US Embassy Reopening - Update Thread

[AlexaC 28]

4 minutes ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

O.O really where does it say that if I may ask? I would love to see  

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-routine-visa-services.html 

 

and look at the first bulletin point 

[Helpme0009 21]

All this process from uscis to embassy was already so long and tough now this coronavirus made it double hard . 😭

Edited July 5, 2020 by Helpme0009

[fj12345 1]

4 hours ago, Helpme0009 said:

All this process from uscis to embassy was already so long and tough now this coronavirus made it double hard . 😭

Hmmm yes so sad  I think Embassy will open next year. All businesses have been opened but not embassies. 

[Helpme0009 21]

1 hour ago, fj12345 said:

Hmmm yes so sad  I think Embassy will open next year. All businesses have been opened but not embassies. 

Maybe by september they ll open 🤔

[David and Anna 118]

4 hours ago, fj12345 said:

Hmmm yes so sad  I think Embassy will open next year. All businesses have been opened but not embassies. 

exactly.  In many countries, businesses are back to work...except for the USA embassy (I don't know and don't care about other embassies).  Tells us (sadly) that this is political rather than health related. And certainly not "let's get back to work related".  (here is where the "don't complain about our awesome government" police pile onto me).

Edited July 5, 2020 by David and Anna

[Jody and Misho 99]

On 7/4/2020 at 8:07 AM, Alexag said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-routine-visa-services.html 

 

and look at the first bulletin point 

What does this actually mean?  Sounds very vague.  

[Helpme0009 21]

Coronavirus cases were less ! The countries opened up ! ALL business were opened up! But us embassy were still closed . Spain embassies were opened all others too my friend got his spain visa from Pakistan! Nowww again the coronavirus is getting stronger   so why are we having any hopes anymore ? Why would they open embassy now if they didnt in less cases ?

[senya 1]

Hello, all. I don't post much since I, fortunately, managed to get everything submitted at the NVC this May for my wife's visa. Does anyone know what's going on in Manila? Why are all interviews canceled till August? I'd have thought that first-degree family members would be prioritized and they'd have started again by now with at least these cases.

[SalishSea 16,806]

25 minutes ago, senya said:

Hello, all. I don't post much since I, fortunately, managed to get everything submitted at the NVC this May for my wife's visa. Does anyone know what's going on in Manila? Why are all interviews canceled till August? I'd have thought that first-degree family members would be prioritized and they'd have started again by now with at least these cases.

I think in Manila's case, it is more a reflection of the situation in the PI with the country being shut.  Until infrastructure opens up (domestic travel etc), I wouldn't expect any interviews.

[AlexaC 28]

I keep seeing in different threads that the consulates will open once the host country is in phase 3 of reopening. Does anyone know anything about that? I can't seem to find that anywhere online but multiple people have said the same thing. 

[Empressdivine 113]

20 minutes ago, Alexag said:

I keep seeing in different threads that the consulates will open once the host country is in phase 3 of reopening. Does anyone know anything about that? I can't seem to find that anywhere online but multiple people have said the same thing. 

@Alexag I believe that will be true for the Jamaican embassy. They had a news article on it. It's hard to know which phase each embassy is in however. In the Jamaican news article per the US embassy it was predicted that Jamaica's embassy would open up July 17th. We shall see and it should apply then for other embassies in Phase 3.

 

 

 

[Hanre 25]

Hi everyone. I got some amazing news today. My interview for cr1, DQ 29 April 2020, was scheduled for Tuesday the 14th at the Lusaka embassy, Zambia. It's very short notice, which is an issue for my medical which I can only do on Monday, but I am not complaining. The medical centre said they will allow me to attend my interview as long as I have the receipt from my medical as it takes about 3 days to get the results. 

Zambia has done surprisingly well in handling covid, and I think that has had a huge influence on them scheduling again. Hope that everyone else also gets some good news. I wanted to share with you so that you all can know they have started, and yes it is most probably embassy specific. Good luck

 

[My Mzuri 20]

3 minutes ago, Hanre said:

Hi everyone. I got some amazing news today. My interview for cr1, DQ 29 April 2020, was scheduled for Tuesday the 14th at the Lusaka embassy, Zambia. It's very short notice, which is an issue for my medical which I can only do on Monday, but I am not complaining. The medical centre said they will allow me to attend my interview as long as I have the receipt from my medical as it takes about 3 days to get the results. 

Zambia has done surprisingly well in handling covid, and I think that has had a huge influence on them scheduling again. Hope that everyone else also gets some good news. I wanted to share with you so that you all can know they have started, and yes it is most probably embassy specific. Good luck

 

Hi. I am very happy for you and thanks for the positive update. I know you must be experiencing the feeling others have been dreaming about right now. Pure happeness. I hope all works out well for you and your spouse. My fiance and I are waiting on the embassy in Nairobi to open. Her initial interview was scheduled for April 14 but cancelled. 😪. Anyway happy you received positive news. 

[Hanre 25]

1 minute ago, My Mzuri said:

 

Hi. I am very happy for you and thanks for the positive update. I know you must be experiencing the feeling others have been dreaming about right now. Pure happeness. I hope all works out well for you and your spouse. My fiance and I are waiting on the embassy in Nairobi to open. Her initial interview was scheduled for April 14 but cancelled. 😪. Anyway happy you received positive news. 

Thanks a lot. Appreciate it. And good luck to you as well. Ironically, it seems like the African countries might leapfrog the rest a bit

[kellygram 16]

6 hours ago, Hanre said:

Thanks a lot. Appreciate it. And good luck to you as well. Ironically, it seems like the African countries might leapfrog the rest a bit

Would you please kindly post your visa interview experience later? I got my interview on June (Spouse of USC at South Korea US embassy) but got blue letter as currently all kinds of visa issuance is pending. There was no problem with my interview & document submission. I am curious if this is the case only in South Korea.