Covid Delays

[peachickens 4]

Due to covid / Ireland being in lockdown yet again, I’m sure we are all experiencing delays when it comes to getting the interview. I was just curious what delays people have had? Those whose interview were canceled, have you received a new interview date? When was your case complete at NVC & when did you get that first interview that’s now pushed back? 

[Dubliner77 6]

On 11/16/2020 at 7:12 AM, peachickens said:

Due to covid / Ireland being in lockdown yet again, I’m sure we are all experiencing delays when it comes to getting the interview. I was just curious what delays people have had? Those whose interview were canceled, have you received a new interview date? When was your case complete at NVC & when did you get that first interview that’s now pushed back? 

Hi there! I was notified of my case being DQ on June 16th. We got an email on September 23rd scheduling our embassy appointment for October 30th. 

 

Like everyone else waiting for a IR1/CR1 interview at the Dublin embassy, we were informed by email on Oct 21 that the interview was cancelled due to level 5 restrictions. 

 

So we're still in the dark as to when we'll be rescheduled! We did get another email from the Irish embassy on 9th Nov which stated the following: "Our office recently postponed your interview due to the Irish government implementing level 5 restrictions across the country. Our office will reach out to you directly in the coming weeks with a new interview date and time.". Hopefully we'll be seen this side of the new year but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[hooley8 8]

On 11/16/2020 at 7:12 AM, peachickens said:

Due to covid / Ireland being in lockdown yet again, I’m sure we are all experiencing delays when it comes to getting the interview. I was just curious what delays people have had? Those whose interview were canceled, have you received a new interview date? When was your case complete at NVC & when did you get that first interview that’s now pushed back? 

I have a similar timeline to @Dubliner77 except I was due to interview on 23rd of Oct. I was in contact with the embassy and they said that once level 5 is lifted they will reschedule the cancelled interviews. If you look at the embassy website and go to the visa section (https://ie.usembassy.gov/visas/) it now says that for level 4 and below that extremely limited routine services will continue. Which I believe is where they were at before level 5. This appears to be an updated communication on what they originally had posted. 

[peachickens 4]

On 11/21/2020 at 4:35 AM, Dubliner77 said:

Hi there! I was notified of my case being DQ on June 16th. We got an email on September 23rd scheduling our embassy appointment for October 30th. 

 

Like everyone else waiting for a IR1/CR1 interview at the Dublin embassy, we were informed by email on Oct 21 that the interview was cancelled due to level 5 restrictions. 

 

So we're still in the dark as to when we'll be rescheduled! We did get another email from the Irish embassy on 9th Nov which stated the following: "Our office recently postponed your interview due to the Irish government implementing level 5 restrictions across the country. Our office will reach out to you directly in the coming weeks with a new interview date and time.". Hopefully we'll be seen this side of the new year but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Can you let me know when they reschedule your interview / to what day they do?  

On 11/21/2020 at 5:56 AM, hooley8 said:

I have a similar timeline to @Dubliner77 except I was due to interview on 23rd of Oct. I was in contact with the embassy and they said that once level 5 is lifted they will reschedule the cancelled interviews. If you look at the embassy website and go to the visa section (https://ie.usembassy.gov/visas/) it now says that for level 4 and below that extremely limited routine services will continue. Which I believe is where they were at before level 5. This appears to be an updated communication on what they originally had posted. 

Can you let me know when they reschedule your interview / to what day they do?  

[Dubliner77 6]

5 hours ago, peachickens said:

Can you let me know when they reschedule your interview / to what day they do?  

Can you let me know when they reschedule your interview / to what day they do?  

Hi there,

 

Email this morning from the embassy rescheduling appointment for this day next week, Monday 7th Dec! They confirmed in the email that they are scheduling first those appointments originally scheduled for October, then November and so on.

 

@hooley8 did you get a slot too?

 

 

[hooley8 8]

7 minutes ago, Dubliner77 said:

Hi there,

 

Email this morning from the embassy rescheduling appointment for this day next week, Monday 7th Dec! They confirmed in the email that they are scheduling first those appointments originally scheduled for October, then November and so on.

 

@hooley8 did you get a slot too?

 

 

Got rescheduled for this Thurs. Finally get moving again. 

[Dubliner77 6]

15 minutes ago, hooley8 said:

Got rescheduled for this Thurs. Finally get moving again. 

Great to hear. Best of luck with it!

[Fitz1130 34]

Hiya! Similar to @hooley8 and @Dubliner77 we were scheduled (Nov. 3) and then canceled with the lockdown. We also heard this morning that our interview is rescheduled for Tuesday December 8th!

[hooley8 8]

6 hours ago, Dubliner77 said:

Great to hear. Best of luck with it!

Cheers, same to yourself

[Fitz1130 34]

On ‎11‎/‎30‎/‎2020 at 9:22 AM, hooley8 said:

Got rescheduled for this Thurs. Finally get moving again. 

How did the interview go today? Well, I hope!

[hooley8 8]

1 minute ago, Fitz1130 said:

How did the interview go today? Well, I hope!

All good, said I should get my passport back within a week or so. 

Interview itself was pretty straight forward, questions were standard enough to what others have reported. Nerve wracking all the same seeing as so much rides on it but the officer I had was very nice. Felt more like a quick chat than an interrogation. In and out in about an hour. Only documents they asked for were police cert, marriage cert, passport and the 2' x2' photo (I think that was all, still had everything off the check list just in case). 

[Fitz1130 34]

3 minutes ago, hooley8 said:

All good, said I should get my passport back within a week or so. 

Interview itself was pretty straight forward, questions were standard enough to what others have reported. Nerve wracking all the same seeing as so much rides on it but the officer I had was very nice. Felt more like a quick chat than an interrogation. In and out in about an hour. Only documents they asked for were police cert, marriage cert, passport and the 2' x2' photo (I think that was all, still had everything off the check list just in case). 

That's great! Congrats! And a week turnover for the passport- awesome!

[hooley8 8]

Just now, Fitz1130 said:

That's great! Congrats! And a week turnover for the passport- awesome!

Fingers crossed it is! Best of luck next week, hopes it's goes smoothly for ya. 

[Fitz1130 34]

On 12/3/2020 at 3:24 PM, hooley8 said:

Fingers crossed it is! Best of luck next week, hopes it's goes smoothly for ya. 

Thank you! He was approved this morning! 😀

[SIRE 71]

Congratulations you both!! 

 

Apparently it seems like a lag of at least 3 months from DQ to interview date.