Embassy Assigned to Us doesn't want to take us

[BenNomad 88]

35 minutes ago, MasterCarrot said:

Maybe you might know more but how long or fast does it take to get an interview in Jerusalem? If we transfer our case now will we be able to get there in 2 months for an interview?

That is discussed in the thread below. You have to schedule yourself after getting the transfer accepted. 

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/796677-case-transfer-to-jerusalem-worked-merged-threads/?do=findComment&comment=10894953

[MasterCarrot 9]

9 hours ago, BenNomad said:

That is discussed in the thread below. You have to schedule yourself after getting the transfer accepted. 

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/796677-case-transfer-to-jerusalem-worked-merged-threads/?do=findComment&comment=10894953

We emailed Jerusalem and they said that they would accepted our case but asked us to confirm before they did that we really want to transfer. They warned that it could take a few months just to transfer the case and once transfered they won't send it to another embassy, and that there could be delays in Isreali and that basically it can be expensive. So I think we'll give it a few days/maybe until next Friday and see if any other Embassy responds or if our congressman gets back to us. 

[BenNomad 88]

2 hours ago, MasterCarrot said:

We emailed Jerusalem and they said that they would accepted our case but asked us to confirm before they did that we really want to transfer. They warned that it could take a few months just to transfer the case and once transfered they won't send it to another embassy, and that there could be delays in Isreali and that basically it can be expensive. So I think we'll give it a few days/maybe until next Friday and see if any other Embassy responds or if our congressman gets back to us. 

Interesting and very considerate on their part to give you a warning. Other people's cases were transferred without being asked for confirmation or at least nobody mentioned it here. Well, that's good news overall, you (and others like me) have a way out at least. Hurray! But it is a pill to swallow financially with potential months of waiting. Sounds maybe like a good cause crowdfunding 😁

 

[MasterCarrot 9]

11 hours ago, BenNomad said:

Interesting and very considerate on their part to give you a warning. Other people's cases were transferred without being asked for confirmation or at least nobody mentioned it here. Well, that's good news overall, you (and others like me) have a way out at least. Hurray! But it is a pill to swallow financially with potential months of waiting. Sounds maybe like a good cause crowdfunding 😁

 

Yeah for us that just leaves the issue with the passport. If we go the Isreal route than we better get lucky and the whole process takes less than a month or two to transfer and that we can get an interview by January 25th. 

Im kinda scared to test my luck after the last week.  

[MasterCarrot 9]

13 hours ago, BenNomad said:

Interesting and very considerate on their part to give you a warning. Other people's cases were transferred without being asked for confirmation or at least nobody mentioned it here. Well, that's good news overall, you (and others like me) have a way out at least. Hurray! But it is a pill to swallow financially with potential months of waiting. Sounds maybe like a good cause crowdfunding 😁

 

So some more information that I have found. I've been reading telegram group chats with russian, belarusian, and ukrianians and I've gathered some information. Transferring your case from an embassy to Isreali takes about an average of 1.5 - 2 months, if your case is in NVC it'll be a much faster transfer, it also looks like spouse visas are transfered a little faster than k1 visa, and then another 1 - 2 months (this is really dependent on luck and your ability to find an open slot, there has also been someone who got their congressman to get them a closer appt time) for your interview. Also, it looks like a pretty even split with people who get their passports back within a week and those within 3 weeks. I read about half a year of telegram chats and there were only 2 people rejected at the border, otherwise some people get questioned for a few hours, and some just go through without any issues. 

[BenNomad 88]

1 hour ago, MasterCarrot said:

Yeah for us that just leaves the issue with the passport. If we go the Isreal route than we better get lucky and the whole process takes less than a month or two to transfer and that we can get an interview by January 25th. 

Im kinda scared to test my luck after the last week.  

Is Jerusalem aware of your passport issue? I was just reading their interview checklist and it says a minimum 8 month validity is required. Surely they would make an exception in your case though. Keep in mind that next weekend is the Jewish New Year and the Embassy may be closed at the end of the week. Not sure exactly when they are open normally. The work week in Israel is Sun-Thurs.

 

 

[MasterCarrot 9]

4 minutes ago, BenNomad said:

Is Jerusalem aware of your passport issue? I was just reading their interview checklist and it says a minimum 8 month validity is required. Surely they would make an exception in your case though. Keep in mind that next weekend is the Jewish New Year and the Embassy may be closed at the end of the week. Not sure exactly when they are open normally. The work week in Israel is Sun-Thurs.

