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Karthik, I recieved an email from vancouverniv@state.gov to pick my passport. VO took my email id at the time of the interview to pick it up from consulate when informed just to save time.

H1B Vancouver 07/22: My passport ready for pick up today at the consulate

H1B Vancouver - Status changed to Issued today

Hello everyone, Here is an update that might help some of you who have travel plans. I had my interview on 07/22. When asked about the plans to travel back to US, I told VO that I had planned to go back the coming Sunday. So, I was given a slip to pick my passport from the US Consulate on friday and was also told that they will let me know if it gets delayed. On Friday morning, my US contact got a call from the consulate saying that the systems are still not working and can pick my passport without the stamp if I plan to travel or can choose to leave the passport with the consulate. I had been to the Consulate on friday 07/25 to weigh my options on taking my passport back and leaving to my home country for a while. I was taken to the 20th floor again and the officer told me that they are hoping to get the passports out by Monday/Tuesday next week. But if there is a plan to travel, we can choose to take the passports back and get back to the Vancouver consulate 2 days before going to US for getting it stamped.(Hoping that the email will be received by then that the systems are up and running)

Hello everyone, Here is an update that might help some of you who had travel plans. I had my interview on 07/22. When asked about the plans to travel back to US, I told VO that I had planned to go back the coming Sunday. So, I was given a slip to pick my passport from the US Consulate on friday and was also told that they will let me know if it gets delayed. On Friday morning, my US contact got a call from the consulate saying that the systems are still not working and can pick my passport without the stamp if I plan to travel or can choose to leave the passport with the consulate. I had been to the consulate on friday 07/25 to weigh my options on taking my passport back and leaving to my home country for a while. I was taken to the 20th floor again and the officer told me that they are hoping to get the passports out by Monday/Tuesday next week. But if there is a plan to travel, we can choose to take the passports back and get back to the vancouver consulate 2 days before going to US for getting it stamped.(Hoping that the email will be received by then that the systems are up and running and if visa is approved)

Hi All, I had my interview on 07/22 and when asked about the plans to travel back, I told the VO that I've already planned to go back to US by the coming Sunday. So, I was given a slip to pick up my passport at 2.15PM on Friday at the US Consulate and they will email me if not processed by then. Today morning, my contact in US got a call from the consulate saying that the systems are still not working and if I plan to travel, the passport can be picked without the stamp or can be left at the consulate. Either way they will be sending an email, once the systems are up and running to get my passport stamped and I do not need to schedule another appointment for getting it stamped. Anyways I've been to the consulate today to weigh my options on taking my passport back to leave to my home country. I was taken to the 20th floor again and the officer told me that they are hoping to get the passports out by Monday/Tuesday next week. But if there is a plan to travel, we can choose to take the passports back and get back to the Vancouver consulate 2 days before going to US for getting it stamped (Hoping that the email will be received by then that the systems are up and running).

Hi rtye, I'm stuck in vancouver too. If interested, we can share the accommodation. Your email is masked in the above post. Can you share your contact information ? Or contact me by email(you can find my email address in my profile). Thanks, Lahari