Case ready

[Saraslh 10]

Hello guys!! So my case shows ready ok the visa tracker ! Im a k1.. but still didnt get any emails from the local embassy! Is it safe to pay the ds160 fees or do i have to wait for packet 3 thought im starting to fear that they have a wrong email!!! 

[Ethan & Shannon 385]

25 minutes ago, Saraslh said:

Hello guys!! So my case shows ready ok the visa tracker ! Im a k1.. but still didnt get any emails from the local embassy! Is it safe to pay the ds160 fees or do i have to wait for packet 3 thought im starting to fear that they have a wrong email!!! 

You can fill out the DS-160 any time until the day before your interview. Filling it out now is fine, I filled mine out when it was still at the NVC.

 

How long has your case been ‘ready’ for?

[Saraslh 10]

Im a k1 i should pay ds160 to schedule interview! Its been ready for a week now 

[Valmabe 249]

13 minutes ago, Saraslh said:

Im a k1 i should pay ds160 to schedule interview! Its been ready for a week now 

Just try and see if you can pay, if the embasssy is not ready you won't be able to make a payment. When ours was ready we submitted DS 160, paid and scheduled interview everything on the same time. As it's been said here many times every embassy is different. 

[Ethan & Shannon 385]

15 minutes ago, Saraslh said:

Im a k1 i should pay ds160 to schedule interview! Its been ready for a week now 

I am not familiar with how the interview scheduling works in Lebanon, hopefully someone else with that experience can comment. It's different across many consulates. For instance, in Australia, we wait until they email us packet 3 before scheduling the interview via email.

[DanielPlainview 368]

1 hour ago, Valmabe said:

Just try and see if you can pay, if the embasssy is not ready you won't be able to make a payment. When ours was ready we submitted DS 160, paid and scheduled interview everything on the same time. As it's been said here many times every embassy is different. 

First time I've heard that you cannot pay prior to "ready" status.   I'll have to check with people on the Thailand forum to see if that's the case in Bangkok.    I was hoping to finalize Packet 3 prior to "ready", but I need that payment receipt.   

[Valmabe 249]

35 minutes ago, DanielPlainview said:

First time I've heard that you cannot pay prior to "ready" status.   I'll have to check with people on the Thailand forum to see if that's the case in Bangkok.    I was hoping to finalize Packet 3 prior to "ready", but I need that payment receipt.   

Yes, that was our case, we tried a couple of times before, we couldn't scheduled until it said ready. I believe that's the reason why many people say that every embassy works different.

[Celie 793]

8 hours ago, Saraslh said:

Hello guys!! So my case shows ready ok the visa tracker ! Im a k1.. but still didnt get any emails from the local embassy! Is it safe to pay the ds160 fees or do i have to wait for packet 3 thought im starting to fear that they have a wrong email!!! 

Yes, you can pay as long as youre in Ready status. You don't have to wait for Packet 3 either. Email them so they can send you one but you can start moving on your documents and medical. You might wanna check out the Embassy information page here on Visa Journey. It's really helpful!

 

https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Lebanon&cty=Beirut

Edited January 31, 2019 by cduran

[Saraslh 10]

9 hours ago, cduran said:

Yes, you can pay as long as youre in Ready status. You don't have to wait for Packet 3 either. Email them so they can send you one but you can start moving on your documents and medical. You might wanna check out the Embassy information page here on Visa Journey. It's really helpful!

 

https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Lebanon&cty=Beirut

You really think so !! What if its not ready at the embassy lol !! Isnt it risky .. my friend already had her packet a week after nvc’s notice while i didnt get anything 

[Celie 793]

1 minute ago, Saraslh said:

You really think so !! What if its not ready at the embassy lol !! Isnt it risky .. my friend already had her packet a week after nvc’s notice while i didnt get anything 

If you're CEAC is showing Ready but you haven't received Packet 3, it means it has arrived at the Embassy, they just haven't gotten to processing it to get email you the packet. That's why it will help if you email them. @Lebanese23 may be able to clarify.

[Saraslh 10]

9 minutes ago, cduran said:

If you're CEAC is showing Ready but you haven't received Packet 3, it means it has arrived at the Embassy, they just haven't gotten to processing it to get email you the packet. That's why it will help if you email them. @Lebanese23 may be able to clarify.

Ive been trying to conatct joulie 🙈 bas shes offline !! What if i scheduled an interview and till then they didnt send me any email ! You knw what i mean.. cz i can see an available appointment on feb 7! Too soon 

[Celie 793]

6 minutes ago, Saraslh said:

Ive been trying to conatct joulie 🙈 bas shes offline !! What if i scheduled an interview and till then they didnt send me any email ! You knw what i mean.. cz i can see an available appointment on feb 7! Too soon 

and you've tried to email them? Feb 7th may be too soon if medical isn't done.

[Saraslh 10]

Yea i was thinking the same thing! But its a lucky one.. yesterday the first abailable one was feb 26! And yes i tried emailing them they reply by an automessage referring that its a final response 😕 

[Lebanese23 303]

50 minutes ago, Saraslh said:

Ive been trying to conatct joulie 🙈 bas shes offline !! What if i scheduled an interview and till then they didnt send me any email ! You knw what i mean.. cz i can see an available appointment on feb 7! Too soon 

I just responded to you. Sorry. That email is a all about luck. I got the packet from someone who was going through the embassy at the same time as me. Except she waited 2 weeks waiting for that damn packet. I told her to email them and they responded to her within 2 days. I wanted to save people that time and I posted the direction of packet 3 on the lebanon portal so nobody has to wait and wonder about packet 3. Just start the process once it becomes ready!

[Lebanese23 303]

I really tried to upload packet 3 info but It won’t let me upload documents