Well we've negotiated all the visa paper work in trying to get Nian her CR1 visa only to encounter one more extra step, one beyond our control -- Administrative Review. A little Googling provides these possible triggers for an A.R.
A Lookout Hit or Red Flag Hit can be generated on a visa petition, among other reasons, for any the following:
*Past arrest record
*Past criminal conviction record
*Past firearms record
*Past record of domestic violence or sexual offenses
*Past fingerprint record with any law enforcement agency
*Past visa or immigration history
*Watch List or Pending Charges "Hit": Petitioner or Beneficiary is currently on watch list or wanted on pending charges with any law enforcement or other government agency, (local, state, federal, FBI, INTERPOL, Homeland Security, State Department designated terrorist group list)
*Common or Similar Last Name with others in the database who have past arrest or conviction records (sometimes called a "False Hit") |
Trust me that 1-5 and 7 are impossible. Nian's previous visa history is existent, but spotless so that leaves "False Hit." Hmmm, what are the chances anyone else from China with the last name Yang (the sixth most common sir name in China) has an arrest record? There seems to be no tracking the progress of an administrative review nor anyway to petition for expedition.
Our case has only been in this review limbo since the October 4th, so it is too early to be despondent over the progress of our case. This just may be one more routine step (though not one everyone has to go through) that takes another 4-6 weeks to complete.
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