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[MarkandElvie]

My husband's status changed to Decision Made in ECAS today. I hope that means his visa is on the way!!

Congrats, thats good news!!

 

[Daantaat]

Congrats, thats good news!!

Thank you!

 

[Step]

My husband's status changed to Decision Made in ECAS today. I hope that means his visa is on the way!!

Congrats

 

[Step]

Yes I have heard that before that ECAS is not very reliable, but as my wife sits and waits in Makati she has a lot of questions in which I'm trying to answer to best of my ability. As I have mentioned I have seen some people get their visa's via courier and their ECAS never changed, their visas just showed up.

I get the same questions from my wife, at least 3 times a week.LOL
Being your wife is close to embassy many just get a phone call to bring passport to Embassy for VISA.
Happens very fast.

 

[trewmenn]

My husband's status changed to Decision Made in ECAS today. I hope that means his visa is on the way!!

cause of delay??

 

[MarkandElvie]

I get the same questions from my wife, at least 3 times a week.LOL
Being your wife is close to embassy many just get a phone call to bring passport to Embassy for VISA.
Happens very fast.

Well they've had her passport since the end of April, but no news as of yet not even in ECAS but as you mentioned before, ECAS is unreliable, depending on the VO. All I can hope is that no news is good news at this point.

 

[Daantaat]

cause of delay??

Oh, I don't know.... maybe it had something to do with closing the Seoul visa office, which had a 9 month waiting period, and combining it with Manilla, Japan, and a whole bunch of other countries, increasing the wait time to 14 months. Or maybe it had something to do with how many Philippine people were in line ahead of us and processed before us. Hard to say. At any rate, we're a month over the 14 month processing timeline, so I guess we should just be happy we're not waiting longer. :

 

[Step]

Well they've had her passport since the end of April, but no news as of yet not even in ECAS but as you mentioned before, ECAS is unreliable, depending on the VO. All I can hope is that no news is good news at this point.

I think at the point you are at no news is definitely good news. Nothing more needed to process.
We are down to weeks now, not months anymore.
But who really knows, hopefully very soon.

 

[MarkandElvie]

I think at the point you are at no news is definitely good news. Nothing more needed to process.
We are down to weeks now, not months anymore.
But who really knows, hopefully very soon.

I like the sounds of that Step, its going to be so nice to finally have my wife here with me to start our life here in Canada. She's really chomping at the bit to get going and I'm certain your wife is as well. Good Luck my friend, hopefully we'll get the good news for both of us soon.

 

[Ghanaboy]

I like the sounds of that Step, its going to be so nice to finally have my wife here with me to start our life here in Canada. She's really chomping at the bit to get going and I'm certain your wife is as well. Good Luck my friend, hopefully we'll get the good news for both of us soon.

Hoping same too on the other side of the planet

 

[Step]

I like the sounds of that Step, its going to be so nice to finally have my wife here with me to start our life here in Canada. She's really chomping at the bit to get going and I'm certain your wife is as well. Good Luck my friend, hopefully we'll get the good news for both of us soon.

Well my friend the day has finally come, wife got a call from CEM.
Passport and Appendix A to be sent to Embassy for VISA issuance.
VISA Validity July 13,2014.( date meds expire)

 

[oceandeep]

Well my friend the day has finally come, wife got a call from CEM.
Passport and Appendix A to be sent to Embassy for VISA issuance.
VISA Validity July 13,2014.( date meds expire)

congrats

 

[Step]

congrats

Thanks, oceandeep. Has been a long road.
Good Luck on your app

 

[trewmenn]

Thanks, oceandeep. Has been a long road.
Good Luck on your app

I didn't see this step.. congrats. when she will go to CEM??

 

[Step]

I didn't see this step.. congrats. when she will go to CEM??

Thanks trewmenn, called to confirm a few things then asked to courier Passport and Appendix A.
VISA Validity July 13, 2014. Anniversary of Medicals.