vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 Hi Guys, I had my stamping interview in Ottawa on Monday the 22nd of July. The VO said that the PIMS system was down. He said something about waiting till the EOD to hear from them and gave me a white slip with instructions on how to collect the passport from LOOMIS. They did not email me anything yet. I have been checking the status at the CEAC website and it says Admin Processing. So is my Visa approved or not? Unfortunately I was way too nervous at the end of the interview to understand what he was saying, and I wasn't going to ask him more questions lest he change his mind and hand me the dreaded 221G. I will post my experience once I get a clear understanding of where my Visa stands. Thanks in advance people! Share this post Link to post
vancouver11 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 CEAC will not update immediately. I suggest you to check with LOOMIS and find out status of your passport. Share this post Link to post
sthamago 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 Hi Guys, I had my stamping interview in Ottawa on Monday the 22nd of July. The VO said that the PIMS system was down. He said something about waiting till the EOD to hear from them and gave me a white slip with instructions on how to collect the passport from LOOMIS. They did not email me anything yet. I have been checking the status at the CEAC website and it says Admin Processing. So is my Visa approved or not? Unfortunately I was way too nervous at the end of the interview to understand what he was saying, and I wasn't going to ask him more questions lest he change his mind and hand me the dreaded 221G. I will post my experience once I get a clear understanding of where my Visa stands. Thanks in advance people! when VO said about PIMS means it should not be any problem. The status in CEAC website shows admin processing for everyone before it says issued. Keep checking in the CEAC website. Hopefully tomorrow evening you can see it as issued. Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 CEAC will not update immediately. I suggest you to check with LOOMIS and find out status of your passport. There is no waybill no. so no point in calling LOOMIS right? and it's been more than 24 hours with no update. I am getting anxious. Share this post Link to post
mansamf 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 you can still call LOOMIS and gave them the reference id ( from visa appointment page) or passport details you can check below link http://loomisexpress.com/ca/wfTracking.aspx?Reference=<<your Reference ID>> http://loomisexpress.com/ca/wfTrackingStatus.aspx?PieceNumber=<<your waybill number>> e.g. http://loomisexpress.com/ca/wfTracking.aspx?Reference=234234234 http://loomisexpress.com/ca/wfTrackingStatus.aspx?PieceNumber=wer23er3 Share this post Link to post
mycase123 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 no worries, it will take 1 or 2 days extra than regular.You can check tonight your status. Initially it shows admin processing for two days and then it will update to issued. Share this post Link to post
raj_132 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 So i got approved on July 18 in Ottawa and still waiting for my passport...its been 4 business days and neither CEAC or Loomis or CSC showing anything..i tried calling their call center multiple times and they keep saying it takes 3-5 business days.... I m getting impatient since i m staying in hotel and not sure what going to happen next.... Share this post Link to post
skrishna 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 Hi Guys, I had my stamping interview in Ottawa on Monday the 22nd of July. The VO said that the PIMS system was down. He said something about waiting till the EOD to hear from them and gave me a white slip with instructions on how to collect the passport from LOOMIS. They did not email me anything yet. I have been checking the status at the CEAC website and it says Admin Processing. So is my Visa approved or not? Unfortunately I was way too nervous at the end of the interview to understand what he was saying, and I wasn't going to ask him more questions lest he change his mind and hand me the dreaded 221G. I will post my experience once I get a clear understanding of where my Visa stands. Thanks in advance people! Hi WS123, I'm in the same boat as you are. Please update if you hear anything. Thank you. Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks to all the people who replied with advise. I still haven't heard anything back yet however. @Raj: Are you kidding me? You've been waiting for almost a week after approval? KKINUSCAN had his 221G cleared in 2 weeks. @Krishna: YOU interviewed on Monday? Share this post Link to post
skrishna 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks to all the people who replied with advise. I still haven't heard anything back yet however. @Raj: Are you kidding me? You've been waiting for almost a week after approval? KKINUSCAN had his 221G cleared in 2 weeks. @Krishna: YOU interviewed on Monday? @WS123: Yes , It was on Monday. We might have seen each other at the embassy. Thank you all. Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 @WS123: Yes , It was on Monday. We might have seen each other at the embassy. Thank you all. I was in at 7AM and the first to be interviewed that day. I guess we will know tomorrow. I read another guy on this forum who interviewed on a Monday and received his first status change on Thursday and picked up his Passport on Friday here in Ottawa. My fingers are crossed and I hope we should be that lucky. What is bugging me is Raj's situation. I can't imagine staying here in Canada for that long. Please let us know if you hear anything as well. Thanks. Share this post Link to post
