Dual nationalities Trump ban(merged)

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

14 minutes ago, JennaL said:

Right. I am just going by my own personal experience. My fiancé is originally from Iran, like the OP, but has been a Norwegian citizen for 15 years now and applied for his K1 visa using his Norwegian passport. You’re right, people with a connection to a banned country weather still living there or not, are vetted harder. We’ve been in AP for 16 months now because of this. 

16 months in AP seems a little excessive.. you could have processed CR1 in that time

[JennaL 151]

11 minutes ago, Duke & Marie said:

16 months in AP seems a little excessive.. you could have processed CR1 in that time

Yep, we definitely could have. We had no way of knowing when we started the K1 process that the travel ban would come up in the future. Unfortunately if we had gone with the CR1, we would have still run into the AP problem we are experiencing now. Can’t change where you were born I guess 🙁

[LilyJ 1,258]

31 minutes ago, Duke & Marie said:

16 months in AP seems a little excessive.. you could have processed CR1 in that time

It is just the sad reality for pretty much everyone from a travel ban country right now, whether they are CR1/IR1 or K1. Because of the travel ban it's not uncommon for those in or from travel ban countries to experience a year or more of AP

[SalishSea 17,839]

54 minutes ago, Duke & Marie said:

16 months in AP seems a little excessive.. you could have processed CR1 in that time

AP is AP, regardless of the visa.

[Kartineecartoons 53]

@SamTheApplicant same Iranian Canadian

[salhasl 113]

Dual citizens are not subject to ban. There are certain iranian men especially who have served in the IRGC who will be subjected to an outright refusal under 212 a 3 b. But they should no longer be subject to administrative processing under PP 9645. Some might have extended AP but not all. This is on basis of the changes in the past 3 months. Up until July everyone - children women elderly were subject to extended AP of 1 to 2 years. Starting in July extended aps are the exception rather than the norm. Especially for people who have not served in the military or worked for the government

 

[TheApplicant 2]

19 hours ago, Kartineecartoons said:

@SamTheApplicant same Iranian Canadian

Thanks for tagging me!

 

12 hours ago, salhasl said:

Dual citizens are not subject to ban. There are certain iranian men especially who have served in the IRGC who will be subjected to an outright refusal under 212 a 3 b. But they should no longer be subject to administrative processing under PP 9645. Some might have extended AP but not all. This is on basis of the changes in the past 3 months. Up until July everyone - children women elderly were subject to extended AP of 1 to 2 years. Starting in July extended aps are the exception rather than the norm. Especially for people who have not served in the military or worked for the government

 

Hi,
I am a dual citizen (Iranian-Canadian) and my visa request was denied during the interview yesterday and now I have to deal with AP. I have never ever served in any kind of military nor touched a weapon in my entire life and I was exempted from the military service in Iran. Also I have been in the US for 23 times during the last few years without any problem and as a Persian-Jew, I'm pretty sure that I do not have any tie with the Iranian regime.
So it's not just about the Iranian men who served in military. It can happen (and is happening) to people like me as well.

[AS1965 1]

5 minutes ago, SamTheApplicant said:

Thanks for tagging me!

 

Hi,
I am a dual citizen (Iranian-Canadian) and my visa request was denied during the interview yesterday and now I have to deal with AP. I have never ever served in any kind of military nor touched a weapon in my entire life and I was exempted from the military service in Iran. Also I have been in the US for 23 times during the last few years without any problem and as a Persian-Jew, I'm pretty sure that I do not have any tie with the Iranian regime.
So it's not just about the Iranian men who served in military. It can happen (and is happening) to people like me as 

I am so sorry to hear that, My husband is Iranian Canadian, his case just transferred from uscis to NVC for CR1 visa, he might have a same issue

[JennaL 151]

10 minutes ago, SamTheApplicant said:

Thanks for tagging me!

 

Hi,
I am a dual citizen (Iranian-Canadian) and my visa request was denied during the interview yesterday and now I have to deal with AP. I have never ever served in any kind of military nor touched a weapon in my entire life and I was exempted from the military service in Iran. Also I have been in the US for 23 times during the last few years without any problem and as a Persian-Jew, I'm pretty sure that I do not have any tie with the Iranian regime.
So it's not just about the Iranian men who served in military. It can happen (and is happening) to people like me as well.

It’s a frustrating situation, that’s for sure. My fiancé has a similar situation to yours. He’s Iranian-Norwegian, has been to the US successfully many times in the past as a visitor, and is Christian. 

 

We’ve been in extended AP for quite some time. 

 

I wish you you luck on the journey and hopefully an issued visa soon. 

[TheApplicant 2]

1 minute ago, A1977 said:

I am so sorry to hear that, My husband is Iranian Canadian, his case just transferred from uscis to NVC for CR1 visa, he might have a same issue

Hopefully it doesn't happen to him (or any other people who are apart from their spouses). I have IR-1 and got married only a few days after the travel ban in the US and when I was crossing the border, I declared that the purpose of my visit is to get married the next day, the officer talked to his boss and then let me in. I have never had any issues at the border and I found them very respectful and nice. I don't know what was the motivation of putting me under an extra vetting process and I understand the importance of it, but it would be better if they asked me to fill out the forms in advance and prior to the interview.
Also my wife and I are going to China to see my family and we booked our ticket from NYC, now I don't even know if I am allowed to cross the border or not

[TheApplicant 2]

5 minutes ago, JennaL said:

It’s a frustrating situation, that’s for sure. My fiancé has a similar situation to yours. He’s Iranian-Norwegian, has been to the US successfully many times in the past as a visitor, and is Christian. 

 

We’ve been in extended AP for quite some time. 

 

I wish you you luck on the journey and hopefully an issued visa soon. 

Thank you!!

I was told during my interview that I am exempted from the Travel ban because of my Canadian citizenship, but apparently I wasn't that much exempted. I guess the only thing that I can do at this moment is to provide the information they asked (which I did ) and wait. Hopefully they check my info and come to a conclusion soon!

[AS1965 1]

Nice then they haven't denied you, they just asked you for more documents and information 

[TheApplicant 2]

7 minutes ago, A1977 said:

Nice then they haven't denied you, they just asked you for more documents and information 

I guess that would be the worst case scenario.

[TheApplicant 2]

Hey guys,

I was supposed to receive a formal form (DS-5535) within 48 hours and need to fill it out and send it back, but the only thing I got was an email, asking for more information (like travel history and work experience etc) which I provided and then I received this email yesterday:

 

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Good Afternoon,

Thank you for sending this information as requested.

Regards,

Correspondence Unit

US Consulate General in Montreal

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Also my Case Last Updated changed to Dec 11 as of yesterday.

Is it how it usually works? I mean is it normal that instead of DS-5535 they simply asked me to reply their email with the requested information?

[TheApplicant 2]

11 minutes ago, SamTheApplicant said:

Hey guys,

I was supposed to receive a formal form (DS-5535) within 48 hours and need to fill it out and send it back, but the only thing I got was an email, asking for more information (like travel history and work experience etc) which I provided and then I received this email yesterday:

 

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Good Afternoon,

Thank you for sending this information as requested.

Regards,

Correspondence Unit

US Consulate General in Montreal

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Also my Case Last Updated changed to Dec 11 as of yesterday.

Is it how it usually works? I mean is it normal that instead of DS-5535 they simply asked me to reply their email with the requested information?

and again:  Case Last Updated changed to Dec 12 today.