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Title: Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) Post by: Griffin on September 24, 2002, 04:00:00 AM Apparently what is holding up visa issuance after interview is the requirement that applicants who are nationals of certain countries (Russia, Ukraine, and (#@%^&!) Uzbekistan among them)are subject to State Dept requirement that the consul submit a request for an SAO and that a visa cannot be issued or denied prior to the State Dept's reply.
This comes from postings on the Google site and a reading of 9 FAM 502.2 http://www.foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09FAM/09G0500.PDF The cited material is dated 04-24-2002. Does anyone know if there have been any changes? Any experience as to how long it takes to get an SAO? |