vindico

My situation was that I was expecting to have the visas and to move out in April, but I got an RFE and it took a while to get ether visas. So I just went out anyway on an ESTA to do some business stuff such as meetings, get permits, meet the accountant, buy desks and computers, etc. Then my wife, daughter and I travelled back for 2 weeks to visit the embassy once the petition was approved to get the visa and then turned around and headed back out. A pain but meant the business wasn't held up too much.

I was lucky in that were had been staying with relatives, and as soon as we got the approval we signed on an apartment lease and ordered furniture and went back to the UK, and when we returned my aunt had taken delivery of the furniture and we were able to move straight in. Made life a bit easier for us.

Blair2.0

Tom - any news yet?

TomTom1988

No, I am giving up. I tried to check the website for an email address it basically says don't email us we will email you. the I-129 petition still says "Approved" the DS-160 says administrative processing. At the interview the VO said we should hear at the latest early this week I would say thats today at latest but I am beginning to give up. The companies board is now asking about alternative expansion options if this drags on which is a reflection of the frustration I think.

Blair2.0

Don't give up, it's only been around a week. These days as you know everything is taking much longer. I've been in the L1 visa process for 7 months now and there's another few months to go. It's torture but keep waiting at least another couple weeks.

karenkaren1

dont give up.... I felt fed up also last month (diff circumstances) and because I was so sick of waiting for my husbands L1 visa (and had so much to do here in the USA)... I booked extra flights and brought my kids here on an ESTA. was in the USA for exactly 2 days when we got the news we were waiting for. changed our return flights to fly straight to London earlier than planned to get mine and my kids (L2) visa stamped and back to USA asap!
keep reminding yourself, you haven't been declined - its literally just a setback in the process. hope u hear soon!

TomTom1988

Thanks all we just need to be patient its just tough when looking at a clock which is already counting down

Syltcb

TomTom1988

Ah its really frustrating right? Exact same situation as you describe.

We havent heard anything yet. They did check out our office about 10 days ago (office manager told us) however we haven't heard anything from the embassy. I tried e-mailing and they said they can't update on the application.

Syltcb

Ugh, that sucks. Did you applied with the help of immigration lawyers or did the application yourself?

vindico

Came out here on an L1 in May after planning for April and getting an RFE. Got out here fine in May, but my wife has her L2 and submitted her application for EAD and is still waiting. Apparently processing times are 3-5 months right now (!!!). So we are scraping by on my single income and she is stuck at home going crazy wanting to work. I had no idea the processing times for EAD were that long as I had been so focused on the visa, and so I thad thrown our finances sideways a bit.

Syltcb

3-5 months?! that's insane. Thanks for the info. Really need to get started on that EAD as soon as we can if we get out of administrative processing hole � ����

TomTom1988

No news for us today ..... ill keep you updated in here or on private message as I think we will follow the same path on this one.

Noorah101

Can't apply for EAD until you set foot in USA.

Rene

Syltcb

Rete

There is nothing you can do. You can try emailing them but others have not been successful with that attempt. It is a matter of sit and wait. You are asking for a benefit and it is their ballgame. They are not under any obligation to you to complete it in what the petition might consider a timely manner. It is unfortunate but that's the way of it.