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Hello,

Can someone please help! Is anyone going through the same situation.....I am a British citizen married to a us citizen... Married Feb 2011

I had my interview in London in October 2011 and i was told it had been approved!! lease pay DX Secure and your passport should be with you in 5-10 days...so i wait and no passport:( called the embassy who reply your case has been put into administration process!! OMG!! WHY ME!!! I call, emil and they dont tell me anything and i must wait... I was not given any forms to say it was under administration process or they needed any more documents..

Can someone please explain AP.. What happens and how long it could take?

My husband also contacted the Congress women and senator who have also written to the London embassy...

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are you a British citizen by birth?? your family too?? AP is often extra checks i believe but it is normally a good sign that they kept your passport

I-129F SENT............................................08/15/2011

NOA1 TEXT/EMAIL...................................08/22/2011

NOA2 TEXT/EMAIL. NO RFE.....................01/05/2012

NVC RECEIVED......................................01/21/2012

NVC LEFT...............................................01/24/2012

PACKET 3 RECEIVED..............................02/01/2012

PACKET 3 RETURNED.............................02/04/2012

MEDICAL................................................02/17/2012

DS-2001 MAILED.....................................02/23/2012

PACKET 4 RECEIVED..............................03/02/2012

INTERVIEW............................................03/14/2012 APPROVED

POE ATLANTA.........................................04/03/2012

AOS approved 3/29/13 after almost 10 months of waiting. No RFE's and no interview.

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Hello,Can someone please help! Is anyone going through the same situation.....I am a British citizen married to a us citizen... Married Feb 2011 I had my interview in London in October 2011 and i was told it had been approved!! lease pay DX Secure and your passport should be with you in 5-10 days...so i wait and no passport:( called the embassy who reply your case has been put into administration process!! OMG!! WHY ME!!! I call, emil and they dont tell me anything and i must wait... I was not given any forms to say it was under administration process or they needed any more documents..Can someone please explain AP.. What happens and how long it could take?My husband also contacted the Congress women and senator who have also written to the London embassy...

AP is very uncommon for British citizens.

Were you by any chance born in a high fraud country? Do you have an Arabic sounding name? Have you previously held a different citizenship?

These are common reasons for cases going into AP.

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Is the beneficiary male or female?

It is very common for male applicants from Pakistan/India and nearby territories to go through this AP process. Your parents being Pakistani is enough reason for them to do it. There is no way around it. Plain and simple they want to make sure you are not involved in any illegitimate activities.

You have no choice but to wait it out. Consider yourself lucky your case is at the British consulate, so it will hopefully be relatively faster than usual. Some male applicants from the Pakistani consulate have been stuck in AP for over a year.

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Hi,Thank you for your quick reply...I am born in England but my parents are both born in Pakistan... I have traveled a few times to Pakistan to visit family....

That's most likely the reason. Applicants from Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan are usually put through mandatory AP. It's sad to say, but your Pakistani heritage is more than likely the reason for AP, even though you're a natural born Brit.

They sometimes go by your parents' country of birth. Also, if you hold dual citizenship, that's almost a definite AP.

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Its also a blessing (I know it doesnt seem that way now) that they have kept a hold of your passport. Once you have cleared AP you should receive your visa hopefully!

I love my husband!!

I-130 sent - 9/5/2011

NOA 1 received and routed to CSC - 9/22/2011

Petition Touched - 9/27/2011

Expedite Request sent - 02/24/2012

NOA 2 - 03/21/2012 (without need for expedite)

NVC Receive - 04/09/2012

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That's most likely the reason. Applicants from Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan are usually put through mandatory AP. It's sad to say, but your Pakistani heritage is more likely than not the reason for AP, even though you're a natural born Brit.

