Tag: CEAC

  • DS-5535 Lawyer: Questionnaire and Next Steps

    If a U.S. embassy or consulate asked you to complete Form DS-5535, your case is usually in administrative processing. That can feel alarming. However, DS-5535 is not a “denial form.” It is a supplemental questionnaire the government uses when it wants more detail before it can decide whether your visa is issuable. This guide explains…

  • NVC Lawyer: CEAC Fees & Documentarily Qualified

    The National Visa Center (NVC) stage is where many seemingly easy immigrant visa cases become unexpectedly stressful. You may already have an approved petition, yet your case can still stall for weeks or months because of a fee issue, a DS-260 mistake, a mismatched civil document, or an upload that looks fine to you but…