Is US Embassy open at all for interviews ?

[Yareth 58]

3 hours ago, Skyyy said:

is this Visa Appointment Wait Time estimate available for immigrant visa category also?

No, it isn't. 

[hplusj 135]

10 hours ago, durden2128 said:

No she was just gonna check it out first - but clearly she lied and theres no tourist visa interviews at all in Kiev according to that site ….. which means who know where all my money has been going …….

I'm just going to go out on a limb and point out that the visa process, particularly at the embassy phase, IS quite confusing.  Add to the fact that Kyiv has its own topical issues.

You're very concerned with your fiancee... girlfriend, whatever you'd like to call her-- lying to you, when she might well be trying to navigate all of this as best she can.  You say you want to give her the benefit of the doubt, that's what that looks like: trying to assist her by doing some research, but coming in prepared to discover she's a fraud is really not a solid foundation for a marriage.

If you two have these levels of mistrust in each other's intentions at this stage, I think it's pretty safe to say, don't get married. 

Edited May 29 by hplusj
added the 'girlfriend' distinction

[Boiler 45,449]

Did she go to Warsaw and was refused.

 

Applying for a Tourist visa is very simple.

 

 

[durden2128 4]

I got her and daughter tickets for Warsaw , flights for both to US , and a few days beforehand she said mysteriously oh I can do Kiev now its much closer and available. So she was denied then for tourist visa and told she needed to reapply as fiance visa ( which we both dont want just yet ) and i paid for a 2nd interview which is supposedly on August 2nd in Kiev . Of course I have no solid proof of any of this she said have some trust in her or find someone else 🤷‍♂️. 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

7 minutes ago, durden2128 said:

( which we both dont want just yet )

Why is that? 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

10 minutes ago, durden2128 said:

So she was denied then for tourist visa and told she needed to reapply as fiance visa

So, now, she is trying for another tourist visa?  Why would you think she will succeed this time?

Edited May 29 by Crazy Cat

[SalishSea 17,804]

30 minutes ago, durden2128 said:

I got her and daughter tickets for Warsaw , flights for both to US , and a few days beforehand she said mysteriously oh I can do Kiev now its much closer and available. So she was denied then for tourist visa and told she needed to reapply as fiance visa ( which we both dont want just yet ) and i paid for a 2nd interview which is supposedly on August 2nd in Kiev . Of course I have no solid proof of any of this she said have some trust in her or find someone else 🤷‍♂️. 

NEVER purchase flights to the U.S. before the visa is in hand.   

[SalishSea 17,804]

33 minutes ago, durden2128 said:

I got her and daughter tickets for Warsaw , flights for both to US , and a few days beforehand she said mysteriously oh I can do Kiev now it’s much closer and available. So she was denied then for tourist visa and told she needed to reapply as fiance visa ( which we both dont want just yet ) and i paid for a 2nd interview which is supposedly on August 2nd in Kiev . Of course I have no solid proof of any of this she said have some trust in her or find someone else 🤷‍♂️. 

She was denied for immigrant intent.  Unless something has changed to strengthen her ties to home (US bf= weak ties to home), she’ll be denied again.

 

You will probably need to go there to visit, and you should absolutely spend much more time in person before submitting a petition for a fiancé visa.

[durden2128 4]

Its the only way . Its a tourist visa she has to show proof of return or its auto denial . She was still denied regardless of tickets . All im trying to find out is embassy in Kiev open for Tourist visas or not . That page showed closed . But her “appointment “ she said was scheduled for August 2nd in kiev - not Warsaw . Trying again for tourist visa because this time she isn’t mentioning my name at ALL and buying flights through her mothers bank account not mine . Again absolutely NOT wanting to get engaged to another foreign woman just yet so thats not an option im considering at all at this time . 

[Boiler 45,449]

You realize the Consulate says not to buy tickets until visas are issued 

Edited May 29 by Boiler

[durden2128 4]

For tourist visa to visit ? They want proof of return. And she has Ukrainian citizenship though she is half Russian . Of course they are worried about her never returning if she doesnt have flights back home . 

[jan22 3,049]

Not mentioning your name achieves nothing — except raising doubt with the interviewing officer.  The officer has access to, and will likely review, the previous recent application.  If you suddenly disappear from the application, the officer will assume she is trying to conceal information (which, of course, is exactly right). 
 

And, a return ticket is not proof that she will leave the US at all.  It’s only proof that a ticket was purchased.  For example, many (most?) immigrant visa recipients purchase round-trip tickets when moving to the US to live — its cheaper.  She will not be asked about or have a chance to to show her ticket.  What the officer will be looking for is whatever aspect of her life she has that will ensure she has to leave the US and return to it — family, job, education, culture, etc.

Edited May 29 by jan22

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

10 minutes ago, durden2128 said:

Of course they are worried about her never returning if she doesnt have flights back home . 

Return tickets mean absolutely nothing.  They are not strong ties to home country.  Lying to US immigration officials is a serious matter.  They already know about you.  They might think you are just trying to bypass the K-1 process.

Edited May 29 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

9 minutes ago, jan22 said:

And, not mentioning your name achieves nothing — except raising doubt with the interviewing officer.  The officer has access to, and will likely review, the previous recent application.  If you suddenly disappear from the application, the officer will assume she is trying to conceal information (which, of course, is exactly right). 

You beat me to it...LOL....and you explained it better than I....

Edited May 29 by Crazy Cat

[KMG 125]

14 hours ago, durden2128 said:

Ok thanks but does that mean closed permanently/ or just nothing available currently? Because i paid ALoT to send my gf to warsaw - and then she tells me that she can do Kiev instead . Trying to see if she is telling me truth or not . 

Get out NOW.  It sounds like you have serious relationship issues. I would not even consider marrying her at this point.  No purpose in lying about this...