NVC: Cairo Embassy IR-1/CR-1

[together4evr 360]

Seems the FBI does 3.5 million name checks a year. And 1% are found to have bad info on that persons name. This info is from fbi.gov this is updated since my last fbi post.

Yes i am bored again. I am in egypt. It is 7am here. Egypt doesn't wake till about 2pm.

■Identifiable files are then analyzed for relevant or derogatory information that may be disseminated to the requesting agency/entity. Approximately 1 percent of the requests are determined to contain possible derogatory information. If applicable, the NNCP forwards a summary of the information to the submitting agency/entity.

Name Check Program Processing Volumes: The volume of name checks processed varies from year to year. Prior to fiscal year (FY) 2008, the NNCP had substantial backlogs and delays. The NNCP currently processes most requests within 30 days, with the remaining requests processed within 90 days.

Incoming Name Checks:

fiscal year 2005 ---3,346,435 name checks done

FY 2006----3,616,505

FY 2007------4,071,020

FY 2008-------3,566,199

FY 2009-------3,327,999

FY 2010---------3,454,456

[together4evr 360]

1.Wendy<Ahmed-----------------Oct 2, 2011---He is still waiting for Visa

2.Cami & Eslam(luv4eslam)-----Nov 13, 2011 He put his visa on hold for maybe a year to stay in egypt-MAN

3.Nababdurrahman -------------Nov 20, 2011- told within 7-10 days after more papers------------- HE GOT IT IN 39 DAYS

4.Mero Rob -------------------Nov 22, 2011 -needed to send more papers----------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 44 DAYS

5.wghabour-interview ---------Nov 22 more papers needed -MAN

6.Tp1986 ---------------------Nov 22, 2011 needed more papers-MAN--------------------------------------HE GOT IT 65 DAYS!!!

7.Rami & Yosra----------------Nov 29, 2011 Told you will get it in 7---------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 8 DAYS

8.Aly174 ---------------------Dec 1, 2011-was told possibly 1-2 weeks MALE

9.pyramids -------------------Dec 4, 2011 -told within 1 week------------------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

10.TamerA --------------------Dec 6, 2011 She was Told 1-2 weeks-------------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

11.Marymina119 ----------------Dec. 8, 2011- told approx 1 week ---------------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

12.Yesterdaysrain23 -------------Dec 11, 2011-more papers-MALE

13.Zawgyosama -------------------Dec 13, 2011-more evidence needed. MALE

14.(Ruby56) Bev&Hadi ------------Dec 14, 2011-more papers needed Man

15.MagdaEssam(habibi83) ---------Dec 15, 2011-told 10days -2 weeks max---------------------------HE GOT IT IN 14 DAYS!!

16.Stu_Mathews interview---------Dec 14 told he will get it in 10 days

17.Lina Tarek(jralsibai)---------Dec 19, 2011-----NO UPDATES-IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR AN UPDATE

18 Sherif23 ---------------------Dec 21, 2011-He was told 2 weeks--------------------------------HE GOT IT IN 20 DAYS!!!!!!

19 keko -------------------------NO UPDATES-IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR YOU TO UPDATE US

20 Mohamed1980 ------------------Jan 5, 2012-She was told in 1 week-----------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 13 DAYS!!!!

21 MahaAhmed --------------------Jan 9, 2012 HE GOT APPROVED with AP

22 bondokw5o5a4ever--------------Jan 9, 2012 SHE WAS TOLD 7 DAYS TILL SHE GETS THE VISA

23 Soza Joe----------------------Jan 11, 2012-SHE-told she will get it within 7 days and--------SHE GOT IT IN 7 DAYS!!!

24 madanisgirl ------------------Jan 12, 2012-HE-----Approved told AP 1-6 weeks

25 merorafo22 -------------------Jan 12, 2012-SHE GOT APPROVED----------------------------------SHE GOT VISA IN 12 DAYS!!

26 CarolBasha (and Ahmed) -------Jan 17, 2012-HE-APPROVED Visa in 1 month after more papers.

27.Togetherforever13 ------------Jan 19, 2012-HE APPROVED WITH 14 WEEKS AP

28.AhmedAnna---------------------Jan 19, 2012--------------------------------------------------HE GOT THE VISA IN 7 DAYS!!!

