Interview visa approved and then AP

[mercy86 12]

Hi guys, I feel really bummed out. My fiance and I went to the interview 3/26 and we got our visa approved. Two weeks of waiting and now our case has been put under Administrative Processing. No proof or paperwork was asked from us they just put us there. I mean this whole process has been smooth except for the wait time and now more waiting. I already had a set date for wedding and I purchased his ticket. Now we are given 60 days maybe? Any suggestions on what I can do? 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

5 minutes ago, mercy86 said:

Hi guys, I feel really bummed out. My fiance and I went to the interview 3/26 and we got our visa approved. Two weeks of waiting and now our case has been put under Administrative Processing. No proof or paperwork was asked from us they just put us there. I mean this whole process has been smooth except for the wait time and now more waiting. I already had a set date for wedding and I purchased his ticket. Now we are given 60 days maybe? Any suggestions on what I can do? 

 

Nothing. AP is standard for everyone. Everyone goes through it. Some only experience 2-3 days of it, some 2-3 weeks, some 2-3 months, and even sometimes 1+ years.

At this point you have to just wait; but that's key reason why everyone always says "Do not spend any money on plane tickets or wedding plans before visa is physically in hand" because people have lost a lot of money doing that.

Depending when these things are planned for I may be looking into if you can without cost change flight dates. Maybe can just change it without charge.

 

[geowrian 22,338]

Every case goes through AP. Some much longer than others. There's nothing to do at this point but wait.

[T_P 872]

@Ben&Zian is absolutely correct. At this point you can try to contact your local embassy.

Edited April 10, 2018 by T_P

[geowrian 22,338]

1 minute ago, T_P said:

@Ben&Zian is absolutely correct. If only I could help, considering nothing else was required at the interview, keep in peace and watching your mail/USCIS status, your GC may be coming soon.

No green card is in the works yet, and nothing from USCIS is coming. This is for a K-1 visa.

Edited April 10, 2018 by geowrian

[T_P 872]

Just now, geowrian said:

No green card is in the works yet, and nothing from USCIS is coming. This is for a K-1 visa.

Just realized that and edited my post. Sorry 

[Vicolas 121]

I had the same problem, pass the interview but is put on AP, they do request me to send my resume again to their email box after I pass the interview, BTW my interview date is 3/22, I’ve asked the comsulator and the reply is: I just need to wait, they will let me know what’s the next step after finish AP

[mercy86 12]

2 minutes ago, Nick&Vicki said:

I had the same problem, pass the interview but is put on AP, they do request me to send my resume again to their email box after I pass the interview, BTW my interview date is 3/22, I’ve asked the comsulator and the reply is: I just need to wait, they will let me know what’s the next step after finish AP

Send your resume? they just said my case is under administrative processing. I'm so confused why approve it to then hold it. 

[Vicolas 121]

4 minutes ago, mercy86 said:

Send your resume? they just said my case is under administrative processing. I'm so confused why approve it to then hold it. 

Yeah my major and my job are both related to physics, so they would need to request for resume. I’ve searched a bit for AP, in general when pass the interview they will issue VISA in a week, but if they need to do more background check, VISA will be put as AP, often this kind of AP would last for about a month, but in some cases(very rare) it could also be a year, and nobody would tell you what’s going on and when it would be finished, so at this point, we really couldn’t do anything but wait for ~1 month

[mercy86 12]

26 minutes ago, Nick&Vicki said:

I had the same problem, pass the interview but is put on AP, they do request me to send my resume again to their email box after I pass the interview, BTW my interview date is 3/22, I’ve asked the comsulator and the reply is: I just need to wait, they will let me know what’s the next step after finish AP

 

10 minutes ago, Nick&Vicki said:

Yeah my major and my job are both related to physics, so they would need to request for resume. I’ve searched a bit for AP, in general when pass the interview they will issue VISA in a week, but if they need to do more background check, VISA will be put as AP, often this kind of AP would last for about a month, but in some cases(very rare) it could also be a year, and nobody would tell you what’s going on and when it would be finished, so at this point, we really couldn’t do anything but wait for ~1 month

I just feel like crying, feel so helpless. Idk if I should even visit him, now just wait. So upsetting!!! Thanks for the info and good luck. 

[mercy86 12]

3 hours ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

Nothing. AP is standard for everyone. Everyone goes through it. Some only experience 2-3 days of it, some 2-3 weeks, some 2-3 months, and even sometimes 1+ years.

At this point you have to just wait; but that's key reason why everyone always says "Do not spend any money on plane tickets or wedding plans before visa is physically in hand" because people have lost a lot of money doing that.

Depending when these things are planned for I may be looking into if you can without cost change flight dates. Maybe can just change it without charge.

 

I know I was trying to plan things out and then this. I will try to just cancel the flight the day before if we don't hear anything. Thanks, 

[mercy86 12]

3 hours ago, T_P said:

@Ben&Zian is absolutely correct. At this point you can try to contact your local embassy.

I did, they basically said to wait for a response.   

[Vicolas 121]

2 minutes ago, mercy86 said:

 

I just feel like crying, feel so helpless. Idk if I should even visit him, now just wait. So upsetting!!! Thanks for the info and good luck. 

Yeah I totally understand how you feel right now, I had several bad days previously since I quited my job after I pass the interview, now all my plan got ruined... maybe talk with your fiancé, or just wait for a month to see how things go, good luck for both of us!

[mysticdolphin95 431]

My husband was approved at his interview and then was in AP for a month.  It sucks, but there's no good way of predicting when it'll be over.  We contacted the embassy and they weren't helpful at all, so...just wait it out.

[fcl 42]

I don't agree that everyone is put under AP, at least in our experience, 5 minutes after our interview, we checked our status and it was already updated to issued. So at least in our case we never encountered AP.