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Hello everyone,
I’d really appreciate some insight from anyone who may be going through a similar situation.
I had my U.S. immigrant visa interview (IR1 – marriage-based) 2nd Dec 2025 in Dar es Salaam, and immediately after the interview, I was actually congratulated and told my visa would be ready on Thursday of next week as it was a Friday. However, the next Monday, I received an email stating that my case had been placed on Administrative Processing which up till this moment confused me as my interview was successful.
It has now been over 119 days, and I recently received another update (after my wife made an inquiry from through her senator) from the embassy confirming that:
My Administrative Processing is still ongoing
However, due to recent visa suspensions affecting Nigerian passport holders, visa issuance is currently paused
(I’ve attached a screenshot of the email with sensitive details removed.)
At this point, I’m trying to understand:
Is anyone else currently in Administrative Processing for this long?
Has anyone received updates or movement recently despite the suspension?
Do you think cases are still being processed in the background, or everything is effectively paused?
For context, my wife is a U.S. citizen, and we have been married for three years. She is currently pregnant and managing a high risk medical condition, so this prolonged delay has been quite difficult for us and I really don’t know what else to do…
I would truly appreciate hearing from anyone with similar experiences or any useful guidance.
Thank you.