How long from the NVC confirmation until you can schedule a appointment with the USEM

[sitkan 0]

NVC approved our case on 7/21

Today I called to make the appointment at the embassy.

The kind lady says that they have recieved the papers but they have not reveiwed them yet so I could not make a appointment today.

How long from the time they recieve them to the time you can call to make the appointment. The lady on the phone implied about 2 weeks or when my fiancee gets the letter.

My fiancee lives in the provence and the mail is super S L ow if you know what I mean.

Any ideas or personal experiance and or timeline may save us a day or a week.

[RyaNRiza 1]

My fiancee called a week and a half from the time our papers was sent from NVC to USEM and got our schedule. You really don't have to wait for the snail mail, you can sched interview when your papers are already in USEM.

Please refer to this post: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...299&hl=usem You might be experiencing the same problem with the OP.

-Riza

[o0pink0o 3]

here is my timeline:

NVC

july 5, 2008 - NVC got our papers from USCIS

july 9, 2008 - NVC send our case to USEM

USEM

july 15, 2008 - USEM got our papers from NVC

july 18, 2008- called call center to schedule my interview

[dbears 1]

It is supposedly takes the USEM just one day or two to encode the data of your approved petition. We called for my interview appointment 2 working days after USEM received our papers.

When you said the NVC approved your case on July 21, did you mean it was the day NVC sent your papers to USEM? if it is then your paper must have reached them Friday last week, last day of work and maybe they are still encoding it today.

Try calling again tomorrow or try calling USEM direct line and ask them when you can call for interview schedule: 011 632 301 2000 ext 5184 or 5185

Good luck to you and God bless always.

[sitkan 0]

Thanks for all the tips.

[sitkan 0]

Called again a few minutes ago. They say the papers are at the embassy, but they have not been processed yet. Anyone else experiancing the same wait?

[ChristophandEvan 0]

Called again a few minutes ago. They say the papers are at the embassy, but they have not been processed yet. Anyone else experiancing the same wait?

Sitkan you're not alone .My friend was able to have an appointment schedule even if our papers arrived at the USEM the same day, Monday Aug 28,'08..and that afternoon a nice and kind call agent gave her an appointment .My fiance will try to call tomorrow.i hope they will allow us or else wait for the letter as they always said,hope that letter they said will arrive on time and not next year .Still be Patient

[dbears 1]

Called again a few minutes ago. They say the papers are at the embassy, but they have not been processed yet. Anyone else experiancing the same wait?

Sitkan you're not alone .My friend was able to have an appointment schedule even if our papers arrived at the USEM the same day, Monday Aug 28,'08..and that afternoon a nice and kind call agent gave her an appointment .My fiance will try to call tomorrow.i hope they will allow us or else wait for the letter as they always said,hope that letter they said will arrive on time and not next year .Still be Patient

please refer to the link provided by Riza above, it can be helpful.

I hope you guys will get that interview appointment soonest. Good luck and God bless.