29.Emad Desouky -----------------Jan 19, 2012-HE-APPROVED-SUBMIT MORE PAPERS

30.mer&damby308 -----------------Jan 22, 2012-HE APPROVED!! HE WAS TOLD 3 WEEKS

31.mariekemo --------------------Jan 24, 2012-HE-----------------------

32.Ezra Hassan ------------------Jan 30, 2012-HE

33.Kokylolo----------------------Feb 13, 2012-HE

34.J.G.I (Sarah and John DCF FILERS)----------Feb 21, 2012-HE

Edited January 27, 2012 by togetherforever13

[together4evr 360]

STU GAVE US AN UPDATE AD HE GOT THE VISA 8 DAYS AFTER THE INTERVIEW. CONGRATS STU

1.Wendy<Ahmed-----------------Oct 2, 2011---He is still waiting for Visa

2.Cami & Eslam(luv4eslam)-----Nov 13, 2011 He put his visa on hold for maybe a year to stay in egypt-MAN

3.Nababdurrahman -------------Nov 20, 2011- told within 7-10 days after more papers------------- HE GOT IT IN 39 DAYS

4.Mero Rob -------------------Nov 22, 2011 -needed to send more papers----------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 44 DAYS

5.wghabour-interview ---------Nov 22 more papers needed -MAN

6.Tp1986 ---------------------Nov 22, 2011 needed more papers-MAN--------------------------------------HE GOT IT 65 DAYS!!!

7.Rami & Yosra----------------Nov 29, 2011 Told you will get it in 7---------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 8 DAYS

8.Aly174 ---------------------Dec 1, 2011-was told possibly 1-2 weeks MALE

9.pyramids -------------------Dec 4, 2011 -told within 1 week------------------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

10.TamerA --------------------Dec 6, 2011 She was Told 1-2 weeks-------------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

11.Marymina119 ----------------Dec. 8, 2011- told approx 1 week ---------------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

12.Yesterdaysrain23 -------------Dec 11, 2011-more papers-MALE

13.Zawgyosama -------------------Dec 13, 2011-more evidence needed. MALE

14.(Ruby56) Bev&Hadi ------------Dec 14, 2011-more papers needed Man

15.MagdaEssam(habibi83) ---------Dec 15, 2011-told 10days -2 weeks max---------------------------HE GOT IT IN 14 DAYS!!

16.Stu_Mathews interview---------Dec 14 told he will get it in 10 days----------------------------------HE GOT IT IN 8 DAYS!!

17.Lina Tarek(jralsibai)---------Dec 19, 2011-----NO UPDATES-IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR AN UPDATE

18 Sherif23 ---------------------Dec 21, 2011-He was told 2 weeks--------------------------------HE GOT IT IN 20 DAYS!!!!!!

19 keko -------------------------NO UPDATES-IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR YOU TO UPDATE US

20 Mohamed1980 ------------------Jan 5, 2012-She was told in 1 week-----------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 13 DAYS!!!!

21 MahaAhmed --------------------Jan 9, 2012 HE GOT APPROVED with AP

22 bondokw5o5a4ever--------------Jan 9, 2012 SHE WAS TOLD 7 DAYS TILL SHE GETS THE VISA

23 Soza Joe----------------------Jan 11, 2012-SHE-told she will get it within 7 days and--------SHE GOT IT IN 7 DAYS!!!

24 madanisgirl ------------------Jan 12, 2012-HE-----Approved told AP 1-6 weeks

25 merorafo22 -------------------Jan 12, 2012-SHE GOT APPROVED----------------------------------SHE GOT VISA IN 12 DAYS!!

26 CarolBasha (and Ahmed) -------Jan 17, 2012-HE-APPROVED Visa in 1 month after more papers.

27.Togetherforever13 ------------Jan 19, 2012-HE APPROVED WITH 14 WEEKS AP

28.AhmedAnna---------------------Jan 19, 2012--------------------------------------------------HE GOT THE VISA IN 7 DAYS!!!

