Received email from Ankara

[evelyn1140 18]

I send an email to Ankara regarding my husband case. This is their response.... I have to Wait

Dear Sir/ Madam,

According to our records, your administrative process has not been completed yet. As soon as the processing is completed, we will contact you

Sincerely

Immigrant Visa Unit

Before you send an inquiry to the Immigrant Visa Unit, please consult the updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section of our site at http://turkey.usembassy.gov/faqs_iv.html

Edited March 6, 2012 by evelyn1140

[together4evr 360]

Do you call DOS in Washington?

Is the case under Mandatory AP or

Internal AP at the embassy?

[Adnan&Liane 8]

what is the difference between mandatory AP and internal AP? Just where they are processed? Is there a time difference? You seem to be the expert on AP togetherforever13

[together4evr 360]

Mandatory AP-done at washington level. usually means name hit or name and background checks. In depth background checks done here. See if you have any bad guy friends. see if your name is similar to bad guy or your birthday. FBI has to perform these checks by hand and looking through papers. Can be very slow.

Internal AP-done at embassy level. Can be simple documentation check to see if all papers turned in. Can be easy name and background checks. Can also be in depth relationship check where they send people to your friends and family to see if they know about your marriage.

Both can take a long time

Both can take a short time

Once Mandatory AP is done it can be placed into Internal AP then it can be thrown back into Mandatory AP and back again--- this is a VERY long process.

You will NEVER know when AP is really done until the visa is in your hand

[evelyn1140 18]

Do you call DOS in Washington?

Is the case under Mandatory AP or

Internal AP at the embassy?

Well I called Dos and they told me Our case is pending. I will asked them tomorrow if they are under mandatory or internal. I thought it was the same.

[Melody and Kemal 1]

Well I called Dos and they told me Our case is pending. I will asked them tomorrow if they are under mandatory or internal. I thought it was the same.

evelyn if you call them please post and let us know what kind of response you get. you know that we are both in AP together, went in around the same time. ours probably started about a week after yours since we had to send in our marriage certificate. when i called the embassy about a month ago she told me we may hear something around the end of march or april. i think the average in ankara for turkish citizens is around two months, but i could be wrong. just trying to be patient...

[evelyn1140 18]

Do you call DOS in Washington?

Is the case under Mandatory AP or

Internal AP at the embassy?

I called Dos, they told me we are under Administrative process in the Embassy.

[evelyn1140 18]

evelyn if you call them please post and let us know what kind of response you get. you know that we are both in AP together, went in around the same time. ours probably started about a week after yours since we had to send in our marriage certificate. when i called the embassy about a month ago she told me we may hear something around the end of march or april. i think the average in ankara for turkish citizens is around two months, but i could be wrong. just trying to be patient...

Melody, I think that would be our timeline since the embassy right now is closed. ( I think partially) They will back to normal March 20th. I keep checking the Administrative process link in Ankara and it has not been update. The last update were February 23. I am just praying to God this process end soon for both of us.

[rozi 0]

Melody, I think that would be our timeline since the embassy right now is closed. ( I think partially) They will back to normal March 20th. I keep checking the Administrative process link in Ankara and it has not been update. The last update were February 23. I am just praying to God this process end soon for both of us.

what is the lick to check the AP line.. can u plz give it to me thanx

[rozi 0]

evelyn if you call them please post and let us know what kind of response you get. you know that we are both in AP together, went in around the same time. ours probably started about a week after yours since we had to send in our marriage certificate. when i called the embassy about a month ago she told me we may hear something around the end of march or april. i think the average in ankara for turkish citizens is around two months, but i could be wrong. just trying to be patient...

well so far i have seen almost everyones get same ans from DOS.. they saying they are working on the case.. i dont trust them anymore not until i get my visa in my hand.. cause they been saying this to me last 2 months.. they are working on my case..and now i been AP almost 4 and half months

but still we dont have no other choice we have to call them..

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

well so far i have seen almost everyones get same ans from DOS.. they saying they are working on the case.. i dont trust them anymore not until i get my visa in my hand.. cause they been saying this to me last 2 months.. they are working on my case..and now i been AP almost 4 and half months

but still we dont have no other choice we have to call them..

At least they answered your e-mails. I sent them 4 e-mails and they never answered one of them.

I pray this is over for you soon.

[Melody and Kemal 1]

Melody, I think that would be our timeline since the embassy right now is closed. ( I think partially) They will back to normal March 20th. I keep checking the Administrative process link in Ankara and it has not been update. The last update were February 23. I am just praying to God this process end soon for both of us.

Yeah I also check the website everyday and noticed that it hasn't been updated in a while. When I talked to the lady at the embassy I asked her about the embassy closing and she said that it won't affect our administrative process, so hopefully it won't be prolonged more than it has to be. I realllyyyy hope we hear something by april, our baby is due in May :/

[rozi 0]

At least they answered your e-mails. I sent them 4 e-mails and they never answered one of them.

I pray this is over for you soon.

i hope urs will ended soon too.. i hope we all will getting out from this annoying AP

Yeah I also check the website everyday and noticed that it hasn't been updated in a while. When I talked to the lady at the embassy I asked her about the embassy closing and she said that it won't affect our administrative process, so hopefully it won't be prolonged more than it has to be. I realllyyyy hope we hear something by april, our baby is due in May :/

can u please give me the website add how to check that

[Melody and Kemal 1]

can u please give me the website add how to check that

here is the web page but it's only for immigrant visas in ankara under ap

http://www.usemb-ankara.org.tr/consular/english/immigrant_admin_processing.html

[evelyn1140 18]

i hope urs will ended soon too.. i hope we all will getting out from this annoying AP

can u please give me the website add how to check that

the site is for Ankara (Turkey) administrative process not for Bangladesh, therefore, I don't think this site would apply to you. You can call the state department 202-663-1225

http://turkey.usembassy.gov/immigrant_admin_processing.html I hope this will help you if your case is in turkey