How long for a visa to be issued?

[Nargisi 0]

Hi and Salaam,

So I am a little stressed about this whole procedures for a K1 visa. My fiance finally had his interview on Oct. 7th at the US Embassy in Kabul. His interview went very well and wasn't asked a lot of questions since I was there visitng him. One of the questions they had asked him was where is your fiance now and his answer was she is here waiting outside the embassy for me and after that they didnt' ask much questions. They gave him a yellow card and told him to drop off his medical exam reports once that was completed. After we received the results he turned in the results only. They had told him they will contact him and ask him to drop off his passport which was not collected at the time of the medical exam.

He just got an email the other day saying "The AP processing of your Special Immigrant Visa is al ost done. In order to complete the processing of your case, we request that you bring the following documets to the Embassy in Kabul as soon as Possible: Passport(S)"

My question is how long after this will they issue a visa? Also, why would it say Special Immigrant Visa, isn't this a visa for translators?

Any help would be greatly appreciate it!!!! Thanks!

[Elizabeth2 1]

just a question when did your Fiance received the email about dropping off his passport for visa? My Fiance is waiting almost 6 months now after his interview, i am just worried about it.

[Nargisi 0]

He received the email on November 12th just a few days ago.

I am just curious to know how long will they keep his passport and what the next step is. Elizabeth is your fiancés case in admin processing as well? And did they collect his passport at the interview,?

[Elizabeth2 1]

No they did not collect his passport, he is still under AP. I wish you and your Fiancé good luck

[AP_kills 0]

Hi Nargis i got same kind of email asking for PP... did you submit your passport n got visa yet

[help2013 0]

Hi Nargis i got same kind of email asking for PP... did you submit your passport n got visa yet

When did you get this email?

[DanielleB 5]

We also received an email stating that his visa was ready for issuance. He dropped his PP off on Sunday, and said there were a lot of people there dropping off passports as well. I am thinking since there were so many dropping passports off, issuance of visa may take a little longer than usual. I have heard it normally takes 3 or 4 days, but could be up to 2 weeks.

[AP_kills 0]

help: i got email last week, lets keep each other posted since we are on the same boat

[DanielleB 5]

I wonder if the visa issuance is going to slow down for a few days because of the Loya Jigra.

[Nargisi 0]

Hi Nargis i got same kind of email asking for PP... did you submit your passport n got visa yet

My fiance submitted his Passport on the same day he was contacted which was on the 12th of November. And exactly a week later yesterday on the 18th I checked his status online and it said, ISSUED, "Your visa is in final processing. If you have not received it in more than 10 working days, please see the webpage for contact information of the embassy or consulate where you submitted your application."

ALHAMDULLILAHHHHH..... Insh'Allah he gets a call soon asking him to come and pick up his passport with the Visa.

A friend of mine was in the same situation and he got a call two days after Visa being issued and Embassy told her to come pick up her passport on the 25th of November.

I hope this Info is somewhat helpful to everyone.

[Nargisi 0]

I wonder if the visa issuance is going to slow down for a few days because of the Loya Jigra.

I REALLLLLLLLLLLLY hope it doesn't. I am worried that maybe the security situation will worsen with the Loya Jirga and they slow down everything. They should issue all Visa's ASAP so before things get worse everyone is able to travel and come.

[AP_kills 0]

wow that is so helpful, unfortunately my medicals were expired and am due to submit my medicals with my Passport.... hope they will still be issuing the visas lol... InshAllah...

[DanielleB 5]

When do medical examinations expire? My fiancé's was well over a year ago, but they did not mention him bringing this with him/or updating it.

[AP_kills 0]

Medicals are valid for 1 year... my medicals were expired last month October 2013.

[Nargisi 0]

So good news is that the Loya Jirga stuff is not effecting US Embassy and they are still opened, even though most business's and gov't offices in Kabul are closed. The US Embassy in Kabul is issuing Visa's and people have been called to pick up their passports on Sunday and Monday (at least those days I know about from people) after 1:00pm.