Confused about CEAC status

[tedyc 4]

My wife's interview in London last month went well, but a document was missing and our file got put in the dreaded AP pile. Last week we checked our status on ceac.gov and it had changed to "Ready" with the following message:

"Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment. Additional information about how Immigrant Visa interview appointments are scheduled can be found at:http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3731.html"

We haven't heard anything from the consulate nor have we have received the visa, and we're a little confused about the status given that we have already had the interview. Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks

[DaisyD 12]

I am currently waiting for an interview date at London and have the same message with it having been updated on Monday. I know this information is no help to you but maybe someone has done something to your case file but ascribed the wrong message to it? Try calling the embassy or the DOS to see if they have any more information, particularly if you don't hear anything back within a week of the update as I'd expect them to send you a letter if something had been changed.

If you don't mind me asking, which document was your wife missing? I want to make sure I'm ready for my interview and have everything needed.

I hope you get it sorted soon, I can't imagine how hard it is waiting for an extra month after the interview still not knowing when it will end.

Daisy

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[tedyc 4]

HI Daisy - we spoke to someone on the extortion line and they said that the system only has 4 types of status and London uses the "ready" status to show that they've finished the document review even though the language doesn't quite fit. The steps are apparently AP - Ready - AP - Issued, though the lady I spoke to said it can vary from case to case as apparently the CEAC site is still relatively new. The doc was my wife's original birth certificate which apparently got lost between the NVC and the Consulate.

[Rob C 2]

Hi guys

I had my interview today and checked my case status this evening. It says AP on mine also. Interview was at London.

I hope it's not in AP, as I fly on the 14th! Do you think the steps the operator described are correct?

Cheers

Rob

[stevie b 141]

HI Daisy - we spoke to someone on the extortion line and they said that the system only has 4 types of status and London uses the "ready" status to show that they've finished the document review even though the language doesn't quite fit. The steps are apparently AP - Ready - AP - Issued, though the lady I spoke to said it can vary from case to case as apparently the CEAC site is still relatively new. The doc was my wife's original birth certificate which apparently got lost between the NVC and the Consulate.

*off topic

extortion line?

love it

[Anna Grant 169]

Hi guys

I had my interview today and checked my case status this evening. It says AP on mine also. Interview was at London.

I hope it's not in AP, as I fly on the 14th! Do you think the steps the operator described are correct?

Cheers

Rob

Hi Rob

It's crazy to use an acronym such as AP when we all dread it. But in this situation, I beleive it's actually short for APPROVED.

see here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/421060-ceac-status-changed-from-ready-to-ap/

[Anna Grant 169]

BTW - I found this:

http://blogs.usembassy.gov/malaysia/2012/12/27/check-the-status-of-your-visa-online-ceac-status-check/

Second comment, which appears to be from a KL 'officer' says:

'Currently the system lists all cases that require any form of processing or additional action after the interview and before the issuance of the visa as being in “Administrative Processing.”'

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Administrative Processing is a Dept of State term for any kind of paper shuffling, or "in line" for the next step, or waiting on more info. Examples they might call AP--

Waiting on all your forms/medical to arrive.

Waiting on the scheduling people to get to around to assigning an interview.

Waiting on people that didn't bring the right birth certificate to the interview to send it to them.

Doing the quick final security check.

Having a supervisor look over something.

Approved, but waiting in the visa printing room to be printed (issued). They issue several hundred a day, especially summer.

Going through the optional security checks that take 1-2 months or a gazillion months.