raj_132 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks to all the people who replied with advise. I still haven't heard anything back yet however. @Raj: Are you kidding me? You've been waiting for almost a week after approval? KKINUSCAN had his 221G cleared in 2 weeks. @Krishna: YOU interviewed on Monday? did you got any update? sorry..whats KKINUSCAN? Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 did you got any update? sorry..whats KKINUSCAN? KKINUSCAN is a user who was on 221g. He got it cleared yesterday. The CEAC status briefly changed to 'READY' and then went back to "ADMIN. PROCESSING" a few minutes ago. Share this post Link to post
skrishna 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 I was in at 7AM and the first to be interviewed that day. I guess we will know tomorrow. I read another guy on this forum who interviewed on a Monday and received his first status change on Thursday and picked up his Passport on Friday here in Ottawa. My fingers are crossed and I hope we should be that lucky. What is bugging me is Raj's situation. I can't imagine staying here in Canada for that long. Please let us know if you hear anything as well. Thanks. @WS123: Mine was at 10.30 AM. I hope we should be that lucky too. No change in the status of my case. My " Status Updated date" is currently showing today's date. Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 @WS123: Mine was at 10.30 AM. I hope we should be that lucky too. No change in the status of my case. My " Status Updated date" is currently showing today's date. Yeah, so it means your status changed to 'READY' and back and you just didn't see it then. I am hoping this is evidence of the processing moving along. Check out the following thread: http://forum.murthy.com/index.php?/topic/50627-confusion-on-status-shown-in-ceacstategov/?hl=%2Bstatus+%2Bconfusion I don't know how may more times I can eat at that mall near the Embassy. Share this post Link to post
crageye 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2013 On CEAC my status shows up as Issued (LUD 24th) but no sign of waybill or loomis email yet. My interview was on Monday. Share this post Link to post
mansamf 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 On CEAC my status shows up as Issued (LUD 24th) but no sign of waybill or loomis email yet. My interview was on Monday. on loomis website you can track your passport by Reference Number ( reference id from visa appointment page) Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 Mine just changed to 'ISSUED' in CEAC as well, but there is no Waybill # in USVisa-Info. Share this post Link to post
raj_132 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 On CEAC my status shows up as Issued (LUD 24th) but no sign of waybill or loomis email yet. My interview was on Monday. Can someone post CEAC link? I still dont have waywill number Share this post Link to post
sthamago 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 Can someone post CEAC link? I still dont have waywill number https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx? Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 on loomis website you can track your passport by Reference Number ( reference id from visa appointment page) While my status is 'ISSUED' I am still not finding a record using my reference ID on the LOOMIS Tracker. I am pretty sure they haven't handed over the passports to LOOMIS yet. @Raj, login here to check your waybill number: https://usvisa-info.com/en-ca/selfservice/ss_country_welcome (I am not sure the forum will approve the link) You should also be able to find the address on the white paper they gave you at the interview along with instructions. Share this post Link to post
mansamf 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 Can someone post CEAC link? I still dont have waywill number search in google "ceac status check" . no idea if this will show up here correctly ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/ Share this post Link to post
mansamf 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 Mine just changed to 'ISSUED' in CEAC as well, but there is no Waybill # in USVisa-Info. Congrats . so roughly it took 3 days to change the status from interview. it will take another 1-2 days to delivery. Share this post Link to post
skrishna 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 Mine just changed to 'ISSUED' in CEAC as well, but there is no Waybill # in USVisa-Info. @VVS123: Mine too. Changed to 'ISSUED'. There is no Waybill# info Thanks you all Share this post Link to post
vvs123 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2013 @VVS123: Mine too. Changed to 'ISSUED'. There is no Waybill# info Thanks you all Yeah, unfortunately it looks like we're stuck in Canada for the weekend. I have an important meeting on Monday I will probably have to miss, my boss won't be happy. I also got a 'Visa Issued' email from the consulate. Share this post Link to post