Has anyone called Cairo consulate lately?

[Ahmed & Sue 0]

well finally the embassy writes back... i got the generic one too that says we r still in AP and they will call us when finished...

i called dos today and the woman said that its finished in washington now and its AP at post in cairo and he should be getting a call soon... i wonder if this is true or im going to be let down AGAIN by hearing that line before...

we will see !

Hey All,

When Ahmed calls now, they always tell him they can not answer any visa questions over the phone, to send an email. We do this every week. He sends one, I send one. I used to get a response every week, however, the responses have become slower and slower. I can however say the last two times they have responeded every other week with the administrative processing line. I asked in one email if we could please know what was holding up the visa and why we were put on administrative processing, and they told me that they did not discuss cases when they are in administrative processing and when there is a decision on the case we will be notified.

Needless to say, today Ahmed was really down about it. He thought maybe they have refused him and do not want to tell him. I can not blame him for thinking this way. Fortunately thanks to all of you, I realize this is the norm, and it has nothing to do with him personally. I explained this to him. I dont think he was happy about, but at least he accepted it.

May I say, here is why it is taking us so long............

Where my son works, there is a woman in her 50's that married an Egyptian gentleman. It took her 2 years to get him into the USA. All this time, he was the perfect man, attentive and respectful. He loved her so much. Needless to say, once he was here, the day after he received his greencard, he disappeared in the middle of the night, and she has not seen or heard from him since. She has finally admitted to herself that she was used, and has contacted an attorney about a divorice. It is people like this that make it hard for the rest of us. Unfortunately, this is the SECOND case like this I have heard of from people around me. It is more common than we think. I hate to think bad of anyone, but I have to say now I understand why it takes so long.

Hang in there everyone. Our day is coming. We just have to have faith.

Sue

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May I say, here is why it is taking us so long............

Where my son works, there is a woman in her 50's that married an Egyptian gentleman. It took her 2 years to get him into the USA. All this time, he was the perfect man, attentive and respectful. He loved her so much. Needless to say, once he was here, the day after he received his greencard, he disappeared in the middle of the night, and she has not seen or heard from him since. She has finally admitted to herself that she was used, and has contacted an attorney about a divorice. It is people like this that make it hard for the rest of us. Unfortunately, this is the SECOND case like this I have heard of from people around me. It is more common than we think. I hate to think bad of anyone, but I have to say now I understand why it takes so long.

Hang in there everyone. Our day is coming. We just have to have faith.

Sue