What is Administrative processing ?

[doc_cute 0]

Hello to everyone,

i was going thru the posts of administrative processing

what does this mean ?

what are the chances of administrative processing for an immigrant cr-1 / ir-1 visa ,

thanks ,

[YuAndDan 153]

Typicaly Name Checks happen during administrative processing. And it happens with all types of visas.

[doc_cute 0]

Typicaly Name Checks happen during administrative processing. And it happens with all types of visas.

ok thanks a lot yuAndDan

what are the name checks i mean is it my name or my spouses name check or our entire family ?

thanks a lot

was bit inquisitive coz seen couple of posts related to this and i was quite worried ,

mala

[m&n 0]

the beneficiary, petitioner, & anyone else....co-sponsors for example.

depending on the country & the competency level of the embassy, AP can last anywhere from a few days to several years.

Typicaly Name Checks happen during administrative processing. And it happens with all types of visas.

ok thanks a lot yuAndDan

what are the name checks i mean is it my name or my spouses name check or our entire family ?

thanks a lot

was bit inquisitive coz seen couple of posts related to this and i was quite worried ,

mala

[TIME FRAME 0]

Hi! I was interviewed at Islamabad, Pakistan last year in May for IR-1 visa, I was approved and congratulated by the officer. I submitted my passport and received pink visa token with the courier address for my city. I was told that I will get my passport back along with the packet within 6-8 weeks.

This is April 2007 and I am still undergoing through necassry administrative processing including the name checks (petitioner, benificiary, co-sponsor) security clearances and other necassary paper work needs to be done by the embassy before they print the visa and sent out on its wayyyyyyy.

It happens with 99.9% of male applicants and even if they receive the clearance from the department of state they can always request another one until they are completely satisfied.

Take care and good luck.

11 months now on ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING.

Edited April 5, 2007 by TIME FRAME

[m&n 0]

That is rough...........May God be with you.

Hi! I was interviewed at Islamabad, Pakistan last year in May for IR-1 visa, I was approved and congratulated by the officer. I submitted my passport and received pink visa token with the courier address for my city. I was told that I will get my passport back along with the packet within 6-8 weeks.

This is April 2007 and I am still undergoing through necassry administrative processing including the name checks (petitioner, benificiary, co-sponsor) security clearances and other necassary paper work needs to be done by the embassy before the print the visa and sent out.

It can happen with 99.9% male applicants and even if they receive the clearance from the department of state they can always request another one until they are completely satisfied.

Take care and good luck.

11 months now on ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING.

[doc_cute 0]

Hi! I was interviewed at Islamabad, Pakistan last year in May for IR-1 visa, I was approved and congratulated by the officer. I submitted my passport and received pink visa token with the courier address for my city. I was told that I will get my passport back along with the packet within 6-8 weeks.

This is April 2007 and I am still undergoing through necassry administrative processing including the name checks (petitioner, benificiary, co-sponsor) security clearances and other necassary paper work needs to be done by the embassy before they print the visa and sent out on its wayyyyyyy.

It happens with 99.9% of male applicants and even if they receive the clearance from the department of state they can always request another one until they are completely satisfied.

Take care and good luck.

11 months now on ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING.

ohh ok sorry to hear that for you,

but your post did make me exactly clear about the A.p

thanks for the post and i pray u get out of this a.p soon

tk care ,

mala

[doc_cute 0]

i did search a lot and found something about the administrative processing now

so was thinking to share with all of you may be it helps or adds info to all ,

221g - Administrative Review and/or Administrative Processing

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Administrative Review and/or Administrative Processing

After Your Visa Interview

Administrative Review: Is when your case is being looked at more closely for accuracy and to make sure all security name and fingerprint checks have cleared and your visa can be adjudicated.

Administrative Processing: Means once you have interviewed it is in security checks for any of these situations: you have had a name hit in one of the many data bases, background checks for fraud, or has missing and incomplete information that must be submitted and the rechecked. Processing is more in depth and than the review process and there is no time limit for this processing to complete. Administrative processing can last a few days or months and in some cases it has endured for years.

