Only EB1/EB2 update on NVC (DQ, IL)

[Leo The Great 137]

On 11/21/2023 at 9:44 AM, azzz said:

Hi All,

 

I had my interview today in Almaty, it went well enough. The CO was very friendly and asked many different questions to confirm my eligibility, but slightly limited me in answering by asking the next question, so I missed some points that looked important to me.
 
In the end, I was informed about the administrative processing required with the white slip 221(g) requesting my CV and the list of publications, despite the fact they were both included as the exhibits to the petition (I did it myself, without an attorney, so sure it contains everything needed). I pointed to that fact as they were laying in front of the CO, but got the expected answer that I should send them by e-mail in MS Word format anyway (not in pdf to make further copy/paste easier!). Moreover, all exhibits to my petition (more than 600 pages) were returned to me after the interview; only the petition itself and some civil documents copies I sent to NVC stayed at the Consulate.

I sent the requested data to the Consulate a few minutes later from the hotel, and now it seems long months of waiting have begun...

 

Good luck to everyone!

 

Your educational background or work experience may be in TAL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Alert_List#:~:text=The Technology Alert List (TAL,nontransfer of U.S.-held technologies.) that is why were flagged by system and consulate requested Resume from you.  Not sure about your consulate but Montreal consulate takes few months to year to clear the AP cases 

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jV7rzX2eCRVoEDRhOtN9a6hDoHRLNEf1P3ZGZbQ0_Dc/edit#gid=0

Edited November 23, 2023 by Leo The Great

[azzz 19]

8 hours ago, Leo The Great said:

Your educational background or work experience may be in TAL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Alert_List#:~:text=The Technology Alert List (TAL,nontransfer of U.S.-held technologies.) that is why were flagged by system and consulate requested Resume from you.  Not sure about your consulate but Montreal consulate takes few months to year to clear the AP cases 

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jV7rzX2eCRVoEDRhOtN9a6hDoHRLNEf1P3ZGZbQ0_Dc/edit#gid=0

Actually I was almost sure it will happen, since yes, I am an exec business manager and a software developer (at the same time), with cybersecurity education, doing AI programming, from Russia and so on. Suppose I hit TAL flags at least twice if not more. The sad thing, that full CV is attached as Exhibit #1 with my Petition, so they had the opporunity to check everything many times, considering I was waiting for an interview since May. But the process is process, seems nobody really touched it before the interview.

 

The only thing I hoped to avoid it is 15+ years of working for US IT global company and a lot of B1/B2 visas and travels over years, every time issued without any delays and APs.

 

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by azzz

[Leo The Great 137]

4 hours ago, azzz said:

Actually I was almost sure it will happen, since yes, I am an exec business manager and a software developer (at the same time), with cybersecurity education, doing AI programming, from Russia and so on. Suppose I hit TAL flags at least twice if not more. The sad thing, that full CV is attached as Exhibit #1 with my Petition, so they had the opporunity to check everything many times, considering I was waiting for an interview since May. But the process is process, seems nobody really touched it before the interview.

 

The only thing I hoped to avoid it is 15+ years of working for US IT global company and a lot of B1/B2 visas and travels over years, every time issued without any delays and APs.

 

 

>>The sad thing, that full CV is attached as Exhibit #1 with my Petition

Even if you provide resume during interview, CO ask to wait for the email and reply in that email. That is very common.

CO may not be very technical to understand your education/work experience related to TAL (cybersecurity, may be AI is also added recently). May be they forwarded your resume to DC office for clearance.

Asking for resume is something that was introduced in 2016/2017 or may be earlier. The visa has annotation like "Clearance received on <date>" .

Hoping your case will be resolved quickly as they did not ask for DS-5535

Edited November 23, 2023 by Leo The Great

[azzz 19]

2 hours ago, Leo The Great said:

>>The sad thing, that full CV is attached as Exhibit #1 with my Petition

Even if you provide resume during interview, CO ask to wait for the email and reply in that email. That is very common.

CO may not be very technical to understand your education/work experience related to TAL (cybersecurity, may be AI is also added recently). May be they forwarded your resume to DC office for clearance.

Asking for resume is something that was introduced in 2016/2017 or may be earlier. The visa has annotation like "Clearance received on <date>" .

Hoping your case will be resolved quickly as they did not ask for DS-5535

For sure the CO might not be an industry professional most likely, and it is why I attached the CV as the first exhibit to my petition, so USCIS guys or anyone on the way before the interview were able to review it.

I asked him about administrarive processing location - will it be in the Consulate or in DC and got the direct answer - "definetely in DC".

Anyway, the main part is done, and according to the russian forums, some guys with EB1/EB2 with CV requested during the interview are waiting for 6-8-12-18 months already, only a few got the approval right after the interview.

