"Ready Status" at US Embassy Manila

[Hawaii1 25]

Does anybody know how long  a case will be in "Ready" status before a visa will be issued?  My wife did her interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila (CR-1) on Dec 7....the status stay in "Refused" until Dec 16, when it flipped to "Ready" status.  They took her passport, , my wife did not receive any 221g letter, the CO indicted he was recommending approval, and she also received the 2 white pieces of paper...lol....so I thought she be issued her visa fairly quickly.  

 

Does anybody have any experience with this???

[user555 196]

5 hours ago, Hawaii1 said:

Does anybody know how long  a case will be in "Ready" status before a visa will be issued?  My wife did her interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila (CR-1) on Dec 7....the status stay in "Refused" until Dec 16, when it flipped to "Ready" status.  They took her passport, , my wife did not receive any 221g letter, the CO indicted he was recommending approval, and she also received the 2 white pieces of paper...lol....so I thought she be issued her visa fairly quickly.  

 

Does anybody have any experience with this???

It's hard to say. I know a guy who had an interview last week and it already says "Issued" today. I thought your case would be done by now and you would have your passport returned. I'd give it another week. 

[Hawaii1 25]

Many thanks!  I have heard the same thing from other members here....once it goes to Ready, it normally doesn't take long to go to Issued....not sure why my wife's case if different.   I tried calling the Embassy....but they were not much help.  

[Hawaii1 25]

Ok folks.....update on my case....yesterday, my wife's visa CEAC status changed from "Read" to "Refused"....I was expecting it to go to "Issued".  I really don't understand what the U.S. Embassy in Manila is doing.  On 16 Dec, case went from "Refused" to "Ready:"(10 days after my wife's interview on 7 Dec), then from "Ready" back to "Refused" yesterday. Ugggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Crazy!!!!!!!!!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, Hawaii1 said:

Ok folks.....update on my case....yesterday, my wife's visa CEAC status changed from "Read" to "Refused"....I was expecting it to go to "Issued".  I really don't understand what the U.S. Embassy in Manila is doing.  On 16 Dec, case went from "Refused" to "Ready:"(10 days after my wife's interview on 7 Dec), then from "Ready" back to "Refused" yesterday. Ugggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Crazy!!!!!!!!!

Have you tried posting in the sub-forum for the Philippines? There are others there who may have more information that is more embassy encentre.  @Hank_ or @payxibka are the resident guru's for all things PI embassy related. Good luck and stay engaged in the process. 

[user555 196]

On 12/24/2020 at 12:13 AM, Hawaii1 said:

Ok folks.....update on my case....yesterday, my wife's visa CEAC status changed from "Read" to "Refused"....I was expecting it to go to "Issued".  I really don't understand what the U.S. Embassy in Manila is doing.  On 16 Dec, case went from "Refused" to "Ready:"(10 days after my wife's interview on 7 Dec), then from "Ready" back to "Refused" yesterday. Ugggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Crazy!!!!!!!!!

I found a post from a few years ago: "here's how our status went after the interview...Administrative Processing ==> Ready ==> Administrative Processing ==> Issued...received visa 2 business days later. Hope that helps"

 

"Refused" is the term for Administrative Processing now

Edited December 28, 2020 by user555

[Hawaii1 25]

Yes....that is what I am finding....they (USEM) went from "Administrative Processing" to "Refused" just in the last 12 - 18 months....not sure why (COVID-19 pandemic???).  The only positive is that they are updating my case (they looked at it yesterday, but its still sitting on "Refused". 

 

Hopefully it will flip to "Issued" soon.  Thanks for your research!!  Regards.

[Chancy 6,241]

22 minutes ago, Hawaii1 said:

they (USEM) went from "Administrative Processing" to "Refused" just in the last 12 - 18 months....not sure why (COVID-19 pandemic???)

 

Department of State system change back in March (before COVID closures) to "more accurately communicate case status to applicants." -- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/visas-ceac-case-status-change.html

 

[Hawaii1 25]

Very interesting!  I was not aware of this change.  I understand the logic to change from "Administrative Processing" because of 221g issues....but using the term "Refused" is almost the same as "Denied"....it gives the impression to the applicant that the Embassy needs something to process the visa or something happened during the interview where the CO "refuses" the applicant's visa.....which, in my case, and the case of many others...is not accurate.  If the CO indicates that he/she will be "recommending approval"....which is what was told to my wife....then they should use  better term ("pending processing"??)......

 

Thanks for sending to me.....now I know why my status is "Refused".....even though, in reality, its not.   

[Chancy 6,241]

3 minutes ago, Hawaii1 said:

If the CO indicates that he/she will be "recommending approval"....which is what was told to my wife....then they should use  better term ("pending processing"??)

 

I agree -- they should have just kept the "Administrative Processing" status.  It's less panic-inducing.

 

[Ron Babb 5]

Manila just received our expedite case from NVC yesterday and the status changed to "Ready".

[user555 196]

7 hours ago, Hawaii1 said:

Very interesting!  I was not aware of this change.  I understand the logic to change from "Administrative Processing" because of 221g issues....but using the term "Refused" is almost the same as "Denied"....it gives the impression to the applicant that the Embassy needs something to process the visa or something happened during the interview where the CO "refuses" the applicant's visa.....which, in my case, and the case of many others...is not accurate.  If the CO indicates that he/she will be "recommending approval"....which is what was told to my wife....then they should use  better term ("pending processing"??)......

 

Thanks for sending to me.....now I know why my status is "Refused".....even though, in reality, its not.   

Our case:
Dec 22 - Approved at Interview!  CEAC shows Refused even the day before our interview.

 

Dec 24 - Changed from Refused to Ready

Dec 29 - CEAC shows "Issued." Passport should arrive within 7-10 days

Edited December 29, 2020 by user555

[Adventine 3,201]

29 minutes ago, user555 said:

Our case:
Dec 22 - Approved at Interview!  CEAC shows Refused even the day before our interview.

 

Dec 24 - Changed from Refused to Ready

Dec 29 - CEAC shows "Issued." Passport should arrive within 7-10 days

A belated Christmas gift! Hope it marks the start of a good 2021 for you.

[Voilet 41]

On 12/23/2020 at 10:13 PM, Hawaii1 said:

Ok folks.....update on my case....yesterday, my wife's visa CEAC status changed from "Read" to "Refused"....I was expecting it to go to "Issued".  I really don't understand what the U.S. Embassy in Manila is doing.  On 16 Dec, case went from "Refused" to "Ready:"(10 days after my wife's interview on 7 Dec), then from "Ready" back to "Refused" yesterday. Ugggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Crazy!!!!!!!!!

I am in same situation I had interview on November 4,2020. My case updated from “refused “to “ready “on 28 December . I was excited finally it will be issued. But next day it went to “refused “from “ready”. This is so weird 😔😒. They haven’t requested any documents since the day of interview. I hope soon it goes to issued 🤞🏻. Keep me updated .

Edited December 31, 2020 by Voilet

[Hawaii1 25]

Wow!  Your interview was 4 Nov?  Thats a long time to wait!!  Your case stayed in "Refused" from the date of your interview until 28 Dec?