randmach Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Background: I have been in the US for 8 years: four years on F-1 (got MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering) and seven years on H-1B – always been a fulltime employee. First H-1B stamping in Calgary, Canada without any issue. Second H-1B stamping in Hyderabad three years ago where I got a 221(g) Pink questionnaire. The admin processing took 20 days in total – and then my visa was issued. Third H-1B stamping again in Hyderabad on Jan 2, 2012. The interview was very straightforward. The consulate officer asked me where I worked, where my company was located, how long I had been working for my company and what my role was. He saw that I had all my documents in a folder and asked me to give him the folder. He skimmed through the documents and said “congratulations, you visa is approved. Good luck with your position!” I was a bit nervous because I got a 221(g) questionnaire last time around but this time, everything went very smooth. I have been tracking my passport by emailing passportstatus@ustraveldocs.com and as of now, the message has been – “Your passport is still with post.” I have checked the status of my visa at the Dept of State link below: https://ceac.state.g...ker/Status.aspx which confirms that my visa is “Issued” and is in final processing.
pavan12 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 Did you get your passport back with visa? i am in similar situation in CEAC site it shows issued....but i never get the passport back.....my Visa interview was on 27 dec 2012.
randmach Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Posted January 8, 2013 Background: I have been in the US for 8 years: four years on F-1 (got MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering) and seven years on H-1B – always been a fulltime employee. >> Correction: I have been in the US for 11 years. Did you get your passport back with visa? i am in similar situation in CEAC site it shows issued....but i never get the passport back.....my Visa interview was on 27 dec 2012. >> Yes, I picked up my passport with visa stamped yesterday. If the status of your passport is that it is still with post, you should call the consulate for a status update. Good luck!
pavan12 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Posted January 8, 2013 @randmach, So the final status in CEAC website is ISSUED? or does it change to something else?
randmach Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Posted January 9, 2013 @randmach, So the final status in CEAC website is ISSUED? or does it change to something else? @pavan12, Yes, the final status on CEAC website is ISSUED. There is no update after Jan 3 which I believe is the day my visa was approved.
10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 100
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.