Administrative Processing-Application in processing

[yasieyasie 0]

After reading the posts about being put on "administrative processing" I have realized it is my fiance, the beneficiary currently living in Dubai is from a MENA country, which is why they are doing the administrative process-I think. I just don't see any reason as to why the CO would tell me everything went fine in the interview, the paperwork is fine, but then provide me with a visa refusal form. She spoke to us as if we were approved, stating to drop of the passport at 1:30 on Sunday after viewing the website that declares the status of the case. At the moment that status says the following:

Case Number: xxxxx

Name: my fiance's name

Case status: Application in Process

Application in Process

Your application for a U.S. immigrant visa is undergoing routine administrative processing. This processing can require from two weeks to several months. As soon as this processing is completed, the Embassy will post a message to this website with further instructions.

Please continue to check this website on a regular basis for updates. There is no need for you to write, email, call or fax the Embassy with queries on the case, as that will not speed processing.

I recall asking to CO when we should expect for an approval, she responded it may take two week to about a month, but in some instance a little longer than a month. I am suppose my question is for those people who were put in "administrative processing" if their status read what mines states above. Any comments and info is much appreciated.

Thank you,

Yasie

[sara21 0]

Dear Yasie,

I'm on the same boat as you! We had the interview on July 18th,2011 in Abu dhabi. We were told to check the website as we are on AP. I emailed the embassy several times, they emailed me back with a very political respond regarding the time line. They said this process can takes time from 2 weeks to several months, even years.We are close to 3 months and we are still under AP. keep communicating with embassy via email and call State Department(202-663-1225) once a week to check the visa status. keep me posted as we have similar case with close interview date.

Good luck

Sara

[Om&Abo Malik 12]

After reading the posts about being put on "administrative processing" I have realized it is my fiance, the beneficiary currently living in Dubai is from a MENA country, which is why they are doing the administrative process-I think. I just don't see any reason as to why the CO would tell me everything went fine in the interview, the paperwork is fine, but then provide me with a visa refusal form. She spoke to us as if we were approved, stating to drop of the passport at 1:30 on Sunday after viewing the website that declares the status of the case. At the moment that status says the following:

Case Number: xxxxx

Name: my fiance's name

Case status: Application in Process

Application in Process

Your application for a U.S. immigrant visa is undergoing routine administrative processing. This processing can require from two weeks to several months. As soon as this processing is completed, the Embassy will post a message to this website with further instructions.

Please continue to check this website on a regular basis for updates. There is no need for you to write, email, call or fax the Embassy with queries on the case, as that will not speed processing.

I recall asking to CO when we should expect for an approval, she responded it may take two week to about a month, but in some instance a little longer than a month. I am suppose my question is for those people who were put in "administrative processing" if their status read what mines states above. Any comments and info is much appreciated.

Thank you,

Yasie

i am not thinking that administrative processing is a denial. we were "approved" at our interview then placed into ap. Yes yours is a standard reply. You just have to wait and keep checking the status either by email or on your embassy site.

[yasieyasie 0]

i am not thinking that administrative processing is a denial. we were "approved" at our interview then placed into ap. Yes yours is a standard reply. You just have to wait and keep checking the status either by email or on your embassy site.

Sara, this is frustrating. I keep checking the website and it states the same message. I kind of panicked after the third week went it read: "Case Number Not Found," but then I contacted the embassy via e-mail about ten times and finally received a reply only a day later after the status was changed back to "administrative processing." The response to my e-mail was pretty much: check to see if you have the right e-mail address or case number. I think after putting the case number multiple times in one day I would know if I had accidentally typed something wrong. HOW FRUSTING IS THIS ENTIRE PROCESS! I will keep you updated. Please let me know what happens with your case as well.

Thanks,

Yasie

Om and Abu Malik,

I think you are right. We were not denied, but the fact that he doesn't have his visa in hand still worries me.

Yasie.

[yasieyasie 0]

An update:

I called DOS to get any info on my case. The representative responded: I can't give you any information as to the details of your case, but I can tell you the status of the case. The status is still "pending" or "processing" but I DO KNOW NOW THAT IT IS NOT IN WASHINGTON, IT IS AT THE ABU DHABI EMBASSY. What could that mean??

