ceeeceekins

I am very happy to say that the EAD/AP card is finally here in hand!!!! It has been a long journey but I'm so thankful to this site and thankful for all the positive people that have been motivating and encouraging from start to finish. It's amazing the progress that happened starting with the K1 and now EAD, in a time of a little over 1 year. Best of luck to everyone who is still waiting. Love wins. God Bless!

Timeline:

AOS/EAD/AP sent: 3/25/17

Received: 3/28/17

Biometrics: 4/28/17

EAD/AP approval: 6/10/2017

EAD mailed: 6/13/17

Combo card received: 6/19/17

41 minutes ago, Goodluckeveryone said:

Just got an update. Card has been mailed. What about you?

Yes, I just looked just now and it's on its way! Good to hear yours is in the mail as well!

1 hour ago, Goodluckeveryone said:

Any update?

No nothing mailed out yet, how about you?

It would probably be better to reapply with a CR-1 after marriage.... spend more time together and do more visits. The evidence has to be over the top strong since it seems they doubt the validity of the relationship, most likely from the age difference or It could even be the circumstances on how you met. Keep up hope, it's all a long tough process. Best of luck!

23 minutes ago, Goodluckeveryone said:

Day 74. New card is being produced but no status update about AP. 

Congratulations this was exactly me yesterday, and we were also at day 74. Someone on here noted that you get a combo card and they don't always update the AP status. 

3 minutes ago, atuegwu said:

 

@ceeeceekins congratulations. From what I have noticed here, the AP most times doesn't show approved but comes as a combo with the EAD. You shall have it in hand by next Friday or Saturday at most. Good luck.

Oh wow, thanks so much for your response. I'm so excited. Good to know.

Randomly checked the site and it says Work card is being produced but nothing about AP. Today is day 74. Not sure how long it takes to get approved for AP as well...

2 minutes ago, umabanana said:

Can we still get an RFE this late in the game? 

I was under the impression you could get it at any time. Unless someone more knowledgable can clarify. 

5 minutes ago, umabanana said:

Same date for me. No updates. 

I'm just one day before. Now the fear of getting an RFE this late in the game is starting to get to me, especially for the medical exam part.

On 4/21/2017 at 11:11 AM, Nana Abena said:

Is there any difference between seeing issued or ready

 I believe it changes to "issued" once it's ready for pick up. The status does have to change one more time when it's issued, if it currently says AP it is not ready, you can go to the embassy to follow up on the delay.

You most likely have to wait and keep checking until the status says "ready" or "issued" it normally takes about 2 weeks, but there has been the easter holiday this past week so that might delay things. 

Congratulations to you and your family!

My husband received 3 text messages at midnight acknowledging receipt of our package. We sent our package on 3/25 and it was received on 3/28. I'm so excited for this update!

Yes @MrsBoateng29 , I second what @Akuaduk2 asked, my fiance is boarding the plane as we speak! It would be helpful to know what questions he was asked at the airport.

11 minutes ago, Mstameka said:

Ok, here is another thing. Technically they told him that his visa would be ready in two weeks. Two weeks from the interview which was Dec 20. Now the doctor told him to come back January 12, 2017. Im starting to think he really didnt need those shots if they told him to come back in two weeks to pick up his passport. The dhl did him a receipt saying he drop his medical results off to the dhl office 

 I believe its standard for the CO to advise the applicant to pick up the visa in 2 weeks. The clinic and embassy are separate entities that work together to provide the service of visa processing, the shots and examination are all apart of the requirements that go along with the visa process. If your husband felt that he had already taken some of the shots before he could have taken his previous shot record to show what shots have been administered in the past so that they could have been documented in the medical exam (if allowed.) All applicants have to meet the same criteria and shots, there are no real short cuts. The best advice I can give is to make sure you have submitted a COMPLETED medical exam to the embassy and that your husband continues to follow up with the embassy to ensure that the results are reviewed and processed accordingly. In my mind this seems like the fastest way for you guys to be together. Good luck

1 minute ago, Mstameka said:

If he needs the second hepatitis shot, wouldn't the embassy call him? They called before to say they were waiting on his medical results. He has a receipt that the DHL office gave him after droppinf of the medical exam results 

I believe within the medical results it states the shots that were given, so that's pretty much like asking for the same thing....From what the situation seems like, he would need to find a way to have the Embassy confirm receipt of the results and enter the information into the system to release the visa to DHL, he may have to keep trying to follow up with the embassy.

Is he sure that the embassy has received the results? Is there a way to track if the results were delivered to the embassy? Maybe he should try going to the embassy at 1pm with the blue slip and the receipt from DHL to follow up. Also, are you also sure that he doesn't just need to get the last series of Hepatitis B?....I agree that he does not need to get another tetanus shot. It seems like the stall is in the embassy opening and recording the results and completing the paperwork so that they can send it off to DHL for your husband to pick up the visa.

1 hour ago, MaryandMarquis said:

Finally.... I have my visa.... Got it at DHL today... 

 

Wonderful!! I'm glad you're on your way

1 hour ago, Mstameka said:

Hubby went to the embassy Tuesday and they told him to check the DHL office. He went back to the DHL office they told him they didn't have it. The lady at the DHL office told him that he needs to contact the NVC. Today he went to the DHL office and they still don't have his passport. Smh

 

Interview December 20, 2016

Status Change December 21, 2016

Updated January 5, 2016

 

I'm so sick of this dam Embassy

Sorry! Did he try going at 1pm like someone else had stated, during the visa follow up times?

4 hours ago, A&Oforever said:

As i said! congrats !! welcome but will advice you. start filling out the AOS package. another thing all together.

Ahhh more forms! Thanks for the heads up. I'm just so happy to close the door on Accra consulate 

You're welcome, best of luck!

7 minutes ago, MaryandMarquis said:

Please how did you know it was available for pick up???? Did you track it or you were told at the DHL office when your fiancé got there today??? 

After approval the CO said the visa would be available in 2 weeks and to come back and pick it up. My fiance checked the embassy 2 weeks after the interview (January 18th)  and it was not there. Then today after reading this thread, I asked him to go to DHL. I did not get any notification or email. I only noticed that on January 13th the CAEC site status changed to "Issued".... He just went by chance and it was there. When he was at the DHL office he inquired about the process and his frustration about not knowing where to go. They told him that it was actually at DHL the whole time, ever since January 18th.

20 minutes ago, MaryandMarquis said:

I've seen "available for pick up" 

Does it mean it has to change from "Issued" to "available for pick up" ??? 

 

Thank you. The last status updated on the CAEC site is "issued"

i meant available for pick up as in I could have picked it up as early as 1/18/17 because it was ready at that time, but unfortunately we did not know where to go. 

4 hours ago, MaryandMarquis said:

Good luck.... Please update us if anything.. Thanks 

My fiancé picked it up from DHL today, apparently it was available exactly 2 weeks after the interview. Here is my timeline:

Interview: 1/4/17

Status Change: 1/13/17

Available for pick up: 1/18/17

Picked up from DHL: 1/24/17

My fiancé is going to try the DHL office today. Hoping for some good news.

7 hours ago, Scandi said:

Very strange, usually issued is the last status before your visa arrives or being picked up. Ready is usually the status you get before the interview, not after it already said issued. Must be a Ghana thing.

Exactly! I thought it was the same procedure. Accra Consulate is just backwards on everything ?