My mom's immigrant visa was issued today 12/22. She will pick up her passport on 12/29. Let me the share the petition experience, hopefully it helps someone.
I filed for both parents in June 2021.
USCIS approved both petitions and approval notices dated March 2023 were sent to me.
Received notification from NVC in March 2023 to complete form DS-260 as well as upload all supporting documents through the online portal.
My parents don't have birth certificates, they used a Sworn Affidavit(SA). The same NVC officer who reviewed the supporting documents approved the SA and marriage certificate for my Mom but strangely rejected same for my Dad. I had to write a note to them via the online portal, drawing their attention to their own guidelines regarding the rejected documents before they were approved.
NVC approved all docs for my Mom in April 2023 and for my Dad July 2023. NVC also informed me that were working with the US Embassy in Accra for an interview date.
Friday September 22, 2023 at 8.17pm central time - I requested for an update via "Ask NVC - Inquiry Form" and on Tuesday September 26 at 7am central time, NVC responded with the scheduled date for the interview.
Interview was on 11/29, Dad's visa was approved & issued but my Mom's was placed on administrative processing because they were yet to receive the medicals she completed on 10/12/23.
I sent an email to Akai House Clinic and they confirmed sending the medical to the Embassy, they also added that the turnaround time is 10 days after the exam so I believe my Mom's medicals got to the Embassy the week of 10/22/23 but someone just didn't do their job by updating my Mom's records.
I asked the US Embassy in Accra via https://shorturl.at/dkoM2 on Wednesday 12/21 to confirm receipt of the medicals and also provide an update.
They responded the next day acknowledging receipt.
Visa was approved & issued today 12/22.
My parents will be leaving in March 2024(last week preferably)
They will fly United from Accra to Chicago via Dulles airport
Cheers!