How long till we get the IV date?

[Jodinjames 0]

Hi,

We have sent package 3 back to the US Embassy in London and it should be arriving there tomorrow. Does anyone know the average wait time for package 4 to be sent with the interview date?

Thanks so much!

Jodi

[catrocks 0]

Not sure if there's an average period or anything.... for me it was one or two months.

Good luck hope you get it soon!

[MargotDarko 0]

Not sure if there's an average period or anything.... for me it was one or two months.

Good luck hope you get it soon!

To receive packet 4 or for the interview itself?

In my case, we received the letter less than two weeks later and then the interview was just a week after that! That was fast though. Receiving the letter within a couple weeks with the interview about a month later is more normal.

[catrocks 0]

To receive packet 4 or for the interview itself?

In my case, we received the letter less than two weeks later and then the interview was just a week after that! That was fast though. Receiving the letter within a couple weeks with the interview about a month later is more normal.

It was about a month before I received the letter, and about another month before my interview date.

[RosemarieL 0]

Hi,

We have sent package 3 back to the US Embassy in London and it should be arriving there tomorrow. Does anyone know the average wait time for package 4 to be sent with the interview date?

Thanks so much!

Jodi

I called the Department of State about 8 days after returning my Packet 3 and they were able to tell me my interview date. It was easy to get through and they were very helpful.

Department of State - +1 202 663 1225

Press Option 1 then Option 0 to speak to a Visa specialist

[MargotDarko 0]

To receive packet 4 or for the interview itself?

In my case, we received the letter less than two weeks later and then the interview was just a week after that! That was fast though. Receiving the letter within a couple weeks with the interview about a month later is more normal.

It was about a month before I received the letter, and about another month before my interview date.

That sounds fairly normal then. I thought perhaps you were saying it was two months before receiving the interview letter.

[catrocks 0]

That sounds fairly normal then. I thought perhaps you were saying it was two months before receiving the interview letter.

Sorry, I should have specified

I would think that is a normal amount of time - I remember thinking it would take longer than that so I was pretty happy when I got the letter!

[barrel_roll 0]

I sent my checklist in on Friday and we called the State Dept. today to see if we have an interview date. We do: January 24th. We asked for December 12th - January 6th, but never mind. At least we have one.

[C and J 1]

I sent my checklist in on Friday and we called the State Dept. today to see if we have an interview date. We do: January 24th. We asked for December 12th - January 6th, but never mind. At least we have one.

That's a really great estimate for me to work from. I am intending to mail in my checklist tomorrow, so I'll be hoping for a beginning of Feb interview (a nice amount of breathing space for my 20th Feb flight).

[barrel_roll 0]

Does anyone know if there's any likelihood that the embassy would move my interview forward a bit if I called and explained the situation?

[gwenneh 7]

Possibly; I seem to remember a case in the dim and distant past where that happened. Can't hurt to try!

[*julez* 124]

Does anyone know if there's any likelihood that the embassy would move my interview forward a bit if I called and explained the situation?

Its possible, but it would hinge on whether or not your situation is time sensitive. For example, you have a wedding all booked and paid for and stand to lose thousands of dollars if you don't get your visa before a certain date.