Australians Waiting For Interview at US Consulate Sydney

[zochu 255]

1 hour ago, imsan said:

Did Sydney start regular processing of spouse visa?

i don’t think so... although people who were DQd in March are being expedited when they didn’t even request it 

[Jem.G 47]

We recived this email today from Sydney

 

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Dear Visa Applicant,

Our office is reaching out to you as we are now permitted to commence scheduling appointments for your K visa class.

Please reply to indicate either of the following:

 1 – Please schedule the next available appointment.

2 – I am unable to attend an interview due to COVID-19 restrictions in my State or Territory and/or I am not yet ready to apply. I will contact your office for an appointment as soon as I can attend.

3 – I am no longer pursuing this application and wish to withdraw, please remove me from your waitlist and close my application.

When responding please indicate which of the above options (1, 2 or 3) applies. Please also include in your response the following information:

Beneficiary Name:          SURNAME, GIVEN NAME

Case #:                                 

We look forward to your soonest response and thank you for your patience.

Thank you,

 

Immigrant Visa Unit (AT)

U.S. Consulate General, Sydney

 

[zochu 255]

5 minutes ago, Jem.G said:

We recived this email today from Sydney

 

 

That’s good! What state are you in? Send them that you’ll like to schedule an interview ASAP. Unless you’re Victoria ... in which they won’t even schedule an interview

😔

 

who would even pick option 3 lol 

Edited September 1, 2020 by zochu

[Jem.G 47]

Just now, zochu said:

That’s good! What state are you in? Send them that you’ll like to schedule an interview ASAP. Unless you’re Victoria ... in which they won’t even schedule an interview 😔

I am in QLD.
My fiance replied staright away to book us for the next available appointment🤣 Now to wait for news on the interview date. I am doing backflips right now! 🙏

[imsan 41]

14 hours ago, Jem.G said:

We recived this email today from Sydney

 

 

When was your case sent to the embassy by NVC? Also, did you fill up the forms and paid visa fees before your file was sent to the embassy?

[Jem.G 47]

2 hours ago, imsan said:

When was your case sent to the embassy by NVC? Also, did you fill up the forms and paid visa fees before your file was sent to the embassy?

Our case has been at the consulate since late march, I paid the MRV fee and filled out the DS-160 after it had arrived at the consulate.

[teeshainaus 6]

On 8/28/2020 at 2:29 AM, 9000miles said:

Congrats! For further clarification, are your children IR2/CR2 cases? I wonder if that's related to the pre-emptive expedite 

No, our kids are already dual citizens with US passports.

[teeshainaus 6]

18 hours ago, Jem.G said:

We recived this email today from Sydney

 

 

We received the same email yesterday as well! Please update when you receive your interview date. We are trying to decide option 1 or 2. We are also in QLD, and have some commitments we can't get out of over the next couple months, which is an issue since my husband will have to 2-week quarantine at the moment. So we're interested to see how soon the appointments are when choosing option 1. (Saw the post of Qld-er getting an appointment THE NEXT DAY - #######, insane!) Feels crazy after ALL this time to postpone, but it might be our best option given the circumstances.

[danw1978 19]

2 minutes ago, teeshainaus said:

We received the same email yesterday as well! Please update when you receive your interview date. We are trying to decide option 1 or 2. We are also in QLD, and have some commitments we can't get out of over the next couple months, which is an issue since my husband will have to 2-week quarantine at the moment. So we're interested to see how soon the appointments are when choosing option 1. (Saw the post of Qld-er getting an appointment THE NEXT DAY - #######, insane!) Feels crazy after ALL this time to postpone, but it might be our best option given the circumstances.

I selected option 1 and they replied with a interview date 7 days ahead. 

[Jem.G 47]

35 minutes ago, teeshainaus said:

We received the same email yesterday as well! Please update when you receive your interview date. We are trying to decide option 1 or 2. We are also in QLD, and have some commitments we can't get out of over the next couple months, which is an issue since my husband will have to 2-week quarantine at the moment. So we're interested to see how soon the appointments are when choosing option 1. (Saw the post of Qld-er getting an appointment THE NEXT DAY - #######, insane!) Feels crazy after ALL this time to postpone, but it might be our best option given the circumstances

I was just informed my interview is on the 15th of September! 😲 Only 2 weeks away..... wowzers

[Jem.G 47]

Quick question how long did you guys spend at the consulate?

[danw1978 19]

6 minutes ago, Jem.G said:

Quick question how long did you guys spend at the consulate?

I was there for under an hour. There was only three of us waiting.

[Jem.G 47]

4 minutes ago, danw1978 said:

I was there for under an hour. There was only three of us waiting.

Okay great, thank you so much for the reply! My flight back to QLD is at 1pm and I was worried it might not have given me enough time after the interview to get there. 🙏

[danw1978 19]

1 minute ago, Jem.G said:

Okay great, thank you so much for the reply! My flight back to QLD is at 1pm and I was worried it might not have given me enough time after the interview to get there. 🙏

You should be fine. I arrived at 845 to clear security and was the first to take a ticket for Visa processing. Just be aware, they do warn you that it could take a few hours, but I'm sure no one has ever waited that long. Don't forget your mask!

[Jem.G 47]

21 minutes ago, danw1978 said:

You should be fine. I arrived at 845 to clear security and was the first to take a ticket for Visa processing. Just be aware, they do warn you that it could take a few hours, but I'm sure no one has ever waited that long. Don't forget your mask!

I appreciate it so much, thank you!