MishaP99

Does anybody have any information regarding Russian police certificates obtained digitally outside of Russia?

Howdy ya'll, I was wondering if there was anybody in this forum with a Russian fiancé(e), spouse, or family member that has recently done an interview at the Embassy in Jerusalem? My fiancée and I recently had our case transferred and the only thing we need to do is schedule the interview appointment date. However, the embassy doesn't currently have any appointment times available. Does anybody know what day and time the embassy usually puts appointment times out? If any of you have previously or recently done an interview in Jerusalem how long did it take to schedule an appointment? Also, how was the interview itself? In general, all the info and reviews surrounding the Jerusalem embassy are pretty positive. Finally, I know Jerusalem has Russian speaking staff, nonetheless do we still need to provide English translations for the Russian birth certificate and police record (I'm going to err on the side of caution and provide English translations regardless based on the info from the embassy)? I just would like to know personal experiences with this embassy. Any input or information would be greatly appreciated!

I would just wait until the NVC status changes to "In Transit" at which point you will receive an email from NVC stating that they forwarded your case to your designated ambassy/consulate. I wouldn't worry too much; I think it was a total of 65 days that our case was at NVC. If you have a case number and can track it in CEAC that is a good sign. Also, if you haven't already you can use the public inquiry form and inquire about the status of your case. You will probably receive a generic response, but it never hurts to ask.

Based on the case number you receive the first three letters should indicate the embassy/consulate that will process your case (JRS is Jerusalem). My fiancée is also a Russian citizen and Jerusalem accepted our transfer and is processing our case. We just need to schedule our interview at the embassy. However, Jerusalem currently doesn't have any available appointment dates. @rikko Have you scheduled your interview yet? How far along in the process are you? It seems like your timeline hasn't been updated in a while.

So, as of April 11th, 2023, our case was in transit. Then, today as of April 13, 2023, our case status changed to ready. I believe that our ready status is just the embassy receiving our case electronically. I say this because I did the DHL hack and there was only one package sent to Israel, which is currently in Germany. As soon as our case status was in transit, we filled out the DS-160. So, the only thing left to do is wait for the embassy's instructions and schedule our interview. If anyone has information about interviews at the embassy in Jerusalem it would be much appreciated, I can't seem to find a whole lot.

Was it an actual physical letter in the mail or was it an email?