Time it takes to schedule an interview at Moscow Embassy

[apgk 0]

Does someone has an idea as to what is the waiting time these days for a K1 interview at Moscow embassy?

After the signed Packet 3 checklist is sent back - how much is the wait?

[Milenka 0]

I don't know about the wait time. But I should tell you that at the Moscow embassy you don't send anything back before the interview. Good Luck.

[apgk 0]

I don't know about the wait time. But I should tell you that at the Moscow embassy you don't send anything back before the interview. Good Luck.

ok I am not too familiar with the process on this side of the K1 petition.

How and when is the interview scheduled and when does the embassy inform the candidate

of the interview date?

[Milenka 0]

We are not to this stage yet, so there are others who can cofirm, or add other first hand information to this, but...The embassy mails one packet of documents with instructions and the interview date is included there. Or you can see it on the Moscow Embassy website, they are listed using the MOS********** number you have. Or just start contacting the embassy!

[wissooner 0]

When your case is received from NVC the embassy will schedule an interview and send the beneficiary a letter informing her of the date and all necessary instructions.

Interviews are running about two months from embassy reciept of your case from NVC...

[Satellite 1]

Does someone has an idea as to what is the waiting time these days for a K1 interview at Moscow embassy?

My idea is that it is taking a few months upon receiving an approved I-129F petition from the NVC. In the summer of 2004 it took nearly 4 months to go from NOA2 to Interview without any noticeable delays at the NVC.

Wissoner, who has gone through the process recently believes:

Interviews are running about two months from embassy receipt of your case from NVC...

Perhaps other will provide their ideas as well.

After the signed Packet 3 checklist is sent back - how much is the wait?

Your interview date is predetermined by the embassy. Therefore, even if you decide to send them "something" it will still take the same amount of days. Very rarely are cases expedited but according to slim you can notify the embassy if you want to delay your date. See my explanation in:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry982861

How and when is the interview scheduled and when does the embassy inform the candidate of the interview date?

Same as above.

[billsafari 0]

According to the VJ stats it takes about 60 days from the embassy recieving your info. If you have you case number from the NVC (mine is :MOS---------) you can look on the US Embassy Moscow website to see if your interview has been scheduled. Get your police certificate ASAP, it may take a month to get.

[wissooner 0]

From receipt of your case at the embassy to interview is running about two months, however, after your NOA2, NVC could hold up this process for any number of days or weeks or months. Just ask Turboguy...

[slim 1,525]

Relax buddy. You've got a couple of months to prepare.

And prepare, you should. First off, welcome to the Russia forum. Your post indicates that you're not too familiar with the way things work through the Moscow embassy. Things are different there. You need to spend some time reading through this forum, asking questions in this forum, and stay away from the K-1 forum. If you've sent your papers already, you're done with them. Everything now should be Russia specific.

We've been through it (or are still going through it) so we can tell you from experience... Moscow is different.

So, what other questions do you have? You NEED TO HAVE more, as there are going to be things in your case that you're going to need to do that others in the K-1 forum may not know about. (Like scheduling the medical check, DHL, etc.) Come on, ask away!

[WIL&LB 0]

Regarding how much time it is currently taking between NOA2s and interview dates, my case is one data point that it may be taking more than 104 days. My NOA2 was May 3rd. My case was sent by the NVC to the embassy on May 23rd. Today I called the Moscow Embassy Visa Information Service, and was informed that my case had not yet been received by the embassy. They asked if I wanted to perform an "inquiry," I said yes, and they told me that they would get a response from the embassy on Monday. I know that interviews have been scheduled through August 16th, according to the embassy web site that was updated today, and that I do not have an interview scheduled before then. Thus, the time between my NOA2 and my interview will be at least 104 days. I was hoping for a much shorter duration, based on Wisooner's experience. Now I don't know whether to be worried that my case is an anomaly because of some problem or that things are now taking longer for some reason (summer, glut of current cases, etc.) I need some advice/consolation from my fellow experienced VJers! Thanks

[Satellite 1]

Now I don't know whether to be worried that my case is an anomaly because of some problem or that things are now taking longer for some reason (summer, glut of current cases, etc.)

Your case is not an anomaly. It looks closer to how long it took for us in the summer of 2004. Because Moscow posts interview dates online it takes away the element of surprise. Therefore if you get your NOA2 today and they have scheduled through August, you know your interview isn't going to before the other scheduled dates! Good recognition.

[Turboguy 6]

I have sometimes had the impression of the entire K-1 visa process being that they have a stack of applications they are working on. New ones arrive and they add them to the stack and work through them. When I say add them to the stack I am talking about on the top. It seems like some get processed very quickly and those that keep getting new ones added on top of theirs may sit forever. I have seen interviews scheduled in Moscow as quickly as 8 weeks and as long as 4 months.

[slim 1,525]

I have sometimes had the impression of the entire K-1 visa process being that they have a stack of applications they are working on. New ones arrive and they add them to the stack and work through them. When I say add them to the stack I am talking about on the top. It seems like some get processed very quickly and those that keep getting new ones added on top of theirs may sit forever. I have seen interviews scheduled in Moscow as quickly as 8 weeks and as long as 4 months.

This may be true. As long as I've been on VJ, I haven't seen a "pattern" to how they're done or how the numbers are processed. Usually when there is no pattern, there's a pattern of humans touching something, like a stack of files. That ensures the numbers stay more random.

And I believe in Turboguy's case, they have a stack that says "hold until...." just to make the people wait extra long. I sure hope your's is on top soon! You guys have to be coming up soon. Keep sticking with it, and good luck!

[Turboguy 6]

Thanks Slim. I am sure wherever my file is sitting it has about an inch of dust on the top by now. At least I will be able to spend most of my summer with my fiancee but it is frustratiing when she should have been here a month or two ago.