hi
my interview was on March 15th and they issue me the Visa approval letter,and said that i will get my passport after 45 days,but most people told me that it will take long.

My Question is that

How long it will take to get back my passport i hvent seen my wife sicnce june 2006

NetFan,


It sounds like you got AP from Pakistan and there is really no timeframe for them to issue the visa. AP is Administrative Processing and it envolves security checks, background and fingerprint checks, and can involve field investigations. Did you get a 221(g) form from the consulate/embassy? My husband got two forms one white letter form and one blueish colored and it said 45 days. Please read some of the information I posted and may you have a speedy AR/AP but the men coming from Pakistan are enduring roughly 5-6 months of AP. Ours was at 5 months, last two males one was 6 months and the third was like 3 months on marriage visas.


This is from my research:

What is 221(g)?

The 221(g) is a section of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, which is used when the embassy or consulate are unable to take immediate action on a visa case. In rare cases, when additional processing is required, the suspense category used in that case is 221(g) while the additional processing takes place. For example, sometimes the applicant has failed to bring in the correct documentation, has incomplete information or in some cases the embassy wants a co sponsor before they will issue the visa or health reasons are all reasons a 221(g) is issued. In the Middle East/African/ Asian countries these applicants are scrutinized and screened more intensely and thus they have to wait out longer security or fraud investigations until all verifications for security or suspected fraud come back cleared.

Source: US Immigration and Nationality Act located on the web at: http://149.101.23.2/graphics/lawsregs/INA.htm

The 221(g) forms vary from consulate/embassy and you can get one or more forms after your interview. They vary in color as well as the way they are written whereas some are brief and some are detailed. In most cases they say to contact the consulate/embassy after 45 days. Be aware that the 45 days means business days (no weekends or holidays) and in some parts of the world the processing times are longer than 45 days. Always, try and check for others that are going through the same consulate and see what the average processing time is for the majority of the applicants

Also, come to the Pakistan Forum and you can see several on AR/AP that are 90 percent males: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=79&st=3040


You will see your not alone and AR/AP cannot be expedited. Good luck on the remainder of your journey.

Mary

Netfan ,
i am so sorry to hear tht hope u get speeedy processing soon
Mary has given a very good info

tk care,
Mala

Dear Mary

thanks for the reply
actually i got only 1 white letter along with the pink sticker attached with with but no blue paper and it says if you dont heard fom us within 45 days please contact us,also i thing i like to mention is that the office also congra me and said welcome to America and ask me to wait for 2 to 3 or more month.
It seems like AP is really a frustating part of this process =(
thanks