If there is negative matching or potentially matching security information in the record that needs to be cleared, under State Department guidelines, the officer cannot issue the visa until permission is received from the Visa Office in Washington, D.
Delays in receiving clearance are not usually the fault of the interviewing officer, who usually with some exceptions intends to turn the g denial into a grant. Rather, delays occur in Washington, D. This is why when administrative processing involves a clearance, it can sometimes take weeks or months to be resolved.
Sometimes an applicant will have some control over the timeline of administrative processing. The officer may need more information from you to resolve the case. Or they might need you to take certain action.
The notice you were given at the end of the interview will tell you the information you need to provide or the action you need to take. You should act on this for your application to be progressed. For example, the officer may need you to get a police certificate and submit it to the Embassy or Consulate. The sooner you can provide it, the faster your case will come out of administrative processing. Or the officer may need you to go for a medical examination.
Your case will remain in administrative processing until you complete that exam and the results are sent by the doctor to the Embassy or Consulate. It is important to understand that, depending on what the new information is, the case will not necessarily be resolved in your favor, i.
Sometimes a case may be placed in administrative processing because the officer needs to do more investigation on the case, either because there are fraud indicators or some other information is outstanding which only the officer can retrieve, for example, the officer may need to have a discussion with a colleague at another Embassy.
Generally speaking, timelines for work that can be accomplished locally, without reference to Washington, D. If the officer has not asked you to provide information or take some action, your case is likely to be in administrative processing either because the officer is waiting for clearance or because they are conducting a local investigation. Unfortunately, there is no way to determine which of these applies to you and even if you did know, there is no opportunity to impact the timeline.
It is important to remember that every Embassy or Consulate is required to have a public-facing email address to answer visa queries. If your case has been in administrative processing for a long time, an inquiry from you or your attorney is not only reasonable but may serve to remind the officer that the case needs following up with whatever parties the officer is dealing with on your case.
You could consider submitting a second visa application if your case has been in administrative processing for several months. There are pros and cons of doing this; the decision should be weighed carefully based on individual circumstances, and you should seek advice on your best course of action.
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Department of State of the views or products contained therein. If you wish to remain on travel. Cancel GO. Skip to main content. Gov Travel. Passports International Travel U. Stay Connected. Law Enforcement. Y Z All. Administrative Processing Information. Immigration and Nationality Act INA means that essential information is missing from an application or that an application requires further administrative processing. The consular officer who interviews you will tell you at the end of your interview if your case has been denied under Section g.
The officer will either tell you that the case has to undergo administrative processing, or will ask you to submit additional information. Your visa application will be reconsidered upon receipt of your response or when administrative processing is complete. Please be advised that for U.
If further information is required, the officer will tell you how to submit that information. As part of this process, you will be given a written letter and will have 12 months from the date of your application to submit the requested documents without having to pay a new visa application fee.
After one year, an application refused under Section g will be terminated. If the American Institute in Taiwan requested additional information or documentation from you, you may be required to submit those documents via email or to submit original documents at a document delivery office.
This web page explains how to submit your documents to the American Institute in Taiwan. There are only two possible outcomes for U. The consular officer will either issue or refuse the visa.
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