k1 visa manila passport return

[joseph1994 0]

hello everybody 

my fiance passed her interview in manila 12 business days ago and still her case on ceac is stuck on ready.

it's been 3 weeks now and still nothing from the embassy, no slips, no emails.

calling the embassy or emailing them doesn't yield any result.

how long did it take for you to get your passport back? 

can you share anything that you think it might be useful for people waiting on their passport back?

thank you

[Bob in Boston 801]

Patience...... Im sure they are dotting the I's and crossing the T's.

[Edward and Jaycel 2,587]

Anecdotally, since the increased vetting to include social media review, it seems that the time from interview to visa issued has increased from what it used to be. On the CEAC portal status, what is the "Last Updated" date?

[joseph1994 0]

5 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Anecdotally, since the increased vetting to include social media review, it seems that the time from interview to visa issued has increased from what it used to be. On the CEAC portal status, what is the "Last Updated" date?

thank you for your reply, her interview was on the 24 march and last updated was on the 30

 

[joseph1994 0]

7 hours ago, Bob in Boston said:

Patience...... Im sure they are dotting the I's and crossing the T's.

thank you for your reply, it's just absurd it would take so long when the console herself said it would take 2 weeks 

[Lemonslice 5,434]

5 minutes ago, joseph1994 said:

thank you for your reply, it's just absurd it would take so long when the console herself said it would take 2 weeks 

If her interview was before Easter and associated holidays, then you also have to add some extra days.  Administrative processes have to be completed AFTER the interview, so while it might take around two weeks for most applicants, it is not unheard of to take a little, or much, longer.  

[joseph1994 0]

6 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

If her interview was before Easter and associated holidays, then you also have to add some extra days.  Administrative processes have to be completed AFTER the interview, so while it might take around two weeks for most applicants, it is not unheard of to take a little, or much, longer.  

thank you for your reply, yes the philippines had many holidays, in your opinion or experience how long do you think it can take?

[Lemonslice 5,434]

1 hour ago, joseph1994 said:

thank you for your reply, yes the philippines had many holidays, in your opinion or experience how long do you think it can take?

 

I have no idea, but my guess is that it will most probably not be far from what they told you (two-weekish + extra days for holidays). 

 

If there is any hiccup (name hit during security check, or something similar), then from a few days more, to many months. 

 

If you want to follow up with them, then I would wait at least an extra full week.  

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