Khobz

I am aware of several people at our embassy who have had their CEAC status stuck in ready for months now. People with approval letters in hand and ready status for 2 months today! Is this normal???? I feel completely stuck and I need answers.

We all interviewed in June and still nothing. We rarely get email responses from the embassy and when we do they are the most vague, copy&pasted answers ever!

Does anyone have any ideas as to what the embassy could be waiting for? From a separate agency maybe? Is this normal? Shouldn't ready mean just that??

-Frustrated

Hi teamsami

What ever happened with these people because I am now in the same predicament

Hey Bombo

I'm in the same boat but maybe almost 40 days

I haven't gotten any answers by email that are helpful

Hope it Clears up soon

Wish I knew what to do/say

This just sucks

That's rough

I will pray for you and her mother

I don't know how it is decided but hopefully someone else does

Sorry to hear that and I hope everything works out for the best

I am no expert but I remember reading on this thread that someone else had asked the embassy if they could reschedule and while you can you pretty much get put in the back of the line. Meaning waiting again 2-3-4 months

Could be wrong but just sharing

There isn't anyone who could help just a few hours for her to attend the interview?

Because keep I mind there is some waiting after the interview as well for the passport to be returned and she wouldn't have to travel right away. From what I understand the visa is valid for about three months

I don't think this will be helpful and you may already know this

Sorry

I think it is just a visa processing fee for k visas

You sign up for an account on the site print out the confirmation page, take it to the cib bank, and pay the fee. They link the payment account on the confirmation.

Hope this helps!

you're welcome

Congratulations Romet!!!

That is wonderful news!!

Best wishes on your new life together!!

Thanks for keeping the hope alive

Im new to this board but .... How long after the paperwork is submitted and fees are payed does the interview get set . Or how do I go about getting and interview .

Thanks everyone in advance : )

2-3 excruciatingly long months

Congrats!!!!!!!!

Yay for good news!!

Congratulations Romet Isitamyand Hali!!!!!!!

Great news!!!!

And good luck!!!!!!

Waiting

Welcome to limbo Andrea Ahmed!

Are they ever helpful??

Yes because we didn't know that we would be notified when our turn came up.

Thanks a lot!!

Your fiance in Egypt receives the Packet 3. We received ours in an EMAIL (below):

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From: "Consular, Cairo IV" <ConsularCairoIV@state.gov>

To: YOUR NAME / EMAIL

Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 3:58 AM

Subject: croXXXXXXXXXX

Please prepare the following documents for each person applying for a visa and send them to our office via Aramex courier service:

1. Photocopy of passport (the original to be submitted on the appointment date)

2. Photocopy of birth certificate

3. A copy of your divorce certificate (If previously married and divorced)

4. Police certificate from your country of nationality if you are 16 years old or older

5. Police certificate if you lived in a different country for more than 12 months and you were 16 years or older at that time.

6. An Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) signed by the Petitioner and notarized before either a notary public in the U.S. or a consular officer at the embassy.

7. Petitioners most recent year of federal income taxes (form 1040 only). Please also bring the most recent W2 form and a job letter indicating current salary and length of employment

8. Medical exam for applicant as attached, medical examination report should be submitted on the day of the visa interview. Applicants are advised to schedule their medical examination 3weeks prior to the date of their visa interview.

9. Applications: DS-160 application online application form: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/, please print the confirmation page and send it along with the documents.

10. 2 photos face view photos with a white background for the applicant

11. Fees: Login to your profile at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/eg, print your deposit slip ( CGI ) and pay the fees 265$ at your local CIB bank.

Upon receipt of the required documents, we will schedule an appointment for the final visa interview on the first available slot.

Regards,

Consular Section

U.S. Embassy, Cairo

MO

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Mohamed31 (who's also a K1 filer on this thread) got the same email. This is the PACKET 3. Because the post (snail mail) is not that great in Egypt, the consulate sends things via email or they call you (your fiance[e]'s) phone number that is on the petition.

Once you get this email, your fiance will have to put together the listed items and send all the requested documents to the consulate via Aramex. Send your fiance your notarized I-134 form NOW so he can get it as soon as possible (I sent it Fedex to my fiance and it cost me almost $80) . Again, the interview "countdown" for us (K1 filers) starts once THEY receive all the required items listed (that are applicable) from your fiance. If you know your case is in transit or already there, you should have your fiance start getting together the above items so once you get the email, he can send it back right away.

According to your timeline, your case has left the American NVC and should be there in Egypt. If you have your CASE NUMBER you can check the status of your application. If your file hasn't gotten to the embassy yet, it will say "IN TRANSIT". If it's already gotten to the embassy it will say "READY". From my understanding, from the "READY" point, it will only change to AP or ISSUED (after your interview).

After you send in your packet 3, you'll await the packet 4 (interview information). From my understanding, Egypt's "Packet 4" is a phone call (the embassy will call and give your fiance their interview date). As I've noted before, it's looking like the K1 filers interviews are taking between 2 to 3 months AFTER they receive your packet 3.

I hope this reads okay for you. I know it's an earful/eyeful.

Hopefully this helps a little with what to expect in the process.

:)

Thank you so much Romet!!!!

It was so nice of you to put this summary together!

I truly appreciate it!

It is definitely an eyeful but very helpful

Reminds me of a cumbersome video game quest

Like old school Zelda link to the past level

Not sure why

Anyways

I did mail the tax documents and the form, but i didn't notarize it :'(

Yeah it cost me $90 at FedEx too!

Thought I did something wrong

So looks like I'm going to doing that again, awesome

My status still says in transit so I guess I have time

thanks again!!!

And good luck to you and everyone else!!

7 am

I think so. Have you received your Packet 3 and sent it back yet? For us (K1 filers) it depends on when the Packet 3 is sent back. The "interview countdown" starts once they receive it. It seems like they're taking about 2 to 3 months to book interviews for K1 filers. We're "looking" (hoping) to get the interview towards the end of March beginning April.

No I haven't recieved packet 3 yet. Do I receive it or my fiancé in egypt? By mail?

Thank you!! It is just so hard to plan with such ambiguity

Realistically does this mean like april may for us?

Are you checking online too and signed up for email and text alerts? Bc mail is super slow

Disheartening

Please answer me nvc!!! ??

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