You can use this number to track your delivery by signing into your account online at https://ais.usvisa-info.com/ We are unable to address any queries relating to the delivery of your passport. When applying for a visa you may or may not travel to USA first, therefore you may need the passport for something else. The US Ambassador to Russia. When you receive your emergency passport, you will also receive a letter that explains how to obtain a regular passport after returning from your urgent travel. I've had to send in some extra paper work as well as my British passport after my interview at the US Consular for a fiance visa to move to the USA to be with my future wife and can not get a reply from the Embassy as to when I will get my passport and visa back. This information will be given to you at the embassy, at the time of interview. Translation.

Granted, if they see your hometown is Langley, Virginia or you list your employer as "National Security Agency," then you may have a tougher go of it. We would only return the passport if the visa approval was delayed for some reason, and the holder needed to travel soon. – reirab Apr 14 '16 at 3:25 If your visa is approved, it can take up to 5 working days to process the visa, and the passport with the visa are handed to the courier for delivery. Yes, it is legal for them to hold the passport for months .. .if they think it is necessary.

However, weve obviously been put in some administrative black hole, even after being assured that we are approved, in writing, on more than one occasion.
If your trip is not within 2-3 weeks, but you need your U.S. passport more quickly than the normal processing period of 6 to 8 weeks, you can request expedited service by mail or in person at a passport acceptance facility near you. @Mindwin Not only does NK not mind having U.S. stamps in your passport, you can enter NK on a US passport. For non-emergency issues, please see our general contact information.
; Supply 2 passport photographs. PROFESSOR OF IMMIGRATION LAW for 10+ years -- All responses on this blog are offered for informational purposes only. Your passport will be returned to you by the Embassy approved courier service.

If you don’t have an ID, here’s how to apply for one. Applicants choose how their passport is returned to them as part of the appointment booking process. Non-U.S. citizens who are in the United States for any reason and need to renew a passport can usually apply through the embassy or consulate general of the country of which they are citizens. They say its a good sign if, after your interview, they tell you the visa was approved and hold on to your passport. After that we will return them to the Department of State in the U.S. That is why our policy is now to return passports and CRBAs via courier.