Tracking Website: "Administrative Processing" versus "Ready"?

[Siam Sam 6]

After my wife's first interview in April, we were given a list of items we were lacking. The main thing was my lack of a US domicile, which I've since remedied, but there were some other things too. On Monday of last week, August 29, we submitted the last of the required documents, and looking on the tracking website, it said my wife's case on that day was updated to "Administrative Processing." Nine days later, on Wednesday of this week, it was updated again to "Ready." It said to await further instructions if we had not yet been notified.

But here's an odd thing. My wife follows a Thai website for visa appliers, and one lady whose case is somewhat similar to ours in that she was lacking documents at her interview, on the website said she had submitted the rest of her stuff on August 24 and was immediately updated to "Ready." After two weeks, it changed to "Administrative Processing" and then a day later to "Issued." So while she went from "Ready" to "Administrative Processing," we have gone from "Administrative Processing" to "Ready." We don't know what to make of this.

We're a little apprehensive in that judging from that website, visas are being issued without a second interview. If a second interview does get scheduled, it looks like it's to tell the applicant what is further lacking. We don't know if our status updates being the opposite of that one lady's is a good or bad sign or even if it does not mean anything at all. Does anyone have any thoughts on the matter?

Edited September 7, 2016 by Siam Sam

[Joey & NaYa 13]

You should not worry about these things. Every case is different. If your case is out of Administrative Processing, just be happy and hold on. There is no 'set in stone' pattern for status changes.

[Siam Sam 6]

You were certainly correct in advising me not to worry. Immigration just called her and said she had been approved. Yay!

The reason they called was because her medical exam expires at the end of this month, and they wanted to know if she could travel this month. Otherwise, she'd have to take the physical again, which would delay issuance by maybe a couple of weeks into October. She said she could travel. She'd already reserved a seat on flights for September 27 and October 9 in anticipation. The October 9 flight is now out, so it will be September 27, but she's also on standby for the 24th and 25th.

[Joey & NaYa 13]

Great! That's good news.