Administrative Review

[Zahara&Mo 0]

Why does the Administrative Review process take so long? I am sure that USCIS does not treat every application fairly. Depending on where you or your fiance(e) is from, they will make it absolutely difficult and drag out the process. If my fiance were in say London, he would have been here by now. But because he is in Africa, we have been made to wait over 1 year now.... and counting. His interview was over 4 months ago. I just feel very down and depressed. I don't understand why they must treat some like criminals, and others like kings & queens. I apologize, I am just extremely frustrated. Thank you for reading my venting

[jkelly07 120]

africa has a lot of immigratiom freud,so your put in administrative review, more back round checks then normal more data base it takes longer.sorry your going through this it takes a long time for them to make a decision, i know how you feel frustated.i hope it turns out ok for you.

[Que Saudade 284]

Because bad people make it harder for good people. Unfortunately, MENA countries have a high incidence of fraud. Thus, the process becomes stringent for those areas. It is an attempt to weed out the fraud.

Best wishes on your wait.

[Zahara&Mo 0]

africa has a lot of immigratiom freud,so your put in administrative review, more back round checks then normal more data base it takes longer.sorry your going through this it takes a long time for them to make a decision, i know how you feel frustated.i hope it turns out ok for you.

Thanks. It is very frustrating that's all. I wish there was some other way or process we could try instead. I am quickly losing hope.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Thanks. It is very frustrating that's all. I wish there was some other way or process we could try instead. I am quickly losing hope.

Red the Islamabad AP thread.Pakistan are thrown in to Mandatory AP and some been waiting over a year and longer.

So I gather you were denied at interview and your case is being sent back to USCIS and you are waiting on a decision? It is time consuming its not like they are jumping over barrels to rush to render a decision I am afraid. Its alot of time.

What was the reason for denial? Have you been able to address the denial issues and be ready with evidence to combat it?

Because if you get a NOIR you will only have 30 days to present your evidence and send in. So you need to know if you don't already know why the denial and what you need to do to overcone it. I gather your case has already left the embassy?

It will be okay but you have to get tough and hit them with what they want evidence. And sometimes that may mean cancelling this petition and getting married depending on why you were denied.

[Zahara&Mo 0]

Red the Islamabad AP thread.Pakistan are thrown in to Mandatory AP and some been waiting over a year and longer.

So I gather you were denied at interview and your case is being sent back to USCIS and you are waiting on a decision? It is time consuming its not like they are jumping over barrels to rush to render a decision I am afraid. Its alot of time.

What was the reason for denial? Have you been able to address the denial issues and be ready with evidence to combat it?

Because if you get a NOIR you will only have 30 days to present your evidence and send in. So you need to know if you don't already know why the denial and what you need to do to overcone it. I gather your case has already left the embassy?

It will be okay but you have to get tough and hit them with what they want evidence. And sometimes that may mean cancelling this petition and getting married depending on why you were denied.

No, we were not denied. Our case is still under "Administrative Review." After his interview, it all went well and the Consular gave out positive vibes. The case was taken to AR and we are still waiting. I don't even want to think about what I would do if we were denied.

[djricky4 67]

the good thing about it is that you know that if he is one step closer to seeing you. Im sorry to hear that your fiancee is in AR. hope he is cleared to come soon IF everything is alright on that side

[Zahara&Mo 0]

the good thing about it is that you know that if he is one step closer to seeing you. Im sorry to hear that your fiancee is in AR. hope he is cleared to come soon IF everything is alright on that side

Thank you.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Hang in there. It will all be worth the wait.

[Zahara&Mo 0]

Hang in there. It will all be worth the wait.

I know it will. Thank you so much!

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

It is not surprising that AP/AR takes place after an interview. The CO will let you know if anything else is needed from you

or if the visa will be refused or approved.

Our case was in AP 17 months and then the CO refused the issuance of a visa and returned the case back to USCIS with recommendation for review.

You can call DOS for periodic status updates. 202-663-1225, press 1,0.

If, after 12 months or so, you have had no status change you can do a senatorial inquiry.

There is nothing anyone can do to speed up or end the process of AP/AR.

[Zahara&Mo 0]

It is not surprising that AP/AR takes place after an interview. The CO will let you know if anything else is needed from you

or if the visa will be refused or approved.

Our case was in AP 17 months and then the CO refused the issuance of a visa and returned the case back to USCIS with recommendation for review.

You can call DOS for periodic status updates. 202-663-1225, press 1,0.

If, after 12 months or so, you have had no status change you can do a senatorial inquiry.

There is nothing anyone can do to speed up or end the process of AP/AR.

This was very helpful, thank you! I shall do that. I guess it's all a waiting game.

[NY_BX 397]

This was very helpful, thank you! I shall do that. I guess it's all a waiting game.

I was about to tell you, AP/ AR doesn't mean the visa is approved or denied. It means they need to do more checks to then decide. So, it could still be denied

The background checks are for national security. If your SO has a common name it may 'hit' the list of terrorists, pirates, etc. They want to make sure you aren't petitioning for someone that a) is a threat to national security and b) isn't lying to the US government and to you. It's not they're discriminating just because they feel like it. It's because unfortunately the country is notoriously known for fraud. So yes, it's true someone from a country like UK or Australian isn't as scrutinized as someone from MENA. If you hit the 'red flags' that makes it even more difficult.

I hope you're approved soon!

[Cathi 5,748]

Red the Islamabad AP thread.Pakistan are thrown in to Mandatory AP and some been waiting over a year and longer.

So I gather you were denied at interview and your case is being sent back to USCIS and you are waiting on a decision? It is time consuming its not like they are jumping over barrels to rush to render a decision I am afraid. Its alot of time.

What was the reason for denial? Have you been able to address the denial issues and be ready with evidence to combat it?

Because if you get a NOIR you will only have 30 days to present your evidence and send in. So you need to know if you don't already know why the denial and what you need to do to overcone it. I gather your case has already left the embassy?

It will be okay but you have to get tough and hit them with what they want evidence. And sometimes that may mean cancelling this petition and getting married depending on why you were denied.

administrative review is NOT a denial, it is done for further background checks not sent back to the USCIS. If your case is sent back to the USCIS it is a sent with the recommendation to deny or revoke..2 different things totally