People!!! No one with any certainty can tell you when the embassies will OPEN.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

There are many threads throughout VJ that talk about this issue. Here is one for instance: 

 

And here is an article that list the DOS phase in of the embassies: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6884940-Diplomacy-Strong.html#document/p6 

 

Thanks.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

OMG can this post be pinned or something?!? Too bad it cant automatically popup when someone logs into VJ..

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

37 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

There are many threads throughout VJ that talk about this issue. Here is one for instance: 

 

And here is an article that list the DOS phase in of the embassies: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6884940-Diplomacy-Strong.html#document/p6 

 

Thanks.

For the love of god don't go to the Visa Approved FB page. It primarily for Filipinas and they will ask the same question every SINGLE DAY: Does anybody know when the USEM will open up? Even though it clearly states and is repeatedly said by me July 3rd

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Just now, Cyberfx1024 said:

For the love of god don't go to the Visa Approved FB page. It primarily for Filipinas and they will ask the same question every SINGLE DAY: Does anybody know when the USEM will open up? Even though it clearly states and is repeatedly said by me July 3rd

OMG- I'm glad I don't have FB. My guess is going to be 2021. But then I can only imagine the replies.. well you asked when I thought they would open... 🙄

[PatLuvO 284]

Like every 3 to 4 hours someone asks the same thing lol the best thing people should do is check their embassy/consulate Website and the US Department of State Consular Affairs Facebook page.

[geowrian 22,338]

The issue is they keep getting answers. The amount of effort to ask is less than that of spending the minute(?) of searching themselves.

 

See also "Help Vampire": https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/258206/what-is-a-help-vampire

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The Help Vampire problem is the idea that some users will continually ask the same tired questions in the hope that someone else will do their work for them, irrespective of whether the same question has already been asked or whether they could easily find the solution elsewhere.

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

For the love of god don't go to the Visa Approved FB page. It primarily for Filipinas and they will ask the same question every SINGLE DAY: Does anybody know when the USEM will open up? Even though it clearly states and is repeatedly said by me July 3rd

Thanks for helping make the point. 

[Phunky38927 24]

I think everyone is just in a rush to be united with their loved ones. However, they aren’t the only ones and need to stop acting as if someone can wave a fairy wand and make it go by faster. The visa process requires a TON of  patience pandemic or not. also no one truly knows as things can change at the drop of the hat. so it’s just better to follow all the local websites for that country instead of constantly asking left and right. 
blessings 

[PWB 213]

Try to understand the stress this COVID 10 and subsequent freeze on Visa's is causing in a  relationship.  Daily my loving, sweet and caring Filipino fiance tells me of post in a FB page in the Philippines about SLEC, Visa approval and International travel.  I try my very best to tell here to listen to official State sponsored Official information, but it is difficult because of the strain this is placing on us as a couple who has invested a lot of time and money.

[Phunky38927 24]

34 minutes ago, PWB said:

Try to understand the stress this COVID 10 and subsequent freeze on Visa's is causing in a  relationship.  Daily my loving, sweet and caring Filipino fiance tells me of post in a FB page in the Philippines about SLEC, Visa approval and International travel.  I try my very best to tell here to listen to official State sponsored Official information, but it is difficult because of the strain this is placing on us as a couple who has invested a lot of time and money.

I understand the stress as I’m in the visa process with my fiancé. My fiancé and I realized that reading forums and scrolling would induce our panic even worse. It’s just best to think of it as a process pandemic or not that will eventually hit the end and we will be reunited. As difficult as it is emotionally, financially and physically at the end of the day it’ll be worth it. Sadly, no one on forums will have the correct info as they don’t work for the DOS and if they post incorrect info it gets someone hopes up.

I think what bothers me the most is someone can act as if there’s no pandemic and it’s only them.when there’s hundreds if not thousands of us in the same boat 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, PWB said:

Try to understand the stress this COVID 10 and subsequent freeze on Visa's is causing in a  relationship.  Daily my loving, sweet and caring Filipino fiance tells me of post in a FB page in the Philippines about SLEC, Visa approval and International travel.  I try my very best to tell here to listen to official State sponsored Official information, but it is difficult because of the strain this is placing on us as a couple who has invested a lot of time and money.

What would your stress level be if you just went about your daily life and not be on Facebook, Instagram or even VJ. Sometimes walking the path of the sweet smell of clover and the birds singing is much better than the walk on hot coals through dark crevasse. Just my outlook on how you approach the current atmosphere. I've walked this same journey and I took the high road and I/we got through this. We had to wait 14 months to have the GC approved so I know what waiting is. That is only 426 days, but you are only into this for a fraction of that timeline. So, my recommendation is to find something to keep your mind from this.

[8bithearts 104]

Its understandable why people ask though, there is no information out there the worst thing is sitting at the final stage without a clue as to how long it will be.

I am in England so its the London Embassy, non essential shops are open here, garden centres, zoos, cinemas on 10th July, pubs, hotels and cafes  apparently at the beginning of July.  You would think the embassy could give us an indication at least, you can queue outside Primark, go to the zoo and buy a lawnmower but not have a visa interview with one of the parties behind a screen!, they were pretty much set up for this before the blooming pandemic.  Its just incredibly frustrating, the last time the London Embassy updated their site was on 5th June

[geowrian 22,338]

6 minutes ago, 8bithearts said:

Its understandable why people ask though, there is no information out there

I see the information just fine...

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/

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In response to significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of State has temporarily suspended routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Embassies and consulates have canceled all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments as of March 20, 2020, but will continue to provide emergency and mission-critical visa services as resources and local conditions allow.  We will resume routine visa services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time.

 

[8bithearts 104]

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I see the information just fine...

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/

 

Yes that's information I agree, but its basically the embassy saying we have no guidance on when we are reopening, I am referring to information or an indication as to when this will be, I think the rest of my post made that clear.  I know this doesn't really relate to you as it seems you finished the process a while ago.

 

The UK government have and are continuing  to provide guidance on when things will reopen (or things already have), that's the information I am hoping the embassies will provide to us soon.

[payxibka 10,047]

25 minutes ago, 8bithearts said:

Yes that's information I agree, but its basically the embassy saying we have no guidance on when we are reopening, I am referring to information or an indication as to when this will be, I think the rest of my post made that clear.  I know this doesn't really relate to you as it seems you finished the process a while ago.

 

The UK government have and are continuing  to provide guidance on when things will reopen (or things already have), that's the information I am hoping the embassies will provide to us soon.

Don't expect any movement until the travel ban is lifted.