Rio de Janeiro Interview

[Faisal1 235]

2 hours ago, LOUHAMILTON said:

I heard that other people also received this email. 
It must be automatic procedure.
If I know more about it, I will come here to tell you. 

 

About the expedite, if you have a good reason, try again they are accepting many expedites these days 🙏😄

 

But for lawsuit and they ask for  extension to give me interview 

[Hilde 381]

16 hours ago, sbd said:

I've received an email of appointment cancelled from NVC. But i never got an appointment in the first place. Does someone know anything about it?

I´ve seen this happen to folks who requested expedites.

[sbd 1]

21 hours ago, Hilde said:

I´ve seen this happen to folks who requested expedites.

We received a new email saying that they approved or expedite request. 

Edited February 11, 2021 by sbd

[Hilde 381]

29 minutes ago, sbd said:

We received a new email saying that they approved or expedite request. 

Then that is probably why. They cancelled your regular interview (even though it wasn´t scheduled yet, but you were in line) and they will send you an interview letter with the date of the expedited interview. Congratulations!

[DeParaquedasBrasi 228]

So to clarify what’s going on I’ll explain what I found out. I know of 7 people, some had approved expedites and some didn’t even ask for one, they all received an email saying the appointment was canceled even though they were still at NVC. Turns out that the consulate is starting to pull cases out of the NVC so they can eventually schedule them. When your case is pulled out of the line the system automatically assumes there was an error and send you that email. Bottom line, if you received that email then congratulations because the Consulate pulled your case. You might not get an interview immediately, but shortly you will. This has been a VERY exciting week for us Brazilians waiting. 

[raphy2021 29]

Hi I recently had my interview for my IR2 visa at the US consulate in Rio De Janeiro, if you guys have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me I will answer as soon as I can. And yes my case was expedited.

 

 

[Flavio 17]

9 hours ago, raphy2021 said:

Hi I recently had my interview for my IR2 visa at the US consulate in Rio De Janeiro, if you guys have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me I will answer as soon as I can. And yes my case was expedited.

 

 

Hello, do you know when they will resume the visa services? Did you talk to someone inside the consulate? Thanks 

[raphy2021 29]

4 hours ago, Flavio said:

Hello, do you know when they will resume the visa services? Did you talk to someone inside the consulate? Thanks 

Unfortunately I don't know when they're going to resume processing non expedited immigrant visas. I do believe that it's going to take a while for them to do so due to the ~10 month long backlog they got themselves into.

 

I do encourage everyone here to try expediting their cases. When I had my interview there were at least 8 other people in the consulate also waiting for their interviews, I believe the US consulate in Rio is considering a lot more expedite requests than before.  

Edited February 19, 2021 by raphy2021
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[SalvadorBahia 4]

15 hours ago, raphy2021 said:

Hi I recently had my interview for my IR2 visa at the US consulate in Rio De Janeiro, if you guys have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me I will answer as soon as I can. And yes my case was expedited.

 

 

Congrats, that's great!  Did they say when you would get your passport back?

Thanks

[raphy2021 29]

29 minutes ago, SalvadorBahia said:

Congrats, that's great!  Did they say when you would get your passport back?

Thanks

Yes I got my visa approved & issued on the same day of my interview. The officer who interviewed me told us to wait like 2 hours and then come back to the consulate. I have had my visa on my passport since the interview date.

 

They kept my passport for 2 hours and then they gave it back to me.

Edited February 19, 2021 by raphy2021

[Flavio 17]

1 hour ago, raphy2021 said:

Unfortunately I don't know when they're going to resume processing non expedited immigrant visas. I do believe that it's going to take a while for them to do so due to the ~10 month long backlog they got themselves into.

 

I do encourage everyone here to try expediting their cases. When I had my interview there were at least 8 other people in the consulate also waiting for their interviews, I believe the US consulate in Rio is considering a lot more expedite requests than before.  

Thank you and congrats!

 

What was the date that you ask for expedite your case?

 

[raphy2021 29]

1 minute ago, Flavio said:

Thank you and congrats!

 

What was the date that you ask for expedite your case?

 

Expedite Request was sent on December 29th, 2020 and on January 16th 2021 the US Consulate accepted it. 

 

 

 

[ssteph85 4]

Hello,

 

Great news about inverviews starting up again! 

How do you request to expedite your case?

 

I saw something mentioning that spouse/children applications can apply for emergency interviews, but this is just for emergencies right? They're not saying that all spouses should apply for an emergency interview? 

https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/frequently-asked-questions-immigrant-visas/ 

(It's the COVID section then the second paragraph of the "can I continue with the immigration visa application process?")

 

Is a request to expedite the same as an emergency? 

[raphy2021 29]

11 minutes ago, ssteph85 said:

Hello,

 

Great news about inverviews starting up again! 

How do you request to expedite your case?

 

I saw something mentioning that spouse/children applications can apply for emergency interviews, but this is just for emergencies right? They're not saying that all spouses should apply for an emergency interview? 

https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/frequently-asked-questions-immigrant-visas/

(It's the COVID section then the second paragraph of the "can I continue with the immigration visa application process?")

 

Is a request to expedite the same as an emergency? 

That is correct, they are only processing emergency cases. You have the chance to convince the US Consulate that your case is considered an emergency by sending an expedite request. Once they accept it, your case will be processed and your interview will be scheduled.

 

In order to request an expedite for your case, your case has to be at the NVC (National Visa Center). Then, you will have send an email to the following email address: NVCExpedite@state.gov. (Keep in mind only the US Consulate has the ability to accept or deny your request)

 

There's thousands of posts here on VisaJourney regarding NVC expedite requests I recommend you take a look at them for more info. Also if you want to know the email sample I used for my expedite request here it is: (We changed a lot of things to fit our case) 

 

 

[raphy2021 29]

Timeline: I was DQ and my case was stuck at NVC since May 2020

• December 29th 2020   Expedite Request sent to NVCExpedite@state.gov
• January 08th 2021 NVC acknowledges that they received it and are reviewing it
• January 16th 2021 US Consulate accepted my expedite request
• January 19th 2021 I got an email from NVC saying that my immigration appointment was cancelled even though there was no such appointment scheduled in the first place
• January 20th 2021 NVC sends an email saying that my case was expedited and sent to the US Consulate 
• January 21st 2021 US Consulate contacts me and asks where I am willing to do my medical exams (Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo or Rio)
• January 22nd 2021 US Consulate gets me in touch with physician of choice and authorizes me to do my medical exams.
• January 29th 2021 Medical exams were completed
• February 2nd 2021 US Consulate contacted me after receiving the medical exams and scheduled my interview to February 08th 2021 at 10am. Also they instructed me to go to the RIO ASC at 7am to have my biometrics/fingerprints taken.
• February 8th 2021 I went to the RIO ASC to have my biometrics taken at 7am and I had my interview. Visa was approved and issued on the same day. The officer who interviewed me even danced after she saw I got it on my passport. 

Edited February 20, 2021 by raphy2021