e-Visa Processing Time

Rodan M New member

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3 years ago

Hi guys, just want to gather some information about how long you鈥檝e had to wait for e-visa grant result?

I鈥檝e heard that in a lot of cases, if your application is 鈥渋n processing鈥� for too long it鈥檚 likely that your application will get rejected and you鈥檝e been blacklisted. However I鈥檝e used a service to check my status and was told I鈥檓 not blacklisted. That鈥檚 why I went ahead and applied Tuesday night 16 Aug. As of today it鈥檚 still 鈥渋n processing鈥�, which means it has exceeded the 3 business days but I don鈥檛 know if there鈥檚 any reason to worry yet.

Did any of you guys have to wait for longer than 3 business days and still get granted the visa?

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Rodan M New member

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3 years ago

@OceanBeach92107 thank you, will check tomorrow and report back! I just wasn鈥檛 aware last Friday was a holiday.

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GuestPoster300 Guest

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3 years ago

Hey Rodan M .

I have applied for and received 3 E.Visas .

Every one of them hit the inbox 4 days after applying . Have found the system to be very reliable .....so far .

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RTLisSB Contributor

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3 years ago

@Rodan M

I concur with Digga and OB.

I applied on a Friday morning and received it the following Tuesday evening. Seems like a pretty good system.

Roger

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Rodan M New member

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3 years ago

Thanks guys. As of right now it鈥檚 the 6th day for me and stil no visa. The thing is I haven鈥檛 gotten a rejection either, it just keeps saying 鈥渋n processing鈥� and now I鈥檓 starting to stress.

pogiwayne Serial expat

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3 years ago

@Rodan M

Have you ever overstayed a visa previously? If not it will come. Slow now because of holidays.

OceanBeach92107 VIP Member

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3 years ago

@Rodan M
Have you ever overstayed a visa previously? If not it will come. Slow now because of holidays.
- @pogiwayne

Yes, he did have a previous overstay:

expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=961808&p=7#5436825

Probably direct contact with Immigration will be necessary, as reports by others in similar situations say there is no response to email inquiries.

Since the OP is outside the country, it might require the help of a visa agent or attorney.

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pogiwayne Serial expat

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3 years ago

@Rodan M
Have you ever overstayed a visa previously? If not it will come. Slow now because of holidays.
- @pogiwayne
Yes, he did have a previous overstay:

expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=961808&p=7#5436825

Probably direct contact with Immigration will be necessary, as reports by others in similar situations say there is no response to email inquiries.

Since the OP is outside the country, it might require the help of a visa agent or attorney.
- @OceanBeach92107

Is it worth $3000 or more to get off the list? Only he knows for sure.

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Rodan M New member

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3 years ago

#10

@pogiwayne the thing is I did use a service to check my status and was told I鈥檓 not banned from entering. That鈥檚 why I went ahead and applied but it looks like they didn鈥檛 do their job properly. A lot of visa company offer this service of 鈥渃hecking if you鈥檙e blacklisted鈥� for a fee these days, I guess you just never know how they checked it or if they even did.

pogiwayne Serial expat

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3 years ago

#11

@pogiwayne the thing is I did use a service to check my status and was told I鈥檓 not banned from entering. That鈥檚 why I went ahead and applied but it looks like they didn鈥檛 do their job properly. A lot of visa company offer this service of 鈥渃hecking if you鈥檙e blacklisted鈥� for a fee these days, I guess you just never know how they checked it or if they even did.
- @Rodan M

Most likely a ripoff but maybe not. I have heard that only immigration can give the definite answer.

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OceanBeach92107 VIP Member

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3 years ago

#12

@pogiwayne the thing is I did use a service to check my status and was told I鈥檓 not banned from entering. That鈥檚 why I went ahead and applied but it looks like they didn鈥檛 do their job properly. A lot of visa company offer this service of 鈥渃hecking if you鈥檙e blacklisted鈥� for a fee these days, I guess you just never know how they checked it or if they even did.
- @Rodan M

did they tell you what the fee would be if you just went ahead and applied for the eVisa through them instead of asking for information only?

I know some agents are doing this for people who waited too late to get an eVisa before their flight, or when a flight changes suddenly.

it would be interesting to know the difference in the fee and if they would refund it to you if they couldn't get your Evisa approved