Abu Dhabi Embassy Delays - Support Group

[irwinwill 2]

Hi Everyone,

 

I was fortunate enough to get my visa approved today  so I thought I would share my experience with you all to help in anyway I can.

 

I arrived at the embassy at 6am. To be honest it was a little early and if your appointment is at 8, then I would say get there no earlier than 6:45. There’s two benches once you arrive, one for immigrant visas and the other for Non-immigrants.

 

At about 7:15, the security guard came out and got us to line up. I was first in line and headed to a window I was asked to show my appointment letter and passport.

 

Once that was checked I headed through security where it’s like an airport scan, handed over my phone and car keys and was moved into the initial waiting area.

 

After about 10 minutes, me along with a few others were called into the embassy where we were given a ticket number each. We then sat down infront of the designated window numbers for US visas (they will tell you) for about 15 minutes until it got to 8am and the officers started to appear at the interview windows.

 

The first time I was called up, I was asked for my passport, interview letter, original police, marriage, birth certificates and passport pictures. She kept hold of the originals and said I would get them back later. She asked me a few questions like where is your wife, how long have you been married, where did you get married...nothing to worry about. She told me please be seated and we will call you again.

 

Once called, I headed over to another window for my finger print scans which took less than 3 minutes. After that I waited another 10 minutes before my number was called again. She told me this was my interview and asked me to swear everything in our package was true and swear on oath. She then started asking me more questions like: when will you move to the US, what will you do there, what does your joint sponsor do for a living. All this time she was going through documents we sent to the NVC and typing things into the computer. She handed over my original certificates back and said “We’ve got all we need, congratulations your visa will be issued”.

 

All I would say is be prepared with your documents, I saw a lot of people there panicking and rustling through hundreds of pages that weren’t organized. Get there as early as you can and you’ll be done a lot quicker. And don’t be nervous, everyone was friendly and as long as you have all the documents, it will be a breeze.

 

Please feel free to message me directly if you have any questions, I’ll be happy to help!

 

Good luck to you all.

Will

[wolvarien 2]

3 hours ago, Amisharjil said:

@wolvarien that you for the advise. I have been giving a few telephone interviews. One company has shown interest in hiring me. If they give me a letter mentioning that they would like to hire me will that help?

it will help during the interview not during submitting the document to NVC. it will show the CO that you are planning to stay indefinitely in USA. 

[ANGEL BB 2]

17 minutes ago, irwinwill said:

Hi Everyone,

 

I was fortunate enough to get my visa approved today  so I thought I would share my experience with you all to help in anyway I can.

 

I arrived at the embassy at 6am. To be honest it was a little early and if your appointment is at 8, then I would say get there no earlier than 6:45. There’s two benches once you arrive, one for immigrant visas and the other for Non-immigrants.

 

At about 7:15, the security guard came out and got us to line up. I was first in line and headed to a window I was asked to show my appointment letter and passport.

 

Once that was checked I headed through security where it’s like an airport scan, handed over my phone and car keys and was moved into the initial waiting area.

 

After about 10 minutes, me along with a few others were called into the embassy where we were given a ticket number each. We then sat down infront of the designated window numbers for US visas (they will tell you) for about 15 minutes until it got to 8am and the officers started to appear at the interview windows.

 

The first time I was called up, I was asked for my passport, interview letter, original police, marriage, birth certificates and passport pictures. She kept hold of the originals and said I would get them back later. She asked me a few questions like where is your wife, how long have you been married, where did you get married...nothing to worry about. She told me please be seated and we will call you again.

 

Once called, I headed over to another window for my finger print scans which took less than 3 minutes. After that I waited another 10 minutes before my number was called again. She told me this was my interview and asked me to swear everything in our package was true and swear on oath. She then started asking me more questions like: when will you move to the US, what will you do there, what does your joint sponsor do for a living. All this time she was going through documents we sent to the NVC and typing things into the computer. She handed over my original certificates back and said “We’ve got all we need, congratulations your visa will be issued”.

