Form DS-5535 "Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants" -- Part 2

[Sagittarius 26]

3 hours ago, Cashorino said:

Anyone here actually applying for a J1-Internship Visa and getting a DS 5535? Maybe J1's are far down their priorities so my case wasn't even touched for two months since the interview?! Are there other J1s here that I can talk to?

Ummm I think this process is not too transparent du p actually predict anything if priority had anything to do with this ppl with CR1/IR1 here are on the top and still wait for a while whereas I have seen certain non immigrant cases resolve within a few weeks I really hope you get the visa Insha Allah which country you're from and did they keep your passport 

[Manooo 1]

On June 18, 2019 at 2:13 PM, sk91 said:

once in July , one update in January and one in Feb what about yours? 

3 time right after the questionere.. And after 8 month  2 times in feb..and the last 1 was on 2 june... On sunday

[Rashid patras 40]

1 hour ago, Sagittarius said:

Awwww Insha Allah you'll see issued soon

Yeah I can understand what you going through but soon your visa will be issued.

[Rami91 37]

Does anybody know what was the longest AP? It's 13 months already for me and no answer 

[MZe 9]

Just now, Rami91 said:

Does anybody know what was the longest AP? It's 13 months already for me and no answer 

I know someone that is in AP because of ds5535 since August of 2016 when he had his interview. 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

1 minute ago, MZe said:

I know someone that is in AP because of ds5535 since August of 2016 when he had his interview. 

Do you mean 2017?  Ds-5535 came out in  2017.  Unless he got the ds-5535 months after his interview. 

 

 

[MZe 9]

Just now, Ahmed&Freda said:

Do you mean 2017?  Ds-5535 came out in  2017.  Unless he got the ds-5535 months after his interview. 

 

 

Yea he was put in AP in 2016 and then in 2017 ds5535 was requested. 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

4 minutes ago, Rami91 said:

Does anybody know what was the longest AP? It's 13 months already for me and no answer 

There are just a few that have been in AP for about 2 years since ds-5535.   If you look back through the threads you can see their stories.  

 

Most seem to get responses in 8-12 months.  Some even sooner but it is different for everyone.

[MZe 9]

Also he had a position where he travelled to over 30 countries. 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

Just now, MZe said:

Yea he was put in AP in 2016 and then in 2017 ds5535 was requested. 

That is horrible!  Whats his story?  Red flags?  Is there a senator involved?

 

Ye Allah...

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

1 minute ago, MZe said:

Also he had a position where he travelled to over 30 countries. 

Wow...well that explains some of it.  That's a lot for them to look through.

[Sagittarius 26]

But we saw people with no travel history getting DS and visas being issued around 8 to 10 months later. Allah knows what the real picture is.

[IknBarbie 10]

23 hours ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

Wow...well that explains some of it.  That's a lot for them to look through.

I know that case the spouse was from senegal or sudan and a musician so he tours a lot..its not like he's a bio chemist or something.

 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

1 minute ago, IknBarbie said:

I know that case the spouse was from senegal or sudan and a musician so he tours a lot..its not like he's a bio chemist or something.

 

There is a case in the old thread.  He was a musician and was in several countries.  He has his visa now but it was a very long wait.

[Cashorino 1]

42 minutes ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

There is a case in the old thread.  He was a musician and was in several countries.  He has his visa now but it was a very long wait.

 

On 6/19/2019 at 6:33 PM, Ahmed&Freda said:

Wow...well that explains some of it.  That's a lot for them to look through.

 

Does that mean that people who travel a lot tend to stay longer in AP than others? I have travelled quite a bit within the last 15 years...Also: do those cases got updated within their 2 months after the interview? Just trying to compare it to my case which still hasn't been updated yet ...

 

On 6/19/2019 at 4:35 PM, Sagittarius said:

Ummm I think this process is not too transparent du p actually predict anything if priority had anything to do with this ppl with CR1/IR1 here are on the top and still wait for a while whereas I have seen certain non immigrant cases resolve within a few weeks I really hope you get the visa Insha Allah which country you're from and did they keep your passport 

I am from Austria, in the EU. non immigrant visa, for an internship. Parents are from a travel ban country though.