July Interview Dates Open for London

[Kimi31 126]

1 minute ago, Sarahbmalvin said:

Yup! Hopefully this is just the phase 1 and things will keep moving in the right direction from here.

And with the current bans maybe they can clear the backlog quickly. Or so that too much common sense 

[AJC12B 15]

This statement is so blunt for K1's as usual and not further info on the K1 section. 

 

Anyone have more info? in Case  

 

Ta 

 

General Information

[NEW] Are U.S. Embassies and Consulates in the UK conducting visa interview appointments?

As of July 27, 2020, the United States Embassy in London and as of August 3, 2020 the United States Consulate General in Belfast are resuming certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services, including: immigrant visas for spouses and children of U.S. citizens; F-1 and M-1 student visa categories.

Edited July 20, 2020 by AJC12B

[ohcoffeeeyes 120]

24 minutes ago, Kimi31 said:

Thank god for that 

then there’s the back log to deal with 🤦‍♀️ 

at this stage you’d think they would start scheduling 

At their peak, monthly they were hitting 5000 approved, a majority (and I'm talking like 90%+) were tourist visas, fiance visas and others not detailed here. Spousal and family visas were such a small part of it, I think if they get back to working standard they can smash us all out in about two months.

[Sarahbmalvin 49]

2 minutes ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

At their peak, monthly they were hitting 5000 approved, a majority (and I'm talking like 90%+) were tourist visas, fiance visas and others not detailed here. Spousal and family visas were such a small part of it, I think if they get back to working standard they can smash us all out in about two months.

That would be the dream! Fingers crossed for only good news for all of us from here on out 🤞

[spikes746 39]

Better hope its less than 2 months. Everyone will probably be freaking out about COVID again come autumn.

[Kimi31 126]

30 minutes ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

At their peak, monthly they were hitting 5000 approved, a majority (and I'm talking like 90%+) were tourist visas, fiance visas and others not detailed here. Spousal and family visas were such a small part of it, I think if they get back to working standard they can smash us all out in about two months.

That’s what I said to my husband but he said not to assume anything and that I was talking 💩 🙃 

but yeah it would make sense 

[shallot343 116]

My partner and I had a bet over naming rights for our first cat about when he would get his visa (he said around October 2020, I went for March 2021). I never thought I would be hoping to lose. 🤞

[Morgan5698 58]

39 minutes ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

I think if they get back to working standard they can smash us all out in about two months

This is my fav quote of today. Extra applause on the term "smash us all out"! 🤣

[Sarahbmalvin 49]

Bolivia, Guatemala and Jordan have started scheduling K1 interviews for August. 

[ohcoffeeeyes 120]

52 minutes ago, Morgan5698 said:

This is my fav quote of today. Extra applause on the term "smash us all out"! 🤣

Is that not a term in the South? Been using that all my life 😭

[ohcoffeeeyes 120]

1 hour ago, spikes746 said:

Better hope its less than 2 months. Everyone will probably be freaking out about COVID again come autumn.

Vaccine could be available by September due to a major breakthrough today, the trial was hugely successful and trained the immune system to resist COVID-19. You do get a headache but it isn't as bad as the actual COVID-19 fever or headache, it is manageable with paracetamol. 

 

https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/good-news/coronavirus-vaccine-by-september-oxford-university-trial-on-track-astrazeneca-634907

 

I'd imagine US government workers are essential, I would imagine they'd get the vaccine pretty quick.

[Robyn-n-Kris 72]

16 hours ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

At their peak, monthly they were hitting 5000 approved, a majority (and I'm talking like 90%+) were tourist visas, fiance visas and others not detailed here. Spousal and family visas were such a small part of it, I think if they get back to working standard they can smash us all out in about two months.

I truly hope this is right. Hubby and I are hoping to do his medical by end of Sept and interview in Oct. We may not move till December, but I want the approval before anything else happens this year.

[Kimi31 126]

Does anyone know in a “normal” times, when did NVC schedule appts. It’s isually the same few days a month isn’t it? But surely they have August free so would make sense to start scheduling now for next week and after 🤔🤔

[Wuozopo 4,293]

5 hours ago, Kimi31 said:

Does anyone know in a “normal” times, when did NVC schedule appts. It’s isually the same few days a month isn’t it? But surely they have August free so would make sense to start scheduling now for next week and after 🤔🤔

I believe NVC tended to assign appointments during the last few days of the month. That coincides with London opening up the next month as available. Those who get into the appointment system to select their own date have noticed that near the end of the month, a new month of dates opens up. So at end of July, the August dates will still show and the September dates will appear. At the end of August, the October dates will show up. It’s just an observation.

 

A post on this UK forum just a few days ago from someone who logged into the appointment system said the available dates she saw were 2 in July and 4 in August.  But keep in mind that they don’t have a full staff yet,  so the number of appointment slots would be limited. 
https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/743838-nvc-expedite-timeline/?do=findComment&comment=10199265

 

[Sarahbmalvin 49]

The embassy made an update to their website 8 hours ago but I can't find anything new. Does anyone know what the change was?