here, then she is in Washington DC background checks and you just need to wait for them to be completed.

If it doesn't show up here, then she is most likely in AP at the embassy level and they are checking out and verifying your relationship. If it doesn't show up, call DOS and ask them for the status of your wife's visa. If they tell you it is in Administrative Processing, ask them if it is name check or if it is at the embassy level.

I hope this helps you figure out what is going on.

Good Luck to you and I hope your AP ends soon.

[ally and moh 3]

what is an AP?

AP is administrative processing. They can do it at any stage, but most of the time it happens at the interview.

[ally and moh 3]

Frank1961,

Go to this link, http://212.38.142.2/niv_stat.asp and enter your wife's Jordanian passport number. If her passport number shows up here, then she is in Washington DC background checks and you just need to wait for them to be completed.

If it doesn't show up here, then she is most likely in AP at the embassy level and they are checking out and verifying your relationship. If it doesn't show up, call DOS and ask them for the status of your wife's visa. If they tell you it is in Administrative Processing, ask them if it is name check or if it is at the embassy level.

I hope this helps you figure out what is going on.

Good Luck to you and I hope your AP ends soon.

Thank you. This helped me too. They gave us this link at the interview.

I have asked both DOS (on several occasions) and the embassy if it is background checks and neither will give me an answer. But finally when I asked one person at DOS if I should be preparing any papers, she said no.

If it's background checks (and it SOUNDS like it is), I hope they are almost done!

[frank1961 0]

menas this is my phone #call me 2703514378 fayez

[Danni and Hamza 36]

Hi Everyone Hamza and I have been in AP/AR for 102 days (that's counting the 31st days in Aug, and Oct)I hope everyone has a speedy AP! Good luck to everyone. The best way I have found to pass the time, is to try to forget about it, and keep close with your SO!

Danni

[ally and moh 3]

Hi Everyone Hamza and I have been in AP/AR for 102 days (that's counting the 31st days in Aug, and Oct)I hope everyone has a speedy AP! Good luck to everyone. The best way I have found to pass the time, is to try to forget about it, and keep close with your SO!

Danni

Can I ask if you know why you got the AP?

I am more and more convinced ours is a background check.

[Danni and Hamza 36]

Can I ask if you know why you got the AP?

I am more and more convinced ours is a background check.

They wanted to check the validity of our relationship. So they did an interview with me, and also interviewed my fiance's father. I have called DOS and they have told me on two different occasions that it looks like the interviews went well, and that maybe now we are just waiting on background checks... or just for them to give an answer.

If your not sure why your in AP, look at all the questions they asked him in the interview. What kind of questions were they, were they really digging for some information about your relationship ? Was is a fairly simple interview ? Some embassy's simply wont tell you why your in AP. Hopefully it will move fast for you. There are some who have been in AP for...forever. I try not to think about that, cause it makes me sick.... and just feel lucky that so far this is not the case for us, and pray it wont go that way. Good luck.

Danni

[ally and moh 3]

They wanted to check the validity of our relationship. So they did an interview with me, and also interviewed my fiance's father. I have called DOS and they have told me on two different occasions that it looks like the interviews went well, and that maybe now we are just waiting on background checks... or just for them to give an answer.

If your not sure why your in AP, look at all the questions they asked him in the interview. What kind of questions were they, were they really digging for some information about your relationship ? Was is a fairly simple interview ? Some embassy's simply wont tell you why your in AP. Hopefully it will move fast for you. There are some who have been in AP for...forever. I try not to think about that, cause it makes me sick.... and just feel lucky that so far this is not the case for us, and pray it wont go that way. Good luck.

Danni

I was at the interview with him and it was hell.

The first CO was nice and it was simple, normal questions we read here all the time, He told us it looked like we would be in AP and wait for more questions. Then a man from DOS took me to a room and he and a homeland security investigator questioned me. The old routine about we fit a pattern of arab men marrying older women for a visa... blah blah blah. I stood my ground with them and let them know we were real. Of course they then took him back too.

Another man (I don't know if he was another CO or what and the embassy was about to close by this time) then told us mandatory ap and that it was going to Washington, DC and asked for the names of his brothers and sisters.

I have asked DOS if I should be preparing anything or doing anything and they will tell me that it doesn't look like I need to do anything. They haven't called either of us or any family or anything and we were given that link listed here to check on the AP.

Also, I took about 35 pounds of relationship proof with me and they didn't want to see any of it. The last man we talked to said our papers were perfect.

I am guessing from all this that it's background checks, but who knows! They won't come right out and say and the embassy is even more evasive.

Edited November 28, 2010 by ally and moh