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Well, my time here has come to an end. My visa has been issued. 

90% of 90day fiancé cases are fake and yet it’s approved while on tv!!!!! Messed up 

90% of 90day fiancé cases are fake and yet it’s approved while on tv!!!!! Messed up 

90% of 90day fiancé cases are fake and yet it’s approved while on tv!!!!! Messed up 

I did not contact the embassy. They are genuine updates. 

Update: no questions asked. Just normal stuff about who they are visiting, anything to declare etc. nothing about visa or AP. Although I had instructed my sister to be honest and open but it never got to that. They also didn’t ask for any ties to Canada question. 
 
On the flip side Pearson as a airport is apparently a show right now, security line and customs line was hours long

That’s awesome. Glad your parents were able to reunite.

Thank you @BatmanFlow

Update: no questions asked. Just normal stuff about who they are visiting, anything to declare etc. nothing about visa or AP. Although I had instructed my sister to be honest and open but it never got to that. They also didn’t ask for any ties to Canada question. 
 
On the flip side Pearson as a airport is apparently a show right now, security line and customs line was hours long

Update: no questions asked. Just normal stuff about who they are visiting, anything to declare etc. nothing about visa or AP. Although I had instructed my sister to be honest and open but it never got to that. They also didn’t ask for any ties to Canada question. 
 
On the flip side Pearson as a airport is apparently a show right now, security line and customs line was hours long

My mom is traveling from Pearson tomorrow so I’ll let you know how it goes
i told my sister to be honest about everything and shouldn’t be an issue 

Nope nothing. I think the last time her actual case date updated was November 24. Ever since then the updates all correlated with my emails to embassy. 
 
she’s gonna come visit on wed for a month. Really hoping for a miracle. If not we might fork over money for a suit. Definitely don’t want to but doesn’t look like anything is happening 😞 

if you havent gotten a response yet, you wont get it in time for the long weekend.
when i asked for my moms passport back, they took a week to respond and it was pretty much telling me her passport was being returned and then i got tracking number the next day. took about two weeks in total to get it back

Sorry to hear. The wait is awful and the lack of transparency is the worst. You will have no idea when and where your case is. 

A few people have crossed borders while in AP
 
Also todays a federal holiday, so don’t expect any updates (not that anyone is holding their breath at this time)

An absurd, grim milestone for me today: it has now been three full years in the IR-1 visa process.

feel like DS 5535 is the new form to pretty much keep families apart for as long as possible without being held accountable and to give an explanation

So sorry to hear this. I truly hope they process his visa asap. 
maybe he can request his passport back if it’s been a few weeks, at least then he can come visit you. 

With DS 5535, we’ve seen some get approval around 40-60 day mark. And then it’s like a few around 80-90. And if you miss those marks, then only god knows when you will hear from them 

So sorry to hear this. I truly hope they process his visa asap. 
maybe he can request his passport back if it’s been a few weeks, at least then he can come visit you. 

My application got an update yesterday and today has changed from Refused to Application Received. Ahhh, what does this mean!?

That’s normal. It’ll turn to issued tomorrow or Friday and you’ll get the tracking stuff. 
 
I know it’s hard to believe and feel relieved but you’re at the finish line! 

Congrats!!! Happy for you and your family! Your sister made it too! That must’ve been so stressful 

My family's DV case was updated from "ready" to "Issued" today! 
The thing is that the status says that the case is still under AP. This is what the CEAC website shows:
Issued
Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. As the officer told you in the interview, if further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved when administrative processing is finished, you will receive notification to collect the passport with the visa from the Loomis branch you selected when you booked your appointment.
 
I don't want to get my hopes up but hopefully this is a good sign that the case is close to receive final approval. We haven't received any emails from the consulate yet.
Is this status normal? I thought the status would change to "Administrative Processing" instead of "Issued".

feel like DS 5535 is the new form to pretty much keep families apart for as long as possible without being held accountable and to give an explanation