homersimpsons

gratz, Freedom and Tsap!

That's strange they won't give you a specific answer. They have always given me a specific answer when I asked. "No, we haven't received your mail" - this went on for a month "Your case is still processing. Check with us at a later date" - this went on for another 3 months. "Yes, your visa is approved."

I doubt it. I'm 13 years older than my wife.

Yea, I heard some friends here have the samiliar issues with DOS too, crazy... I am wondering how could they give out different information since they all work in DOS and share the same data... Someone mentioned some employee have different level of access to information...not sure if that's true or not.

DOS is messed up. I called them about 4 weeks ago because I received a reply back from GUZ stating that a Call-in Letter was sent out to my wife. I called DOS to see if they knew what this "Call-in Letter" was about and DOS said, "Your case is still under Administrative Processing." I emailed GUZ again when they were open and GUZ said, "Visa was approved." DOS seems to give you a different answer, depending on who picks up your call.

When we received the blue slip, GUZ asked for a "Evolution of Relationship" letter. I went on a 14 pages rant about their screwed up process and the emotional strain they put on people because their process is screwed up. I wrote an evolution of relationship letter and gave it to my wife to bring along for the interview. And guess what? They never asked to see it!!! And when we received our blue slip on visa pickup, that was the damn letter they requested us to provide. They had opportunity to ask for these documents during the interview, but never once asked my wife for it. Then they take another 4 months to read my letter? It's unbelieveable the crap they can put people through and not have any consequences. The entire process is crap. They treat us as if we're all criminals.

Yea, you're being feed bull crap by China Postal and by GUZ. 1.) My wife went to pick up her Visa on Saturday both time. 2.) Why do they need to verified your email to response to you? I email GUZ all the time and I have used 4 different email address and they never once told me they won't response because they can't verify. Try DOS to see if they have anything on their computer? I would keep emailing them everyday. That's silly that they wouldn't even give a status.

I don't think they that cruel! It's possible they might have misplaced the mail. If they were to give you another blue or worse, I think you have it another already by now. Our pink turned into a blue within 2 days in June! GUZ will usually response within 1 or 2 days of email. Have you try calling DOS? I never had good experience with DOS since their information lags.

Yes, you can pick up on Saturday. We went to pick up in June and ended up with a blue. My wife just went 2 Saturday ago and picked up her visa. She turned the call in letter in on Wednesday and was able to pick up on Saturday. Something is wrong if nothing is happening for 10 days. There has been time when the machine broke down and it has taken over 2 weeks, but I haven't heard of that problem recently and your husband and my wife went to turn in the call-in letter at the same time. Can't he or you call or email GUZ to see what the hold up is? 10 days is too long

My wife went to turn in the Call-In Letter on Wednesday. She stayed there in GUZ and picked up at China Postal on Saturday.

yea, it costed me $1k to get shot for Hep A and Hep B. What a rip off. They have to do a checkup first so that's why it was $1k for the shot. Thank god for insurance.

They can't be that cruel! We jut got our Visa last week(after getting a pink at interview and then a blue at pickup)

Grats! Great to hear the good news

nice! it's good to hear some good news.

It's better to wait...we got a pink during the interview and made plane reservation(but we didn't buy). When we went to pick up the Visa, we ended up with a blue slip. My wife is going to pick up her visa next week...but we won't celebrate till she actually has the visa, we learned from the last disappointment

Good luck! I met my wife in November and if everything goes as planned, she should be here with me 2 years later in November.

Congrats! My wife should be receiving her Call-In letter soon...hope we get the same result as you two did.

i'm with you rob. i've seen cfl members advise others to get a lawyer in guz to fight the white, but i'm unaware of any success stories. Ever since the new acting IV Chief has taken over, things have been changing a bit. Perhaps PP is on a forced vacation. Just maybe she has made some changes in how business is done? Who knows....... I'm interested to hear if any one has actually fought a white that was sent back...I have yet to hear a successful story myself. The common response I get when I tell friends and family that my wife's visa was denied is, "can't you sue the government?" And I say, "the US Consulate isn't like the police department!"

based on my experience, I wouldn't even bother wasting time calling DOS.

I received a response from GUZ on Monday and they told me they mailed out a "Call-In Letter for Visa Continued Processing" on 10/06/08. I wanted to find out if the "Call In Letter " means Visa Approved or a 2nd interview so I called DOS just 10 minutes ago and this is their response. Operator- "On 10/07/08, your case was updated to show Administrative Processing." Homer- "Are you sure? What does the computer screen say? GUZ told me my wife was going to receive a Call-in letter." Operator- " Yes, it say Administrative Processing." Homer - "So what does that mean? Why did GUZ tell me my wife was going to get a Call In letter?" Operator - "I don't know what it means because my computer screen doesn't tell me, it just say "Administrative Processing." You'll need to get the Call In Letter from your wife and have her follow the instruction." So the short answer is, don't panic if it's from DOS because AP can equal still under review, making a decision, call in letter sent out, or you're SOS. AP = Call In letter sent out in my case(it better be!!!!). Only panic if it came directly from GUZ.

What really piss me off is all the phony marriage they grant Visa too. And they have the nerve to tell me our marriage is no real. Unreal....boiling with anger everytime I think of it. That's why I stopped coming here...get too angry

I know how it feels...you really don't understand the roller coaster emotion you live through when some government deny you a chance to live with the person you live. It's a horrible helpless feeling. First it's denial...then it's anger, then you move on to acceptance. Good luck, don't give up and let those punks win. Make them work for the denial. I write them every week...I don't go down that easy!

They said they sent my wife a call in letter...pray the lord it's visa approved! GUZ is just trying to wear us all down!

4 months later and I finally received a response from GUZ today. They said they sent my wife a "call in letter" on 10/06. I'm waiting this is a Visa approval and not another interview. Seems like a "call in letter" can = visa approved or another interview. This has been the longest 4 months of my wife and I just want our life to move on. It's been really tough having your life hang in limbo.

Jay, I 'm in the same crap as you are. I provided 5 folders of documents to my wife to present to the VO, yet, they never asked for any of the documents except for the Affidavant of Support. They gave us a PINK after the interview, but we ended up with a BLUE when we went to pick up our VISA. I am so mad because we prepared all the documents, but the Visa Officer did not ask to see any of the documents that is now asked for in the Blue Slip. It has been over 3 weeks and GUZ keeps telling me, "Your case is being reviewed by a Consular Office." What the hell takes them 3 weeks to review????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I'm so mad.