Visa cannot be approved. Further administrative processing required.

[Moses Bee 276]

18 hours ago, march16filer said:

But everyone else got their visas from there within a week. I don't think that explains it at all. 

Yeah that is absolutely correct !!!

[march16filer 153]

14 hours ago, George & Roth said:

It would help alleviate confusion if you mentioned that you are asking for a friend in the first post of the thread. 

It does. 

[Hypnos 6,577]

AP is often terrorism-related checks, usually (but not always) performed on younger males from countries such as Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, etc. Countries that are typically referred to as MENA countries here (the Middle East and North Africa). 

[march16filer 153]

Just now, Hypnos said:

AP is often terrorism-related checks, usually (but not always) performed on younger males from countries such as Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, etc. Countries that are typically referred to as MENA countries here (the Middle East and North Africa). 

Yeah, that would make sense. 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

21 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

AP is often terrorism-related checks, usually (but not always) performed on younger males from countries such as Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, etc. Countries that are typically referred to as MENA countries here (the Middle East and North Africa). 

India is not on such a list. 

 

Neither India nor Pakistan are MENA nations (they're both in South Asia), but of the two, only Pakistan applicants tend to be the focus of such terrorism-related AP checks. 

[Boiler 45,772]

After California it is women as well, and India is sort of included as would anywhere with a Terrorism issue, see also Sri Lanka for example.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

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[Khallaf 650]

23 hours ago, march16filer said:

ِEgypt.

Egypt is notoriously hard to get a visit visa from.

[bestluck 71]

On 5/15/2019 at 11:48 AM, march16filer said:

A friend of mine applied for B1/B2 visa and he wasn't refused, but, put on additional administrative processing. 

Does anyone have experience with that? What triggers it? How long does it usually take?

 

Thanks!

Administrative Processing means that the Consular Officer is sending the case from the Embassy/Consulate for further evaluation and screening. While the exact process is fairly opaque, that the applicant’s case has been sent from the Embassy/Consulate to a data center to be reviewed for criminal convictions, security risks, immigration violations or other irregularities and that the applicant’s case will be delayed.

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10 hours ago, march16filer said:

It does. 

This because what usually ends up happening is the so called "person asking for a friend" is the one that is actually in need of the information. This usually comes out on page 3 or 4 of a thread 

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15 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

This because what usually ends up happening is the so called "person asking for a friend" is the one that is actually in need of the information. This usually comes out on page 3 or 4 of a thread 

I am actually a USC, so, No. 

23 hours ago, Khallaf said:

Egypt is notoriously hard to get a visit visa from.

Not that hard if you meet the criteria they need. 

[Khallaf 650]

2 minutes ago, march16filer said:

I am actually a USC, so, No. 

Not that hard if you meet the criteria they need. 

you have to be able to prove very strong ties to Egypt and with the way things are going NOW, the chances that they are going to believe it is slim

 

your "friend" is welcome to give it a shot but its less than 1% of a chance to get approved.

[march16filer 153]

Just now, Khallaf said:

you have to be able to prove very strong ties to Egypt and with the way things are going NOW, the chances that they are going to believe it is slim

 

your "friend" is welcome to give it a shot but its less than 1% of a chance to get approved.

I know people that work at the embassy and the first thing they mention is "Has the applicant traveled before? Where?"

If someone had a Schengen visa in the past and has traveled to Europe, they get the visa with no problem. 

[Boiler 45,772]

There is no Country that has a 99% failure rate.

[Beth & Achraf 328]

On ‎5‎/‎16‎/‎2019 at 10:13 AM, WeGuyGal said:

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The San Bernardino shooting December 2015

 

Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman killed by police after the San Bernardino shooting, was able to enter the U.S. through a visa program for foreigners engaged to American citizens, according to federal government sources.  She entered on  a K1 Visa.