Yasie

[sara21 0]

Hi Yasie,

Why don't you email Abu Dhabi embassy and ask for the update? At least they told you something !! I still receive "case in process" answer! no detail!

Keep me posted.

Sara

[Om&Abo Malik 12]

Sara, this is frustrating. I keep checking the website and it states the same message. I kind of panicked after the third week went it read: "Case Number Not Found," but then I contacted the embassy via e-mail about ten times and finally received a reply only a day later after the status was changed back to "administrative processing." The response to my e-mail was pretty much: check to see if you have the right e-mail address or case number. I think after putting the case number multiple times in one day I would know if I had accidentally typed something wrong. HOW FRUSTING IS THIS ENTIRE PROCESS! I will keep you updated. Please let me know what happens with your case as well.

Thanks,

Yasie

Om and Abu Malik,

I think you are right. We were not denied, but the fact that he doesn't have his visa in hand still worries me.

Yasie.

Me too yasie and the consular clearly told us approved and many of the interviewers that came after me have already surpassed AP and gotten their visas. my interview was sept 15 and it usually takes around 2 months-3 but until the visa is in my husbands hands i will still be nervous.

[yasieyasie 0]

Me too yasie and the consular clearly told us approved and many of the interviewers that came after me have already surpassed AP and gotten their visas. my interview was sept 15 and it usually takes around 2 months-3 but until the visa is in my husbands hands i will still be nervous.

Hang in there, Om and Abo Malik. Hopefully, this ugly AP will end soon.

Yasie

[Om&Abo Malik 12]

An update:

I called DOS to get any info on my case. The representative responded: I can't give you any information as to the details of your case, but I can tell you the status of the case. The status is still "pending" or "processing" but I DO KNOW NOW THAT IT IS NOT IN WASHINGTON, IT IS AT THE ABU DHABI EMBASSY. What could that mean??

Yasie

Can you contact Dos again and find out if your case was ever in washington? Seems yours is at the embassy under processing it just means they are checking documents, that type of admin. If the Dos says you were at washington and then your AP completed and then returned to embassy that could be good news as from what i have read numerous times now is that after name checks your papers are sent for final review at the embassy before the visa is ready to be sent and the time on that varies by embassy. contacting the embassy might get you just another standard reply if any at all..."case under processing, yadayadayada"

we received notice on ours just recently and i posted it on my profile exactly what it said.

if your case has not been in washington then you may, not 100% positive, but may face a delay as they finish processing at the embassy then send it off for name checks in washington. I hope that's not the case. Good luck getting answers.Usually name checks are done right after the interview but maybe it varies by embassy. keep me posted ok!!

[yasieyasie 0]

Can you contact Dos again and find out if your case was ever in washington? Seems yours is at the embassy under processing it just means they are checking documents, that type of admin. If the Dos says you were at washington and then your AP completed and then returned to embassy that could be good news as from what i have read numerous times now is that after name checks your papers are sent for final review at the embassy before the visa is ready to be sent and the time on that varies by embassy. contacting the embassy might get you just another standard reply if any at all..."case under processing, yadayadayada"

we received notice on ours just recently and i posted it on my profile exactly what it said.

if your case has not been in washington then you may, not 100% positive, but may face a delay as they finish processing at the embassy then send it off for name checks in washington. I hope that's not the case. Good luck getting answers.Usually name checks are done right after the interview but maybe it varies by embassy. keep me posted ok!!

I'm happy for you. I did read your post on your page, it is nice to know at least someone has passed AP stage! Hopefully, you'll get news soon for him to drop off his passport. As for me, I am going to call DOS and ask if it was ever in Washington, but it sounded like it never left the embassy and isn't going to. The consular officer did repeatedly say, "you guys are fine, everything is fine." I hope it's nothing major. I want this process to end, so I can move on with my life!

[Om&Abo Malik 12]

I'm happy for you. I did read your post on your page, it is nice to know at least someone has passed AP stage! Hopefully, you'll get news soon for him to drop off his passport. As for me, I am going to call DOS and ask if it was ever in Washington, but it sounded like it never left the embassy and isn't going to. The consular officer did repeatedly say, "you guys are fine, everything is fine." I hope it's nothing major. I want this process to end, so I can move on with my life!