29.Emad Desouky -----------------Jan 19, 2012-HE-APPROVED-SUBMIT MORE PAPERS

30.mer&damby308 -----------------Jan 22, 2012-HE APPROVED!! HE WAS TOLD 3 WEEKS

31.mariekemo --------------------Jan 24, 2012-HE-----------------------

32.Ezra Hassan ------------------Jan 30, 2012-HE

33.Kokylolo----------------------Feb 13, 2012-HE

34.J.G.I (Sarah and John DCF FILERS)----------Feb 21, 2012-HE

[MahaAhmed 1]

Its been a while but as usual ur research is great. I'm finally back to having internet down side is not with hubby anymore :/. They told u it will be 14 weeks for AP? I hope they finish them all soon god willing ofc.

I know it sucks but it's also good to have other people going through the process so it's not a lonesome trip and we can give others more accurate timelines.

Question tho the AP paper they gave my hubby said not to contact them so the process is quicker..,is that true? Not asking for status makes it quicker?

[together4evr 360]

Welcome back MahaAhmed,

I wish your husband could have returned with you. I am so sad for you both.

Hopefully he will get it soon and come to usa in february!!

I hope the same for my husband! It was hard to come home without him AGAIN.

I just came into my home after a day of flying torture. lol

Maha, Please tell us

How long was he at the embassy?

How long did the CO interview take?

What questions did they ask him?

At the end did CO say congrats?

Did they say you will have AP or did he ask?

Did they say how long to expect AP to last?

What sheet of paper did they give him at the end of the interview?

Was it white? full sheet or half sheet?

Did it state AP or AR and did it have checkmark areas where they wanted more papers?

Did you put your case number into cario AP site and is it working for you?

Have you emailed embassy to confirm AP?

Have you called DOS to see if namechecks are complete yet?

What did the CO look like?

I emailed the embassy 6 days after his interview to make sure they wrote Mandatory AP. and they did and said unknown

timelimit.

I also asked if the AP website worked and she said sometimes it doesn't work but keep trying? lol

I have not called DOS yet cause it has not been 2 weeks yet. and I just got back into the states!

I have read if you call they put your case file to the bottom of the pile but I cannot imagine that to be true cause the file is in the computer for the FBI to check...the actual file stays at the embassy--I think.

Now maybe the CO can get angry and put it on the bottom if we bother her too much. But I think an embassy call or email once a week and a DOS call once a week is ok. That is my opinion only-no facts.

I also read somewhere that DOS is usually most productive on Tuesday afternoons with completeing FBI checks--I do not know if this is true but I think I mght look at all our approvals and try to figure it out. But, I will call DOS once a week on TUESDAYS at 4pm. lol

I also read that sometimes the embassy does not send your file right away to DOS and this causes another 2 week delay. So I will write embassy tomorrow and ask specifically if his case is still at the embassy or if it was already sent to DOS in Washington. Then I will ask if an agent is reviewing it or is no one assigned to it yet. I think I will bother them most out of all of us!!!

I am glad we have each other thru this process

What the CO actually said was "check this website in 14 weeks to check the status of your AP." So, I guess that means it could be longer!!! Uuuuggggghhhhhhhhhh

Edited January 29, 2012 by togetherforever13

[together4evr 360]

Eza Hassan is up next for his interview on the 30th! Lets all keep them in ur thoughts and prayers.

Good Luck Hassan!

1.Wendy<Ahmed-----------------Oct 2, 2011---He is still waiting for Visa

2.Cami & Eslam(luv4eslam)-----Nov 13, 2011 He put his visa on hold for maybe a year to stay in egypt-MAN

3.Nababdurrahman -------------Nov 20, 2011- told within 7-10 days after more papers------------- HE GOT IT IN 39 DAYS

4.Mero Rob -------------------Nov 22, 2011 -needed to send more papers----------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 44 DAYS

5.wghabour-interview ---------Nov 22 more papers needed -MAN

6.Tp1986 ---------------------Nov 22, 2011 needed more papers-MAN--------------------------------------HE GOT IT 65 DAYS

7.Rami & Yosra----------------Nov 29, 2011 Told you will get it in 7---------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 8 DAYS

8.Aly174 ---------------------Dec 1, 2011-was told possibly 1-2 weeks MALE

9.pyramids -------------------Dec 4, 2011 -told within 1 week------------------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

