Help please

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

2 minutes ago, Tierra said:

So there’s no way to submit a letter to help us receive a waiver? I heard some ppl wrote trying to prove the following: 1: How your fiancé doesn’t as a threat to the US. 2. How they would benefit the US and 3. How it’s causimg hardship.

 

 

That's a travel ban waiver.......see my post above or search "travel ban waiver" with Google........To my knowledge, no one here has been successful getting a travel ban waiver.

[Tierra 3]

Just now, JennaL said:

@Tierra if I remember your story correctly, your fiancé visa was denied due to Iran being a banned country. (My fiancé is from Iran, but currently a Norwegian citizen.) My fiancé has had some contact from an Iranian woman in LA who practices immigration law, I can get you her information if you're interested. I think it would probably be best to look into getting a lawyer for wadding through the travel ban waiver process. Hoping you guys can get something figured out soon, it's so hard not having any details on overcoming a situation like this.

@JennaL thanks for your response. Yes that’s what Im currently going through and Id gladly take the referral if you don’t mind! My fiancé contacted a lawyer in LA and their office advised him to put together a waiver packet. I’ve heard of them but I’m clueless about them. It is hard not knowing what to do. I just want to make sure we’ve tried everything and are thorough. Please pm me the info. Thank you so much!

 

 

[Tierra 3]

4 minutes ago, missileman said:

That's a travel ban waiver.......see my post above or search "travel ban waiver" with Google........To my knowledge, no one here has been successful getting a travel ban waiver.

Sorry Im trying to respond to more one person. Thanks for the clarification. I don’t mean to seem so ignorant on the subject but just trying to get help. I’ll look this up ❤️ Thank you.

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

4 minutes ago, Tierra said:

I was just reaponding to someone else who was asking what I was applying for. Yikes. I appreciate the help but do you have to respond like that? If I was an attorney myself I wouldn’t be asking but this seems like a place to ask any question since Im just trying to get answers.

Sorry if I seemed harsh, but you were asked several times "What kind of waiver"....and you didn't and still don't realize that waivers are very specific in nature. 

There are different and specific waivers for specific inadmissible conditions......We can't give an answer if we don't know what kind of waiver you're talking about.

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

1 minute ago, Tierra said:

Sorry Im trying to respond to more one person. Thanks for the clarification. I don’t mean to seem so ignorant on the subject but just trying to get help. I’ll look this up ❤️ Thank you.

Good luck..........If you are successful in getting a travel ban waiver, please, please let us know.....I wish you the very best.

[Tierra 3]

8 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

AP is a standard process of background/security checks and other things.

 

Everyone goes through it. Some last 2-3 days, some last 2-3 weeks, 2-3 months, some a year or more. 

 

There is no way around it. The consulate has final say in all. Like others have said there isn't anything that can be done about AP.

 

Waivers and such are only for as noted, specific things like having a ban from entering the US, and some other things; but doesn't mean that the waiver would be approved either. Nothing is guaranteed. Nothing to do with AP though.

Thank you. We’re dealing with the travel ban. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Just now, Tierra said:

Thank you. We’re dealing with the travel ban. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it.

 

No worries, as for travel ban waivers, as others have noted, to my knowledge there is really none, nor have seen any approvals.. You did say try to explain hardship and prove their character; but it's not going to be easy. Best of luck to you though.

[Roel 7,192]

My suggestion is for you to move to your fiance you try because travel ban is extremely serious and almost impossible to overcome. He'll be stuck in AP forever pretty much. 

[salhasl 113]

 (Search my posts for more info). Tierra, dont waste your time with a lawyer for waiver just yet. I have talked to close to a dozen lawyers and not one (except Julie Goldberg - but her specialty is Yemenis who had approval slips) has reported a lot of waiver approvals. However, visas with waivers ARE being printed. I have personally seen multiple visas with waiver approvals, all from talking to people. Looks like waivers are being granted - but VERY slowly. They granted a waiver for an Iranian K1 because they had a medical condition. Another straight forward no medical issue Iranian case also got a K1 waiver but he was interviewed 2 years ago and was in AP for 22 months. Interestingly, Ive seen a bunch of B1/B2 visas with waivers as well, with very short APs. A whole bunch of Yememis just got visas printed with waivers, but I think that might be from Julies batch. 

