how long does it take to get passport back?

[kathy O 6]

i am a US citizen that petitioned for my husband. we went to the interview on DEC 4 and he got approved. they kept the passport. i was wondering how long does it take to get the passport back?  today its been 8 days after interview. i checked the CEAC website and it only says ready and the track passport website says no status update available for passport number submitted. i am worried

[Shanne 54]

I am in the same situation. 14 days since interview. CEAC website still says ready for interview, and passport tracking says passport number not valid. 
I talked to the Stockholm embassy through e-mail(seems to be the only way to get any information). They tolled me that my passport is in the final processing stage and that I should not worry about the CEAC tracker saying ready. 

So I can't really answer your question, but I hope you feel better knowing your not alone. 

 

What Embassy is your petition being handled by?

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

Some embassies are good about updating the CEAC site

some are poor

ours said "ready for interview "   up till a year after he arrived 

but 2 weeks to process the visa packet is normal

[kathy O 6]

the US embassy in the Dominican republic. 

it does make me feel a little better. thank you. but this is so frustrating! i had to come back to work in the US And since my husband didn't get his passport yet he had to stay

[kathy O 6]

1 minute ago, adil-rafa said:

Some embassies are good about updating the CEAC site

some are poor

ours said "ready for interview "   up till a year after he arrived 

but 2 weeks to process the visa packet is normal

today is day 8th!  so once is ready to pick up you just receive an e-mail?

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

Adil got a call as computers were down day of his interview (could not schedule with aramex) so they had to call him to come in to pick up the passport and visa 

allah yessir

[kathy O 6]

1 minute ago, adil-rafa said:

Adil got a call as computers were down day of his interview (could not schedule with aramex) so they had to call him to come in to pick up the passport and visa 

allah yessir

how long after the interview he received the phone call?

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

10 days later / not buisness days but actual days

 

[kathy O 6]

6 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

10 days later / not buisness days but actual days

 

that was fast! 

[kathy O 6]

so the status changed from READY to ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING after 9 business days of the interview.  

 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to US Embassy & Consulate Discussion; topic is about this phase of the process.

[kathy O 6]

status changed today back to ready and a few minutes later changed back to administrative processing. hope it is a good sign. 

think it will change to ISSUE today? i dont know how many times a day CEAC updates

[Ray1992 3]

On 12/13/2017 at 9:51 AM, kathy O said:

i am a US citizen that petitioned for my husband. we went to the interview on DEC 4 and he got approved. they kept the passport. i was wondering how long does it take to get the passport back?  today its been 8 days after interview. i checked the CEAC website and it only says ready and the track passport website says no status update available for passport number submitted. i am worried

My wife went on the Nov 29th in Juarez Chihuahua Mexico. We are still waiting. They are just slow or they forget some cases. We went to ask and everythinf us fine they just have not issued her the visa yet. I guess all we have to do is be patient. 

[kathy O 6]

status changed to issued after exactly 2 weeks of interview. i will call VAC to see if passport is ready to pick up

[BDM26 0]

9 hours ago, kathy O said:

estado cambiado a emitido después de exactamente 2 semanas de entrevista. llamaré a VAC para ver si el pasaporte está listo para recoger

I feel happy because you had the same process that I'm having now, only that in my case go 13 days after the interview, I hope to get updated this week