10.TamerA --------------------Dec 6, 2011 She was Told 1-2 weeks-------------------------------- SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

11.Marymina119 ----------------Dec. 8, 2011- told approx 1 week ---------------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 10 DAYS

12.Yesterdaysrain23 -------------Dec 11, 2011-more papers-MALE

13.Zawgyosama -------------------Dec 13, 2011-more evidence needed. MALE

14.(Ruby56) Bev&Hadi ------------Dec 14, 2011-more papers needed Man

15.MagdaEssam(habibi83) ---------Dec 15, 2011-told 10days -2 weeks max---------------------------HE GOT IT IN 14 DAYS

16.Stu_Mathews interview---------Dec 14 told he will get it in 10 days----------------------------------HE GOT IT IN 8 DAYS

17.Lina Tarek(jralsibai)---------Dec 19, 2011-----NO UPDATES-IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR AN UPDATE

18 Sherif23 ---------------------Dec 21, 2011-He was told 2 weeks--------------------------------HE GOT IT IN 20 DAYS

19 keko -------------------------NO UPDATES-IT WOULD BE SO NICE FOR YOU TO UPDATE US

20 Mohamed1980 ------------------Jan 5, 2012-She was told in 1 week-----------------------------SHE GOT IT IN 13 DAYS

21 MahaAhmed --------------------Jan 9, 2012 HE GOT APPROVED with AP

22 bondokw5o5a4ever--------------Jan 9, 2012 SHE WAS TOLD 7 DAYS TILL SHE GETS THE VISA

23 Soza Joe----------------------Jan 11, 2012-SHE-told she will get it within 7 days and--------SHE GOT IT IN 7 DAYS

24 madanisgirl ------------------Jan 12, 2012-HE-----Approved told AP 1-6 weeks

25 merorafo22 -------------------Jan 12, 2012-SHE GOT APPROVED----------------------------------SHE GOT VISA IN 12 DAYS

26 CarolBasha (and Ahmed) -------Jan 17, 2012-HE-APPROVED Visa in 1 month after more papers.

27.Togetherforever13 ------------Jan 19, 2012-HE APPROVED WITH 14 WEEKS AP

28.AhmedAnna---------------------Jan 19, 2012--------------------------------------------------HE GOT THE VISA IN 7 DAYS

29.Emad Desouky -----------------Jan 19, 2012-HE-APPROVED-SUBMIT MORE PAPERS

30.mer&damby308 -----------------Jan 22, 2012-HE APPROVED!! HE WAS TOLD 3 WEEKS

31.mariekemo --------------------Jan 24, 2012-HE-----------------------no update yet.....

32.Ezra Hassan ------------------Jan 30, 2012-HE---------------------GOOD LUCK ON THE 30TH AT YOUR INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

33.Kokylolo----------------------Feb 13, 2012-HE

34.J.G.I (Sarah and John DCF FILERS)----------Feb 21, 2012-HE

Edited January 29, 2012 by togetherforever13

[together4evr 360]

I took a look at egyptians still waiting for noa2 or who are in nvc right now and here is what I found...

I am sure these people will get their noa2 this month because cairo is caught up and they need to give away interviews for march so hurry up my egyptian frinds and get those NVC cas completes soon!

I wrote the couples names and the date they got NOA1 below.

Mohamed & Lisa 5/23/11

why not1 6/2/11

hubby and nora 6/2/11

Rana and Omar 8/17/11 -----------Noa2 on 1/24/12!!!

venus & mars 8/22/11

Amr and Kymberlie 9/6/11

A & Y (meno-is-mine)9/22/11

Amr & Beth 10/24/11

habibi & yaya 11/2/11

Ahmed & Fonda 11/3/11

ayman & rina 12/06/11

sally and mohamed 12/30/11

Edited January 29, 2012 by togetherforever13

[together4evr 360]

I took a look at egyptians still waiting for noa2 or who are in nvc right now and here is what I found...

I am sure these people will get their noa2 this month because cairo is caught up and they need to give away interviews for march so hurry up my egyptian frinds and get those NVC cas completes soon!

