Delay in Delivery of Approved Visas

[JoelyLeidy 3]

I just checked the US Embassy manila's facebook and they are stating that non-immigrants are now back to scheduling interviews and printing visas. They didn't mention anything about immigrant visas. So frustrating, I've been waiting for my sister's visa since her interview last June 5.

Well if no news is good news, they didn't update the travel.state.gov site today... My fiances interview was on the 5th also and we just got the email today.. The CEAC site doesn't mention anything about it being delivered, so I think it is behind the curve.. Let's all hope this backlog is just a glitch... They did mention they will work through the weekend to clear up the back log, which should be a great thing for printing visas.

Best of care

[subz1987 6]

Latest update:

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/news/technological-systems-issue.html

Up to 50 posts, but 44 are listed. The other 6 are regional posts, whatever that means,

1. Paris
2. Monterrey
3. Ciudad Juarez
4. Guangzhou
5. Beijing
6. Shanghai
7. Tijuana
8. Nuevo Laredo
9. Mexico City
10. Guadalajara
11. Mumbai
12. New Delhi
13. Sao Paolo
14. Chennai
15. Manila
16. Bogota
17. Buenos Aires
18. Rio de Janeiro
19. Tel Aviv
20. Merida
21. Hermosillo
22. Karachi
23. Seoul
24. Lima
25. Santo Domingo
26. Kingston
27. Shenyang
28. Chengdu
29. Lagos
30. Guayaquil
31. London
32. Brasilia
33. Moscow
34. San Salvador
35. Quito
36. Ho Chi Minh City
37. Hanoi
38. Kyiv
39. Djibouti
40. Cairo
41. Amman
42. Toronto
43. Ankara
44. Nairobi

[Nicole&Billy 0]

Anybody know which are the "6 regional offices" that are missing from that list!?

[BrendanT 8]

Sydney is still missing

I guess it's regional. .

Anybody know which are the "6 regional offices" that are missing from that list!?

[SantyAndAllie 155]

Yeah I'm so confused with this because several k1 visas have been issued this week, including one from our consulate. Yet they keep referring to non immigrant visas. What's the deal?!? Plus if they've fixed the issue for all these 'posts', why would it still be an issue for immigrant visas???

[Aria637 0]

Toronto is up but no Montreal ;(

[Nicole&Billy 0]

Yeah I'm so confused with this because several k1 visas have been issued this week, including one from our consulate. Yet they keep referring to non immigrant visas. What's the deal?!? Plus if they've fixed the issue for all these 'posts', why would it still be an issue for immigrant visas???

Pretty sure k-1 is classified as non-immigrant visas(despite what it says in CEAC website)

Toronto is up but no Montreal ;(

I know we are waiting for Montreal as well. I am wondering if it is included in the "6 regional Offices"

Edited June 25, 2015 by Nicole&Billy

[BrendanT 8]

Pretty sure k-1 is classified as non-immigrant visas(despite what it says in CEAC website)

I know we are waiting for Montreal as well. I am wondering if it is included in the "6 regional Offices"

Let's both assume Montreal and Sydney are some how classified as 'regional'. I keep telling my wife all we have is hope!

[Nicole&Billy 0]

That's what we are hoping! Hopefully people who receive their visas will post and specify which consulate/embassy they are with

[JoelyLeidy 3]

K-1s are considered non immigrant visas. After today, I can safely say that CEAC isn't updated accurately during this whole process. We had our interview on the 5th of June, but the case wasn't created until the 9th of June and we got our email today that our visa is being sent via DHL but CEAC says its approved but in final processing. With that, I would consider that CEAC is a few days behind the curve.I just looked at the state department website and the hope is to get the back log cleared out really soon...

What's frustrating is we spend oodles and gobs of money to buy equipment for visa and passport issuance and a hardware glitch stops the world in its tracks. I feel badly for the folks in the queue last week and this week... I really hope for everybody's sake, the back log clears quickly. I spoke with my fiancee today. everyday is one day filled with doubt about something happening along the way, from really getting her visa to be denied entry at the POE..Things are so new and such a change of life for our fiancees and this delay just hieghtens it..

I really hope this is very short lived for everybody..

[Nicole&Billy 0]

Could not agree more. Such a Frustrating process But we will all get there eventually.. Like you said hopefully they clear the backlog quickly!

[kimmygeee 7]

Yeah I'm so confused with this because several k1 visas have been issued this week, including one from our consulate. Yet they keep referring to non immigrant visas. What's the deal?!? Plus if they've fixed the issue for all these 'posts', why would it still be an issue for immigrant visas???

Wow so there are people getting the k-1 visa.. well if the k-1 visa is a non-immigrant then that's somewhat good news for fiances. My fiance had his interview in Rio de Janeiro on June 2nd and nothing yet I swear if I don't hear something by this week I will go insane

[SantyAndAllie 155]

Not just CEAC considers it an immigrant visa. So do the consulates. So.. The DOS considers it one? Because I was pretty positive that it was considered immigrant to them! What's considered immigrant then?! Lol. What about IR/cr1 visas? Also being issued.

Ps- I agree joelyleidy! It's pretty ridiculous.

Edited June 25, 2015 by SantyAndAllie

[SantyAndAllie 155]

Blah can't edit my last comment.

you guys are totally right. They said on their Facebook that it's non immigrant which is weird because the consulates call it immigrant, too.

Either way good thing for me to hear because we were worried when they said non immigrant visas!

Ps- I agree joelyleidy! It's pretty ridiculous. >> Some have the culture/language barrier, the long distance, and all of that, and this on top of it is a real killer. Spending thousands of dollars on all of this and heart break waiting, and having to PROVE our relationship to strangers. It's definitely trying on couples like all of us!!

Edited June 25, 2015 by SantyAndAllie

[rmg-fg 32]

I think another mentioned facebook; have been on dept of State facebook page today. There were many pressing the question of why non-immigrant visas have been specifically listed as a priority but no mention of immigrant visas. When commented on this, dept of State responded to each comment-

"All visa categories were affected, but we are working to restore full functionality, which means approved immigrant visas will be issued."

I am hoping the generalization of the response means they will be adding immigrant visas in quickly however there are about 200 people responding to this with some frustration in the fact that they are still not given as a priority as well. On the plus side, I just don't think it will be so long to get all the visas (including immigrant) to be released as they are really working around the clock. Can be another week or two but I can't see it going so much longer then that. Side-hoping Italy gets up and running soon (if not regional.....). If you are on facebook it's also a good site to follow-this is getting covered and up to date.