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Filed: EB-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
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I noticed that EB1, EB2, ... cases (when current) are delayed 4-6 weeks after Case Complete and before an Interview is scheduled. This is in contrast to family-based cases which are scheduled during the next scheduling window after CC, sometimes even during the same CC day.

My suspicion is NVC sends EBx cases to Consulates, processing is done there for a couple of weeks and then an interview is scheduled.

Anyone care to comment from experience?

21-MAR-2014 I-140 + PP sent to USCIS

31-MAR-2014 Petition approved

16-APR-2014 Case shipped to NVC

29-APR-2014 Case received by NVC

23-MAY-2014 Case # assigned

4-JUN-2014 IV Bill invoiced and PAID (AOS Exempt, DS-261 Waived)

6-JUN-2014 DS-260 forms submitted

10-JUN-2014 IV Docs received by NVC

13-JUN-2014 IV Docs matched to case (scanned)

30-JUL-2014 Case Complete, CC email auto-sent one week later

20-AUG-2014 AOS fee changed to N/A (Final clearance for interview scheduling?)

29-AUG-2014 Consular Interview scheduled on Oct 1st. Later rescheduled to Sep 24th. P4 Letter received following business day

14-SEP-2014 CEAC status changed to Ready

15-SEP-2014 Medical results delivered to Embassy by Panel Physician

24-SEP-2014 Consular Interview, went into AP (3rd AP in as many consecutive visa applications)

14-OCT-2014 Visa issued

22-OCT-2014 POE at Dulles Airport, Washington, D.C.

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Filed: EB-3 Visa Country: Canada
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Good to know. That means I should be getting an interview scheduled soon. I was looking at the stats for IR-1 case completes and was wondering why mine was taking so much longer. Hopefully I get an interview soon. It is hard to find much information of family based following-to-join EB-3 visas.

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Filed: EB-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
Timeline

Good to know. That means I should be getting an interview scheduled soon. I was looking at the stats for IR-1 case completes and was wondering why mine was taking so much longer. Hopefully I get an interview soon. It is hard to find much information of family based following-to-join EB-3 visas.

Yeah... I wish there was a dedicated VJ thread for employment based visas similar to NVC Filers - August 2014 and September 2014 Interviews. There are very few of us though as most applicants in this category go the Adjustment of Status route instead of Consular Processing.

Anyway, someone at the September 2014 Interviews thread suggested the delay is due to an extra step at DOS related to visa currency verification. Plausible I guess, though NVC could simply peruse the monthly Visa Bulletin for that. Second though... better not as it would probably take them another "60 days."

21-MAR-2014 I-140 + PP sent to USCIS

31-MAR-2014 Petition approved

16-APR-2014 Case shipped to NVC

29-APR-2014 Case received by NVC

23-MAY-2014 Case # assigned

4-JUN-2014 IV Bill invoiced and PAID (AOS Exempt, DS-261 Waived)

6-JUN-2014 DS-260 forms submitted

10-JUN-2014 IV Docs received by NVC

13-JUN-2014 IV Docs matched to case (scanned)

30-JUL-2014 Case Complete, CC email auto-sent one week later

20-AUG-2014 AOS fee changed to N/A (Final clearance for interview scheduling?)

29-AUG-2014 Consular Interview scheduled on Oct 1st. Later rescheduled to Sep 24th. P4 Letter received following business day

14-SEP-2014 CEAC status changed to Ready

15-SEP-2014 Medical results delivered to Embassy by Panel Physician

24-SEP-2014 Consular Interview, went into AP (3rd AP in as many consecutive visa applications)

14-OCT-2014 Visa issued

22-OCT-2014 POE at Dulles Airport, Washington, D.C.

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