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My B1/B2 visa application has been in administrative processing (221g) for over 8 months. I assume the security checks are in place. Russian citizen, multiple US visits in 15 years. Last time it took 2 months to issue visa. If I seek to travel to the U.S. to create jobs (I own a US company), what visa option should I pursue to maximize my chances of getting approved?

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I don't know if it's good or bad news for you, but at least you're pretty lucky to have reached this stage—the majority just get rejected.

From what I know, some people have received their visas after 12-16 months of processing. It will most likely be valid for only one year, though. Eight months is pretty early to expect anything at this point.

Here’s a Serbian-Russian expats visa Telegram group where there’s a US section. You can ask people there about their processing times: https://t.me/serbia_visas_chat

Again, I’d say you’ve had some luck!

Thanks for the link!

BTW here's a Russian chat about administrative processing, check it out:

https://t.me/usadminvisaprocessing

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