 

Here is the deal - the only way you will expedite your waiver is if you or your fiance have a medical condition, or by eventually filing a writ of mandamus. However, wait atleast 1 yr before filing a writ. From what I understand, they are putting every applicant from travel ban countries in AP. So all those poor souls stuck with multi month or multi year AP's past few years, well there's going to be a whole lot more of those, and your fiance is one of them. It is my understanding, is that they are taking all 4 SAOS  (donkey, eagle, mantis and i think one more) and merging it into one and branding it "Extreme Vetting". 

 

How quickly yoru fiance will emerge out of AP? Depends on a bunch of things. If he has a common name, dual purpose (military/civilian) educaiton, military service, forget it. A year minimum. For female applicants with a unique name and a inncoent enough education and limited job experience, boom fast AP.  Hang in there - this is going to be a rough ride. Atleast you dont have kids and spouse stuck in a warzone like this poor guy - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mahmood-salem-kills-self-when-family-is-barred-from-us-trip-american_us_5b5cfcbfe4b0de86f497a9b1 

 

There is some hope in an upcoming lawsuit that I hope will atleast shed some light on timelines and processes. If I were you I would follow this lawsuit closely. At the very least, it should give definitive guidance on what is expected for a waiver application to succeed. 

https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/23929206/Emami_v_Nielsen_et_al

 

Your interview is recent  - there are people who have waited 2yrs plus for AP -- Next few months will bringa lot of clarity so I would not waste money on a lawyer now, especially now that your interview is done.

 

 

 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

20 hours ago, missileman said:

That's a travel ban waiver.......see my post above or search "travel ban waiver" with Google........To my knowledge, no one here has been successful getting a travel ban waiver.

I wonder if getting a 3rd country citizenship "overwrites" the ban or not?

[salhasl 113]

24 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

I wonder if getting a 3rd country citizenship "overwrites" the ban or not?

It does - and atleast 2 people I spoke with are going down that route. Both have lawyers who have told them this will work. Not sure if it actually did though. They are both looking at some carribean nation that sells citizenship for 100K each. Its not cheap, but if you have the money and cannot wait until the dust settles, its an option

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

1 minute ago, salhasl said:

It does - and atleast 2 people I spoke with are going down that route. Both have lawyers who have told them this will work. Not sure if it actually did though. They are both looking at some carribean nation that sells citizenship for 100K each. Its not cheap, but if you have the money and cannot wait until the dust settles, its an option

wow. crazy, isn't it? Hungary gives out "GC"s for much less. Then after 5 or 7 years one can get citizenship BUT 1) one has to live there (but if you have that kind of money, it's a nice country to live in) 2) for citizenship, one has to learn Hungarian (a hard language to learn)

Just now, EM_Vandaveer said:

wow. crazy, isn't it? Hungary gives out "GC"s for much less. Then after 5 or 7 years one can get citizenship BUT 1) one has to live there (but if you have that kind of money, it's a nice country to live in) 2) for citizenship, one has to learn Hungarian (a hard language to learn)

 

[salhasl 113]

6 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

wow. crazy, isn't it? Hungary gives out "GC"s for much less. Then after 5 or 7 years one can get citizenship BUT 1) one has to live there (but if you have that kind of money, it's a nice country to live in) 2) for citizenship, one has to learn Hungarian (a hard language to learn)

 

A lot of countries give out citizenship if you stay there for a certain number of years. Turkey is 5 years. Mexico is 2 yrs. These people are going with the carribean option because they can be a citizen of that country within 2 months of paying 100K. They dont want to wait the 5 or 7 yrs or live there. 

[jdaveh 58]

  I would think police certificates would help cut down on this, which in my opinion amounts to trying to bypass the system. Not saying anything about the OP and fiancee, could be a great guy.

[Ron12345 16]

22 hours ago, jdaveh said:

  I would think police certificates would help cut down on this, which in my opinion amounts to trying to bypass the system. Not saying anything about the OP and fiancee, could be a great guy.

No offense, but what are you even talking about? What bypassing of the system? Technically the US state department does not even recognize/accept Iranian police certificates, although the officer took a copy in our case.