if they ask for passport , does it mean the ap over

[woody1 0]

my wife got letter to submit passport at vfs office. its been 12 days now and i have not received the passport back yet. my wife called the embassy and they say consular is checking the case. call next week. i also e mailed them and the replied back saying its in processing and they receive the documents i sent (passport) but documents have to be checked b4 decision is made. can any senior member shed any light on this. from reading the posts in forum they ask for passport when ap is over and they issue visa in ten days or so. any input will be appreciated. my wife has been on ap from march 25th 2010. she got the letter to submit passport after field investigation was done.

[emt103c 10]

*usually* this means the AP is over. The last look is *usually* a formality and the visa should be issued soon. Depending on how long it has been you may need a new medical or police certificate, but they usually check that before asking for the passport.

[woody1 0]

thanks emt for ur response. my wives interview was on march 3rd 2010. so medical and police report should be ok. they just asked for passport. so u think sometimes it will take more than 10 days to issue visa after the passport is submitted.

[illnevergetthis 5]

Hopefully them asking for the passport means that they will be issuing the visa, but unfortunately there are no guarantees. Please don't make any flight arrangements until you have the visa in hand.

With that said, I hope they issue your wife's visa really soon.

[woody1 0]

thanks illnevergetthis. i hope too she gets visa soon. and i hope u r out of ap soon too and get the visa.

[illnevergetthis 5]

Thank you Woody1

[khan4great 0]

Woody1

What do mean field investigation.. My interview on 25 March still in AP....

[woody1 0]

khan

field investigation is when the visit u or ur neighbors and ask questions about relationship. in my case they only called my wife and neighbors and ask tricky questions. they did not visit. but in some cases they do. now its been 3 weeks they have my wives passport but have not heard anything from them. she called embassy and they say its under processing. i pray every day that she gets her passport back with visa soon. good luck 2 u khan sahib.