sent pasport back to Embassy. What now?

[leeoc276 0]

Hi everyone.

I had my B1/B2 Tourist Visa interview last December and was refused because of previous convictions. But I was recommended for waiver and told to wait for homeland to make their decision. A few weeks ago I had the email to send my passport back to the embassy in London which I did, and have now been told I can go and pick it back up. ive looked on my embassy account to see any information that has been decided, but can't really find anything?

my questions are;

because they have asked for my passport, does that mean I have been granted one?

If I have, will there be some information on how long it lasts and any restrictions etc...

What actually is the Visa? Is it a stamp in my passport?

Is there a section in the embassy/visa account that I haven't seen?

 

thanks everyone

lee

 

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

we have no way to kow if this means they just return your passport or if it is processed for approval

visa stamp is a full passport size added to the passport

also when approved there is a packet that needs to remain unopened till you land in the US at first POE and you hand it to immigration officer

[Crazy Cat 42,056]

19 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

also when approved there is a packet that needs to remain unopened till you land in the US at first POE and you hand it to immigration officer

For a B2 visa?

[leeoc276 0]

Well they asked me send my passport to them. (I assumed for approval). Would they ask for my passport if they were going to deny me a visa? Would they want me to send it to them, just so they would send it straight back without approval? that seems unlikely to me,....but hey....im no expert?

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

13 minutes ago, missileman said:

For a B2 visa?

i know of some embassies doing this

maybe only the high fraud ones as one Jordanian got a packet and was only an exchange student / he stayed here with a neighbor a school year / we were all surprised he had to hand in a packet on arrival

[jan22 3,056]

49 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

i know of some embassies doing this

maybe only the high fraud ones as one Jordanian got a packet and was only an exchange student / he stayed here with a neighbor a school year / we were all surprised he had to hand in a packet on arrival

He did not have (or shouldn't have had) a B2 vIsa as an exchange student.  That would have been the documents for his student visa.  There is no documents/packet for a B2 visa.

[jan22 3,056]

54 minutes ago, leeoc276 said:

Well they asked me send my passport to them. (I assumed for approval). Would they ask for my passport if they were going to deny me a visa? Would they want me to send it to them, just so they would send it straight back without approval? that seems unlikely to me,....but hey....im no expert?

The waiver/visa was, as you surmIsed, likely approved.  Since you've been told to pick it up, there's an easy way to find out -- go pick it up and see!  . The visa, if issued,  will have an expiration date on it -- that will tell you how long it is valid for.  It will also have an annotation on it that cites the waiver that you have been granted.  The only restrictions are those that apply to all B2 visas limiting the activities you can do on a US visitor visa.

[Boiler 45,932]

4 months is pretty quick for a waiver, have not been keeping track recently, usually 5 year multi entry.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Yes, there’s no reason they would have asked you to send the passport back if they weren’t going to issue the visa. And yes, it is a sticker in your passport. No way to know expiry date etc until you pick it up and look at it. 

[leeoc276 0]

Thank you all.

yes I’m picking it up tomorrow so all should be good. Thanks again