I wrote the couples names and the date they got NOA1 below.

mosha1972 (Mohamed & Lisa) 5/23/11

äæÑÇ ÒæÌ (why not1) 6/2/11

Angel Eyes Yuseef (hubby and nora) 6/2/11

oabdelra (Rana and Omar) 8/17/11 -----------Noa2 on 1/24/12!!!

Mars Venus (venus & mars) 8/22/11

amrsoul (Amr and Kymberlie) 9/6/11

A & Y (meno-is-mine)9/22/11

Egypt's heart (Amr & Beth) 10/24/11

yaya82 (habibi & yaya) 11/2/11

ahmed_f (Ahmed & Fonda) 11/3/11

Ayman_Rina (ayman & rina) 12/06/11

sally&mohamed 12/30/11

[together4evr 360]

SORRY I AM TRYING TO SPELL THE NAMES RIGHT SO WE CAN FIND THEIR PROFILE IF NEEDED.

I took a look at egyptians still waiting for noa2 or who are in nvc right now and here is what I found...

I am sure these people will get their noa2 this month because cairo is caught up and they need to give away interviews for march so hurry up my egyptian frinds and get those NVC cas completes soon!

I wrote the couples names and the date they got NOA1 below.

mosha1972 (Mohamed & Lisa) 5/23/11

ÒæÌ & äæÑÇ (why not1) 6/2/11

Angel Eyes Yuseef (hubby and nora) 6/2/11

oabdelra (Rana and Omar) 8/17/11 -----------Noa2 on 1/24/12!!!

Mars Venus (venus & mars) 8/22/11

amrsoul (Amr and Kymberlie) 9/6/11

A & Y (meno-is-mine)9/22/11

Egypt's heart (Amr & Beth) 10/24/11

yaya82 (habibi & yaya) 11/2/11

ahmed_f (Ahmed & Fonda) 11/3/11

Ayman_Rina (ayman & rina) 12/06/11

sally&mohamed 12/30/11

[together4evr 360]

I wanted to know if anyone has tried to write the ambassador of the embassy-Anne Patterson, about AP times and communications of her staff through emails and phone calls?

I am already nervous and anxious about this whole process for myself. But as you all know I am concerned about all of us and the ones of us who will be here later, in the same AP black hole.

So, I want to fix this system and make it better for those after us.

So, for anyone in AP--I wanna know who have you contacted with your concerns in this process?

Have you mentioned the lack of transparency and communication with the embassy once we are in AP?

Do you have emal addresses to all the right people to contact.

I sent my message to pressInfoEgypt@state.gov

I sent it there because the ambassador does not have an email address to contact her so I asked the press department to forward my letter to her and any persons that need to be informed. I believe the press does not want any bad press. i included some data--no names--and some data from the FBI.

Anyhow

who have you contacted and what were the responses?

[together4evr 360]

Someone got their NOA2!!!!!!! Congrats Mars and Venus!!

Now the rest of you hurry up and get those NOA2's please. Especially meno-is-mine!!

I took a look at egyptians still waiting for noa2 or who are in nvc right now and here is what I found...

I am sure these people will get their noa2 this month because cairo is caught up and they need to give away interviews for march so hurry up my egyptian frinds and get those NVC cas completes soon!

I wrote the couples names and the date they got NOA1 below.

mosha1972 (Mohamed & Lisa) 5/23/11

ÒæÌ & äæÑÇ (why not1) 6/2/11

Angel Eyes Yuseef (hubby and nora) 6/2/11

oabdelra (Rana and Omar) 8/17/11 -----------Noa2 on 1/24/12!!!

Mars Venus (venus & mars) 8/22/11-----------NOA2 1/26/12

amrsoul (Amr and Kymberlie) 9/6/11

A & Y (meno-is-mine)9/22/11

Egypt's heart (Amr & Beth) 10/24/11

yaya82 (habibi & yaya) 11/2/11

ahmed_f (Ahmed & Fonda) 11/3/11

Ayman_Rina (ayman & rina) 12/06/11

sally&mohamed 12/30/11

[together4evr 360]

Someone got their NOA2!!!!!!! Congrats Mars and Venus!!

Now the rest of you hurry up and get those NOA2's please. Especially meno-is-mine!!

