Travel Ban Support Group

[Mnj11 29]

1 hour ago, salhasl said:

Now that I have read this, it looks like there was only 1 waiver issued for IR1 or CR1 from Iran in Jan/Feb/March of 2019 (page 27 of document above). So this means the visa numbers where we see a 5 to 10 IR/CRs from the monthly reports from DOS were people put in AP prior to the ban. So it looks like its taking those people atleast 1.5 years (more likely more than 2 years) to get their visas. 

 

Until such time as the automated system they are refering to is not put in place, AP is more than likely 1.5 years or longer, quite possibly over 2 years.

 

Let me know if I am misreading this?

The numbers are ridiculously low.. we're now waiting for 1 year and 4 months (F1), no movement yet.

[salhasl 113]

If anyone knows the lawyers in the case (emami vs neilsen) - can we please have them request clarification from the Department of State as to why is it taking 

On 6/8/2019 at 7:00 PM, Mnj11 said:

The numbers are ridiculously low.. we're now waiting for 1 year and 4 months (F1), no movement yet.

The numbers for iran are absolutely dismal:

 

Country	Visa Categroy	Issuances	Pending	Percent Issued
Iran	CR1	7	268	2.55%
Iran	IR1	8	376	2.08%
Somalia	CR1	22	184	10.68%
Somalia	IR1	41	381	9.72%
Syria	CR1	6	97	5.83%
Syria	IR1	19	121	13.57%
Yemen	CR1	34	147	18.78%
Yemen	IR1	400	1,686	19.18%

[salhasl 113]

Of the Iran CR1 and IR1, atleast 3 I know of are a result of a mandamus lawsuit or a medical emergency (members on this website). Of the remaining 12  I wonder how many are mandamus lawsuit or a medical emergency? Can one of you read the report and please tell me if I am misreading something? Here is the report:

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/presidentialproclamation/Combined - Report on Implementation of PP 9645 December 07 2017 to March 31 2019.pdf

Edited June 10, 2019 by salhasl

[salhasl 113]

Slight updated numbers:

Country	Visa Categroy	Issuances	Pending	Percent Issued
Iran	CR1	9	268	3.25%
Iran	IR1	10	376	2.59%
Somalia	CR1	29	184	13.62%
Somalia	IR1	78	381	16.99%
Syria	CR1	11	97	10.19%
Syria	IR1	27	121	18.24%
Yemen	CR1	35	147	19.23%
Yemen	IR1	402	1,686	19.25%

 

 

Of the Iran CR1 and IR1, atleast 3 I know of are a result of a mandamus lawsuit or a medical emergency (members on this website). Of the remaining 16  I wonder how many are mandamus lawsuit or a medical emergency? Can one of you read the report and please tell me if I am misreading something? Here is the report:

 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/presidentialproclamation/Combined - Report on Implementation of PP 9645 December 07 2017 to March 31 2019.pdf

Edited 26 minutes ago by salhasl

 

[Nag & Matt 82]

41 minutes ago, salhasl said:

If anyone knows the lawyers in the case (emami vs neilsen) - can we please have them request clarification from the Department of State as to why is it taking 

The numbers for iran are absolutely dismal:

 

Country	Visa Categroy	Issuances	Pending	Percent Issued
Iran	CR1	7	268	2.55%
Iran	IR1	8	376	2.08%
Somalia	CR1	22	184	10.68%
Somalia	IR1	41	381	9.72%
Syria	CR1	6	97	5.83%
Syria	IR1	19	121	13.57%
Yemen	CR1	34	147	18.78%
Yemen	IR1	400	1,686	19.18%

Are those numbers are everything between December 2017 and March 2019 or did I misunderstand??

[salhasl 113]

Just now, Nagham said:

Are those numbers are everything between December 2017 and March 2019 or did I misunderstand??

First number is "Cumulative Issuances"

Second one is "Cumulative PP 9645 Refusa"

 

Page 26.

Table II (c): Cumulative Subject Immigrant Visa Applications Issued and Refused since PP 9645 Implementation Disaggregated by Visa Class and Nationality

Implementation of Presidential Proclamation (PP) 9645 December 08, 2017 to March 31, 2019

 

[MO&RA 22]

On 6/8/2019 at 7:00 PM, Mnj11 said:

The numbers are ridiculously low.. we're now waiting for 1 year and 4 months (F1), no movement yet.

One year and 5 months exactly today for us. IR1 visa  

[NJ515 73]

22 hours ago, salhasl said:

Of the Iran CR1 and IR1, atleast 3 I know of are a result of a mandamus lawsuit or a medical emergency (members on this website). Of the remaining 12  I wonder how many are mandamus lawsuit or a medical emergency? Can one of you read the report and please tell me if I am misreading something? Here is the report:

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/presidentialproclamation/Combined - Report on Implementation of PP 9645 December 07 2017 to March 31 2019.pdf

@salhasl, I think what is most interesting to me in this report is that it states the "automated enhanced screening and vetting process" should be operational before the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30.  If it is finished on schedule, perhaps we'll finally see movement on this backlog? 

[salhasl 113]

5 minutes ago, NJ515 said:

@salhasl, I think what is most interesting to me in this report is that it states the "automated enhanced screening and vetting process" should be operational before the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30.  If it is finished on schedule, perhaps we'll finally see movement on this backlog? 

This to me seems like the only way out, because the way they are processing these waivers, it looks like the processing time for the waiver using the manual process is more than 1.5 years, most likely even more than 2 years. 

[NJ515 73]

2 minutes ago, salhasl said:

This to me seems like the only way out, because the way they are processing these waivers, it looks like the processing time for the waiver using the manual process is more than 1.5 years, most likely even more than 2 years. 

I'm sure it will be delayed... 😉

[mado1983 79]

21 hours ago, Nagham said:

Are those numbers are everything between December 2017 and March 2019 or did I misunderstand??

I have ir-1 and the percentage is 13.57 so i have a good chance to have it by september 

[salhasl 113]

6 minutes ago, NJ515 said:

I'm sure it will be delayed... 😉

Hopefully the judge in emami vs neilsen can force them to reveal why it is that they can easily vet Iranian F1s, Libyan K1s, but not IR/CR. The proclamation did not specify which visa classes are exempt. This is DOS decision. They could have easily said IR/CR exempt.

 

Such lunacy.

 

[NJ515 73]

1 minute ago, salhasl said:

Hopefully the judge in emami vs neilsen can force them to reveal why it is that they can easily vet Iranian F1s, Libyan K1s, but not IR/CR. The proclamation did not specify which visa classes are exempt. This is DOS decision. They could have easily said IR/CR exempt.

 

Such lunacy.

 

So I couldn't understand why this report was generated.  What was it produced for?

[salhasl 113]

8 minutes ago, NJ515 said:

So I couldn't understand why this report was generated.  What was it produced for?

P.L. 116-6, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019, requires a report every 90 days until September 30, 2019 on the implementation of PP 9645.

 

Senator Chris Van Hollen got this added.

[Muhammad&Mansory 117]

Hello Everyone, 

 

Any good news? especially with those who were mentioned in the most recent article with CNN? 

 

My embassy (Amman) stopped responding to me email inquires