Delay after US Immigrant interview

[Neha 0]

Hi! I am a US citizen and I filed for immigration for my husband at the Newdelhi embassy ( both of living in NewDelhi, India currently) , he got called for his immigrant interview on May 1st 2012 and at the end of his interview his passport was retained, he was given a piece of white paper stating " Please bear with us while your case undergoes mandatory administrative processing. We have retained your passport to more quickly process your visa when the processing has been completed. When the processing is complete, we will send the passport and visa to you via VFS. " Its' been nearly two months since then, even after follow up and tracking theres' no word yet from either the Newdelhi embassy or vfs on where or how long it'll take for us to know whether the visa was approved or not...All I get online is "Your passport is under process at the US embassy/Consulate"...anyone have any ideas on how to follow up more on this??

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Oh, dreaded Administrative Processing. This happens a lot at New Delhi and a lot of other consulates, and there's no good way to know how much longer it will be, and virtually no way to make it go faster. Some people have the US petitioner's elected officials do inquiries with the consulate, but they often end up in the same place you are: getting messages that the case continues under administrative processing. So frustrating. Hopefully you can connect with other New Delhi filers who have been through this for support.

[Neha 0]

Hi! I am a US citizen and I filed for immigration for my husband at the Newdelhi embassy ( both of living in NewDelhi, India currently) , he got called for his immigrant interview on May 1st 2012 and at the end of his interview his passport was retained, he was given a piece of white paper stating " Please bear with us while your case undergoes mandatory administrative processing. We have retained your passport to more quickly process your visa when the processing has been completed. When the processing is complete, we will send the passport and visa to you via VFS. "

Its' been nearly two months since then, even after follow up and tracking theres' no word yet from either the Newdelhi embassy or Vfs helpline on where or how long it'll take for us to know whether the visa was approved or not...All I get online is "Your passport is under process at the US embassy/Consulate"...Could ANYONE help me in finding a way to follow up more on this? Thank you!

[Neha 0]

Oh, dreaded Administrative Processing. This happens a lot at New Delhi and a lot of other consulates, and there's no good way to know how much longer it will be, and virtually no way to make it go faster. Some people have the US petitioner's elected officials do inquiries with the consulate, but they often end up in the same place you are: getting messages that the case continues under administrative processing. So frustrating. Hopefully you can connect with other New Delhi filers who have been through this for support.

Sigh! This is really frustrating...I called the VFS Helpline and all they have to say is have patience....!!!! I'm due to fly out to US on 5th July, could I follow up with the embassy out there in SFO ? Would that be productive?

[DeW_DrOpS 21]

Hi! I am a US citizen and I filed for immigration for my husband at the Newdelhi embassy ( both of living in NewDelhi, India currently) , he got called for his immigrant interview on May 1st 2012 and at the end of his interview his passport was retained, he was given a piece of white paper stating " Please bear with us while your case undergoes mandatory administrative processing. We have retained your passport to more quickly process your visa when the processing has been completed. When the processing is complete, we will send the passport and visa to you via VFS. "

Its' been nearly two months since then, even after follow up and tracking theres' no word yet from either the Newdelhi embassy or Vfs helpline on where or how long it'll take for us to know whether the visa was approved or not...All I get online is "Your passport is under process at the US embassy/Consulate"...Could ANYONE help me in finding a way to follow up more on this? Thank you!

Well..sad to hear abt ur case but New Delhi Embassy is very strict in Issuing Visa as compared to Mumbai Consulate. According to what u hav posted it seems that they r doing Name check on ur Husband.

How was his Interview ...what que did Consul asked him??? Has he ever visited US of any other country before. And more importantly did he visit any Gulf countries before???

If so, then they will be probably doing background check on his name. But if its just a Name check then u will get Passport back with Visa soon, Cant say how soon coz Administrative processing varies with cases. But if everything is ok then it may take 2-4 months to clear. ...

[Neha 0]

Well..sad to hear abt ur case but New Delhi Embassy is very strict in Issuing Visa as compared to Mumbai Consulate. According to what u hav posted it seems that they r doing Name check on ur Husband.

How was his Interview ...what que did Consul asked him??? Has he ever visited US of any other country before. And more importantly did he visit any Gulf countries before???

If so, then they will be probably doing background check on his name. But if its just a Name check then u will get Passport back with Visa soon, Cant say how soon coz Administrative processing varies with cases. But if everything is ok then it may take 2-4 months to clear. ...

His interview went well , however since I'm working here in Delhi with the American embassy school on a contract they had questions about my job back in States. I had shown joint sponsors as my income wasn't sufficient alone to sponsor him but together with my parents it was more than enough. I believe that would have been the hitch but we had every kind of paperwork possible ready to show and the Officer seemed to be okay with everything except my job. My husband has visited the US before on a tourist visa , no gulf countries ever...I'm wondering if worst to worst , its' denied, could I apply for him again in the US itself?? So anxious and stressed out...

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[Lub2012 0]

His interview went well , however since I'm working here in Delhi with the American embassy school on a contract they had questions about my job back in States. I had shown joint sponsors as my income wasn't sufficient alone to sponsor him but together with my parents it was more than enough. I believe that would have been the hitch but we had every kind of paperwork possible ready to show and the Officer seemed to be okay with everything except my job. My husband has visited the US before on a tourist visa , no gulf countries ever...I'm wondering if worst to worst , its' denied, could I apply for him again in the US itself?? So anxious and stressed out...

Neha,

This is totally normal for New Delhi. My fiancee had her interview on May 9th, told approved & then, was put in AP later. It is going to be two months in a week & we have not received her passport yet. Does your husband has a common name? If so, don't be surprised if it takes two to three months to get the visa.

you can e-mail the embassy via VFS but you will ge their standard response. I have heard AP can last anywhere from two to three months. you can have your senator or US reprentative inquiry on your behalf. Unfortunately, you cannot do a whole lot about this AP. It takes as long it takes. Good Luck & keep us posted.

[hsn 2]

Hi! I am a US citizen and I filed for immigration for my husband at the Newdelhi embassy ( both of living in NewDelhi, India currently) , he got called for his immigrant interview on May 1st 2012 and at the end of his interview his passport was retained, he was given a piece of white paper stating " Please bear with us while your case undergoes mandatory administrative processing. We have retained your passport to more quickly process your visa when the processing has been completed. When the processing is complete, we will send the passport and visa to you via VFS. " Its' been nearly two months since then, even after follow up and tracking theres' no word yet from either the Newdelhi embassy or vfs on where or how long it'll take for us to know whether the visa was approved or not...All I get online is "Your passport is under process at the US embassy/Consulate"...anyone have any ideas on how to follow up more on this??

Any new update on your case?

Thanks