administrative procesding with 221 g form given

[ah20122013 0]

Had my interview 160 days ago .. still no luck yet .. its even has no update unless we send an email to inquire about our case .. does it help if me and my wife hire a lawyer ?? We are half dead and seems to go forever .. called dos and they cant tell us anything only that our case pending administrative processing .. please help

[srloring13 12]

I don't think a lawyer would do you any good at this point. Have you or your wife asked your congressman for assistance? Other than that, from what I understand, there is not much you can do asides wait for Administrative Processing to complete. You can try to contact the Consulate/Embassy to see if they will release any information as to where they are in the process but I don't think you will have much luck.

[carolynhotstuff 252]

A lawyer can't help you. A congressman or senator can check the status of your case for you and they do it for free. Once you are in AP you can only wait it out. My

husband has been in AP 17 months so far.

[Cathi 5,794]

What do you think a lawyer can do? The answer is nothing. There is no way to expedite AP, it has to run its course. The only thing you can do is have your senator or congressperson inquire on your behalf. My husband had AP in Amman, we inquired via email once a month. Good luck and I hope it's over soon.

[ah20122013 0]

We contacted the congressman but he wasnt able to help .. but we did not contact the senator yet .. mimo .. do you remember me ? I am the one talked to you months ago .. we still undergoing thru ap .. hope this hell will end soon

[Cathi 5,794]

I would contact your state senator office and have them do an inquiry in your behalf, that would be the next step. Have you contacted the consulate via email?

[ah20122013 0]

Yes too many times and we get the same response from them each time we email them that we have to wait cuz our case is still pending ap .. but 3 weeks ago my wife emailed them snd they did not response back .. i also emailed thrm 5 days ago still no reply from them .. its wired .. we contacted the congressman and he could not help .. its the time to contact thr senator and get him involved ... hope our ap will end soon ..

[thedude6752000 360]

You can file a writ of mandamus to force the bastards to do their jobs.

[Cathi 5,794]

You can file a writ of mandamus to force the bastards to do their jobs.

Ummmmmm...not good advice at this point at ALL. That forces the embassy to make an immediate decision, and if AP is still pending it will be automatic denial. The OP has been in AP less than 6 months, not long as far as AP goes. If there is a denial for a cr1 there is no appeal. Before you advise people to do something like this, you need to get your facts straight. This is very dangerous advice this early on!!!!!

[Ketsuban 1,034]

If the writ of mandamus even goes through, that just means they need to make a decision within a timeframe (I think 60 days?) so if the security checks and whatnot aren't complete by then, they'll just deny the visa since they ran out of time and need to make a decision. That's the risk you take by trying to force them to hurry up.

Edit: mimolicious beat me to it

Edited November 13, 2013 by Ketsuban

[thedude6752000 360]

It won't go to court immediately, they will try everything not to let that happen as it looks very bad for them. This will put the fire under their asses to get it done. Personally, if they are going to keep my case in AP after all the waiting I have done for more than a year they can keep the damn visa, I'll leave this god-forsaken country and never come back rather than deal with that. If it gives a chance of a faster process, I would do it if I was at 6 months (and AP is only supposed to last for a few weeks so 6 months is way too long).

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

It won't go to court immediately, they will try everything not to let that happen as it looks very bad for them. This will put the fire under their asses to get it done. Personally, if they are going to keep my case in AP after all the waiting I have done for more than a year they can keep the damn visa, I'll leave this god-forsaken country and never come back rather than deal with that. If it gives a chance of a faster process, I would do it if I was at 6 months (and AP is only supposed to last for a few weeks so 6 months is way too long).

You seriously misunderstand AP.

There is a rash of very unhealthy and angry people on VJ lately.

[thedude6752000 360]

You seriously misunderstand AP.

There is a rash of very unhealthy and angry people on VJ lately.

Care to explain how I misunderstand? And with how great this process is I can't possibly imagine why anyone would have a complaint.

[belinda63 3,047]

AP is to protect the country from "terrorist". Depending on the country you are from, your religion, your travel history, and your name, and your personal history it can be short or long. As milli said filing a writ of mandamus can backfire as it only forces them to make a decision, not one guaranteed to be in your favor. The government will not admit someone to the country if there is a question as to their being a "terrorist". You speak of bad PR for taking so long to process visas but think of the bad PR is they admit someone who comes here and kills thousands of people.

AP, while I don't agree with the methods, has a good intention at its heart.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

AP is not about someone being lazy and "not doing their jobs." It is about security and extra checks as belinda described above.