Paris embassy Eb immigration visa timelines

[sophie22 29]

On 4/28/2024 at 10:51 PM, zaboo26 said:

Hello everyone, is there someone eb1/eb2 who received their IL for the Paris embassy the last 3 months? There's no way to find any information about the delay for this embassy.

 

What is your priority date (PD)? Is your PD already current? I would expect the delay to be quite small, as there is not a lot of caseload in Paris anyway. There are always very few EB1/2 cases in Paris. See here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html For example, in March 2024, there were only 7 EB1 and 10 EB2 visas issued in Paris: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/MARCH 2024 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf (It's written as "E1, E2" in the table, but they are EB1 and EB2 cases, not the non-immigrant E visa.)

 

The low caseload also means the probability of finding EB1/2 people who are waiting for or recently finished their interviews in Paris on this platform is quite small. 

 

On another note, there could be some impact of the Summer Olympics on some non-immigrant visa processing, but I don't know if it impacts the immigrant visas processing, see the Question No. 10 here in this document: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/AILA/AILA Spring 2024 DOS Liaison Agenda 3-20-2024.pdf 

 (Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/department-of-state-aila-lilaison-committee-meeting-march-20-2024.html)

[zaboo26 3]

Thank you for your answer, yes my PD is current since April 1st. It's 15/12/22, DQ November 6th. Like you, I saw the numbers for March and it's more than usually so it's giving me hope.

But I talked with someone on Reddit, EB2 NIW case, he's current and waiting since December, no news from the NVC or the Embassy since... So that's makes me nervous.

 

The Olympics are quite a problem but thanks to the document you send me, it seems that they send temporary duty personnel to France to help the workflow. They will allow the Marseille and Strasbourg consulates to provide consular services, so it's a good news.

 

Family based cases seem to receive their IL nearly 2 to 3 months after being DQed. 

Even if it's the end of the journey, it's quite a long process...

[isimoes 1]

8 hours ago, sophie22 said:

 

What is your priority date (PD)? Is your PD already current? I would expect the delay to be quite small, as there is not a lot of caseload in Paris anyway. There are always very few EB1/2 cases in Paris. See here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html For example, in March 2024, there were only 7 EB1 and 10 EB2 visas issued in Paris: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/MARCH 2024 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf (It's written as "E1, E2" in the table, but they are EB1 and EB2 cases, not the non-immigrant E visa.)

 

The low caseload also means the probability of finding EB1/2 people who are waiting for or recently finished their interviews in Paris on this platform is quite small. 

 

On another note, there could be some impact of the Summer Olympics on some non-immigrant visa processing, but I don't know if it impacts the immigrant visas processing, see the Question No. 10 here in this document: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/AILA/AILA Spring 2024 DOS Liaison Agenda 3-20-2024.pdf 

 (Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/department-of-state-aila-lilaison-committee-meeting-march-20-2024.html)

 

Hello, I am from portugal and I am current and my DQ is 3 July 2023, I am waiting IL!

[sophie22 29]

18 hours ago, zaboo26 said:

Thank you for your answer, yes my PD is current since April 1st. It's 15/12/22, DQ November 6th. Like you, I saw the numbers for March and it's more than usually so it's giving me hope.

But I talked with someone on Reddit, EB2 NIW case, he's current and waiting since December, no news from the NVC or the Embassy since... So that's makes me nervous.

 

The Olympics are quite a problem but thanks to the document you send me, it seems that they send temporary duty personnel to France to help the workflow. They will allow the Marseille and Strasbourg consulates to provide consular services, so it's a good news.

 

Family based cases seem to receive their IL nearly 2 to 3 months after being DQed. 

Even if it's the end of the journey, it's quite a long process...

 

I see. It's good to know about the NIW case on Reddit you mentioned, December to today is 4 ~ 5 months, that's quite a long delay. Do you know what this person's case status is? If the case status is still "At NVC", that means NVC still hasn't sent his/her case to the embassy yet, in this case, maybe you can suggest to him/her to contact NVC (via the NVC public inquiry form) to ask why. It could be due to some mistakes by NVC (for example not realizing the case's PD is current). 

 

If the status is "In transit" it means it's being sent to the embassy. 

 

If the status is "Ready", it means the case is already sent to the embassy and ready for scheduling an interview, then the delay is due to the embassy. If this is the case, then that is indeed worrying. Perhaps it's worth contacting the Paris Embassy (I found the contact us page: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-fr/iv/information/contact_us But I'm not sure if they will reply). 

Edited May 2 by sophie22

[sophie22 29]

15 hours ago, isimoes said:

 

Hello, I am from portugal and I am current and my DQ is 3 July 2023, I am waiting IL!

Oh wow, that's a long wait. What's your category? Is it family-based or employment-based? And, what is your case status? Is it "At NVC" or "Ready"? If it's the former, it means your case is still at NVC, and NVC has not sent your case to the embassy yet, in this case, maybe you should contact NVC to ask about it and remind them to do the transfer. (I assume your PD is current because if not, your case will stay at NVC)

 

If it's "Ready", then it's at the embassy, and then the delay is because of the embassy, then this is not so good, perhaps try contacting the embassy?

Edited May 2 by sophie22

[isimoes 1]

4 minutes ago, sophie22 said:

Oh wow, that's a long wait. What's your category? Is it family-based or employment-based? And, what is your case status? Is it "At NVC" or "Ready"? If it's the former, it means your case is still at NVC, and NVC has not sent your case to the embassy yet, in this case, maybe you should contact NVC to ask about it and remind them to do the transfer. (I assume your PD is current because if not, your case will stay at NVC)

 

If it's "Ready", then it's at the embassy, and then the delay is because of the embassy, then this is not so good, perhaps try contacting the embassy?

