[In administrative processing for 3 months as CCP membership]

After our case being in AP for 5 months, we receive an email from GZ. We are not sure whether it means the AP has ended so they need my passport? Hoping to get some advice...

(ps: The visa officer did not keep my passport after my interview and he returned it to me. I am holding my passport right now.)

 

 

 

Dear Applicants,

 

Under the section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Consulate General is unable to issue you an immigrant visa at this time. If you have already submitted your passport to the Consulate General, we will keep your passport with your file pending the issuance of your visa. Further consideration will be given to your visa application after you meet the following requirement(s):

 

REQUESTED DOCUMENT(S):

1. For All Applicants: Please submit a passport (with at least 8 months validity) and two new visa photos taken within the past 6 months.

 

2. Please return to the panel physician for a new medical examination and medical report and then submit the medical report. Please do not mail your chest X-ray.

 

3. Your medical report has expired. You will need to conduct a new one.

[In administrative processing for 3 months as CCP membership]

What typically happens is they send an enquiry back to Washington and have to wait for the bureaucrats there to rubberstamp a waiver, processing can vary depending on the amount of work they have to deal with.

 

Typical CCP waivers take around 4 months, some longer and a occasionally someone will report it took a little shorter to happen, but 4 months is the norm.

 

And yes, your travels and degree may be adding to the Administrative Processing.

it has been in AP for four months now, still no update! We feel very frustrated!

[In administrative processing for 3 months as CCP membership]

 

I can't link it from my iPad, but if you look in my profile and gallery, you can see a timeline I made for the background check.

 

i think it spends a lot of time waiting to ship or actually in transit. Probably very little time is required to complete your check.

 

Ours was about 2 months but I think that was on the quick side.

 

 

Thanks Greg.D.

I think two months are pretty quick, but I am not sure the documents are shipped to US instead of sending via emails?

[In administrative processing for 3 months as CCP membership]

Thanks a lot for the information!!!

[In administrative processing for 3 months as CCP membership]

Our case has been put in administrative processing for near to 3 months because of my CCP membership.During these months, the case was only updated one time by the official, and undated two times after my sending inquries. The embassy really doesnt give any meaningful information except for repeating that further processing is undergoing. I am just a rank-and-file member of CCP,and have never been involved in any political activity. I dont konw why the processing takes such a long time, is it possible that I lived outside China (Japan) for three years for my PhD? Besides living in Japan, I have been to many other coutries, such as Germany, Singapore, South Korea... Does travelling too many countries with holding a PhD make the frustrating administrative processing longer?

 

Hoping to get some advices from friends who are on the same track.

[Do I need to call NVC to check whether they receive my documents submi]

They will email you everything.

 

The steps are:

• Choose an agent, file DS-261 then wait 15 days or so.
• Pay AOS fee.
• Email I-864 and financial documents (This will change case number from GUZ to GZO, use GZO number for later steps.)
• Pay Application Fee
• Do DS-260 online.
• Email civil documents. (Noting the GZO number on them)

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/approved/contact.html

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

I submitted the required documents by email on 31st, July. And then on the next day (1st, August), I received the following email from NVC:

 

 

Dear Applicant,

 

Thank you for being a valued U.S. Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) customer. Your online Immigrant Visa and Alien

Registration Application Form(DS-260) has been submitted.

 

Name Provided: xxx

Completed On: 15 JULY 2015 23:14:21 EST

Case Number: GUZxxxxxxxxx

 

YOUR CONFIRMATION PAGE IS ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL IN A PDF FILE!

 

You must follow the instructions on the confirmation page in order for the U.S. Department of State to continue processing your visa

application.

 

 

 

In the confirmation page attached in this email, it says I should submit financial supporting and civil documents to NVC for the further processing. But these required documents had been sent by email before I got this email. I am not sure whether or not I need to call NVC in this conditon?

 

[Do I need to call NVC to check whether they receive my documents submi]

I submitted financial supporting and civil documents to NVC by email 3 days ago, but I have not received any comfirmation letter from NVC to notify me that they have received my documents. I do not receive emails to notify that the emails fail to be sent either. I am not sure whether or not I need to call NVC to ask?

[About submitting I-864EZ Affidavit of Support (AOS) to NVC]

 

Best advice, EMAIL the I-864EZ or I-864 to NVC this will put you into the e-process which will save you time.

 

I-864 or I-864EZ both need copies of financial documents attached, typically, Copies of Tax returns or transcripts, past 6 months pay stubs, and an employer letter.

 

 

Thank you very much !!

[I-864 form]

There are several forms marked I-864

 

• I-864 This is the primary form used by sponsors it allows listing of assets, and using a joint sponsor it is also used bu joint sponsors.
• I-864EZ this is an optional form used by sponsors in cases where they are sponsoring only one immigrant, are not using a joint sponsor, and are not using assets. (This is the one I used when sponsoring my wife.
• I-864A is an adendom form, it is used by a sponsor's household member if and when that household member contributes additional support.
• I-864W is a waiver form used in cases where the immigrant quilifies to self sponsor or does not require a sponsor.
• I-864P is just a chart of minimum income amounts needed in order to sponsor an immigrant.

You will use either the I-864 or I-864EZ form.

 

Did you submit photocopy of I-864EZ form to NVC, or the original one?

[About submitting I-864EZ Affidavit of Support (AOS) to NVC]

Dear all,

 

I have a question about submitting the I-864EZ AOS to NVC. From the instructions on NVC website, I think I only need to send photocopy of the I-864EZ AOS with sponsor`s signature to NVC? As it is said the original I-864EZ AOS is needed in GuangZhou interview.