Visa application approved but needs additional administrative processing

[TIlo]

If someone has any information, please do reply.

I am from pakistan and gave interview for H1-B first time in Islamabad.

The interviewing officer did not return my passport and gave me a white sheet, which says

Your non-immigrant visa application has been approved. However, your application must undergo some additional administrative processing before your visa can be printed. The time will vary case by case but may take up to two months or more...

What the above statements mean? Am I rejected the visa or am I accepted and just need to wait? Is it normal or I am at risk or lost it?

 

[ginnu]

If someone has any information, please do reply.

I am from pakistan and gave interview for H1-B first time in Islamabad.

The interviewing officer did not return my passport and gave me a white sheet, which says

Your non-immigrant visa application has been approved. However, your application must undergo some additional administrative processing before your visa can be printed. The time will vary case by case but may take up to two months or more...

What the above statements mean? Am I rejected the visa or am I accepted and just need to wait? Is it normal or I am at risk or lost it?

Wait

 

[TIlo]

Hello ginnu,

Thanks for your reply? Do you have any clarifications for these statements I made earlier.

What the above statements mean? Am I rejected the visa or am I accepted and just need to wait? Is it normal or I am at risk or lost it?

Just "wait" means anything upto 1 year or more.

 

[jefkorn]

Unfortunately the wait times are not consistent and vary anywhere from a week to few weeks and in some cases months. Your visa is approved and you will get it printed and stamped in your passport when the Admin Processing is complete. This is happening more and more for last couple years and this is no unusual to go through this. Search the forum and you will find lot of folks who have successfully gone through this. See this thread in particular.

Hello ginnu,

Thanks for your reply? Do you have any clarifications for these statements I made earlier.

What the above statements mean? Am I rejected the visa or am I accepted and just need to wait? Is it normal or I am at risk or lost it?

Just "wait" means anything upto 1 year or more.

 

[TIlo]

I got H1-B visa, the wait times in my case were 6 months.