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For those of you that have received your passports back, did they give you a timeline to leave the country? We’re in Canada.

2 hours ago, Sarpor4 said:

 

Hello,

wondering if someone can provide me with some insight. 
 

my visa was initially refused due to a late medical. My medical arrive to the consulate last week. My CEAC still said refused. But today it’s issued with a message below that’s it’s in AP. 
 

Any idea how long it takes to get your visa after it moves to issued (AP)?

My husband had the same situation with the medical. His tracking said “issued” yesterday and today it says “Issued” with the tracking info email. So for him, it’s took a day. 
 

2 minutes ago, Redie said:

It is ridiculous. We did contact our congressman  and their office received the usual generic response back on December 20th stating that it’s under review blah blah blah….We also contacted our senator but they would not take case until 90 days in AP which I am at right now. So we will be reaching out to his office tomorrow. I am so fed up with this and I feel for all of you who have been waiting for so long to be reunited with your family. The only thing I had missing was my medical. Nothing else! I am a retired wife/mother/grandmother who desperately wants to be with her family like the rest of you that are stuck in this horrible AP. Sorry but I just needed to vent!! This has caused so much emotional stress!!!

As gal who has been separated from her own mother for half a decade, with two small children, I so feel for you.! I wish I lived close to family, especially my mother, which was the reason we decided to immigrate back to the US. It’s hard being with Littles and not having my mother here to see them grow! I’m praying for you and for your case to pick up swiftly! Mothers make the world go round. Your family needs you! 

12 minutes ago, Federico said:

Congratulations, Yes, your journey is almost completed, could you please share your timeline?

9 minutes ago, Redie said:

 

Congratulations!! Yes it does. Can you tell me how many updates he had and if you contacted a state rep?

I’m just the wife so this is all I know: 

IR-1 spousal visa (I’m the American! Hubs is Canadian).  

-December 10 interview.  He completed his medical two days prior but consulate had not received it, thus he was issued a refusal and placed in AP. They kept his passport. 
 

-His Caec tracking stated refused until yesterday. So Jan 31 it was updated to “Ready” 

-Feb 1, updates to “issued” 

No email from consulate yet. So 53 days total since interview. 

Congrats y’all! 
 

Hubby’s case was updated to issued. Does that mean his passport will be sent soon? 

Hello! Congrats to everyone whose cases are being processed quickly. The last few weeks have been so hopeful and encouraging on this thread!
 

I need some input if y’all are willing. I checked my husband’s case today and it was updated and now says “Ready”, but in the description it states “Your case is ready for you to schedule an interview at the US Consulate general in Montreal. If you have already scheduled an interview appointment, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment.”

We haven’t received an email or letter. This is confusing because he already had his interview on December 10th and they received the medical a few weeks after (that’s why he’s in AP, they hadn’t received his medical). Does anyone know what this status updates means? Will he have to have a second interview? The consulate currently have his passport. Why would they need another interview? His interview went fine and he would be approved then had he had the medical done and sent in time. 
 

Anyone familiar with this response by the consulate? 

Hi. New here and not sure what some abbreviations mean. What is AP? 
 

My husband was given a letter of denial after his interview on December 10. They told him it was because his medical exam hadn’t been processed or received (he has his medical appointment two days prior). They kept his passport though and told him his approval would be sent in 4-6 weeks. We’re on our 6th week this week and haven’t received anything. We did get an update in December that they received his medical. 
 

Is his case in whatever AP is? And should I expect a longer wait, based on y’all’s similar experiences? If we don’t receive it this week, how do we contact the consulate with questions regarding his case. 

18 hours ago, ErinD said:

My interview in Montreal was scheduled today for Feb 2/22. Unfortunately there are no doctors that I can see anywhere near me and I will have to fly for the medical. What happens if I cannot get in before the interview or if my medical package isn’t there at the time I interview? 
 

I am so nervous about this. 

This literally happened to my husband over month ago. Same situation almost. Here’s our experience. 
 

My husband got the email for his interview date on November 17, which said the date of his interview was December 10. The notice wasn’t as short as yours, but still problematic for him because he couldn’t get an appointment at the doctor nearest us. (I was also being induced the very next day to have our second child. Who was due Dec 9…so crazy timing. So stressful). 
 

The ONLY place he could get in to get his medical was at the approved doc in Montreal, and his appointment was two days before his Montreal interview. We’re in BC, so my husband had to fly to Montreal and stay there for an entire week, eating into his vacation time. 

Alas, the doctor passed everything but told him that the documentation from the medical exam probably wouldn’t be ready in time for the interview. 
 

The interview went well, but they gave him a “denial” letter and his visa was “rejected” due to the medical exam. HOWEVER, the consulate told him not to be concerned , that it’s just because of they hadn’t received the medical and everything else was fine. So they kept his passport and told him that they would send his visa approval a few weeks after they got his medical. In the meantime, he CANNOT enter the US until he gets all that back. So keep that in mind for your situation. 
 

We were notified a few weeks after his interview that his medical had been sent over to the consulate. As of today, we’re still waiting on his passport and approval to come back. It’s been annoying, and we’re not too concerned, but still annoying to wait this long. Especially when we took the ONLY medical appointment we could get within the timeframe they gave us for the scheduled interview. So it wasn’t for lack of promptness on our part. I can give you an update when we receive it. It’s been a while though.