latest Visa Bulletin regression

[Zedayn 485]

I would love to do it myself however every time I get to the last page to schedule an interview, it says none are available.

I mean it says that time slots are available on the left side but it will not allow me to proceed.

I wonder if this is because the case has not been entered in to the system yet...

-Phil

I don't know how you are seeing available time slots, unless its a glitch in their system. The reason it says no appointments available when you go to schedule is because there are none.

[yannix 24]

 

I would love to do it myself however every time I get to the last page to schedule an interview, it says none are available.

I mean it says that time slots are available on the left side but it will not allow me to proceed.

I wonder if this is because the case has not been entered in to the system yet...

-Phil

That's the quirk I have mentioned in the other thread. The left side area says 'next available appointment is blah' but when you to click thru the menus, it says no available appointments.

Those appointments you see are most likely for returning residents and not 'regular immigrant'. Most days they get 9 slots and most days none get used up. This was the explanation I got from their call center.

The lack of interview schedules has nothing to do with your casefiles being there or not.

Unfortunately, the only way you can can get an expedited interview is using the email. This way they can verify if your physical case files are there and potentially grant you the interview. apple21 is right though, it does take them a few days to reply.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

 That's the quirk I have mentioned in the other thread. The left side area says 'next available appointment is blah' but when you to click thru the menus, it says no available appointments.

Those appointments you see are most likely for returning residents and not 'regular immigrant'. Most days they get 9 slots and most days none get used up. This was the explanation I got from their call center.

The lack of interview schedules has nothing to do with your casefiles being there or not.

Unfortunately, the only way you can can get an expedited interview is using the email. This way they can verify if your physical case files are there and potentially grant you the interview. apple21 is right though, it does take them a few days to reply.

Thanks! That bit of information clears up a lot.

So the only way I get an interview is thru the email process? That bites!

Well, I have sent emails to start that process so I guess I just sit and wait.

Seems like I have spent so much time sitting and waiting that I will wear out my butt...

-Phil

[PhiLandShiR 18]

Well... I called the Embassy last night and was told that an interview could not be granted as the application was not current. I said that it was current when it arrived in Manila but did not get far with that line of reasoning.

It appears that unless my senator can make a big enough fuss, there will be no visa for my sister-in-law.

Once the F2A rolls into a F2B the shows over....

[yannix 24]

 

Well... I called the Embassy last night and was told that an interview could not be granted as the application was not current. I said that it was current when it arrived in Manila but did not get far with that line of reasoning.

It appears that unless my senator can make a big enough fuss, there will be no visa for my sister-in-law.

Once the F2A rolls into a F2B the shows over....

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully the bulletin will move faster in the next few months.

As for the case being current when it arrived in Manila, they are right though. The rule is that the visa can only be issued when the PD is current. Merely having the docs or even the interview during PD-current period isn't enough.

[apple21 953]

Well... I called the Embassy last night and was told that an interview could not be granted as the application was not current. I said that it was current when it arrived in Manila but did not get far with that line of reasoning.

It appears that unless my senator can make a big enough fuss, there will be no visa for my sister-in-law.

Once the F2A rolls into a F2B the shows over....

On another thread an F2A spouse was interviewed in May and got 221g. Now the embassy won't issue the visa because PD is no longer current due to retro.

I don't think a senator can make any difference given that it is the Department of State who controls the visa quotas.