Getting case transferred to another embassy. Is it possible?

[Beegirl 21]

I’m the petitioner for my fiancé. He’s based in West Africa and there has been zero movement at the embassy in requesting NEW cases from NVC. We got NOA2 in Feburary of this year. So even when they do start requesting new cases we have a 1yr + of a backlog to get through. I just don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. At the pace they’re going now it might 2023 before we can even really begin our lives together and have him join me.

 

Anecdotal evidence from here and other groups tells me the Dubai/Abu Dhabi consulate is moving so much faster than my fiancé’s home country. People who got their NOA2s at the SAME TIME we got ours have already had interviews scheduled. It’s moving 5x faster than his home country. He’s not a resident of the UAE but would it be possible to get his case transferred there? If anyone has done this, is there any insight?

[powerpuff 6,702]

Consulate shopping is generally not allowed. You have to have residency in the country you want to interview in. 

[Beegirl 21]

2 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

Consulate shopping is generally not allowed. You have to have residency in the country you want to interview in. 

Thanks. I figured it wouldn’t be a quick or easy solution. 

[J&D1008 376]

36 minutes ago, Beegirl said:

I’m the petitioner for my fiancé. He’s based in West Africa and there has been zero movement at the embassy in requesting NEW cases from NVC. We got NOA2 in Feburary of this year. So even when they do start requesting new cases we have a 1yr + of a backlog to get through. I just don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. At the pace they’re going now it might 2023 before we can even really begin our lives together and have him join me.

 

Anecdotal evidence from here and other groups tells me the Dubai/Abu Dhabi consulate is moving so much faster than my fiancé’s home country. People who got their NOA2s at the SAME TIME we got ours have already had interviews scheduled. It’s moving 5x faster than his home country. He’s not a resident of the UAE but would it be possible to get his case transferred there? If anyone has done this, is there any insight?

Which country in West Africa? 

[Panohara 2]

I was able to transfer my case after we got NOA2, but only because I had temporary residence as a student in the new country... Sorry about that... best of luck!

[Jr619 14]

Your best bet is to try and see what they tell you. It's really a case by case but I have read people transferring their case to Dubai and a few I know are waiting for response from that embassy.

[Beegirl 21]

30 minutes ago, Jr619 said:

Your best bet is to try and see what they tell you. It's really a case by case but I have read people transferring their case to Dubai and a few I know are waiting for response from that embassy.

Do you know if they were residents or worked in Dubai? 

[Beegirl 21]

23 hours ago, J&D1008 said:

Which country in West Africa? 

Ghana

[Jr619 14]

2 hours ago, Beegirl said:

Do you know if they were residents or worked in Dubai? 

Nope they was not