Do I schedule my own interview at USEM or wait for their email?

[angeljolie 187]

Hi all! We have been approved for an expedite and CEAC now says "ready." Do I need to wait for USEM to send me something or should I go ahead and schedule our appointment? TIA!

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

22 minutes ago, angeljolie said:

Hi all! We have been approved for an expedite and CEAC now says "ready." Do I need to wait for USEM to send me something or should I go ahead and schedule our appointment? TIA!

They will schedule it for you

[GEEPEECEE 12]

Congrats! We were DQ also around the same time frame of yours and waiting for the interview date. HOw did you get your expedite?

[TampaRishon 38]

I didn’t realize before writing this that it doesn’t have Philippines on the list so maybe you will wait for the embassy! 
 

so in Israel I had to go to a website and register everything and then pick own interview date. 
https://ais.usvisa-info.com

Because we expedited it’s really weird. They pretty much do nothing for us and so I had to do it all. Including emailing them to make sure I was set for my interview. 
 

I just did this back at Christmas time. So it’s recent. They may have done things differently before Covid, but now it’s really awkward. Let me know how it goes! If you set an interview date, make sure to follow up with the Embassy afterwards

 

Im not seeing phillipines on there so you may have to wait, but for other people, there are a lot of embassies on here doing what Israel did. 😬😬🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ If someone looks to this thread for info, there is some good info for other places. Sorry I couldn’t be more help🙈

Edited January 22, 2021 by TampaRishon

[Hank_ 9,173]

6 hours ago, angeljolie said:

Hi all! We have been approved for an expedite and CEAC now says "ready." Do I need to wait for USEM to send me something or should I go ahead and schedule our appointment? TIA!

 

Embassy will schedule the interview

 

Expedite Only!   NVC does not schedule your interview.  You will receive a letter/email from the embassy with your interview date and even a date/time for the medical at SLEC.  (New process as of 2/26/2020)   Expedites can no longer schedule their own interview.

Watch your CEAC status, once it shows READY means the embassy has your case file and will be completing your interview processing .. be patient.   

To check your current status click here > CEAC  
https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==
 

 

https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html   (there is contact info near the bottom of this page)

[angeljolie 187]

On 1/22/2021 at 11:46 AM, GEEPEECEE said:

Congrats! We were DQ also around the same time frame of yours and waiting for the interview date. HOw did you get your expedite?

We wrote to nvcexpedite@state.gov. I've heard of people sending their requests thru the NVC inquiry form. Good luck! 

[Hank_ 9,173]

Requesting the expedite through NVC is the best route to go in my thinking