Change interview location after DQ

[Hassan2020 4]

Hi,

Is it a good idea to change consular interview location to another country after the case is already DQ?

How long it may take?

My case is DQ since Oct 2020 but it is still at NVC. I found out from some posts that interviews in Islamabad are scheduled for cases DQ in Nov 2019 so it may take another year to get my IL I am working and living in Singapore for few years and was thinking to transfer my case to Singapore for consular interview. One reason is that I will not need to travel back, second there are almost 0 F3/F4 interviews in Singapore so it will be much faster to get IL.

If it takes up to couple of months then it will still be better. Please advise what should I do, request to transfer the case or wait. Thank you in anticipation of your answers. 

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

It's your choice.  Contact NVC and the US consulate in Singapore to arrange the transfer.  Unfortunately, you will still possibly experience a lengthy administrative processing period. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

45 minutes ago, Hassan2020 said:

second there are almost 0 F3/F4 interviews in Singapore so it will be much faster to get IL.

Careful drawing conclusions. Are there almost zero interviews because they are not scheduling them? Also, in the official DoS visa priority tier listing, all the F-categories are in the same tier, so you really should be looking at all of them, as well as the volume of tier 1 and tier 2 to see how far down you are. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html
(My gut instinct is that it still probably faster than Islamabad - but make sure you are properly assessing the factors)

 

 

Edited August 4, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

3 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

(My gut instinct is that it still probably faster than Islamabad - but make sure you are properly assessing the factors)

That is my thinking, too.  

[Hassan2020 4]

Thank you for your advice.

There were only 4 F4 interviews in Singapore in Jun 2021 but there were 50 E1. There are not many F3/4 applications made from Singapore, that’s why it has shorter queue. I am more concerned about processing time to transfer the case. I saw in some other forums/Facebook posts that cases got transferred in one or two months. But some people also saying it can take more time. Hard to make any decision unless there is information from those who actually got their cases transferred recently. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

E1s can have national interest exception and “jump the queue ” that way, FYI. 

[Hassan2020 4]

Thanks. My case in Pakistan may take another 12 months. As you said it should still be faster if I transfer. I’ll probably give it a try. 

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

2 minutes ago, Hassan2020 said:

Thanks. My case in Pakistan may take another 12 months. As you said it should still be faster if I transfer. I’ll probably give it a try. 

Who said it should be faster?  We said it might be faster.  I think your background checks are going to take time after the interview.  That, in itself, could take longer from Singapore.  It's a gamble either way, imo. 

[Hassan2020 4]

19 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Who said it should be faster?  We said it might be faster.  I think your background checks are going to take time after the interview.  That, in itself, could take longer from Singapore.  It's a gamble either way, imo. 

Can you please elaborate the worst case scenario if I transfer the case, can it take more than 12 months for getting an IL?

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

1 hour ago, Hassan2020 said:

Can you please elaborate the worst case scenario if I transfer the case, can it take more than 12 months for getting an IL?

No one can tell you which consulate will be faster.  However, we know that ISL is not known for their speed.  You will be taking a gamble either way.  

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, Hassan2020 said:

Can you please elaborate the worst case scenario if I transfer the case, can it take more than 12 months for getting an IL?

How can anyone here possibly know that? There are so many different moving parts to work with…

[Hassan2020 4]

I just need to know one realistic possible scenario where it may take more than a year if there is no long queue at the embassy. 

[SalishSea 17,835]

9 hours ago, Hassan2020 said:

I just need to know one realistic possible scenario where it may take more than a year if there is no long queue at the embassy. 

Getting an earlier interview date may occur, but total time to visa approval would probably not be measurably faster with the AP process.   Good luck.

[Hassan2020 4]

Thank you Jorgedig. I understand your point of view. Just to share further, I have been living in Singapore for the past 12 years and I have already submitted the necessary documents from Singapore and Pakistan. I am not transferring to a completely new country that is previously not specified in my application. Kindly advise whether it is of any benefit in my case or it still doesn’t make any difference. 

[SalishSea 17,835]

16 hours ago, Hassan2020 said:

Thank you Jorgedig. I understand your point of view. Just to share further, I have been living in Singapore for the past 12 years and I have already submitted the necessary documents from Singapore and Pakistan. I am not transferring to a completely new country that is previously not specified in my application. Kindly advise whether it is of any benefit in my case or it still doesn’t make any difference. 

No one here has any way of knowing.  

 

Because Pakistan does not follow conventional criminal record-keeping, Pakistani citizens often end up in prolonged AP, regardless of where they currently live.  There is no way around this, and no way to expedite or waive it.