gregoryagu

Just to follow up on this: I sent my passport renewal with expedited service on March 14 via Priority Mail, and got it back yesterday, 28 March, also by Priority Mail. So, it took 14 calendar days to get the renewal.

Thank you, I did not realize that the old Visa would still be valid even if the Passport itself expired.

Yes, Russian tourist Visa to visit family. I did not realize it might be possible to transfer an existing visa, but it appears that it can be done here: https://mumbai.mid.ru/en/consular-services/visa_transfer/#:~:text=A foreign national will be,apply for a new visa. In any case, I will go ahead and get a new passport, and the new Visa since I have to get a new Tourist Visa anyone.

My passport is due to expire in a year. Since I am getting a 3 year Tourist Visa, I don't want my passport to expire before the Visa. What I am wondering is how long the actual processing time is for non-expedited processing. I would prefer not to pay the $60 if it is not necessary. On the other hand, I have to get the passport, then get the Visa which will take another month at least. We don't have tickets yet, as we wait until after the Visa is in place first. Has anyone recently renewed their passport using the non-expedited service?

I did update my timeline, did I miss something?

There were no interviews (only interview was for the very first application, but that was not the I751), there were no RFE's. Just got the letter saying it was approved. The service center was Irving Texas. Was not a divorce case, not sure what you mean by a joint case. It was me (American Citizen), beneficiary was my wife (we have been married almost 7 years now) from the Russian Federation.

Long wait, but tears in my eyes. Greg

Thank you, we just applied on line and will work through the process.

Ok, thanks so much. I fear it is too close to our trip departure date (Dec 16) to get a UK tourist Visa, but I will check it our further.

My wife and I are planning on a Trip to England. We just got her an ADIT stamp to ensure she can get back into the US. However, I had not considered the fact that she needs a VISA to get into England as she is not yet a permanent resident of the US. She has a Russian passport, so somehow she needs to get a UK Visa, but that seems difficult to get as she is here in the US, not in Russia. So what do we do? She says that we need to go to a UK embassy here in the US and apply for the Visa. Is this correct? I have checked the UK Embassy Website, but did not find any useful information. Greg

Yes, but this was a very special circumstance: We had an appointment which was canceled by them due to the Storm that came to Florida. I don't think they would have done it otherwise. They made me show the earlier appointment paperwork before they let us in. So it wasn't exactly a walk-in. Also, I did it late in the day so that it was more likely that they had an open person to help us out. There were only a few people in the waiting room (maybe 3) so i think my strategy worked.

Good news - We got our ADIT stamp today! What I did was just show up at the local office with my expired appointment and told them the story. After a supervisor was consulted, they decided to go ahead and do our interview on an immediate basis. Took about 30 minutes, and now it's done Greg

Sadly, Hurrian Ian came along, and the office was closed on the day of my appointment. I immediately called to request a new appointment, but here we are 30 days later, and still nothing. I called, and they said they still have the request for the appointment, but that we are still on the wait list and do not have an "Emergency" because it is just travel. So today we are going to show up at the office and see if there is some way to get the stamp based on the earlier appointment. It's a little frustrating.

Oh, miracle of miracles, they just called me back. And fortunately, my wife had not left the house yet, as they requested to speak to her (and not to me). And now we have our appointment for Sept 30 at 7:20 AM! I am so happy right now. Greg

Thank you so much, this is very encouraging. They did in fact call me this morning - and I missed it by a minute (Slaps forehead). I stepped out I didn't realize that they would call to make the appointment. In any case, they left a message saying that they would call back again within 48 hours. So, I will keep my phone close, and I have their number in my contacts, so I know when they call.