Does Beneficiary's Country of Birth Affect DCF Timeline?

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My husband went for an interview in Guangzhou on Nov. 25 for CR1 visa. He was approved verbally but then 2 weeks later we received his passport back and a letter by mail. The letter informed us that we have to include a secondary evidence of birth to supplement his already submitted birth certificate. We sent it and they received that document on Dec. 25th but since then we've remained in Administrative Processing. My question is-- why is this taking so long? From what I've been reading, it seems most cases processed in China get their visa approved pretty quickly after the interview or submission of requested documents. So is my husband's nationality (Ghana) making the process longer? I'm thinking that cases for non-Chinese beneficiaries in China are processed both by the consulate in China and the consulate in the other country (in this case Ghana) which will make the process longer. Anyone know the answer or can guess as to what is taking so long?

[Crazy Cat 42,032]

All cases go through AP, bit some cases require extended administrative processing.  Background checks in some countries/citizenships  require a lot of time......months or even more than a year.  Not much you can do, but wait.

 

This is yet another example a Consulate Officer giving a false "verbal approval"....there is no approval until the visa is issued...good luck.......hopefully, it won't be long for you.

Edited January 13, 2020 by missileman

[geowrian 22,338]

It also could be going through document verification or review. Note that the 25th is a US federal holiday so they were closed. The 1st is as well. Idk if there are local holidays since then as well - the consulate closes for those too. Even then, staff is extremely light as people go on vacation during that time period.

 

In terms of actual business days, it’s really on been like 2 weeks, which is not abnormal for providing documents.

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Thank you both for the reply. I guess we just have to wait. It's just that I wish we had an estimate of when it will be completed or at least an explanation of what is going on. The date on the visa status hasn't updated for a while and the passport status keeps showing "no status update." It seems it's not even being worked on. We're very patient people but this unknown is really prolonging a lot of life altering decisions we have to make. If it will take a month, we know what to do with our lives. If it takes years, we also know the choices we have.

 

And yes, I'm aware of the holiday delay which is another reason I'm bothered. More holidays are coming soon, including the Chinese New Year, which will further delay things if the visa is not granted before the holidays.

 

Edited January 14, 2020 by +VOL--