K-1 Administrative Processing

[sarmadalani2007 0]

Hello every one

My fiancé live in Iraq and  finished her K1 visa interview last week in UAE because the U.S embassy in Iraq is closed, and they gave her a blue paper marked on  DS-553 & passport. Her understanding was she need to upload those documents online, but when I log in on https://ais.usvisa-info.com/ , there is no option to upload any documents. Instead, I submitted a request but I got the mail document with a bar code. Is the only way to send these documents is  by mailing them? If so, how she can mail her passport how will be able to back home? BTw, she filled the DS5535 on the next day of interview and went to the embassy but they said we are not able to take it by hand.Thanks 

[SalishSea 18,235]

5 hours ago, sarmadalani2007 said:

Hello every one

My fiancé live in Iraq and  finished her K1 visa interview last week in UAE because the U.S embassy in Iraq is closed, and they gave her a blue paper marked on  DS-553 & passport. Her understanding was she need to upload those documents online, but when I log in on https://ais.usvisa-info.com/ , there is no option to upload any documents. Instead, I submitted a request but I got the mail document with a bar code. Is the only way to send these documents is  by mailing them? If so, how she can mail her passport how will be able to back home? BTw, she filled the DS5535 on the next day of interview and went to the embassy but they said we are not able to take it by hand.Thanks 

She can request her passport back if she needs to travel.  Follow the directions about submitting the DS 5535; if they want it mailed, mail it.  

[Chancy 6,243]

5 hours ago, sarmadalani2007 said:

they gave her a blue paper marked on  DS-553

 

Do you have a photo or scan of that blue paper?  What exactly was the instruction on it about how to submit the DS-5535?

 

[FKEdwards 23]

Hi my fiancée also had to complete this form for the UAE embassy and we were told to email it back to them. Once she is approved, they’ll send instructions for mailing her passport back to the embassy. 
 

Editing it to add that if they send the form to you in Word then email it back in Word. This caused a lot of confusion and delay for us. 

Edited August 3, 2021 by FKEdwards

[sarmadalani2007 0]

Thanks, would you mind telling me how long took them to approve it after you emailed it to them?

[desert_stallion 5]

Hello, my wife is currently in Iraq right now and awaiting an interview appointment at the embassy in Abu Dhabi. So is the UAE open to Iraqis then, or was your fiance already living in the UAE? Also how long did it take to get the interview. 

 

Thanks 

Edited August 3, 2021 by desert_stallion

[FKEdwards 23]

3 hours ago, sarmadalani2007 said:

Thanks, would you mind telling me how long took them to approve it after you emailed it to them?

We are still in waiting. It’s been 6 weeks. Make sure to email them after you send it to confirm receipt. Then I recommend emailing at least once a week to follow up. They’ll likely stop responding at some point, but we’ve noticed that they do update our case after getting the email. Update meaning the “last updated” date changes on CEAC; no idea what changes they’ve actually made. But at least we know our case is on their minds.

[powerpuff 6,748]

Moved from K1 P&P to K1 Case Filing and Progress Reports 

[sarmadalani2007 0]

5 hours ago, desert_stallion said:

Hello, my wife is currently in Iraq right now and awaiting an interview appointment at the embassy in Abu Dhabi. So is the UAE open to Iraqis then, or was your fiance already living in the UAE? Also how long did it take to get the interview. 

 

Thanks 

Yes It's open. My fiance did the interview then traveled back to Iraq 

[desert_stallion 5]

11 minutes ago, sarmadalani2007 said:

Yes It's open. My fiance did the interview then traveled back to Iraq 

That's good news, thanks for letting me know. How long was your fiance DQ for until your interview was scheduled?

[Happylovelife111 2]

On 8/3/2021 at 12:57 PM, FKEdwards said:

We are still in waiting. It’s been 6 weeks. Make sure to email them after you send it to confirm receipt. Then I recommend emailing at least once a week to follow up. They’ll likely stop responding at some point, but we’ve noticed that they do update our case after getting the email. Update meaning the “last updated” date changes on CEAC; no idea what changes they’ve actually made. But at least we know our case is on their minds.

Hi! Any updates on your AP ?

[FKEdwards 23]

10 hours ago, Happylovelife111 said:

Hi! Any updates on your AP ?

Hi, yes we were approved after about 6 weeks in AP. My wife is here in the States now.

[Happylovelife111 2]

2 hours ago, FKEdwards said:

Hi, yes we were approved after about 6 weeks in AP. My wife is here in the States now.

They haven’t confirmed receipt of the 5535 form yet. What should we do?

[FKEdwards 23]

42 minutes ago, Happylovelife111 said:

They haven’t confirmed receipt of the 5535 form yet. What should we do?

You don’t have a timeline so I couldn’t see, but what consulate/embassy and how long ago did you submit the form?

[Happylovelife111 2]

38 minutes ago, FKEdwards said:

You don’t have a timeline so I couldn’t see, but what consulate/embassy and how long ago did you submit the form?

Abu Dhabi embassy case is CR1. Interview date last week and sent form on 2 days ago.