Administrative Processing Before Interview??

[Ms Hogan 295]

I should have been more clear. Generally, it seems to me that most people placed in Administrative Processing have some ties (either born in a Middle Eastern/Muslim country or their parents have ties or something.) As a casual browser of this forum, I haven't really read many examples of a person being in AP who don't have these ties. I wanted to make it clear that our AP is for another reason (based on more searching, it seems to be because of the middle name thing), because the advice and timeline might be different than the more nebulous, and more common, "AP because the US wants to make the applicant doesn't have terrorist ties."

Anyway, it seemed relevant to me, and I didn't mean to insult anyone or seem biased or anything like that!

I want to also say that I feel your comments and questions were relevant. Most of the AP we read about here is indeed from folks who have ties to countries that do not have good relations with the U.S. It also happens to Canadians who have parents from such places even though they themselves were born in Canada.

Your thoughts and questions are accurate based on what we learn in these forums. It is rare for someone from Canada who has no ties such as those mentioned to be put into AP. I have read though that there are times when someone has a very common name to be delayed because of it taking longer to complete all the criminal background checks since they have to make sure John Smith or David Jones isn't the same John Smith or David Jones that has a lifetime ban or is wanted somewhere for something. I know that sounds silly but it is true and if your paperwork didn't include a middle name maybe that is the case? Obviously I don't know your husbands name but just wanted to share another thought with you to consider.

It is hard to be patient because we all just want to be with our loved ones but hang in there. You are nearing the end!