NVC and Embassy's

[MyGODisAble🙏 6]

As of February 8, 2021, the NVC had a backlog of 188,390 documentarily qualified applicants in immediate relative IV categories awaiting appointments. (K-1s are like IR/IVs).l am just wondering what all this Embassy's and the NVC stands to gain by allowing this Cases accumulate like this?🤔☹️😏

l hope God touches them to start doing their respective Jobs.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to NVC forum.

[Hilde 381]

4 hours ago, MyGODisAble🙏 said:

As of February 8, 2021, the NVC had a backlog of 188,390 documentarily qualified applicants in immediate relative IV categories awaiting appointments. (K-1s are like IR/IVs).l am just wondering what all this Embassy's and the NVC stands to gain by allowing this Cases accumulate like this?🤔☹️😏

l hope God touches them to start doing their respective Jobs.

I am one of those cases. But I mean... COVID happened so there´s that.

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

We would all like things to return to normal but they aren't at all normal , are they?

DQ cases are just part of the holdup

There are cases at all embassies just waiting to be rscheduled and the dq cases must wait on them first

and , of course,  staff members, some of them are sick with covid or have family members who are sick making them quarantine

Embassies are short staffed all over the system including the US offices that do AOS and ROC and naturalization here in the states

Countries are shut down over and over and new cases of covid still happen

So,  normal is a long way off

BTW  :  Even if you get an interview,  it doesn't mean you get an approval / it is not guaranteed 

it has been said before that this is not cheap ,  not easy and not a fast process

 

[Crazy Cat 41,844]

6 hours ago, MyGODisAble🙏 said:

As of February 8, 2021, the NVC had a backlog of 188,390 documentarily qualified applicants in immediate relative IV categories awaiting appointments. (K-1s are like IR/IVs).l am just wondering what all this Embassy's and the NVC stands to gain by allowing this Cases accumulate like this?🤔☹️😏

l hope God touches them to start doing their respective Jobs.

1.  Covid shut the consulates down for months but during that time, USCIS was still processing petitions.  Thus, it was inevitable that a bottleneck and backlog would develop at NVC.

2.  Most consulates are still operating at a limited capacity, and they can do only a certain number of interviews a day.

They are not trying to gain anything.  They just have a huge backlog of work to do.  NVC cannot forward applications to a consulate until that consulate requests it.

Edited April 12, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[MyGODisAble🙏 6]

Thank you guys for your kind responses🙏

[Marieke H 2,496]

I believe everyone is doing their job to the best of their ability under the current circumstances. They are not holding up cases on purpose just because they enjoy making people wait. Backlogs are huge and many consulates have limited capacity. It will take a long time to work through it all.

[MyGODisAble🙏 6]

Yeah I absolutely agree with you

[NoMansLand2020 298]

This stoppage is a reason for the number of litigations against the consulates. There are at least a dozen. 

[flicks1998 1,044]

1 hour ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

This stoppage is a reason for the number of litigations against the consulates. There are at least a dozen. 

You see this in all aspects of the government.  I moved back to the US after 25 years away, IRS had to confirm my identity but all offices were closed, so I was transferred multiple times to different people over a span of 4 hours to verify that identity.  I requested a replacement CRBA for my son, I applied in August, I just got the copy today (posted this in another thread).  They said wait up to 12-16 weeks, I waited 37.  Had the same thing with the K1 but had that expedited because of my son.  Got married this past week, need the marriage certificate to add my now wife to my health insurance.  Normally takes 1-2 weeks.  Was told it is now between 4-6 weeks.

 

I do work in Immigration, normally non-US immigration and moving expats into different countries.  Need occasional advice from US Embassies around the world, many times no response.  Last week, worked with the dept of Immigration in each of these countries: Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, and Kenya, all of them have huge delays in work visas, sometimes 3-5x longer than normal.  Same thing I had the prior week with Qatar, UAE, UK, Russia.

 

Unfortunately its just not the Consulates or Embassies of the US.  Its all facets of the US govt as well as foreign governments.  The problem is once you make some progress, the next steps has an equally long wait as well.  

[MyGODisAble🙏 6]

You are right,well one just need to be Patience

[Rt206 0]

21 hours ago, flicks1998 said:

You see this in all aspects of the government.  I moved back to the US after 25 years away, IRS had to confirm my identity but all offices were closed, so I was transferred multiple times to different people over a span of 4 hours to verify that identity.  I requested a replacement CRBA for my son, I applied in August, I just got the copy today (posted this in another thread).  They said wait up to 12-16 weeks, I waited 37.  Had the same thing with the K1 but had that expedited because of my son.  Got married this past week, need the marriage certificate to add my now wife to my health insurance.  Normally takes 1-2 weeks.  Was told it is now between 4-6 weeks.

 

I do work in Immigration, normally non-US immigration and moving expats into different countries.  Need occasional advice from US Embassies around the world, many times no response.  Last week, worked with the dept of Immigration in each of these countries: Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, and Kenya, all of them have huge delays in work visas, sometimes 3-5x longer than normal.  Same thing I had the prior week with Qatar, UAE, UK, Russia.

 

Unfortunately its just not the Consulates or Embassies of the US.  Its all facets of the US govt as well as foreign governments.  The problem is once you make some progress, the next steps has an equally long wait as well.  

How did you get expedite based on your son? I'm trying to get an expedite for my wife IR1. but my daughter just received her crba.

[flicks1998 1,044]

2 hours ago, Rt206 said:

How did you get expedite based on your son? I'm trying to get an expedite for my wife IR1. but my daughter just received her crba.

Basically cause he’s a US citizen. Ask for an expedite for your daughter. You should be approved especially since you have the crba. Just make sure you get her passport. 

[kl979 3]

On 4/12/2021 at 8:02 PM, Lucky Cat said:

1.  Covid shut the consulates down for months but during that time, USCIS was still processing petitions.  Thus, it was inevitable that a bottleneck and backlog would develop at NVC.

2.  Most consulates are still operating at a limited capacity, and they can do only a certain number of interviews a day.

They are not trying to gain anything.  They just have a huge backlog of work to do.  NVC cannot forward applications to a consulate until that consulate requests it.

Hello, do you happen to know if AIT in Taiwan is working at its full capacity and how much backlog Taiwan has? It says they resumed routine visa services for all categories since July 2020; does this mean their working capacity is as of pre-covid? There's really limited information I could find online sharing information of AIT, thanks!

[Crazy Cat 41,844]

6 minutes ago, kl979 said:

Hello, do you happen to know if AIT in Taiwan is working at its full capacity and how much backlog Taiwan has? It says they resumed routine visa services for all categories since July 2020; does this mean their working capacity is as of pre-covid? There's really limited information I could find online sharing information of AIT, thanks!

I'm not sure.  I assume they are operating normally now since I see no reference to Covid delays on the AIT website.  You might try emailing them.  They were always pretty fast in responding to me when I contacted them a few years ago. Good luck.