Waiting for Visa

[JeanneAdil 6,492]

Refused is what CEAC says till the visa is actually printed and issued

the  CO could have issued  u the CR1 and u traveled after the 2 year anniversary 

CBP could have made notation IR1  or USCIS would have changed it to IR1 and 10 year card

[Crazy Cat 41,836]

1 hour ago, NineDev said:

They told me that as long as it's within the six months of my medical exams,

That was correct.  Normally, immigrant visas expire 6 months after the medical date. 

[NineDev 5]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

Refused is what CEAC says till the visa is actually printed and issued

the  CO could have issued  u the CR1 and u traveled after the 2 year anniversary 

CBP could have made notation IR1  or USCIS would have changed it to IR1 and 10 year card

What an awful default status, good thing I'm not at risk of heart attacks x)
I agree with what you say, but I didn't really want to argue or felt in position to turn down the consular's offer at that moment in time haha

I think it'll be fine ultimately, just a bit odd.

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

That was correct.  Normally, immigrant visas expire 6 months after the medical date. 

Okay, I should still be in good time then, I'm already prepared to go and everything... Just need the actual visa and my passport back.

[TexasRafael 134]

6 hours ago, NineDev said:

Hey everyone,

 

Thanks for all the help I've received over the course of my "visa journey". I went through the interview process at the end of November, and it went very well.

Given my two year marriage anniversary was on January 28th, 2024, the consular offered to have the visa sent after, so I would be able to receive a 10 years green card. Seeing as I was planning to leave around February/March in the first place, this coincided perfectly and I accepted. The consular kept my documents and passport and confirmed several times I had been accepted, and even gave me an email that I could contact just in case I was waiting too long.

Fast-forward to today, a few days after my marriage anniversary, and (as I expected), I still haven't received any updates from the embassy. I called them up today for another reason (I received what I assume to be a text scam about a courier service unable to deliver a document to me today, and wanted to make sure it was not related to my visa). During the call, I was advised to check the status of my visa on the CEAC website. When I did, I had a mini-heart attack, as it said REFUSED.

 

I've sent an email to the address I was given, but I'm not sure when (or if) I'll receive a reply. I've read (and it does say on the "REFUSED" notice) that this could be due to administrative processing, but it has three months by now. My rational side wants to believe they were waiting til the 28th to do any work on my visa to be clearly after my second anniversary, but I can't deny an anxious part of myself that is thinking the worst.

 

Has anyone else gone through (or witnessed) such a case? I still haven't received my passport back either, and haven't gotten any letters or email of refusal, which I take as a good sign. Still, being denied so close to the goal, while doing preparations for the final trip, would be pretty devastating. I guess I'm looking for reassurance too, haha.
 

 

As stated by others the entry date tot he US determines the 2 year vs the 10 year visa.  I have to believe that if they decided to wait to approve your visa at a much later day than the interview, then they have to place it on administrative review which then generates the refused tag on your visa application.  If the person you interview with is true to their word, and I have no clue why they would not, all will be ok. 

[NineDev 5]

4 minutes ago, TexasRafael said:

As stated by others the entry date tot he US determines the 2 year vs the 10 year visa.  I have to believe that if they decided to wait to approve your visa at a much later day than the interview, then they have to place it on administrative review which then generates the refused tag on your visa application.  If the person you interview with is true to their word, and I have no clue why they would not, all will be ok. 

 Thank you, it's very reassuring to read. The officers were all extremely helpful and nice, so I have faith they will hold true to their words, but reading others say this is normal helps manage my stress a lot haha

[MeghanK 629]

15 hours ago, NineDev said:

I called them up today for another reason (I received what I assume to be a text scam about a courier service unable to deliver a document to me today, and wanted to make sure it was not related to my visa).  

 

FWIW, I've only ever recieved mail scam texts when I actually have a package on the way. Maybe your visa is already en route and they forgot to update your status. Expecting any other packages/traceable mail?

[NineDev 5]

Good news! I just checked this morning and the CEAC's status is now "READY", so I'm guessing everything is in motion now hehe

 

2 hours ago, MeghanK said:

 

FWIW, I've only ever recieved mail scam texts when I actually have a package on the way. Maybe your visa is already en route and they forgot to update your status. Expecting any other packages/traceable mail?

I'm not expecting anything else, hence the mild panic I might have missed it. There's so many scam texts in France, it's wild lol

[powerpuff 6,697]

*** Topic moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports ***

[NineDev 5]

I don't want to flood the forum with my personal visa issues, so I'll reply to this thread again.

 

My visa was issued on the 8th, as said earlier, and well... the status hasn't moved since. The tracking website is stuck on the "appointment" phase, I've called the embassy, a dedicated visa line,  and the usvisa-info line, with no actual helpful information to show for it (just, this is unusually long, we pray for your patience).

 

I've sent emails to every email address I was given, to no reply, or worse, an automated reply saying "can't help, sorry" in short.

 

Is this supposed to take this long? Everywhere on the web, people seem to receive it within a week or 10 days of "Issued", but I haven't had a single word from anyone since my interview, and my visa expires in two months...

 

I'm holding out hope for this week to be THE week, but I won't lie I'm pretty stressed out. The idea of my visa expiring because they printed it out and then just sat on it is making it hard to even sleep.

 

Sorry, this is half-venting, half hoping someone has gone through this and can reassure me, haha.

 

Edited February 21 by NineDev