Will calling a representative make a difference in being able to schedule the interview?

[Abla 1]

Hello everyone, 

We have been unable to schedule an appointment at the Albanian Embassy due to "No Avalaibility" its been three weeks.

Our petition Expires in a month and given the fact that the medical exam needs to be done 3 weeks prior to the interview...

Will calling a repesentative make any difference? 

Wish you all the best, and good luck on your journy!

 

[Dashinka 24,466]

It may, but more than likely it may not help, as if there is a big backlog at the consulate, there is not much a House member or Senator can do.  Don’t worry about the I129F approval expiring, it should still be accepted by the consulate due to the backlog.

 

Good Luck!

[SalishSea 17,786]

34 minutes ago, Abla said:

Hello everyone, 

We have been unable to schedule an appointment at the Albanian Embassy due to "No Avalaibility" its been three weeks.

Our petition Expires in a month and given the fact that the medical exam needs to be done 3 weeks prior to the interview...

Will calling a repesentative make any difference? 

Wish you all the best, and good luck on your journy!

 

No.  The delay is because others are ahead of you in the queue.   Your representative can’t arrange for you to jump ahead, now can they?

[Abla 1]

5 hours ago, SalishSea said:

No.  The delay is because others are ahead of you in the queue.   Your representative can’t arrange for you to jump ahead, now can they?

Thank you for the feedback, that's what we thought but were hoping of any other ideas we can't think of...

I guess we have to be patient.

Many thanks!

[Peot 160]

It likely won't be much comfort, but depending on the embassy I've heard of very long wait times - even significantly longer than what you have waited. What you're experiencing is kind of typical.

 

When spots do open up it can be a bit of a mad scramble to book the spots, so you need to check multiple times per day.

 

Only alternative would be to move your case to a different embassy which may have shorter waiting times, but then these are often flagged for AP due to the embassies not communicating with each other. 

[gabriellecarlisle 0]

I called Tirana and e mailed and they just say the same thing that no appointments are available, and it is up to the discretion of the consulate to release the dates.  The representatives on the phone and on e mail have no control unfortunately.