what is mondated supposed to mean here??

Mandated = Required

that is exactly what I thought until I found out not everyone goes thru it only the selected ones ??????? why is mandated then, or could I be missing something...

If a case fits certain criteria then it is mandated. What is the criteria ?
That is the question unanswered.

That's the response we got from the Naples consulate:

Your application is undergoing congressionally mandated administrative processing. As soon as we can set an appointment we will be happy to inform you.

Best regards,
Visa Office
United States Consulate General
Naples, Italy

What DOES it mean?

Since 9/11 we have had Congress institue the Patriot Act, Border Security Act and Intelligence Reform Acts. These are all dealing with security checks that all applicants must have run on them and pass as cleared. This is what is being called .

Mary

Thank you, Mary. What I don't understand is that they were supposed to run him through all those checks BEFORE they approved our petitions. Or at the latest at the NVC level. Why now?

Anna they run name checks from the submission of your petition at the USCIS level, then at NVC, and again at the consulate level as well. One person on here saw her files and they even run her USC with a check that is run commonly through the banking industry called the Lexis Nexis check as well. 9/11 caused all these checks and once they are completed they are able to issue the visa.