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Colombia - Waiting for VISA approval - stuck in "Admin Processing"

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Hi,

My fiance and I have been waiting for VISA approval since October 23rd, when the embassy in Bogota received the final documents requested in Form 221g (provided to us at the interview).

Can anyone in Colombia who recently received their VISA approval please tell me how long it took following the interview (or receipt of additional requested information requested in form 221g).

Also, please tell me if the status changed from "Administrative Processing" to "Issued" or did it go from "Administrative Processing" to "Ready" and then to "Issued".

And I know this sounds like a strange question, but did the change from "Admin Processing" take place early or late in the day or was it just random? We are just going crazy checking the CEAC status every hour. And I just wish we could actually talk to somebody at the Embassy who could tell us if it was going to be another day, or another week, or another month. Very frustrating.

Thanks so much for any information !!

January 3, 2015 Met on internet chat/dating site and soon after became a couple.

April 9, 2015 First visit to Medellin.

April 14, 2015 Got engaged the day before David flew back home. Met Nelson's mother and showed her our rings. :wow:

April 17, 2015 Filed I-129F

April 22, 2015 NOA-1 date

May 23, 2015 2nd trip to Medellin - Had lunch with Nelson's family and spent more quality time together.

June 9, 2015 3rd trip to Medellin - Spent more time with Nelson's mother, met Nelson's friends and began making plans for October wedding

June 10, 2015 RFE receipt date

June 15, 2015 Hard copy of RFE received

June 16, 2015 Mailed overnight RFE reply.

June 17, 2015 RFE reply received from USCIS (notified by email).

June 22, 2015 NOA-2 date

June 29, 2015 Received NOA-2 hard copy

July 13, 2015 NVC Case Number Assigned

July 21, 2015 Case "Ready" at Bogota CEAC.

July 31, 2015 Packet 3 Received

Aug 14-21, 2015 4th and final trip to Colombia (at least for a year or so) to be there for interview !!!!

August 19, 2015 Interview, Approved conditionally

October 23, 2015 Stuck in Admin Processing

November 16, 2015 Status changed to READY

November 19, 2015 Status changed to ISSUED :dancing:

November 26, 2015 Arrival in US ........ Truly a THANKSGIVING !!

December 31, 2015 New Year's Eve Wedding (L)(L)(L)(L)

January 11, 2016 Filed AOS I-485 and EAD.

September 19, 2016 Interview for I-485 APPROVED !!!!!!!!

September 23, 2016 Received notice that GREEN CARD WAS MAILED ..... :dancing:

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~Inquiry about case status~

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Ok, so we had our interview on the 6th of November, and the Visa is waiting to be picked up in Cali today. Here's the thing. That status at CEAC is pretty confusing. I don't think ours ever went to Ready. I checked on Tuesday after our Friday interview and it was in status "Issued". The following day it moved from "Issued", to "Administrative Processing". By the end of that day it had changed back to "Issued" and it still in that state now, and the visa has been with DHL for 18 hours and is now ready to be picked up in Cali.

So the CEAC status is at best an indicator. That said, if it stays in Administrative Processing for over 10 days, I think you should try and contact the embassy and see if you can find out what's holding it up. I'd be surprised, if you get any kind of answer over the phone, but they can probably tell you what to do to file a request for an investigation.

I feel your pain, it's an incredibly opaque process.

Tony

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Wow.... that's incredible. So ours went from Administrative Processing to Ready on Nov 16th, then to a new Ready on Nov 17th with different wording and new creation date and then BACK to AP just now....... what the heck????

January 3, 2015 Met on internet chat/dating site and soon after became a couple.

April 9, 2015 First visit to Medellin.

April 14, 2015 Got engaged the day before David flew back home. Met Nelson's mother and showed her our rings. :wow:

April 17, 2015 Filed I-129F

April 22, 2015 NOA-1 date

May 23, 2015 2nd trip to Medellin - Had lunch with Nelson's family and spent more quality time together.

June 9, 2015 3rd trip to Medellin - Spent more time with Nelson's mother, met Nelson's friends and began making plans for October wedding

June 10, 2015 RFE receipt date

June 15, 2015 Hard copy of RFE received

June 16, 2015 Mailed overnight RFE reply.

June 17, 2015 RFE reply received from USCIS (notified by email).

June 22, 2015 NOA-2 date

June 29, 2015 Received NOA-2 hard copy

July 13, 2015 NVC Case Number Assigned

July 21, 2015 Case "Ready" at Bogota CEAC.

July 31, 2015 Packet 3 Received

Aug 14-21, 2015 4th and final trip to Colombia (at least for a year or so) to be there for interview !!!!

August 19, 2015 Interview, Approved conditionally

October 23, 2015 Stuck in Admin Processing

November 16, 2015 Status changed to READY

November 19, 2015 Status changed to ISSUED :dancing:

November 26, 2015 Arrival in US ........ Truly a THANKSGIVING !!

December 31, 2015 New Year's Eve Wedding (L)(L)(L)(L)

January 11, 2016 Filed AOS I-485 and EAD.

September 19, 2016 Interview for I-485 APPROVED !!!!!!!!

September 23, 2016 Received notice that GREEN CARD WAS MAILED ..... :dancing:

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