Case in Administrative Processing Why?

[etrangais 947]

Keeping the passport doesn’t mean anything at all.

Casablanca consulate kept my wife’s passport since May 17 2022, and we are still waiting for an answer

[Marshae04 11]

2 minutes ago, etrangais said:

Keeping the passport doesn’t mean anything at all.

Casablanca consulate kept my wife’s passport since May 17 2022, and we are still waiting for an answer

What!!! no way? They still have her passport? I thought they have to give a response within 60 days? You mean tell me that they have held her passport for almost a year? And still nothing? That sounds fishy have you tried to contact them by email or phone? This is the first ive heard of this situation

Edited April 4, 2023 by Marshae04

[etrangais 947]

Just now, Marshae04 said:

What!!! no way? They still have her passport? I thought they have to give a response within 60 days?

yes they still have her passport, and the case status never changed from Ready since the case was transferred from NVC to the consulate on April 15 2022

 

[Marshae04 11]

Just now, etrangais said:

yes they still have her passport, and the case status never changed from Ready since the case was transferred from NVC to the consulate on April 15 2022

 

Are they saying anything to you guys? Are they telling you that you're missing documents?

[etrangais 947]

4 minutes ago, Marshae04 said:

What!!! no way? They still have her passport? I thought they have to give a response within 60 days? You mean tell me that they have held her passport for almost a year? And still nothing? That sounds fishy have you tried to contact them by email or phone? This is the first ive heard of this situation

Several people go through the same treatment in Africa and MENA countries. Only can hope for the best.

they don’t answer emails (they feel they don’t have to). And there is no phone number to contact them directly

[etrangais 947]

2 minutes ago, Marshae04 said:

Are they saying anything to you guys? Are they telling you that you're missing documents?

They have everything they need. They called my wife for a second interview in February 2023 and asked for pictures from my last visit (December 2022). They asked the same blanket questions and took the pictures. They told her all is good and they will call her for the next steps. And they went silent again

[Marshae04 11]

1 minute ago, etrangais said:

Several people go through the same treatment in Africa and MENA countries. Only can hope for the best.

they don’t answer emails (they feel they don’t have to). And there is no phone number to contact them directly

I would really hope and pray that isn't our situation cause that's insane! The website clearly states that they can't hold your passport after 60 days when it's in AP

[Marshae04 11]

Just now, etrangais said:

They have everything they need. They called my wife for a second interview in February 2023 and asked for pictures from my last visit (December 2022). They asked the same blanket questions and took the pictures. They told her all is good and they will call her for the next steps. And they went silent again

Wow!!! 😟I wonder what can be the hold up Have you tried emailing them?

[etrangais 947]

Just now, Marshae04 said:

Wow!!! 😟I wonder what can be the hold up Have you tried emailing them?

They only answer the first email with a bogus reply stating the case is under AP, and then the following emails go to their junk folder.

all we can do is wait, hoping for an approval every week. We started to hate weekends and holidays because we know they don’t work. Monday is my favorite day of the week now

[SalishSea 17,745]

2 hours ago, Marshae04 said:

I would really hope and pray that isn't our situation cause that's insane! The website clearly states that they can't hold your passport after 60 days when it's in AP

They certainly can, but you can always request to have it returned.

[TBoneTX 45,031]

Marshae04, please understand that what happens at one consulate isn't automatically applicable to what happens at another.

 

If you weren't handed a 221g for missing requirements, and they kept the passport, have hope.  Keep us apprised of developments.

[throwitaway 190]

16 hours ago, Marshae04 said:

Good afternoon 

 

My husband went for his interview last week he was prepared and had everything they asked for plus more. He got to the interview bright and early. The consular asked him around 5-6 questions but she was tricky and kept repeating back his answer but twisting what he said, nevertheless he said he was on his P's & Q's and he answered everything correctly.  She gave him a white paper and on the bottom, she wrote Administrative Processing.  He said he asked her politely if there was anything that was missing she stated no he had everything she needed and they will let him know his status.  She then took his passport and gave him the paper.  Since then we haven't heard anything the status of the visa was refused for a week then it was changed to Administrative Processing last week.  We are so confused and lost because we don't know what's happening.  Can anyone tell me what's going on? We waited over 2yrs just to get to this point now we're in Limbo.  We're very frustrated, to say the least mentally and emotionally exhausted! Has this happened to anyone before? It's going on 2 wks and we still don't know if he was approved or denied 😰

AP is not just for incomplete or insufficient documents, it is also for vetting and verification. If your status changed to “Administrative Processing” on CEAC from “Refused” it’s usually a good thing, it means they’re almost ready to issue the visa. If they weren’t, it would remain in “Refused (long text)” while 221g AP is sorted.

[etrangais 947]

I agree with @TBoneTX that each and every case is different and that what happens in one consulate does not translate to other consulates.

I have been tracking cases at the Casablanca Consulate that went from Ready to Refused for almost a year, and then Expired for almost a week or two before it changed to Refused, and than it changed completed to a NonImmigrant Visa Application with Application Received status

Things can be crazy

[Marshae04 11]

45 minutes ago, etrangais said:

I agree with @TBoneTX that each and every case is different and that what happens in one consulate does not translate to other consulates.

I have been tracking cases at the Casablanca Consulate that went from Ready to Refused for almost a year, and then Expired for almost a week or two before it changed to Refused, and than it changed completed to a NonImmigrant Visa Application with Application Received status

Things can be crazy

😟 That is crazy

7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Marshae04, please understand that what happens at one consulate isn't automatically applicable to what happens at another.

 

If you weren't handed a 221g for missing requirements, and they kept the passport, have hope.  Keep us apprised of developments.

Thank you so much! Hopefully we'll have so good news soon

[Marshae04 11]

52 minutes ago, throwitaway said:

AP is not just for incomplete or insufficient documents, it is also for vetting and verification. If your status changed to “Administrative Processing” on CEAC from “Refused” it’s usually a good thing, it means they’re almost ready to issue the visa. If they weren’t, it would remain in “Refused (long text)” while 221g AP is sorted.

Thank you this gives me some hope