Sticky posts regarding current interview backlogs/wait time

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It seems like the most common post here right now is people asking when their Embassy/Consulate interview will be scheduled.

 

Given the enormous interview backlog (right now there are roughly 8 times as many people waiting for immigrant visa interviews as there were on average in 2019), it's not surprising that the question is coming up so often.

 

To help address this, I suggest creating some sort of sticky post in applicable sub-forums to address some of the frequently asked questions around the scheduling of interviews. That way, as these new threads/posts come up there would be an easy place to direct everyone. That would hopefully cut down on the number of new threads and hijack posts asking the same question, and save everyone's time and energy when trying to answer them.

 

The sticky post could include:

• A general reminder of how the process works, and that no one can predict how long it will take to get an interview appointment, etc.
• Link/instructions on how to look at relevant visa timelines in the Portal section
• Link to the Case Complete to Interview thread/spreadsheet (for the CR-1/IR-1 forum and anywhere else that something like this exists)
• Link to the new NVC Immigrant Visa Backlog Report
• Link to the relevant Visa Statistics page and some brief notes on how to navigate it

 

If something like this already exists, please point me to it! Otherwise, if others are on board with this, maybe we can use this thread to brainstorm what other content could go into these posts and draft them together. Thanks.