Post-Interview: Passport required to travel

[pakImmi 21]

Just now, Nitas_man said:

Couple weeks is my recollection

Thanks for the info.. Did your CEAC status kept changing while they had your passport. As mine is stuck at Ready for interview since i gave my interview couple of weeks ago.

[JeanneAdil 6,191]

34 minutes ago, missileman said:

Somewhere in that list you could add "CO gives verbal (meaningless) approval".......I wish COs would not use the term "approved".

actually wish USCIS would not use word "approved" at the 1st stage

 

one man from Morocco was told approved and given the "welcome to the US pamphlet"   (teaches English in Morocco and is a government worker/ clean reports)

but 3 months later his USC gf recd notice case was returned to USA

 

and another (mississippi woman with husband in Morocco )  was appoved and issued visa and told to return with passport 2 weeks later and they stamped REVOKED  on the visa

 

Both of these are VJ members

 

so,  anything can and does happen 

just wait it out

get that visa 

and  put your 2 feet in the USA

you have a spouse visa,  get the green card and then do your traveling 

Edited July 14, 2019 by JeanneAdil

[Crazy Cat 39,219]

2 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

actually wish USCIS would not use word "approved" at the 1st stage

 

one man from Morocco was told approved and given the "welcome to the US pamphlet"   (teaches English in Morocco and is a government worker/ clean reports)

but 3 months later his USC gf recd notice case was returned to USA

 

and another (mississippi woman with husband in Morocco )  was appoved and issued visa and told to return with passport 2 weeks later and they stamped REVOKED  on the visa

 

Both of these are VJ members

 

so,  anything can and does happen 

just wait it out

get that visa 

and  put your 2 feet in the USA

you have a spouse visa,  get the green card and then do your traveling 

Every time I see someone post "I just completed my interview and I was approved".....your first example always comes to my mind........

[JFH 12,189]

30 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Not really.  Employers have power over all of your entry/exits over there and there is a requirement (legal) to be out of the country for a certain number of days each year with not a lot of choice as to when you can plan it..

He said it was a vacation. 

[usmsbow 795]

My wife's friend is currently stuck in AP in Jakarta (since April I believe). They told her if she needs her passport to travel while she's in that status, to just let them know and they'll return it to her so she can use it. I am sure the embassy in Riyadh would do the same. And none of us can say if using your passport now will extend your AP or not... 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2019 by usmsbow
added info on how long she's been in AP

[Nitas_man 3,100]

8 hours ago, JFH said:

He said it was a vacation. 

I am referring to vacation

[Nitas_man 3,100]

9 hours ago, pakImmi said:

Thanks for the info.. Did your CEAC status kept changing while they had your passport. As mine is stuck at Ready for interview since i gave my interview couple of weeks ago.

Ours did not change for a few days - I don’t remember how long

[pakImmi 21]

So, I wrote to the embassy and explained them my situation. I asked them that how can i request my passport back for travelling. 

I got a very brief reply from embassy that "Your case should be ready by early next week. Thank you for your patience"

 

My CEAC is still showing Ready for interview and last updated is today ( because of my mail )

 

Should I expect a good news in next week as they didn't mention administrative processing or any other delay over the mail? 

[pakImmi 21]

Today CEAC status changed to "Issued".. Alhamdulillah

 

I think embassy was backlogged as my case status was stuck at Ready since my interview, it briefly changed to AP(during weekend) and then to issued 

 

Thanks for all the help guys!!!