I took a look at egyptians still waiting for noa2 or who are in nvc right now and here is what I found...

I am sure these people will get their noa2 this month because cairo is caught up and they need to give away interviews for march so hurry up my egyptian friends and get those NVC case completes soon!

I wrote the couples names and the date they got NOA1 below.

mosha1972 (Mohamed & Lisa) 5/23/11-Got RFE 11/17/11 dont know when they sent it back

ÒæÌ & äæÑÇ (why not1) 6/2/11-RFE sent back 1/17/12

Angel Eyes Yuseef (hubby and nora) 6/2/11-RFE sent back 1/20/12

oabdelra (Rana and Omar) 8/17/11 -----------Noa2 on 1/24/12!!!

Mars Venus (venus & mars) 8/22/11-----------NOA2 1/26/12

amrsoul (Amr and Kymberlie) 9/6/11

A & Y (meno-is-mine)9/22/11

Egypt's heart (Amr & Beth) 10/24/11

yaya82 (habibi & yaya) 11/2/11

ahmed_f (Ahmed & Fonda) 11/3/11

Ayman_Rina (ayman & rina) 12/06/11

sally&mohamed 12/30/11

Edited January 29, 2012 by togetherforever13

[together4evr 360]

I wanted to repost what nababdurrham wrote about AP so I can find it quicker

Posted 30 December 2011 - 04:58 PM

Ok, sorry I took so long. I still have a million and three things to do before my husband comes in about 25 hours inshaAllah, but I am taking the time out to write this. I can;t believe it's down to the hours now! Sorry if I hyped this up, I really hope this info is useful to you all. It is about my journey AFTER the interview. We were told 7-10 days, but it ended up being 39 days. Still thankful, but I wish they would have told us the truth like it will take a month...bcuz the days after 7-10 were up were hard to bare.

First of all, the department of state calls everything "Administrative Processing"...and every country does it differently. Some countries can take 40 different steps and some countries can take as little as 4 steps. Specifically in Egypt, Consular Officer Review is a part of AP (one of the last steps).... but if the embassy tells you that you are just under CO Review, then it is a much shorter process than the "Mandatory AP"...which usually takes 3 months from what I have gathered. I believe my case was NOT under mandatory AP bcuz I have been married just over 2 years so it's an IR1 visa as opposed to a CR1 visa.

Okay, so after your interview- we all saw that females that are approved go right to CO Review, which is supposed to take 7-10 days. Actually CO review takes just a second to do, but there are hundreds of visas that they do daily and YES, it IS the same consular that interviews you at window 15. After your interview, there are a few steps...

1. (possible AP)(1-6 months)

2. Consular officer review (7-10 days)

3. Visa issuance (printing the visa)

4. Clearance from the US (~7 days)

5. DHL (1-3 days)

6. Visa in hand yay!

7. Living happily ever after

Females go right into clearance after their interviews.

When people don't have papers it is a BIG delay in the case. The embassy does everything manually...which is incredibly dumb. So some CO officer's put recent cases that need to be reviewed or issued at the front of the pile (skipping cases ahead) and some officer's put the cases at the end of the pile or in the middle of the pile. My husband discovered that there was an issue with our case that had everything to do with the military papers being sent in later..but Alhamdulillah that was resolved, but it really delayed things a bit. I think if we had just had it present at the interview, we would have had the visa about 3 weeks ago..

Once the case is OK'ed by the CO that did your interview..just saying that all the papers are present and the relationship is indeed credible, then it is in the line for issuance/printing. Once that is done, the embassy has to send the case for a final round, which is called "clearance". I think this is pretty much sending papers to the US so that when the beneficiary travels, he or she is recognized and in the system. This process usually takes a week.

So my thoughts to you all...first thing is do NOT forget any papers when you go in for your interview. Yea, it's not a big deal in the sense that you will still be approved if you send papers in--but it will delay things.

Second, know the process and know what to ask. I found the Dept of state to be SUCH a waste, they only provide very generic answers. Once out of AP, and in the CO Review stage, make sure to email the embassy frequently: Consularcairoiv@state.gov. They usually respond within 2 days. Make sure to include the case number. Better than emailing is calling the embassy: 01120227972200. Make sure to ask questions. I asked questions like

where is my case now?

when can i expect that the visa will be issued?

why is this step taking so long?

when will you forward the case to DHL?

