Exceptional circumstances - will employer be contacted?

[shadypinesma 1]

I am able to get a letter regarding relocation of my position back to the US (currently live in Italy).

 

However, my employer does not wish to be contacted by the government/involved beyond this. Will she be contacted?

 

Thanks!

[saksnoot 31]

Wow, annoying from the employer considering they want you to relocate quickly but won’t even deal with a phone call or email from DoS that will just likely ask them to confirm the job offer or authenticity of the letter you provide.

 

In any case, London doesn’t seem to contact employers and from what I’ve seen on VJ, various consulates don’t seem to contact employers. They just ask for the documentation to prove the job offer and that it’s short notice. I’d feel reasonably confident that the employer won’t be contacted.

 

As for chances of accepting you for DCF, that really depends on your specific case and the consular section in question. Some are quite liberal with it these days, while others offer basically no appointments for anything. Good luck

[shadypinesma 1]

I know! But what can ya do? I'll provide the employment letter. 

Do you have any idea of what constitutes short notice? My employment is slated to start on March 1st. The problem is that the consulate(s) don't answer e-mails in a timely fashion, so it could be February 28th before I even hear from them.