Administrative processing completed, what do I expect?

[RedHat19 0]

Hi all,

I was interviewed at the embassy a while back and my case went into administrative processing. My fiancee is divorced and the consular officer (who was very nasty, by the way) was sure that my fiancee's former marriage was done to take advantage of the green card lottery she had won sometime before she got married (since the husband never went over to the US to meet her - he had been denied a visa). My fiance and I have been close friends even before her former marriage and the consular officer should not not have been in doubt about our relationship, but he was asking me questions about her former marriage, which I now regret answering at all. I think those were really none of my business...since it was a union between two consenting adults.

The embassy has contacted me to tell me they had completed the administrative processing and re invited me to the Embassy. My questions therefore are:

(Q.1) What should I expect?

(Q.2) Would I be re interviewed (all over again)?

(Q.3) If the administrative processing didn't go well and the beneficiary was going to be denied the visa anyway, does the Embassy usually call the beneficiary back?

(Q.4) My medical exam went well (HIV, TB etc were negative) but my blood pressure was high. What impact would this have on my chances of obtaining a visa.

I run a successful business and can not just abandon the business abruptly, I need time to wrap things up, so I plan to travel to the U.S, get married to my fiance and come back to wind things up, before relocating. Can this plan of mine work? My fiancee thinks I can't get a green card within a month, which would allow me travel back and forth until I'm ready to relocate permanently.

(Q.5) With this plan of mine in mind, what is the shortest period during which I can get a green card (after our wedding)?

I should also mention that from what I have seen on here on VisaJourney.com, the country where I am locaetd is listed as one of those with high incidence of visa fraud

I would greatly appreciate any helpful suggestions.

Thanks for reading up to this point.

[Amy&Aldo 2]

I can't answer your questions about AP and returning for another interview, but I'm sure someone else will have some good advice. As far as your plan to travel to the US and then return to wind things up, I highly doubt you will be able to do that within a month. You might not receive your green card for up to a year or longer. You can apply for advanced parole when you adjust your status. That will allow you to leave the US and return before your green card arrives, however, even this takes 60-90 days to receive. I think one month is wishful thinking...sorry! Good luck to you.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Hi all,

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The embassy has contacted me to tell me they had completed the administrative processing and re invited me to the Embassy. My questions therefore are:

(Q.1) What should I expect?

Processing paperwork and perhaps more interviewing to make sure things didn't change.

(Q.2) Would I be re interviewed (all over again)?

Probably - see Q.1

(Q.3) If the administrative processing didn't go well and the beneficiary was going to be denied the visa anyway, does the Embassy usually call the beneficiary back?

They could, because they would have to process that (failure of the AP), but usually they would of sent you a letter informing you they are denying it and sending it back to NVC.

(Q.4) My medical exam went well (HIV, TB etc were negative) but my blood pressure was high. What impact would this have on my chances of obtaining a visa.

Probably little to no impact. Didn't they say anything to you about it during the exam?

I run a successful business and can not just abandon the business abruptly, I need time to wrap things up, so I plan to travel to the U.S, get married to my fiance and come back to wind things up, before relocating. Can this plan of mine work? My fiancee thinks I can't get a green card within a month, which would allow me travel back and forth until I'm ready to relocate permanently.

(Q.5) With this plan of mine in mind, what is the shortest period during which I can get a green card (after our wedding)?

Depends - what visa are you trying to get?

I would greatly appreciate any helpful suggestions.

Thanks for reading up to this point.

[RedHat19 0]

Thanks Amy&Aldo.. at least this can help with our planning.

Thanks Bobby_Umit, we are applying for Fiance visa (Isn't that what they call K1?).

[RedHat19 0]

Hi all,

The result of the administrative processing (referred to in the earlier part of this thread) did not go well back in 2009.

The reason was that my fiancée's previous marriage had not been successfully dissolved.

The embassy pointed this out and gave it as the reason why our application failed.

The divorce process has now been completed and we are planning to restart the process of applying for a fiancée visa.

Would we have to start afresh? ..or is there a way to prove/show that the condition for which it was not granted has now been satisfied (to somehow shorten the application process)?

Thanks.