FRUSTRATION

[AlisonGC 5]

My fiancé was told he was approved at his interview 1/31/19 in Cairo, Egypt and they kept his passport.  2/5/19 he was phoned by the Embassy and told they had “additional questions “ and was sent the DS-5535.

 

Everyone in these forums were mostly negative and told me contacting my senator wouldn’t help. I contacted my senator in April and the embassy responded to her immediately and the embassy phoned my fiancé last week and told him his passport would be sent with the visa this month, and the website no longer says AP.

 

There is hope, don’t get overwhelmed by all the stories, you have your own story☺️

 

Saying a prayer for you to receive good news soon 🙏🏼

[nharris3428 5]

On 3/8/2019 at 5:09 AM, ashcashbananas said:

I have a question! Please read my review below if you'd like, but here's the question..

 

Have you been put in AP & given form DS5535? If so, how long until you were given an answer? 

 

If you were put in AP & given form DS5535 from Morocco, please share your story with me.

 

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My husband's interview was scheduled for February 14, 2019. However, on February 13th, he received a call from the Consulate informing him that his interview was canceled and would be rescheduled at a later date. The following Monday, I called the Consulate 1st thing in the morning (their morning) & the man I spoke with said he would speak with the CO & then call my husband. He called my husband within the hour and gave him a new interview date & time. He told my husband March 5, 2019 at 10:30am. He e-mailed me the date and time of March 5th at 12:30pm. Obviously we were confused. We tried calling multiple times, we N E V E R got through.

 

On March 5, 2019 we went to the Consulate at 10am to inquire on the time. My husband was told to come back at 12:30pm, so he did. We had created a binder to present to the CO at the interview. The binder has divder tabs separating different sections, which are labeled as Civil Documents, Tax & Financial Forms, Tickets (all my plane tickets, passport stamps, train tickets, etc) Communication which shows screenshots of chat logs & video.calls, and.finally Photos. 48 photos inside of photo sleeves. In a separate folder, he had all copies they might ask for & the envelope from his medical exam. He was very prepared and organized.

 

He had his fingerprints done & he was given the documents that we mailed to to the NVC for the Affidavit of Support packet. Then he went to meet with the CO. He was a middle aged, white, American man. He asked "basic" questions. My husband said he asked a lot of questions about my religion. He asked why I chose to convert to Islam and if I have other friends who also did this. He also asked how many people came to our wedding and why we didn't have a large wedding (traditional) and my husband told him it's because my family wasn't able to attend. He asked if we want kids and how many. He asked if I have plans for the future for myself, my career. My husband told him I want to go to nursing school. He asked many questions about my trips to Morocco. My husband told him I was currently there and that the longest I'd stayed was 90 days. He showed him all my old plane tickets. He asked where we went for our honey moon & my husband answered. He asked my husband what he plans to do for work in the US & my husband told him he plans to find work in a factory until he can find work in his profession (film making). The CO literally tore our binder apart. He removed the sleeves from the rings to look at everything.

 

My husband said he felt very confident and felt like the interview went great until the CO gave him the Administrative Processing paper & said "we'll call you." He did keep his passport. A few hours later, we were e-mailed the DS5535 form. He completed it & emailed it to the Consulate.

Now we just wait, again. Our priority date is July 5, 2017. I just wish we could start our life. 💔😭 I had to leave Morocco again without my husband by my side.

Did you ever get your visa? If so, how long did it take after you sent the DS-5535? What did it look like? My fiance received a paper but it did not say DS-5535 on it anywhere. They also gave him back his passport and asked him to send the handwritten documents to them via Aramex?

[joanamber 16]

On 5/10/2019 at 9:58 PM, AlisonGC said:

My fiancé was told he was approved at his interview 1/31/19 in Cairo, Egypt and they kept his passport.  2/5/19 he was phoned by the Embassy and told they had “additional questions “ and was sent the DS-5535.

 

Everyone in these forums were mostly negative and told me contacting my senator wouldn’t help. I contacted my senator in April and the embassy responded to her immediately and the embassy phoned my fiancé last week and told him his passport would be sent with the visa this month, and the website no longer says AP.

 

There is hope, don’t get overwhelmed by all the stories, you have your own story☺️

 

Saying a prayer for you to receive good news soon 🙏🏼

Can you tell me how to contact a senator? Is it from the US or from the country that your beneficiary is? Please answer. Thank you.