Stuck at application received after interview

[smeosh]

Hi. I went for my L1 visa interview on Jul 22 with my wife who is applying for L2.

The interview was very smooth and finished in 2-3 minutes with the consular telling us that our case was approved and we should get our passport back in about a week.

It's been 12 days since then and our status is still at Application Received. We see that the last updated date changed twice during this time, the most recent updated was Aug 1 for us and Aug 3 for our daughter.

I know it is a busy season for them but my colleague who interviewed 2 weeks before us received her passport back in a week.

Is there anything to worry about? Has anyone had similar experiences?

[Libra_14]

Hi. I went for my L1 visa interview on Jul 22 with my wife who is applying for L2.

The interview was very smooth and finished in 2-3 minutes with the consular telling us that our case was approved and we should get our passport back in about a week.

It's been 12 days since then and our status is still at Application Received. We see that the last updated date changed twice during this time, the most recent updated was Aug 1 for us and Aug 3 for our daughter.

I know it is a busy season for them but my colleague who interviewed 2 weeks before us received her passport back in a week.

Is there anything to worry about? Has anyone had similar experiences?

Nothing to worry about. Understand each case is unique, they might be doing some background verification for you, which may be taking time, for your colleague, it might be quick.

Stay positive, you'll get your passport back soon with visa issued.

If the online status moves to "Administrative processing" then you can assume that it may take some time (from a week to 6 months).

[smeosh]

Thank you for your kind words.
I sent the embassy an inquiry and they just got back to me with the following message.

Your visa application is still under process due to a system problem. We will process your application and return your passport as soon as the system problem is resolved.

I hope we get our passport back soon!