Anyone have interview date schedule for Ankara, Turkey

[mtkilic 5]

I am just curious to know if anyone has interview scheduled at Embassy Ankara, Turkey without expedite or emergency.

Our DQ was on 4/20 still waiting to hear from embassy. I saw one Turkish lawyer on Instagram said his 3 client have interview coming up in July but he didn't mention if it they were expedite or not.

 

[HKS 169]

I would love to know the answer to this as well. 

Have you been able to find out what parameters have to be met before they start interviews again? 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[Veevisa 3]

On 7/20/2020 at 11:28 AM, mtkilic said:

I am just curious to know if anyone has interview scheduled at Embassy Ankara, Turkey without expedite or emergency.

Our DQ was on 4/20 still waiting to hear from embassy. I saw one Turkish lawyer on Instagram said his 3 client have interview coming up in July but he didn't mention if it they were expedite or not.

 

Did the Turkish lawyer ever reply if the 3 interviews were in fact expedited or not? 

[mtkilic 5]

9 hours ago, Veevisa said:

Did the Turkish lawyer ever reply if the 3 interviews were in fact expedited or not? 

Good News! I got interview date for September 14th, without expedite request. Our DQ was april 20th.

[Veevisa 3]

On 8/14/2020 at 5:03 AM, mtkilic said:

Good News! I got interview date for September 14th, without expedite request. Our DQ was april 20th.

Help! Im in a panic right now.. got an email from us embassy in Ankara today (please see below).. Is this standard or I have to upload documents again on CEAC? Please help!

 

Also, we are married in US but it was never registered in Turkey. We have the US marriage certificate. (My husband is Turkish).. in his Nufus Kagit Ornegi, it says he is single. is this ok? or something should be done. HELP!

 

You have been scheduled for an immigrant visa interview with the United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Your interview time and date are listed next to each applicant's name.

IMPORTANT: Please do not forget to bring your original documents, which you have uploaded on CEAC, with you when you come for your interview. If you fail to bring your original documents, you may need to re-schedule your appointment.  

 Please make sure to upload (www.ceac.state.gov ) the documents listed below and along with the translations (except for the documents in English and Turkish) prior to your interview and bring the originals with you when you come for your interview: 

- Birth Certificate,

- Marriage Certificate (if applicable),

- Military Card (if applicable),

- Divorce Decree (if applicable),

- Death Certificate (if applicable),

- Original Police Certificate (Police Certificate from Iran is not required)

- PTT registration receipt, (https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-tr/iv/information/courier)

Each passport holder applying for a visa must register their passport pickup location with Turkish Post (PTT) before coming to the Embassy by using the provided link or calling +90-850 390 2884 (or 703-520-2490 from inside the United States),

- 1 photo,

- Medical Report - All immigrant visa applicants are required to undergo a medical examination by a panel physician designated by the consular section. The validity of the medical exam will determine the visa validity, which will be the last day to enter the United States. For further information please visit the following website:https://tr.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/medical-requirements/

 

* PLEASE UPLOAD THE DOCUMENTS UNDER THE CORRECT DOCUMENT TYPE ON CEAC 

Please note that the documents you have already uploaded into the CEAC are pre-screened. However, the documents listed below are either missing or incorrect.  Therefore, please obtain and upload all of the items listed below on your CEAC account at www.ceac.state.gov before your interview. 

 

 

Documents and/or Actions Required: 

• Police Certificate, Turkey (Original), Required for all Turkish citizens or residents of Turkey. Must include archive records check (Arsiv kayitli Adli Sicil Kaydi).
• Birth Certificate, Turkey (Original), Nüfus kayit örnegi (Please note that all actions (divorce(s), marriage(s) and death(s)) must be listed on your NKO).
• Proof of relationship between you and your fiancé / spouse., May include-but not limited to-photographs, email messages, phone logs, internet chat logs, and travel tickets which show a continuing relationship between petitioner and beneficiary.
• Medical exam, All immigrant visa applicants are required to undergo a medical examination by a panel physician designated by the consular section. The validity of the medical exam will determine the visa validity, which will be the last day to enter the United States.
• PTT registration receipt, Each passport holder applying for a visa must register their passport pickup location with Turkish Post (PTT) before coming to the Embassy by using the provided link or calling +90-850 390 2884 (or 703-520-2490 from inside the United States). Failure to register your appointment at this web site will delay your entry at the Embassy gate on the day of your interview.
• IMBRA pamphlet, Before your visa interview at the U.S. embassy or consulate abroad, it is important that you carefully read this pamphlet. In doing so, you will learn about your rights and protections, as well as resources available to you, if help is needed when you come to the United States.
• Marriage Certificate (Original). 
• PTT registration receipt, Each passport holder applying for a visa must register their passport pickup location with Turkish Post (PTT) before coming to the Embassy by using the provided link or calling +90-850 390 2884 (or 703-520-2490 from inside the United States). Failure to register your appointment at this web site will delay your entry at the Embassy gate on the day of your interview.
• 1 Color Photo, 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm) in size, printed on photo-quality paper, 1 per applicant.
• Police Certificate, Turkish (Upload to CEAC), Required for all Turkish citizens or residents of Turkey. Must include archive records check (Arsiv kayitli Adli Sicil Kaydi).
• IRS Transcript (Upload to CEAC), From petitioner and any co- sponsors for the most recent year. If the petitioner did not file a tax return, they must provide a letter explaining why., For the year 2019. 

