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Administrative Process Status for Immigrant Visa Applicants

If your case number appears below please appear in person with your passport, refusal sheet (OF-194) and the missing items, if any, at the U.S. Embassy, Consular Section in Ankara, on any Monday through Thursday between 13:00 and 13:30, before the expiration date of the administrative process. If your case number is not listed, please check the list every seven days.  

The date stated below, next to your case number is NOT a new appointment date. It is the expiration date of your administrative process. We advise you to come to our office at your earliest convenience when your case number is announced below and NOT wait until the expiration date of your administrative process.

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IMPORTANT REMINDER REGARDING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

Medical examinations classified as "Class B (TB)" are valid for 3 months from the date the doctor signed the report. All other medical examinations classified as "No apparent decease or defect" are valid for 6 months after the doctor’s signature date. If your case is subject to further administrative processing, your medical report may expire during the process. In that case, you are required to renew your examination and submit an updated medical report to our office when you come here to receive your immigrant visa. Your visa validity will be limited with the validity of your medical report. If you plan to travel at a later date, you are advised to renew your medical report and get a visa with a longer validity. 

When you return our office to receive your visa, please obtain and provide the most recent taxable year’s complete income tax returns from your petitioner and cosponsor (such as 1040 Individual income tax returns, Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statements or Form 1099, Miscellaneous Income). 

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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR E3 AND EW IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS

Visa numbers under E3 and EW immigrant visa categories will be unavailable after May 1, 2009. Number allocation in these visa categories reached their annual numerical limits.  These categories may continue to be unavailable until the new fiscal year (FY-2010) which will start on October 1, 2009. No visas can be issued under E3 and EW visa categories between May 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009. If you are the beneficiary of an E3 or EW immigrant visa petition and your administrative process will expire before a visa number becomes available for your file on October 1, 2009, please contact our office to request the renewal of your administrative processing.

Visa Application Numbers

Case Number Administrative Process Expires on:  
ANK2009564010 3-Dec-09  
ANK2002783018 3-Dec-09  
ANK2008699005 3-Dec-09  
ANK2005806032 3-Dec-09  
ANK2008643011 7-Dec-09  
ANK2007847012 7-Dec-09 (**)
ANK2005619001 17-Dec-09  
ANK2005812134 17-Dec-09  
ANK2009502008 17-Dec-09  
ANK2005759063 17-Dec-09  
ANK2005826026 17-Dec-09  
ANK2009527026 17-Dec-09  
ANK2006646002 17-Dec-09  
ANK2008628001 17-Dec-09  
ANK2008672002 24-Dec-09  
ANK2005759038 24-Dec-09  
ANK2007635003 24-Dec-09  
ANK2008623006 24-Dec-09 (**)
ANK2008683018 24-Dec-09  
ANK2008752010 24-Dec-09  
AMM2008606020 24-Dec-09  
ANK2005794023 7-Jan-10  
ANK2006691013 11-Jan-10  
ANK2008741013 14-Jan-10  
ANK2009604002 14-Jan-10  
ANK2009591013 14-Jan-10  
ANK2006611001 14-Jan-10  
ANK2007552016 14-Jan-10  
ANK2008705009 21-Jan-10  
ANK2007544001 26-Jan-10  
ANK2007544002 26-Jan-10  
ANK2008789011 26-Jan-10  
ANK2008656003 26-Jan-10  
ANK2009529017 26-Jan-10  
ANK2009555014 28-Jan-10  
ANK2008543011 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005672023 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005658037 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005811063 28-Jan-10  
ANK2009543009 28-Jan-10  
ANK2008754022 28-Jan-10  
ANK2008628018 28-Jan-10  
ANK2009583018 28-Jan-10  
ANK2008710002 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005808240 28-Jan-10  
ANK2009541016 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005672012 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005661036 28-Jan-10  
ANK2005672010 28-Jan-10  
ANK2009599009 28-Jan-10  
ANK2004848047 2-Feb-10  
ANK2005808056 2-Feb-10  
ANK2008726012 2-Feb-10  
ANK2008762016 2-Feb-10  
ANK2008808003 2-Feb-10  
ANK2008762017 2-Feb-10  
ANK2009540011 2-Feb-10  
ANK2006770001 2-Feb-10  
ANK2002603040 2-Feb-10  
ANK2009591010 2-Feb-10  
ANK2008508001 4-Feb-10 (**)
ANK2008620001 9-Feb-10  
ANK2005821084 11-Feb-10  
ANK2005811081 11-Feb-10  
ANK2009515023 11-Feb-10  
ANK2005555005 11-Feb-10  
ANK2006804003 11-Feb-10  
ANK2006833014 11-Feb-10  
ANK2009527032 11-Feb-10  
ANK2008776015 11-Feb-10  
ANK2005812014 11-Feb-10  
ANK2003766084 11-Feb-10  
ANK2006646001 16-Feb-10  
ANK2005616013 16-Feb-10  
ANK2005659016 16-Feb-10  
ANK2007663002 16-Feb-10  
ANK2005841004 16-Feb-10  
2010AS4130 23-Feb-10  
ANK2005808256 24-Feb-10  
ANK2009520007 24-Feb-10  
ANK2009555026 24-Feb-10  
ANK2009579005 24-Feb-10  
ANK2008705010 24-Feb-10  
ANK2008804004 25-Feb-10  
2010AS4329 25-Feb-10  
ANK2003506019 25-Feb-10  
2010AS4318 25-Feb-10  
ANK2006658018 25-Feb-10 (**)
ANK2005638002 25-Feb-10  
ANK2005646082 25-Feb-10  
ANK2008797005 25-Feb-10  
ANK2006517016 25-Feb-10  
ANK2009564014 25-Feb-10  
ANK2004820021 25-Feb-10  
ANK2009606014 25-Feb-10  
ANK2004821023 25-Feb-10  
ANK2007673004 26-Feb-10  
2010AS2429 26-Feb-10  
ANK2005813082 26-Feb-10  
2010AS1391 26-Feb-10  
ANK2005813073 26-Feb-10  
ANK2003669076 26-Feb-10  
ANK2005814042 26-Feb-10  
ANK2008731027 26-Feb-10  
ANK2005813105 26-Feb-10 (*)
ANK2008675020 26-Feb-10  
ANK2005811185 26-Feb-10  
ANK2008731028 26-Feb-10  
ANK2005812056 26-Feb-10  
2010AS5383 26-Feb-10  
ANK2009568010 26-Feb-10  
ANK2007351023 30-Apr-10  
ANK2008270003 30-Apr-10  
ANK2009069021 6-May-10  
ANK2005201004 7-Jul-10  
ANK2009041043 7-Jul-10  
ANK2008283001 15-Jul-10  

