Moscow processing times

[John and Anna 0]

Checking Moscow's web site I found.

Case number MOS2006687XXX which means it was assigned a case number at NVC on July 6 (687-500)

It was posted on Moscows web site on July 17 for interview on September 8.

It was processed at NVC and made it to Moscow in 10 days minus the weekends that's 6 days WOW

Our case MOS2006693XXX was at NVC on July 12 and sent to Moscow on July 19

I am thinking our interview might be on the week of Sept 18.

Any thought?

John and Anna

[mountainlover534 0]

Checking Moscow's web site I found.

Case number MOS2006687XXX which means it was assigned a case number at NVC on July 6 (687-500)

It was posted on Moscows web site on July 17 for interview on September 8.

It was processed at NVC and made it to Moscow in 10 days minus the weekends that's 6 days WOW

Our case MOS2006693XXX was at NVC on July 12 and sent to Moscow on July 19

I am thinking our interview might be on the week of Sept 18.

Any thought?

John and Anna

HEY JOHN, I CALLED THEM MYSELF AND FOUND OUT THEY RECEIVED MINE AS WELL ON 7-12..BUT HOW DID YOU FIND IT WAS RECEIVED ON 7-19....I AM THINKING OUR INTERVIEW MAY BE AS WELL ON 9-19???

[russ 1]

HEY JOHN, I CALLED THEM MYSELF AND FOUND OUT THEY RECEIVED MINE AS WELL ON 7-12..BUT HOW DID YOU FIND IT WAS RECEIVED ON 7-19....I AM THINKING OUR INTERVIEW MAY BE AS WELL ON 9-19???

These dates are about the same as ours were a year ago. Our interview was Oct 27. I would expect it to be between 20 SEP to 10 NOV, which would be typical.

Also, the NVC/State department can tell you the interview date based on the MOS # (this is how I found mine, about a month before it showed up on the website). It is a 202 number in DC for the NVC, search around here to find it.

[John and Anna 0]

mountainlover534:

I called NVC and they told me it had been sent to Moscow yesterday.

Moscow posts interview dates on Monday mornings (morning there or here I do not know)

State Dept number is 202.663.1225

I will call tomorrow

John

HEY JOHN, I CALLED THEM MYSELF AND FOUND OUT THEY RECEIVED MINE AS WELL ON 7-12..BUT HOW DID YOU FIND IT WAS RECEIVED ON 7-19....I AM THINKING OUR INTERVIEW MAY BE AS WELL ON 9-19???

These dates are about the same as ours were a year ago. Our interview was Oct 27. I would expect it to be between 20 SEP to 10 NOV, which would be typical.

Also, the NVC/State department can tell you the interview date based on the MOS # (this is how I found mine, about a month before it showed up on the website). It is a 202 number in DC for the NVC, search around here to find it.

Yes a Tuesday would be good - I would Arrive on Thursday night - She on Thursday morning and take Medical exam. explore moscow Friday - Monday etc....

[slim 1,523]

That's about how it works. If your receipt dates are close to the receipt dates on the site, you should be about that number of days behind. They supposedly process the cases in the order that they receive them.

I know when I was checking the site a few months ago, the case numbers themselves really didn't matter that much, but Neon and a couple other guys on here had receipt dates a week or two from mine and our interviews were a week or two around each other.

[John and Anna 0]

That's about how it works. If your receipt dates are close to the receipt dates on the site, you should be about that number of days behind. They supposedly process the cases in the order that they receive them.

I know when I was checking the site a few months ago, the case numbers themselves really didn't matter that much, but Neon and a couple other guys on here had receipt dates a week or two from mine and our interviews were a week or two around each other.

Cool

Great to have some feedback on our last stay in this purgatory.

[akdiver 3]

Just take the date you THINK the interview will be and add three months.

Cheers!

akdiver

[Larry and Maria 0]

I calculated 11th, 14th, or 15th. I was the 16th. My MOS was 2 numbers ahead of anothe VJer whose fiancee's interview was set 2 days before. Our NVC approvals, NOA2s were all the very same day. We went in parallel. However, the interviews were very close, just not on the same days as I thought they would be.

The way I calcualted my guesstimate was by looking at the VJ link Immigration Timelines specifically for Russia and over the past 6 months. I also took into consideration such things as the NVC arrival and departure times and when the samples of timelines received their packets etc. The sample size is so small compared to the whole that I was surprised how accurate my guesstimate was. I just looked at an old email to the VJer before making the estimates and guessed mid-August for him and me. The 14th and the 16th is pretty dayum close, wouldn't ya say??

[John and Anna 0]

I calculated 11th, 14th, or 15th. I was the 16th. My MOS was 2 numbers ahead of anothe VJer whose fiancee's interview was set 2 days before. Our NVC approvals, NOA2s were all the very same day. We went in parallel. However, the interviews were very close, just not on the same days as I thought they would be.

The way I calcualted my guesstimate was by looking at the VJ link Immigration Timelines specifically for Russia and over the past 6 months. I also took into consideration such things as the NVC arrival and departure times and when the samples of timelines received their packets etc. The sample size is so small compared to the whole that I was surprised how accurate my guesstimate was. I just looked at an old email to the VJer before making the estimates and guessed mid-August for him and me. The 14th and the 16th is pretty dayum close, wouldn't ya say??

Great feedback thanks!

Moscow seems to be working faster and faster. When I called DOS the girl was amazed how fast Moscow responded!

That's about how it works. If your receipt dates are close to the receipt dates on the site, you should be about that number of days behind. They supposedly process the cases in the order that they receive them.

