Packet 3 back - troubles scheduling interview!

[noxavis 0]

Hi guys,

I hope someone can help me. After sending packet 3 back to the consulate on Monday, I just got an email today from the consulate in Frankfurt that states that "the office is ready to begin final processing of the apllicant". It's telling me to sign into my ustraveldocs account to schedule the interview. Now I have already had my medical and paid the fee about a week ago and when I try to schedule an appointment I get as far as the payment information site where my confirmation number is already put in and when I click on continue it just says

" your request to schedule an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. you will receive an email once your request is approved".

Is this normal? I thought the email that I received today from the consulate is already the approved request that I need in order to schedule the interview! Do I have to wait for a seperate approval from the ustraveldocs website before I can schedule the appointment or could it be because I just received the email from the consulate today and the system hasnt updated it yet? Has anyone else experienced this?

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[Sabrina&Chuck 32]

Totally normal takes 1. several days till they confirm the payment

2. takes a few days to look trough all the documents if anything is missing etc etc

No that's not the email you have to get for scheduling a appointment.

The email has to say you can log into ustraveldocs and schedule NOW an appointment.

Btw ...it was a huge mistake that you already attended the medical ..you should attend a medical max. 2 weeks earlier then the actual interview appointment is scheduled...otherwise your visa time gets shortend and you don't have 6 months time to travel into the US

Edited September 19, 2015 by Sabrina&Chuck

[noxavis 0]

Totally normal takes 1. several days till they confirm the payment

2. takes a few days to look trough all the documents if anything is missing etc etc

No that's not the email you have to get for scheduling a appointment.

The email has to say you can log into ustraveldocs and schedule NOW an appointment.

Btw ...it was a huge mistake that you already attended the medical ..you should attend a medical max. 2 weeks earlier then the actual interview appointment is scheduled...otherwise your visa time gets shortend and you don't have 6 months time to travel into the US

Thanks for your answer but I'm only more confused now. The email I got from the embassy DOES state to schedule the interview now.

To quote it, it says :

"Dear (name),

This office is ready to begin final processing of the immigrant visa applicant(s) named below in this case. We invite you to log on to your account at https://ustraveldocs.com/deand schedule an appointment for a visa interview."

Maybe my previous formulation wasn't clear. This is NOT the email I received with my packet information of what to send them. I've received that email quite a while ago. I have sent back all the documents already and received the quoted email yesterday. But like I said ustraveldocs. won't let me schedule an appointment. I have already contacted the website but since it's the weekend I obviously haven't heard back from them

[Sabrina&Chuck 32]

Thanks for your answer but I'm only more confused now. The email I got from the embassy DOES state to schedule the interview now.

To quote it, it says :

"Dear (name),

This office is ready to begin final processing of the immigrant visa applicant(s) named below in this case. We invite you to log on to your account at https://ustraveldocs.com/deand schedule an appointment for a visa interview."

Maybe my previous formulation wasn't clear. This is NOT the email I received with my packet information of what to send them. I've received that email quite a while ago. I have sent back all the documents already and received the quoted email yesterday. But like I said ustraveldocs. won't let me schedule an appointment. I have already contacted the website but since it's the weekend I obviously haven't heard back from them

get in touch with the Stanley ..whatever they're name again is ..and ask them if they already got the payment and check if the receipt number is written IN the field below the amount of money you had to pay. ..if the number is in there u just need to continiue..

[noxavis 0]

Okay, to put an end to this topic, in case anyone else is ever looking for an answer for this. I didn't actually do anything wrong. Turns out since I got my email to schedule the interview on a Friday afternoon, it took the whole weekend to get updated on ustraveldocs which is why I couldn't schedule until this morning. My Interview is on the 29th of Oktober..5 weeks wait but at least it's the last step!

Thanks Sabrina&Chuck for your help!

[Myrie 7]

Okay, to put an end to this topic, in case anyone else is ever looking for an answer for this. I didn't actually do anything wrong. Turns out since I got my email to schedule the interview on a Friday afternoon, it took the whole weekend to get updated on ustraveldocs which is why I couldn't schedule until this morning. My Interview is on the 29th of Oktober..5 weeks wait but at least it's the last step!

Thanks Sabrina&Chuck for your help!

Hey

just a question, I paid the visa fee this morning and just got an email from ustraveldocs, that my fee receipt is activated and that I can schedule an appointment .

I sent out the packet 3 today as well so it is going to take a few days till the consulate emails me .

I am a little confused now. Does that mean I can schedule an appointment now? Or do I have to wait for the consulate to confirm that they received packet 3 ?

And also, you said you got an appointment on Oct 29th...:I I was actually hoping to get a spot between the 19th and the 26th Oct...since that is my fiances' leave time span and we wanted to attend together :S

Do you remember whether or not there were any spots during that time? Or was yours the earliest possible date?

Edited September 21, 2015 by Myrie

[noxavis 0]

you have to wait until you get an email from the consulate. If you sent out your package 3 today, you shld have the confirmation email by the end of the week or early next week!..I mean you can try to schedule now, but when I tried before getting the email from the consulate nothing happened -in other words it wasnt possible.

October 29th was the earliest possible date the next available one is on November 7th as of now. If you're scheduling in Frankfurt that is. I was also rather astonished/annoyed that I have to wait so long. I was hoping to get it done by mid october which is my intended travel date. but oh well...