AP:Help!

[khalilandkhalilah 1]

After calling the NVC today to see if they received my approved I-129F petition they told me it is in Administrative Processing. I was so disappointed! He could not give me a timeline as to how long it will be in AP. He just told me to keep checking back periodically to see if they forwarded it to the embassy. What does this mean? Has anyone been through this before? Can anyone give me an idea of how long i can expect my case to be in AP?

[reese1 68]

After calling the NVC today to see if they received my approved I-129F petition they told me it is in Administrative Processing. I was so disappointed! He could not give me a timeline as to how long it will be in AP. He just told me to keep checking back periodically to see if they forwarded it to the embassy. What does this mean? Has anyone been through this before? Can anyone give me an idea of how long i can expect my case to be in AP?

Sorry to hear you are in AP, it is random at the NVC stage and should only take 3 weeks. At least that is how long it took for mine.

[khalilandkhalilah 1]

3 weeks?..ok i hope it only takes that long. I really did not know cases could be put in AP at this stage.

[reese1 68]

3 weeks?..ok i hope it only takes that long. I really did not know cases could be put in AP at this stage.

Me neither I thought something was wrong at first, but I found out it was something that is done randomly. It was only three weeks exactly and was then sent on to the Embassy. Best of luck to you!

[khalilandkhalilah 1]

ok thank you!

[Steph_wp 0]

ok thank you!

Hi there, this AP is just done randomly, we were there for close to 3 weeks and by the time it gets out of it, within a couple of days you will have your interview date scheduled, primarily the petitioner will receive an email about their interview being scheduled and then later the beneficiary receives the post and/or email later. We had undergone the same process, but we really used to call NVC/DOS a couple of times every week to know the status. Do keep checking your applicant case status https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/. You are still good, don't worry, you will hear what your ears need to, soon enough All the best!!!

[khalilandkhalilah 1]

Hi there, this AP is just done randomly, we were there for close to 3 weeks and by the time it gets out of it, within a couple of days you will have your interview date scheduled, primarily the petitioner will receive an email about their interview being scheduled and then later the beneficiary receives the post and/or email later. We had undergone the same process, but we really used to call NVC/DOS a couple of times every week to know the status. Do keep checking your applicant case status https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/. You are still good, don't worry, you will hear what your ears need to, soon enough All the best!!!

ok thank you so much for shedding some light on this! Guess I just have to be patient!

[TBoneTX 46,277]

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[sarsorti 36]

Hi there, this AP is just done randomly, we were there for close to 3 weeks and by the time it gets out of it, within a couple of days you will have your interview date scheduled, primarily the petitioner will receive an email about their interview being scheduled and then later the beneficiary receives the post and/or email later. We had undergone the same process, but we really used to call NVC/DOS a couple of times every week to know the status. Do keep checking your applicant case status https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/. You are still good, don't worry, you will hear what your ears need to, soon enough All the best!!!

Does this mean the embassy can still and most probably will put her through AP again? Just curious.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Yeah, we were also put in Administrative or Additional Processing (AP) shortly after our approved petition was received at the NVC. Thankfully, It only lasted a week or two. As others have said, just keep calling every day to follow-up on the progress.

After your approved petition and visa application are at the embassy, the embassy CAN also place your case in AP.

The two AP events may not be necessarily related or necessarily dependent on each other.

Good luck!