processing Administrative Process for K1 VISA in ANKARA

[PMPEACE69 0]

Hello, I have applied for K1 visa for my fiancé in late 2019 and he finally had his interview on mid October, 2021 in Ankara & it seems like it went well. At the end of the interview they did not ask for any additional documents and just hand him 221 paper. Since then he has has put on administrative process. We tried to call the embassy several times but we can't get an idea how long it will take to complete the process and no solid reasonable answer given as what is holding up the case. At the interview they did not ask for any additional documents and they did not take his passport. He is from Iran so maybe that is holding us up. I am so tired and have exhausted all our options. I have called state department , I have requested from our congresswoman to follow up with USCIS and the Embassy , & I almost contact the embassy on weekly basis with no results. Don't know what else I can do. If you have any suggestion I would greatly appreciate your help. We have spend lots of money on lawyers and now he is staying on extended visa in Turkey which is becoming very expensive. I also don't want to piss off the embassy. If anyone have gone through similar situation, I would greatly appreciate the help. 

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13 minutes ago, PMPEACE69 said:

Hello, I have applied for K1 visa for my fiancé in late 2019 and he finally had his interview on mid October, 2021 in Ankara & it seems like it went well. At the end of the interview they did not ask for any additional documents and just hand him 221 paper. Since then he has has put on administrative process. We tried to call the embassy several times but we can't get an idea how long it will take to complete the process and no solid reasonable answer given as what is holding up the case. At the interview they did not ask for any additional documents and they did not take his passport. He is from Iran so maybe that is holding us up. I am so tired and have exhausted all our options. I have called state department , I have requested from our congresswoman to follow up with USCIS and the Embassy , & I almost contact the embassy on weekly basis with no results. Don't know what else I can do. If you have any suggestion I would greatly appreciate your help. We have spend lots of money on lawyers and now he is staying on extended visa in Turkey which is becoming very expensive. I also don't want to piss off the embassy. If anyone have gone through similar situation, I would greatly appreciate the help. 

Unfortunately, extended APs are common for people from countries the US deems as state sponsors of terror.  There is no way around AP.

 

You may be waiting for awhile.   In the meantime, your US congressional rep or senator can make an inquiry on your behalf.   Generally they will receive pretty generic info back, like “it’s in security checks” etc.

 

Good luck.

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Extended AP isn't even just for countries that might be linked to terrorism. Having certain skills or education can also trigger lengthier AP. Having a job that was connected to the government or military, etc. Many different factors. Lawyers can't help, it's just something you have to wait out.

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