What can we do to make embassy in Moscow reopen? (merged)

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Everything has been cattywampus and will remain so, until every consulate gets ramped back up in full.  Frustrating, but give it time.

[AnaAna 1]

13 hours ago, millefleur said:

Does anyone know if US Embassy personnel were evacuated from Russia and that's why they aren't processing anything right now?

I spoke to a consular agent in the end of August,  he was doing some notarizing for us, so he told me : they ( the embassy) started to bring their personnel back to Russia. So apparently lots of their people were brought back to the states. 

[Niia 22]

2 minutes ago, AnaAna said:

I spoke to a consular agent in the end of August,  he was doing some notarizing for us, so he told me : they ( the embassy) started to bring their personnel back to Russia. So apparently lots of their people were brought back to the states. 

That’s good news I guess

[AnaAna 1]

9 minutes ago, Niia said:

That’s good news I guess

I got enthusiastic about that too but given the fact they are still not processing family cases and even not scheduling the interview for October  I don’t think it makes any difference for now

[zolotinka 47]

3 minutes ago, AnaAna said:

I got enthusiastic about that too but given the fact they are still not processing family cases and even not scheduling the interview for October  I don’t think it makes any difference for now

This embassy is extremely slow. They even post the copy paste updated information on the site with huge delay. DV winners write that just one CO is interviewing all of them so these personnel people must be still on their way to Moscow🤷‍♀️.

[millefleur 5,046]

I'm on the US citizen Moscow Embassy mailing list, so I get emails from the Embassy. This was something that went out in an email about Covid to US citizens from today (Sept 24th):

 

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Event:  As COVID-19 case numbers continue to rapidly increase in Moscow and Russia, this alert recommends that U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents traveling to or residing in Russia continue to exercise caution to limit exposure to COVID-19.

 

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow and U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg continue to operate with only limited staff.  U.S. government employees in Russia are restricted in their travel and activities in light of the continued high infection rates in the country.  Limited services for U.S. citizens are available.  Visa services remain suspended except for emergency or mission-critical services.  The U.S. Consulate General in Vladivostok has temporarily suspended operations.

Edited September 24, 2020 by millefleur

[Margarita_sunny 4]

12 hours ago, millefleur said:

I'm on the US citizen Moscow Embassy mailing list, so I get emails from the Embassy. This was something that went out in an email about Covid to US citizens from today (Sept 24th):

 

This is really depressing because the cases have really started rising. Although if they are conducting interviews for DV winners, they are capable of doing it for other visa types. 

[Niia 22]

Yeah it's sad that cases are starting to rise and they want to re-implement some covid restrictions. I don't even know where we could write to try to force embassy re-opening. 

[willygoeswrong 5]

Guys, do you think it's a good idea to transfer the case to Kazakhstan? They are doing at least something there, also started rescheduling visas for spouses, they will definitely open K1s before Moscow will. Maybe it will make sence, besides, the line won't be as bad as the line in Moscow when it reopens. 

[MARIACom 6]

1 hour ago, willygoeswrong said:

Ребята, а как вы думаете, перенос дела в Казахстан - хорошая идея? Они там хоть что-то делают, тоже начали переносить визы для супругов, они обязательно откроют К1 раньше Москвы. Может быть, это будет иметь смысл, к тому же линия будет не так плоха, как линия в Москве, когда откроется. 

Я писала им с просьбой принять нас, но они ответили что сейчас разбирают свои дела и не могут пока принять нас. У нас виза CR-1 

[millefleur 5,046]

2 hours ago, willygoeswrong said:

Guys, do you think it's a good idea to transfer the case to Kazakhstan? They are doing at least something there, also started rescheduling visas for spouses, they will definitely open K1s before Moscow will. Maybe it will make sence, besides, the line won't be as bad as the line in Moscow when it reopens. 

You can try but from @MARIACom's answer it sounds like they are not really accepting transfers from Russia. Maybe try other Embassies?

[willygoeswrong 5]

52 minutes ago, millefleur said:

You can try but from @MARIACom's answer it sounds like they are not really accepting transfers from Russia. Maybe try other Embassies?

Yeah, i know that they are doing the backlog right now, but they probably don't have that many applicants there, so it's not huge. If we wait for a bit, there might be a chance 
Kazakhstan seems like the best option here, tbh. Ukraine is closed for Russia still, there is a big line i assume, Georgia is also closed. Other countries that are nearby are not processing K1s yet, and Kazakhstan looks like they will start soon. 

[zolotinka 47]

12 minutes ago, willygoeswrong said:

Yeah, i know that they are doing the backlog right now, but they probably don't have that many applicants there, so it's not huge. If we wait for a bit, there might be a chance 
Kazakhstan seems like the best option here, tbh. Ukraine is closed for Russia still, there is a big line i assume, Georgia is also closed. Other countries that are nearby are not processing K1s yet, and Kazakhstan looks like they will start soon. 

I‘ve read today that Ukraine won’t prolong the ban for foreigners.

[Darya Pavlenko 0]

Hello,

 

My husband and I have been apart for a very long time and our case right now is at NVC, I cant travel to Russia to see him because of Covid restrictions on the visa's. He's a Ukrainian citizen so we're considering transferring our case to Kiev. Do you think it's a good idea to do that since i'll be able to fly there to be with him? Or should we wait for our interview in Moscow? Moscow doesn't seem like it's doing any cr1/iri1 interviews but I've had friends from Ukraine who's husbands had a mission critical spouse interview and immigrated to USA this September. We have no idea what to do and are desperate for help!

[David & Olga 124]

4 hours ago, Darya Pavlenko said:

Hello,

 

My husband and I have been apart for a very long time and our case right now is at NVC, I cant travel to Russia to see him because of Covid restrictions on the visa's. He's a Ukrainian citizen so we're considering transferring our case to Kiev. Do you think it's a good idea to do that since i'll be able to fly there to be with him? Or should we wait for our interview in Moscow? Moscow doesn't seem like it's doing any cr1/iri1 interviews but I've had friends from Ukraine who's husbands had a mission critical spouse interview and immigrated to USA this September. We have no idea what to do and are desperate for help!

They just started doing CR-1/IR-1 interviews. Someone here on VJ got an interview for October 12th, with others seeing movement and receiving emails regarding their case. I would say be a little more patient.

 

whens your PD date?