zeerabiscuit

Just dropping a status update here; my husband's medical just expired and still no contact from embassy nor have they returned his passport. It'll be 6 months since his interview in a week. 😔 When we reach out to ISL they say "pending consular review"...I guess we're stuck in purgatory

Hi @podeena I'm having a similar situation - my husband had his interview in March and he still hasn't gotten his passport. After they interview they gave him a "congratulations" paper so we assumed we'll get the passport back in time. We still haven't 4 months later and his medical will expire at the end of August....when we inquire - the email from ISL says "your case is awaiting counselor review." Is that the same as AP??

Yes thank you. I got it when Powerpuff replied earlier

Thanks folks. Slight update on status within CEAC; it now says refused 😰 will they tell me why??? Or is this part of the process?? Gosh this is anxiety inducing.

I have the same situation but for my husband's ir1 in Islamabad. He got CO's approval, no 221g form and they took his passport and said you will get it back in 2 to 4 weeks. It's now been 7 weeks and we still don't have it back. I don't know what timeline to expect 🥲

Really?? They can still deny after the CO'S approval? And if i did the mandamas due to delay, on what grounds would they refuse...simply because I'm requesting a timeline on when my husband will get his passport back?? That's so petty 😧

uggggh what a nightmare and mental torture. 😰 is it worth putting in more inquiries or like reaching out to a congressman/lawyer?

Hi folks -- my husband had his IR1 interview on March 13th at Islamabad embassy and they said congratulations we're issuing you the visa. They took his passport and told him it would take 3-4 weeks to return it back to him. It's now been 7 weeks and we have not received anything. I put in an inquiry and this is what it said: Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for writing to our office. Your immigrant visa case is going through administrative processing, an integral part of the visa adjudication and issuance process that can neither be expedited nor waived. Unfortunately, it is difficult to predict the amount of time the processing will take and timing varies based on the individual circumstances of each case. Please be assured that we are aware of your concerns and will process the application to completion as quickly as possible, in accordance with U.S. laws. We recognize that this process can be frustrating for applicants and regret any inconvenience. The visa application will be reconsidered when administrative processing is complete. I'm freaking out. Anyone been in this experience?? Any advice??

For those who have had their IR1 Interviews and are in AP