National Visa Center holding Nicaragua Cases?

[Mduce 16]

My fiancee and I are still awaiting our NOA2 (NOA1 dated February 8, 2018) and are expecting to hear any day now. To prepare for the next steps, I have been speaking with our immigration attorney, who informed me that he was on the phone with the National Visa Center a few weeks ago and they told him that any Nicaraguan cases they are receiving from USCIS Service Centers they are simply holding on to and not forwarding to the consulate in Managua (due to the fact that the consulate is short-staffed with limited operations, supposedly only handling emergency matters for US Citizens in country). The attorney also said that the National Visa Center told him we could try to convince another consulate (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, etc.) to take my fiancee's case, but that the likelihood of another consulate agreeing would be slim to none (less than 1%?).  It seems that our only real option is to wait until the consulate in Managua gets up and running again. 

 

Is it normal for the NVC to simply hold cases? Is it really true that getting another consulate to accept her case would be a slim-to-none chance? I have heard @ColoradoSteve mention in another thread that he managed to get an interview date in July, so it would seem maybe the Nicaragua consulate is still processing non-US Citizen matters? Is there anythign we can do to convince the NVC to send the case to Managua anyway? Does anyone have any updates about the consulate in Managua?

 

Regards,

 

Max

Edited August 24, 2018 by Mduce

[YecaCruz 374]

Here's info about sending it to another country. I always thought that the applicant had to have residency and/or valid legal status in said-country in order to have the interview there. Not sure if the current situation with the country would make that any different. https://ni.usembassy.gov/visas/visas-frequently-asked-questions/

 

https://ni.usembassy.gov/alert-demonstrations-on-saturday-august-25-august-24/

This page says: "Embassy Managua cannot provide services for immigrant visa petitions that have not yet been filed, approved, or sent to Embassy Managua for visa processing, and is currently not accepting new immigrant visa cases from the National Visa Center"

 

 

But before anything sit tight until you get the NOA2; hopefully things will take a turn for the better by then. Sucks what the Nicaraguan people are subjected to right now. Is your fiancé safe from all that? What part of Nic is she from?

[Mduce 16]

10 hours ago, YecaCruz said:

Here's info about sending it to another country. I always thought that the applicant had to have residency and/or valid legal status in said-country in order to have the interview there. Not sure if the current situation with the country would make that any different. https://ni.usembassy.gov/visas/visas-frequently-asked-questions/

 

https://ni.usembassy.gov/alert-demonstrations-on-saturday-august-25-august-24/

This page says: "Embassy Managua cannot provide services for immigrant visa petitions that have not yet been filed, approved, or sent to Embassy Managua for visa processing, and is currently not accepting new immigrant visa cases from the National Visa Center"

 

 

But before anything sit tight until you get the NOA2; hopefully things will take a turn for the better by then. Sucks what the Nicaraguan people are subjected to right now. Is your fiancé safe from all that? What part of Nic is she from?

Thanks for your reply YecaCruz!

 

We just got our NOA2 today in the mail (notice dated 08/22/2018). Luckily my fiancee is safe in Managua (she lives in a gated complex in one of the nicer areas). I'm going to check out the link and consult with our immigration attorney. I don't have high hopes for things picking up in Nicaragua anytime soon.

[JPWJ 19]

This was sent to me in an email from the NVC

[Mduce 16]

18 hours ago, JPWJ said:

This was sent to me in an email from the NVC

I wish the consulate in Nicaragua would make arrangements for another consulate to take over their case work... They have suspended operations since May... 

[JPWJ 19]

@Mduce I received this on Friday, have you heard any new information? 

[Mduce 16]

4 hours ago, JPWJ said:

@Mduce I received this on Friday, have you heard any new information? 

I still haven't received anything from the National Visa Center. I don't think NVC has received our case yet. That seems to be a good sign though. If NVC is forwarding cases to Nicaragua it would seem the consulate is planning to resume operations. Either that or the email is inaccurate. I'll let you know if I hear anything.

[Kely&Jose 28]

11 hours ago, JPWJ said:

@Mduce I received this on Friday, have you heard any new information? 

Good luck. Hopefully those are good news and soon you'll have the interview