Interview done Jan 23 and approved, till now no update

[Mlp 0]

Hi , i was interviewed last January 23 , 2018, and all went well, the lady Consul happily said that i was approved and gave me a small paper as to where to register my pasport delivery address, but until now, i havent received yet my visa its almost 16 days and was kinda worried. I called the embassy last February 7 and told me thst the embassy was still reviewing it..is this normal? St Luke's told me i should ne out of the Philippines before March 15😔 anyone here have the same case please enlighten me...thank you

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procrdures to Philippines regional forum; OP is asking for country specific answers.

[Mlp 0]

Im from the Philippines

[payxibka 10,047]

St Lukes doesn't make the decision

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, Mlp said:

Hi , i was interviewed last January 23 , 2018, and all went well, the lady Consul happily said that i was approved and gave me a small paper as to where to register my pasport delivery address, but until now, i havent received yet my visa its almost 16 days and was kinda worried. I called the embassy last February 7 and told me thst the embassy was still reviewing it..is this normal? St Luke's told me i should ne out of the Philippines before March 15😔 anyone here have the same case please enlighten me...thank you

Administrative Processing can take a couple days or a month.  Each case is different.   A couple weeks in not unusual.  Patience..

 

What is your visa type?

 

What is your status on CEAC ?   https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=WwjqOlbeRYzCYubaSQI+RA== 
 

[Mlp 0]

Im just wondering how could i be on Administrative processing, they did not ask me for any documents, and my status on ceac is still Ready

[Buds 0]

What is your visa type

[Hank_ 9,174]

3 hours ago, Mlp said:

Im just wondering how could i be on Administrative processing, they did not ask me for any documents, and my status on ceac is still Ready

ALL applicants go through administrative processing, has nothing to do with additional documents.   For us the processing took two weeks before the visa was issued.

 

Status on CEAC will change from READY to AP to READY and eventually  ISSUED.  A couple days after issued 2GO should have the package, then you may have to wait a day for them to log it into their system.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

6 hours ago, Mlp said:

Im just wondering how could i be on Administrative processing, they did not ask me for any documents, and my status on ceac is still Ready

Nobody really know why you get put on AP,  Many reasons and way too many too list or for the general public to know.

 

Years ago when almost everyone applying for a K1 Visa, got put on AP for like months at a time, it was called AP Jail.

 

I suspect your time wait time on AP will be only a few more days.

[Mlp 0]

Hoping it will be issued soon, because my medical is nearly expiring, dont want to do a remedical, 

[Hank_ 9,174]

7 hours ago, Mlp said:

Hoping it will be issued soon, because my medical is nearly expiring, dont want to do a remedical, 

How soon is your medical expiring?   

 

Did you complete SPUTUM  or such to cause the delay?

[Mlp 0]

Yup, undergone sputum , medical is expiring the 2nd week of March, this makes me really anxious, its been 1 yr and 5 months waiting for this final day, Really praying hard for it to be Issued

[Greenbaum 12,260]

On 2/8/2018 at 6:27 PM, Mlp said:

Hi , i was interviewed last January 23 , 2018, and all went well, the lady Consul happily said that i was approved and gave me a small paper as to where to register my passport delivery address, but until now, i haven't received yet my visa its almost 16 days and was kinda worried. I called the embassy last February 7 and told me that the embassy was still reviewing it..is this normal? St Luke's told me i should be out of the Philippines before March 15😔 anyone here have the same case please enlighten me...thank you

Fist off no one ever has the same case. Having said that normal processing is 14 days. Those that go beyond that are in a review and we have seen 1 day issued to 6 months before the visa is issued. Sometimes their work load is such that they have a lot of files go through and or review before they can render the final decision on your case. This is where patience is needed. St. Luke's does not render any decision to when your visa will be approved so ignore that advise. It shouldn't have been given.

[Hank_ 9,174]

20 hours ago, Mlp said:

Yup, undergone sputum , medical is expiring the 2nd week of March, this makes me really anxious, its been 1 yr and 5 months waiting for this final day, Really praying hard for it to be Issued

I thought so.   Does put the time crunch on things.

 

I know it can be a b-ugger waiting .. but patience is the rule.   The embassy is aware of your medical date.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Hank_