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I am in the 221g Administrative Process for an F1 visa (PhD, Funded). I applied for the visa in Ankara, Turkey, (third country) because I completed my master here this year under the Turkish government scholarship. Originally I am from Pakistan. I now decided to go back to Pakistan for a month since I have been outside of my home for the last two years. My question is, are we allowed to leave the country while we are on AP? I read somewhere on this platform that they repeat the AP if the applicant leaves the country and comes back. is this correct?

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47 minutes ago, Phoenix.pk said:

I am in the 221g Administrative Process for an F1 visa (PhD, Funded). I applied for the visa in Ankara, Turkey, (third country) because I completed my master here this year under the Turkish government scholarship. Originally I am from Pakistan. I now decided to go back to Pakistan for a month since I have been outside of my home for the last two years. My question is, are we allowed to leave the country while we are on AP? I read somewhere on this platform that they repeat the AP if the applicant leaves the country and comes back. is this correct?

There are no hard and fast rules about this.   If the embassy has your passport and you need it for travel, you can request it.   Any travel, and particularly to certain countries will of course need to be updated to your case.

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@SalishSea Actually I even emailed the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, about this query but I did not receive any response. Now, I am worried since we do not have accurate information on the subject. The passport is with me, but I am worried about the repetition of my AP process if I leave the country and come back. 

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11 hours ago, Phoenix.pk said:

@SalishSea Actually I even emailed the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, about this query but I did not receive any response. Now, I am worried since we do not have accurate information on the subject. The passport is with me, but I am worried about the repetition of my AP process if I leave the country and come back. 

There is absolutely no way to know.  If you are travelling to high-fraud, high-risk countries, then yes, I imagine there will be related background checks.

 

The embassy will not give you a definitive answer.  You are free to travel, which may or may not create delays to getting a decision on your case.

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