Hi everyone!
I have a quick question...I've been reading all of the exciting and informative posts that all of you publish, but I haven't found any that can answer my question, maybe because once the visa is issued most don't come back to this site.
My husband and I had our CR-1 embassy appointment (yesterday) 8/19/15. We were approved! yei!!!
When we arrived back to Santiago I decided to check the Visa Status on https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw== and it said "ISSUED" ..."your visa has been printed..." less than 12 hrs after the interview.
My question is as follows, I see most people write about "AP" and "Ready" Statuses and I know that if it goes to that it takes a few weeks to receive the visa, but what is the wait time frame/wait to actually get the visa/passport available for pick up once the status says "Ready"? (We opted to pick it up at the Galleria 360 mall in Sto Dgo, I assumed it would be faster) Are we super lucky or will the status change? We were never sent to AP.
I would be elated if we could travel to the US together by the end of the month but i'm a little confused since they told us at the embassy that it could take from 2-3 weeks to have the visa issued and the status check shows that ours already is.
I would appreciate any insight on this.
Thank you!
J&R05/25/13 got a reaction from Natasha&Noor in VISA STATUS CHECK: ISSUED!