London CR1 / IR1 Appointment Updates

[Rol_P 43]

On 8/15/2021 at 12:15 PM, Becker said:

With interviews being scheduled, it looks like they are scheduled for MID September at the moment, will more be scheduled towards the end of September soon? Or will the next batch be for October? 

I would expect the next batch to be in October.

[Becker 17]

26 minutes ago, Rol_P said:

I would expect the next batch to be in October.

I thought that too. I was just trying to see if anybody knows why there hasn’t been many (if any) towards the end of September yet 

[Rol_P 43]

2 hours ago, Becker said:

I thought that too. I was just trying to see if anybody knows why there hasn’t been many (if any) towards the end of September yet 

I would expect that it will be other visa categories that they will run in those dates and not IR1/CR1's.

 

When I had my interview earlier this month, there isn't a very large space on the 1st floor dedicated to the area that I was waiting in, I think maybe 5 or 6 windows with people returning to them for civil documents then bac to interview and go through the oath etc.  On that basis and the fact they are still trying to not have great loads of people in the building, I suspect that they will be dividing their weeks up accordingly.

[juninho10 42]

On 8/17/2021 at 11:03 PM, Wuozopo said:

Is your file already in London, ie NVC sent it to London without assigning an interview? Or did NVC just change your preferred Embassy on the paperwork still at NVC?

NVC just changed my preferred embassy from Bogota to London. My file hadn't been sent by NVC, to my knowledge, to any embassy.

I spoke to someone on here via DM and they mentioned they did the same from Russia to the UK, and said there's was moved quite quickly. Was hoping the transfer would spur something on, but there's been no word since DQ 3-JUN or transferring 21-JUL.

[Wuozopo 4,290]

2 hours ago, juninho10 said:

NVC just changed my preferred embassy from Bogota to London. My file hadn't been sent by NVC, to my knowledge, to any embassy.

I spoke to someone on here via DM and they mentioned they did the same from Russia to the UK, and said there's was moved quite quickly. Was hoping the transfer would spur something on, but there's been no word since DQ 3-JUN or transferring 21-JUL.

I think NVC will most likely schedule you (roughly) by DQ date. Some June DQs did get in this month. I was thinking the other transfer to London I remember, who got an interview quickly, had been DQed months before the rest getting London interviews.  It would be like when May and June were getting assigned for London this month and you had DQed in Feb, they would move you ahead quickly because you were past due on the London timeline. But timelines are always quirky things you just can never count on to be in perfect order. Maybe just just narrowly missed getting on the September interview train. 🚂 🚞🚞🚞

[jadmac 8]

I was DQd June 30th, going off the current timelines, when would you say an interview would be likely? 

[Saqib-s 188]

9 hours ago, jadmac said:

I was DQd June 30th, going off the current timelines, when would you say an interview would be likely? 

 

Based off the interview dates sent out in Mid-August you're likely to get a date for October sent to you in Mid-September, 

 

[Mia and Scott 25]

On 8/11/2021 at 11:32 AM, Cindy and Matt said:

Just got mine too!

 

DQ June 16th - Interview 16th.

 

Dayum, I need to hurry up getting the house ready for market!

Interview Sept. or Oct. 16th??

[Becker 17]

57 minutes ago, Mia and Scott said:

Interview Sept. or Oct. 16th??

Oct interviews aren’t out yet 

[Cindy and Matt 20]

9 hours ago, Mia and Scott said:

Interview Sept. or Oct. 16th??

Sept.  Got my medical this week.

[justkeepwaiting 20]

I had my appointment at the embassy this morning 0930 and I was out by 1000, all very smooth and he said he would have approved it today if my medical results had arrived, so just waiting on that now. 

[Arthur2021 20]

1 hour ago, justkeepwaiting said:

I had my appointment at the embassy this morning 0930 and I was out by 1000, all very smooth and he said he would have approved it today if my medical results had arrived, so just waiting on that now. 

Let me know how long it takes from them receiving your medical to the passport being returned please! My medical will be sent on the 22nd Sept so interested to see the rough turnaround time

[meaghanpk 27]

3 hours ago, justkeepwaiting said:

I had my appointment at the embassy this morning 0930 and I was out by 1000, all very smooth and he said he would have approved it today if my medical results had arrived, so just waiting on that now. 

Congrats! That's very exciting. 

 

When was your medical, if you don't mind me asking?

[justkeepwaiting 20]

5 hours ago, Arthur2021 said:

Let me know how long it takes from them receiving your medical to the passport being returned please! My medical will be sent on the 22nd Sept so interested to see the rough turnaround time

Will do!

 

4 hours ago, meaghanpk said:

Congrats! That's very exciting. 

 

When was your medical, if you don't mind me asking?

Thank you. It was on Wednesday the 18th.

[Wait in hope 21]

11 hours ago, justkeepwaiting said:

I had my appointment at the embassy this morning 0930 and I was out by 1000, all very smooth and he said he would have approved it today if my medical results had arrived, so just waiting on that now. 

Had medical on the 10th,  interview on the 19th, all very smooth, approved on the spot, visa arrived today, flight booked for 4th September.  Happy daysn