Administrative processing after interview US embassy in Cairo

[lukamari 6]

My husband received his visa 8/9, five days after the visa was issued. Yayyyy! Leaving next Wednesday or Thursday. I cannot wait!

Couple things... That ustraveldocs.com website does not track passports for immigrant visas, only non-immigrant. When looking up his passport there it never once updated to show that it left the embassy or that it was at Aramex and ready for pick up. Aramex sent my husband a text message.

[Sata 1]

My husband received his visa 8/9, five days after the visa was issued. Yayyyy! Leaving next Wednesday or Thursday. I cannot wait!

Couple things... That ustraveldocs.com website does not track passports for immigrant visas, only non-immigrant. When looking up his passport there it never once updated to show that it left the embassy or that it was at Aramex and ready for pick up. Aramex sent my husband a text message.

Congrats

[Halalbrother 23]

Congratulations to all who received their visa.

@Halalbrother, thank you for the support, we will get there soon.

I am exactly like the couple who recently got issued in Cairo under K1. Someone who's father works at the consulate in Tokyo informed me that K1 cases are extremely difficult, and when the CO keeps your passport, it is automatically AP under the Background checks category, which takes a long time because they check names, records, background, flags, databases, Interpol, consulate databases, and travel checks. He also said that when the passport is not kept, it is usually a decision hesitation by the CO. Background checks take from 3 months to 2 years, they are held by an agency in New York not Washington. The checks done in Washington are terrorism related.

I will explain further from what I was explained:

Taking your passport and keeping in the consulate has a big meaning for people who say it doesn't. The consulate basically is trying to keep you inside the country and not allow you to travel, the checks will be done, but if you travel, that basically means more check should be done and so on. This is true because let's take my case as an example, I was in AP and then I requested to pick up my passport from the consulate because I was traveling, I needed an approval to pick it up, I was also requested to drop it back again when I come come, and I was also asked how many days I will be traveling and where and why. Once I came back and dropped my passport at the consulate, I was kept for 2 hours until they decided if I need to be interviewed again or not, eventually no interview was needed.

I am sure my travel plan is playing a role in delaying my AP, because my case is very different, I already lived with my fiancé in the US and met her family thousands of times. My delay could only be explained by my sudden travel plan in the middle of an AP. They could have simply gave me my passport and never ask for it, but I was clearly verbally instructed to drop it back once I come back to the country, and indeed they took my passport again.

In a nutshell, AP cases for K1 are very diverse, strict and difficult, K1 couple are probably the most people who suffer right now, because a K1 is very hard to get, but our only hope is our passport that is still at the consulate, gives you some hope.

Let's keep fingers crossed ?? my last update was July 20th, nothing since then.

thank you bro for this info I really appreciate it, we hope we get it soon in sha Allah.

My husband received his visa 8/9, five days after the visa was issued. Yayyyy! Leaving next Wednesday or Thursday. I cannot wait!

Couple things... That ustraveldocs.com website does not track passports for immigrant visas, only non-immigrant. When looking up his passport there it never once updated to show that it left the embassy or that it was at Aramex and ready for pick up. Aramex sent my husband a text message.

Congratulation sis.

[Davy981 1]

@Hallalbrother, no updates brother?

I will send them an email now.

[Halalbrother 23]

@Hallalbrother, no updates brother?

I will send them an email now.

No really bro,it's still under mandatory AP with no updates

[Davy981 1]

I just sent them email, received the automatic reply ( we are experiencing high volume of emails ..... )

[Sata 1]

I am tired of waiting...... its been 63 days since I am in AP (no update at all)......

[Halalbrother 23]

I just sent them email, received the automatic reply ( we are experiencing high volume of emails ..... )

Me too bro but it's same answer mandatory ap

[Davy981 1]

@Sata, I remember when I was 2 months AP, it felt like hell, but look at me and Hallalbrother, I'm almost 5 months, and he's 6 months.

[Sata 1]

@Sata, I remember when I was 2 months AP, it felt like hell, but look at me and Hallalbrother, I'm almost 5 months, and he's 6 months.

I know its so hard...

[kamal1.3 0]

congrats luk

sata be patient sis that is all I can say I know how difficult it is to be on AP and be away from ur parents specially

[Sata 1]

congrats luk

sata be patient sis that is all I can say I know how difficult it is to be on AP and be away from ur parents specially

yeah I have to

[Ahmed & Amy 291]

My husband received his visa 8/9, five days after the visa was issued. Yayyyy! Leaving next Wednesday or Thursday. I cannot wait!

Couple things... That ustraveldocs.com website does not track passports for immigrant visas, only non-immigrant. When looking up his passport there it never once updated to show that it left the embassy or that it was at Aramex and ready for pick up. Aramex sent my husband a text message.

Congrats!!!!

[lukamari 6]

Thank you, everyone! Hope all those waiting get their visas issued ASAP. We are leaving 8/17. I booked the tickets last night. ?

[Halalbrother 23]

Thank you, everyone! Hope all those waiting get their visas issued ASAP. We are leaving 8/17. I booked the tickets last night. ?

Congrats and wish for you a safe trip and having a good life sis.