Delay in Delivery of Approved Visas

[BrendanT 8]

Some update, looks relatively promising...

Technological Systems Issue

JUNE 19, 2015

Visa Systems Issues

• The Bureau of Consular Affairs is in the process of resolving technical problems with our visa systems. Though some progress has been made, biometric data processing has not been fully restored.
• Our team continues to work on this 24/7 to restore the systems to full functionality.
• As of noon today, 22 posts have been reconnected, representing about half of the global nonimmigrant visa volume.
• We will continue to bring additional posts online until connectivity with all posts is restored.
• Last week, nearly 1,250 temporary or seasonal workers who had been issued visas in the past were issued new visas in Mexico, and we have issued more than 3,000 visas globally for urgent and humanitarian travel.
• We deeply regret the inconvenience to travelers and recognize the hardship to those waiting for visas, and in some cases, their family members or employers in the United States.
• We continue to post updates to our website, travel.state.gov.

This definitely sounds positive, my lawyer emailed me this morning with similar points to this.

Mentioned they are expecting to be back up and running this week and we just need to stay positive about the backlog.

[Pau5 2]

Hey guys I feel great of the fact that we could keep our self updated under this situacion . They are makeing progress . Thank god for this site . Thank you guys . I praying that we all get are love one soon.

[l&ns 2]

We had our interview today and were approved. We were told 2.5-3 weeks due to the system issues, but this was before the new info came out. Hopefully things get back to the way they were this week!

[Nicole&Billy 0]

We had our interview today and were approved. We were told 2.5-3 weeks due to the system issues, but this was before the new info came out. Hopefully things get back to the way they were this week!

Congratulations on the approval! Which consulate did you interview at? And did they mention if they were able to issue visas yet? I'm assuming no since you mentioned this was before the update today.

[l&ns 2]

Congratulations on the approval! Which consulate did you interview at? And did they mention if they were able to issue visas yet? I'm assuming no since you mentioned this was before the update today.

Thanks!

We were at Montreal today and got approved around noon. He mentioned that they were still having issues with the system and that things would be delayed, but mentioned we should still get the visa in 2.5-3 weeks as they were hoping to be back up and running by early next week. This was before the update today so hopefully that timeline changes!

[Shabaz 67]

Ya....we should be positive about the backlog..bcz they r saying they will not stop 24/7 untill the backlog is not clear.....now 50% embassies population have been restored and i hope remaining will be in 1 or 2 days in sha Allah....Good hope is everything....!!!

[Nicole&Billy 0]

Thanks!

We were at Montreal today and got approved around noon. He mentioned that they were still having issues with the system and that things would be delayed, but mentioned we should still get the visa in 2.5-3 weeks as they were hoping to be back up and running by early next week. This was before the update today so hopefully that timeline changes!

We were with Montreal too Hopefully you're right on that and they will be up sometime This week and not next! Fingers crossed

[Aria637 0]

We were with Montreal too Hopefully you're right on that and they will be up sometime This week and not next! Fingers crossed

My parents were also interviewed in monteral, crossing fingers for good news soon

[Aria637 0]

How do we contact the embassy to check on our status, I heard email? I know I can check on the web but I wanted to ask someone to see if they received the missing document, Could someone share please?

Edited June 23, 2015 by Aria637

[tayurshu 37]

How do we contact the embassy to check on our status, I heard email? I know I can check on the web but I wanted to ask someone to see if they received the missing document, Could someone share please?

Check your consulate's website. Most consulates only accept emails for inquiries on visa application status.

[kates43 13]

Check your consulate's website. Most consulates only accept emails for inquiries on visa application status.

tayurshu: have you heard anything yet about yours?

I saw on the facebook post that a few people around the place have been issued their visas & passports?

Dying to know if Oz is back up and running !

[tayurshu 37]

tayurshu: have you heard anything yet about yours?

I saw on the facebook post that a few people around the place have been issued their visas & passports?

Dying to know if Oz is back up and running !

Nope, no word as of yet Stillllllll waiting!

Urgh, I know my passport is sitting there with all the documents and the brown envelope, waiting for my visa to be printed.

Dead set, I think i'll cry when I receive it haha! And then pinch myself

[seanchua 1]

I think we're all thinking that, Tayurshu. Our status changed to "Ready - please check the status in 2 business days." on June 17. The case creation date changed to June 17 and it has a heading of "non-immigrant visa" now also. I know our passport is just sitting there waiting for it's visa to be printed. She interviewed in April but needed a DNA test.. Embassy finally double clicked on the results and requested her passport at the end of May, and now this.. I feel like we're on step 298 of 300 haha. But we're all so close. I'll post immediately when my status changes... Good luck everyone, try to sleep tonight..

[tayurshu 37]

I think we're all thinking that, Tayurshu. Our status changed to "Ready - please check the status in 2 business days." on June 17. The case creation date changed to June 17 and it has a heading of "non-immigrant visa" now also. I know our passport is just sitting there waiting for it's visa to be printed. She interviewed in April but needed a DNA test.. Embassy finally double clicked on the results and requested her passport at the end of May, and now this.. I feel like we're on step 298 of 300 haha. But we're all so close. I'll post immediately when my status changes... Good luck everyone, try to sleep tonight..

Good luck, Seanchua! The sad thing is my Case Creation date changed on June 9, the day the system went down. I was OH SO CLOSE! Ha!

Please do post when you hear more - it looks like Australia may not be up and running yet as there's been no update. I emailed the Consulate here in Sydney on Friday to ask for a specific update as to my visa and no response yet. They always reply within 2 business days, so holding tight.

[kates43 13]

Nope, no word as of yet Stillllllll waiting!

Urgh, I know my passport is sitting there with all the documents and the brown envelope, waiting for my visa to be printed.

Dead set, I think i'll cry when I receive it haha! And then pinch myself

So lame =(

I really hope they get it all working by this week. The new update looks promising. If some places are online, then how much longer can it take for the rest? ... =/

Haha I don't blame anyone for crying. I know none of this ####### is gonna be done with until I get dual citizenship. Cannot wait for the day haha.