L1B Visa - Approved at Interview, but 'Administrative Processing'?

[smetin]

Hi All,

I had my L1B Blanket Petition visa interview this morning (14th Jan). I paid the $500 anti-fraud fee, went to the interview and the consular officer approved my visa after a couple of minutes. He took my passport and said I should get it back in 4-5 business days. I was very happy until I saw my application is under 'administrative processing' on the CEAC website. Is this just a formality or is there something I missed?

[aaryag]

Hi
I would be better if you can share your full experience, what are the questions was asked by visa officer?

[smetin]

Full experience was fine. the officer was very happy and asked me what my job role was, so i gave a detailed explanation about how it was specialised. he asked about the office locations and i told him where they wanted to place me. he asked about my schooling and I told him about my degrees. he then said the visa was approved, I saw him write 'approved until 15/01/2025' on the I-129 and then said that i should get my passport in 4-5 business days. no forms (e.g. 221g) were handed to me.

[Shelby88]

Everyone gets this while passport is being issued

[smetin]

are you sure? i am just reading on the CEAC and it was saying it can take 'several weeks' and that i should follow the instructions that the VO said at interview. sorry, i am just a bit worried is all

[aaryag]

dont worry, you will get passport in a week time from interview date

[correrag72]

Usually, they run a security check that in some cases it lasts a few days and in other cases, it might take longer, depending on your home country. I have an EU passport and from Administrative Processing to Issued it took 2 days.

[smetin]

Just to close this off - i got my passport yesterday with the stamp and signed I-129. all done!