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Hello All,

 

I had my F1 visa interview on 17th July 2018. The VO asked me a few questions about the college and how I am going to fund my degree. After that, she asked me about my prior visit to the US( I have traveled to the US before on a B2 visa. I was subjected to secondary immigration check while entering the US.  My luggage was thoroughly checked, I was asked a lot of questions about why I came to the US, my photo and fingerprints were taken. After 6 hrs, I was let inside). The VO handed me my passport along with 221g blue slip saying that my case has been put under administrative processing. Is there anything I could do to expedite the process(My classes start on the 6th of August). Could someone tell the timeline within which this will be solved?

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No one can say how long AP will take and it can't be expedited. 

K1

29.11.2013 - NoA1

06.02.2014 - NoA2

01.04.2014 - Interview. 

AoS

03.2015 - AoS started.

09.2015 - Green Card received.  

RoC

24.07.2017 - NoA1.

01.08.2018 - RoC approved. 

 

 

Posted

Agreed...no way to speed up AP. It takes as long as it takes (so long as they are not waiting on anything from you).

AP can take days, weeks, months (rarely), or years (very rarely).

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Posted

Something suspicious must have led to a 6-hr secondary. You can bet AP would be thorough. How long were you in the US on that b2? 

I-751 journey

 

10/16/2017.......... ROC package mailed

10/18/2017.......... I-751 package received VSC

10/19/2017.......... I-797 NOA date

10/30/2017.......... Notice received in mail

10/30/2017.......... Check cashed

11/02/2017.......... Conditional GC expired

11/22/2017.......... Biometrics completed

  xx/xx/xxxx.......... waiting waiting waiting

Posted
46 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Something suspicious must have led to a 6-hr secondary. You can bet AP would be thorough. How long were you in the US on that b2? 

2 months.. I didn't have my return ticket at the time of the journey. 

Posted (edited)

Is there any reason you only scheduled your interview a few weeks before classes begin? That’s leaving it kind of late, doubt you could get any kind of expedite based on not planning properly unfortunately. The official website advises you to apply early and notes that you can apply up to 120 days in advance.

 

incidentally, when was the B2 trip you mention? 

 

 

Edited by SusieQQQ
Posted
10 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Is there any reason you only scheduled your interview a few weeks before classes begin? That’s leaving it kind of late, doubt you could get any kind of expedite based on not planning properly unfortunately. The official website advises you to apply early and notes that you can apply up to 120 days in advance.

 

incidentally, when was the B2 trip you mention? 

 

 

It took me some time to arrange my finances plus the start date mentioned in my I20 is 27th August( The orientations are starting on 30th July).  The trip on my B2 visa was in August of 2015 for a duration of 2 months.

Posted
2 hours ago, tgbo2018 said:

It took me some time to arrange my finances plus the start date mentioned in my I20 is 27th August( The orientations are starting on 30th July).  The trip on my B2 visa was in August of 2015 for a duration of 2 months.

Well.. again, a delay on your part and difference in the start date listed is unfortunately no grounds for expediting.

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I took my F-1 Visa interview on June 26, 2018 at the US Consulate, Karachi, Pakistan. I am still waiting for my AP to conclude. Note that I have already been in the US from 2011 to 2016 on a J-1 program (a Fulbright fellow). 

 
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