AP TRACKER

[caliguy77 1]

Do you know if once in AP, can the applicant request the passport back while they in AP - so that if needed they can travel elsewhere ? Or are they just stuck in the country while AP is being processed ?

[mandyu1 5]

Do you know if once in AP, can the applicant request the passport back while they in AP - so that if needed they can travel elsewhere ? Or are they just stuck in the country while AP is being processed ?

Yes you can request it back, but I know its not recommended. If you request it back you have to depend on them to contact you to send in your passport when the visa is ready to be issued.

[mark75 0]

hello all

my interview was on march last year they put me under AR for two months then told me to file the waiver i 601 because of EWI

i filed my waiver and got approved after three months

on October 7 the embassy called me and ask me too many quastion and told me that my case is under AP

on December 15 they approved me and ask for my passport only (my medical exam and my police clearence was expire)i sent them my passport only then they put me under AR again

for almost a month and a half then they ask me for a spceial medical exam (cuse i had DUI when i was in USA )

i done it and sent to them with the passport and the police clearence BUT

they sent me my passport back and a letter said they put me under AP again

thats too much for me and my family i have not seen my wife and my two sons in almost two years now espaceialy my yuongest son i have not met yet

so i just do not know why they are doing this with me ??

and i dont know if they gona do somthing else??

it been a month&a half for my second AP do i should to start count my time from the begening or i should to add the first time on AP to my new time??

[usanow 0]

Surprise!! Surprise!! they called my mother and asked her to come pick her passport and IV visa... what a load off.. AP in 4 days..

[mandyu1 5]

Surprise!! Surprise!! they called my mother and asked her to come pick her passport and IV visa... what a load off.. AP in 4 days..

Congrats thats great!!...I wish we all were only in AP for 4 days Actually, I think some people who aren't in AP don't even get their visa's in 4 days

[wait4hubby 0]

congrats !!!

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Congratulations!!

[usanow 0]

Thanks guys.. as I said before, I was not even sure that she was in AP. They told her that visa will be given after the "Additional Processing" is done. But here I was told that Additional Processing = Administrative Processing = Administrative Review. I was preparing for few months delay. But looks like it was some minor issue that they worked on.

[wait4hubby 0]

After some research into security clearance processes , I guess my husband would have got a visa MANTIS check.

These types of checks are triggered when the immigrant visa applicant has an professional/academic background in one of the science/engineering technologies

listed by the Department of State in TAL (Technology Alert List).

That plainly makes sense why my husband was asked for his resume, research papers and publications 2 days after the interview.

His professional background matches one in the TAL list.

For more information :

http://www.nafsa.org/resourcelibrary/default.aspx?id=8645

[sunny29 0]

Surprise!! Surprise!! they called my mother and asked her to come pick her passport and IV visa... what a load off.. AP in 4 days..

Congratulations!!

pray for us amigo

[caliguy77 1]

After some research into security clearance processes , I guess my husband would have got a visa MANTIS check.

These types of checks are triggered when the immigrant visa applicant has an professional/academic background in one of the science/engineering technologies

listed by the Department of State in TAL (Technology Alert List).

That plainly makes sense why my husband was asked for his resume, research papers and publications 2 days after the interview.

His professional background matches one in the TAL list.

For more information :

http://www.nafsa.org/resourcelibrary/default.aspx?id=8645

good find. But according to the website its for scholars and people applying thru F1, J1 and exchange student. Would it still apply to a spouse ? What field is your husband in ? Is he a doctor, physician ? Chemical research.. i cant think of any other profession that they would want to check on people.. By the way I could not access the list you mentioned.

[wait4hubby 0]

Even that's what I thought, that it would apply to only for non immigrant visa like H1, L1, F1 etc...

Looks like they arre including immigrant candidates too. Otherwise, I dont see any reason why my husband was emailed the SAO questionnaire asking for his resume, academic background etc.

My husband is a Material Science Engineer.

The link below could probably explain the critical technologies referred for SAO.

http://www.isso.cornell.edu/immigration/visas/state147566.pdf

[mandyu1 5]

I researched the different Visa searches also, there are several named after different animals, see link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Advisory_Opinion

This link also says that the SAO was developed for nonimmigrant visas, but I have to agree that they would be just as cautious, if not more of immigrants.

My finace is also an engineer, but for telecommunitations, so I don't think he falls under the MANTIS list, at least I hope not, and they didn't ask him for his resume or anything like that either.

Praying those of us in the hell hole hear some good news soon!!

[ADMIRE 3]

Damn! i knew i should have studied English instead!

well, i studied Material Science as well, could this really be the reason for this delay? well, i guess i'll never know. Damn! i knew i should have studied English instead!

[hasson 1]

NOA1 : 2005-11-07

I-130 Approved : 2009-10-13 (approved in 1436 days from your NOA1 date.)

Interview Date : 2010-07-06 (interview took 1702 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.)

AP : 2010 July 6th - 2010 Nov 18th.

Visa received: 2010-11-23

US Entry : 2010-12-22

Welcome letter : 2011-01-13

Green Card : 2011-01-19

SSN : ?

Received SSN. 2011-03-05

Edited March 11, 2011 by hasson