PINELLA

Just putting it out there. I was at the London Consulate today and my B1/B2 Visa waiver application was recommended. Just to be clear, the decision on my I-601 waiver application is still pending. The Consular officer did state that my approval for the B1/B2 visa waiver will be much quicker than the decision on my I-601 waiver application.

F1 waiver

Did the consular officer give you an estimate for how long it could take for the niv waiver to be approved? I was also recommended for the niv waiver for F1 visa on 14th Jan 2022 and was told it could take from 2 weeks to 1 month. want to know consistent this message is.

shiversaint

That is insanely quick versus the timelines pre-pandemic.

I really doubt a Consular Officer would put such a short timeline on it without that being somewhat accurate, they've nothing to gain by saying that if the timelines are more like 4-6 months like they used to be.

F1 waiver

i just received an email today asking to send my passport for visa issuance. So the consular officer was accurate. Good luck to everyone else waiting!

sunshine2013

hi
hope you don’t mind me asking was this for a b1/b2 visa (administrative processing)

many thanks

PINELLA

Yes, he jokingly stated it will be at lightening speed compared to I-601 waiver decision, but then added approx 4 months.....

F1 waiver

This was for an F1 student visa. Maybe thats why it was quick. I am not sure about B1/B2 visas. Sorry!

shiversaint

This isn't a thread for people in administrative processing - that's a slightly different situation.

shiversaint

Amazing news, congratulations.

Thank you so much for reporting back - it's really useful for other members of the forum.

sunshine2013

hi thanks for your reply but it has been in the past as I’ve been on it since 2011 and this is where I have messaged previously. If this is not the case now do you know of another chat for it.

many thanks

sunshine2013

Hi was wondering if anyone can help.
my husband had his interview yesterday for a b1/b2 visa. He has been issued 3 in the past.
he was told by the consular official that he would receive an email for when to send his passport for visa issuance which had always been the case before. He was handed a letter which unfortunately he didn’t look at until we got home. The letter states that he has been refused his visa we don’t think he has ever Ben given this letter before so will are now confused as he was told he would be recommended for a visa of ineligibility but the letter says otherwise. We have called every number possible and no one can help us. Has this happened to anyone else before. Many thanks in advance.

This is a copy of the letter he was given.

christmasoompa

It looks like you're on the right thread (going on your subsequent post), you've just called it something else - it's a waiver of ineligibility rather than admin processing. So you're in the right place.

Unfortunately, yes it has happened before, hopefully those in the know can help you figure out your next step. What was his conviction for and how long ago was it?

sevorg

Deleted Did not see where it said not recommend for waiver later in the letter

sunshine2013

he has been given 3 visas before 2 x 1 year and 1 x 5 year so we can’t understand why he has been given this letter.
his conviction was 16 years ago for theft from employer.

christmasoompa

IIRC we had a similar case on the forum, the explanation was Trump & his tightening up of policies, maybe that's still the case. But hopefully the waiver pros will be along to help shortly.