CON

@bdot It happens to the best of us so don't be so hard on yourself... great idea to go through your docs to be extra prepared and to make sure you have all of it.  But don't freak yourself out, everything will be fine.  Remember, a lot of people who's done the interview posts that it's a breeze.  

Passports and Visa on Hand!!!!

You can take your time or not but in our case... being  proactive with the process took exactly 7 months and  7 days from mailing  the application to passports on hand  🖐 🤚 

Thanks for all the support and Good Luck to Everyone!

3 hours ago, Kim & Christopher said:

No changes to mine, still at application received 🙄Starting to get annoyed with the embassy cause I was there the same day as you guys. 

Hang in there... check if the dates are updating.  If the date is changing, it's moving.

Ours changed Nov 6th day of the interview to AR,  date updated 12th, 13th, 14th to AP,  then ISSUED on the 15th.

2 hours ago, stephnjaxgo2tx said:

Did you guys sent in your packet 3 info upon receiving your first "Ready"? I just got my first "Ready" today and wondering if I wait to send in the packet 3 until next week... 

 

If you can hold off sending P3 till the 2nd READY... that seems to be the ticket to getting P4.

Woohooo we got ISSUED this am! 

We will breathe normally as soon as we receive the passports... One more wait and done!!!

Good luck to all of you ... the struggle is real, but this forum helped tremendously!

Thanks to everyone here.  See you guys at AOS

God is great!

8 minutes ago, pandp said:

From Application Received? 

 

Yes from Application Received... to Administrative Processing

16 minutes ago, Kim & Christopher said:

What does AP mean? I’m still waiting for mine to change. 

Administrative Processing...  hoping to get ISSUED next

@pandp and @Oh_Canada  our CEAC status changed to AP

9 minutes ago, pandp said:

Okay, thanks CON, that's useful information. I'm not sure why ours hasn't changed if we were all there the same day, but I know sometime's their updates are fairly arbitrary. Thanks again. 

You're welcome @pandp

My fiance's appointment was at 7 am.  So they had more time to process most likely... 

Let's update each other here. We are ALL on pins and needles until visa's are on hand.  Waiting continues.

4 minutes ago, pandp said:

Hey Con, does your status say "Application Received" on your CEAC page? Ours only says 'Ready' but perhaps that's because we had a later interview time? Pretty frustrating that their office was closed all day Thursday, Friday, and Monday.. we definitely did not factor that in as they reassured there wouldn't be any delays. 

 

Hoping to see a change soon.. 

Yes, on CEAC website.  The day of the interview (a couple of hours later), it changed from READY to APPLICATION RECEIVED and also switched from IMMIGRANT to NON IMMIGRANT. 

You can check NON IMMIGRANT status on CEAC using DS-160 application number.

Still shows Application Received as of now, but last updated yesterday Nov 12th.  I'd say that's a good sign... maybe passports will be mailed soon.

Interviewed today... We got APPROVED!!!  God is great!

2 minutes ago, ScooterJones said:

Hey all, we just got our visa but I have a random question. Is anyone else planning to have their Canadian fiance sponsor them as a Canadian permanent resident during this process? 

 

I had trouble figuring out if that would cause an issue with our AOS paperwork (although I don't think it would). Canada is not very strict and we wanted to proceed with those papers as it is very easy to get Canadian permanent residency.

 

We wanted to have that as a future emergency option if we ever wanted to move. Please send me a DM if this relates to you. Thanks

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36 minutes ago, Kim & Christopher said:

I just went to their website and found that. they would have sent a notice if it affected us.

You are so smart... I didn't think to look on their website. 

We did check our appointment to see if it got cancelled, it looked okay.

GOD IS GREAT!

42 minutes ago, Kim & Christopher said:

Our interviews will be okay!

 OMG... Thanks for posting the notice,  did you receive that?  I just found out from a post here in VJ.  And their notice did not mention anything about Nov 6th, that was too close for comfort!

4 hours ago, Oscean said:

my Question was, What number we should enter in DS-160 where they ask to put APPLICATION #, ? IT should be MTL# or WAC#??

DS160 says "Application Receipt/Petition Number"  so we used the WAC number as shown on the NOA.

On 9/20/2019 at 4:54 PM, Kim & Christopher said:

I also have my interview for November 6th at 8am

Did you get a notice about the Embassy moving on the 7th?  I'm just making sure our appointment on the 6th is not affected.

On 9/19/2019 at 3:47 PM, Oh_Canada said:

Guys! Dates to book are available! Just booked mine for Nov 6th at 8am!!

Did you get a notice about the Embassy moving on the 7th?  I'm just making sure our appointment on the 6th is not affected.

On 11/2/2019 at 2:45 PM, Oscean said:

WAC or MTL # ? or any of them fine? what is opinion from other people? ( DS-160 form) 

For CEAC website, use MTL #

On 9/19/2019 at 3:31 PM, pandp said:

November 6, 9am!!!! Thank you SO much for notifying, worked perfectly. I had a feeling it would be today!!  🎉🎉 

Looks like the Embassy is moving on Nov 7th, we didn't get any notice regarding our appointment the day before.  Just checking with all those with Nov 6th appointments to confirm.

1 minute ago, klgck said:

So excited for you all! I just checked CEAC and we got our first "Ready"! Not entirely sure what to do now, but I will refer back to the posts here 😊

 You can send the your P3 and hope for the best, or wait for the 2nd Ready (about a week later) and send the P3. Or wait for the P3 before sending.

1 minute ago, pandp said:

November 6, 9am!!!! Thank you SO much for notifying, worked perfectly. I had a feeling it would be today!!  🎉🎉 

My pleasure. I had the same feeling, but was starting to lose hope because it is already getting late.  Thank God, I didn't quit refreshing

2 minutes ago, pandp said:

November 6, 9am!!!! Thank you SO much for notifying, worked perfectly. I had a feeling it would be today!!  🎉🎉 

Actually after I made the payment, I saw the others dates as well. But in the initial screen, it just said Nov 6th.

2 minutes ago, klgck said:

Yay! When's your interview?

Nov 6th!!! GOOD LUCK guys

Interview dates are open now

2 minutes ago, kaigem said:

So, the response is a bit different the second time, so there's that.

On a positive note, you got approved the first time. Sending blessings your way!