The consular officer told me that my visa application requires additional administrative processing. Why?
When applicants apply for a visa, they are routinely checked against available records of people who are ineligible for visas or whose applications require additional review by several United States government agencies before a visa can be issued. If your name or a close variation of it indicates further investigation of the application is needed, your visa application will require additional processing time. However, we do work diligently to minimize any impact on your travel plans. Visa applications for persons to study or work in certain sensitive scientific and technical fields are also subject to an interagency clearance in Washington, D.C. Since 1998, this Visas Mantis clearance process has been used to screen against the illegal transfer of technology. Once the clearance process is completed and a visa is issued, the individual may apply for admission at a U.S. port-of-entry. The Department of State and DHS have made steady progress in improving the clearance process for technol
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