Form DS-5535 'SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS FOR VISA APPLICANTS'

[Saeed khn 2]

On 14/04/2018 at 10:05 PM, Shazyyo said:

Then why do they make people wait for more than a year? It's been 7 months since my interview and 5 months since i filled that form ds5535. Hopefully everything get resolves soon. Good luck to u as well and thanks for sharing this.

Hello All!

Just a quick summary for the newcomers.

My parents went through an interview on 3rd jan this year..

my father got DS form and was given a visa after 3 weeks..

however my mom didn't get anything but still her visa is pending..

she does have case updates every now and then but no luck so far.

My father is going early May as he can't wait for me mom anymore..

My question is 

Does anyone have a chick list of which ducoments he has to take with him to pass immigration smoothly...!?

plz guide me through 

[TangierMorocco 52]

5 hours ago, S.S said:

Did they keep your wife passport. Where is she from? I really have no idea why i was given this form, but i think they are giving this randomly. Did you see any dates update in your case?

They did not keep her passport after the interview. I saw initial update, however when I send them emails they check on her information and it seems there is an update. I think this happen just because someone click on the link of the applicant and not necessarily an update. Her application is currently in Casablanca, Morocco. Believe me, no one knows why we are getting this form!! It doesn't make sense to anyone other than the one who ask for them. All what I can say is that we are in a difficult time, and need to be patient, but also we need to let our (USA) elected leaders knows what we are going through, because they are the only one who can make a difference in this issue. I wish you best of luck! 

[SabrinaJerome 52]

7 hours ago, S.S said:

Did they keep your wife passport. Where is she from? I really have no idea why i was given this form, but i think they are giving this randomly. Did you see any dates update in your case?

 

1 hour ago, TangierMorocco said:

 Her application is currently in Casablanca, Morocco. Believe me, no one knows why we are getting this form!! It doesn't make sense to anyone other than the one who ask for them. All what I can say is that we are in a difficult time, and need to be patient, but also we need to let our (USA) elected leaders knows what we are going through, because they are the only one who can make a difference in this issue. I wish you best of luck! 

Just making sure that we are all aware of the reason we are being given this form... just search "what is the DS5535 form for?" 

😑😓 

I was also thinking that it might be helpful to post some links about how the American government works and is organized, and how we can interact with it - as it is our right to do so! 

 

[TangierMorocco 52]

7 hours ago, SabrinaJerome said:

 

Just making sure that we are all aware of the reason we are being given this form... just search "what is the DS5535 form for?" 

😑😓 

I was also thinking that it might be helpful to post some links about how the American government works and is organized, and how we can interact with it - as it is our right to do so! 

 

That is a good idea. here is the link for the congress: https://www.congress.gov/

You can look up your state representatives through this link. Any one here who is an American citizen must already know how to seek help and whom to contact in the local government. 

[NLZZLN 6]

My case got updated today but i emailed the embassy last night so is it because of the email or just they r working on my case??? Now im not sure. I didnt get any reply from them. Last week april 9 i emailed n got reply n also update but not today. So is it because of the email the case is updated or they worked on my case???

[Shazyyo 37]

1 minute ago, NLZZLN said:

My case got updated today but i emailed the embassy last night so is it because of the email or just they r working on my case??? Now im not sure. I didnt get any reply from them. Last week april 9 i emailed n got reply n also update but not today. So is it because of the email the case is updated or they worked on my case???

I think so its because of the email. As it also happens with me I emailed them on 26 march and got reply on 27 march and an update as well. Whereas, I sent them an inquiry on 9th april and they changed the date but I got no reply.. So, sometimes they reply us and sometimes not.. But date gets updated when they check our case status.

[Lebanese23 303]

I am just curious and have been investigating into why some are taking longer than others and maybe there is a way to help future applicants??!  I am not on the boat yet but I am preparing myself just incase. Is having a FB/twitter/instagram/linkedin and being very active on them might affect the process because they might be looking deeply into it?  Old pictures, old posts, scanning anything that screams red flag.  My fiance just has FB and he rarely posts anything but sport and funny videos. I really don't understand what they are looking for, 3-6 months is a bit extreme unless they are just sitting on their desks not doing their job fast enough.

 

let me know what type of social media your loved one uses, i think facebook is the big one but maybe having facebook for over 10 years might be the reason of the slow processing.

[Tarsha 24]

7 hours ago, JoulieS said:

I am just curious and have been investigating into why some are taking longer than others and maybe there is a way to help future applicants??!  I am not on the boat yet but I am preparing myself just incase. Is having a FB/twitter/instagram/linkedin and being very active on them might affect the process because they might be looking deeply into it?  Old pictures, old posts, scanning anything that screams red flag.  My fiance just has FB and he rarely posts anything but sport and funny videos. I really don't understand what they are looking for, 3-6 months is a bit extreme unless they are just sitting on their desks not doing their job fast enough.

 

let me know what type of social media your loved one uses, i think facebook is the big one but maybe having facebook for over 10 years might be the reason of the slow processing.

My fiancé has Facebook, Twitter, and IG, but barely post on any. Actually you can stroll and just look. The amount of cases, may take a while to do, but I don’t think it takes months. 

[Tarsha 24]

My case was updated yesterday. Haven’t did an inquiry in a while. Praying this is done soon. The 28th will be 8 months that my fiancé turned the form in 

[Lebanese23 303]

12 hours ago, Tarsha said:

My fiancé has Facebook, Twitter, and IG, but barely post on any. Actually you can stroll and just look. The amount of cases, may take a while to do, but I don’t think it takes months. 

