Waiting for NVC and Interview

[aussiewench 9]

Link to old thread

http://www.visajourney.com/forums2/index.php?showtopic=73765

Name.........Case#Assigned...Complete..Days....Embassy.............Interview...D

ays

BrianATGemma....12-27-04.....09-19-05..251...Manila Philippines.....??-??-??....???

kimjoshian......06-07-05.....10-05-05..120...Abu, Dhabi.............??-??-??....???

melliemel.......07-15-05.....12-19-05..157...Montreal, Canada.......??-??-??....???

jennieh.........07-21-05.....01-13-06..175...Casablanca, Morocco....??-??-??....???

classic.........10-03-05.....01-12-06..101...Manila, Philippines....??-??-??....???

awaterlily......10-14-05.....01-11-06...85...Turkey.................??-??-??....???

euro............10-25-05.....??-??-??..???...England................??-??-??....???

dmencaroni......10-27-05.....01-06-06...71...Naples.................??-??-??....???

YamSam..........11-15-05.....01-04-06...50...Bombay, India..........??-??-??....???

Aussiewench.....11-29-05.....??-??-??..???...Sydney, Australia......??-??-??....???

Fischkoepfin....11-29-05.....??-??-??..???...Frankfurt, Germany.....??-??-??....???

Turcoturk.......01-09-06.....??-??-??..???...Turkey.................??-??-??....???

ofelya_tr.......01-10-06.....??-??-??..???...Ankara, Turkey.........??-??-??....???

daisy...........01-17-06.....??-??-??..???...London, England........??-??-??....???

damm Will have to get Ewok to delete the 'replying to' in the title lol

[classic 0]

Just wondering, but will we (of different countries of origin) be receiving our notices (re: petition has been sent to the embassy) and interview dates by batches according to our timelines? or will it depend on the embassy/consulate?

I'm asking this because I just learned that for K visa, it is the embassy that sets the date, but for IR/CR, it is the NVC.

Am I right on this?

[road2kros 0]

I'm asking this because I just learned that for K visa, it is the embassy that sets the date, but for IR/CR, it is the NVC.

Yes you are right with these.

[jennieh 0]

Just wondering, but will we (of different countries of origin) be receiving our notices (re: petition has been sent to the embassy) and interview dates by batches according to our timelines? or will it depend on the embassy/consulate?

I'm asking this because I just learned that for K visa, it is the embassy that sets the date, but for IR/CR, it is the NVC.

Am I right on this?

I wounder about this too Im waiting for a interview date also. I just saw some people from Morocco most only have to wait one month from time case complete to get a interview date. Unless like me mine happened in almost middle of month so I had to wait. ld assume that your interview date would be like first come first serve at your consular. Who ever had their case complete before you or had their case arrive there first. But the NVC told me they schedule interviews every month the first two weeks of the month they work on scheduling them.

Edited January 29, 2006 by jennieh

[classic 0]

Check my timeline- I did a K3 too (as a back-up).

It took 3 months (Nov 2 to Jan 27) from receipt of NVC's notice (that the petition has been sent to embassy) till the time I was scheduled for K3 interview, which is set this March.

Does this mean that I will get to know my IR interview date sometime in April?

I'm going for IR, and I'm praying hard that the embassy receives the IR papers way before the K3 interview date!

Any inputs on this?

Edited January 29, 2006 by classic

[classic 0]

I have seen some I-130 timelines where they are "NVC- Case Completed" at the middle of the month and they get to know their interview date at the last week of the month. Some as short sa 13 days!

[classic 0]

BrianatGemma,

Do you know any IR/CR's from Philippines who have recently received notice from NVC (stating pettition has been forwarded to Manila embassy), or who have recently been given an interview appointment date? I'm just wondering how long could they have waited since case completion.

How long will our wait be?

Thanks!

[YamSam 0]

Here is a link to thread for Manila Interviews. I was very shocked when I saw the waiting time for an interview after NVC completes the case...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181

YamSam

[jennieh 0]

Wow it looks like a five or six month wait in Manila for a interview! Wounder why such a wait? Its bad enough all the other waiting for the visa processes but this is ridicolus!

[road2kros 0]

My guess is, the NVC schedules an interview depending on the time availability of the embassy.

[kimjoshian 0]

wonder if NVC is already scheduling at this time. In the past months, I call them on the 7th or 8th of the month & they say that they are done scheduling for that month, call again 2nd week next month..blah..blah...blah...

hopefully some of us would be included in this batch...

[jennieh 0]

They told me they schedule for the first two weeks of the month.

[awaterlily 0]

NVC reps almost always tell me to call back the 3rd week of February. They say they schedule interviews during 1st 2 weeks of each month.

kimjoshian: what you said seems true. By the looks of aussiewench's interview list, January's interview batch must have scheduled in the 1st week because none of us in the 2nd week were scheduled.

Another member has said that if one gets an intervew scheduled in the 1st week, expect an interview in the following month. If interview is scheduled in 2nd week, you can expect interview in 2nd following month.

We are looking at March/April interviews - as long as our respective embassy doesn't have back log.

NOTE: those scheduled in April (and maybe some March) may be asked to provide 2005 taxes at the interview. Be prepared.

~waterlily

[kimjoshian 0]

it is unfair for us waiting for CR1?IR1. I feel cheated when i look at the embassy webpage for interview scheds. All the slots are taken by K1s & K3s & Employment-based. There are less than 10 slots given to CR1/IR1.

No offense meant to K1s & K3s...just stating my opinion.

[BrianATGemma 0]

I also feel cheated to the k1,k3 delima vs. ir1. As far as I know right now in the philippines all cases no matter if k1 or ir1 are taking 5 months from the case completed date or the transfer of case to embasssy (k1 and k3). I will check NVC next week to see if my wait is over after all it has been five months from completion date.