Administrative Processing for SIX YEARS NOW!

[Allan83 0]

Hi all,

 

Myself and my brother and father all needed visas ds-160 since we no longer qualified for ESTAs as my father was born in Iran. 
 

Even though he has not been back to Iran in 40 years now they granted myself and my brother ten year non immigration visas but gave my dad a slip and told him he needs to be put in administrative processing. They told him not to worry it will probably take 1-2 weeks… it’s been six years and all I get from the embassy is generic replies. 
 

He is 72 and won’t be able to travel forever. 
 

His home, family and work is in the UK with no ties to the USA. He has no criminal record and is highly educated. 
 

Before the ESTA no longer worked we had been to the USA as a family on multiple occasions. Never overstayed. Never had an issue. 
 

It’s odd because the status page says rejected, but, under that it says rejected until further processing. They did send an email a year ago saying what would you do in the USA and where would you visit as a tourist. Since then nothing but generic replies. 
 

Does anyone know if it would help getting a lawyer, is there anyway to get any actual updates, is there any point in getting a friend in the USA to contact their consulate or to contact their congress man/woman and see if they can get an update?

 

I feel so bad that we have to not visit the USA again or leave my father behind for no reason at all other than where he was 40 years ago. So unfair and sad.