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Context: My parents both applied for a US B1/B2 renewal. My mother's old B1/B2 had expired last July and my father has a valid B1/B2 visa until October 2022. The renewal was because of trip planned around September / October 2022. Since they were both going to travel together, it made sense to apply for a renewal for both. My parents are both Canadian permanent residents.
They were both put in Administrative Processing (AP), but then my mother's visa got issued after a week in AP whereas my father's application is still in AP for over 2 weeks. My parents need to travel from Canada to their home country (Bangladesh) soon for business but now I have no idea how long AP will take (some sites say it can be from a few weeks to even over a year). We are considering asking for my father's passport back from the consulate so that he can at least travel while the visa application is still in processing.
Since they had a previous b1/b2 within 48 months and no rejection, they were eligible for visa interview waiver, so we never received any form before being put in AP. So we don't even know why the application is in AP.
My questions are:
Firstly, has anyone had a similar experience with AP in Toronto? My father has an extensive travel history which I think could be a factor. I am also wondering if it's because he applied for a renewal with almost a year left on his current B1/B2.
Secondly and more importantly, if we ask for the passport back from the consulate, does it automatically result in the cancellation of this visa application or it will keep on being processed even when they don't have the passport. If it's cancelled, then will this affect future visa applications? If it keeps on being processed, will they just ask for the passport back when they have reached a decision after AP?
Context: My parents both applied for a US B1/B2 renewal. My mother's old B1/B2 had expired last July and my father has a valid B1/B2 visa until October 2022. The renewal was because of trip planned around September / October 2022. Since they were both going to travel together, it made sense to apply for a renewal for both. My parents are both Canadian permanent residents.
They were both put in Administrative Processing (AP), but then my mother's visa got issued after a week in AP whereas my father's application is still in AP for over 2 weeks. My parents need to travel from Canada to their home country (Bangladesh) soon for business but now I have no idea how long AP will take (some sites say it can be from a few weeks to even over a year). We are considering asking for my father's passport back from the consulate so that he can at least travel while the visa application is still in processing.
Since they had a previous b1/b2 within 48 months and no rejection, they were eligible for visa interview waiver, so we never received any form before being put in AP. So we don't even know why the application is in AP.
My questions are:
Firstly, has anyone had a similar experience with AP in Toronto? My father has an extensive travel history which I think could be a factor. I am also wondering if it's because he applied for a renewal with almost a year left on his current B1/B2.
Secondly and more importantly, if we ask for the passport back from the consulate, does it automatically result in the cancellation of this visa application or it will keep on being processed even when they don't have the passport. If it's cancelled, then will this affect future visa applications? If it keeps on being processed, will they just ask for the passport back when they have reached a decision after AP?
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