What is 221(g)?

The 221(g) is a section of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, which is used when the embassy or consulate are unable to take immediate action on a visa case. In rare cases, when additional processing is required, the suspense category used in that case is 221(g) while the additional processing takes place. For example, sometimes the applicant has failed to bring in the correct documentation, has incomplete information or in some cases the embassy wants a co sponsor before they will issue the visa or health reasons are all reasons a 221(g) is issued. In the Middle East/African/ Asian countries these applicants are scrutinized and screened more intensely and thus they have to wait out longer security or fraud investigations until all verifications for security or suspected fraud come back cleared.

Source: US Immigration and Nationality Act located on the web at: http://149.101.23.2/graphics/lawsregs/INA.htm

The 221(g) forms vary from consulate/embassy and you can get one or more forms after your interview. They vary in color as well as the way they are written whereas some are brief and some are detailed. In most cases they say to contact the consulate/embassy after 45 days. Be aware that the 45 days means business days (no weekends or holidays) and in some parts of the world the processing times are longer than 45 days. Always, try and check for others that are going through the same consulate and see what the average processing time is for the majority of the applicants

[m&n 0]

going into administrative processing = entering a black hole

[doc_cute 0]

going into administrative processing = entering a black hole

thats true m&n

i will sincerely thank to some nice lady who has eyed opened me on the a.p with her research post which i did post previously ,

[FaK 0]

Wow this is amazing. So much for incompetence I mean im going thru AP too and although its been a little more then a month for us, reading about cases like these really cause us a lot of concern. My wife is the petioner and we are now thinking that if this thing drags on for more then 3 or 4 months then shell just pack up and come here to Canada and wait it out. The only thing that then bothers is that when I am out of AP the consulate might want all the documents again and if she leaves her job then that might be an even bigger headache. I wonder if theres someone whose done something like this.

Hi! I was interviewed at Islamabad, Pakistan last year in May for IR-1 visa, I was approved and congratulated by the officer. I submitted my passport and received pink visa token with the courier address for my city. I was told that I will get my passport back along with the packet within 6-8 weeks.

This is April 2007 and I am still undergoing through necassry administrative processing including the name checks (petitioner, benificiary, co-sponsor) security clearances and other necassary paper work needs to be done by the embassy before they print the visa and sent out on its wayyyyyyy.

It happens with 99.9% of male applicants and even if they receive the clearance from the department of state they can always request another one until they are completely satisfied.

Take care and good luck.

11 months now on ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING.

[Ta Ta 1]

We have been in the "black hole" for nearly 4 months now.

I contacted my senator for more specifics a few days ago, we will see what happens.

[doc_cute 0]

We have been in the "black hole" for nearly 4 months now.

I contacted my senator for more specifics a few days ago, we will see what happens.

Omoba and Fak

for the benefit of you and many others who have risk of getting into this troublesome procedure

i am just posting in the link from where i myself got this info about administrative processing yesterday ,

hope it helps everyone ,

http://www.***removed***.com/foru...hread.php?t=410

i will seriously pray that all get speedy recovery soon n those who have fallen into this trap can take some measures ,

regards,

Mala

[doc_cute 0]

really apologise everyone the previous link doesnt seem to work hope this one works

or anyone who needs to know more info on A.P can private message me ,

http://www.***removed***.com/foru...isplay.php?f=22,

regards,

Mala

[Aymerlu 3]

Hi! I was interviewed at Islamabad, Pakistan last year in May for IR-1 visa, I was approved and congratulated by the officer. I submitted my passport and received pink visa token with the courier address for my city. I was told that I will get my passport back along with the packet within 6-8 weeks.

This is April 2007 and I am still undergoing through necassry administrative processing including the name checks (petitioner, benificiary, co-sponsor) security clearances and other necassary paper work needs to be done by the embassy before they print the visa and sent out on its wayyyyyyy.

It happens with 99.9% of male applicants and even if they receive the clearance from the department of state they can always request another one until they are completely satisfied.

Take care and good luck.

11 months now on ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING.

Sorry you have been on AP for so long. It sucks