Case Complete to Interview June 2020

[Hilde 381]

Just now, SETETA said:

Hi thanks have you received any update from the embassy or reached out to them? Also were your papers DQed? Thanks so much. Yes, we all hope they open soon.

I have not received anything from the embassy. From what I gather in this forum, we must just wait... good luck to us!  😃

[SETETA 204]

Were your documents DQed at NVC? Mine were not.

[janoka 11]

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/12/pandemic-trump-state-department-coronavirus-reopening/

 

"The department’s overall plan to return diplomats to the field, obtained by Foreign Policy, makes clear that there’s no across-the-board timeline for reopening U.S. embassies and consulates abroad and that going back to a normal work routine depends on the individual country. Axios and other media outlets first reported on the plan. It divides recovery into four incremental phases—Phase 0, 1, 2, and 3—of bringing officials back to work, based on two-week blocks of monitoring downward trends in infection rates."

[KD VITAL 16]

Hi everyone,

 

Just got DQed today, I am so happy. 

[kendelle 103]

26 minutes ago, KD VITAL said:

Hi everyone,

 

Just got DQed today, I am so happy. 

Congrats! I got DQ last week. Waiting for interview notice....

[SETETA 204]

On 5/12/2020 at 10:06 AM, Hilde said:

I have not received anything from the embassy. From what I gather in this forum, we must just wait... good luck to us!  😃

Just wanted to update you. Our expedite case was received by the embassy. They called us and said they would contact us again when they reopen to schedule the interview.

[Jamie Solo 70]

Has anyone that got DQ since the lockdown started with embassies had their case updated on NVC to have it changed from @NVC to their respective embassy?

 

Just trying to get a sense of anything that might be happening behind the scenes lol

[Tofu 343]

23 minutes ago, Jamie Solo said:

Has anyone that got DQ since the lockdown started with embassies had their case updated on NVC to have it changed from @NVC to their respective embassy?

 

Just trying to get a sense of anything that might be happening behind the scenes lol

I got DQ April 6.  CEAC portal still says @   NVC, was also wondering when / if this would change to  @     Montreal ...

[Alix64 425]

29 minutes ago, Tofu said:

I got DQ April 6.  CEAC portal still says @   NVC, was also wondering when / if this would change to  @     Montreal ...

Same here.

Got DQ April 6 and it still says @ NVC...

I wrote to the Embassy in Paris yesterday, we'll see what they say.

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

We got DQ on March 16th. Our case was then stuck at NVC. Last Tuesday we asked the embassy to expedite our case. They immediately (the same day) approved our request and contacted NVC to request our case be sent to them. Next day, Wednesday, the embassy had received an electronic copy and now sent us an email listing all the documents we need to get ready for the interview.

 

I don't think any cases are forwarded to embassies without the embassy requesting it.

1 minute ago, Alix64 said:

Same here.

Got DQ April 6 and it still says @ NVC...

I wrote to the Embassy in Paris yesterday, we'll see what they say.

Did you ask for an expedite?

[Alix64 425]

18 minutes ago, Jon & Ygritte said:

We got DQ on March 16th. Our case was then stuck at NVC. Last Tuesday we asked the embassy to expedite our case. They immediately (the same day) approved our request and contacted NVC to request our case be sent to them. Next day, Wednesday, the embassy had received an electronic copy and now sent us an email listing all the documents we need to get ready for the interview.

 

I don't think any cases are forwarded to embassies without the embassy requesting it.

Did you ask for an expedite?

Your post is super useful, thanks.

No, we did not ask for expedite. Is there a special form for it? How did you put it? Thank you for your help.

[DGF 730]

1 hour ago, Tofu said:

I got DQ April 6.  CEAC portal still says @   NVC, was also wondering when / if this would change to  @     Montreal ...

It changes to Montreal (or the name of the consulate for those not in Canada) when your interview has been scheduled. We were DQ in December and ours still says at NVC. 

[David G 117]

1 hour ago, Jon & Ygritte said:

We got DQ on March 16th. Our case was then stuck at NVC. Last Tuesday we asked the embassy to expedite our case. They immediately (the same day) approved our request and contacted NVC to request our case be sent to them. Next day, Wednesday, the embassy had received an electronic copy and now sent us an email listing all the documents we need to get ready for the interview.

 

I don't think any cases are forwarded to embassies without the embassy requesting it.

Did you ask for an expedite?

We got DQ on April 21, and our case is at NVC. Very useful your post. Thank you. 
 

May I ask what was the reason that the embassy approved?

[Clarebear101 56]

HI all - Not all consulates are treating successful expedites as emergency interviews? The Juarez (Mexico) consulate has been doing expedited visa interviews the past month even tho the consulate has been closed to any other activity since March... we have no proper reason for expedite otherwise we'd be all over it 

 

DQ - 8/29/19

Mexico Consulate in Juarez 

Waiting for visa interview 

Requested by citizen 

[Jon & Ygritte 178]

4 hours ago, Alix64 said:

Your post is super useful, thanks.

No, we did not ask for expedite. Is there a special form for it? How did you put it? Thank you for your help.

 

3 hours ago, David G said:

We got DQ on April 21, and our case is at NVC. Very useful your post. Thank you. 
 

May I ask what was the reason that the embassy approved?

There is no special form. We called the embassy and they gave us the email address to send the inquiry to. We started off by sending an email asking how to do it. They told us to "provide justification of urgency and hardship" and to attach supporting documents of hardship.

 

My husband is in a risk group for Covid19 and living alone, so we said he needed emotional support and someone to care for him if he would fall ill. Also I live in a multi-generational family in my country which is also considered a risk factor for Covid19. We attached a supporting document which showed the multi-generational family. That's it. It was enough to get expedited.

 

Make sure you state the name of the person submitting the inquiry, your NVC case number, petitioner's name and date of birth, and applicant's name and date of birth at the beginning of the email.

Edited May 14, 2020 by Jon & Ygritte