Where to change interview location?

[marpolsdofer 7]

So my step son has been waiting for a IR2 visa interview since May of last year. Now that the embassy in Moscow is effectively shut down where has everyone been transferring to?

 

I contacted both embassy in Kazakhstan and they said no. Still waiting on Poland and a expiated request in Moscow. We was hopping to find something close to Orenburg area.

We have issues that makes this even harder. 

1. My wife (his mother) wants to attend the interview as last time he went to a interview with his dad they denied his visitor visa. She wants to make sure the consoler also understands our financial situations as well. 

2. All of my wife Russian documents are expiring this year and I mean all of them. She needs to have this done before November but the only time she can take time off from work is June-September. Even if she was able to take time off the amount of income lost and the money spent to take 2 trips to Russia could be damaging. 

3. If he does not get a interview this year he will graduate Russian high school by the time he get tome come here. Then when he does he will be on his senior year in the US. He is a pretty shy kid so is only year of school here would be miserable and a bunch of missed opportunities. 

[Caboose29 173]

What about Georgia, or Armenia, possibly Serbia?

[marpolsdofer 7]

6 minutes ago, Caboose29 said:

What about Georgia, or Armenia, possibly Serbia?

I will try them. All I know is everyone here was talking about Warsaw but not much else. Also most of the stuff is not current mostly from April and May with some saying Warsaw is not taking anymore.

[Amerussian 19]

Another possibility is Moldova, I do know of at least one person who was able to transfer there.  

 

Also, even if they say "no" the first time, it's possible they could give a different answer if you ask again in a month or so.  My husband transferred to Kazakhstan.  When we asked the first time (December 2020) they said no because they still had too much backlog.  We asked again in January 2021 and they said yes.  He got an interview a little over a month later.  

[Milasa 19]

On 6/23/2021 at 12:41 AM, marpolsdofer said:

So my step son has been waiting for a IR2 visa interview since May of last year. Now that the embassy in Moscow is effectively shut down where has everyone been transferring to?

 

I contacted both embassy in Kazakhstan and they said no. Still waiting on Poland and a expiated request in Moscow. We was hopping to find something close to Orenburg area.

We have issues that makes this even harder. 

1. My wife (his mother) wants to attend the interview as last time he went to a interview with his dad they denied his visitor visa. She wants to make sure the consoler also understands our financial situations as well. 

2. All of my wife Russian documents are expiring this year and I mean all of them. She needs to have this done before November but the only time she can take time off from work is June-September. Even if she was able to take time off the amount of income lost and the money spent to take 2 trips to Russia could be damaging. 

3. If he does not get a interview this year he will graduate Russian high school by the time he get tome come here. Then when he does he will be on his senior year in the US. He is a pretty shy kid so is only year of school here would be miserable and a bunch of missed opportunities. 

As far as your wife’s documents - her international passport she can renew at the Russian embassy here in the US.

As far as transferring - you can ask other nearby countries, but some of them may require a visa to travel there. Some people got interviews in Moscow recently, if the case has been DQ since May 2020 you could be close to getting an interview (someone with DQ April 2020) got scheduled for an interview in July. It’s been tough for everyone who got stuck in Moscow.

[marpolsdofer 7]

22 hours ago, Milasa said:

As far as your wife’s documents - her international passport she can renew at the Russian embassy here in the US.

As far as transferring - you can ask other nearby countries, but some of them may require a visa to travel there. Some people got interviews in Moscow recently, if the case has been DQ since May 2020 you could be close to getting an interview (someone with DQ April 2020) got scheduled for an interview in July. It’s been tough for everyone who got stuck in Moscow.

It is not just her travel passport. Her Drivers License and in country passport. She also never named changed it so she was going to do it this time. She also has health issues she wants to get taken care of in Russia.

My wife called the Moscow embassy and they told her they don't have the file but have some information on him, contact NVC. NVC say he wont get a interview in Moscow because Moscow is closed! 

I also thought IR cases are a priority? 

[Milasa 19]

1 hour ago, marpolsdofer said:

It is not just her travel passport. Her Drivers License and in country passport. She also never named changed it so she was going to do it this time. She also has health issues she wants to get taken care of in Russia.

My wife called the Moscow embassy and they told her they don't have the file but have some information on him, contact NVC. NVC say he wont get a interview in Moscow because Moscow is closed! 

I also thought IR cases are a priority? 

It’s hard to tell how cases are being prioritised. All you can do for now is keep emailing other embassies directly and asking for a transfer. Cases involving children should be prioritised, at least in my opinion.