F2B CATEGORY

[busywoman 0]

My daughter went to the Embassy today to turn in the Approval Notice and she was told that it will take 60-90 days for the decision. She was not asked to bring any documents anymore and was not asked to leave the passports either. Does it really take 60-90 days for their decision???

[lynie12 0]

My daughter went to the Embassy today to turn in the Approval Notice and she was told that it will take 60-90 days for the decision. She was not asked to bring any documents anymore and was not asked to leave the passports either. Does it really take 60-90 days for their decision???

probably she's on AP, was she given a 221g form?

Edited August 31, 2010 by lynie12

[busywoman 0]

what's ap and form 221g? all he said was wait for a letter in the mail and its 60-90 days wait.

[lynie12 0]

what's ap and form 221g? all he said was wait for a letter in the mail and its 60-90 days wait.

Administrative Review and/or Administrative Processing

After Your Visa Interview

Administrative Review: Is when your case is being looked at more closely for accuracy and to make sure all security name and fingerprint checks have cleared and your visa can be adjudicated.

Administrative Processing: Means once you have interviewed it is in security checks for any of these situations: you have had a name hit in one of the many data bases, background checks for fraud, or has missing and incomplete information that must be submitted and the rechecked. Processing is more in depth and than the review process and there is no time limit for this processing to complete. Administrative processing can last a few days or months and in some cases it has endured for years.

What is 221(g)?

The 221(g) is a section of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, which is used when the embassy or consulate are unable to take immediate action on a visa case. In rare cases, when additional processing is required, the suspense category used in that case is 221(g) while the additional processing takes place. For example, sometimes the applicant has failed to bring in the correct documentation, has incomplete information or in some cases the embassy wants a co sponsor before they will issue the visa or health reasons are all reasons a 221(g) is issued. In the Middle East/African/ Asian countries these applicants are scrutinized and screened more intensely and thus they have to wait out longer security or fraud investigations until all verifications for security or suspected fraud come back cleared.

is her son already include in the petition when you filed it? or she just added him while she's processing her paper?

[busywoman 0]

No form was given to her. She had to opt out for the automatic conversion because I became a US citizen last year and also she had to add her son in the petition because when I petitioned her, she didn't have a baby then. But she stayed single (whew, thank God!)Hopefully it doesn't take that long.

[lynie12 0]

No form was given to her. She had to opt out for the automatic conversion because I became a US citizen last year and also she had to add her son in the petition because when I petitioned her, she didn't have a baby then. But she stayed single (whew, thank God!)Hopefully it doesn't take that long.

i see, it must be the opt-out that has to be reviewed. tell her to call after 3 weeks just to inquire about her case. Goodluck! Keep us posted.

[busywoman 0]

yeah, will surely follow up by mid-Sept. i will keep u posted and thanks for all the infos.

[griffin 7]

Hello!

Did your daughter wrote to the Embassy ways before for the opt out for the automatic conversion and was approved before her interview?

[busywoman 0]

Hello!

Did your daughter wrote to the Embassy ways before for the opt out for the automatic conversion and was approved before her interview?

no, i seriously didnt have any idea about cspa not until she was asked to write a letter on the day of the interview. you think that's going to be a major problem?

[lynie12 0]

no, i seriously didnt have any idea about cspa not until she was asked to write a letter on the day of the interview. you think that's going to be a major problem?

GOd is good! You know there are only few CO that will proactively tell the applicant what to do to be able to get/eligible to a visa. I bet if someone else CO is that they wont even tell you that she can opt-out to retain her category (F2B). Give them time to review it takes 60 days to grant the requests for an opt-out. But am guessing it will not take that long.

[busywoman 0]

Amen to that! God is good! i really hope it wont take that long.

[busywoman 0]

Still waiting for a letter or notification from the Embassy in Manila. It has been a very overwhelming week. Not knowing when she's going to get her visa is killing me.

[busywoman 0]

My daughter received a call today from DHS Manila and was advised to go to their office tomorrow and turn in their passports. Do you guys know if this is the moment I have been waiting for? Will my daughter finally get her and her baby’s visa???

[griffin 7]

YES...

[busywoman 0]

Oh! I’m keeping my fingers crossed but will definitely update! Thanks guys