Appointment interview

[jake natac 1]

How long does it usually take,to get an appointment interview in the Philippines after recieving an email of approval from NVC?

[Chancy 6,241]

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17 hours ago, jake natac said:

email of approval from NVC

 

Do you mean the NVC email that says "Documentarily Qualified" (DQ)?  Unless expedited, your case will only be scheduled for interview after getting DQ.  In my case, I got my interview letter 3 weeks after my case DQ date.  That was mid-2021.

 

[jake natac 1]

Yes that's what i meant,i recieved that email already.So should i expect 3 weeks after getting DQ?

[Chancy 6,241]

On 5/9/2022 at 10:57 PM, jake natac said:

i recieved that email already.So should i expect 3 weeks after getting DQ?

 

As with every step in US immigration, timeframes are never guaranteed.  Another VJ member reported recently that they did not get their spouse visa interview schedule from Manila after 2 months from DQ.

 

[jake natac 1]

Was this just recently?Thank you for your answers.

[Chancy 6,241]

2 hours ago, jake natac said:

Was this just recently?

 

Sorry, correction about the other member's case -- it was IR2, not IR1.  More details on this topic in the thread below --

 

 

[Steve2022 41]

I do not think you should expect 3 weeks.   First of all, it depends what kind of visa you're interviewing for, which you didn't tell us.   The fastest commonly encountered visa would be the spousal, yet recently (a few weeks ago) it took 4 months after DQ for us to get the interview letter on our IR1 visa.   I think they may process spouses of veterans or service members faster, and other civil servants, but this is pure speculation, I don't know that they do this.   Rapidvisa, our agent, told us back in December that it was taking 1-5 months right now.   Other people on this forum have reported that recently (last couple of years) they got their interview letter for spousal visa in 1 month only after DQ.   During the pandemic, they had suspended processing of fiance visas and most other visas, so they had more time to focus on spousal.  Now, they're processing all kinds of visas again, so there will be a backlog they're trying to get through. 

Edited May 12, 2022 by Steve2022