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SH&k   4

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I had my interview on the 21st of January then I got put on AP unfortunately:-( after That someone called me from the Embassy on the 26th of January and said send your passport to get your visa attached to it then will send it back to you. I sent my passport on the 27th of January through Aramex and the Embassy recived it on the 31st of January according to Aramex. It's been 4 weeks since I sent my passport. Don't know what's going on :-( tried to

E- mail the embassy but no answer :-( don't know what to do now :-(

How long do I need to wait to get my passport back with the visa ?

I really appreciate any help..

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TBoneTX   45,291

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*** Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the K-1 Case Progress subforum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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anz224   0

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Hey There,

I am in the same exact situation you are in right now. My fiancees Interview was on the 01/24/2016 and they have updated the status to AP ever since.

The interviewer told her she should be getting her Passport back with visa no longer then three weeks and here we are still waiting.

I have fiiled a complaint against the embassy and I have also notified my state representative.

I have sumbmitted my original docs on 12/24/2014 its almost been a year and several months now. this is just plain stupid.

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esallam   0

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my wife had her interview on Feb 21, they gave her the passport back and told her we will contact you when we need the passport, it has been under AP since then?

i don't know what's going on with all of these AP's , i am going to talk to a lawyer after tomorrow and see what will happen ?

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dillygoose   21

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My understanding is that a state representative will not step in on your behalf until your case has been in AP for something like 6 months.

That's what I've read in the AP forums on the topic.

I was trying to find out how long AP generally is for Cairo and what we could do - if anything - to get an idea of the timeframe for AP.

If either of you find out anything, please report back to the forum. I'd appreciate any insight from those in AP in Cairo currently.

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FarrahIdir   46

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Did u get a 221g slip? AP can last weeks or years unfortunately.

7/30/2015 Sent I130 priority mail to have tracking, I suggest you do the same.

8/4/2015 NOA1 (Nebraska)

12/17/2015 NOA2

♤♤while waiting for noa2, I read this wiki to get through

NVC quickly ->http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

12/24/2015 Petition Sent to NVC from Nebraska

1/4/2016 petition received at NVC (call and confirm it arrives. About 15 days try to get your case number and receipt number, I got mine in 11 days)

1/15/2016 Called NVC and got case/invoice number logged into this site to pay fees, pick agent -> https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx 1/15/2016 picked agent DS-261

1/18/2016 paid aos fee

1/28/2016 review 261 to get iv fee unlocked ( unlocked once I did review,was taking to long)

2/1/ 2016 sent AOS & IV packets together to nvc while I waited for iv fee to open to save time.

2/4/2016 paid IV Fee and waited to do ds260

2/3/2016 nvc received aos and iv packets(scan date)

2/7/2016 ds260 completed and now waiting for cc

♧CASE COMPLETE. .. march 8th

3/11/15 interview email

4/20/15 shots 4/25/15 rest of medical exam

INTERVIEW APRIL 27TH @8:30

April 27th 221g for additional documentation and placed in administrative processsing.

June 20th submitted evidence requested

June 23rd case was touched by embassy

August 1st case was touched again.

AUGUST 16TH embassy called and wants a new co sponser yet he met requirements.

Found a new co-sponsor

Handed in aos sept 11th

Set 18th another update

Sept 28th update and embassy called

SEPT 29TH ISSUED FINALLY

OCT 2nd visa in hand

POE October 22nd 2016

APPROVED

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lukamari Contributor

lukamari   6

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Did any of you receive your visas? If yes, when did you interview and when did you finally receive the visa? My husband and I are going for his interview on June 20th. Nervous about the AP. I really want to go back home to Florida but not without my husband. I've been living with him in Egypt since February 2015. Missing my family, home, and pets. ?

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dillygoose   21

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We interviewed on March 15th. Since then we've had no updates and have not received the visa.

They kept my fiancé's passport. We did not get a 221g.

We were told that they needed to do mandatory AP and we shouldn't be waiting long to get the visa.

Seems like they take longer with AP for K1s than married couples...that's just my observation from other people's timelines.

That's nice you get to be with your husband throughout the process. It's awful being apart and waiting months and months to be together.

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lukamari   6

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We were apart almost 9 months after we married... which was also the first time we met. It was a hellish 9 months. I'm very thankful we've been able to be together the past 15 months.

That seems like a long time. I've seen other people who have interviewed mid March and have the visa now, after roughly 6 weeks of AP. Perhaps is the visa type, as you think. I'm hoping us living together nearly 17 months, once we interview, will help us. Not sure about that.

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SH&k Contributor

SH&k   4

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We interviewed on March 15th. Since then we've had no updates and have not received the visa.

They kept my fiancé's passport. We did not get a 221g.

We were told that they needed to do mandatory AP and we shouldn't be waiting long to get the visa.

Seems like they take longer with AP for K1s than married couples...that's just my observation from other people's timelines.

That's nice you get to be with your husband throughout the process. It's awful being apart and waiting months and months to be together.

Don't worry it's usually take 90 days to have update so u r good... Good luck

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