 

All I would say is be prepared with your documents, I saw a lot of people there panicking and rustling through hundreds of pages that weren’t organized. Get there as early as you can and you’ll be done a lot quicker. And don’t be nervous, everyone was friendly and as long as you have all the documents, it will be a breeze.

 

Please feel free to message me directly if you have any questions, I’ll be happy to help!

 

Good luck to you all.

Will

Wow congratulations!😀

 

My interview will be on 13th May, I’m excited at the same time I feel nervous☺️

 

Thanks for sharing your experience...

[dady12 12]

join me to thank God because I got my visa issue today and I 've to share my experiences  during the whole process on the review session as that will also help other going through the lengthy time 

[ANGEL BB 2]

1 minute ago, dady12 said:

join me to thank God because I got my visa issue today and I 've to share my experiences  during the whole process on the review session as that will also help other going through the lengthy time 

Congratulations!😀

[Ansara David 2]

31 minutes ago, dady12 said:

join me to thank God because I got my visa issue today and I 've to share my experiences  during the whole process on the review session as that will also help other going through the lengthy time 

congratulation brother!mine still on AP ..

[Suha 12]

5 hours ago, ANGEL BB said:

Congratulations!😀

Congratulations! Finally  

[dady12 12]

I 've been in this process since early 2015, this is my second time I file for cr1, I married in dubai and the church was not legally registered under dubai law and which was unknowingly to me at the time of the marriage,the pastor went to my country Nigeria and register the married there with a marriage certificate from Nigeria, I file for cr1 and after the interview the CO deny the visa on the basis of not having a marriage certificate from dubai where the marriage took place,I flew to Nigeria with my wife and got married again for the second time and jan 2017 we file and I went for the interview on 18th of April,this is my experience ,I arrive at the embassy 5.30am and I was the first person to arrived there, I was called to counter 7 to submit all original document, married certificate and police clearance birth certificate medical ,passport photographs and financial support and was told right there that my spousal finance not enough.i took finger print, and was called for the main interview these are the questions that the CO asked
_where is your wife
- where do you meet your wife
- where do she live
- when do you marry
-do your wife have kids? 
-what do your wife do?
- where do she worked
- how long have i been in dubai
-have u file before? yes and why have u been denied ...answer marriage was not register with the proper authority
-what are u going to do in the US
- what is your wife birthday
-do u have any family in US
- pick up financial papers and ask who is Aaron? I said my joint sponsor
- who is she to your wife
-which work I do
- after marriage when is the last time u see your wife. ..april 22rd 2017
-ask for chat with wife.....i was having 2014 to 2016 chat on whatsapp with me and she go through them looking and reading the chat for about 10mins and said she need to see recent chat.
she hand to me white slip and tip new i1864 for new joint sponsor and tip also proof of relationship
.i submit a new sponsor on 29th of April with 2017 recent whatsapp chat and visa issue today

 

[GeeRaf 61]

On 4/29/2018 at 8:15 AM, wolvarien said:

Well I am not sure about that. Usually NVC sends the email. 

 

You can can try to call the embassy but it is very difficult to get a person to talk to you. 

Update: Just finished speaking with the NVC and they stated that they do not schedule K1 Visa interviews, the embassy has to do this. I'm not sure how much longer we should wait or simply reapply.

[dady12 12]

I registered my interview according to the interview appointment letter on the 18th of April,my visa got issued on April 30th but no information on where to pick up my passport ,what can I do now ?

[LynnD 0]

On 4/8/2018 at 7:52 AM, ZnM said:

Salaam All,

 

My husbands interview was scheduled for April 3rd, 2018 at 8 am.

 

We booked a room at the Premier Inn hotel which is about a 4-6 minute drive to the US embassy in Abu Dhabi. We reached the embassy at 5:55 am and we were the first in line. There are 2 sets of benches. One for immigrant visas, and one for non-immigrant visas.

