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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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congrats

(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)(L)

CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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...no seriously, thank you for coming. That makes my job a lot easier." Those were the first words spoken to me and my fiancé by the Interviewing Officer as we approached the counter after showing my passport. If ever I doubted the power of attending my fiancé's interview, I didn't any longer.

Long story short, we were approved! I want to thank the sages who have suggested in so many posts and in so many ways that the petitioner should if at all possible attend the interview. Would he have been approved without me?...probably but I can say definitively that It was money well spent. He was so nervous and me being able to rub his back and squeeze his hand and whisper words of encouragement meant the world to him. It told him and the IO that this was important and he was important. He had been denied a visitors visa several times prior and no matter what I had said about this being totally different, those words "denied" still echoed in his mind and haunted him even beyond the IO telling us after a few benign questions, "You've been approved." (I'll give full detail in my review).

I can't name names to thank, for there are quite a few, insightful caring and experienced voices who have contributed to my growing understanding of this process. So should you, the petitioner, attend the interview? Yes, if possible show solidarity. Is it a requirement? Not written, atleast not at my embassy in Kingston. Whatever you decide, be informed and be confident in knowing you made the choice that best suits you. Good luck to you on your journey!

Congrats :-)... can't wait to read more

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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Congratulations and thank you for the good advice. I wish I had attended my husband's interview, but hindsight is 20/20. Next one I will be there! Have a blessed and happy life together.

Thank you and good luck to you.

Thank you all for the kind words and good luck to us all as we continue on our journey!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Japan
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Congratulations on your visa approval. :joy:

A little note: Not all US embassies allow the USC to attend the interview with the foreign spouse. While it's pretty much a must in e.g. Jamaica and Ghana, there are many other embassies who do not allow the USC inside at all. So check with the embassy first.

Why do you say it's a must? The majority of Jamaican applicants that I've read about on here got approved without their other half attending.

 
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