M.S. applied for an immigrant visa in 2016 on behalf of her Iranian citizen mother, E.T. Mother and daughter waited patiently for three years and two months for the issuance of the visa before contacting Nimer Law. During this time, whenever they inquired about the case status, they were told it was pending “administrative processing.” M.S. checked the CEAC website tirelessly, but no meaningful updates were ever provided. When the travel ban was implemented in 2017, M.S. and her mother grew very concerned that they would not ever be allowed to reunite.
M.S. had prayed that her mother could arrive in the United States in time to attend her wedding, as she did not have any family to have by her side on the most important day of her life. M.S. contacted the Embassy countless times explaining her situation and requesting an expedited visa issuance. Instead, the Embassy simply explained that her mother’s application was undergoing mandatory “administrative processing.” M.S. was utterly devastated emotionally as her wedding came and passed without her mother being by her side.
In mid-2019, M.S. was blessed with the wonderful news that she was pregnant. The thrill and excitement quickly turned into sadness however as she realized that the visa delay would prevent her mother from being by her side once again. After sending numerous expedite requests to the Embassy proved ineffective yet again, M.S. essentially lost all hope.
Thankfully, M.S. contacted Nimer Law explaining her heartbreaking circumstances. On December 6, 2019, we sprang into action and filed a lawsuit demanding the adjudication of E.T.’s visa application. Just one-month later E.T.’s visa was issued, and she immigrated to the United States in time support her daughter in preparation for the birth of M.S.’s first child! We could not be happier that M.S. trusted us at Nimer Law to help fight this horribly long delay.
