AP after being approved?

[avital 34]

i had my interview on july 8th and ive been told my case is approved and that i will get a sealed package within a few days, and i just checked the CEAC website and it said "administrative process"... is it normal? or should i be worried?

[carolynhotstuff 252]

It can be normal. They need time to put the sealed package together and print the visa. Are you working with a congessman? Have them send an email to ask what is happening.

[avital 34]

i see... and no no congressman just me and my fiance

what is the average waiting time for the visa to arrive given there are no missing documents or other issues?

[carolynhotstuff 252]

It can arrive in less than a week but the Department of State has been having problems with their computers and this may be the real reason it is taking so long.

[Amhara 460]

Sometimes the status changes to AP before it's printed. It may switch to Ready, then AP again before being issued. Keep an eye on the updates and also check the title of the message too. It should change from "Immigrant" to "Non immigrant" even though you are using the immigrant part of ceac. You should be good in a few more days. If you don't hear anything in two weeks, try emailing the embassy and see what they say. Like carolynhotstuff said, they may be backed up because of the system glitch. Stay positive!!

[avital 34]

it says nonimmigrant!!! :joy: im so excited! cant wait to finally get my visa and tell my fiance about it hopefully ill get it next week!

[Amhara 460]

it says nonimmigrant!!! :joy: im so excited! cant wait to finally get my visa and tell my fiance about it hopefully ill get it next week!

Yay!! In the words of Napoleon Dynamite, "Lucky!" Enjoy and congratulations!!!!

[so0so01991 9]

i had my interview on july 8th and ive been told my case is approved and that i will get a sealed package within a few days, and i just checked the CEAC website and it said "administrative process"... is it normal? or should i be worried?

Did u have ur interview on July 8??

My fiance was interviewed on July 8, we were missing one document so we got AP then he submitted it the next day so on the 16th our case switched to ready and the creation date also changed to July 16 on the ceac website.

However, the MRV fee did not go through! they never charged my credit card so the embassy called my fiance to tell him they never recieved a payment and visa cannot be printed unless its paid. they told him to go to the embassy on monday to pay it. I also know someone else who was interviewed on the 8th in jerusalem as well, and he had the same problem with the payment and he was approved on the interview day too. and they told him 3 people of that day have a problem with the payment. So make sure ur payment was made if not contact them instead of you waiting i guess.

and gooood luck

[avital 34]

yes my interview was on the 8th and i had all the documents

my payment went through the credit card records showed the money that was charged and i also printed the payment receipt

good luck to you too hopefully the process will be over quickly for you!

[Josie1829 3]

My mom had her interview june 15 was on 221g and her case was on AP the whole time after we submit the documents july 7 it went from AP to Issued july 16.

[avital 34]

but i didnt get any 221g or anything they told me ill get the package in a few days :/

[Josie1829 3]

All you have to do is wait nothing you can do!!!

but i didnt get any 221g or anything they told me ill get the package in a few days :/

[Amhara 460]

but i didnt get any 221g or anything they told me ill get the package in a few days :/

The status still changes to AP even when the visa is approved right off the bat, so it's normal. If the visa is printed fast, you might not even notice the AP status. If the printing takes longer, you will see AP until issued. If it goes into ready status, then it will go back to AP before saying issued. So if your status changes a few times, it's all good!