ESTA Overstay > Investment Visa

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

5 minutes ago, jet323 said:

I believe it's one of the few visas they are still accepting applications for. You can't physically enter the country with it at the moment due to the bans, but they are continuing to process applications for it alongside a limited number of other visa categories.

Everything is being processed - not everything is making it to interview stage.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

This remains the status of operations following national restrictions effective November 5: We will continue to provide emergency and mission-critical visa services as resources and local conditions allow.  Visa appointments remain limited.

If you have an interview scheduled, please check your email and your Visa Appointment Service account for appointment status.

We will resume routine visa services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time.

Please keep checking this page for the latest information about travel to the United States and visa services in the UK.

https://uk.usembassy.gov/information-for-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-following-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/

 

E2 would count as routine, not mission critical. While it’s obvious you wouldn’t want to interview anytime soon anyway, bear in mind there is going to be a huge backlog for interview appointments once they reopen for routine visa interviews. It could be many, many months away, especially as your application isn’t even submitted/in the queue yet (from what I understand).

[JFH 12,191]

51 minutes ago, jet323 said:

In the denial email, they said something along the lines of "you told us you were coming here to finalize things for your E2 application when you return home. you didn't need to stay for longer and there are flights available". I originally sent them my urgent care paperwork and I was ordered to quarantine for 14 days, but they simply didn't care.

They are right. I work for an airline and we have been operating flights up the UK (and other European countries) throughout. Not our full schedule but many flights have been low loaders with plenty of empty seats. Even if you had to drive to another state or take a separate flight to another state to get one. You came dangerously close up getting a ban and your ESTA days are gone for good. Even with your medical issues 160 days overstay was unnecessary. 
 

I hope you weren’t working (even remotely) during your time here. 

[designguy 1,179]

Probably best at this point to put a hold on the E2 and wait a bit. The more time you spend away will probably improve your chances

[databit 328]

17 hours ago, jet323 said:

I actually ended up getting what I believe to be COVID which sent me to urgent care (extreme fever for about 5 days), although at the time tests were unavailable so there was no way of confirming. I then, about 2 months or so later got sick again which actually ended up in an ER visit due to chest pains/heart rhythm issues.

Curious: How were the urgent care and ER visits paid?

[jet323 1]

10 minutes ago, databit said:

Curious: How were the urgent care and ER visits paid?

I paid for urgent care, and I paid a chunk of the ER visit myself alongside my insurance paying the remainder of it. It was about $2000 out of pocket.

Edited November 18, 2020 by jet323