Form DS-5535 'SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS FOR VISA APPLICANTS'

[Boiler 45,525]

You can expedite an Immigrant Visa, you can not expedite AP.

[Rimha 10]

16 hours ago, Rashid patras said:

@Rimha can you pls tell which email you used to sent inquiries and did they send generic response robyour inquiry thanks.

https://pk.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiries/

Yes they replied with same generic response each time.

[Sohamahmoud91 37]

Hi everyone,

my fiancé had his interview for k1 visa on April 24th and was approved but when I emailed the Cairo embassy after the interview to ask about why my ceac case status still says ready they sent me a word document to fill out that apparently is this ds form, I’m really not sure if the person replying sent a generic form and had no idea what my case was or if there is a true issue with my case. In your experiences with this ds form are people receiving  this form even after embassy approval at the interview and the embassy keeping the passport?  

[Boiler 45,525]

You can ask them to return your passport.

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

1 hour ago, Sohamahmoud91 said:

Hi everyone,

my fiancé had his interview for k1 visa on April 24th and was approved but when I emailed the Cairo embassy after the interview to ask about why my ceac case status still says ready they sent me a word document to fill out that apparently is this ds form, I’m really not sure if the person replying sent a generic form and had no idea what my case was or if there is a true issue with my case. In your experiences with this ds form are people receiving  this form even after embassy approval at the interview and the embassy keeping the passport?  

They keep the passport at some of the embassies and yes a few have received the questionnaire after a verbal approval.

[Sohamahmoud91 37]

1 minute ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

They keep the passport at some of the embassies and yes a few have received the questionnaire after a verbal approval.

What prompts administrative processing post interview? 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

2 minutes ago, Sohamahmoud91 said:

What prompts administrative processing post interview? 

I don't think anyone really knows for sure perhaps after a final review something comes up they want to look into.  The CO at the time could have been unaware or missed it.   Or someone ahead of the CO made the decision to do a little more Administrative Processing before issuing the visa.   It you read back through there are a few that were told their visas were approved and sometime later they get the dreaded email.   Until the visa is in hand there are no gaurentees.

 

 

[Sohamahmoud91 37]

5 minutes ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

I don't think anyone really knows for sure perhaps after a final review something comes up they want to look into.  The CO at the time could have been unaware or missed it.   Or someone ahead of the CO made the decision to do a little more Administrative Processing before issuing the visa.   It you read back through there are a few that were told their visas were approved and sometime later they get the dreaded email.   Until the visa is in hand there are no gaurentees.

 

 

Is it weird that I only got that email after inquiring about my ceac case status? 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

10 minutes ago, Sohamahmoud91 said:

Is it weird that I only got that email after inquiring about my ceac case status? 

No not weird.   The inquiry could have pushed them to get the email out to you but It had nothing to do with them deciding to give it to you in the first place...

 

Otherwise you would have gotten the same copy and paste AP blah blah everyone else gets which just means wait....

[foreverconfused 22]

For those of you who have reached out to your state representatives, how long did it take for them to get in contact with you about your case? 

[Rami91 37]

Anybody here is from Lebanon under ap other than me????

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

5 minutes ago, foreverconfused said:

For those of you who have reached out to your state representatives, how long did it take for them to get in contact with you about your case? 

Did you already send them the authorization form?   My senator usually takes about 1 to 3 days my congressman (i have only reached out once so far) took almost a week.

 

 

[Rashid patras 40]

9 hours ago, Candy-Man said:

after about month and a half it says that visa is issued on CEAC and passport status shows that it is collected from embassy for delivery

Congratulations, it's a wonderful news and fresh waive of hope for all of us who stuck in AP. It's been 5 weeks since i had interview.

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4 hours ago, Rami91 said:

Anybody here is from Lebanon under ap other than me????

I am since April 2018 😕

[Sagittarius 26]

Aoa can someone guide me as to how long the embassy takes to reply to an inquiry I sent an inquiry for the first time at IslamabadIVinquiry.state.gov last night haven't seen an update yet nor any reply. Please share your experience and I hope I sent the inquiry on the correct address?