We sat on the benches for immigrant visa. My husband had all of his documents in a file and we used the NMC medical exam bag that was given to carry all the files to the embassy and the embassy security said it was fine. We waited until 6:30 until another couple showed up and joined us on the bench. As we waited, more and more people began to arrive. At about 7:00, there were about 50 people in line. So its a good idea to go as early as possible. 

 

At 7:10 the security guards arrived and reminded everyone that bags are not allowed inside the embassy. He said he will inform us when to line up. At 7: 20 he called everyone to line up and i waved goodbye to my husband. Spouses are not allowed inside the embassy, but I wanted to wait for my husband so I waited on the benches. Before entering the doors, my husband was asked for his appointment letter and passport. Once cleared, he went through the doors, where he passed security. He walked through to the next building where he really admired the greenery. When he entered he next building he was asked for his civil documents (marriage, birth certificate and police clearance). They asked him a few questions regarding the documents. Then he was called for his bio metrics, which is where they will scan your finger prints. 

 

Next, he was called for his interview. He was lucky enough to have his interview inside the private room instead of the counters. A young lady was sitting behind the window. He greeted her and began to ask many questions. She basically asked questions that are specific to our case. She asked about how we met, where we got married, how we got married, she asked about my parents (husbands in laws), where he will be living in the US, what does he intend to do in the US, she asked about his studies and what he majored in, How many years was he studying in Malaysia, and she asked about my husbands previous student-visa rejections. 

 

All the questions that were asked, were questions that are basic to your relationship. The questions are all the type of questions you will know the answers to but you just have to tell the truth and be confident! 

 

They didn't ask my husband to show them ANY documents! We were so well prepared with everything! They didn't ask for any proofs or pictures of any sort. 

 

The CO was very kind. After she completed her questions, she handed my husband a little slip and said congratulations! The slip mentions that the visa has been approved and to wait for passport to be delivered. 

 

The interview lasted about 20 minutes. My husband went in at 7:30 am and was out by 8:50 am! 

 

Alhumdolillah for the happy ending. I would sincerely like to thank Visa Journey for making helping us throughout this dreadful process. Although it involves a lot patience, believe me, it will come to an end....and a happy one inshAllah. So stay strong and patient! Thank you to all the members who responded to my questions and for taking the time to help me out. And thanks to the members of the "Abu Dhabi Delay Group". I hope the pace stays the same so we can change the name of the forum lol. Best of Luck to everyone! Praying for your quick and positive visa journey! Let me know if you have any questions!

How long did it take to get the Green Card issued after he was approved and was the date of the Green Card the same as the date of the interview, or was it a later date?

[dady12 12]

how long do it take to get passport after statue show issue?is there any way to track passport when there is no tracking number?

[wolvarien 2]

2 hours ago, dady12 said:

how long do it take to get passport after statue show issue?is there any way to track passport when there is no tracking number?

Usually it would take 3 working days. Did assign a post to receive the passport from ? If you did not you can collect the passport from embassy. If you did assign, the embassy will send you an email with tracking number. 

[wolvarien 2]

On 5/1/2018 at 2:24 AM, GeeRaf said:

Update: Just finished speaking with the NVC and they stated that they do not schedule K1 Visa interviews, the embassy has to do this. I'm not sure how much longer we should wait or simply reapply.

They are right they do not sechdule K1 Visa. But I am sorry I don’t have experience with K1 Visa so I can’t help in this matter. 

[dady12 12]

6 minutes ago, wolvarien said:

Usually it would take 3 working days. Did assign a post to receive the passport from ? If you did not you can collect the passport from embassy. If you did assign, the embassy will send you an email with tracking number. 

thank you for your time ,today make it 3 days it has been issued,I ask the lady when I submit my sponsor paper if I should give her empost registration paper but she said no ,I register with empost as courier delivery but I did not submit the print out to the embassy as the lady refuse to take it,so I don't know if the passport is in embassy or with empost but I am planning to check the post office 

Edited May 2, 2018 by dady12