:thumbs: :thumbs: i totally agree

edit: i imagine they will be doing extra checks on your parents and also on your visits to Pakistan. hopefully it will be a quick process for you :)

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I-129F SENT............................................08/15/2011

NOA1 TEXT/EMAIL...................................08/22/2011

NOA2 TEXT/EMAIL. NO RFE.....................01/05/2012

NVC RECEIVED......................................01/21/2012

NVC LEFT...............................................01/24/2012

PACKET 3 RECEIVED..............................02/01/2012

PACKET 3 RETURNED.............................02/04/2012

MEDICAL................................................02/17/2012

DS-2001 MAILED.....................................02/23/2012

PACKET 4 RECEIVED..............................03/02/2012

INTERVIEW............................................03/14/2012 APPROVED

POE ATLANTA.........................................04/03/2012

AOS approved 3/29/13 after almost 10 months of waiting. No RFE's and no interview.

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Thank you everyone...

i was born in England and my parents have been living in England for the last 45 years...i have traveld to the US a number of times on my visa waiver before i got married and never had any problems. to the previous post i am a female and my husband is the US citizen... The fact that they dont tell you anything is annoying

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I was born and lived in India till 25 then moved to UK. now UK citizen for last 8 years. But i will be taking Police clearance certifcate from India. Do you think that might case might go for AP eventhough i will have police clearance with me.

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Hi,

Thank you for your quick reply...I am born in England but my parents are both born in Pakistan... I have traveled a few times to Pakistan to visit family....

Not only are they checking your background they are checking the trips to pakistan too as well as your living in india. don't worry.. since your AP is being done in UK more than likely you will clear it within a couple of months... unlike those in Islamabad.. ;) have faith it won't last long!

The other posts are correct while it's uncommon its your heritage and trips to Pakistan that they need to clear.. that's it..

and nobody can make it go faster it will end when it ends... your representatives can get more information but they can't make it finish...

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10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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to Louise1234 Not only are they checking your background they are checking the trips to pakistan too as well as your living in india. don't worry.. since your AP is being done in UK more than likely you will clear it within a couple of months... unlike those in Islamabad.. ;) have faith it won't last long!

The other posts are correct while it's uncommon its your heritage and trips to Pakistan that they need to clear.. that's it..

and nobody can make it go faster it will end when it ends... your representatives can get more information but they can't make it finish...

Wouldn't let me edit... so im editing this.. to the poster uktousa your living in india may require some work but it would also clear pretty quickly

Edited by EAbbas

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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http://travel.state.gov/visa/a_zindex/a_zindex_4353.html

Hello,

Can someone please help! Is anyone going through the same situation.....I am a British citizen married to a us citizen... Married Feb 2011

I had my interview in London in October 2011 and i was told it had been approved!! lease pay DX Secure and your passport should be with you in 5-10 days...so i wait and no passport:( called the embassy who reply your case has been put into administration process!! OMG!! WHY ME!!! I call, emil and they dont tell me anything and i must wait... I was not given any forms to say it was under administration process or they needed any more documents..

Can someone please explain AP.. What happens and how long it could take?

My husband also contacted the Congress women and senator who have also written to the London embassy...

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if you've previously held Indian citizenship, they may put you in AP. It's not mandatory for previous citizens of common AP countries, but it happens on a regular basis. The good news is that if you do end up in AP, they'll be doing it in London and not in New Dehli.. Meaning it'll probably go by a lot quicker.

As for police clearence, this won't help you out of AP, that's just to check for any criminal history. AP I suspect is more to check for possible extremism or fraud.. As silly as it may sound.

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Thank you everyone...i was born in England and my parents have been living in England for the last 45 years...i have traveld to the US a number of times on my visa waiver before i got married and never had any problems. to the previous post i am a female and my husband is the US citizen... The fact that they dont tell you anything is annoying

The good news it you'll be put through AP in London, not Islamabad.

If you've previously been admitted under the VWP I'm assuming you won't have many problems through AP. But AP is a lot more thourough than whatever checks they do when arriving on the VWP - On the VWP you're just a visitor for up to 90 days. On a CR-1, you'll be moving for good.

As silly as it may sound, they check for potential links to extremism, fraud etc. how they do it, I have no clue.

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