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"There are currently no appointments available Manila Philippines"

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barakyah   0

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There are currently no appointments available. is the message I get from UStraveldocs when trying to schedule my fiancés k1 visa  interview. Anyone have any ideas on whats going ? I been checking for days and it says the same thing. 

 

 

 

 

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TBoneTX Grand Master

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Thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the Embassy/Consulate forum -- topic involves that phase.

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06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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I think that there are a LOT of people for that meeting, and probably they are understaffed so limited appointments.  All I can say is keep trying until you get an opening.  It will happen sooner or later.

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appleblossom   2,479

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6 hours ago, barakyah said:

been doing this for almost three weeks...no appointments available ever. 


Check as often as you can but also check VJ several times a day for threads like this one from a few days ago…..

Good luck. 

 

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barakyah Rookie

barakyah   0

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if anyone else got an appointment it would be great to know. 

For the rest of us I am thinking if we signed a joint letter with several people complaining about the problem and I sent it to the embassy via fedex.  Anyone willing? This is a breakdown of citizen services by the ambassador and embassy. 

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appleblossom   2,479

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44 minutes ago, barakyah said:

if anyone else got an appointment it would be great to know. 

For the rest of us I am thinking if we signed a joint letter with several people complaining about the problem and I sent it to the embassy via fedex.  Anyone willing? This is a breakdown of citizen services by the ambassador and embassy. 

 

The only way to fix that would be to increase staff, which would mean hugely increasing visa fees. I'm not sure many people would want that. 

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