Another Visa Status Question

[Al422 221]

I would wait a week after the email where you made the threat. No results by then, go Congressional. Use the contact section of the Senator's website for the fastest results, and make sure to cc USEM so they can see you mean business.

[AI&RL 0]

I would wait a week after the email where you made the threat. No results by then, go Congressional. Use the contact section of the Senator's website for the fastest results, and make sure to cc USEM so they can see you mean business.

Tats my game plan. I am amazed. I did notice that the travel.state.gov site has refreshed the travel warning to Mindanao. That is originally where my better half is from. So I am wondering if there are some other things going on in that region that might be impacting this process as well. I know, I need to stop speculating and just being patient, but I think the speculation might be helping me.

[Al422 221]

If there is some problem, Mindano or otherwise, that is legitimately delaying the process, your Senator can find it out so you don't have to keep listening to "Please be patient". They have better phone numbers to dial than the ones we have.

Getting your Senator involved is not a declaration of war on USEM, so don't worry about making enemies of them. Just do what you have to do.

[AI&RL 0]

As of a few minutes ago, the VISA status was updated. However, the status is still in ready. I sure hope they get their act together soon. This is just crazy!

[AI&RL 0]

All we are back to admin processing. So here is a recap of the statuses. And yet still no responses, or any other communications.

• 4/15/14 Interview completed with success
• 4/16/14 Status on ceac site updated to ready
• 4/21/14 Status updated to Administrative Processing
• 4/24/14 Status date updated, but still reflecting Administrative Processing
• 4/29/14 Status date updated, and status reflecting "Ready"
• 5/12/14 Status Date updated, and status updated to Adminstrative Processing
• 5/16/14 Status Date updated, and status updated to Ready
• 5/20/14 am PI time, Status date updated, and status remained Ready
• 5/20/14 pm PI time, Status date same, and status updated to Adminstrative Processing

[Al422 221]

Although we still don't know what is happening, it is a good sign to the extent that something is happening and your file is not sitting around gathering dust. Maybe wait a few days now to see what comes next.

Is this coincidence or did your threat to go Congressional get attention?

[AI&RL 0]

Although we still don't know what is happening, it is a good sign to the extent that something is happening and your file is not sitting around gathering dust. Maybe wait a few days now to see what comes next.

Is this coincidence or did your threat to go Congressional get attention?

Yeah I am trying to figure out if its a coincidence or not. Either way, this process is very very taxing on a couple. Good thing is i certainly know my relationship is sound.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

I'm sure there many others here who have felt your pain and anxiousness in not receiving their visa on their timetable. I'm amazed that you are calling in the big guns (congressman) and your case is just over one month old. There are so many factors to consider but being a Kano we typically don't want it tomorrow when today will satisfy us. Relax, sit back and have some patience.

I don't know if you attended your fiancés interview but there are thousands that are trying to get one type of visa or another. That's in one day!! There are 365 days a year. So it's not unusual for them to process over 300,000+ visa's out of USEM in one year. I attended ours and walked away with an appreciation to what the USEM is getting accomplished. It's amazing that the wait isn't longer.

And of course Hank pointed out the influx of Yolanda fast track visas. We were fortunate that we passed and received our visa just before Yolanda hit so we were not effected like others, including yourself.

The fact that you have movement from week to week means it is not dead. There is something there they are verifying which is causing the delay. Even if you were told you are approved, AP can turn you down if they find something that goes against their best judgment or they will issue a 221(g) identifying additional information.

Here is some additional information on why it maybe taking longer. http://visarefusal.com/221g/

Edited May 20, 2014 by Greenbaum

[Al422 221]

Yeah I am trying to figure out if its a coincidence or not. Either way, this process is very very taxing on a couple. Good thing is i certainly know my relationship is sound.

Welcome to the club. Or should I say welcome us to the club. Candy and I just got here yesterday, after her successful interview. I am sorry yours is taking so long. I hope ours does not take that long, but it might. So we are all in the same club right now, the place called never never land. But we will all be out of this club in due time.

My advice to go Congressional was based on what was (not) happening until two days ago, i.e. things happening on your case. Now there has been movement. Something is happening, and if you go Congressional while something is happening, you risk bringing that something to a halt.

Give it more time now and see where it goes from here. I think you are lookng at a visa really soon.

[Hank_ 9,174]

And this is why NO ONE can say when a person will receive their visa...

After the interview the file is reviewed again, if something is spotted then they investigate that issue more, so if there are delays, normally it's because there are issues...

