Well, after having the visa suspended at the interview (pending an I-134 being provided by someone meeting the minimum requirements), we finally had the I-134 and supporting documents of a very good family friend of ours collected by SMS on Friday morning. Now for the excruciating wait!
I'm told it can take 10-15 days for the visa and passport (or a sad lonely passport) to be returned. We want to move in July and need to leave our jobs to have time to get everything in order. Does anyone know a way to speed up the process? I've read of one person contacting their senator but for some reason that strikes me as something which might annoy the embassy. Any ideas?
P.S Is it usually the interviewing embassy official who finalizes the visa in these cases?