Anyone else have experience with administrative processing for IR5 category

[Aeolus 0]

Hello all:

My mother-in-law had interview at Islamabad on July 22, 203, but was placed on administrative processing. when I check the website it states the following:

"Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved, it will be processed and mailed/available within two business days. Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, Immigrant Visas for "Diversity Visas" cannot be issued after September 30th of the year in which you were selected to apply for a Diversity Visa. For example, entrants into the Diversity Visa Program in Fall of 2011 were selected for Diversity Visa 2012 Program, and selectees MUST apply and receive their visa prior to September 30, 2012 otherwise they lose eligibility to receive a Diversity Immigrant Visa, regardless of additional administrative processing. In addition, please note that some immigrant visas may not be able to be issued if the annual numerical limit for that category has been reached.

For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV"

I have some questions:

1. About how long will this administrative processing take?

2. Anyone on VJ have similar experience specifically in the IR5 category?

3. Does anyone know if Islamabad consulate generally finished administrative processing quickly? or could it be months?

4. She was also told that she would have to pay $160.00 fee when she picked up the visa? What is the fee for?

Thanks in advance for all your help

[Hypnos 6,576]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/a_zindex/a_zindex_4353.html

It can take weeks, sometimes months, and, rarely, years.

[Ning 619]

Hello all:

My mother-in-law had interview at Islamabad on July 22, 203, but was placed on administrative processing. when I check the website it states the following:

"Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved, it will be processed and mailed/available within two business days. Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, Immigrant Visas for "Diversity Visas" cannot be issued after September 30th of the year in which you were selected to apply for a Diversity Visa. For example, entrants into the Diversity Visa Program in Fall of 2011 were selected for Diversity Visa 2012 Program, and selectees MUST apply and receive their visa prior to September 30, 2012 otherwise they lose eligibility to receive a Diversity Immigrant Visa, regardless of additional administrative processing. In addition, please note that some immigrant visas may not be able to be issued if the annual numerical limit for that category has been reached.

For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV"

I have some questions:

1. About how long will this administrative processing take?

2. Anyone on VJ have similar experience specifically in the IR5 category?

3. Does anyone know if Islamabad consulate generally finished administrative processing quickly? or could it be months?

4. She was also told that she would have to pay $160.00 fee when she picked up the visa? What is the fee for?

Thanks in advance for all your help

No one can tell you how long the A P will take. It can be days, weeks months or even more. This is a very difficult thing to endure but it must be done.

The fee is the visa application fee.

[Waitingggg 20]

No one can tell you how long the A P will take. It can be days, weeks months or even more. This is a very difficult thing to endure but it must be done.

The fee is the visa application fee.

My father and mother in law are in ap for more than 5 month I know someone else who is also in Ap since December!

[badluck 0]

2 years in ap still no update

[harley2012 2]

On 8/29/2013 at 2:53 PM, badluck said:

2 years in ap still no update

hi...i know this was in 2013, but i wonder what happened to your case...do you mind sharing?