appleblossom

As @Daphne . has said, a Field Office is different from a Service Centre. There was no holiday on Thursday/Friday, but how do you know they didn't process anything those days?

It’s the SF Field Office that is temporarily closed, so not relevant to your cases at all.

I know it's the NY Post so hardly a reputable source, but what a load of nonsense that is. They're only referring to mild cases, so not really relevant to those with serious long covid whose lives have been turned upside down with organ damage and other much more serious symptoms. One of my son's best friends hasn't been able to walk since she caught Covid in 2020, when she was hospitalised and nearly died. She was going to be a doctor and hasn't been to school in over 3 years. She's only been able to summon up enough energy in the past year to get in the car to leave the house. And a 5 minute Zoom chat with a friend exhausts her. Her teenage years have been destroyed by long Covid and her symptoms are far beyond those described in that article - she's only 16. Maybe it's taken more seriously in the UK as there was a very high profile case there, a man called Derek Draper who died of it earlier this year. He was the husband of a famous tv presenter, so that raised a lot of public awareness. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67893235#

See the link I gave you on a previous post, step 10 - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-8-scan-collected-documents/step-9-upload-and-submit-scanned-documents.html You're added to the queue for an interview and just wait to be notified of it. Good luck.

Ah. Unfortunately a long wait then either way. But at least if she's IR1 she's in the line straight away, whereas if she stays as F2A it could be another year or two before her wait for an interview even starts.

Back of the line for what? There is no wait for a Priority Date to become current if she's the spouse of a USC. There may be a wait for an interview depending on your consulate, but if you stick with F2A she's still a long way off even being added to the line for that, whereas as an IR1 applicant she'd be in the line right away. No, your previous wait won't speed up the process. But if you switch to CR1 she could be win the US by summer (again, depending on the wait for an interview at her consulate). Which consulate is it?

Yes, you absolutely should. There will be no PD as the spouse of a USC, as there is no waiting time for immediate relatives of USC's.

It really would! But I agree with Boiler, I think somebody has sent the email in error but when you actually get in to the system you won't be able to do anything. Keep us posted though, I'm intrigued.

It's a total screw up if they really did only apply in 2020. So I wonder what happens if they do pay the fees, does that mean they get to pay a heck of a lot less than they would do in 2050 or so when they should actually be able to get a visa? Might end up being a right bargain! 😂

Just to confirm, you only petitioned for them in 2020? Have you logged in to see if you can pay the fees and submit documents?

Which consulate? It will depend on that, as the wait time varies hugely - some are only 2 months from DQ to IL, others are 2 years. If you could fill in your timeline that would be super helpful, thanks.

Don’t think your posts will be deleted but you can ask for your account be closed. Did you send the message via the support page? https://www.visajourney.com/support Sorry VJ isn’t helping, that’s such a shame as normally it’s a big source of support when going through this tough old process. Good luck to you.

As above, you need to look at the Visa Bulletin. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-march-2024.html

What does your online status say?

Blimey. $23k is utterly ridiculous for what is presumably a fairly low wage job? And I'm amazed that it's not illegal to charge the employee for that service rather than the employer. Pretty sure it is here in MA.

Why are you confused? That email gives you exact instructions to follow. We had to do the same when sending our documents in for our non-immigrant visa (had our interview waived). Forget phoning the call centre, it'll be staffed by people who don't know the details, and there's no need to anyway as the process is laid out for you. You need to go there in person with your documents as instructed. When you go you'll find they'll be well used to sending documents to the consulate, they'll put it in an envelope for you and send it on its way.

Hang on, is this for sending a document rather than for passport return? That's different then, the only approved service for passport return is DX, so that's how your passport will come back to you with the visa in it (and how those sending passports in for visa issuance have to send them). But if you're sending a document they've requested then you just need to sort your own courier out, any will do - DHL, Fedex etc. And most will collect from your house or have a local drop off point.

Ah, I see, that makes sense now. Where did you find this list of couriers? I thought DX was the only option? I've looked through all of my correspondence and none of the DX details have anything about this 'Information Services Consulting' on them, I think that may be a separate company. But I paid online using the consulate website so didn't get an invoice from them at any point.

What do you mean 'previous courier'? Who are 'Information Services Consulting Ltd', what do they have to do with it? And when you say Italian office, where does Italy come in to it? If you can clarify what you've done and what you're trying to do, then somebody can try and help.

Karachi doesn't do immigrant visas. https://pk.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/#:~:text=Immigrant visas to the United,the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.

Make sure the letter says that you won't be expected to work remotely - most employers won't give that much time off so I'd get him/her to clarify that too.

Phone number and online chat on the web page?? https://www.dxdelivery.com/help-support https://www.dxdelivery.com/your-dx/us-embassy-passport-applications

3 months is about the norm, London is very quick. But unless I'm missing something you'd have to submit the I-130 first, then wait the year or so for that to be approved before starting the NVC/consular side of things? So you're looking at at least 15 months extra, doesn't seem to make much sense to me if you're nearly there with the K1. Good luck whatever you decide.

4-6 weeks?! That’s ridiculous, mine was emailed to me within minutes of asking and was a tiny file. Sounds to me like she thinks you want your entire medical record rather than the summary (which should be a 2-4 page PDF!). And as said above it’s a standard summary you have access to if your GP isn’t understanding.

Standard message. You’re CR1? So there is no Priority Date for your category.