Advice on switching embassy from Riyadh to Beirut?

[gabriella121 0]

Hi all, 

 

Wanted to get everyone's advice on experience in the current Covid world on transferring embassies. My husband is a Lebanese citizen but lives/works in KSA. We have been DQ since March 2020. Riyadh just started doing Cr1 interviews and it looks like there is roughly a 7 month wait. We are thinking of transferring his case to the Beirut embassy, as it looks like things are moving faster there and there are giving out quite a few Cr1 visas. I wanted to see if anyone on here and has recently had an interview in Beirut (or Riyadh) or been scheduled one? What was your timeline like? Curious to see if the processing delay/transition would be worth it. Thanks!

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

You can't, there is a blacklog in Beirut also.

[gabriella121 0]

6 minutes ago, NancyNguyen said:

You can't, there is a blacklog in Beirut also.

I'm aware there is a backlog everywhere, but I was curious if we switched embassies if we would be in the "back of the line" so to speak or if we would be "in line" based off our DQ of July 2020.

By the way-You are totally able to switch embassies. 

[Mariam&Smith 45]

2 minutes ago, gabriella121 said:

I'm aware there is a backlog everywhere, but I was curious if we switched embassies if we would be in the "back of the line" so to speak or if we would be "in line" based off our DQ of July 2020.

By the way-You are totally able to switch embassies. 

Ever heard of checkout lines? You switch lines thinking it would be faster, it is not.

[gabriella121 0]

2 minutes ago, Mariam&Smith said:

Ever heard of checkout lines? You switch lines thinking it would be faster, it is not.

Haha that is what I was worried about! Interviews are going faster in my Beirut hence why I was thinking of asking our lawyer to switch embassies, but as you said, I think the processing delays might do more harm than good.