K1 Visa Second Interview

[Ethel Joy 15]

Good Evening everyone!

 

I need advice, please help me understand my situation.

 

I had my second interview last week and the Consular told me I'm APPROVED after he disclosed my fiance's misdemeanor; he told me to wait for my visa. But my question is why is my status under CEAS is still AP? I'm a lil bit curious about it, why not APPROVED or READY or even ISSUED. that bug's the hell out of me. If any of you experienced this kind of situation. Please I need your advice. Thank you.

 

_Jessie K.

Edited February 12, 2017 by Jessie K.
Wrong words

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

It can take a couple of weeks for them to print the visa (ie it changing to Issued). That being said, don't book any flights or anything till you have your visa and passport in your hand, as they may do a supervisor review and find something else that they want to ask you about or check.

[Ethel Joy 15]

Thank you @Penguin_ie. So all I need to do now is wait right? But I'm sure the Consular approved my visa and even congratulate me. Sigh waiting really is stressful. I hope I'll get my visa this month.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Yeah waiting is really all you can do.  If you have heard nothing three weeks after the interview, then start making enquiries.

[Ash.1101 1,755]

AP is a broad term that covers any step that requires processing. Whether it's taking the passport from point A to point B, printing the visa, doing background checks, looking at more papers, applying the visa into the passport, etc. Most people don't actually ever see the approved status, as it changes to AP to fast because they're working on the visa at the moment. After AP, you'll see ISSUED, and that's when it'll actually be ready for pick up.

Ideally since you're K-1. You may see the case go from Immigrant AP to a case creation date of a new day, then change to Non-Immigrant READY and then Non-Immigrant AP, once the info in CEAC changes from Immigrant to Non-Immigrant, you're pretty much days away from issued.

[Ethel Joy 15]

I see, thank you so much I just realized after my 2nd interview it was approved I checked my status it changed to Non-immigrant from Immigrant. Though it's still under AP. You give me a big relief for that information. Thank you so much.

[Shazada 3]

If you do not mind can you please tell us why you had two interviews? have you ever applied for another K1 visa before?

 

[Ethel Joy 15]

This is my first time applying K1 Visa however after my first interview they send me home with 221g form with lacking of requirements from the petitioner. I'm so sad and hopeless. After month of my interview, got message from embassy for another interview. That was really a relief and of course I'm scared " LEAVE ME NO CLUE"  what's going to happen. 

[Ethel Joy 15]

But Thanks God I'm already Approved and just waiting for my Visa.

[Gregory&Dyn 113]

18 hours ago, Ash.1101 said:

AP is a broad term that covers any step that requires processing. Whether it's taking the passport from point A to point B, printing the visa, doing background checks, looking at more papers, applying the visa into the passport, etc. Most people don't actually ever see the approved status, as it changes to AP to fast because they're working on the visa at the moment. After AP, you'll see ISSUED, and that's when it'll actually be ready for pick up.

Ideally since you're K-1. You may see the case go from Immigrant AP to a case creation date of a new day, then change to Non-Immigrant READY and then Non-Immigrant AP, once the info in CEAC changes from Immigrant to Non-Immigrant, you're pretty much days away from issued.

Well said and perfectly explained. You hit the nail on the head.

[mengmeng 5]

@Jessie K. how long the ceac updated to ISSUEd? after the interviw. Thank s

[mengmeng 5]

On 2/12/2017 at 1:33 PM, Jessie K. said:

This is my first time applying K1 Visa however after my first interview they send me home with 221g form with lacking of requirements from the petitioner. I'm so sad and hopeless. After month of my interview, got message from embassy for another interview. That was really a relief and of course I'm scared " LEAVE ME NO CLUE"  what's going to happen. 

@Jessie K. I was also advice to do 2nd intervw after 1 month of waiting i had interview last feb.6 then in mar. 7 do

[barbender 0]

Second interview do we need to pay again or not?did the embassy do the scheduling or us?ty

[Ethel Joy 15]

On 5/1/2017 at 8:07 PM, mengmeng said:

@Jessie K. I was also advice to do 2nd intervw after 1 month of waiting i had interview last feb.6 then in mar. 7 

 

If I may ask what is the reason for the second interview? Are you under 221g ? and the second interview are done how was it? Did you already get your Visa?

[Ethel Joy 15]

On 5/2/2017 at 0:54 AM, barbender said:

Second interview do we need to pay again or not?did the embassy do the scheduling or us?ty

No need to pay again for second interview. Base on my experience I had my second interview done and waited couple weeks to get my Visa. It's rare to get denied in a second interview but still Good luck and God bless you.

 

PS: prayers were the key to success.