What is the difference between AP and AR?

[jameugiekaxavilon 25]

I'm just wondering whats the difference between Administrative Review to Administrative Processing? How long does each usually takes to finish the process or review?

[sjr09 155]

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.

Edited August 10, 2011 by sjr09

[jameugiekaxavilon 25]

Thank you for the information sjr09. AP is kinda sounds terrific, my case fall under AP, wow.. I just wish it will not time long time for me to get my visa or make it done..