I know when I was checking the site a few months ago, the case numbers themselves really didn't matter that much, but Neon and a couple other guys on here had receipt dates a week or two from mine and our interviews were a week or two around each other.

BYW Slim great pic of you 2 in NY

[slim 1,523]

BYW Slim great pic of you 2 in NY

That's not NY! Both pics of us on here were in Moscow, one was in the Metro, the other in front of Moo-Moo on old-Arbat. I hope soon to have some pics of us in NY, we're planning on honeymooning there. I'll be sure to post some new photos when the time comes. (Wow, got me excited thinking in the future!)

[Cesar & Duong 1]

BYW Slim great pic of you 2 in NY

That's not NY! Both pics of us on here were in Moscow, one was in the Metro, the other in front of Moo-Moo on old-Arbat. I hope soon to have some pics of us in NY, we're planning on honeymooning there. I'll be sure to post some new photos when the time comes. (Wow, got me excited thinking in the future!)

I called the US Embassy in Msocow and they still have not received my petition. NVC stil confirms that my petition left for Moscow on July 21, 2006. I am hoping my petition reaches Moscow soon so my fiance can have her interview in October. Do petition once sent from NVC take longer than 2 weeks to get to Moscow?

[John and Anna 0]

BYW Slim great pic of you 2 in NY

That's not NY! Both pics of us on here were in Moscow, one was in the Metro, the other in front of Moo-Moo on old-Arbat. I hope soon to have some pics of us in NY, we're planning on honeymooning there. I'll be sure to post some new photos when the time comes. (Wow, got me excited thinking in the future!)

I called the US Embassy in Msocow and they still have not received my petition. NVC stil confirms that my petition left for Moscow on July 21, 2006. I am hoping my petition reaches Moscow soon so my fiance can have her interview in October. Do petition once sent from NVC take longer than 2 weeks to get to Moscow?

NVC should be able to tell you if it is there or not. They use DHL I think. Anyone ever ask NVC to track package?

[Cesar & Duong 1]

BYW Slim great pic of you 2 in NY

That's not NY! Both pics of us on here were in Moscow, one was in the Metro, the other in front of Moo-Moo on old-Arbat. I hope soon to have some pics of us in NY, we're planning on honeymooning there. I'll be sure to post some new photos when the time comes. (Wow, got me excited thinking in the future!)

I called the US Embassy in Msocow and they still have not received my petition. NVC stil confirms that my petition left for Moscow on July 21, 2006. I am hoping my petition reaches Moscow soon so my fiance can have her interview in October. Do petition once sent from NVC take longer than 2 weeks to get to Moscow?

NVC should be able to tell you if it is there or not. They use DHL I think. Anyone ever ask NVC to track package?

John,

I called the 202 DOS number today and they told me that an interview for September 21, 2006 has been scheduled for my fiance. I am so happy. What did the DOS tell you when you last called? I have a feeling that the embassy customer service in Moscow doesn't the latest information on recent cases. I will confirm all of this with the Embassy next week. I hope that your fiance has her interview scheduled soon.

[Larry and Maria 0]

Cesar04 that's interesting you called DC and got the date. This is the first time I have seen that info. Though we're past that point, it's good info for others following to know.

To the question of how long does the NVC packet to get to the Embassy in Moscow via DHL, I'd say 2 - 4 weeks is probably average. Consider the following.

This is my guess from my recent experience and reading posts of others doing the MOS experience. The DHL NVC packet itself probably gets there within five working days. THEN ... it has to be inprocessed. That means as you know with modern business processes and the Government, it goes through several points with several people handling it, doing their thing, whatever, and finally it makes it's way into their database. That's the point someone can look into the system online and say yes we see your MOS and you're scheduled for whatever date. My guess is that before someone can tell you at the Consular Section of the US Embassy in Moscow they officially have your NVC dispatched approved USCIS petition, they've already put you along with dozens of others into the database system online.

All processes at any company or Government facility depends on many factors as you know: staff level, who's sick, who's on vacation, the workload during any period, any complications with received materials, etc etc. Not everyone that gets an appointment has the visa process and its issuance at the Embassy go smoothly. VJ of course has many posts about horror stories plus do other forums on the web. Some people reschedule, some have other things happen. We don't know what's going on behind the scenes. So there's a lot of processing to be done to get ready to tie all the official ribbons on and send it to your beloved.

[John and Anna 0]

BYW Slim great pic of you 2 in NY

That's not NY! Both pics of us on here were in Moscow, one was in the Metro, the other in front of Moo-Moo on old-Arbat. I hope soon to have some pics of us in NY, we're planning on honeymooning there. I'll be sure to post some new photos when the time comes. (Wow, got me excited thinking in the future!)

I called the US Embassy in Msocow and they still have not received my petition. NVC stil confirms that my petition left for Moscow on July 21, 2006. I am hoping my petition reaches Moscow soon so my fiance can have her interview in October. Do petition once sent from NVC take longer than 2 weeks to get to Moscow?

NVC should be able to tell you if it is there or not. They use DHL I think. Anyone ever ask NVC to track package?

John,

I called the 202 DOS number today and they told me that an interview for September 21, 2006 has been scheduled for my fiance. I am so happy. What did the DOS tell you when you last called? I have a feeling that the embassy customer service in Moscow doesn't the latest information on recent cases. I will confirm all of this with the Embassy next week. I hope that your fiance has her interview scheduled soon.

Congrates!!!!

I called Friday still no date

What did they (dos) tell you the other times you called?

Edited August 6, 2006 by John and Anna