Delay for interview scheduling at the Embassy in Rio

[Artemis 0]

Hi everybody,

This is a great website for all of us anxious petitioners and fiances! I´m very thankful for this.

Anyway, I am waiting for ANY contact from the Embassy in Rio. Rog received a letter from the NVC (is this the NOA2?) with our RDJ case number stating that our case would be on the way to the Embassy within the following week, dated May, 5th. I have mailed them the DS 2001 and DS 230 files on May 16. I have heard nothing from them yet. Should I be worried? Is there a reason why the scheduling for interviews is taking longer than expected? What is the avarage waiting time for interview scheduling at the Embassy in Rio? I read on their website that it may take FIVE months...Is that right? Geee, starting to freak out here.

Thank you.

Artemis

[Ladylethal 12]

You should probably get Packet 3 by June, I am thinking. According to timelines to Rio, from NOA2 to interview it´s taking an average of 3 months, not 5.

[rlt 0]

It takes less than this.

All cases received by the Consulate in Rio were returned to USCIS because of this new Security Checking.

It took only a week for them to receive my case from NVC.

Thing is: don´t wait for a contact.

If you have a case number just call them from Monday to Friday from 13:30 to 15:30 Rio time.

And please, if you find out anything about these recalled petitions post here.

Hope I could help.

[Artemis 0]

Thank you for the info. I am not sure wether my case returned to USCIS, considering that supposedly it was mailed to Rio on the week of May, 5th... I´m still a little confused. As soon as I have any new piece of info, I´ll sure post it here. Now, regarding the interview scheduling, should I just call them to schedule it?! I´ve read on their website that they would contact me to inform the interview date. I´m lost here!!!

It takes less than this.

All cases received by the Consulate in Rio were returned to USCIS because of this new Security Checking.

It took only a week for them to receive my case from NVC.

Thing is: don´t wait for a contact.

If you have a case number just call them from Monday to Friday from 13:30 to 15:30 Rio time.

And please, if you find out anything about these recalled petitions post here.

Hope I could help.

[rlt 0]

You should receive a letter stating your interview date.

But everything´s upside down...

The Consulate in Rio mail everything through regular mail.

I only got packet3 ten days after they sent me.

And I got my interview date only because I called them, since I never received Packet4.

That doesn´t matter much now, since it got canceled, but anyways. If the Consulate never contacted you and your petition was sent to them, it makes sense to me that they assume they don´t need to inform you that.

I think they should, but... you know what I mean.

You can avoid all the speculation by calling them at 55 - 21 - 3823-2021

The waiting time is around 30 minutes, but once you provide your case number, they will let you know where your petition is, and if it was one of the 20 recalled.

I´m calling them again tomorrow. I already know they wíll say they have sent my case back and will contact me when they hear from USCIS.

But I wanna know how long they think it will take for USCIS to receive. And where did they sent it to. If it was to NVC or to the VSC directly.

[Artemis 0]

I will sure call them in Rio tomorrow and post the info they give me here, so that others in the same situation can benefit from the information.

You should receive a letter stating your interview date.

But everything´s upside down...

The Consulate in Rio mail everything through regular mail.

I only got packet3 ten days after they sent me.

And I got my interview date only because I called them, since I never received Packet4.

That doesn´t matter much now, since it got canceled, but anyways. If the Consulate never contacted you and your petition was sent to them, it makes sense to me that they assume they don´t need to inform you that.

I think they should, but... you know what I mean.

You can avoid all the speculation by calling them at 55 - 21 - 3823-2021

The waiting time is around 30 minutes, but once you provide your case number, they will let you know where your petition is, and if it was one of the 20 recalled.

I´m calling them again tomorrow. I already know they wíll say they have sent my case back and will contact me when they hear from USCIS.

But I wanna know how long they think it will take for USCIS to receive. And where did they sent it to. If it was to NVC or to the VSC directly.

[rlt 0]

Good.

I´ll do the same.

We cannot accept the lack of information.

This is pretty serious.