administrative processing Paris

[Fr0210 4]

Hey Everyone,

I had my interview for CR-1 visa the morning of 23rd of July 2020 at the US Embassy in Paris. Consular Officer told me my visa was approved and I will receive my passport in 7 to 10 business days with the visa stamp.

I just checked CEAC and it now says "Administrative Processing". I've read a lot of horrible stories about administrative processing with people being stuck for weeks and even months on end without any reason being given.

I'm wondering if a few days of "administrative processing" is the case for every visa and the CEAC will switched to issued in a few days? or should I brace for some possibly longer delays??

Would love to hear from other people in Paris and other embassies!

Thanks a lot

[Sparkle Sparkle 913]

Why dont you just take his word for it?...he said in 7-10days you get your passport with the visa sticker in it....Admin process is needed to cross all the t/s and dot all the i's ....so just relax...if its day 20 and you dont have your passport back with visa then we know you in the "bad admin' 

[Mily90 8]

45 minutes ago, Fr0210 said:

Hey Everyone,

I had my interview for CR-1 visa the morning of 23rd of July 2020 at the US Embassy in Paris. Consular Officer told me my visa was approved and I will receive my passport in 7 to 10 business days with the visa stamp.

I just checked CEAC and it now says "Administrative Processing". I've read a lot of horrible stories about administrative processing with people being stuck for weeks and even months on end without any reason being given.

I'm wondering if a few days of "administrative processing" is the case for every visa and the CEAC will switched to issued in a few days? or should I brace for some possibly longer delays??

Would love to hear from other people in Paris and other embassies!

Thanks a lot

that is normal for it to go in that status

you should get your visa soon!

 

Congrats!!!!

[barashka 97]

You should have your visa soon, congratulations!

[Crazy Cat 39,238]

Every case goes through AP......and visas are not actually approved until AFTER AP....not before......regardless of what the officer said.  Watch for the status to change to "Issued".  That will be the real indicator of approval.  You should see that change soon.

 

Edited July 23, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[LoloBrinny 111]

18 hours ago, Fr0210 said:

Hey Everyone,

I had my interview for CR-1 visa the morning of 23rd of July 2020 at the US Embassy in Paris. Consular Officer told me my visa was approved and I will receive my passport in 7 to 10 business days with the visa stamp.

I just checked CEAC and it now says "Administrative Processing". I've read a lot of horrible stories about administrative processing with people being stuck for weeks and even months on end without any reason being given.

I'm wondering if a few days of "administrative processing" is the case for every visa and the CEAC will switched to issued in a few days? or should I brace for some possibly longer delays??

Would love to hear from other people in Paris and other embassies!

Thanks a lot

Hi Fr0210,

 

I am in the same situation, I had my interview on the 20th of July, and yesterday (23rd) I saw that my status was "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING". The Consular Officer told me that I was approved, but often there is miscommunication between the doctor's office and the embassy for the transfer of the medical results, and that is why you have to wait several days before seing "ISSUED" on the CEAC tracker. That is the case for me (my medical results are normal by the way), so it might be the case for you as well. It's just bureaucracy ...

 

Hope that helps !

 

Laurent

[Fr0210 4]

4 hours ago, LoloBrinny said:

Hi Fr0210,

 

I am in the same situation, I had my interview on the 20th of July, and yesterday (23rd) I saw that my status was "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING". The Consular Officer told me that I was approved, but often there is miscommunication between the doctor's office and the embassy for the transfer of the medical results, and that is why you have to wait several days before seing "ISSUED" on the CEAC tracker. That is the case for me (my medical results are normal by the way), so it might be the case for you as well. It's just bureaucracy ...

 

Hope that helps !

 

Laurent

Hi, 

 

yes they just updated it today to ISSUED. I am very happy about it but I just have to wait a lot since they apparently send it every Thursday I believe...is it correct you think ? 

 

Thanks and congrats for you !

21 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Every case goes through AP......and visas are not actually approved until AFTER AP....not before......regardless of what the officer said.  Watch for the status to change to "Issued".  That will be the real indicator of approval.  You should see that change soon.

 

Thanks  it did just today

 

[Fr0210 4]

22 hours ago, barashka said:

You should have your visa soon, congratulations!

Thank you

 

[Fr0210 4]

22 hours ago, Mily90 said:

that is normal for it to go in that status

you should get your visa soon!

 

Congrats!!!!

Thank you very much 

 

23 hours ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Why dont you just take his word for it?...he said in 7-10days you get your passport with the visa sticker in it....Admin process is needed to cross all the t/s and dot all the i's ....so just relax...if its day 20 and you dont have your passport back with visa then we know you in the "bad admin' 

Yeah you're right. Thanks  

[Crazy Cat 39,238]

14 minutes ago, Fr0210 said:

Hi, 

 

yes they just updated it today to ISSUED. I am very happy about it but I just have to wait a lot since they apparently send it every Thursday I believe...is it correct you think ? 

 

Thanks and congrats for you !

Thanks  it did just today

 

Great.  Don't forget to pay the $220 immigration fee, else, the plastic card will not be sent.  https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee/start-payment

[LoloBrinny 111]

15 minutes ago, Fr0210 said:

Hi, 

 

yes they just updated it today to ISSUED. I am very happy about it but I just have to wait a lot since they apparently send it every Thursday I believe...is it correct you think ? 

 

Thanks and congrats for you !

Thanks  it did just today

 

They also told me that they send the passports every Thursday via UPS. 

[Fr0210 4]

2 minutes ago, LoloBrinny said:

They also told me that they send the passports every Thursday via UPS. 

Do they give a tracking number ? 

[LoloBrinny 111]

17 minutes ago, Fr0210 said:

Do they give a tracking number ? 

Yes, they send you an e-mail as well to tell you it’s coming.

[Fr0210 4]

Just now, LoloBrinny said:

Yes, they send you an e-mail as well to tell you it’s coming.

Oh thanks ! 

[LoloBrinny 111]

26 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Great.  Don't forget to pay the $220 immigration fee, else, the plastic card will not be sent.  https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee/start-payment

Hi, 

 

Can you pay the fee when you enter the US at the POE, that’s what I was thinking to do.

 

Laurent

 

EDIT: If I wait for my entrance in the US to pay the fee, will the issuance be significantly delayed ?

 

Thanks for your advice.
 

 

Edited July 24, 2020 by LoloBrinny