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Hello All

I have been a silent reader for several months and have now decided to join VJ. Hopefully, I can get some helpful input from this community. Does anybody know How Long Will It Take To Issue The Visa After The Embassy Has My Passport?

Here is our story:

My wife is a US born citizen. I am a Pakistani, but residing/working in Kuwait for the past 6 years. We are family friends and met in Kuwait, December 2008 and fell in love at first sight =) ... We got engaged February 2011 and got married in Pakistan on January 1, 2012! As soon as my wife returned to USA she applied the IR 1 visa in California. I had my interview here in Kuwait in September 2012 and unfortunately was placed into Administrative Processing. Our documents/medical was complete and at my interview the consular officer stated they needed to do Background/Name checking. My wife and I could not tolerate living separate, so she joined me in Kuwait. She only has a temporary Kuwait visit visa because we hope that one day we both can start our new lives in USA. Recently, the embassy requested an updated police certificate/medical/passport. On July 16, 2013, we submitted the updated documents along with my passport and received a reply/email from the embassy that our visa case is documentarily complete; however requires additional administrative processing. Now, we are still in administrative processing...

This has been a tough struggle, but my wife and I are with each other so we are happy. Hopefully one day the sun will rise with good news for us and all of those in this difficult situation! Good luck & Best Wishes smile.png

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Hello All

I have been a silent reader for several months and have now decided to join VJ. Hopefully, I can get some helpful input from this community. Does anybody know How Long Will It Take To Issue The Visa After The Embassy Has My Passport?

Here is our story:

My wife is a US born citizen. I am a Pakistani, but residing/working in Kuwait for the past 6 years. We are family friends and met in Kuwait, December 2008 and fell in love at first sight =) ... We got engaged February 2011 and got married in Pakistan on January 1, 2012! As soon as my wife returned to USA she applied the IR 1 visa in California. I had my interview here in Kuwait in September 2012 and unfortunately was placed into Administrative Processing. Our documents/medical was complete and at my interview the consular officer stated they needed to do Background/Name checking. My wife and I could not tolerate living separate, so she joined me in Kuwait. She only has a temporary Kuwait visit visa because we hope that one day we both can start our new lives in USA. Recently, the embassy requested an updated police certificate/medical/passport. On July 16, 2013, we submitted the updated documents along with my passport and received a reply/email from the embassy that our visa case is documentarily complete; however requires additional administrative processing. Now, we are still in administrative processing...

This has been a tough struggle, but my wife and I are with each other so we are happy. Hopefully one day the sun will rise with good news for us and all of those in this difficult situation! Good luck & Best Wishes smile.png

HI,r u still in AP??

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.
CHE GUEVARA

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*WN*NW*   0

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Yes. Still in AP. Have not heard any news from the embassy. I asked them for a status update and its been over 2 weeks and no reply. :-(

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*WN*NW*   0

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I hope so too! It has been well over 2 months since we submitted the passport to the embassy. The embassy has not replied back to our emails since 2 months. Only update was AP on CEAC on 23 August 2013 ... still waiting...

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we just got an email 9/27 from consulate in canada requesting passport back, new medical and new police certificate.

your story is exactly why we are trying to stop ourselves from being too excited.

it seems like once they receive documents, it can still take awhile.

best of luck to everyone for an expediant processing!

WNNW - please keep us updated!

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hi zubi2lute! Hopefully you get a good response after submitting the updated items. Our case was updated on ceac website. just another date change 29 September, but still same administrative processing. no email reply yet. :-/

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have you contacted senator/congressman?

i'm not sure if it will help - but i did anyways.

we got a generic reply - but i thought it might speed them up a little.

just something for you to consider..

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Yes. Still in AP. Have not heard any news from the embassy. I asked them for a status update and its been over 2 weeks and no reply. :-(

Are you still in AP, I am stuck for the last 10 months now

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.
CHE GUEVARA

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Yes. Still in AP. Have not heard any news from the embassy. I asked them for a status update and its been over 2 weeks and no reply. :-(

Please keep us updated, have you finished the AP?

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.
CHE GUEVARA

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