Hello all,
I am a US citizen and just signed up for this forum and am looking for information on K-1 visa process which is in "Administrative Processing" under section 221(g) of INS. My fiancee has already been interviewed and they have asked for additional documents to support proof of relationship. These docs. were submitted to the US embassy in New Delhi a month ago and they have acknowledged receipt of them. So of the questions I have are:
1. It appears from information gathered from such forums that the time estimates for completion of processing ranges from a few days to a few years. Does anyone have any average time-estimates for specific sub-caegories within 221(g) ? e.g. "Name Check" vs. "Proof of Relationship"?
2. Does the consulate have a process in place where they clear these AP cases on a first-in and a first-out basis? or is it at the whims and fancy of the consular officer. I note that because the reps at the VFS center who accepted the documents said to check back within a week for issuance of visa. When I called after a week they said to check in a few more days. Point being that they either have no idea what so ever or they actually have some sense of it (based on the objections raised and documents submitted as to how long it might take). If the latter is true, then its very likely that such AP cases are dependent on the consular officer who is dealing with the case -- the officer may be organized and clear each case on a first-in and a first-out basis. On the other hand if it is some disorganized officer, you could be in for a long wait.........
3. The other thing that concerns me is the subjectivity in this whole process. For the purposes of a discussion, what if the consular officer has strong biasis of certain kind.............would that show on his or her decision to process or delay the case. Again, I note this because when my fiancee went for her interview, she smiled and greeted the consular officer nicely (expecting the same courtsey in return) but was met with a cold, almost frownish demeanor. Just an observation...........he/she could be having a bad day.......but then could be it was the personality or the views etc. of the person, making this is pretty subjective process.
4. I might appear that I may be reading too much into the subjective issues of this process............ but then we are in a forum where we can discuss this and isolate the cases based on complexity of the case, sub-categories within 221(g), documents requested, and other unknowns etc.
5. I may not have mentioned this before but I was surprised when we were faced with this 221(g) situation because we thought we had submitted a pretty exhaustive set of documents/pictures as proof of relationship to begin with. And thats what leaves me wondering what could be some of the unexplained issues.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
THANKS!!
I am a US citizen and just signed up for this forum and am looking for information on K-1 visa process which is in "Administrative Processing" under section 221(g) of INS. My fiancee has already been interviewed and they have asked for additional documents to support proof of relationship. These docs. were submitted to the US embassy in New Delhi a month ago and they have acknowledged receipt of them. So of the questions I have are:
1. It appears from information gathered from such forums that the time estimates for completion of processing ranges from a few days to a few years. Does anyone have any average time-estimates for specific sub-caegories within 221(g) ? e.g. "Name Check" vs. "Proof of Relationship"?
2. Does the consulate have a process in place where they clear these AP cases on a first-in and a first-out basis? or is it at the whims and fancy of the consular officer. I note that because the reps at the VFS center who accepted the documents said to check back within a week for issuance of visa. When I called after a week they said to check in a few more days. Point being that they either have no idea what so ever or they actually have some sense of it (based on the objections raised and documents submitted as to how long it might take). If the latter is true, then its very likely that such AP cases are dependent on the consular officer who is dealing with the case -- the officer may be organized and clear each case on a first-in and a first-out basis. On the other hand if it is some disorganized officer, you could be in for a long wait.........
3. The other thing that concerns me is the subjectivity in this whole process. For the purposes of a discussion, what if the consular officer has strong biasis of certain kind.............would that show on his or her decision to process or delay the case. Again, I note this because when my fiancee went for her interview, she smiled and greeted the consular officer nicely (expecting the same courtsey in return) but was met with a cold, almost frownish demeanor. Just an observation...........he/she could be having a bad day.......but then could be it was the personality or the views etc. of the person, making this is pretty subjective process.
4. I might appear that I may be reading too much into the subjective issues of this process............ but then we are in a forum where we can discuss this and isolate the cases based on complexity of the case, sub-categories within 221(g), documents requested, and other unknowns etc.
5. I may not have mentioned this before but I was surprised when we were faced with this 221(g) situation because we thought we had submitted a pretty exhaustive set of documents/pictures as proof of relationship to begin with. And thats what leaves me wondering what could be some of the unexplained issues.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
THANKS!!