F1 Expedited Appointment

[bonjour2769 0]

Has anyone managed to successfully book an expedited (emergency) appointment for their F-1 visa application? If so, which embassy/consulate?

[retro_jet 1]

I have a friend from India who booked the earliest appointment date possible (October) in Bombay, and tried to arrange an expedited interview date. However, their request was rejected.

[Cherrypez123 0]

They rejected my request twice  I did one for Paris and one for London.

[jan22 3,053]

Since an F1 can only be used to enter the US no more than 30 days prior to the start of classes, it is unlikely that expedited appointments will be approved right now -- especially in countries where there is no history of lengthy AP that might require an earlier visa application. 

 

And -- just a thought --  they also may be delaying to see which schools are going to go to all online classes so they don't issue visas to students who have I-20's from those schools.

Edited July 8, 2020 by jan22

[Just Paul 4,595]

The data isn't out for June, but there were about 200 F1s issued in May.  0.5% of total NIVs issued.