 

My category is EB2-NIW and it's still at the NVC. I sent an inquiry to the NVC today, let's see what they will say.

[sophie22 29]

1 minute ago, isimoes said:

 

My category is EB2-NIW and it's still at the NVC. I sent an inquiry to the NVC today, let's see what they will say.

 

I see. Then it must be some mistake of the NVC. As soon as your PD is current, they should send your case to the embassy. After the embassy receives your case, they will start scheduling your interview. 

[Crazy Cat 41,851]

4 hours ago, sophie22 said:

 

I see. Then it must be some mistake of the NVC. As soon as your PD is current, they should send your case to the embassy. After the embassy receives your case, they will start scheduling your interview. 

Are you sure that the consulate schedules the interview?

Employment-Based Immigrant Visas (state.gov)

"Once the NVC determines the file is complete with all the required documents, they schedule the applicant’s interview appointment. NVC then sends the file, containing the applicant’s petition and the documents listed above, to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where the applicant will be interviewed for a visa."

[zaboo26 3]

6 hours ago, sophie22 said:

 

I see. It's good to know about the NIW case on Reddit you mentioned, December to today is 4 ~ 5 months, that's quite a long delay. Do you know what this person's case status is? If the case status is still "At NVC", that means NVC still hasn't sent his/her case to the embassy yet, in this case, maybe you can suggest to him/her to contact NVC (via the NVC public inquiry form) to ask why. It could be due to some mistakes by NVC (for example not realizing the case's PD is current). 

 

If the status is "In transit" it means it's being sent to the embassy. 

 

If the status is "Ready", it means the case is already sent to the embassy and ready for scheduling an interview, then the delay is due to the embassy. If this is the case, then that is indeed worrying. Perhaps it's worth contacting the Paris Embassy (I found the contact us page: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-fr/iv/information/contact_us But I'm not sure if they will reply). 

About the case that I mentioned before, this guy told me that his PD is July 2021. He wait a long time for the answer and got RFE so finally he became DQ in December 2023. I told him to try to contact the NVC or ask for an expedite but he can't. 

 

About my case, it still said At NVC. I read somewhere that NVC need around 7 weeks after being DQed to contact the Embassy. I agree with you it's always a good idea to contact the NVC to remind them that your case is still pending.

[zaboo26 3]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Are you sure that the consulate schedules the interview?

Employment-Based Immigrant Visas (state.gov)

"Once the NVC determines the file is complete with all the required documents, they schedule the applicant’s interview appointment. NVC then sends the file, containing the applicant’s petition and the documents listed above, to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where the applicant will be interviewed for a visa."

 

I think you're right, I find this on the NVC contact page for immigrant visa : 

 

 

Interviews

The U.S. Embassy or Consulate tells NVC which dates they are holding interviews. NVC fills these appointments on a first-in, first-out basis and cannot predict when an interview will be scheduled.

Once complete, your case will remain at NVC until an appointment is scheduled, at which time we will send it to the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate. We will notify the applicant, petitioner, and attorney (if applicable) when an appointment is scheduled.

[sophie22 29]

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Are you sure that the consulate schedules the interview?

Employment-Based Immigrant Visas (state.gov)

"Once the NVC determines the file is complete with all the required documents, they schedule the applicant’s interview appointment. NVC then sends the file, containing the applicant’s petition and the documents listed above, to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where the applicant will be interviewed for a visa."

I see. Then I must have misunderstood. I remember seeing a post saying their case status changed to "In transit" before they received the interview letter, that's why I had the impression that the interview scheduling happens after the case is sent to the embassy. I guess then, the correct order should be: one receives the interview letter from NVC while the case status remains "At NVC" ->  case status then changes to "In transit" ->  finally to "Ready"?  

 

 

Edited May 2 by sophie22

[sophie22 29]

1 hour ago, zaboo26 said:

About the case that I mentioned before, this guy told me that his PD is July 2021. He wait a long time for the answer and got RFE so finally he became DQ in December 2023. I told him to try to contact the NVC or ask for an expedite but he can't. 

 

About my case, it still said At NVC. I read somewhere that NVC need around 7 weeks after being DQed to contact the Embassy. I agree with you it's always a good idea to contact the NVC to remind them that your case is still pending.

I see. Is that guy also waiting for an interview in Paris? Hopefully, this one case doesn't reflect a general trend.

 

7 weeks seems not too bad, keep us posted if you receive the interview letter, I hope it'll come soon!

[zaboo26 3]

Some updates, I send an email to the NVC las week, asking if my case was on the queue for an interview.

In fact, it was more to remind them that my case is waiting for an interview.

I received today an email nearly the same I received when I was DQ, but this time it's written : 

The next communication you receive from NVC will be either a notice that your appointment is scheduled, or if an appointment is not scheduled within the next 60 days, we will send a notice confirming that your case is still in line for an interview.

So a classic that other people waiting received.

Maybe I will try to contact the embassy next...

Edited May 7 by zaboo26
wrong word

[isimoes 1]

2 hours ago, zaboo26 said:

Some updates, I send an email to the NVC las week, asking if my case was on the queue for an interview.

In fact, it was more to remind them that my case is waiting for an interview.

I received today an email nearly the same I received when I was DQ, but this time it's written : 

The next communication you receive from NVC will be either a notice that your appointment is scheduled, or if an appointment is not scheduled within the next 60 days, we will send a notice confirming that your case is still in line for an interview.

So a classic that other people waiting received.

Maybe I will try to contact the embassy next...

I received the same email from NVC. Maybe at the embassy someone can tell what DQ date are taking interview now.

[zaboo26 3]

Did you sent an email to the embassy also?