Administrative Processing on CEAC site.

[DavidAden 0]

Hi all,

wondering if anyone is currently having a similar experience as myself.

Had my visa interview on the 4th September, very nice lady behind the window told me my visa has been approved i have to be there by 13th January unless I want to go through all the medical again. She then continued to tell me that I do though however need to take this blue piece of paper and return it with the courier service to the embassy with another Affidavit of Support and my passport, W2 of supporting party and tax returns for previous year. I managed to get all of these things, though it took time, I sent these documents off to the embassy on the 28th October and am still awaiting the return of everything within the supposed 5-10 working days.

Previous experience tells me that the time schedules are never accurate, though I am becoming concerned as my visa status on the CEAC website is currently 'Administrative Processing' and has been since the 1st November.

My wife in the states is calling the DoS to enquire as to if there is any kind of hold up with my application??!?

I am becoming quite frustrated as I haven't seen my wife in 2 months and we don't know when I will be able to travel with no date set yet.

I have read threads which state that your surname being related or having a link to a Middle Eastern country or any origin can hold your Admin for a while, I have never had foreign relatives, though my surname is Aden, the capital City and Gulf of Yemen are also spelt similar and after research my surname is actually quite a common Muslim forename.

Hopefully i havent offended anyone just wondering whether anyone is/has gone through this ordeal?

Thanks.

[sidfishman 0]

Hey David,

I'm in the same boat....

My hubby went to his CR-1 interview, everything seemd fine, but he still got a white paper asking for additional proof (which was sent the very next day).

This was on Dec 10 2013 (3 days ago).

Since ... I've been so "crazy" as I feel I have no idea as to what about to come.

Thet told him to send both his old and new passport, to sign up for the carrier services and to send a copy of my mothers passport (shes our sponsor).

I don't know if it's the ME thing, but the Jerusalem Website says that no visa is issued on the day of he interview... and that all applicants go through AP...

In the CEAC it comes up as AP.... We have been married for 4Y and have a 3YO girl.

I feel like I'm lossing my mind... I want to go home...

Is the AP a common thing?

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[DavidAden 0]

Hey,

Thanks for the reply, it seems like it is myself and my wife have been married for nearly 3 now, and my passport has been with the US consulate in London for over 40 days now . I am putting this down to, maybe me being optimistic, the government shut down, which may have backlogged the processing times for up to a month, I haven't seen my wife in over 2 months now and am beginning to become quite frustrated with the process. Though try and call the U.S Department of state if you are in AP for over or exactly 60 days, hopefully you wont be. If you call them after this time they are obliged to inform you of your status by more than a short sentence of words on a website.

hope you get home soon!!!!