warwick3

Have you checked your account online? Ours changed from interview to admin processing to issued during that week - and all two days before the courier email

Trish S

Didn't know you could check online. I'll have a look - thanks

warwick3

It's the account the L1 applicant used to organise the interview. Our status got updated there.

Trish S

Still processing! 😩

ian-mstm

Your emoticon is confusing... processing is good! Insofar as you can't micromanage a process beyond your control, I suggest you switch to decaf.

Ian

Noorah101

I had the same emoticon problem. Evidently what I was using on my phone didn't translate over to BE.

Rene

warwick3

OP - any update? Think I'd be ringing the helpline by now, if not.

deadshoppingmalls

In 2012 when we got our visa...Approved at 10am - I went to work..wife called at 4pm that passports with visa had just been delivered.

Trish S

We've contacted Fragomen who have chased it up. By looking at the website, nothing seems to have changed or been updated since the interview! I hope we haven't been lost in the system.

warwick3

Thanks for replying - I have been wondering about you (even more thankful now to have ours back, as I think we must have if interviews around the same time (19th?)). I had another thought; our callback emails, from the embassy, came from a 'NIV London' headed email address, maybe worth checking your spam folders too.

I wish you the best of luck.

Trish S

Thank you. Yes, it was the 19th. Really appriciate your feedback.

Trish S

Ready for collection tomorrow! Yay! I think we'd just been lost in the system as there was a call from Fragomen and ta-dah!
Last question...do you still have to go through the long customs queues when you have a NIV?
Thanks people

tht

All airports I have flow to only split out global entry in to a separate line for customs. But I assume you are talking about Step One at this link when your passport / visa is inspected not customs as you note above.

When I was on my L1, I had to use the visitor line, once I got my GC I could use the same line as USC. If you are going to travel frequently I highly recommend you look at Global Entry... as you will avoid both lines and get get through customs faster as well.

AZbound

Congratulations! Glad it all worked out in time.

Trish S

Thank you both.