Help after case is complete??

[Bethany 1]

My husband's case has been complete since April 3rd. We were told to allow 8 weeks to hear about an interview. Well, many more weeks than that later and 4 months of scheduling and we still don't have an interview. I'm told the Accra embassy is pretty packed. No one can tell me where our case is on the list or how long we are expected to wait. Even my senator got the same answer. SO my question is, is there anyone I can contact to get some real answers? There doesn't seem to be an ombudsman or anything like that pertaining to the NVC. Would a lawyer be able to help at this point? As of yet, the lawyers I've contacted have told me to find someone else. Thanks for any help!

[imaisha 0]

Oh dear. So sorry- what a terrible wait! I'm not sure what recourse there is for you but you might try posting this in the Sub-Saharan regional discussions. It's possible that the long wait really is totally normal unfortunately. The timeline on VJ says 302 days, which is the longest (after Iran) but I'm sure it's not really that long.

[GraceandMercy 0]

My husband is still waiting for an interview in Ghana as well. We were approved May 13th.

Per the Embassy Info page on VJ, the approx waiting time for an interview date from when the Consulate receives the package from the NVC is 4 to 6 months. So it could be as long as October before your husband receives an interview.

I called the NVC last week because it was 8 weeks for us as well and all they could say is, "due to the capacity of the embassy in Ghana, he was not scheduled for an August interview, check back next month."

[jamesandwanda 0]

Our case was completed in February and still no interview, now waiting for September. I have contacted our senator and am being told the same thing. The embassy has over a thousand cases pending for immigrant visa interviews. It seems they don't really work during the summer, I am hoping that things will increase soon.