Form DS-5535 'SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS FOR VISA APPLICANTS'

[Caseinquiry 4]

On 10/17/2018 at 7:54 PM, Roor.M said:

10 months!

They cannot expedite or push for approval of visa. The 2 things they can do "senators not congressmen" is to either put inquiry for your case or to facilitate communication between us and the agency where our case is stuck at. That's what he said.

s there any consideration for humanitarian related cases, and requesting expediting the process at the consulate level? Anyone have had tried? or simply they don't case.

[Sarac9 1,122]

9 minutes ago, Caseinquiry said:

s there any consideration for humanitarian related cases, and requesting expediting the process at the consulate level? Anyone have had tried? or simply they don't case.

You have to show hardship. Such as the petitoner is sick, financial hardship, or the beneficiary is in a war ridden country where their life is in danger. 

Edited October 21, 2018 by Sarac9

[Caseinquiry 4]

13 minutes ago, Sarac9 said:

You have to show hardship. Such as the petitoner is sick, financial hardship, or the beneficiary is in a war ridden country where their life is in danger. 

thanks, @Sarac9 but the question, do they really take this hardship of illness into consideration, has anyone in this shred managed to expedite the process

[Roor.M 82]

25 minutes ago, Caseinquiry said:

thanks, @Sarac9 but the question, do they really take this hardship of illness into consideration, has anyone in this shred managed to expedite the process

They do if it is legit and I've only seen it with earlier steps in the process. Such as when waiting for the interview or when transferring to the NVC at the beginning. 

But with administrative processing step...not really. You could try your luck though.

If you're actually in a war zone or such thing try talking to a lawyer to see if there's something to file at the court that would push them to approve or expedite the process at least.

Best of luck!

[Caseinquiry 4]

1 minute ago, Roor.M said:

They do if it is legit and I've only seen it with earlier steps in the process. Such as when waiting for the interview or when transferring to the NVC at the beginning. 

But with administrative processing step...not really. You could try your luck though.

If you're actually in a war zone or such thing try talking to a lawyer to see if there's something to file at the court that would push them to approve or expedite the process at least.

Best of luck!

Thank you @Roor.M yes the file at an early stage of the process was expedite, but now when it comes to the embassy level, even if the illness hardship can be proved, not sure if the embassy consider it, to be very honest I can not see why this takes too long with today's' technology should not be the case, but for whatever reason this delay is technically made to reduce the percentage of IV annually. Vetting is something every one support but they could have handled it differently not to cause pain and hardship for people as the cases could get stuck at some point without any rational reason, I know people traveled so many times to the US 
 and renewed their none immigration visas couple of times but when it comes to IV they stuck as well. 

[Sarac9 1,122]

1 hour ago, Caseinquiry said:

Thank you @Roor.M yes the file at an early stage of the process was expedite, but now when it comes to the embassy level, even if the illness hardship can be proved, not sure if the embassy consider it, to be very honest I can not see why this takes too long with today's' technology should not be the case, but for whatever reason this delay is technically made to reduce the percentage of IV annually. Vetting is something every one support but they could have handled it differently not to cause pain and hardship for people as the cases could get stuck at some point without any rational reason, I know people traveled so many times to the US 
 and renewed their none immigration visas couple of times but when it comes to IV they stuck as well. 

http://yazdanlaw.com/can-i-expedite-administrative-processing/

[Caseinquiry 4]

7 minutes ago, Sarac9 said:

http://yazdanlaw.com/can-i-expedite-administrative-processing/

Thank you so much , at least I should try.  

[Roor.M 82]

10 hours ago, Caseinquiry said:

 

What bugs me the most is the fact that some of us were either in this mess by bad luck or actually selected for some stupid reason. 

I've seen people start the process with me n I even had my interview months before them but then they got their visa right after the interview. I'm not trying to envy them or so but it's so frustrating! !

[Caseinquiry 4]

31 minutes ago, Roor.M said:

What bugs me the most is the fact that some of us were either in this mess by bad luck or actually selected for some stupid reason. 

I've seen people start the process with me n I even had my interview months before them but then they got their visa right after the interview. I'm not trying to envy them or so but it's so frustrating! !

I totally agree with you, for some reasons, or randomly selected to be places in AP, but have faith that everything has time, we just follow up on our cases and don’t feel frustrated for something out of your control  

[aqz17 6]

Hi all,

Been awhile since I last posted on here. Just wanted to give a quick update. My fiancee had her interview back in October 2017 (K1 visa - Casablanca Morocco). She had 0 updates until Saturday September 28th, about 12 months into AP (apparently the consulate worked that saturday due to the pending lottery visas). They called/emailed her and asked her to re-do her medical plus renew additional documents. Once she returned the documents, it took them 1 week to process the visa and they asked her to pick it up in person on Tuesday Oct 16th. She flew to NYC on Thursday the 18th (had no issues at JFK), we got our marriage license on friday the 19th and had our Nikkah on Saturday night the 20th  Wanted to thank all for their support and guidance, my final advice is to be polite, extremely professional and courteous to the consulate when reaching out to them. The average processing time is around the 11-13 month range (in my research/opinion). The congressman we reached out to helped 0%, we found out more info on our own than he did. I truly believe asking to speak to a superior to escalate our case was the reason why it was finally looked at, I would strongly advise all to try the same. If any questions, feel free to reach out.