[Luis M 37]

Finally, Interview set for 8 Ja.

 

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 rescheduled to 08/01/23	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	11/16/23		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo
@Laulau	Eb2	10/20/2022	11/03/2023	waiting	Waiting	Bogota
@Aanuoluwa	EB2	07/27/2023	11/07/2023		Waiting	Johannesburg

[Rainbow Aligator 29]

On 11/24/2023 at 12:25 AM, Luis M said:

Finally, Interview set for 8 Ja.

 

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 rescheduled to 08/01/23	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	11/16/23		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo
@Laulau	Eb2	10/20/2022	11/03/2023	waiting	Waiting	Bogota
@Aanuoluwa	EB2	07/27/2023	11/07/2023		Waiting	Johannesburg

 

 

 

Interesting, I wonder if dates for London have gone out yet or you are first because you're being rescheduled? Congrats! What a relief. 

[Luis M 37]

7 hours ago, Rainbow Aligator said:

 

 

 

Interesting, I wonder if dates for London have gone out yet or you are first because you're being rescheduled? Congrats! What a relief. 

I schedule it myself through the embassy's  appointment  website.

[appleblossom 2,329]

On 11/26/2023 at 7:18 PM, Luis M said:

I schedule it myself through the embassy's  appointment  website.

That’s strange, never heard of that for an IV before, only for NIV’s. Wonder why they made you do it that way? 
 

Edit - never mind, just realised you cancelled your first scheduled interview date & rescheduled. That makes sense now! 😂

Edited November 28, 2023 by appleblossom

[Luis M 37]

18 hours ago, appleblossom said:

That’s strange, never heard of that for an IV before, only for NIV’s. Wonder why they made you do it that way? 
 

Edit - never mind, just realised you cancelled your first scheduled interview date & rescheduled. That makes sense now! 😂

Exactly 💯 

[mohamedaali2 3]

On 11/21/2023 at 4:44 PM, azzz said:

Hi All,

 

I had my interview today in Almaty, it went well enough. The CO was very friendly and asked many different questions to confirm my eligibility, but slightly limited me in answering by asking the next question, so I missed some points that looked important to me.
 
In the end, I was informed about the administrative processing required with the white slip 221(g) requesting my CV and the list of publications, despite the fact they were both included as the exhibits to the petition (I did it myself, without an attorney, so sure it contains everything needed). I pointed to that fact as they were laying in front of the CO, but got the expected answer that I should send them by e-mail in MS Word format anyway (not in pdf to make further copy/paste easier!). Moreover, all exhibits to my petition (more than 600 pages) were returned to me after the interview; only the petition itself and some civil documents copies I sent to NVC stayed at the Consulate.

I sent the requested data to the Consulate a few minutes later from the hotel, and now it seems long months of waiting have begun...

 

Good luck to everyone!

 

 

Thanks for sharing this information. I think it is usually taking 3-5 months. Can you share with us what is your specialty or field of research?

[azzz 19]

6 hours ago, mohamedaali2 said:

Thanks for sharing this information. I think it is usually taking 3-5 months. Can you share with us what is your specialty or field of research?

Economics and management in Mechanical Engineering and second is Computer Software information security. Both fall into STEM. No scholarly activities, articles, or research. 

 

[Nulasco 2]

On 11/4/2023 at 7:37 AM, Aanuoluwa said:

@appleblossom 

23 Jul 23: Submitted I 140 with premium processing 
27 Jul 23: I 140 Approved 
23 Aug 23: Welcome letter received
19 Oct 23: DS 260 submitted

Awaiting DQ 

I can see the waiting queue. All the best to us.

How long it takes after DQ to get an interview at the Johannesburg consulate?

Your PD is not current yet. 

[snm2212 82]

What a movement. Finally our turn. 

[Damiores 19]

On 11/27/2023 at 3:18 AM, Luis M said:

I schedule it myself through the embassy's  appointment  website.

Congratulations on the arrival of your baby, as I remember you said you cannot attend interview in Oct because your wife was due then.

How did you manage to add your new child to the application and visa processing. Did you have to send documents to NVC and pay the DS-260 fee?

 

[snm2212 82]

40 minutes ago, Damiores said:

Congratulations on the arrival of your baby, as I remember you said you cannot attend interview in Oct because your wife was due then.

How did you manage to add your new child to the application and visa processing. Did you have to send documents to NVC and pay the DS-260 fee?

 

I will be having the same situation. I might get interview letter before Jan 10. Perhaps will be scheduled to feb 20-30. But we will be delivering the child around Jan 15. I too wanna know how it works so i can prepare ahead. Hope foe your suggestions