Sm1smom
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Like Susie already answered, that is a minor typo that wouldn’t impact your ability to sponsor him when you become eligible to do so. Don’t stress about it.
DV 2022 All Selectees (Consular Processing - CP)
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Hi guys! Has anyone come across such a situation. May 24 was an interview in Warsaw. The consul left the passports for an administrative processing, saying that it would take 1 or 2 ... well, three days to make a decision. Today has passed the fourth day and the status is on refused, but the date of the last update has changed from May 24 to May 31. does this mean a final refused? and how to take away our passports? maybe they should send an email notification? P.S. Wrote to the embassy, no response yet.
SusieQQQ
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Have a bit of patience, yes it’s a …. day…. longer than they said, it’s not like it’s weeks or months. Maybe something unexpected happened to delay the processing, also remember US consulates observe US holidays (Memorial Day yesterday). Just give it some more time.
Hi everyone! I want to share my experience at the Madrid embassy.
I went yesterday for the interview and everything went very smoothly. First, they asked me to put my name, address in my country and phone number in an envelope and then I had to wait until someone called me to a window. In that first window, I was asked to provide them with my birth certificate (original and copy), educational diplomas, police records and the medical report. After that I had to pay the fee and wait for the interview. The interview took 5 minutes and the questions were super basic (current occupation, educational background and previous trips to the US). Afterwards the officer told me that everything looked good and that my visa was approved.
I just checked CEAC and it says that my case is in Administrative Processing, which I guess it's normal the day after the interview. Anyone has experienced the same?
Thank you!
I went yesterday for the interview and everything went very smoothly. First, they asked me to put my name, address in my country and phone number in an envelope and then I had to wait until someone called me to a window. In that first window, I was asked to provide them with my birth certificate (original and copy), educational diplomas, police records and the medical report. After that I had to pay the fee and wait for the interview. The interview took 5 minutes and the questions were super basic (current occupation, educational background and previous trips to the US). Afterwards the officer told me that everything looked good and that my visa was approved.
I just checked CEAC and it says that my case is in Administrative Processing, which I guess it's normal the day after the interview. Anyone has experienced the same?
Thank you!
ralu_de
Active Member
Congrats!! Yes, same, I had my interview on a Thursday morning and it turned to issued on Friday afternoon, received the passports next Monday - but the guy that interviewed us said it can take up to a week so no worries.
SusieQQQ
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Yes, AP is normal. There is no kind of “awaiting issuance“ option - AP is used any time they are still working on the case before a final decision is made. it sounds like you will have a visa soon, congratulations!
Yes still my case AP it is almost 3 month i just wrote an email to embassy asked about progress of process they told it is still administrative processing.
SusieQQQ
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Technically yes you can work as soon as your passport is stamped, but employers usually require the SSN to verify that you are authorized to work. If it’s a casual job they may not ask - no idea what kind of work you do.
Not sure how covid has affected ssn receipt (it used to be very quick, less than 2 weeks), maybe someone who’s had more decent experience of this will comoment,
Hi everyone,
This is regarding Registration of DV appointment and Delivery address on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ma/
As per instructions at https://travel.state.gov/ for Casablanca consulate, I was trying to register documents delivery address and appointment. I was successful in registering an address for document delivery but I did not find an option for visa appointment registration.
While clicking "schedule appointment" the following three options are given but there is no option of appointment registration.
Please advise.
This is regarding Registration of DV appointment and Delivery address on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ma/
As per instructions at https://travel.state.gov/ for Casablanca consulate, I was trying to register documents delivery address and appointment. I was successful in registering an address for document delivery but I did not find an option for visa appointment registration.
While clicking "schedule appointment" the following three options are given but there is no option of appointment registration.
| IV 221(g) Appointment Follow-up |
| NVC Rescheduling |
| IV Document Renewal & Dropoff |
Please advise.
ralu_de
Active Member
Thank you Susie - graphic design, I imagine that's pretty casual. POE would be NY, not sure if that's good or bad for the SSN processing.
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
I meant casual as in casual employment (waiter, manual labor ad hoc work etc…)… not casual in the way you seem to think? Have you been investigating employers already, it would generally be unusual to go from zero to being on the payroll of a company in less than two weeks here.
ralu_de
Active Member
Hahah totally didn't understand the casual part it seems. Honestly no idea how the process works, here in Europe it's quite common to quit a job one day and start another the next day or in a very short time frame, even across borders. I have some interviews next week but I'll be entering USA at the end of July, so I don't know if that's an acceptable time frame.
SusieQQQ
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Many companies require interviews with more than one person and background checks before hiring. Hard for all that to happen in less than a week or two especially if they have more than one candidate. I guess smaller firms might not be as thorough or only have person needing to interview you. If background checks are required, they take longer if your prior education/experience is overseas….and they will need your SSN for a background check in the first place. So I mean if you go work for a small graphic design firm and they don’t require any of that it might be quick but if you’re working as a graphic designer for a bigger company, it will be longer.
(Not overly relevant but I have a number of friends in the EU and none of them work in the kind of industries where one day’s notice to quit a job is acceptable. In states where they have at will employment here you can indeed do that, but generally people will give their employers the courtesy of at least 2 weeks notice, more for more senior positions).
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ralu_de
Active Member
Thank you Susie for the thorough answer! They're medium sized offices so I guess we'll see how it goes, fingers crossed for a smooth process.
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
No. If it doesn’t say it’s required, it’s not required. (And fyi a US embassy would not do that anyway - they would not attest to any non-US government issued document.) If the embassy has any questions about it they will directly contact the embassy in the country of issuance.
Thank you susie! You are always so helpful!
madride4life
New Member
I am stuck in administrative processing for a month now after submitting DS5535 ( I know it’s not that long to be asking )
But is there a big chance that they refuse my visa from AP ?
Sorry for asking stupid question, but I feel like my life is currently on hold right now.
But is there a big chance that they refuse my visa from AP ?
Sorry for asking stupid question, but I feel like my life is currently on hold right now.