 

 

[SBHbb67 21]

On 8/18/2020 at 4:56 AM, Veevisa said:

Help! Im in a panic right now.. got an email from us embassy in Ankara today (please see below).. Is this standard or I have to upload documents again on CEAC? Please help!

 

Also, we are married in US but it was never registered in Turkey. We have the US marriage certificate. (My husband is Turkish).. in his Nufus Kagit Ornegi, it says he is single. is this ok? or something should be done. HELP!

Hello, don't panic :)

 

This is a generic e-mail. They mean to say that if you are going to bring anything to the interview, one copy has to be uploaded to CEAC and you also have to bring the original to the interview. You must have already uploaded some of it, but for instance, if you got a more recent police certificate, go ahead and upload that to the CEAC system as well. They just won't upload anything to the system on your behalf.

 

I can't say anything for sure about the Nufus Kayit Ornegi, however, my instinct says that they may let it go, since you are legally married in the US, and they are providing a visa for the US. I would guess his marital status in Turkey should not be of concern to the consular office (for instance, I am thinking that if a gay couple got married in the US, the consular officer would not deny the visa only based on the grounds that the Turkish government does not recognize that marriage). This is only a guess of course, but even if it is a problem, they will most probably let you know and give you the opportunity to correct it. The Ankara consulate does not try and make the process particularly difficult for the applicants, so you can rest assured.

 

 

[DijonMustard 10]

On 8/17/2020 at 9:56 PM, Veevisa said:

 

Documents and/or Actions Required: 

• Police Certificate, Turkey (Original), Required for all Turkish citizens or residents of Turkey. Must include archive records check (Arsiv kayitli Adli Sicil Kaydi).
• Birth Certificate, Turkey (Original), Nüfus kayit örnegi (Please note that all actions (divorce(s), marriage(s) and death(s)) must be listed on your NKO).

 

 

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Hi @SBHbb67 and @Veevisa ! I'm really hoping either of you can help me. My husband is also Turkish and the NVC contacted us today informing us that our police certificate and birth certificate for my husband are incorrect. We cannot figure out why this is. Would you be able to send a screenshot or anything of the documents you submitted for your husband? Even just the document title would be helpful. Thank you so much!!! We are panicking.

Edited December 15, 2022 by DijonMustard

[SBHbb67 21]

19 minutes ago, DijonMustard said:

Hi @SBHbb67 and @Veevisa ! I'm really hoping either of you can help me. My husband is also Turkish and the NVC contacted us today informing us that our police certificate and birth certificate for my husband are incorrect. We cannot figure out why this is. Would you be able to send a screenshot or anything of the documents you submitted for your husband? Even just the document title would be helpful. Thank you so much!!! We are panicking.

Hello @DijonMustard

 

we got both documents directly from turkiye.gov.tr. The police certificate (adli sicil kaydi) was even in English and I only had to translate the nufus kayit ornegi. Please check the date of your documents. They may be asking for more recent copies.

 

I hope this was helpful.

 

Edit: Also be sure to get the VUKUATLI nufus kayit ornegi

 

Edit 2: I know this sucks. We also had to re-submit the birth certificate. Best of luck to you

Edited December 15, 2022 by SBHbb67

[DijonMustard 10]

12 minutes ago, SBHbb67 said:

Hello @DijonMustard

 

we got both documents directly from turkiye.gov.tr. The police certificate was even in English and I only had to translate the nufus kayit ornegi. Please check the date of your documents. They may be asking for more recent copies.

 

I hope this was helpful.

