DQ to interview timing South Africa

[Disfan01 9]

Anyone who has recently interviewed in SA who can tell me approximately how long it took from the time they received their DQ letter to an actual interview?

[Neeeeek&LilHummus 1]

We received our DQ on June 14th and got an interview letter/email June 29th for an interview on July 7th. It made it impossible for us to get the medical done as the doctors were booked until the 8th and 12th. Now we need to reschedule the interview and there are no future dates available. We're beyond frustrated!!!! 

[Disfan01 9]

41 minutes ago, MavisAndBoclay said:

We received our DQ on June 14th and got an interview letter/email June 29th for an interview on July 7th. It made it impossible for us to get the medical done as the doctors were booked until the 8th and 12th. Now we need to reschedule the interview and there are no future dates available. We're beyond frustrated!!!! 

Oh my goodness, that’s such short notice! I mean you can’t book the medical appointment until you get the interview date and there are only two offices in the entire country you can use.  How frustrating. Do you mind if I ask which office you were trying to book with that’s so far booked in advance?  I really hope we don’t end up in the same boat.  My husband is planning to fly back to SA for the interview for our son and a week is such short notice to get anything done.  

[Neeeeek&LilHummus 1]

On 7/8/2021 at 4:35 PM, Disfan01 said:

Oh my goodness, that’s such short notice! I mean you can’t book the medical appointment until you get the interview date and there are only two offices in the entire country you can use.  How frustrating. Do you mind if I ask which office you were trying to book with that’s so far booked in advance?  I really hope we don’t end up in the same boat.  My husband is planning to fly back to SA for the interview for our son and a week is such short notice to get anything done.  

It was both offices that were booked (Cape Town and Joburg). We recently made contact with the Cape Town doc and he said he will prioritize us once we have another interview date which none have been available yet. 

[LuFlolady 881]

On 7/8/2021 at 2:51 PM, Neeeeek&LilHummus said:

We received our DQ on June 14th and got an interview letter/email June 29th for an interview on July 7th. It made it impossible for us to get the medical done as the doctors were booked until the 8th and 12th. Now we need to reschedule the interview and there are no future dates available. We're beyond frustrated!!!! 

Dont reschedule your interview still attend the interview and once you are done with the medical and they send it to the embassy they will then issue the visa

[Disfan01 9]

I was wondering if that wouldn’t be possible.  When my husband went for his visa interview we didn’t have the police clearance certificate yet.  He went for his interview and they kept his passport.  When we got the certificate, we sent it to the embassy and shortly thereafter we got Officially approved and they mailed his passport to us with his ir1 visa inside and his packet. 

[LuFlolady 881]

55 minutes ago, Disfan01 said:

I was wondering if that wouldn’t be possible.  When my husband went for his visa interview we didn’t have the police clearance certificate yet.  He went for his interview and they kept his passport.  When we got the certificate, we sent it to the embassy and shortly thereafter we got Officially approved and they mailed his passport to us with his ir1 visa inside and his packet. 

unless things have changed it is possible my husband went for his interview they kept his passport until they received the medical and then mailed the passport with visa via DHL