Edited October 21, 2018 by aqz17

[Caseinquiry 4]

5 minutes ago, aqz17 said:

Hi all,

Been awhile since I last posted on here. Just wanted to give a quick update. My fiancee had her interview back in October 2017 (K1 visa - Casablanca Morocco). She had 0 updates until Saturday September 28th, about 12 months into AP (apparently the consulate worked that saturday due to the pending lottery visas). They called/emailed her and asked her to re-do her medical plus renew additional documents. Once she returned the documents, it took them 1 week to process the visa and they asked her to pick it up in person on Tuesday Oct 16th. She flew to NYC on Thursday the 18th (had no issues at JFK), we got our marriage license on friday the 19th and had our Nikkah on Saturday night the 20th  Wanted to thank all for their support and guidance, my final advice is to be polite, extremely professional and courteous to the consulate when reaching out to them. The average processing time is around the 11-13 month range (in my research/opinion). The congressman we reached out to helped 0%, we found out more info on our own than he did. I truly believe asking to speak to a superior to escalate our case was the reason why it was finally looked at, I would strongly advise all to try the same. If any questions, feel free to reach out.

Congrats, great news indeed!

[SabrinaJerome 52]

36 minutes ago, aqz17 said:

 They called/emailed her and asked her to re-do her medical plus renew additional documents. Once she returned the documents, it took them 1 week to process the visa and they asked her to pick it up in person on Tuesday Oct 16th. She flew to NYC on Thursday the 18th (had no issues at JFK), we got our marriage license on friday the 19th and had our Nikkah on Saturday night the 20th  Wanted to thank all for their support and guidance, my final advice is to be polite, extremely professional and courteous to the consulate when reaching out to them. The average processing time is around the 11-13 month range (in my research/opinion). The congressman we reached out to helped 0%, we found out more info on our own than he did. I truly believe asking to speak to a superior to escalate our case was the reason why it was finally looked at, I would strongly advise all to try the same. If any questions, feel free to reach out.

I'm so happy to hear this. 😍 What a long AP that was.

Thank you for sharing the info.  Maybe you could explain for people who are still waiting how you escalated the case.

Edited October 22, 2018 by SabrinaJerome
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[SabrinaJerome 52]

1 hour ago, aqz17 said:

, my final advice is to be polite, extremely professional and courteous to the consulate when reaching out to them. The average processing time is around the 11-13 month range (in my research/opinion). The congressman we reached out to helped 0%, we found out more info on our own than he did. 

And I will just second what you're saying about these two points. I wrote many an extremely polite email AFTER writing angry drafts with plenty of exclamation marks and sarcasm... Lol (delete!!) and just remember that more than likely, if you are in AP, the person who receives your letter is an office worker or agent who has nothing to do with the delay. Try to imagine him or her as a nice and reasonable person who also would like to see your case cleared!

Regarding asking for help from politicians, I haven't heard of any cases where this has helped. Granted I have only seen cases reported here on VJ. However, it is IMPERATIVE that politicians receive a reminder of how many people are being affected by the policies of the current administration. So please do write to your elected officials and tell them your story.

 

[SabrinaJerome 52]

12 hours ago, Caseinquiry said:

Thank you @Roor.M yes the file at an early stage of the process was expedite, but now when it comes to the embassy level, even if the illness hardship can be proved, not sure if the embassy consider it, to be very honest I can not see why this takes too long with today's' technology should not be the case, but for whatever reason this delay is technically made to reduce the percentage of IV annually. Vetting is something every one support but they could have handled it differently not to cause pain and hardship for people as the cases could get stuck at some point without any rational reason, I know people traveled so many times to the US 
 and renewed their none immigration visas couple of times but when it comes to IV they stuck as well. 

Hi 

Yes I agree with you that what is happening is decreasing the number of approvals of "certain types" of applicants ... like my husband and so many here. One way this is accomplished is by not providing adequate funding/ staffing to support the policies that have been implemented. 

[TangierMorocco 52]

15 hours ago, Caseinquiry said:

s there any consideration for humanitarian related cases, and requesting expediting the process at the consulate level? Anyone have had tried? or simply they don't case.

I do not think they care! I had a situation that requires help, they simply DO NOT CARE!