[Cindy2014 0]

Yeah I am trying to figure out if its a coincidence or not. Either way, this process is very very taxing on a couple. Good thing is i certainly know my relationship is sound.

Any updates on your status?

[AI&RL 0]

Any updates on your status?

No updates since May 20th. Sitting in AP for now. Also passport still can not be tracked.

RL

[Al422 221]

If there is an update but the status did not change, that does not tell you much, but it does tell you that SOMETHING happened. The file is not sitting around gathering dust.

I know it is frustrating. We are there now too. Candy had a successful interview on May 20, and the status changed a few hours later from Ready Interview to Ready. That was three days ago, and no change since.

We accept the fact that there is nothing we can do to speed them up. We can however make more effective use of the time, So Candy will be going to the province where her family lives early next week and wait for her visa there. That way when it goes to Issued, she can return to Manila, pick it up the day it shows up at 2Go and be on the plane to New York the next day.

Frustrating? You bet. But remember when you were waiting for your NOA2? How frustrating was that? DId it seem like forever? It sure did for us. But forever got here, and now we are past that. Same for the 2 1/2 months it took to get the interview date. That forever is past history now too. Just one more forever, and it will be done. That is what Candy and I keep reminding each other. And that is what you need to remember too.

[AI&RL 0]

If there is an update but the status did not change, that does not tell you much, but it does tell you that SOMETHING happened. The file is not sitting around gathering dust.

I know it is frustrating. We are there now too. Candy had a successful interview on May 20, and the status changed a few hours later from Ready Interview to Ready. That was three days ago, and no change since.

We accept the fact that there is nothing we can do to speed them up. We can however make more effective use of the time, So Candy will be going to the province where her family lives early next week and wait for her visa there. That way when it goes to Issued, she can return to Manila, pick it up the day it shows up at 2Go and be on the plane to New York the next day.

Frustrating? You bet. But remember when you were waiting for your NOA2? How frustrating was that? DId it seem like forever? It sure did for us. But forever got here, and now we are past that. Same for the 2 1/2 months it took to get the interview date. That forever is past history now too. Just one more forever, and it will be done. That is what Candy and I keep reminding each other. And that is what you need to remember too.

Yeah, Ai has been back in her province to spend time with her family. After a month she has become a bit stir crazy and has gone back to work. I don’t blame her, I could not just spend over a month with my family and stay sane while doing not much. hehe jk

On another note, seems the status changes twice, AM Phil time it was Ready, and PM its back to administrative processing again. Really leads me to believe they are waiting on something. Hopefully its not my employer, because they are extremely slow in responding. Took over two months for an internal employee to validate their salary with a correspondence.

I'm sure there many others here who have felt your pain and anxiousness in not receiving their visa on their timetable. I'm amazed that you are calling in the big guns (congressman) and your case is just over one month old. There are so many factors to consider but being a Kano we typically don't want it tomorrow when today will satisfy us. Relax, sit back and have some patience.

I don't know if you attended your fiancés interview but there are thousands that are trying to get one type of visa or another. That's in one day!! There are 365 days a year. So it's not unusual for them to process over 300,000+ visa's out of USEM in one year. I attended ours and walked away with an appreciation to what the USEM is getting accomplished. It's amazing that the wait isn't longer.

And of course Hank pointed out the influx of Yolanda fast track visas. We were fortunate that we passed and received our visa just before Yolanda hit so we were not effected like others, including yourself.

The fact that you have movement from week to week means it is not dead. There is something there they are verifying which is causing the delay. Even if you were told you are approved, AP can turn you down if they find something that goes against their best judgment or they will issue a 221(g) identifying additional information.

Here is some additional information on why it maybe taking longer. http://visarefusal.com/221g/

Through reading the above link I could see where the past few of my roles might be considered to fall under the "Technology Alert List" even though I didn’t work directly in the roles that cover, but more so in the roles that support from a reporting an analytics perspective. If that is the case, I could be waiting a very long time for my employer to respond. They leave a bit to be desired in the responsiveness arena.

And this is why NO ONE can say when a person will receive their visa...

After the interview the file is reviewed again, if something is spotted then they investigate that issue more, so if there are delays, normally it's because there are issues...

Yeah, I really don’t mind this process, but I think there should be a timeline unless someone is an extreme risk. Likewise I am sure they can’t divulge this info, but I’m just a rather boring business professional that has done nothing, but pay my taxes and do exactly what I am told.

[AI&RL 0]

Hey all,

Just wanted to provide my family here with an update on our case. Still no words from any of my correspondence and no progress with status change.

RL