Visa Stamping from Canada/ Mexico

Hi All,

Thank you for sharing your experience and tips. Now I would like to share mine for your reference.

1/11 9:30am MST H-1B visa renewal interview appointment @ US Consulate General Calgary
Arrived 15min before the appointment;
1st floor front desk checked DS160 confirmation page, photo, I-797, passport;
Security check;
Taken to the visa interview office by officer;
Waited in one line;
Asked what visa you are applying for, collected photo, checked passport and I-797;
Fingerprint check;
About 15-20 people waited for interviews, two windows open at the beginning, later opened one more window;
Waited for about 30 min, then my turn for interview, officer asked employer name, job title, US graduate degree and school, and OPT start and end dates;
No more questions but the officer kept typing notes in the compute for a minute;
In the end, officer passed me yellow slip 221(g) and didn't approve my visa with pending administrative processing on the system error about my OPT period, no further action needed on my end, but can just wait;
Asked officer how long it could take, officer said this error is not uncommon, and could take about 1 week for the system to be corrected, and another week for the passport delivery;
Visa Status Check at DOS, case last updated on 1/11 Administrative Processing

1/12-1/16
No update on either DOS Visa Status Check or Visa Appointment Service website, still administrative processing last updated on 1/11

1/17 afternoon
DOS Visa Status Check, case last updated on 1/17 but still administrative processing

1/18 morning
DOS Visa Status Check, case last updated on 1/18 Issued
noon, received email from The CSRA Visa Appointment and Information Service Team and got tracking number, but cannot see delivery status yet

I expect to receive the passport from postal office tomorrow 1/19 or 1/21.

Hope this helps.

Good luck to you all!