Scheduling Interviews in Abu Dhabi Embassy

[Ali1975 7]

1 minute ago, desert_stallion said:

It was for last year but they never came out and said they ended the ban. 

I'm thinking about transferring to turkey, my wife is in Iraq and I know many Iraqis that went to turkey for their interview 

As I heard over there is a mess too ! And before changing the destination that’s better to research a little bit ! 

[Ali1975 7]

Just now, Ali1975 said:

As I heard over there is a mess too ! And before changing the destination that’s better to research a little bit ! 

That ban from the last year was from Trump administration which was removed by Biden since March 2021 ! 

[desert_stallion 5]

8 minutes ago, Ali1975 said:

That ban from the last year was from Trump administration which was removed by Biden since March 2021 ! 

No this is not from the US, the travel ban is from the government of the UAE 

[Ma. Sc 21]

7 minutes ago, desert_stallion said:

No this is not from the US, the travel ban is from the government of the UAE 

Not now.Iranian can travel to the UAE just  Abudhabi has more pcr test than Dubai and has quarantine

[Ma. Sc 21]

6 minutes ago, Ma. Sc said:

Not now.Iranian can travel to the UAE just  Abudhabi has more pcr test than Dubai and has quarantine

 I got this text from US embassy AbuDhabi. It is their link on telegram https://t.me/abudhabiiv.

 

((For our dear applicants from Iran, we appreciate your efforts to come for your visa interviews and sympathize with all the logistical hurdles you are facing to get to Abu Dhabi. Assuming that your visa is approved during your interview, we wanted to clarify how you can get your passport and visa back, as this is a common cause of confusion:

 1) Typically, the American consular officer will keep your passport at the end of your interview to issue your visa and send it back to you via Emirates Post before you return to Iran. Usually, it takes around 1 week maximum for the passport to be back in your hands although occasionally we encounter technical problems that may cause slight additional delay. In this case, you would have to stay in the UAE until the passport and visa is returned, and you will need to figure out your logistics, hotel, and flights situation to stay longer in the UAE. We cannot make the visas issued faster if you have a flight back to Iran in 1 or 2 days.

2) Alternatively, you can take your passport back at the end of the interview and return to Iran. Once you are in Iran, you can work with a friend, relative, or agency to send your passport by mail to the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi where it must be received by our embassy via Emirates Post, the postal service of the UAE. We will then issue your visa and mail it back to your friend, relative, or agent in the UAE via Emirates Post to remit it to you. This option may be better if you cannot or do not want to spend additional time in the UAE after your interview.
 
Please give these options a thought before you arrive, and let the officer know if you would prefer to keep your passport after the interview and send it back once you are in Iran. Otherwise, we will typically keep your passport and send it back once the visa is issued.))

[Rooz 11]

FYI, the monthly immigrant visa issuance statistics report is now updated and it inludes August and September 2021

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html

[Ma. Sc 21]

It seems Us embassy in Abudhabi is slower than Ankara.

[Ali1975 7]

4 hours ago, Ma. Sc said:

It seems Us embassy in Abudhabi is slower than Ankara.

How so ? 

[Spikee 4]

They have processed some EB3 (EW) visas though through September. Total EB3 (EW) visas processed this year are 10. 4 in May, 2021 & 6 in September, 2021. Is anyone of those 6 part of this group? If so when was your DQ date and when did you receive your IL. Trying to get an estimate of waiting time !

[Ma. Sc 21]

7 hours ago, Ali1975 said:

How so ? 

 For IR1 visa. more cases were processed in Ankara for August and September .

[Rooz 11]

16 hours ago, Ma. Sc said:

 For IR1 visa. more cases were processed in Ankara for August and September .

It could be that more people chose Ankara as their embassy. I know in case of Iranians, many prefer to go to Ankara than Abu Dhabi. Travelling to Turkey is cheaper and doesn't require visa for them.

[Ma. Sc 21]

6 hours ago, Rooz said:

It could be that more people chose Ankara as their embassy. I know in case of Iranians, many prefer to go to Ankara than Abu Dhabi. Travelling to Turkey is cheaper and doesn't require visa for them.

my case was in Ankara for one year and I changed to Abudhabi hopefully it was a good decision.

[desert_stallion 5]

5 minutes ago, Ma. Sc said:

my case was in Ankara for one year and I changed to Abudhabi hopefully it was a good decision.

Did you have turkish residency?

[Ali1975 7]

2 hours ago, Ma. Sc said:

my case was in Ankara for one year and I changed to Abudhabi hopefully it was a good decision.

Oh yeah , but initially they select our embassy location for us ! 

[joyc13 4]

On ‎10‎/‎31‎/‎2021 at 8:36 AM, Spikee said:

They have processed some EB3 (EW) visas though through September. Total EB3 (EW) visas processed this year are 10. 4 in May, 2021 & 6 in September, 2021. Is anyone of those 6 part of this group? If so when was your DQ date and when did you receive your IL. Trying to get an estimate of waiting time !

I am category EW awaiting ID in AD Embassy, DQ since 2020.  Still, the usual email received from NVC every 60-days.