Interview wait times

[kthomp13 1]

Hi, we have mailed our documents to the NVC and I was wondering how long it took from them receiving documents till you recieved an interview date and how far in advance the interview was?

Our interview will be scheduled for Sydney. Is there a particular day they conduct interviews for immediate relatives?

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[NatalieC136 36]

Hi, my visa is a CR1. I upoloaded my documents via CEAC september 21st.  Why did you mail your documents? What is your visa type/category? my case was completed at NVC october 3rd and I found out about my interview on the 15th of october. My interview is scheduled for November 20. 

General rule is about 4-6 weeks from case complete in regard to Sydney however other factors may change that from time to time. 

Edited November 5, 2018 by NatalieC136

[kthomp13 1]

Thanks, we have a case number that starts with SYD so our file needed to be a hard copy, mailed to them.

Hopefully I can get an interview in Dec.

[NatalieC136 36]

2 hours ago, kthomp13 said:

Thanks, we have a case number that starts with SYD so our file needed to be a hard copy, mailed to them.

Hopefully I can get an interview in Dec.

SYD is a case number for Australia  (like mine ) my case was electronically processed  ... I was under the impression Australia was all EP? Maybe not. I just got an email with a case number and invoice ID and went to  https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx and just entered in my info from the email and paid my fees

[NatalieC136 36]

6 minutes ago, NatalieC136 said:

SYD is a case number for Australia  (like mine ) my case was electronically processed  ... I was under the impression Australia was all EP? Maybe not. I just got an email with a case number and invoice ID and went to  https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx and just entered in my info from the email and paid my fees

It's also going to take longer to get approved if you mail your things the traditional snail mail way. I would suggest trying to put your info in the weblink I mentioned. Pretty sure Australia is eligible for online processing no matter the case. My case number also had SYD prefix 

Just a suggestion 😊

[AlicerCooper 32]

Hiya,

 

What VISA are you applying for? I was a K1 and it was all online, apart from some items mailed from USCIS (and obviously the original petition was sent in the mail).

 

All NVC stuff for Sydney i've completed online. 

[kthomp13 1]

We are IR-1. Our documents were always mailed and we were advised in our letter to mail documents. 

Documents were received on the 27th November.

We are still awaiting a notice that they were received and interview time.