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Has anyone had an experience with 5+ months of AP and was approved? Please, share your experience.

Did the embassy call you? What did they say/ask for? How long after that did you get your visa?

Is it at all possible, after they change the case creation date and category to non-immigrant, that they would deny the visa or go into further background checks? Or does it mean that the original AP process is over and this is the final stage?

11 minutes ago, Prystine said:

Generally for most people on K1 it starts out as Immigrant and then once it's approved, it is changed from immigrant to non-immigrant along with the creation date changing and it going through its final stages of ready/ap/ready/issued. But there are always going to be some exceptions or someone not updating the ceac website. 

Yes, that's great! I never saw it go ready though, it all happened by surprise so maybe it happened. I did email the embassy several times and even called NVC, none of them updated the "last updated date".

4 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

you can jump in a leg , once changes to noimmigrant that mean they are ready to issued the visa, usually when change to noimmigrant doesnt take long to change to issued, i am here for 4 years now and i have seen that all the time, that is the rule

Thanks, but it's been a month already - that is too long in comparison to others who got it within 2 weeks, no?

1 minute ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

 

Not always, just because it happens to 100 people doesn't mean it happens to you. While using the site as reference, you can't take it as fact as each case is unique.

 

Trust me I watched our status, "Ready for Interview", "AP", "Ready(Open status)", "Issued".

 

 

I used CEAC status as a reference to support the fact that they called and told me I'm approved. So it's pretty weird that I'm still not getting my visa.

Just now, Ben&Zian said:

 

K-1, while being 'non-immigrant' it has immigrant intent. When you search for it on CEAC you should only see it come up under Immigrant Visas.

That's usually before approval. On many posts here, many VJ members say that theirs also changed in the same way after being approved - after that the CEAC status goes to AP-Ready-AP-issued.

Hey everyone,

I was in AP on my K1 visa after interview for 5+ months. I received a call from the U.S Embsy., a month ago, asking to send a renewed medical + my passport. I then asked if I was approved, and they said yes and said after I send these items I wait for my visa.

As soon as they received the documents, my case creation date and status update became the same, as well as "Immigrant" was changed to "non-immigrant". Same signs of an approval as I saw on the forums here.

Status was AP after interview - never changed as far as I can tell - it remains as AP (I never saw it change to something else before they approved it, because I didn't check) - also status date never changed until now, it remains the same as the new creation date.

According to other members' posts, visa is usually issued after 2~10 days. It has been a month of calender days and over 15 days of business days.

Other than them preparing my envelop and visa, both of which shouldn't really take more than 2~10 days ... 

My questions are as follows:

1-Has anyone had/saw any similar situation?

2-Is it possible that it takes this long after an approval?

3-What else could be the reason for the hold up here?

Experts only please!

Thank you.

5 hours ago, Ben&Zian said:

CEAC will read "Issued" when the process is complete.

 

It should stay under "Immigrant" visa.

It's a K1 visa, so why should it say Immigrant after being approved? That's kind of counter to what other VJ members have said.

4 hours ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Post in your regional forum to see what others from your country waiting time has been and read the embassy's reviews.

I'll try to do that, but hopefully someone here will answer.

Hey everyone,

I was in AP on my K1 visa after interview for 5+ months. I received a call from the U.S Embsy., a month ago, asking to send a renewed medical + my passport. I then asked if I was approved, and they said yes and said after I send these items I wait for my visa.

As soon as they received the documents, my case creation date and status update became the same, as well as "Immigrant" was changed to "non-immigrant". Same signs of an approval as I saw on the forums here.

Status was AP after interview - never changed as far as I can tell - it remains as AP (I never saw it change to something else before they approved it, because I didn't check) - also status date never changed until now, it remains the same as the new creation date.

According to other members' posts, visa is usually issued after 2~10 days. It has been a month of calender days and over 15 days of business days.

Other than them preparing my envelop and visa, both of which shouldn't really take more than 2~10 days ... 

My questions are as follows:

1-Has anyone had/saw any similar situation?

2-Is it possible that it takes this long after an approval?

3-What else could be the reason for the hold up here?

Experts only please!

Thank you.

Thank you agripa, you actually read my mind on several points .. I was basically thinking the same way.

Well, we'll see how this goes.

I may have forgot to mention that the CO looked like he had a hangover or was already drunk, I know how it sounds, but I've seen him close his eye several times like he was affected by the little blue light that lit the interview booth, besides his chicken scratch writing that almost mis-spelled my name and case number on the white paper he handed me, along his obvious heavy tongue.

