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Mystery of the Faultless Rejection Letters in Korea

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JuGangJung   13

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According to my Korean spouse, who reads Korean language immigration forums, the US embassy in Seoul has indeed been interviewing spouses of US citizens. However all (or maybe just most) of the spouse-immigrants are being presented with blue letter rejections. They're even told that their interview and documents were all good, however due to "administrative processing" they can not be issued a visa. They're not told when they will be issued a visa, either, I understand it.

Other embassies are issuing visas to spouses of US citizens, yes? So far it seems only the US embassy in Seoul is having this problem.

Can anybody explain why this might be happening (if it is in fact happening as explained above) how long it will continue, or offer any information?

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All cases go through Administrative Processing.   It can be a hours, days, weeks, or even months.   It is normal.  Some cases just take longer.......Perhaps there is a staff issue which has slowed the process.....

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2 minutes ago, JuGangJung said:

Yes all go through administrative procesing but the Seoul embassy seems to be giving rejection letters to all or nearly all spouse interviews. At least that's what's being said on Korean language forums.

Could they be working on a backlog?  Technical issues printing?  There are no restrictions for issuing spousal visas to my knowledge.

"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.

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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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JuGangJung   13

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Exactly right that there is no restriction on spousal visas. However, spouses are getting rejections after their interview without a clear explanation.

 

It seems today a Korean spouse posted that she got her visa, while many others are still sitting with their rejection letters. The main difference might be that she submit a public charge form on her behalf.

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