After interview

[Sam ali 0]

We had our interview yesterday but when we check the ceac it says ready for interview is that normal

[Lowlie 191]

Yes it's normal. It usually says "Ready for interview" until the visa is actually being processed. When they start processing it, your case will change to "Administrative processing"...then within a few days it will change to "Issued". It won't be ready for pick up the same day it changes to issued, but it's supposed to be ready soon after that. Our interview was November 18th (approved). Our case changed to administrative processing a couple days later, and on November 22nd in the evening it changed to issued. We're still waiting for the passport to be available for pick up.

[Sam ali 0]

Thank you I feel much better

But if it said issued on November 22 why you haven't picked up your passport yet today is dec the 3rd

[NikLR 13,232]

~~moved to progress reports from process and procedures~~

[Lowlie 191]

Thank you I feel much better

But if it said issued on November 22 why you haven't picked up your passport yet today is dec the 3rd

After it's issued, it has to be sent out for pick up. It only became ready for pick up today... 16 days since interview, 11 days from "issued" it was finally available for my husband to go get it. Maybe it took so long due to the embassy being totally swapped with Yemeni cases. But then again, I've read every post in VJ that could find concerning the days others waited between "issued" and "ready for pick up" and sooo many people have waited at least as long as we have. Some people wait much longer.

[Sam ali 0]

Wow what country is that? My wife is a yemeni and am a Yemeni American. Sorry but I have another qustion we renewd my wife passport but the ds 260 had the old passport # I told the lady that first called us and try to give her my wife old passport but I don't know if she understand me so I said I will talk to the co aboute it but during the interview the fire alaram went off and everyone had to leave the building so when we came back in I forgot to tell her. Now am really worried. Me and my family been throut a lot were forced to leave our house in yemen I had to sell our car my wife sold her jewlary so we could leave yemen and have money here in Djibouti it's expinasive here and I need to get back to work and my kids need to go to shcool I hope that's not going to be a problem for us