Travel Ban Support Group

[SalishSea 18,062]

19 minutes ago, Muhammad&Mansory said:

This is the worst nightmare of my life!! when will this horrible dream end! 

I encourage you to VOTE.  And please encourage your friends to vote!  The travel ban is un-American.

[Muhammad&Mansory 117]

12 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

I encourage you to VOTE.  And please encourage your friends to vote!  The travel ban is un-American.

Though my vote does not really matter much since I live in CA, I still vote and encourage everyone to vote!  

[SalishSea 18,062]

2 hours ago, Muhammad&Mansory said:

Though my vote does not really matter much since I live in CA, I still vote and encourage everyone to vote!  

Same here, in Washington state.

[NJ515 73]

21 hours ago, Muhammad&Mansory said:

Though my vote does not really matter much since I live in CA, I still vote and encourage everyone to vote!  

 

19 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Same here, in Washington state.

It matters more than ever... setting aside the electoral college, just imagine what this guy will do if the popular vote is close enough for him to think about contesting it. Let's not make that a possibility!

[fakeeh 14]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/07/17/congress-asks-uscis-to-explain-immigration-delays-and-denials/amp/?fbclid=IwAR3lF242D6pHyrPU0iwbrkRHrORcp0PdxoO8GD5ol2T17swn8MSdOop-xbw

[salhasl 113]

13 hours ago, fakeeh said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/07/17/congress-asks-uscis-to-explain-immigration-delays-and-denials/amp/?fbclid=IwAR3lF242D6pHyrPU0iwbrkRHrORcp0PdxoO8GD5ol2T17swn8MSdOop-xbw

USCIS has no role to play for those affected by travel ban. Their role ends when they approve the I130.

[joanamber 16]

On 5/19/2019 at 12:08 PM, bosman said:

Hello all! 

 

I cannot believe I recently stumbled upon this wonderful community of people. It brings me solace to know there's a community unfortunately subject to the ban who are supporting each other. For the longest time my wife and I felt hopeless, but your warm wishes and positivity make this daunting process a bit more tolerable. From here on out I'll be joining you guys here and pray that we all be reunited with our loved ones very soon! 

 

A little about us, I am a USC and my wife is Syrian (born and raised in Saudi). We started this whole process with an I-130 filed early June 2017. After USCIS and NVC processing, US embassy in Riyadh gave my wife an interview mid July 2018. The interviewing officer authenticated all her documents (including a hardship waiver document we drafted) and was convinced we had a legitimate relationship, also going as far as stating my wife was as pure as a candidate could be. BUT, he told her she was subject to the ban. The Consul then told her she was eligible for PP waiver to which we completed and filed DS-5535 within 3 days of her interview. The consul told us expect a response after 2-5 months of AP 😂😂😂. 

As of now, we have been in AP for 10 months. We cannot help but feel we have reached an impasse. We tried everything including contacting the embassy once a month and inquiring through our congressman and senator, all to no avail 😕 

 

Also my wife has NEVER been to Syria and actually NEVER stepped foot outside of KSA. Throughout the course of AP we have submitted examples of undue hardship including my wife being on a limited income and is subject to unbearable taxes as a non-saudi resident. I also recently had a serious surgery and had my surgeon send a letter addressed to the US consulate in riyadh documenting my condition, risks of surgery and strong need for wife presence for post op recovery and nursing. Interestingly enough, it was during this time period we got our FIRST ceac status update (first one since filing ds-5535, @ 8 months AP) where they did at least 7 updates day after day and stopped once the embassy responded to me apologizing for the circumstance I was facing, but that my wife's case is in AP at Washington, there's nothing they can do and that everything must follow its due course (how many times have you guys heard that -_-). 

 

My wife and I never imagined we'd have to live apart indefinitely as a married couple. Like what users have mentioned here before, it's the uncertainty and lack of a concrete timeline which kills us the most. I pray that our hearts be put at ease and wish the best for all of you.

For those of you pursuing WOM, please kindly keep us updated here on your experience. I am curious to know how it'll go as I am kind of considering it. 

 

Thank you for reading! 

Same here. We’ve been waiting for almost a year but no update yet. It makes me really sad that I don’t know when we’ll see each other again. 

[Ali333 25]

Hi guys, 

I am a Syrian citizen married to an American woman .. we had hour interview in Amman Jordan  a while ago and s few days ago I received a call from the embassy telling me to send my passport to the embassy via DHL . 

Does that mean our visa was approved??? 

And how long do you think would it take to return my passport back to me ?? Thanks for your replies and I wish the best for all of you .

[salhasl 113]

8 minutes ago, Ali333 said:

Hi guys, 

I am a Syrian citizen married to an American woman .. we had hour interview in Amman Jordan  a while ago and s few days ago I received a call from the embassy telling me to send my passport to the embassy via DHL . 

Does that mean our visa was approved??? 

And how long do you think would it take to return my passport back to me ?? Thanks for your replies and I wish the best for all of you .

Yes. When was your interview?

[Ali333 25]

1 minute ago, salhasl said:

Yes. When was your interview?

About a month ago .. actually we’re really surprised how fast was it to call us back .. does the call mean our visa was approved ???

[paret3169 70]

15 minutes ago, Ali333 said:

About a month ago .. actually we’re really surprised how fast was it to call us back .. does the call mean our visa was approved ???

Wow. I do think that’s good news for you! What does CEAC say? Are you not in Jordan hence asking you to dhl it? 

[Ali333 25]

16 minutes ago, paret3169 said:

Wow. I do think that’s good news for you! What does CEAC say? Are you not in Jordan hence asking you to dhl it? 

Yes I live in Syria not Jordan. 

 

[Ali333 25]

34 minutes ago, paret3169 said:

Wow. I do think that’s good news for you! What does CEAC say? Are you not in Jordan hence asking you to dhl it? 

They CEAC still shows our case is refused under the ban 

[Ali333 25]

On 7/15/2019 at 12:28 AM, Mnj11 said:

Wow...20 days after AP ! Incredible and congratulations !!!

Would you pls tell me how long did it take the embassy to return your passport after you sent it ?? And which courier did you use to send it ?? Also did you pay for the courier the return fee in advance or what ?? Pls answer me when possible . 

Thank you and congrats for the visa 

[Nag & Matt 82]

2 hours ago, Ali333 said:

Yes I live in Syria not Jordan. 

 

Hello. And congratulations for the visa. This is awesome.  

 

I live in Syria too and married to an American citizen. But I am still at the NVC stage. 

 

May I ask where did you get married? We got married in Lebanon but the NVC refused our marriage contract.  So if you got married in Lebanon. I have some questions if you can help please.  

 

Thanks and congratulations again.