Administrative Processing - AIT K1 Visa (Taipei)

[Swang1210 2]

hope to see if there are more people getting AP after verbally confirmed at the AIT in Taipei, Taiwan that the Visa will be issued in a week...

 

My K-1 visa interview took place 11/18/2019 and after 5 business days, status updated to "administrative processing"

However, no instructions were given at the interview that any additional documents are needed, they basically said confirmed and will issue in a week.

 

Is this just a routine check because of high volume of applicants? I'm praying that I can receive it by the end of this week, but all i've ready elsewhere is AP varies and never is it less than 1 month...

 

Anyone else?

[Dashinka 24,508]

I have never heard of AP being a minimum of a month, but it is routine for everyone to move to AP even if it is only to print up the visa and attach it to the passport.  Overall, AP time can vary greatly, but from what I hear most of them are relatively short.

 

Good Luck!

[Lebanese23 303]

let's hope yours is one of the lucky (short) ones, some sit in AP for months, even years. good luck!

[flfreddy 92]

Ours in Guangzhou was

11/21/19  interview

11/21 changed to Admin processing

11/22 NI application received

11/25 Issued...

still at Issued status but

11/28 us.traveldocs.com says passport has left consular section and is being processed for delivery

[SaraSA 0]

Hey @Swang1210! Did you get any news? same thing happened to me. Had the interview the same day, we were told it would only take 5 to 7 days, it has changed from received application to administrative processing to application received again. We called and they haven't been able to give us more information. They told us we have to email them. 

[Swang1210 2]

On 11/26/2019 at 4:37 PM, Bill & Katya said:

I have never heard of AP being a minimum of a month, but it is routine for everyone to move to AP even if it is only to print up the visa and attach it to the passport.  Overall, AP time can vary greatly, but from what I hear most of them are relatively short.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you! Still waiting for it...

On 11/26/2019 at 11:04 PM, Lebanese23 said:

let's hope yours is one of the lucky (short) ones, some sit in AP for months, even years. good luck!

Thanks! keeping fingers crossed...

[Swang1210 2]

On 11/29/2019 at 7:25 PM, flfreddy said:

Ours in Guangzhou was

11/21/19  interview

11/21 changed to Admin processing

11/22 NI application received

11/25 Issued...

still at Issued status but

11/28 us.traveldocs.com says passport has left consular section and is being processed for delivery

I was hoping that it was something political..but apparently not. lol 

[Swang1210 2]

11 minutes ago, SaraSA said:

Hey @Swang1210! Did you get any news? same thing happened to me. Had the interview the same day, we were told it would only take 5 to 7 days, it has changed from received application to administrative processing to application received again. We called and they haven't been able to give us more information. They told us we have to email them. 

@SaraSA No..not yet. There was another girl too who I exchanged contact with, who also got the verbal confirmation and now in AP...
I've also heard back from another couple who was interviewed a week earlier now stuck in the same situation

 

I don't really know what to think of this situation now. Let's just hope that they're busy. I Emailed last week not haven't received a response yet.

 

Are you the one flying out to Seattle?

Edited December 2, 2019 by Swang1210

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[SaraSA 0]

10 minutes ago, Swang1210 said:

@SaraSA No..not yet. There was another girl too who I exchanged contact with, who also got the verbal confirmation and now in AP...
I've also heard back from another couple who was interviewed a week earlier now stuck in the same situation

 

I don't really know what to think of this situation now. Let's just hope that they're busy. I Emailed last week not haven't received a response yet.

 

Are you the one flying out to Seattle?

@Swang1210 this is so weird. Hopefully it won't take longer  it's taking so long compared to what we were told and we read about. 

[flfreddy 92]

3 hours ago, Swang1210 said:

I was hoping that it was something political..but apparently not. lol 

REceived today at CITIC bank 12/2/19

 

5/20/19 - - -> 12/2/19

[flfreddy 92]

3 hours ago, Swang1210 said:

@SaraSA No..not yet. There was another girl too who I exchanged contact with, who also got the verbal confirmation and now in AP...
I've also heard back from another couple who was interviewed a week earlier now stuck in the same situation

 

I don't really know what to think of this situation now. Let's just hope that they're busy. I Emailed last week not haven't received a response yet.

 

Are you the one flying out to Seattle?

For ours, she was given a CONGRATULATIONS, VISA APPROVED white sheet before she left the interview.  Do you have one?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

8 hours ago, Swang1210 said:

@SaraSA No..not yet. There was another girl too who I exchanged contact with, who also got the verbal confirmation and now in AP...
I've also heard back from another couple who was interviewed a week earlier now stuck in the same situation

 

I don't really know what to think of this situation now. Let's just hope that they're busy. I Emailed last week not haven't received a response yet.

 

Are you the one flying out to Seattle?

Everyone goes through AP. AP is the embassy processing your visa. This is a normal process and NO ONE can with any certainty can say how long that will be. Comparing to others is not prudent and only send your anxiety higher. Just my experience.

 

8 hours ago, SaraSA said:

@Swang1210 this is so weird. Hopefully it won't take longer  it's taking so long compared to what we were told and we read about. 

There is NO set timetable for any procedure even when the embassy tells you 5-7 days. You just need more patience and it will be issued.

5 hours ago, flfreddy said:

For ours, she was given a CONGRATULATIONS, VISA APPROVED white sheet before she left the interview.  Do you have one?

Every embassy is different and not all hand out a white sheet. What does your white she say other then CG, Visa App?

 

[Swang1210 2]

On 12/2/2019 at 6:01 PM, flfreddy said:

For ours, she was given a CONGRATULATIONS, VISA APPROVED white sheet before she left the interview.  Do you have one?

I was given all that except for the white sheet. 

 

On 12/2/2019 at 11:12 PM, Greenbaum said:

Everyone goes through AP. AP is the embassy processing your visa. This is a normal process and NO ONE can with any certainty can say how long that will be. Comparing to others is not prudent and only send your anxiety higher. Just my experience.

 

There is NO set timetable for any procedure even when the embassy tells you 5-7 days. You just need more patience and it will be issued.

Every embassy is different and not all hand out a white sheet. What does your white she say other then CG, Visa App?

 

Yes, I just received mine yesterday! Phew....it took 10 working days, approximately 2 weeks to get it.

 

Thank you guys!