Announcement Watch

[irishhurler 13]

Hi All, first post here. I though it might be a good idea to have an "announcement watch" tracker to try and accurately track what the officials are saying via news media and elsewhere. Whilst this site is incredibly informative there are a lot of opinion based updates which are misleading and I thought it might be good to have a section whereby updates are shared eradicating all false hope by cutting  rumor-mill discussion. 

 

The U.S. embassy here in Dublin has not yet opened - so trying to keep my finger on the pulse on when we may actually get an interview date..

 

There is no material update since the 2nd June: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ie/niv/information/announcements#571-urgent_information_for_visa_applicants_regarding_novel_coronavirus_20200526162555

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

There currently there are many threads discussing the topics you have mentioned. You see many do not get outside of the K-1 thread to see what other items that VJ has installed to make your journey more informative. I'll share a few links with you. 

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https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/737060-coronavirus-embassy-reopening/#comments

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/133-general-immigration-related-discussion/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/16-off-topic/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/145-current-events-and-hot-social-topics/

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

13 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

There currently there are many threads discussing the topics you have mentioned. You see many do not get outside of the K-1 thread to see what other items that VJ has installed to make your journey more informative. I'll share a few links with you. 

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https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/737060-coronavirus-embassy-reopening/#comments

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/133-general-immigration-related-discussion/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/16-off-topic/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/145-current-events-and-hot-social-topics/

Wow.... You set them on the right path

[irishhurler 13]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

There currently there are many threads discussing the topics you have mentioned. You see many do not get outside of the K-1 thread to see what other items that VJ has installed to make your journey more informative. I'll share a few links with you. 

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https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/737060-coronavirus-embassy-reopening/#comments

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/133-general-immigration-related-discussion/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/16-off-topic/

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/145-current-events-and-hot-social-topics/

I think you are missing my point here, the links posted are awash with opinion based updates. I don't want to spoil the thread by getting into a debate. Official announcements from credible sources only please!  

[payxibka 10,045]

This then belongs in the embassy and consulate thread as it is not related to the process of acquiring a k1

[Ontarkie 14,279]

~~Moved to US Embassy and Consulate Discussion, form K1 P&P - as this topic is not a K1 process discussion but is a Consulate discussion~~

[Ní hUisce 24]

Hi OP,

My interview in April with the Dublin embassy was cancelled. My fiance emailed them recently and got this reply back. Still no news as to whether they're officially reopening yet.

[irishhurler 13]

3 hours ago, Ní hUisce said:

Hi OP,

My interview in April with the Dublin embassy was cancelled. My fiance emailed them recently and got this reply back. Still no news as to whether they're officially reopening yet.

 Thanks for the heads up.
 

I got a message on twitter from a lady that’s been hounding the embassy and getting the same generic answer “there’s nothing we can do etc etc”, though something changed this week. Instead of getting that same standard response, they said to keep a daily eye on their website, to check for updates. Still all hearsay, but fingers crossed there is something in this sudden change in advice from them. As an interesting aside, I hear certain Irish embassies around the world will start standard visa processing and consular services from 1st July onwards, so maybe the US might do something similar in Dublin. We’re close to stage 3 on that diplomacy strong doc, well as of June 29th we will be! 
 

out of interest, what date did you send the email to receive that generic response above?

[sl1pstream 551]

On 6/19/2020 at 2:41 PM, irishhurler said:

I think you are missing my point here, the links posted are awash with opinion based updates. I don't want to spoil the thread by getting into a debate. Official announcements from credible sources only please!  

Yeah, good luck with that. 

[irishhurler 13]

4 minutes ago, sl1pstream said:

Yeah, good luck with that. 

It was wishful thinking to think we would get any sort of official announcement or update by now! Rumors and second/third hand updates are about the best we can do around here....

[Ní hUisce 24]

13 hours ago, irishhurler said:

 Thanks for the heads up.
 

I got a message on twitter from a lady that’s been hounding the embassy and getting the same generic answer “there’s nothing we can do etc etc”, though something changed this week. Instead of getting that same standard response, they said to keep a daily eye on their website, to check for updates. Still all hearsay, but fingers crossed there is something in this sudden change in advice from them. As an interesting aside, I hear certain Irish embassies around the world will start standard visa processing and consular services from 1st July onwards, so maybe the US might do something similar in Dublin. We’re close to stage 3 on that diplomacy strong doc, well as of June 29th we will be! 
 

out of interest, what date did you send the email to receive that generic response above?

Thanks for the information! 

 

That email was sent last Friday. I'm hoping we will get some news in the coming week. It seems like a lot more American embassies are more open with information if you email them than Dublin is. It's frustrating. Hopefully after June 29th we will get an answer. 

 

Just as an aside, did you have your medical already done in the mater? Mines out of date in August and it looks like I'll need to do it again 😕 But I'm waiting until they give us more information. 

[irishhurler 13]

4 minutes ago, Ní hUisce said:

Thanks for the information! 

 

That email was sent last Friday. I'm hoping we will get some news in the coming week. It seems like a lot more American embassies are more open with information if you email them than Dublin is. It's frustrating. Hopefully after June 29th we will get an answer. 

 

Just as an aside, did you have your medical already done in the mater? Mines out of date in August and it looks like I'll need to do it again 😕 But I'm waiting until they give us more information. 

Yes I did my medical in March. I think it lasts 6 month? That would be annoying if you had to re-do. It's not cheap.... 

 

I emailed them again today for update and ended up getting them on the phone, there is no material update to report. It seems there is little or no guidance or update given to embassy officials on re-opening dates and therefore they cannot provide anything to the general public. They said the primary function of the embassy is to provide services to the citizens of USA, and they will get to the visas when possible. It came across as a bit rude to be honest. Feeling extremely frustrated by the process today.