Travel Ban Support Group

[JennaL 151]

15 minutes ago, JessM28 said:

Hi all. Happy that people are finally getting good news. My husband and I also got some good news- I am pregnant. 🤰🏻Now the pressure is on for him to come before May. I really hope he will arrive before the baby. We knew it was chancy but I am turning 35 in January and can’t keep waiting to start our family. October 3 (a day after I turn 8 weeks) will be 6 months in AP. 😢

  On a different note- is anyone coming to the Congressional meeting next Tuesday about the ban. My sister and I are going. This is our chance to speak up and show that this ban is hurting real people. If you live near DC I hope you will join me. 

   Praying we can all be with our loved ones soon! 

Congrats, that is such exciting news! You and P will be excellent parents and will finally be together before you know it 💕💕💕

[JessM28 62]

9 hours ago, Nag & Matt said:

Congratulations, great news to hear about your pregnancy. ❤❤🎉🎉💃💃

Wishing you reunite with your husband soon. 

 

8 hours ago, JennaL said:

Congrats, that is such exciting news! You and P will be excellent parents and will finally be together before you know it 💕💕💕

Thank you!! We are excited and doubling down on our prayers that my hubby arrives very soon- as we hope that all couples can be reunited too!

[Basel 9]

has anyone called this number and got any different result from the usual sight?

 

applicants  may  check the  status  of  their  case by  calling  the  DOS  visa office at  202-485-7600. Please  provide  all  relevant  information, including  name,  date  of  birth, passport  number,  where  and when  the  applicant  submitted the  visa  application.     

[A&M24 16]

11 hours ago, JessM28 said:

Hi all. Happy that people are finally getting good news. My husband and I also got some good news- I am pregnant. 🤰🏻Now the pressure is on for him to come before May. I really hope he will arrive before the baby. We knew it was chancy but I am turning 35 in January and can’t keep waiting to start our family. October 3 (a day after I turn 8 weeks) will be 6 months in AP. 😢

  On a different note- is anyone coming to the Congressional meeting next Tuesday about the ban. My sister and I are going. This is our chance to speak up and show that this ban is hurting real people. If you live near DC I hope you will join me. 

   Praying we can all be with our loved ones soon! 

Hello jess, congrats, you need to send them email asking for medical emergency expedition.

it happened to my friend, his wife was going to have a surgery, his laywer send the embassy an email asking for this kind of expedition, the embassy accepted  and they issued his visa in 3 weeks, try to get a medical report to support your request , good luck 

Edited September 20, 2019 by A&M24

[A&M24 16]

Hey guys, so finally the us embassy in cairo contacted me last Wednesday, (/ was changes to or 2 days) before they contacted me, i have been in AP for 9 months, visa type IR1, and already i filled joined mandamus action one month ago but still not finished, the embassy asked me for new medical, 2 personal photos, police clearance and my passport, they didn't ask me to update my DS-260 (p.s in my ds260 my old passport number but  at the interview i had my new passport and i told them that, they said no problem) so do you think i need to update the DS-260??!! 

And does any one know How long US embassy in cairo/egypt take to send my passport back????

 

anyways, things are getting better so soon all of us will be reunited with our families, good luck

[A&M24 16]

Also i discovered something, when you check the monthly visa issuance and you see they are issuing IR1 more than CR1 visa don't panic, 

it turned out that if your visa type is Cr1 and you have been waiting for more than 2 years(from the second you files the I-130 till the visa issuance date ) they will change the CR1 to  IR1 visa, and this is a good thing because once you are there you will get your permanent green card not the conditional green card, enjoy it 

[Yazy 5]

11 hours ago, JessM28 said:

Hi all. Happy that people are finally getting good news. My husband and I also got some good news- I am pregnant. 🤰🏻Now the pressure is on for him to come before May. I really hope he will arrive before the baby. We knew it was chancy but I am turning 35 in January and can’t keep waiting to start our family. October 3 (a day after I turn 8 weeks) will be 6 months in AP. 😢

  On a different note- is anyone coming to the Congressional meeting next Tuesday about the ban. My sister and I are going. This is our chance to speak up and show that this ban is hurting real people. If you live near DC I hope you will join me. 

   Praying we can all be with our loved ones soon! 

Congratulations !!

So happy for both of you and hope you will reunion soon

[NJ515 73]

Congrats to all!  Also... to us!  We were contacted today by the Frankfurt consulate to finalize our visa application. We'll have to get new police certificates, do a new medical exam, mail it in and wait approximately two weeks for the consulate to finish processing. We're right around 11 months of AP and they are asking us to do it swiftly so that we can avoid having to do another interview (necessary if > 12 months).

 

WOO HOO!

[Nag & Matt 82]

1 hour ago, A&M24 said:

Also i discovered something, when you check the monthly visa issuance and you see they are issuing IR1 more than CR1 visa don't panic, 

it turned out that if your visa type is Cr1 and you have been waiting for more than 2 years(from the second you files the I-130 till the visa issuance date ) they will change the CR1 to  IR1 visa, and this is a good thing because once you are there you will get your permanent green card not the conditional green card, enjoy it 

Are you sure about this? I thought they would give you CR1 and then you have to request an adjustment at the POE. 

[A&M24 16]

2 minutes ago, Nag & Matt said:

Are you sure about this? I thought they would give you CR1 and then you have to request an adjustment at the POE. 

100% sure and if you want to make sure go to your ceac website where you submitted the documents to NVC and check your visa type, they changed mine to IR1 and it happened to my friend too

[A&M24 16]

19 minutes ago, NJ515 said:

Congrats to all!  Also... to us!  We were contacted today by the Frankfurt consulate to finalize our visa application. We'll have to get new police certificates, do a new medical exam, mail it in and wait approximately two weeks for the consulate to finish processing. We're right around 11 months of AP and they are asking us to do it swiftly so that we can avoid having to do another interview (necessary if > 12 months).

 

WOO HOO!

Congratssss 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Did they ask you to update the DS 260 ??

[NJ515 73]

2 minutes ago, A&M24 said:

Congratssss 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Did they ask you to update the DS 260 ??

We are a K-1, so no DS 260 for us . 

[A&M24 16]

Also guys piece of advise, once you notice that they change the / to an or, start to do the medical and the police  clearance, they will be valid for 6 months(the medical) and for one year (the police clearance), so in this way you will surprise the embassy by being super fast, and you will save some weeks too  

[Nag & Matt 82]

6 minutes ago, A&M24 said:

100% sure and if you want to make sure go to your ceac website where you submitted the documents to NVC and check your visa type, they changed mine to IR1 and it happened to my friend too

Great to know, thank you! We are still less than 2 years, we still haven't done our first interview. But it's good to know this info, because I am predicting we will be more than 2 years at the time of the visa issuance. Congratulations by the way!

[JoeySantino 10]

Has everyone who had "/" change to "or" been contacted ? How long does it take after this change ? Up to a week?