How long for the visa?

[help2013 0]

After submitting the passport for visa to the embassy in Kabul, how long does it take to receive the passport with visa?

[Luthien 9]

Usually they send passport with visa in a couple of days (with a courier).

However, there seem to be long delays in this specific embassy. Check for example the following threads:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/457333-why-us-kabul-embassy-has-sent-my-iv-case-to-us/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/465501-after-the-embassy-collected-the-passport-how-long-will-it-take-to-issue-the-visa

Here you can have a look at reviews of the embassy:

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Afghanistan

A person there mentioned that they had to go pick up their passport from the embassy in 4 days.

[Ning 619]

After submitting the passport for visa to the embassy in Kabul, how long does it take to receive the passport with visa?

Factor in the dreaded A P period that most of these cases experience. What should take days many times takes months.

[Bin deeq 10]

Between 2-7 days unless if you are in AP

[Cathi 5,626]

Factor in the dreaded A P period that most of these cases experience. What should take days many times takes months.

If the embassy requested the passport to issue the visa it means AP is complete. If you were to look at the OPs timeline you would see that the interview was in August.

To the OP you should get it any day now, did the embassy give you a tracking number for the currier?

[Myra&Ashiq 10]

you can check your case status on the Dept. of States website, here https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==

After it changes to Issued they will call you within a few day to go and pick up your passport with the visa.

[TBoneTX 43,516]

*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Embassy/Consulate forum -- topic involves that phase. ***

[DanielleB 5]

When your status is changed to issued you can pick up your visa the following Sunday @ 1pm except for on Holidays.. They are no longer calling or emailing people to come pick up visa's. Just be aware that they are changing things often at the Embassy. Just be patient or flexible or you will lose your mind. I've been hearing it's taking about two weeks though on average. Just be sure to keep checking your status at CEAC, as soon as you see issued go on that following Sunday to pick up visa. Don't wait for them to contact you....because they probably wont.

Edited December 11, 2013 by DanielleB

[amanat 5]

it depends on each case, with my case I got my passport back with visa after one day.

[khal&fai 0]

Hi,

My fiance had his interview last sunday after a year and 1 month on AP.. 2 days later his status changed to issued. I would say 2-7 days. Wish you luck!

[kankanka2012 0]

Hello everyone

I need the help for anyone had experience for Embassy of Dakar senegal.

My wife was approved since 12/03/2013 until now she not yet receive his visa.I don't know what's going on ?

Anytime tey give her new schedule to pick up his visa.

If anyone has the same situation please need your help.

I paid two once the penalities to airplane tickets,that's why I'm little bit worry

Thanks .

[mikey0615 1]

When your status is changed to issued you can pick up your visa the following Sunday @ 1pm except for on Holidays.. They are no longer calling or emailing people to come pick up visa's. Just be aware that they are changing things often at the Embassy. Just be patient or flexible or you will lose your mind. I've been hearing it's taking about two weeks though on average. Just be sure to keep checking your status at CEAC, as soon as you see issued go on that following Sunday to pick up visa. Don't wait for them to contact you....because they probably wont.

I have a question when you check case status at ceac website...if it say ready there is a creation date of case....i want to know if this is my priority date....or case complete on nvc.....

This will help to know average time will interview in embassy...thx

[NN2 1]

After months of AP I got a call from the embassy to drop off my passport.But now it has been more than two weeks that my status changed back to AP from READY but still no change...Any ideas what is going on with my case?

Thanks in advance!