Moey30

Hello to everyone
i just found this site and i am hoping maybe some one
has an idea why i was told this.
My husband and I have just finished his
immigration interview at the US embassy in saudi arabia yesterday, the
officer said the paper work was fine, but than she said you can go. No
visa and no more info, just you can go. i kept asking her thats it, what
about our visa, all she said was "we will review your papers and get
back to you". I asked her how long this review would would take, all she
said was "your guess is as good as mine" and walked away. Is this the
normal way they give the visa, to review the papers again and again. I
thought if all your paperwork was in order and both the US citizen and
the intending immigrant checked out ok , the visa was given the same
day. Before anyone says it is because my husband is a saudi, and this is
the reason for it, my husband is not a saudi.
If any can help i would be
thankful.
moey

Lexelf

Originally posted by moey30
    > Hello to everyone
    > i just
found this site and i am hoping maybe some one has an idea why i was
told this.
    > My husband and I have just finished his immigration
interview at the US embassy in saudi arabia yesterday, the officer said
the paper work was fine, but than she said you can go. No visa and no
more info, just you can go. i kept asking her thats it, what about our
visa, all she said was "we will review your papers and get back to you".
I asked her how long this review would would take, all she said was
"your guess is as good as mine" and walked away. Is this the normal way
they give the visa, to review the papers again and again. I thought if
all your paperwork was in order and both the US citizen and the
intending immigrant checked out ok , the visa was given the same day.
Before anyone says it is because my husband is a saudi, and this is the
reason for it, my husband is not a saudi.
    > If any can help i would be
thankful.
    > moey

at the moment i'm DCF'ing in london for my
husband's visa...and as far as i understand it you pay a fee at the
embassy for an envelope for them to post the visa to you. i believe they
should have told you whether you were approved or not that day...

i
would e-mail the embassy (as i've heard phone operators tend to be
AWFUL) and find out what's going on! hopefully someone can give you more
advice on this...

-lex

Wayne

if you wish an answer, do not speak in riddles,..?
if your husband is not saudi,.. why at the embassy in Saudi arabia,..?
the Embassy itself may be a VERY good reason for any delay caused,..
ummmmm,... like,... do you remember 9/11?
I think that the immigration people answer to No one,..
they do what they want when they want,..
AND,.. the consulars at the embassy are generally rude/short,..
pursue the matter,.. be patient,.. It should all be fine,..
BUT,.. be prepared for a long wait,..
I filed for a fiance visa october 2001,.. and lost my fiance due to the wait
of 2 1/2 years,..(estonia)
the immigration people were investigating white christian women for
terrorism,.. checking shoes of 90 year old white/mexican people for bombs,..
if you filed in saudi ,.. surely you must expect an investigation,.. it
should be NO SURPRISE to you,....
many terrorists passed through that embassy,.. AND YOU KNOW THIS,..
relax,.. be patient,.. should be ok IF there are no surprises in
moral/police checks,..

Noorah101

Hi moey,

You didn't say what nationality your husband is, but if he is
Middle Eastern or Moslem, it's not uncommon at all to get the answer you
got. It's called "Administrative Review", and no one can figure out
quite what goes on during that time, but evidently it entails further
investigation of the paperwork, perhaps another security check, home
visits (not in your case, if he's just working there but his family is
elsewhere). From what I've seen on this NG, average waiting time is
about 1 to 2 months, but I've also seen longer waits. I fully expect my
Iranian fiance will be subject to the same procedure. If you do a
search on posts by Khadija, her husband just went through this in Cairo.


Best Wishes for a speedy Admin Review!
Rene

Moey30

NObody needs your smartass answers and i was not speaking in riddles nor
did we have a thing to do with 9/11. Everyone here takes enough crap
from the embassy without people like you adding to it.

Folinskyinla

Originally posted by moey30
    > Hello to everyone
    > i just
found this site and i am hoping maybe some one has an idea why i was
told this.
    > My husband and I have just finished his immigration
interview at the US embassy in saudi arabia yesterday, the officer said
the paper work was fine, but than she said you can go. No visa and no
more info, just you can go. i kept asking her thats it, what about our
visa, all she said was "we will review your papers and get back to you".
I asked her how long this review would would take, all she said was
"your guess is as good as mine" and walked away. Is this the normal way
they give the visa, to review the papers again and again. I thought if
all your paperwork was in order and both the US citizen and the
intending immigrant checked out ok , the visa was given the same day.
Before anyone says it is because my husband is a saudi, and this is the
reason for it, my husband is not a saudi.
    > If any can help i would be
thankful.
    > moey

Hi:

I've been at this for 28 years -- and I
will tell you that ConOff was pretty forthright, honest and polite with
you. I tend to believe the ConOff in this one -- she thinks the case if
just fine, you did everything OK, but the file has to be reivewed and
she has no idea how long it will take.

In my experience, if there is
something wrong, the ConOffs will tell you what the problem is, and if
it something that needs further action on the part of the visa
applicant, they tell them.

The Riyadh consular section is under a
microscope these days for obvious reasons and they are looking over
their shoulder. Also, I wonder [this speculation on my part], the
Homeland Security Act authorized overseas DHS "zampolits" with review
and veto power over visa issuance. I seem to recall that Riyadh was one
of the first places to get such DHS people [and this annoys ConOffs, but
I digress].

Wait a bit and see what happens -- to be honest, you have
no choice at this point in time.

John Murray

Originally posted by lexelf
    > at the moment i'm DCF'ing
in london for my husband's visa...and as far as i understand it you pay
a fee at the embassy for an envelope for them to post the visa to you. i
believe they should have told you whether you were approved or not that
day...
    >
    > i would e-mail the embassy (as i've heard phone operators
tend to be AWFUL) and find out what's going on! hopefully someone can
give you more advice on this...
    >
    > -lex

Lexelf - We've just
finished DCF'ing through London - and you are correct, as of 1 March,
visas are no longer issued on the same day. You "buy" a courier
envelope for £10 and your visa is sent by courier on the day of your
interview - to arrive at your home the next day (requires a signature).