KTG

He will be fine - it's in the process now. It's really hard to do especially with a holiday looming but you just need to forget and wait (most people waiting around 6 months but may be longer).

Once he had it is should be for 5 years so takes the pressure off doing it all again. Hope you all manage to get on your holiday x

Mel20

We've decided to change the date till end of April hopefully that will be long enough. His statues is still saying appointment. Hopefully that will change soon

ian-mstm

Yes - it could take several weeks. That doesn't mean that it will... only that it could. Most people get their passport back within 2 weeks.


Yes... but...


... you will cause the waiver process to start over again - from the beginning because you will trigger a new set of security checks.


Sorry - but you can't have it both ways!


Well - at least it's not some sort of life/death situation, right? I suggest you put your anxiety into perspective.

Ian

shiversaint

It's likely you will get email notification this week that it is being returned.

Mel20

I keep checking this and it still says appointment. Appointment was in 3.8.17 I am now worried that the waiver has not been applied for!!! Please help

ian-mstm

If the officer said he would put the application forward for a waiver, then that is what happened. You've been told that the process will take 6-7 months... you're barely 1 week into that period... and it's likely that nothing will change until such time as the waiver is approved. That said, I'm not sure why you're even bothering to look online... the site gets updated when someone remembers to update it and it often doesn't reflect reality. The system has been notoriously unreliable for the past 15 years!


What, exactly, would you like people to do? There is nothing anyone here can do, and there's nothing you can do either. All you can do is wait. That is the reality of your situation.

Ian

Tambling

Hi all thanks for keeping me sane all these months since my refusal in March, I got my waiver approved for 5 years. Thanks again for all the information during this process. Thankx Ian for being so honest and straightforward. Your comments really kept me in check. Thanks again lots of love 😍

ian-mstm

Outstanding! Well done.


You're very welcome. Sometimes, a bit of objective perspective helps to maintain focus during uncertain times.

Ian

76Queens

Hi everyone. I was referred for a waiver of eneligibility due to a drug conviction which a had a DUI last year for canabis. This was my first and last conviction which I had to pay a fine. the consular office didnt give me any other paper which stated the length I had to wait he would only apply for me and let me know by email. How can I trust that this is been done when I didnt receive any paper he only verbally told me it would take 6months. and does anyone else has experience with this kind of conviction?

scrubbedexpat099

What other option do you have than to trust that this has been done.

76Queens

Thats why I asked tbh. dont have any experience with this so I was looking for people with simular situations...

scrubbedexpat099

Well we a are now up to 3657 posts so lots to read.

shiversaint

Did you not receive a piece of paper stating you'd been refused a visa with the reason why, and then explaining that they were recommending you for a waiver with the estimated time frame? It's not a particularly big deal if you didn't as it's more symbolic than anything else, but one normally does.

There isn't much you can do at this point. As Boiler says, you have no other option but to trust that it's been referred. In general, what they say at the embassy tends to happen.

It will take in the region of 6 months, so best thing you can do is to forget about it and put your mind onto something else.

76Queens

Yes I did get a paper saying I was refused a visa due to law 212 (a)(2) and that I was eligible for a waiver but no where on the paper stated a time frame it was only said verbally. after seeing other threads I thought it would be odd if it wasnt stated on the paper.
but just like u said I guess id have to wait it out and hope they sent the application as they said they would do.
thanks for the advice.

ian-mstm

Of course not. If they wrote down a time frame on the paper, then they'd likely have to abide by it... which, to be honest, they really don't want to do. Once they recommend a waiver, the paperwork is sent to the DHS in the US for further processing. The US Consular Service in London has no idea how many other waiver applications are ahead of yours in line (they arrive from US Consulates across the globe), so it would be impossible to tell you how long it's going to take.

Currently, it's taking about 6-7 months!

Ian