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[F2J_March 49]

@Pinkrlion: Did you file follow to join based on employment? Also, did you expedite your case after dq'd??

[drmsapna 0]

22 minutes ago, F2J_March said:

@Pinkrlion: Did you file follow to join based on employment? Also, did you expedite your case after dq'd??

@F2J_March how long have you been waiting for interview after dq'd in Kathmandu ? My case got dq'd yesterday and not sure how long I have to wait till interview scheduled ?

 

[F2J_March 49]

@drmsapna: I was dq'd in March and waiting for interview in Montreal, Canada. I was thinking to move my case to US consulate in Kathmandu if EB interviews are getting scheduled there. However, looks like its not happening currently given the covid situation so I am gonna stick to Montreal for now.

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

1 hour ago, F2J_March said:

@Pinkrlion: Did you file follow to join based on employment? Also, did you expedite your case after dq'd??

No mine was family based.  I never expedited as my embassy stated they had to schedule all of the cancelled COVID appts before they would schedule others.  So they told me the earliest they could schedule my interview was December or January 2021.

[drmsapna 0]

2 hours ago, Pinkrlion said:

No mine was family based.  I never expedited as my embassy stated they had to schedule all of the cancelled COVID appts before they would schedule others.  So they told me the earliest they could schedule my interview was December or January 2021.

Do embassy schedule interview based on priority date or dq'd date of embassy for EB visa ? 

[JR & RT 16]

10 minutes ago, drmsapna said:

Do embassy schedule interview based on priority date or dq'd date of embassy for EB visa ? 

For all types of visas, NVC schedules the interview based on the DQ date. The below is an extract of the NVC manual for processing:

 

 Upon visa availability, NVC generally schedules appointments in the chronological order of the documentarily complete applicants.  Posts provide NVC with their appointment capacity and the percentage of applicants post desires for Immediate Relative, Preference categories, FSC, visa class, system source (IVIS or PIVOT), and language.  Post and NVC may take other considerations, such as possible mailing delays or travel time by applicants to post, into consideration in scheduling appointments.  Once NVC completes the scheduling, post will receive visa numbers for the numerically controlled immigrant visa applicants from CA/VO/DO/I.  NVC will send the case files and/or electronic records to post.  Posts should ensure that these items are properly recorded in IVO.

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050404.html

 

[drmsapna 0]

43 minutes ago, JR & RT said:

For all types of visas, NVC schedules the interview based on the DQ date. The below is an extract of the NVC manual for processing:

 

 Upon visa availability, NVC generally schedules appointments in the chronological order of the documentarily complete applicants.  Posts provide NVC with their appointment capacity and the percentage of applicants post desires for Immediate Relative, Preference categories, FSC, visa class, system source (IVIS or PIVOT), and language.  Post and NVC may take other considerations, such as possible mailing delays or travel time by applicants to post, into consideration in scheduling appointments.  Once NVC completes the scheduling, post will receive visa numbers for the numerically controlled immigrant visa applicants from CA/VO/DO/I.  NVC will send the case files and/or electronic records to post.  Posts should ensure that these items are properly recorded in IVO.

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050404.html

 

@JR & RT Thank you for the information. 

[MitchEdi 3]

50 minutes ago, JR & RT said:

For all types of visas, NVC schedules the interview based on the DQ date. The below is an extract of the NVC manual for processing:

 

 Upon visa availability, NVC generally schedules appointments in the chronological order of the documentarily complete applicants.  Posts provide NVC with their appointment capacity and the percentage of applicants post desires for Immediate Relative, Preference categories, FSC, visa class, system source (IVIS or PIVOT), and language.  Post and NVC may take other considerations, such as possible mailing delays or travel time by applicants to post, into consideration in scheduling appointments.  Once NVC completes the scheduling, post will receive visa numbers for the numerically controlled immigrant visa applicants from CA/VO/DO/I.  NVC will send the case files and/or electronic records to post.  Posts should ensure that these items are properly recorded in IVO.

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050404.html

 

So let's say if the embassy says they can interview 20 people this month, the first 20 DQ'd will be sent to that embassy/post regardless of what their visa type is? So if 1st 20 of DQ are all Family based, no employment based visa will be forwarded to the embassy/post? 

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25 minutes ago, MitchEdi said:

So let's say if the embassy says they can interview 20 people this month, the first 20 DQ'd will be sent to that embassy/post regardless of what their visa type is? So if 1st 20 of DQ are all Family based, no employment based visa will be forwarded to the embassy/post? 

Based on my interpretation of the manual and some videos & post I have seen on social media, I will say NO.

 

The embassy will not say I have 20 slots. They will say I have 20 slots and I want 50% for IR1, 25% for F2A, etc.. Then NVC will schedule based on that respective DQ date for each category (generally). That´s how I see it. I have seen some information about current administration giving "priority" to spouses & children of US citizens (IR1-IR2). That's could be the explanation why some people are getting interview earlier than people with earlier DQ's dates. 

 

 

Do you see the amount of IR visas they gave in Ciudad Juarez compared to E categories? Most people in Mexico are in IR, CR, F categories. The E category, eeeh, not much. This could be good or bad, depending of how you see it: Good because the queue is shorter. Bad because they don't give us much slots per month as we are not priority.

 

You can check how is your embassy doing so far in the below link:

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/MARCH 2021 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf

Edited April 28, 2021 by JR & RT
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[MitchEdi 3]

15 hours ago, JR & RT said:

Based on my interpretation of the manual and some videos & post I have seen on social media, I will say NO.

 

The embassy will not say I have 20 slots. They will say I have 20 slots and I want 50% for IR1, 25% for F2A, etc.. Then NVC will schedule based on that respective DQ date for each category (generally). That´s how I see it. I have seen some information about current administration giving "priority" to spouses & children of US citizens (IR1-IR2). That's could be the explanation why some people are getting interview earlier than people with earlier DQ's dates. 

 

 

Do you see the amount of IR visas they gave in Ciudad Juarez compared to E categories? Most people in Mexico are in IR, CR, F categories. The E category, eeeh, not much. This could be good or bad, depending of how you see it: Good because the queue is shorter. Bad because they don't give us much slots per month as we are not priority.

 

You can check how is your embassy doing so far in the below link:

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/MARCH 2021 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf

Thank you for this! I prefer to look at it as good.  EB visa has lesser applicants I hope and will get earlier slots than expected.  Thank you for your time and effort.  I was wondering the whole time about this. 

[MitchEdi 3]

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Edited April 29, 2021 by MitchEdi

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3 hours ago, MitchEdi said:

DO YOU ALL THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAKE OUR OWN FOLLOWING TO JOIN GROUP CHAT IN FACEBOOK MESSENGER? IF YES, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME HERE AND I WILL FIND YOU.  I WILL NAME THE GROUP CHAT AS I-824 FOLLOWING TO JOIN.  THAT WAY ITS EASIER TO COMMUNICATE.   Thank you. 

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16 minutes ago, JR & RT said:

Count me in! 🤗

Messenger name please and I will invite you. ☺️

[F2J_March 49]

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