Ukraine Embassy Virtual Town Hall Sept 2nd - Can ask visa q's

[jandn_ukraine 11]

Not sure about other embassies doing similar, but US Embassy in Ukraine is having a virtual town hall on Sept. 2, when US citizens can ask Visa related questions.  Assuming their doing this due to the lack of information and progress in regards to K1's and other non-processed visas.

 

https://ua.usembassy.gov/message-for-u-s-citizens-reminder-for-u-s-citizen-virtual-town-hall-on-september-2/

 

 

[USUK8 72]

2 hours ago, jandn_ukraine said:

Not sure about other embassies doing similar, but US Embassy in Ukraine is having a virtual town hall on Sept. 2, when US citizens can ask Visa related questions.  Assuming their doing this due to the lack of information and progress in regards to K1's and other non-processed visas.

 

https://ua.usembassy.gov/message-for-u-s-citizens-reminder-for-u-s-citizen-virtual-town-hall-on-september-2/

 

 

I already registered. Hopefully there will be some clarifications on K1's. This show needs to get on the road.

[Ontarkie 14,307]

~~Moved to the Regional forum, from K1 P&P - as the topic is country specific.~~

[jandn_ukraine 11]

Any news? I was unable to register and attend.

[Alyssa920 2]

29 minutes ago, jandn_ukraine said:

Any news? I was unable to register and attend.

They will begin resuming K1 visa interviews starting with cancelled interviews in March and April. Beginning on Tuesday September 8th.

[USUK8 72]

1 hour ago, Alyssa920 said:

They will begin resuming K1 visa interviews starting with cancelled interviews in March and April. Beginning on Tuesday September 8th.

It already happened?? I was waiting for 3:30est! What else did I miss?

 

Thanks for the information.

[Zaichik&Miska 44]

Yeah, it was 3:30pm Ukraine time. Happened this morning for us. If your interview got cancelled in March and April, they will prioritize you first, then move down the list to clear the backlog, then move on to cases received from NVC. They are still not operating at 100%, K visa resumption is presumably because of the announcement from DoS yesterday. 

[USUK8 72]

26 minutes ago, Zaichik&Miska said:

Yeah, it was 3:30pm Ukraine time. Happened this morning for us. If your interview got cancelled in March and April, they will prioritize you first, then move down the list to clear the backlog, then move on to cases received from NVC. They are still not operating at 100%, K visa resumption is presumably because of the announcement from DoS yesterday. 

I feel like a dope for not realizing the time! This is really great news at this point and hopefully there isn't a huge backlog. I'll really feel like things are moving when we get out of the " at NVC" phase.

[jandn_ukraine 11]

I cant imagine it would be a huge backlog.  If focused on K1's and no or limited work or student visas left, the process to clear several months worth should be several days if not just a couple weeks.  There's 30 or so VJ members waiting for Ukraine interviews (I think) so even multiplying that by 5 is 150, and how many can they potentially clear (or have cleared) per day?  

I'm not sure where to look, but seeing how many student visas they cleared in the last couple of weeks would be a good indication on how quickly things will happen.

Finally!!  My fiancee and I are cautiously excited.  

[USUK8 72]

I hope they really got started today and I'll see our application get in the mail soon. Tired of being at NVC!

[jandn_ukraine 11]

Yes.. hoping to see updates from some of you that have had NOA2's from January - March.  Im hopeful it should go quick.  Looking at past months (prior to Covid) the Kyiv embassy could process around 1000 visas per month, the vast majority being work visas.  I think in Feb 2020, there was around 950 work visa approved, and am I correct in thinking that those require interviews as well?  Even at not full capacity, I could assume the backlog of K1s could be processed in days, not weeks.  Again, hopefully!

[Annie R 1]

On 9/8/2020 at 4:20 PM, jandn_ukraine said:

Yes.. hoping to see updates from some of you that have had NOA2's from January - March.  Im hopeful it should go quick.  Looking at past months (prior to Covid) the Kyiv embassy could process around 1000 visas per month, the vast majority being work visas.  I think in Feb 2020, there was around 950 work visa approved, and am I correct in thinking that those require interviews as well?  Even at not full capacity, I could assume the backlog of K1s could be processed in days, not weeks.  Again, hopefully!

 

On 9/8/2020 at 1:13 PM, USUK8 said:

I hope they really got started today and I'll see our application get in the mail soon. Tired of being at NVC!

Hey guys!!! Just wondering if any of you have heard something new from the embassy? We got our NOA2 in June and I am curious about the timeline and when I potentially receive the Pocket 3. I have a tourist visa and think whether it makes sense to visit my fiancé now or wait until I get my visa. Just wondering how long it can take.... 

[Gilili 1]

I  don't see anything on the embassy's website about resuming K1 visas. Are they expecting to have an announcement about that ?

[USUK8 72]

12 hours ago, Gilili said:

I  don't see anything on the embassy's website about resuming K1 visas. Are they expecting to have an announcement about that ?

https://ua.usembassy.gov/visas/

 

They started on September 2nd. Hopefully they are going fast because I still haven't heard from the NVC.

[jandn_ukraine 11]

I assume most others got the same notification yesterday.. it matches the 15th date posted of when the NVC was scheduled to send out K1's to the embassies.

What is odd, is stating that 'Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center".  So reading this, it means that the NVC already established an interview BEFORE it gets to the embassy (I assume that needs confirmation that it's acceptable)?

Anyone else get the same notice? My NOA2 was May 20th, 2020.