Really need HELP understanding

[Samoray 165]

Hello VJ Friends

I just had my interview and it was really a great experience at the Cairo embassy, everyone was nice and kind, after the interview the Consular said that everything is good but they have to do Administrative Processing which i understand is normal for people from the middle east but they did not keep my passport but yet they kept the passport of another guy who had his interview the same day with me, My question is why didn't they keep mine, does that have any implications.

Here is the interview Review if you would like to take a look http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/302943-approved/

Any information will be so much appreciated

[seko 0]

Samoray , they told you . they have administrative procedure but not me , for me they just said congratulations , that's it . i'm not sure what are they gonna do , inshallah i feel it will be so fast

[hananmcclarty 0]

omg this people drive me crazy, good luck

[Samoray 165]

Samoray , they told you . they have administrative procedure but not me , for me they just said congratulations , that's it . i'm not sure what are they gonna do , inshallah i feel it will be so fast

Thank you Seko, Hopefully it will be fast

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Sam sometimes they keep the passport and sometimes they do not. They will ask you for your passport when they are ready to issue the visa. Try to think positive. My husband is also in AP so I know how you feel.

[monalisa2010 1]

my dear sam ,i was so glade when u mentioned your interview details and was so nice to share us here but when u said that they didnt take your passport i dont like it but u have to be brave may be they check something or they will aske u for second interview ,cases is different , listen u will hear form them asking u to send your passport after saying evrything looks fine or they will aske u for another interview , i know its so hard for u ,that j is waiting and waiting ..say ya rab en sha allah he will help all of us .

NB. sam is your wife in same age of u or she old ?

[seko 0]

I think they will ask you to send the passport

[Darnell 8,479]

one visual I've learned here, from reading stuff at VJ from other members -

USUALLY -

--if the passport is kept, AP is short, 1 to 10 weeks

--if the passport is returned to you on interview day, expect a LONG AP process, 2 to 6 months.

I've no other insight on what to tell you.

[Hatem&Zeinab 30]

one visual I've learned here, from reading stuff at VJ from other members -

USUALLY -

--if the passport is kept, AP is short, 1 to 10 weeks

--if the passport is returned to you on interview day, expect a LONG AP process, 2 to 6 months.

I've no other insight on what to tell you.

This conclusion makes lot of sense to me Sam.

[hamada2006 0]

i am sorry but let me add this information taking the passport is indication for nothing well me negibour didnot leve the passport and he was asked to submit it in 3.5 months actually his ap was 4 months

for my case my interview was too sort 10 minutes with congratulations and total assuring that it wouldnot take long and i was asked to leave my passport well till now it is 5 months actually 153 days 20 weeks no visa and embassy keep saying i am still under ap even i was asked in febrauary (the embassy was said to be closed but he called me )to submit new medicals even i still under ap

so who knows why i ve been neglected or my case is pending by te way i never left egypt before and my medical and police certificates are clear my father who is petioner is an engineer well reputated about 70 years old retired

so why i am in ap that long i donot know msybe my fist name ahmed or last name abdel rehiem may be but who knows

[Sunny123 44]

I hope you AP is brief and soon you two will be back here together soon.

[JeanneVictoria 55]

Hi Sam, when Wael had his visa interview the CO didn't keep his passport. Sometimes Cairo does this. Just wanted

to tell you that during his time in AP he had a homevisit from the embassy. I don't know if Cairo is still doing them, but

sometimes they do. The CO also told him he was approved and should be receiving his visa in 3 wks. When they

were ready to issue his visa he was notified to send his passport. Total time from the visa interview to visa was 5 months.

You just have to have patience. Best of luck and I do hope it won't take long!

[Samoray 165]

Thank you very much Guys for the Info and the support