Shortest time to receive Visa after Passing Interview

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

Anybody who received their visa - how many days you've waited from passing the interview to receiving your visa? And is it okay to ask the consul when will you receive your visa?

I know somebody who got theirs the next day. They asked and were told to pick it up from the Embassy the very next day. Is anybody else here as lucky as her?

Thanks!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Somebody is spinning a web.... can't pickup the visa at the embassy.

• Delivery of Visas

The Immigrant Visa unit uses a guaranteed courier service to deliver issued visas. 2GO commercial courier is the authorized courier service provider for the visa units. Visas are delivered directly to the applicant’s designated address at no additional cost. Applicants also have the option to pick up the visas at the nearest 2GO branch.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/after-the-interview.html

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

No - im talking about almost a decade ago Thanks for pointing that out. A lot changed since then, I know. So erased that option then

Anybody who received their visa - how many days you've waited from passing the interview to receiving your visa (either delivered or picked up at a 2GO Branch)?

Edited June 1, 2014 by J_d_Petitioner

[Hank_ 9,174]

Two weeks

[Teripid 5]

5 days here. 15th of May for the Interview 20th delivery to 2GO, picked up on the 22nd and she's here right now in the US as of a few days ago.

Good luck!

[pivery 10]

Every country seems to work a little faster or slower than the other - my wife's interview was in Colombia and not as many people there looking to leave as in the Phills. Her interview was on May 13th and we picked up her visa on the 23rd. So 10 days for us.

pivery

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

5 days here. 15th of May for the Interview 20th delivery to 2GO, picked up on the 22nd and she's here right now in the US as of a few days ago.

Good luck!

Mind me asking which province she is from?

My parents are in Davao.

[apple21 953]

2 working days. Friday interview. Tuesday morning visa delivered in Las Pinas. My hubby's experience.

[Greenbaum 12,260]

2 weeks.

[J_d_Petitioner 17]

2 working days. Friday interview. Tuesday morning visa delivered in Las Pinas. My hubby's experience.

That's freaking fast!

Did he do anything special? Expedited delivery, maybe?

[Hank_ 9,174]

None of this will help in any way with determining when you will get your visa after the interview.

Besides... this question is asked almost weekly, you could do a quick search and come up with numerous topic with this question... with even more varied replies as to "when".

Do a search... do some reading... have fun.

[Greenbaum 12,260]

Hank, sweet cakes and I went through at a less stressful time so we are not what is the norm now. We have never seen it this slow but Yolanda exipiedites have slow the system to almost a crawl. Like Hank said, no one can say when the visa will be issued. Everyone is unique. That question cannot be answered definitively asking is fruitless excerise.

Have patience and your turn will come.

[Al422 221]

This is a useful thread becauase it corrals all the data into one place. Yes i know everyone's case is different, but it still gives some reaonsable idea.

Thank you to the OP for this smart idea.

[mrszorak44 7]

Mine was 8 days from my interview date. I know some people who had the same interview date as mine but they still don't have their visa. I don't know what's the hold up with the Embassy - they're just prolonging everyone's agony in waiting *sigh*

[sweet cakes 326]

Family-based visas are more straightforward and tend to have faster turn-around time. For K-1s, it vastly varies. Last year, before the Haiyan expedite cases come into play, there was already a significant difference in everybody's timelines. At that time, the reason people get is "further background checks need to be made". It's still true until now, so I won't say delay is caused by the expedite cases alone.

I was approved in 2 weeks, but got my passport with visa on hand in almost 3 weeks. Apparently, there is no average. So, as has been strongly advised here in VJ, don't buy or book anything until you have your visa on hand. All the best to your interview!

Edit: Just saw you're IR-5. Might be similar to IR-1/CR-1s in case of timing.

Edited June 1, 2014 by sweet cakes