Is transferring the case within the EU possible to a country you don't reside in?

[IntegerOverlord 2]

For context, we are waiting for my immigrant case interview letter (employment category) in the Czech Republic. This embassy handles very few cases and it takes a while. My DQ date is November 29th, 2024, and I've seen at least one employment-based case with a date in mid October 2024 who hasn't had their interview scheduled yet. This is a bit disheartening, to be honest, especially since I didn't find anyone who was scheduled, so I don't know if it's further 2 months or 1 year of wait. I see that Frankfurt and Warsaw embassies seem to be very fast, as well as others like Dublin and Stockholm

 

I know NVC requests eligibility proof for a case transfer. My wife is a permanent resident of CR, which gives her freedom of residence within the EU, and me along with her. Does being qualified for residence anywhere in the EU suffice? I've also seen a few reports that residence itself is not necessary and NVC is more lenient when the embassy you want to move to is not backlogged

Edited 8 hours ago by IntegerOverlord

[appleblossom 3,389]

1 hour ago, IntegerOverlord said:

For context, we are waiting for my immigrant case interview letter (employment category) in the Czech Republic. This embassy handles very few cases and it takes a while. My DQ date is November 29th, 2024, and I've seen at least one employment-based case with a date in mid October 2024 who hasn't had their interview scheduled yet. This is a bit disheartening, to be honest, especially since I didn't find anyone who was scheduled, so I don't know if it's further 2 months or 1 year of wait. I see that Frankfurt and Warsaw embassies seem to be very fast, as well as others like Dublin and Stockholm

 

I know NVC requests eligibility proof for a case transfer. My wife is a permanent resident of CR, which gives her freedom of residence within the EU, and me along with her. Does being qualified for residence anywhere in the EU suffice? I've also seen a few reports that residence itself is not necessary and NVC is more lenient when the embassy you want to move to is not backlogged

You do normally need to provide proof of of residence - "If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements."

 

So you can ask but I wouldn’t get your hopes up. 

[IntegerOverlord 2]

@appleblossom thanks. Yep, I found that info on the NVC website but also some experiences from people who were transferred without proof of residency on Reddit and here, so thought I might as well try. It's a bit strange to me that DOS encourages people to travel for non-immigrant visas to ease the backlog, but not for immigrant ones, and also that non-immigrant visas seem to be prioritised. For example, in the Prague embassy, getting a non-immigrant visa appointment of any kind will take less time than even IR1/CR1