8 months is just waaaaaaay too long. do you mind me asking is your fiance muslim or ever been to one of the red flag countries, ough I really hope you hear some good news soon!!

[Tarsha 24]

4 minutes ago, JoulieS said:

8 months is just waaaaaaay too long. do you mind me asking is your fiance muslim or ever been to one of the red flag countries, ough I really hope you hear some good news soon!!

Hi! My fiancé is not a Muslim. We are both Christians. His country is considered a Muslim country because they have Muslims born and living there like we do in the US, but over 60% are Christians. He has never visited any of the banned countries on the list. Only visited Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa to work. I pray I hear something soon as well and everyone in this forum 

[ibson2 0]

I had my interview at the US Embassy on February 7th. I'm sparing you the details it's still the same steps payment verification of docs and interview with the consular officer. He asks me the basic questions. At the end he tells me you will receive your passport and your maximum visa in 3 days. I was happy and 2 days later I get an email from the embassy that tells me I have to fill out a form on the DS 5535. I did not know it was what so I saw the form in bulk we ask you to put all your social networks, all your old trips and with what financial means, all the phone numbers that you had, all your e-mail addresses, all the numbers of your old passports. Basically it's to check if you do not represent a threat. Until then I thought it's just a formality since I blame myself and it will not take much time. As the site was buzzing, I sent an email to the embassy asking if they received. The next day the embassy called me to say that they received and they can not answer everyone to say if it came or not and that the procedure can take 1, 2.3 months it do not know it depends. So I looked at the forum http://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=703725 and noticed that others had been waiting for more than 6 months or more and it's not just about immigrant visas but all type of visa the procedure was introduced since May in Washington type on Google you will see this law. So I started to worry and saw another forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/637938-form-ds-5535-supplemental-questions-for-visa-applicants/? page = 23 But unlike many people we updated at least 2 times in the week my status. But I was stressed because it took a lot of time for many people. So I decided to stop looking at my status. And Friday the 13th as by chance I look and the status has changed in issued I did not believe it too much I was relieved and happy, Finally. The following Tuesday I received an email regarding the return of my passport and I received it today.
 

[Tarsha 24]

7 minutes ago, ibson2 said:

I had my interview at the US Embassy on February 7th. I'm sparing you the details it's still the same steps payment verification of docs and interview with the consular officer. He asks me the basic questions. At the end he tells me you will receive your passport and your maximum visa in 3 days. I was happy and 2 days later I get an email from the embassy that tells me I have to fill out a form on the DS 5535. I did not know it was what so I saw the form in bulk we ask you to put all your social networks, all your old trips and with what financial means, all the phone numbers that you had, all your e-mail addresses, all the numbers of your old passports. Basically it's to check if you do not represent a threat. Until then I thought it's just a formality since I blame myself and it will not take much time. As the site was buzzing, I sent an email to the embassy asking if they received. The next day the embassy called me to say that they received and they can not answer everyone to say if it came or not and that the procedure can take 1, 2.3 months it do not know it depends. So I looked at the forum http://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=703725 and noticed that others had been waiting for more than 6 months or more and it's not just about immigrant visas but all type of visa the procedure was introduced since May in Washington type on Google you will see this law. So I started to worry and saw another forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/637938-form-ds-5535-supplemental-questions-for-visa-applicants/? page = 23 But unlike many people we updated at least 2 times in the week my status. But I was stressed because it took a lot of time for many people. So I decided to stop looking at my status. And Friday the 13th as by chance I look and the status has changed in issued I did not believe it too much I was relieved and happy, Finally. The following Tuesday I received an email regarding the return of my passport and I received it today.
 

Congratulations to you! Your case went fast 

[TangierMorocco 52]

1 hour ago, ibson2 said:

I had my interview at the US Embassy on February 7th. I'm sparing you the details it's still the same steps payment verification of docs and interview with the consular officer. He asks me the basic questions. At the end he tells me you will receive your passport and your maximum visa in 3 days. I was happy and 2 days later I get an email from the embassy that tells me I have to fill out a form on the DS 5535. I did not know it was what so I saw the form in bulk we ask you to put all your social networks, all your old trips and with what financial means, all the phone numbers that you had, all your e-mail addresses, all the numbers of your old passports. Basically it's to check if you do not represent a threat. Until then I thought it's just a formality since I blame myself and it will not take much time. As the site was buzzing, I sent an email to the embassy asking if they received. The next day the embassy called me to say that they received and they can not answer everyone to say if it came or not and that the procedure can take 1, 2.3 months it do not know it depends. So I looked at the forum http://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=703725 and noticed that others had been waiting for more than 6 months or more and it's not just about immigrant visas but all type of visa the procedure was introduced since May in Washington type on Google you will see this law. So I started to worry and saw another forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/637938-form-ds-5535-supplemental-questions-for-visa-applicants/? page = 23 But unlike many people we updated at least 2 times in the week my status. But I was stressed because it took a lot of time for many people. So I decided to stop looking at my status. And Friday the 13th as by chance I look and the status has changed in issued I did not believe it too much I was relieved and happy, Finally. The following Tuesday I received an email regarding the return of my passport and I received it today.
 

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Thank you for the refreshing News! This forum didn't hear good News since long time!

I wish everyone the best and hopefully we all be with our loved ones.

[SabrinaJerome 52]

2 hours ago, ibson2 said:

And Friday the 13th as by chance I look and the status has changed in issued I did not believe it too much I was relieved and happy, Finally. The following Tuesday I received an email regarding the return of my passport and I received it today.
 

That's such great news! We're happy for you! Thank you for sharing this with us.

Any other details you can tell us, e.g. your country, which embassy,  type of visa etc...?