How To Know If Consulates Are Scheduling

[fezlopez 38]

Based on the March 1st Consular Affairs Briefing, and other data, I've deduced the following:

 

If you head to appointment scheduling system (CGI), and click New User?, you'll enter a registration page.

In the Registration Page is a dropdown of countries. It seems, based on data here and other anecdotes, the only countries available are those OPEN for Immigrant Visas. Or at the VERY LEAST, consulates that ARE NOT shut down are on the list.

 

https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/SiteRegister?country=&language=

 

I tried a neat backway to create an account under a 100% shutdown consulate, and the system wouldn't let me register the account. 

 

So this is a nice guideline. Is it 100% accurate? No, of course not. But it's nice to know. And yes, Ukraine is in there.

[HRQX 4,145]

16 minutes ago, fezlopez said:

the only countries available are those OPEN for Immigrant Visas. Or at the VERY LEAST, consulates that ARE NOT shut down are on the list.

 

https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/SiteRegister?country=&language=

Not all consulates use that system. Some use a different system: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-us/countries_list/iv

[payxibka 10,047]

IV units might be open for spousal but not k1

[fezlopez 38]

Thanks for the pointers guys/gals

[yvonme 124]

I went to the website of the consulate directly and emailed them in general inquiry advising if they are scheduling K1 and how soon I can schedule. I got a response next day of no delays.

This example, I used the contact at the bottom of this page. They are open for business.

https://au.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/sydney/

Edited March 10, 2021 by yvonme

[fezlopez 38]

3 hours ago, yvonme said:

I went to the website of the consulate directly and emailed them in general inquiry advising if they are scheduling K1 and how soon I can schedule. I got a response next day of no delays.

This example, I used the contact at the bottom of this page. They are open for business.

https://au.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/sydney/

Contacted two consulates also. 

My issue is the stupid travel ban. 

[HRQX 4,145]

3 minutes ago, fezlopez said:

My issue is the stupid travel ban. 

Hopefully DOS ends it's unlawful "No Visa Policy." That policy is unlawful because the proclamations are explicitly about entry to the US, per the law.

 

Consular posts can easily annotate visas with info stating whether or not the traveler is subject to the relevant COVID proclamation:

 

The lawyers for the Plaintiffs in Milligan v Pompeo case say they'll try to make the judge's order a wider/universal relief: https://www.facebook.com/kuckimmigration/videos/the-siskindjosephhallkuck-update-on-pending-litigation/250071949899560/ (Start at 7:06) But the government lawyers have said they'll fight that motion:

IMO, odds are that the Plaintiff lawyers would win on that motion.

[fezlopez 38]

I'm skeptical they'll win the motion to apply processing to the public.

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by fezlopez

[Ryan H 3,819]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to US Embassy and Consulate Discussion.