Last Update: November 6, 2009

The list is updated only when additional responses are received. There will be NO UPDATES on the list if no responses are received.

(*) Not all family members have been cleared. Please contact us.

(**) The administrative processing on your file has been completed. However, a visa number may not be available for your file within this month. Please contact us by e-mail before coming to our office.

(***) Iraqi passport holders with serial number starting with "M", "S", "N" must obtain a new "G" series passport. To confirm your status, please contact the Embassy. The visa categories stated below are not subject to this requirement.

  • Spouse of a US citizen (IR-1/CR-1)
  • Unmarried child of a US citizen (IR-2/CR-2, and F-11)
  • Spouses of Legal Permanent Residents (green card holders) (F2-1)
  • Unmarried children of Legal Permanent Residents (green card holders) under 21 years old (F2-1)
  • Parents of US citizens (IR-5)

For Iranian Applicants, when the case number appears, come to the Embassy with the refusal sheet (OF-194) and missing items, if any, before the expiration date of the administrative process on any Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday between 1:30-2:00 p.m. When the visa receives final approval, your passport will be delivered by UPS courier to a local address (in Turkey) within 2-3 working days. In family cases, one family member may come to our office to submit passports for all family members. However, if the medical reports need to be renewed all family members would need to travel to Turkey.

For Turkish applicants, if the case number appears below, please contact the local UPS office in Turkey by calling 444-0033 to courier your refusal sheet (OF-194) and the missing items. If that number does not work, dial 0-312-444-0033. This must be done before the expiration date of the administrative process. If everything is in order, the visa will be delivered to you by UPS. If your application is still missing items, you will receive a refusal sheet (OF-194) telling you what items need to be provided to complete your application. If your case number is not listed, please check the list every seven days. You will pay for one way delivery. UPS will collect the fee for returning of your visa or the refusal sheet (OF-194) at the time of the delivery.

Important Notice

All non-immigrant and immigrant visa applicants (including 'K' visa applicants) may be required to go through an administrative process based upon their biographical and background information.

While most administrative procedures occur prior to the final immigrant visa interview, in some instances additional processing may be required after the interview.

Administrative processes are completed within six months or more. They cannot be expedited and our office does not have any control over them. Applicants should plan their schedules accordingly.

Attention

One member of a family can return to Turkey on behalf of the entire family. The person returning to the Embassy must be one of the Family members receiving a visa.