Survey: Number of days between interview (approved) and passport receipt? [Manila]

[andieapril 1]

hi all,

here are my stats:

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

Interview date : March 24, 2014

Interview Result : Approved

Ceac status Ready : as of March 26

Ceac status Ready : as of April 8

Ceac status AP : [still waiting]

Ceac status Issued : [still waiting]

Received passport : [still waiting]

what is your story? did you get your passport back in 3 days? 5 days? 3 weeks? 3 months?

does anyone know if this kind of delay is normal?

[fromphwithlove 3]

hi all,

here are my stats:

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

Interview date : March 24, 2014

Interview Result : Approved

Ceac status Ready : as of March 26

Ceac status Ready : as of April 8

Ceac status AP : [still waiting]

Ceac status Issued : [still waiting]

Received passport : [still waiting]

what is your story? did you get your passport back in 3 days? 5 days? 3 weeks? 3 months?

does anyone know if this kind of delay is normal?

here are my stats:

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

Interview date : March 26, 2014

Interview Result : Approved

Ceac status Admin Processing : March 28

Ceac status ISSUED: March 31

Processed for delivery to my chosen outlet: April 3 ( Immigrant Unit was closed April 2)

Picked up/ Got my passport: April 5.

**I'm not sure what's the normal processing time though.

[tEe328cEe 12]

hi all,

here are my stats:

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

Interview date : March 24, 2014

Interview Result : Approved

Ceac status Ready : as of March 26

Ceac status Ready : as of April 8

Ceac status AP : [still waiting]

Ceac status Issued : [still waiting]

Received passport : [still waiting]

what is your story? did you get your passport back in 3 days? 5 days? 3 weeks? 3 months?

does anyone know if this kind of delay is normal?

i was interviewed March 4,2014..

ceac status March4: Ready

March5- Administrative Processing

March6- Issued

and I got my passport in 3 working days.

[Darnell 8,478]

this stuff is in the timeline section in yer portal.

best research done on a pc, fwiw.

[Messybrownhair 251]

2 weeks in my case because it was over Christmas break. (Interview was December 21, and I got my visa January 7.) But it differs for everyone, depends on where you live and how you choose to get your packet, and also on each individual case as some get put on AP etc. I would not purchase plane tickets or anything based on other people's experiences.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Messybrownhair

[xchaos777 0]

hi all,

here are my stats:

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

Interview date : March 24, 2014

Interview Result : Approved

Ceac status Ready : as of March 26

Ceac status Ready : as of April 8

Ceac status AP : [still waiting]

Ceac status Issued : [still waiting]

Received passport : [still waiting]

what is your story? did you get your passport back in 3 days? 5 days? 3 weeks? 3 months?

does anyone know if this kind of delay is normal?

Hi andieapril,

Have you gotten a change in status yet? Ours went to Ready on March 28th, with a last update on April 8th...still stuck there.

Thanks

[andieapril 1]

Hi... still Ready as of last Friday, last updated on Ceac April 8. Am getting so anxious, lol

I called the embassy also last Friday, the woman who answered was actually surprised. She said, "Oh, you were just interviewed last March 24 ("kaka-interview mo lang pala nung March 24"). I repeated what the Filipino officer said after the interview: 5 to 7 days. She just ignored that comment.

Per embassy policy, a visa is a privilege, not a right. If they want us to wait, then we will wait I need patience and a good sense of humor

[Hank_ 9,174]

5-7 days after interview? Doubt that.

5-7 days after issues is more real.

[andieapril 1]

Yes, that's certainly apparent now. I'm happy for the folks who got their passport back in 3 to 5 days, sucks for me and others who fell into some kind of hole.

Would be nice if they can just tell you to expect a long wait upfront ("Expect your passport back within 2 months, or sooner if you are lucky") rather than saying 7 days then let you wait and panic everyday like crazy. A better management of expectations goes a long way, imho, also for them (so people would stop nagging them).

I'm really fine to wait it out, go thru all their processes, I just hate having this doubt in my mind that something is wrong with my files that's why it's taking so long

I started this thread partly so other folks in this same situation can have like a support group. It helps to know we are not alone in this waiting well.... We haven't been forgotten, we are in the queue.

Edited April 14, 2014 by andieapril

[MizzyJhade 3]

4-08-2014 - Interview (Approved)

04-08-2014 - CEAC issued

04-09-2014 - Philippine holiday

04-14-2014- In Transit (3 Business day from Interview)

04-18-2014 - POE

[Darnell 8,478]

raise yer hand if'n yer checking the timelines in the portal !

[Hank_ 9,174]

... hold on now .. that would be too simple.

[andieapril 1]

i appreciate all suggestions to check the timeline, i am aware of that function.

the purpose of this thread is to have it all on one page for easier reading (i invite you to click each and every timeline on here!). also for us folks who are waiting a long time to have some company.

so, for future repliers who will say to check the timelines, please know that i am aware of it, and please save your reply for another thread.

thanks thanks

[Darnell 8,478]

cool ! coolio, even !

see, it's supposed to be a nagging bit,

reminding folk to actually update their timeline

and

since you want to be the bearer of the data,

entice you to actually use google docs and make a spreadsheet about it,

like other folk in the other regionals do.

Thanks for letting us other people know that yer pointy clickie skills are stellar. I, for one, as one of the other people, invite you to do a bit more, and share the url of the spreadsheet yer gonna create in Google Docs.

Go Get Em, and Good Luck !

... hold on now .. that would be too simple.

I know, right? Still, lots of extrapolation and spreadsheet filling, if'n she wanted to set up a monthy tabular bit in GoogleDocs, like the other Regionals Do.

[andieapril 1]

yay, Darnell!!

my pleasure to let you practice your english here.

enjoy, sir