I finally received my passport on the 3rd of October. My appointment was the 21st Sept. On friday (28th) after seeing my case on "admin processing" for a week, i sent an email to DHL, assuming that it was maybe a system glitch... The DHL contact sent an email to embassy and within an hour, my CEAC status changed to "issued". It was as if they had forgotten they were working on my file. Typically, if your case is approved, you stay on admin processing for two days or so, even CEAC site says so. They clicked issued on friday and monday i asked DHL where my passport was and upon following up, DHL learned that the visa was only issued/printed on monday not friday despite what the system said. I am sure the public holiday didn't help ... But still very frustrating to have to wait so long(when others wait 3-5days for the most part) and also noting that the embassy isn't that busy with immigrant visas.
Consulate / USCIS Member Review #22594
Review on October 3, 2017:
