visit_status
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I need some information regarding US visit visa processing times and would really appreciate any input in this regard.
My father applied for a visit visa to the US at the US consulate in Islamabad in the beginning of 2004 and he was told after interview that his passport would be sent to him by mail once the necessary processing was completed.
It has been almost 3 years and he is still waiting for the visa. Numerous emails and faxes have been sent to the US embassy in Islamabad but every time we get the same response that the application is undergoing security clearance in the US and the amout of time it could take can not be predicted.
If the participants in this forum have been through a similar situation or know of someone who has been in this situation, kindly respond. I just want to make sure that my father's case has not been misplaced and it is indeed being processed.
If he is the only one whose visa is taking so long, then I would be more inclined towards thinking that his application has been misplaced as I have not heard of anyone else's case taking so long.
Please respond if you have some information or suggestions as to what we should do in this regard. I know there is a huge backlog in processing of such applications but 3 years without any indication seems unreasonably long.
Thank you very much in advance.
My father applied for a visit visa to the US at the US consulate in Islamabad in the beginning of 2004 and he was told after interview that his passport would be sent to him by mail once the necessary processing was completed.
It has been almost 3 years and he is still waiting for the visa. Numerous emails and faxes have been sent to the US embassy in Islamabad but every time we get the same response that the application is undergoing security clearance in the US and the amout of time it could take can not be predicted.
If the participants in this forum have been through a similar situation or know of someone who has been in this situation, kindly respond. I just want to make sure that my father's case has not been misplaced and it is indeed being processed.
If he is the only one whose visa is taking so long, then I would be more inclined towards thinking that his application has been misplaced as I have not heard of anyone else's case taking so long.
Please respond if you have some information or suggestions as to what we should do in this regard. I know there is a huge backlog in processing of such applications but 3 years without any indication seems unreasonably long.
Thank you very much in advance.