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[Zin-Zin 21]

We submitted our paperwork in Taiwan. 

We are currently in France, my wife's home country. 

I sent a request to change interview location along with the biographic info of my wife's French passport just about a month ago. 

I just received notice that we have been denied the change in location. 

According to the email, "

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Dear Sir/Madam:

 

We are unable to reassign this case to a different U.S. Embassy/Consulate General without additional information. (removed) is eligible to process in one of the following countries:

 

·          (removed) country of citizenship

·           (remvoved) country of residence (the address and proof of residency must be submitted.)

·           (remvoed) country of last residence if he or she is currently residing in the United States

 

The requested country either does not fall into one of the above categories or insufficient proof of eligibility has been furnished to enable processing in that country.

 

You may resubmit your request with proof of eligibility to the National Visa Center if you wish to process at the requested U.S. Embassy/Consulate General.  Possible proof includes the following: a copy of a government issued document such as birth certificate, valid passport, valid work visa, identity card or landed immigrant card. 

 

 

So the bio page of her passport is NOT sufficient evidence of her citizenship to France? 

How do I move forward? 

 

Edited May 15, 2022 by Ontarkie
edited to removed personal information

[Redro 4,611]

1 hour ago, Zin-Zin said:

We submitted our paperwork in Taiwan. 

We are currently in France, my wife's home country. 

I sent a request to change interview location along with the biographic info of my wife's French passport just about a month ago. 

I just received notice that we have been denied the change in location. 

According to the email, "

 

So the bio page of her passport is NOT sufficient evidence of her citizenship to France? 

How do I move forward? 

 

Forgive this question but: 

Did you upload the passport page to the relevant section of CEAC? I believe there is a section called "proof of residency" or something similar. 

As you provided that information in the email I would also call NVC and tell them your wife is French. 

If you have another type of proof of residency like an ID card I would upload that... 

 

Edited May 11, 2022 by ROK2USA

[Zin-Zin 21]

2 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Forgive this question but: 

Did you upload the passport page to the relevant section of CEAC? I believe there is a section called "proof of residency" or something similar. 

 

Yes, that's all done, but the response isn't from that. 

To change interview locations you have to go through the NVC inquiry page, which I did and attached her passport there. 

[Redro 4,611]

2 minutes ago, Zin-Zin said:

Yes, that's all done, but the response isn't from that. 

To change interview locations you have to go through the NVC inquiry page, which I did and attached her passport there. 

I would call NVC. They have been known to reject the correct documentation. 

 

Did you also include the address you are staying at in France ...? just reading the instructions and trying to figure out what more you can do... 

They say you should "provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility "

[Zin-Zin 21]

Just now, ROK2USA said:

I would call NVC. They have been known to reject the correct documentation. 

 

Did you also include the address you are staying at in France ...? just reading the instructions and trying to figure out what more you can do... 

They say you should "provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility "

I didn't. Could you link me to that, please?

[Redro 4,611]

2 minutes ago, Zin-Zin said:

I didn't. Could you link me to that, please?

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp13

If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements.  Note that transferring your case might not result in immediate processing as cases are processed in order based on the date the case became documentarily qualified. 

 

 

[Redro 4,611]

19 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp13

If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements.  Note that transferring your case might not result in immediate processing as cases are processed in order based on the date the case became documentarily qualified. 

 

 

One would think citizenship should suffice... even in your OP they did not mention an address was required in the denial.  

Hopefully that is the error. If you feel like waiting on the phone I would give NVC a call just to confirm. 

[Zin-Zin 21]

2 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

One would think citizenship should suffice... even in your OP they did not mention an address was required in the denial.  

Hopefully that is the error. If you feel like waiting on the phone I would give NVC a call just to confirm. 

I am going to and see what happens. 

We will expedite, well, we wanted to, but now...I read somewhere about someone submitting an interview change AND an expedite request at the same time through the expedite email AND getting approved. Not sure if it's worth to try that or not. 

[Zin-Zin 21]

I was just denied a request for a change of interview location. 

We have been waiting a month for the response and we want to request to expedite. 

So now we have to reapply and wait another month for their response. 

Is it possible to request an expedite and a change of location at the same time through the expedite-request email address? I read here that someone did do this and it was successful. 

[Zin-Zin 21]

3 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

One would think citizenship should suffice... even in your OP they did not mention an address was required in the denial.  

Hopefully that is the error. If you feel like waiting on the phone I would give NVC a call just to confirm. 

So just got off the phone....the lady said it was because I didn't include a signed and scanned letter. 

[Redro 4,611]

17 minutes ago, Zin-Zin said:

So just got off the phone....the lady said it was because I didn't include a signed and scanned letter. 

Wow! Not even in the refusal. Good thing you called~ 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

1 hour ago, Zin-Zin said:

I was just denied a request for a change of interview location. 

We have been waiting a month for the response and we want to request to expedite. 

So now we have to reapply and wait another month for their response. 

Is it possible to request an expedite and a change of location at the same time through the expedite-request email address? I read here that someone did do this and it was successful. 

You can request anything.  However, why do you think the new location request would be granted this time?

[Rocio0010 5,579]

2 hours ago, Zin-Zin said:

I was just denied a request for a change of interview location. 

What was the reason of the request and the reason for the denial?

 

2 hours ago, Zin-Zin said:

Is it possible to request an expedite and a change of location at the same time through the expedite-request email address? I read here that someone did do this and it was successful. 

You're sort of answering your question...

[Redro 4,611]

24 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

You can request anything.  However, why do you think the new location request would be granted this time?

OP didn't provide all the required documentation. 

[Zin-Zin 21]

29 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Wow! Not even in the refusal. Good thing you called~ 

It sounds like total BS honestly. She couldn't point me to any official guidance that said you have to print, sign, and scan the letter. She had no idea why they refused it. At first, she said maybe they didn't get the passport because it was too many megabytes.