Expedite Interview process

[injejo14 17]

Hi everyone,

 

I am super confused and getting very little information from our consulate. Generally, when you have been approved for an expedite - who schedules the interview? The applicant or the consulate? 

I am asking because when i log in, all is see is dates 2-3months out and wondering if they do something from their end?

 

Thanking you in advance.

 

 

Edited August 28, 2017 by injejo14

[KaurN 138]

Technically the consulate will tell you that they will let you know when to schedule the interview. However after my case got expedited I went ahead and scheduled our interview and the consulate said that its not valid because I wasn't given notification to schedule it and I shouldn't have.  Other people who had their cases expedited told me to just have my husband go on to the interview and he'll be fine. We did exactly that and everything worked out fine.

If you need an earlier date trying reaching out to the consulate and see if they have one available. Our interview was one month out after our expedite request was approved.

[injejo14 17]

1 minute ago, KaurN said:

Technically the consulate will tell you that they will let you know when to schedule the interview. However after my case got expedited I went ahead and scheduled our interview and the consulate said that its not valid because I wasn't given notification to schedule it and I shouldn't have.  Other people who had their cases expedited told me to just have my husband go on to the interview and he'll be fine. We did exactly that and everything worked out fine.

If you need an earlier date trying reaching out to the consulate and see if they have one available. Our interview was one month out after our expedite request was approved.

Thank you!!! 

 

Wow, you certainly got lucky with the dates! 2-3 months out seems ridiculous for a consulate that has so few immigrant visa volumes. 

Congrats on the approval.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to US Embassy & Consulate Discussion; topic is about this phase of the process.

[ysrmf 4]

On 8/28/2017 at 9:19 PM, injejo14 said:

Thank you!!! 

 

Wow, you certainly got lucky with the dates! 2-3 months out seems ridiculous for a consulate that has so few immigrant visa volumes. 

Congrats on the approval.

I had my expedite approved and went ahead and scheduled the interview! Mine is next week so nervous and excited at the same time. Finally the finish is almost near!

 

Good luck on yours!

[ameise 25]

On 8/28/2017 at 10:34 PM, injejo14 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I am super confused and getting very little information from our consulate. Generally, when you have been approved for an expedite - who schedules the interview? The applicant or the consulate? 

I am asking because when i log in, all is see is dates 2-3months out and wondering if they do something from their end?

 

Thanking you in advance.

 

 

I had the consulate call me to confirm the interview (emailed the day after) after expedite was approved. 

[spinkycow 34]

On 8/28/2017 at 5:49 PM, injejo14 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I am super confused and getting very little information from our consulate. Generally, when you have been approved for an expedite - who schedules the interview? The applicant or the consulate? 

I am asking because when i log in, all is see is dates 2-3months out and wondering if they do something from their end?

 

Thanking you in advance.

 

 

We just went through this whole thing with JHB. Pick the soonest date available to you and then just keep checking each day to see if a new date opens up. You can change the date of the appointment as many times as you want. We changed ours about  five or six times. If anyone cancels of changes theirs the date will become available. Initially our date was Sept 26 but then Aug 24 randomly opened up. I was checking at least ten times a day. Good luck!

[injejo14 17]

2 minutes ago, spinkycow said:

We just went through this whole thing with JHB. Pick the soonest date available to you and then just keep checking each day to see if a new date opens up. You can change the date of the appointment as many times as you want. We changed ours about  five or six times. If anyone cancels of changes theirs the date will become available. Initially our date was Sept 26 but then Aug 24 randomly opened up. I was checking at least ten times a day. Good luck!

Thank you. They eventually emailed and gave me one for the 21st. (Clearly, they are not consistent in their process) 

How was your interview? and how soon after did you get your passport?

[spinkycow 34]

3 minutes ago, injejo14 said:

Thank you. They eventually emailed and gave me one for the 21st. (Clearly, they are not consistent in their process) 

How was your interview? and how soon after did you get your passport?

The interviewer only asked why were were going to America, and my husband and kids were there so he asked if they were my kids. And that was it. The interview was on a Thursday the passport was ready for pickup the Tues after that.

[injejo14 17]

Just now, spinkycow said:

The interviewer only asked why were were going to America, and my husband and kids were there so he asked if they were my kids. And that was it. The interview was on a Thursday the passport was ready for pickup the Tues after that.

Awesome, thank you!! All the best wishes at your new home.