Administrative Processing at the London Embassy

[Moda25 2]

My husband attended his CRI visa interview at the London embassy on November 16, 2023 and was placed on AP. He was asked to submit the original copy of my divorce certificate/decree. The embassy received it on November 24 and the case updated on November 30. It stayed like that until he sent an inquiry on Jan 8, 2024. This morning, I checked and the last update was January 16, 2024 with the case still showing refused. I’m so frustrating and don’t know what to do or who to contact. I don’t know the London embassy to be having backlog so I’m wondering why ours is taking this long. They still have his passport. Has anyone been in this situation before specifically with the London embassy? My entire Christmas break was a mess due to this situation.

[Crazy Cat 39,268]

Could still be doing background checks.  Was your spouse born in UK? 

[Moda25 2]

@Crazy Cat No, he is a Ghanaian living in the UK.

[Crazy Cat 39,268]

48 minutes ago, Moda25 said:

@Crazy Cat No, he is a Ghanaian living in the UK.

Could be additional background checks....Just have to let it play out at this point.  Maybe soon.

[Moda25 2]

@Crazy Cat Thank you!

[M and Mike 16]

On 1/19/2024 at 1:52 PM, Moda25 said:

My husband attended his CRI visa interview at the London embassy on November 16, 2023 and was placed on AP. He was asked to submit the original copy of my divorce certificate/decree. The embassy received it on November 24 and the case updated on November 30. It stayed like that until he sent an inquiry on Jan 8, 2024. This morning, I checked and the last update was January 16, 2024 with the case still showing refused. I’m so frustrating and don’t know what to do or who to contact. I don’t know the London embassy to be having backlog so I’m wondering why ours is taking this long. They still have his passport. Has anyone been in this situation before specifically with the London embassy? My entire Christmas break was a mess due to this situation.

Which divorce certificate did you use??

It the Divorce Absolute you use??? Secondly, if they have your passport it a good sign. Maybe very soon. Good luck 

[Moda25 2]

@M and Mike I had an absolute divorce decree which I submitted. I submitted an inquiry to the embassy and they responded that our application is going through a review. At this point, I think it’s more than just the divorce decree/certificate. The embassy said they can’t tell how long the process is going to take so we requested for the passport so whenever they’re ready to issue the visa, we’ll send it back to them.

Edited February 13 by Moda25

[M and Mike 16]

8 hours ago, Moda25 said:

@M and Mike I had an absolute divorce decree which I submitted. I submitted an inquiry to the embassy and they responded that our application is going through a review. At this point, I think it’s more than just the divorce decree/certificate. The embassy said they can’t tell how long the process is going to take so we requested for the passport so whenever they’re ready to issue the visa, we’ll send it back to them.

I'm sorry to hear that but the good thing they have your passport and you ask for it. You should have leave it with them that should have put some pressure on them. Did you send the final as they are not taking the Divorce Absulate I understand. It has to be stamped or legalised. I hope you get something positive soonest. 

[Moda25 2]

@M and Mike They having the passport doesn’t really matter. I’ve seen instances where they keep the passport for over a year. My husband needed it for other purpose so we had to request it back. I’m positive if they’re ready to issue the visa, they’ll let us send it. They still have our marriage certificate and the divorce decree. When we submitted the inquiry, they said they don’t require any additional documents and we don’t have to do anything again. But as at the time, the review on our case is still ongoing. I have a feeling they’re trying to confirm the authenticity of our marriage or marriage certificate since we did not get married in London but our home country. Thank you 😊 

Edited February 13 by Moda25