Administrative processing after interview US embassy in Cairo

[Khallaf 650]

11 minutes ago, Zeco said:

I'm really happy to hear this very GOOD Congratulations
When was an interview
What about your husband's interview ? and additional documents for him

it was August 26, there were no additional papers they handed him a 221G and gave him back his passport, we knew we would need the family registration that all the papers were gathered before, we are an age difference of just 3 years

[Zeco 1]

3 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

it was August 26, there were no additional papers they handed him a 221G and gave him back his passport, we knew we would need the family registration that all the papers were gathered before, we are an age difference of just 3 years

Thank you very much and wish you a wonderful life together and sincere congratulations

[Khallaf 650]

3 minutes ago, Zeco said:

Thank you very much and wish you a wonderful life together and sincere congratulations

thank you,

 

I will tell you that if any time it updates sent back to NVC, or if they ever tell you that, you might as well forget the K1 have your fiance come to Egypt get married and file the CR1. when K1's get sent back they will be left to expire.

[Zeco 1]

4 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

thank you,

 

I will tell you that if any time it updates sent back to NVC, or if they ever tell you that, you might as well forget the K1 have your fiance come to Egypt get married and file the CR1. when K1's get sent back they will be left to expire.

 if they sent back to NVC, I forget the K1  AND AppCR1

[Khallaf 650]

1 minute ago, Zeco said:

 if they sent back to NVC, I forget the K1  AND AppCR1

yes, but you will have to get married in Egypt

[Zeco 1]

1 minute ago, Zeco said:

 if they sent back to NVC, I forget the K1  AND AppCR1 Thank you very much for this wonderful advice, God bless you

 

[Khallaf 650]

2 minutes ago, Zeco said:

 if they sent back to NVC, I forget the K1  AND AppCR1

really the CR1 is the better visa in my opinion it will cost far less, but since you have already gotten the interview just wait it out send the embassy an email to check the status.

[Pink_Waters 56]

1 minute ago, Khallaf said:

really the CR1 is the better visa in my opinion it will cost far less, but since you have already gotten the interview just wait it out send the embassy an email to check the status.

how many times did you meet guys ?

and in which visit did you get married ?

[Zeco 1]

2 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

really the CR1 is the better visa in my opinion it will cost far less, but since you have already gotten the interview just wait it out send the embassy an email to check the status.

My fiance in America she sent a message to the embassy today and we have not heard anything yet

[Zeco 1]

2 minutes ago, Pink_Waters said:

how many times did you meet guys ?

and in which visit did you get married ?

three times and my visa k1 you?

[Pink_Waters 56]

Just now, Zeco said:

three times and my visa k1 you?

we have met 2 times, but we got married on the first visit.

she is also coming to attend the interview with me

I am IR1. currently waiting for interview letter.

[Zeco 1]

4 minutes ago, Pink_Waters said:

we have met 2 times, but we got married on the first visit.

she is also coming to attend the interview with me

I am IR1. currently waiting for interview letter.

I wish you good luck

[Pink_Waters 56]

Just now, Zeco said:

I wish you good luck

I wish you good luck too

[Chels2401 0]

Hello all,

I'm writing for some advice because I am in k1 visa process and our packet has arrived at the embassy in Cairo.  I've been following this thread trying to find out exactly what to expect from Egypt since it appears more difficult than other countries. I am so scared hearing about the engagement parties because we had one and we had sent pictures in with our i129f. We had used an immigration lawyer and he thought it was great in proving the legitimatcy of our relationship. I wasn't wearing a dress or anything too fancy but he had relatives come over and I got to meet a lot of people and we have pictures with rings.  Now I feel like this is going to be a red flag, but I don't know what we can do at this point. Any advice?

[Taroush 2]

10 minutes ago, Chels2401 said:

Hello all,

I'm writing for some advice because I am in k1 visa process and our packet has arrived at the embassy in Cairo.  I've been following this thread trying to find out exactly what to expect from Egypt since it appears more difficult than other countries. I am so scared hearing about the engagement parties because we had one and we had sent pictures in with our i129f. We had used an immigration lawyer and he thought it was great in proving the legitimatcy of our relationship. I wasn't wearing a dress or anything too fancy but he had relatives come over and I got to meet a lot of people and we have pictures with rings.  Now I feel like this is going to be a red flag, but I don't know what we can do at this point. Any advice?

Hi Chels2401,

 

Engagement pictures are good. Why would they be red flags? In our case we had a small engagement party before my fiance’s interview so he was able to bring our photos with him.  It must have been a good move because my fiancé got a call from the embassy last week saying his visa is ready after months in AP.  We have not received his passport and visa yet but isA we will before the week ends.

 

Regarding the K-1 process in Egypt, our experience was not out of the ordinary if you compare it with other Middle Eastern or Muslim countries.  The Administrative Processing is definitely a source of frustration but in our case my fiance have been in AP for almost 5 months before we saw hope.  To be honest, I am not entirely sure if Egypt being an Arab nation has something to do with the wait time, it could be just that the embassy is experiencing a backlog due to increased visa applications.

 

My advice is be prepared for a long wait. While it is frustrating (unfortunately emailing the embassy for updates will not do any good), let them do their work within the indicated time frame and follow up after 60-90 days.

 

Goodluck!