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Ok to travel while visa is still in administrative processing?

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dxbgirl000   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Arab Emirates
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Hi everyone!

My husband's I-130 visa is undergoing administrative processing (AP). It's been in AP for over 4 months now. Since we haven't seen each other for so long and have been apart (I'm in the US and he lives in UAE) we're planning to probably take a two week vacation to a new country that neither of us have been to, but both can travel to without having to worry about applying for visit visas, etc. We both agree it'll be a good time to get away and have some time to ourselves without having to worry about this whole visa wait! :)

With that said, is it safe for him to travel while his case is still undergoing administrative processing?

Just a little extra info: his case is being processed at the Abu Dhabi embassy and I assume that our case is a little out of the ordinary now because most cases don't take this long at Abu Dhabi to complete AP (their site says 99% cases complete AP in under 6 months). He's also lived in the Middle East his entire life and is a Pakistani national. If there's any additional info needed to make it easier to answer this question, please let me know! Thanks!!

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theunknown   5

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Egypt
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Hi everyone!

My husband's I-130 visa is undergoing administrative processing (AP). It's been in AP for over 4 months now. Since we haven't seen each other for so long and have been apart (I'm in the US and he lives in UAE) we're planning to probably take a two week vacation to a new country that neither of us have been to, but both can travel to without having to worry about applying for visit visas, etc. We both agree it'll be a good time to get away and have some time to ourselves without having to worry about this whole visa wait! :)

With that said, is it safe for him to travel while his case is still undergoing administrative processing?

Just a little extra info: his case is being processed at the Abu Dhabi embassy and I assume that our case is a little out of the ordinary now because most cases don't take this long at Abu Dhabi to complete AP (their site says 99% cases complete AP in under 6 months). He's also lived in the Middle East his entire life and is a Pakistani national. If there's any additional info needed to make it easier to answer this question, please let me know! Thanks!!

oh well its ok for u and him to travel but keep in mind that u never know when the AP will be done so it could any time even when u are away on vacation when that happen they will him to send his passport to give him the visa if he even has the passport now and the embassy didnt keep after the interview. so he safe to travel during the AP just keep what I said on mind. Good Luck

K1 visa process
06/08/2011 I-129 sent
06/11/2011 I-129F NOA1 (Receipt)
09/23/2011 I-129F NOA2 (Approved)
10/11/2011 Package Received By NVC
10/11/2011 Package Left From NVC
10/16/2011 Received By Consulate
10/20/2011 Rec Instructions (Pkt 3)
11/09/2011 Complete Instructions (Pkt 3)
01/21/2012 Rec Appointment Letter (Pkt 4)
02/21/2012 Interview Date (K1 Visa)
02/21/2012 Interview Result Approved
02/29/2012 K1 Visa Received

03/16/2012 US Entry
03/19/2012 Marriage

Our AOS process
03/29/2012 AOS I-485/ EAD I-765/ AP I-131 filed
04/04/2012 NOA1 for AOS/ EAD/ AP
04/23/2012 Case transferred
05/08/2012 Biometric Appt Date for AOS and EAD
06/01/2012 EAD and Ap approved
06/09/2012 EAD and Ap combo card received
08/24/2012 AOS Approved
09/09/2012 Green Card received with no interview

Removing Conditions

05/27/2014 I-751 sent to Vermont Service Center

05/30/2014 Package Received

06/02/2014 NOA1

07/07/2014 Biometrics Appointment

12/01/2014 case transferred for California service center

01/13/2015 Second Biometrics appointment

01/23/2015 case approved

01/31/2015 Card Received

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Harsh_77   718

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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You are ok to travel, I am assuming he still has his passport and not the consulate in that case you both can travel.

Once the approval comes he can send his passport for the stamp to consulate.

No need to worry even if your approval comes while you are on vacation (assuming you are only going on vacation for couple weeks)

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sweetgal8   4

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I have a strange question to ask. My fiancé sent the K-1 visa petition late February. Since I am still waiting for answers, I am currently working in Canada and I intend to travel to Cuba for vacation (not with my fiance but a friend).

Would this negatively affect my application? I know the united states has a firm stance against Cuba...

*** I am the beneficiary ***

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K-1 Visa Timeline!

Service Center : Texas Service Center

Transferred? No

Consulate : Montreal, Canada

I-129F Sent : 2014-02-10

NOA1 : 2014-02-18

NOA2 USCIS Notification - Hardcopy : 2014-08-11 (174 days)

Case received by NVC: 2014-08-15

Case number assigned: 2014-08-27

Case left NVC to consulate: 2014-08-28

Received by consulate: 2014-09-08

Received Packet 3: 2014-09-12

Sent Packet 3: 2014-12-05

Received Packet 4: 2014-12-11

Medical: 2015-01-19

Interview Date: 2015-02-06 (APPROVED)

 
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