Don't feel bad about asking questions. It is your right. If the case is approved, and out of AP...ask questions. Pressure them a bit. Ask them if they can make sure that your case is taken care of. A lot of times if the case is waiting for papers to complete, the case is misplaced and ignored for a while. Make sure your case is in line for the next step.

and by the way, i guess the embassy sometimes tells people that call in that the case is with DHL before it really is to get them off of their case. So make sure that you call DHL or check the website to see if its true. When you call the embassy, a lady will answer-I have experienced 3 different ladies...one is cold, one is okay, and one is friendly and helpful. Make sure you tell them to check the case...they should put you on hold and go check the file. Call a few days in a row, you can get various answers and come to your own conclusions. The downside is that the wait is long when you call...Dial 1 for english then 1 again to talk about visas and the phone rings for a while..i have experienced wait times ranging from 10 minutes to 25 minutes. Also, have your husbands call because it is a local call for them AND the ladies that answer are Egyptian and my husband said they were friendly with him and able to tell him useful and accurate info regarding his case.

Once the visa is issued and the case is cleared, the passport and some papers are out of the embassy's hands and given to DHL. The day that your passport is given to DHL, it is updated on their website, Egypt time was like midnight and finally delivered at 2pm the next day. A few times a week they update on the DHL website (while the passport is with the embassy) saying "Scheduled for Delivery as agreed". but finally, when the embassy hands the passport to DHL, it says

Arrived at Sort Facility Cairo Egypt (it means its in DHL's possession)

Processed at Cairo Egypt

Departed Facility in Cairo Egypt (this means it left Garden City, Cairo)

Arrived at Delivery Facility in Cairo Egypt (this means it has arrived at whichever city delivers to the address..in our case Nasr City, Cairo)

With Delivery courier (this means it is out for delivery)

Signed by ______(this means VISA IN HAND!! woooohoooo)

For now that is all that I can think of. I hope this was of help to you all. Maybe you all knew this, but all of this info was new to me and part of my learning experience. I will be on another journey to invite my husbands sister and mother to the US as visitors to attend the wedding this summer. After this journey, I'm sure that will be a piece of cake inshaAllah.

If any of you don't understand, then message me. I will never forget the support I got on this site and I will never forget my visajourney that had such a great ending. I would love to help as much as I can. May all of your happy days be in front of you and last forever. Take care

Posted 30 December 2011 - 05:10 PM

Oh and one more thing, if your case is under AP for a while, then you should email ccea@state.gov and tell them your case number and briefly explain what is going on with your case...they may be able to push things forward for you. Only email them if your AP exceeds 6 weeks...so that they take it seriously.

[wghabour 0]

Hi all,

How r u doing guys?? I hope that u r doing so well ,I called the embasyy last Monday to ask about my case and the woman who replied me told me that the AP is done but they have not printed the visa yet..I became so so happy and I called the embassy today and the woman who replied told me that my case is pending for consular officer review and there may be another interview and if there is another interview the embassy will call me to tell me about that.

I do not understand that how come they tell me that the AP is done and after about one week they tell me that my case is pending for consular officer review and why there may be another interview??

I hope that I will get answer for these questions.

God bless you all .

[together4evr 360]

Do not worry wghabour

YOU ARE DONE with AP!!!

Now you have to collect papers and proof and start doing it now.

If they want a 2nd interview then it is beause they have some doubts about your previous answers or your relationship.

Collect

ALL Emails

ALL phone Bills

ALL chats

ALL webcam pics

ALL mail she sent you

All mail she might have sent your mom or dad

Anything she has your name on like Bills in USA

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

And anything more you can think of

DO you know if you answered anything wrong in the interview that might bother them?

How many times your wife visited you and for how long?

If she can come to Egypt for the 2nd interview make her come-she might not be allowed in but bring in her passport and make sure they know she is outside if she is needed.

Know everything about her family and her house and her job

Good Luck

I hope you just get the visa delivered and no interview. The CO review can take 2 weeks so just be patient now. Still call them so they do not forget about you.