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Asked to fill DS-5535 after verbal approval!

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Aziz 33
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Visa issued today   Thank you guys for the support

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You are welcome. Now you can start packing. All the best to your new life.

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Not a bad sign. Its better you fill it out as soon as you can and give yourself some few months to get your visa. I had to wait for 4 months after my interview to get my visa.I filled one to

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12 minutes ago, Aziz 33 said:

Hello 

 

I had my interview today and got verbal approval, but after 3 hours I got an email to fill out a DS-5535 form 

 

Is that a bad sign ? 

Not a bad sign.

Its better you fill it out as soon as you can and give yourself some few months to get your visa.

I had to wait for 4 months after my interview to get my visa.I filled one too.

 

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Not necessarily a bad sign no, but as stated in the post above: be prepared for some extra time.

Your status will be  Administrative Processing and there is no set time line for that. Could be days, weeks, months..

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Approval is not official until the status changes to "Issued"........the form means you will likely face an extended administrative processing time.

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I agree, not necessarily a bad sign, but the sooner you fill out the DS5535 the better.

 

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5 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

I agree, not necessarily a bad sign, but the sooner you fill out the DS5535 the better.

 

Good Luck!

 

5 hours ago, missileman said:

Approval is not official until the status changes to "Issued"........the form means you will likely face an extended administrative processing time.

 

5 hours ago, Daphne K said:

Not necessarily a bad sign no, but as stated in the post above: be prepared for some extra time.

Your status will be  Administrative Processing and there is no set time line for that. Could be days, weeks, months..

 

6 hours ago, Zaczon said:

Not a bad sign.

Its better you fill it out as soon as you can and give yourself some few months to get your visa.

I had to wait for 4 months after my interview to get my visa.I filled one too.

 

Thank you for responding i already submitted everything and waiting for updates 

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2 hours ago, Aziz 33 said:

 

 

 

 

Thank you for responding i already submitted everything and waiting for updates 

Thats fine.

Keep your fingers crossed till you hear from the embassy.

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On 8/1/2019 at 9:45 PM, Zaczon said:

Thats fine.

Keep your fingers crossed till you hear from the embassy.

Visa issued today

 

Thank you guys for the support

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On 8/28/2019 at 9:36 AM, Aziz 33 said:

Visa issued today

 

Thank you guys for the support

You are welcome.

Now you can start packing.

All the best to your new life.

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On 8/1/2019 at 2:57 AM, Aziz 33 said:

Hello 

 

I had my interview today and got verbal approval, but after 3 hours I got an email to fill out a DS-5535 form 

 

Is that a bad sign ? 

I suggest you make sure you get an actual confirmation that they received your emailed ds-5535if you have not already. My fiancé had the same situation as you for getting approved then received ds-5535 a few hours later. He emailed it shortly after but we only got a generic email back. After several weeks they sent his passport back and another email requesting ds-5535. He sent again and actually got a personal response that they received it.

 

just a thought!

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Hi Aziz,

 

I received the same from the US Embassy in Kuwait, did you receive any reply from them? if yes, how long did it take between submittal and receiving?

 

Thanks

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5 minutes ago, AbuAbdullah said:

Hi Aziz,

 

I received the same from the US Embassy in Kuwait, did you receive any reply from them? if yes, how long did it take between submittal and receiving?

 

Thanks

Hello 

It took them 4 weeks, but it could be different in your case.

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On 10/16/2019 at 4:25 AM, Aziz 33 said:

Hello 

It took them 4 weeks, but it could be different in your case.

Hi Aziz,

 

I know its been 1 yr since this post. do you know why they gave you DS-5535? did they returned the passport back to you during this time?

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8 hours ago, jamesbond123 said:

Hi Aziz,

 

I know its been 1 yr since this post. do you know why they gave you DS-5535? did they returned the passport back to you during this time?

They told me congratulations and everything is fine and after few house they emailed me saying I need to fill out the DS5535.

Also They kept my passport.

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17 minutes ago, Aziz 33 said:

They told me congratulations and everything is fine and after few house they emailed me saying I need to fill out the DS5535.

Also They kept my passport.

Any specific reason you think for ds5535? Did you have travel or employment history? Male applicant?

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