 

 

😭 why does an immigrant visa even need that much validity this makes no sense. I'll email them tomorrow to see what they say. 

 

Edit: it does say "to get a full validity visa," maybe if it's less than 8 months you just get a visa which expires faster? So maybe instead of 6 months to enter you get 2 months or something. Anyways, I hope that's the case. 

Edited September 9, 2023 by MasterCarrot

[MasterCarrot 9]

Update: today the medical hospital messaged us that the embassy emailed them that the US embassy got back to them again and said we can schedule an appointment. I haven't gotten an email from the US embassy but asked the hospital if they're sure that the US embassy said that and they told us that they were emailed today and registered us for a medical on the 25th. I'm hoping we get an email from Jakarta soon as well. 

[TBoneTX 45,289]

1 hour ago, MasterCarrot said:

the US embassy got back to them again and said we can schedule an appointment

This sounds promising.  Fingers crossed.  Please keep us closely apprised.

[millefleur 5,046]

14 hours ago, MasterCarrot said:

Update: today the medical hospital messaged us that the embassy emailed them that the US embassy got back to them again and said we can schedule an appointment. I haven't gotten an email from the US embassy but asked the hospital if they're sure that the US embassy said that and they told us that they were emailed today and registered us for a medical on the 25th. I'm hoping we get an email from Jakarta soon as well. 

Good news! Really hope this works out. Your case has been one of the most frustrating and baffling I've seen here on the RUB forum.

[MasterCarrot 9]

Update: Looks like we are transferring our case to Isreali. We can't get in touch with Jakarta and our congressman also isn't getting responses either. Got an update yesterday and it looks like our case was returned to nvc or at least thats what the status shows as. 

[MasterCarrot 9]

On 9/9/2023 at 5:14 PM, BenNomad said:

Is Jerusalem aware of your passport issue? I was just reading their interview checklist and it says a minimum 8 month validity is required. Surely they would make an exception in your case though. Keep in mind that next weekend is the Jewish New Year and the Embassy may be closed at the end of the week. Not sure exactly when they are open normally. The work week in Israel is Sun-Thurs.

 

 

So I've been reading about this issue and it looks like the 8 month requirement isn't a hardcore requirement (22 CFR 42.64) basically from my understanding the important part is the 2 months before expiration of the passport so if you have less than 8 months of validity you'll be given a visa that isn't the full 6 months they usually give. I emailed Isreali asking for clarity about this but haven't gotten a reply yet but maybe this info will help someone someday. 

Edited September 13, 2023 by MasterCarrot

[BenNomad 88]

2 hours ago, MasterCarrot said:

So I've been reading about this issue and it looks like the 8 month requirement isn't a hardcore requirement (22 CFR 42.64) basically from my understanding the important part is the 2 months before expiration of the passport so if you have less than 8 months of validity you'll be given a visa that isn't the full 6 months they usually give. I emailed Isreali asking for clarity about this but haven't gotten a reply yet but maybe this info will help someone someday. 

That makes sense. 

Sorry to hear about your case apparently going back to the NVC. I thought the hospital in Jakarta had contacted you on Monday with good news!

I emailed a transfer request to Jerusalem Monday morning and haven't got a reply yet. Maybe they are out this week. Is this the email you've been using: JerusalemIVInquiries@state.gov ?

 

[MasterCarrot 9]

9 hours ago, BenNomad said:

That makes sense. 

Sorry to hear about your case apparently going back to the NVC. I thought the hospital in Jakarta had contacted you on Monday with good news!

I emailed a transfer request to Jerusalem Monday morning and haven't got a reply yet. Maybe they are out this week. Is this the email you've been using: JerusalemIVInquiries@state.gov ?

 

Yeah I guess Jakarta just loves causing people issues good things we figured out that they're not taking us. 

This is the email which Jerusalem got back to us from: jerusalemivinquiries@state.gov

[MasterCarrot 9]

13 hours ago, BenNomad said:

That makes sense. 

Sorry to hear about your case apparently going back to the NVC. I thought the hospital in Jakarta had contacted you on Monday with good news!

I emailed a transfer request to Jerusalem Monday morning and haven't got a reply yet. Maybe they are out this week. Is this the email you've been using: JerusalemIVInquiries@state.gov ?

 

We used the same email but they haven't responded this week yet...last week they would reply pretty quickly though maybe it's because of the upcoming holidays? Don't lose hope they will definitely take your case. Everything just seems to move at snail speed at the government level.