K1 after interview, neither approved or denied

[Livona 0]

Hello! My fiancé finished his interview earlier today. We were expecting a more straight forward answer once it was finished, but the CO told him that it could either be accepted, or they could come back and ask more questions. They said he will hear back within 2 weeks to a month, either he will get his visa or will get a request for more answers, or something like that? They said they will try the best to get it within the 2 weeks. I thought maybe it could be in administrative processing, but they didn't give him any additional papers or mentioned anything about AP. He told me the interview went well and questions were very simple, they didn't seem suspicious of anything or any red flags were raised. The only thing is they noticed is there were no photos from 2022, but there were photos from then so idk why they said that? Either way they didn't seem to dwell on it and were understanding.
They kept his passport and some paperwork from the packet. Our lawyer said it's a good sign they are planning to accept it since they kept his passport. I'm just a little confused since I've never heard of this happening lol, they usually say if its been approved, denied, or need more information after interview.

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

That was, imo, the answer every CO should give.  All visas go through some sort of administrative processing and verification after the interview. There is no way to predict how long that will take.  Seems normal.  Just watch the CEAC status.  Good luck. 

 

If there was a problem, the interviewee would know.  I don't think there is an issue.

Edited September 5 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

14 minutes ago, Livona said:

they usually say if its been approved, denied, or need more information after interview.

Verbal "approvals" are meaningless.  

[Boiler 45,499]

Finland is not exactly a difficult Country to get a Visa from, you are just waiting.

[Dashinka 24,494]

I agree, he should be fine, just a bit of a wait.

 

Good Luck!

[SalishSea 17,829]

45 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Finland is not exactly a difficult Country to get a Visa from, you are just waiting.

OP, is his country of origin different from Finland?

[Livona 0]

2 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

OP, is his country of origin different from Finland?

No, he is Finnish. All his family born in Finland, including him.

[SalishSea 17,829]

Just now, Livona said:

No, he is Finnish. All his family born in Finland, including him.

Then I agree, there should be no issues (unless he’s travelled to certain countries).  
 

The last minute AP is normal and all visas go through it before being issued.   Watch for the CEAC status to change to “ISSUED.”

[powerpuff 6,697]

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