CEAC status updates BEFORE interview - London

[TMA 0]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! My interview date is here. 4th of November. Yay!!!

Congrats, hoping mine is at the house tonight when I get home from work. I sent off my application of readiness and ds-150 about 6 days before you and haven't heard anything back yet. Fingers crossed.

Well done again.

[TMA 0]

Also, was it by a letter or an email/phonecall that you got the date?

[E&Z2 2]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! My interview date is here. 4th of November. Yay!!!

Congratulations!!!

[AshaL-T 0]

Congratulations!!! I knew it would come.

[Hiroshi 宏 64]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! My interview date is here. 4th of November. Yay!!!

Yaaaay!!! That's not far away! Well done!

[RW365 33]

Also, was it by a letter or an email/phonecall that you got the date?

I got a reply to my second email, which I sent on Saturday, in which they said I should wait 6 weeks from the date when they have all the forms. And below that it said my interview is scheduled for the 4th of Nov! And when I got home a couple of hours later, there was the letter in the post, confirming the interview.

[RW365 33]

Thank you all! I'm am over the moon! Well, I was until an hour ago -- and then I failed in a test I had to take for work . No, actually I'm still excited. Screw the test!

I don't know if it just took the normal course of things, or if some of my hyperventilation about it helped, but I'm glad they've responded. Hopefully the visa will come through all OK and I can be there before Thanksgiving. Yay!!

Good luck to all of you - I hope I can see some/all of you on the day at the embassy!

[TMA 0]

I got a letter in the post today! My interview in November 6th.

I must admit I was worried after you found out today about your interview that something had happened to my application.

Also, can I just say (I'm going to put a separate post up after) that CEAC updates mean very little indeed. My application updated on Sept 30th - when the consulate must have received my file; then again October 8th - when they must have received my medical results.

Anyhow, a great sense of relief!

Best of luck to everyone.

[RW365 33]

I got a letter in the post today! My interview in November 6th.

I must admit I was worried after you found out today about your interview that something had happened to my application.

Also, can I just say (I'm going to put a separate post up after) that CEAC updates mean very little indeed. My application updated on Sept 30th - when the consulate must have received my file; then again October 8th - when they must have received my medical results.

Anyhow, a great sense of relief!

Best of luck to everyone.

Congrats! And I agree - the updates seem to be only vaguely related to any events we can attribute to them. For instance, in their email this morning they said the letter was posted to me on the 17th. I had no update on the 17th. And the other updates I noticed were also not strictly related to any of the events I was trying to attribute to them. It's all mostly speculation.

But I will say this: all that speculation and hyperventilation is only par for the course. It's difficult to sit back and not wonder/worry/do something while you're waiting. For my part, I will never know if the embassy took its own course, or my continual prodding had any impact, but I wouldn't have been able to just sit there and not do anything.

Edited October 21, 2014 by RW365

[neaivj 3]

readiness form was submitted on 9/20, medical were done on early Sep. the last update on CEAC was 10/3, its a month already and still nothing! whywhywhy

[neaivj 3]

Sorry to hear this! I would be going absolutely mad.

Not good news and i've never heard of it happening?

Are you sure you submitted and signed everthing off correctly etc?

Your internet didnt cut out just as you pressed submit or similar

We have kind of similar timelime for sending the readiness form (i sent it on 9/20), just that i have my medical done already in early septemeber, i still havent received any letter and the last update on CEAC is 10/3

[Hiroshi 宏 64]

My interview is at November 7th at 8:00am

[Hiroshi 宏 64]

Also, I am trying to pay for the MRV fee but I put in my card details and it says it doesn't accept my card, A visa debit? Anyone else had this issue.

[RW365 33]

My interview is at November 7th at 8:00am

Yaaayy!! Congrats! Not long now!

Also, I am trying to pay for the MRV fee but I put in my card details and it says it doesn't accept my card, A visa debit? Anyone else had this issue.

I had that issue when I tried paying with my MasterCard CREDIT card. But it accepted my Visa Debit. I think it only takes Debit cards...

[Hiroshi 宏 64]

Yaaayy!! Congrats! Not long now!

Hmmm! It says that it won't take my form of payment, But it's a nationwide visa debit, I thought it would work

I had that issue when I tried paying with my MasterCard CREDIT card. But it accepted my Visa Debit. I think it only takes Debit cards...