Anna12

It went great  
my interview appointment was for 10am but there was a line up outside. I waited abt 45 mintues before I was let in at about 10:40am
I had to wait another hour to be called at first window and they asked for birth, marriage, police certificate and last years tax return but he said it was already uploaded so he didn’t need it. 
I was called to second window pretty quick- less than 5 minutes and it was just basic questions how did we meet is it our first marriage and where have I travelled in last five years, ever been denied entry to states and what was my longest visit. 
after that she said she’s approving my visa and how the system is down and it will be updated soon and to expect my passport back in 2-3 weeks 
I was done at about 12pm so overall took 2 hours 
I was checking the visa status on ceac around 3pm and it showed it was issued already  
I also got email that it was shipped yesterday and it should be delivered to me today 
so overall it was super fast to get the visa issued and passport back to me. Super happy and excited to be finally done with this process. 

 
 

Just to add on to this, I94 is not required 
I had my interview yesterday and they asked me if I have gone to states and I told them a lot of times lol, the next question was what was my longest visit to states. So don’t worry abt it too much  
 

Ah congratulations!!!!! So happy for you and your husband 
I hope to write up a message like yours on Wednesday 🥹❤️

Hey
i updated it, thank you 

Let me knowwww if I was correct or the lawyer haha. 
Goodluck!! hope we reunite with our significant others asap 🥰

I think that would create big problems and/or long delays—definitely “a big deal”. As I was waiting for my interview, one lady was talking with an agent saying that she needed to make sure she'd have her passport back within two weeks, I think because she also had an international trip planned, and the agent couldn't guarantee it. They need your passport to validate your identity and stick the temporary green card (sorry for my lack of vocabulary) in it. It's the last step before you can cross the border. Personally, I wouldn't want to do anything to create hurdles to that process, especially after waiting such a long time, but maybe someone else will have a good idea!
 
I hope somebody else can offer ideas!