Still AP after 2 business days

[jasper383 23]

My fiance and I were expecting the 'Issued' visa status today after 2 business days but to our disappointment, nothing has changed since it went to AP yesterday morning, even the date was not updated today. Any memBers out there who experienced the same while waiting for their visa to be issued? Any idea what the problem might be? Thanks for sharing.

My fiancé is from Philippines also. Our interview was 8/24 and we were approved. We stayed in AP for about 5 business days I think and actually received visa from 2GO courier on 9/03.

[sadamevans 4]

Both countries at this post say they have mailed them finally, Singapore on the 13th and Singapore gave us a tracking number last night. Doha says it was mailed on the 8th. Every days I have sent an email asking for a tracking number and every day I get no response from Doha. We are mailing as high as the minister of the interior but still no one from bottom to top will respond. We have no clue how long registered mail takes to get from either city to Manila so we wait ... and I guess Bhel ordered three long Island ice teas from Queen Dory yesterday lol

Oh, that's good to hear that both have mailed the PCs but the Doha part is not working as you would like it to. Doesn't your fiancee have any friends in Doha who could help her get the tracking number for her! Hope she's not drowning herself with the long island iced tea though??

I hope you will get them soon.

[Dave-Bhel 84]

Oh, that's good to hear that both have mailed the PCs but the Doha part is not working as you would like it to. Doesn't your fiancee have any friends in Doha who could help her get the tracking number for her! Hope she's not drowning herself with the long island iced tea though??

I hope you will get them soon.

No friends there, the agency she got the job through is closed, and the family she worked for has moved out of the country.

[sadamevans 4]

My fiancé is from Philippines also. Our interview was 8/24 and we were approved. We stayed in AP for about 5 business days I think and actually received visa from 2GO courier on 9/03.

Good that you did not have to wait long after 5 days in AP. She's flying to you next week, isn't she? Congratulations and Goodluck!?

[sadamevans 4]

No friends there, the agency she got the job through is closed, and the family she worked for has moved out of the country.

Hmm, do you think asking help from the phils consulate to follow up her police clearance is a good idea?

[sadamevans 4]

No friends there, the agency she got the job through is closed, and the family she worked for has moved out of the country.

Anyway, hope you will have the PCs in your hand soon and you'll be together soon. goodluck!?

[jasper383 23]

Good that you did not have to wait long after 5 days in AP. She's flying to you next week, isn't she? Congratulations and Goodluck!?

Yes, she will be here next week on 9/22. Her flight has one stop in Hong Kong and then from there direct to Boston.I'll drive down from Maine to Boston to pick her up.

I'm sure you'll be out of AP soon. It's just another point in the process where there is a brief delay. The good thing is you got approved! Good luck to you also!

[sadamevans 4]

Provided your interview didn't result in an RFE or 221g (they would have told you at the interview), on average in Philippines takes about 3-5 business days for visas to be issued, but I have seen it take up to 10 business days (2 weeks). It takes an additional 1-7 days for delivery depending on the delivery location you specified, which is why most people in Philippines just request to send it to 2GO Mall of Asia walking distance from the US embassy.

We have been in AP for 39 days, our embassy interview was August 9, our interview resulted in AP 221g till they receive the Hong Kong police clearance which was ordered 31 days ago. The Hongkong post tracking number shows it arrived in Philippines 11 days ago, doesnt say if it was delivered but i think not because the status is still "Item has arrived at destination office", meaning its still at the delivery courier office and has not been delivered to the embassy. I'm going to email Manila embassy today to ask if they received it, maybe the Hongkong post hasn't updated the delivery.

When was the last time you track the mail? Your timeline says it arrived at the delivery office on the 9th. Mine took 12 days before it was received by the embassy.

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

Oh, I am sorry, did not mean to be insensitive...yeah, i read your visa problem few weeks ago. I wish your unnecessary AP will be over soon

Dont worry your not being insensitive...

I put you up in march thread we all laughed at you

I feel your stress though

Edited September 16, 2016 by Anitafeliz

[Cathi 5,618]

My fiance and I were expecting the 'Issued' visa status today after 2 business days but to our disappointment, nothing has changed since it went to AP yesterday morning, even the date was not updated today. Any memBers out there who experienced the same while waiting for their visa to be issued? Any idea what the problem might be? Thanks for sharing.

2 days and you're already getting impatient? AP can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks or months and even a year or more. My husband had 10 weeks of AP.

Edited September 17, 2016 by mimolicious

[sadamevans 4]

Finally, from AP to Issued!!!?

[Aaron1984 1]

Great news, i finally got my email today saying my passport will be here tomorrow so now i'm just waiting for it to turn up and then booking a flight for wednesday!

[sadamevans 4]

From the moment i wake up till the moment i go to sleep, including when i wake up in middle of night, i check every couple hours at the following tracking sites...

http://www.hongkongpost.hk/en/mail_tracking/

http://tnt.phlpost.gov.ph/index/

http://globaltracktrace.ptc.post/gtt.web/Search.aspx

http://track.trackingmore.com/

2016-09-09 11:24 Receive item at delivery office, PHILIPPINES

2016-09-08 07:19 Enroute to delivery office, PHILIPPINES

2016-09-07 12:53 Turn-over item to next office, PHILIPPINES

2016-09-07 08:15 Receive at country of destination, PHILIPPINES

2016-09-07 03:20 Dispatch to country of destination, Hong Kong

2016-09-06 18:47 Prepare dispatch to destination country, Hong Kong

2016-09-05 15:21 Posting of item, Hong Kong

Your fiancee's Cncc is already at the embassy. After i tracked mine, i called the us embassy call center and gave them the date of the PC's delivery to them and they escalated my case to post. It took 11 days for my visa issuance after interview date. You can also try to take a screenshot of the philpost history and send it to them just like i did.

Hope your visa will be issued soon.

[sadamevans 4]

Great news, i finally got my email today saying my passport will be here tomorrow so now i'm just waiting for it to turn up and then booking a flight for wednesday!

Congratulations! Hope all goes well with you. I am also expecting my passport tomorrow and leave next week.

Edited September 21, 2016 by sadamevans

[Dave-Bhel 84]

Good luck and congrats