Thank you, we are just waiting now(with no patience, lol) to hear back from them.I emailed them again, sure hope i don't get on anyones nerves with that lol.

Although they kept his passport at the interview and gave us back all of our documents that we submitted so it should not take long.

Hey, having a consular officer give you information like that is very good considering how normally they send you one or two sentences of nothing. Hang in there!!

[yasieyasie 0]

Thank you, we are just waiting now(with no patience, lol) to hear back from them.I emailed them again, sure hope i don't get on anyones nerves with that lol.

Although they kept his passport at the interview and gave us back all of our documents that we submitted so it should not take long.

Hey, having a consular officer give you information like that is very good considering how normally they send you one or two sentences of nothing. Hang in there!!

The consular officer had said what i wrote above at the time of the interview. I don't even bother e-mailing the embassy because I received a standard response once. So, any thoughts on how long it takes if it is just at the embassy?

[yasieyasie 0]

Thank you, we are just waiting now(with no patience, lol) to hear back from them.I emailed them again, sure hope i don't get on anyones nerves with that lol.

Although they kept his passport at the interview and gave us back all of our documents that we submitted so it should not take long.

Hey, having a consular officer give you information like that is very good considering how normally they send you one or two sentences of nothing. Hang in there!!

The consular officer had said what i wrote above at the time of the interview. I don't even bother e-mailing the embassy because I received a standard response once. So, any thoughts on how long it takes if it is just at the embassy?

[Farigh 0]

U.S Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan

Case Type: Immigrant (K1/K2, Fiance Visa)

Petitioner: Female (U.S Citizen)

Case Creation: Dec 12, 2012

Interview (Incl. Blue Slip [ineligible]): Mar 19, 2013

Administrative Processing (Incl. Submission of Docs): From Mar 20, 2013 to Sep 29, 2013 (6½ Months)

(Embassy Replied on Apr 24, 2013) : Documents Received, Checked and Found Good for Your Visa)

Status Ready: Sep 30, 2013

Case Creation Date Changed: Sep 30, 2013

Case Type Changed: Non-Immigrant

Case is Again on Administrative Processing: Oct 02, 2013

Today (Oct 31, 2013) Case is Still on Administrative Processing.

Do You Have Any Idea, What is Next? and When? and When will I get my Visa in Hand? What is the Trend of other? What is the Maximum Time They Took After Status Ready? Please Help.

[Farigh 0]

U.S Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan

Case Type: Immigrant (K1/K2, Fiance Visa)

Petitioner: Female (U.S Citizen)

Case Creation: Dec 12, 2012

Interview (Incl. Blue Slip [ineligible]): Mar 19, 2013

Administrative Processing (Incl. Submission of Docs): From Mar 20, 2013 to Sep 29, 2013 (6½ Months)

(Embassy Replied on Apr 24, 2013) : Documents Received, Checked and Found Good for Your Visa)

Status Ready: Sep 30, 2013

Case Creation Date Changed: Sep 30, 2013

Case Type Changed: Non-Immigrant

Case is Again on Administrative Processing: Oct 02, 2013

Today (Oct 31, 2013) Case is Still on Administrative Processing.

Do You Have Any Idea, What is Next? and When? and When will I get my Visa in Hand? What is the Trend of other? What is the Maximum Time They Took After Status Ready? Please Help.

Today on 29-Nov-2013

I have found something strange in my case.

I have checked other applicant's case status in the same line order of my case number

from case # ISL2012XXXX01 TO ISL2012XXXX20.

4 CASES ARE ISSUED.

2 CASES ARE READY.

6 CASES ON ADMIN PROCESS (same like I have been through for 6½ months).

*- But case creation date of all the other cases are same "28-Nov-2012".

but my case creation date has changed to 30-Sep-2013. WHY?

*- and case status heading of all the other cases are same "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION"

but my case status heading has changed to "NON-IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION". WHY?

I don't know what's going on with my case. This is completely strange.

Can you provide guidelines?