Ah - from your TP post, they have asked you to submit your passport. Which does suggest that the waiver was approved and they haven't denied you outright. It's a positive step. We've seen they can still now deny for other reasons, but at least you've cleared the primary hurdle.

jools

Sorry Jools, been a member of TP for years, ill be legging it to my nearest MBE today ..

All the best, hoping you get a quick response.

Congrats! Hopefully some good news! Babsy86 what did your email wording say as you are one of the few lucky ones to get a visa recently from London

Congratulations mate! Lets hope for a quick turn around so you can look forward to your October trip.

Hopefully some of us 6th Sept get some good news although looking at the spreadsheet, it's not looking good with all of the rejections recently

Have to say, I dont think I'll go through this again as the wait this time round has been excruciating.

Ooberj that sounds positive - fingers crossed it is good news

Thanks .... ugh when you realise that the mailbox etc is only a pilot and you need to travel to Manchester

Jools can you take date of passport sent i cant get there till Friday.

Removed. Ping when you want to readd.

jools

Got the email yesterday!
Still in shock.

Interviewing officer requested an expedite on my behalf, but said it would be up to the ARO.

Passport sent off today. CEAC changed from "refused" to "administrative processing".

You appear to have had the good fortune of the consular office deciding that your didn't need a waiver after all. Florida88, FlyingTurtle and Waitinggame25 also got Administrative Processing only, which is substantially faster as it doesn't need ARO approval at all

I will move your entry to the Administrative Review sheet,.

All the best

jools

Oh I definitely need the D3 waiver. This is my second one. It looks like the expedite request was successful.

I'll update when I get my passport back - next week hopefully.

My immigration lawyer told me another one of their clients was approved for their D3 waiver last week, after interviewing in March. Seems like something is shifting - perhaps work permits are being processed differently to tourist visas.

Ah - so I assume you were under DACA? I have created a separate sheet for this as the waiver process does differ a bit from the usual CIMT, etc for which their is no expedite process :-(

jools

Hello! New user here, wish I'd found this forum sooner to have an idea of wait times!

My husband was refused his L2 visa and recommended for a waiver on 9th September 2024. Yesterday (6th August) he received an email asking for him to submit his passport and another stating "Your visa application has been deemed issuable at the London Visa Unit". I've seen in the tracker a few people recently have had their visa then declined after sending their passport so enter a new worry in this process! Fingers crossed all goes well but trying not to be too optimistic. I've been in the US without him since November 2024 so hoping for a positive outcome.

Congrats! It seems the wording varies. Nagelvoort who has theirs approved and a visa sent back said their email wording was " Please send passport and photo for visa issuance" so difficult atm and you really can't be sure now until you get the passport back.