Thanks a lot everyone.

1 hour ago, LionessDeon said:

2 months AP is not long at all. I've heard of 2 years waiting in AP....now that's long.

Did you frontload the petition?  How much facetime have you had?  You don't care if your approved or denied just want closure?  That seems strange.

You have no basis to file a lawsuit and the embassy is well within right to complete futher review of your case.  Any lawyer who tells you otherwise is taking you for your money.

Strange? lol .. Being on AP and knowing about the horror stories that others faced and suffered because of this suffices to put us in a state of distress where we just want closure on the case no matter the outcome ASAP.

Now we're kind of stuck in a limbo, fiancee cannot move to Egypt without leaving work in which case we would forfeit the case as she is the sponsor and also which in turn can be a waste of all the expenses paid for the case, in case I was approved later in time. (it would undo the case)

And since I cannot go there, well .. you should understand by now.

2 hours ago, soulstriker said:

how would u know if other cases werent as solid as yours? them giving back your passport isnt good , and claiming one of your factors of rushing to get kids is sketchy in my opinion

I know some people who I've helped and I also made my research on this forum and other places.

I didn't state this fact as part of my case, it is however true and I was giving reasons only here on forum for why being on AP for this long, compared to others, is a lot for our case.

2 hours ago, EandH0904 said:

How long have you been in AP? Yo some people 10 days might seem long, others, 6 months. 

More than 2 months but considering our circumstances .. it is very long to put our life on a limbo for that long.

2 hours ago, Hopeforbest said:

What ir ur age and ur fiancée age .

 u cant file law suit.

Given passport back is not good sign.

Around about 20 years.

Are you sure about the lawsuit?

What about the passport? some people on the forum here say passport was later requested and they got approved.

Anyone else thinks different?

Hey Everyone,

I have several questions about my case, and I'd like some expert opinions on it, and maybe if someone faced a similar situation .. please tell your story.

Firstly, here are some facts about my case:

-During interview, I was completely relaxed, confident and truthful about everything at all times.

-Interview was fairly short - around 15~20minutes.

-There's an age difference - U.S fiancee is an older female - CO said "it's not a norm", I told him it didn't matter to us.

-I was also called a liar at one point, when I answered the absolute truth about and it was a completely irrelevant point (a b2 visa I applied for during the time I knew my fiance but wasn't visiting her, although I wanted to, CO asked "Did you plan to?", I answered "I wanted to, but there was no planning", He said "I think you're lying to me", I calmly and confidently answered "No, I'm not lying" and I explained how my friend's invitation pre-dated meeting my fiance - He got hostile in questioning and attempted to verify if I truly knew the people I was visiting - I was calm still and my answers matched 100%) - interview resumed.

-CO asked general questions, nothing too specific or too deep so I didn't get grilled.

-CO NEVER looked at any of evidence - carried a lot of weight for nothing.

-At the end of the interview, it looked like he was confused whether to approve or deny (CO paused looking at a white paper before he marked "Administrative Processing" and requested "Individual Registry" to prove that I'm not currently married) - I'm 100% sure that the paper work was extremely solid and my answers were confident.

-I was not approved or denied .. not verbally - just gave me back my passport and said we'll call you when we need it.

-I was given back the passport and a white paper with AP marked - the paper didn't have any "221g" written on it or any relevant information to specify if I was denied or approved.

-My feeling was that I was being setup to fail, probably a common thing as well as that there was no transparency.

Secondly, my questions are:

-Why didn't the CO look at any evidence? and What is this a sign of?

-Is it normal that he gave me back the passport? Or is it a sign of a long AP or denial?

-Why do you guys think I was put on AP? Although I'm from Egypt, a lot of people were approved on the spot with a much less solid case and were never on AP.

-Most AP is resolved within 60 days, and It has been more than that without any status update - other than when we inquire. Is it possible to file a "Writ of Mandamus?" or a lawsuit to force their hands to make a final decision? and Will this affect my case in any negative way?

-If It's not "Writ of Mandamus?" or a lawsuit then what?

-Will threatening to file a lawsuit against them have the desired effect? I would basically send unofficial copies first as a warning to sue.

NOTE 1: We have a good reason to be hasty with this; Due to age difference we are trying to have our own children and with every day passing our chances grow slim.

NOTE 2: We only seek closure for the case - I don't care about approval or denial only the timing.

NOTE 3: Please, If you filed any lawsuit before on a similar case or situation - provide explicit details whenever possible and provide a sample copy of the documents (redact personal info, of course)

If anyone could direct us through this, it'd be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.