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I should clarify - I had my visa interview on October 3rd, when I was refused for AP. At that time, I already had an approved petition. The only "addtional documents" they asked for was: "my passport for visa issuance" To answer your question, to be conservative, I would expect 10 business days...

O1 Visa Update: Oct 3rd: Administrative Processing Nov 3rd: Request to submit Passport for visa issuance Nov 28th: Passport delivered at the Consular Section (225 Simcoe) Dec 9th: Ghost update Dec 12th: Admin Processing --> Approved Dec 15th: Approved --> Issued Waiting on tracking number...

Nice - yours got approved today too? interesting, my document delivered on November 28th as well. Let's keep eachother posted when it turns from Approved to Issued. Also, if you wouldn't mind letting me know when you get the email with the tracking number, I'll do the same.

Update - just got approved!! How long does it take to go from "approved" in CEAC to "Issued" ?

Quick update today. My CEAC portal has said "Case Last Updated: November 3rd" for over a month. I did submit my passport on November 28th. Today, it still says "Administrative Processing" but now "Case Last Updated: 09-Dec-2022" Not sure what the update is, as the status is still the same...

Nice! Can you provide some more details? You shipped in your passport and it arrived on November 28th? Now your CEAC has updated to "Received" ? Did they send you an email update on when you can expect your passport back?

Does ANYONE on this thread know if it's possible to inquire on the status of your passport? I get that the standard protocol is to wait over a month or something before they'll actually check your status, but I really need to know how much longer it's going to take (like if we're talking days or...

No update - called the consulate visa helpline (knowing they wouldn't be too helpful) and they just basically told me to wait. When she looked up my passport number she said it siad to "send in documents" so it hasn't even updated even though the consulate received my packaged a week ago (last...

What did it say before "no status" ?

Yeah I did the interview. Are you referring to a dropbox like the cloud storage thing? Like you submitted all the documents digitally? Then shipped your passport in physically? Have you already received an approval or it's still pending a decision?

Yeah when I do that all it says is "administrative processing" and it's said that ever since I got the initial request to send in my passport.

I have not received a status that they've received it, have you? I've heard they don't tell you when they received it, but just when they have an update on the status.

Hey all! Anyone have experience with wait times to get your passport back? I shipped it to the Toronto Consulate using their courier instructions after I was asked to submit it for visa issuance. I'm trying to figure out when I can book a flight back to New York. I submitted it via Canada Post...

Sounds good thank you! I'm in quite an interesting position indeed. Here's what happened. 1. Got O1 petition approval (i797) and went to consulate interview. 2. arrived for interview, was immediately told I could have gone to POE with this and not the consulate (although it doesn't say that...

Hey all! I just got a request from the Toronto Consulate to courier ship (via their dedicated courier) to the consulate for visa issuance. I'll be shipping it from Calgary to Toronto consulate, then changed the pick up location (where the consulate sends my passport when they're one) to Calgary...

Okay good to know thank you! I just submitted and it said "thanks for submitting etc", but I didn't receive an auto-response email/confirmation. Is that normal? And you think from the time I just submitted the form (just now), it'll only take like 8-10 business days to hear back? Would the...

Hey! Don't get scared about the long wait times. when I first applied and paid the fees, the closest one was in like 7 months. I checked back every single day randomly, sometimes twice per day and after a week of doing that, one popped up only like 10-12 days away for the location I wanted. So...

Hey - quick question for you. In your "docs sent" list you mentioned, are you saying you mailed in a copy of the i797 and the other listed documents, BEFORE your consulate interview? and literally just mailed it in? And if so, did they have those documents on-hand when you conducted the...

Hi all! First off I just wanted to say how much of a relief it is, reading some of the stories in here and all the helpful discussion. If anyone has some time, I'd love to share my experience and current situation and hear if anyone can provide any insight. a few weeks ago I got an approved...