Interview scheduled in 3 months!?

[JasMi 1]

Hello everyone,

Today I received an interview appointment letter from the Consulate and much to my surprise it is scheduled almost 3 months from now, on June 5. My husband and I filed for my immigrant visa through DCF in Frankfurt 7 months ago. The Consulate was aware of my husband’s travel orders to move back to the USA on April 5th. Unfortunately they did not accommodate my interview to ensure I have the visa issued in time for his scheduled travel. Also, when we were at the Consulate months ago, two different State Department personnel told us that ‘we had plenty of time’.

Has anyone had a similar situation with a visa interview being scheduled so far in advance? Has anyone been able to get a Consulate to expedite an interview after it has already been scheduled?

JasMi

[Ali1 0]

Are both you and husband out of USA?

Thats what I hear as well, that if both the spouses are together in a foreign place it delays the application.

And people have advised me that the petitioner should be in US when applying for the visa etc.

[JasMi 1]

Are both you and husband out of USA?

Thats what I hear as well, that if both the spouses are together in a foreign place it delays the application.

And people have advised me that the petitioner should be in US when applying for the visa etc.

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, we both live in Germany, where my husband is stationed and has worked for the US Government for the last 5 years. It was his permanent duty station and he has both German and US address so, it should not be an issue. Actually, my I-130 was approved within a month of filing it, and DS-230 form was filed on the same day as I-130, medical exam was completed over three months ago too. So, it is discouraging to wait three more months just for the interview

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, we both live in Germany, where my husband is stationed and has worked for the US Government for the last 5 years. It was his permanent duty station and he has both German and US address so, it should not be an issue. Actually, my I-130 was approved within a month of filing it, and DS-230 form was filed on the same day as I-130, medical exam was completed over three months ago too. So, it is discouraging to wait three more months just for the interview

That is just bizarre. Our embassy, Stockholm, was willing to offer us the first available date, but we had to hold off for a little while due to the medical. We sent in our DS-230 on March 4th and our interview is on March 20th.

I would definitely ask them to move you up, it is soo weird that they'd schedule you for June.

Are both you and husband out of USA?

Thats what I hear as well, that if both the spouses are together in a foreign place it delays the application.

And people have advised me that the petitioner should be in US when applying for the visa etc.

That is absolutely false for spouse visas.

[LucidSofia 59]

Are both you and husband out of USA?

Thats what I hear as well, that if both the spouses are together in a foreign place it delays the application.

And people have advised me that the petitioner should be in US when applying for the visa etc.

Where did you hear this? I think a lot of people on this forum would agree that living together abroad actually speeds up the application, rather than delay it. (I´m talking about CR1/IR1 visas.. I have no idea about K1)

Edited March 14, 2013 by LucidSofia

[JasMi 1]

That is just bizarre. Our embassy, Stockholm, was willing to offer us the first available date, but we had to hold off for a little while due to the medical. We sent in our DS-230 on March 4th and our interview is on March 20th.

I would definitely ask them to move you up, it is soo weird that they'd schedule you for June.

That is absolutely false for spouse visas.

You are so lucky Nola123! We contacted the Consulate by email (the only way to approach them) to expedite the interview, and I hope our email won't stay unanswered. I seriously wonder what happened to my case since the I-130 approval in mid Sept, 2012. Besides, DCF filed cases are supposed to move faster than cases filed in the US anyway.

[JasMi 1]

Great news! My husband sent an email to the Consulate to explain our situation again, and they changed the interview date. I am now scheduled for March 21! This is a difference of 2.5 months! Hopefully the Consulate will be able to process the visa quickly enough for me to fly with my husband on April 5 as scheduled, but if not, at least I would only fly a week later at most.

So, any of you who get scheduled for an interview further in the future than you had hoped, try sending a message to the Embassy or Consulate. It just might work!

JasMi