K1 visa approved the went in AP and refused

[Deniroc 0]

Hi all, my sister went for her K1 visa interview on the 10th of August in Islamabad. The interview tho short went out great and was told and given an approval letter. On the 14th when she checked the status it says refused. 

Last updated 17th August.

Has this happened to anyone else?

Thank you!

Edited August 31, 2021 by Deniroc
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[Crazy Cat 42,062]

It is extremely common for Pakistani cases.  The administrative processing could last for weeks, months, or even years.  AP cannot be expedited or waived.  She will just have to wait.  Good luck.

[Deniroc 0]

5 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It is extremely common for Pakistani cases.  The administrative processing could last for weeks, months, or even years.  AP cannot be expedited or waived.  She will just have to wait.  Good luck.

I understand that but she was given a approval letter and was told she will be notified when to go pick up her passport and it should be with in 2 weeks. Another person at their interview was told that they case was being sent for AP and was given a letter stating that.

So we are very confused.

The officer that interviewed her told her congratulations and that her sister in the U S A will be very happy.

[SalishSea 18,080]

26 minutes ago, Deniroc said:

I understand that but she was given a approval letter and was told she will be notified when to go pick up her passport and it should be with in 2 weeks. Another person at their interview was told that they case was being sent for AP and was given a letter stating that.

So we are very confused.

The officer that interviewed her told her congratulations and that her sister in the U S A will be very happy.

Approval is not set until the CEAC status is "issued."   There can be last minute background and security checks, especially for Pakistan.

[Dashinka 24,731]

Also, just a note, the CEAC status can be a bit misleading.  They use the term "Administrative Processing" sometimes, and "Refused" sometimes and they basically mean the same thing.  Refused does not mean denied.

 

Good Luck!

[powerpuff 6,747]

~Moved from K1 P&P to K1 Case Filing & Progress Reports~

[Boiler 45,941]

All cases go through AP

 

She was approved for that stage

[Deniroc 0]

2 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Approval is not set until the CEAC status is "issued."   There can be last minute background and security checks, especially for Pakistan.

I did not know that. Thank you!

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

It is extremely common for Pakistani cases.  The administrative processing could last for weeks, months, or even years.  AP cannot be expedited or waived.  She will just have to wait.  Good luck.

I understand that but she was given a approval letter and was told she will be notified when to go pick up her passport and it should be with in 2 weeks. Another person at their interview was told that they case was being sent for AP and was given a letter stating that.

So we are very confused.

The officer that interviewed her told her congratulations and that her sister in the U S A will be very happy.

[Deniroc 0]

Thank you all for answering. Feel better now

[Crazy Cat 42,062]

7 minutes ago, Deniroc said:

I did not know that. Thank you!

I understand that but she was given a approval letter and was told she will be notified when to go pick up her passport and it should be with in 2 weeks. Another person at their interview was told that they case was being sent for AP and was given a letter stating that.

So we are very confused.

The officer that interviewed her told her congratulations and that her sister in the U S A will be very happy.

Visas are never approved until after all reviews, checks, and administrative processing is complete. 

[Carpe Vinum 2,330]

About two years ago DOS decided to use REFUSED as interim status during processing. Caused a lot of angst. You are looking for issued or denied. Those are final status messages (most of the time).

[Nasirlahore 28]

23 hours ago, Deniroc said:

Hi all, my sister went for her K1 visa interview on the 10th of August in Islamabad. The interview tho short went out great and was told and given an approval letter. On the 14th when she checked the status it says refused. 

Last updated 17th August.

Has this happened to anyone else?

Thank you!

Don't  you worry  , lts s routine  practice  of islamabad  us embassy, if she got the   letter with wordings  like, congratulations  we got all the documents  we need for the approval  of your visa application,  so keep watching your status every week, it will soon change to ready to approve, to issued ,approximately in about two months.good luck.