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Does Extreme Hardship Waiver help in speeding up the process of immigration visa case?

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USS_Voyager
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Maybe Twit the President: "You know, President Obama would have stepped in and help this case"

designguy
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Ah so a longgg wait can be expected here...

payxibka
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Multi million dollar contribution to someone's reelection campaign?  

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6 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Unfortunately, no. According to the State Department, the vast majority of AP are resolved within 60 days. However, occasionally, the are cases that would take many months or even years. 

:( thanks for your help anyways

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6 minutes ago, designguy said:

What country is your husband from?

The Husband is from Pakistan..

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42 minutes ago, ms123 said:

Hello Everyone,

 

I petitioned for my husband for immigration case and it is under administrative processing. Is there any way to speed up this process? Maybe by showing extreme hardship?

Any other suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.

 

Thank you

Your husband is from Pakistan....which is known for extended administrative processing.......there are cases in Pakistan which have been in AP for much longer than 2 months........unfortunately, you have no options other than to wait.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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4 minutes ago, designguy said:

Ah so a longgg wait can be expected here...

:( why

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

Your husband is from Pakistan....which is known for extended administrative processing.......there are cases in Pakistan which have been in AP for much longer than 2 months........

that is very disheartening to hear :(

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Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do but wait (and occasionally check in with the consulate if you really want).

Extended AP with Pakistan is quite common. The US does not trust the PCCs for Pakistan (per the DOS reciprocity schedule) so manual investigations are implemented.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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4 minutes ago, missileman said:

Your husband is from Pakistan....which is known for extended administrative processing.......there are cases in Pakistan which have been in AP for much longer than 2 months........unfortunately, you have no options other than to wait.

yes i understand

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1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do but wait (and occasionally check in with the consulate if you really want).

Extended AP with Pakistan is quite common. The US does not trust the PCCs for Pakistan (per the DOS reciprocity schedule) so manual investigations are implemented.

what do you mean by PCCs and DOS reciprocity schedule? Sorry, new here so dont understand what that entails

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Just now, ms123 said:

:( why

that is very disheartening to hear :(

I believe this is because of a few reasons:

1) Many people with same/similar names require extra background checking

2) The police certificates are not really legit in the eye of the US

 

2 months AP probably would be on the shorter side. You should search the forum here but I think  a year AP is quite common

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Just now, designguy said:

I believe this is because of a few reasons:

1) Many people with same/similar names require extra background checking

2) The police certificates are not really legit in the eye of the US

 

2 months AP probably would be on the shorter side. You should search the forum here but I think  a year AP is quite common

right understood

 
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