 

Edit: Also be sure to get the VUKUATLI nufus kayit ornegi

Okay, I believe that clears up the issue with the birth certificate - we did not have the vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi. But we cannot figure out what the issue is with the police certificate. We also downloaded it from the same website, turkiye.gov.tr, and we received it in October 2021. I attached the top half of the document - does it look the same as yours? 

 

Thank you so much for your help!

 

Edited December 15, 2022 by DijonMustard

[SBHbb67 21]

11 minutes ago, DijonMustard said:

Okay, I believe that clears up the issue with the birth certificate - we did not have the vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi. But we cannot figure out what the issue is with the police certificate. We also downloaded it from the same website, turkiye.gov.tr, and we received it in October 2021. I attached the top half of the document - does it look the same as yours? 

 

Thank you so much for your help!

 

So I did some googleing and went on turkiye.gov.tr and saw that the police certificate also has two kinds ARSIV KAYDI ICEREN and ARSIV KAYDI ICERMEYEN. The difference between them is the correct version (ARSIV KAYDI ICEREN) has a third line indicating "THE PERSON WITH THE ABOVE IDENTITY INFORMATION HAS NO ARCHIVAL CRIMINAL RECORD." Emphasis on ARCHIVAL (obviously if your husband has archival criminal record it may be different). So maybe you can check that.

 

Also I recommend removing the picture as the verification barcode may allow access to the document and thus your personal information, just to be safe

[DijonMustard 10]

4 minutes ago, SBHbb67 said:

So I did some googleing and went on turkiye.gov.tr and saw that the police certificate also has two kinds ARSIV KAYDI ICEREN and ARSIV KAYDI ICERMEYEN. The difference between them is the correct version (ARSIV KAYDI ICEREN) has a third line indicating "THE PERSON WITH THE ABOVE IDENTITY INFORMATION HAS NO ARCHIVAL CRIMINAL RECORD." Emphasis on ARCHIVAL (obviously if your husband has archival criminal record it may be different). So maybe you can check that.

 

Also I recommend removing the picture as the verification barcode may allow access to the document and thus your personal information, just to be safe

Ugh I can't edit it now, apparently too much time has passed. @Captain Ewok, I apologize, would you be able to remove the photo above with the barcode?

 

@SBHbb67 It does say farther down on his police certificate, "THE PERSON WITH THE ABOVE IDENTITY INFORMATION HAS NO ARCHIVAL CRIMINAL RECORD." I just can't figure out the issue. We might just have to inquire and ask. Thanks again for all your help!

[alexturgul28 10]

On 12/15/2022 at 11:37 AM, DijonMustard said:

Okay, I believe that clears up the issue with the birth certificate - we did not have the vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi. But we cannot figure out what the issue is with the police certificate. We also downloaded it from the same website, turkiye.gov.tr, and we received it in October 2021. I attached the top half of the document - does it look the same as yours? 

 

Thank you so much for your help!

 

@DijonMustard did you have any luck with finding the vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi? My husband is also Turkish and he can download his "nufus kayit ornegi" from e-devlet, but it doesn't have "vukuatli" in the title. Do you know how to obtain a "vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi" if such a document exists? Is it the same as the one that you can download from e-devlet?

 

Tagging @SBHbb67 also in case they have any input!

 

Thanks both!

[SBHbb67 21]

1 minute ago, alexturgul28 said:

@DijonMustard did you have any luck with finding the vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi? My husband is also Turkish and he can download his "nufus kayit ornegi" from e-devlet, but it doesn't have "vukuatli" in the title. Do you know how to obtain a "vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi" if such a document exists? Is it the same as the one that you can download from e-devlet?

 

Tagging @SBHbb67 also in case they have any input!

 

Thanks both!

You get it exactly the same way from e-devlet. It asks you whether you want it vukuatli or not on the requesting page (one of the drop down options). The vukuatlı part is the addition below the actual nufus kayıt ornegi table, which shows life events such as death marriage etc. 

[DijonMustard 10]

1 minute ago, alexturgul28 said:

@DijonMustard did you have any luck with finding the vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi? My husband is also Turkish and he can download his "nufus kayit ornegi" from e-devlet, but it doesn't have "vukuatli" in the title. Do you know how to obtain a "vukuatli nufus kayit ornegi" if such a document exists? Is it the same as the one that you can download from e-devlet?

 

Tagging @SBHbb67 also in case they have any input!

 

Thanks both!

@SBHbb67 does it say "vukatli" anywhere on the document? That's how we got ours, too, and it has the death and marriage information on there, but doesn't specifically say "vukatli".