Hi everyone...
I have been reading this forum for a while as i have been going through a bit of a hard time with this visa process. I am studying in Switzerland in a hotel management university for the past 3 years and decided to do an internship in the States for 1 year before returning to complete my BA in Hotel management in 2012.
I went for my interview on the 14th of December 2010 and was given a green paper which stated that i needed a more in depth letter from my university to prove that i was to return, i submitted the letter and have been waiting ever since, the consular who interviewed me kept my passport and told me that i would have to wait a couple of weeks but should get the visa, it has now been over 2 months, my internship started in January and i am still in Switzerland waiting. I have contacted the embassy several times and its always the same story ( pending administrative processing in Washington).I was wondering how long can they keep ones passport especially if i am in Switzerland and it is not my home country? I am worried that the authorities here will question my situation as i am in Switzerland indefinitely and not enrolled in any kind of program. Does anyone have a rough idea of how long this will take? I feel like i can not go on any longer...I am a student and have been doing nothing for over 2 months now...
Everyday has been just another day, im waiting, and its really stressful. Maybe my name is a hit name, or my nationality is questionable, but i have not committed any crimes ever!
All i want to do is get on with my life....
Please help, very depressed and alone
I have been reading this forum for a while as i have been going through a bit of a hard time with this visa process. I am studying in Switzerland in a hotel management university for the past 3 years and decided to do an internship in the States for 1 year before returning to complete my BA in Hotel management in 2012.
I went for my interview on the 14th of December 2010 and was given a green paper which stated that i needed a more in depth letter from my university to prove that i was to return, i submitted the letter and have been waiting ever since, the consular who interviewed me kept my passport and told me that i would have to wait a couple of weeks but should get the visa, it has now been over 2 months, my internship started in January and i am still in Switzerland waiting. I have contacted the embassy several times and its always the same story ( pending administrative processing in Washington).I was wondering how long can they keep ones passport especially if i am in Switzerland and it is not my home country? I am worried that the authorities here will question my situation as i am in Switzerland indefinitely and not enrolled in any kind of program. Does anyone have a rough idea of how long this will take? I feel like i can not go on any longer...I am a student and have been doing nothing for over 2 months now...
Everyday has been just another day, im waiting, and its really stressful. Maybe my name is a hit name, or my nationality is questionable, but i have not committed any crimes ever!
All i want to do is get on with my life....
Please help, very depressed and alone