Family US Visa Processing Trends from UK, Canada, China, Vietnam, India, Philippines, Mexico, Jamaica... Yikes!

[Captain Ewok 1,857]

After a rough year of Covid, several busy US Consulates are struggling to restore processing of important family Visas (K1, C/IR1 and IR5s).  VisaJourney did a deep dive into the numbers and the results are surprising (and frustrating).

 

Philippines (Manila) [K1 Visas Struggle, IR1 Visas Recovering]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764181-philippines-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-way-down-cr1-visas-up/

 

China (Guangzhou) [K1 Visas Down, IR1 Visas Way Up]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764273-china-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-way-down-cr1-visas-up/

 

United Kingdom (London) [K1 Visas Slow to Ramp Up, IR1 Visas Recovering]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764220-united-kingdom-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-way-down-cr1-visas-up/

 

Canada (Montreal) [K1 Visas Down, IR1 Visas Way Up]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764252-canada-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-down-ir1-visas-way-up/

 

India (Mumbia) [K1 Visas Slow to Ramp Up, IR1 Visas Recovering]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764184-india-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-way-down-cr1-visas-up/

 

Vietnam (Ho Chi Min) [IR5 Visas Doing Well in April, Finally]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764190-vietnam-us-family-visa-approvals-by-month-ir5-visas-way-up-k1-and-ir1-recovering/

 

Mexico (Ciudad Juarez) [K1 Visas Down, IR1 Visas Slowly Up]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764274-mexico-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-down-cr1-visas-slowly-up/

 

Jamaica (Kingston) [K1 Visas Slow to Recover, IR5 Visas WAY down]

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/764308-jamaica-us-marriage-visa-approvals-by-month-k1-visas-down-ir1-visas-up/

 

[B+L 2]

Do you have any information about the US embassy in Stockholm, Sweden? 🤞

[Captain Ewok 1,857]

2 hours ago, B+L said:

Do you have any information about the US embassy in Stockholm, Sweden? 🤞

It looks like K-1s stopped a lot longer than IR-1s.  They are SLOOOWLY ramping up but at a snails pace compared to the IR-1s that started much earlier and surged.  Seems like a similar story to London.

 

[clucasabbas 4]

Thanks for sharing. Do you have any recent stats on Italy?

[randy32 165]

Do you have any information about the US embassy in Lagos, Nigeria?

[Tracy Silvain 3]

How is Haiti visa moving forward

[kmas 14]

Bolivia ? We’re waiting several years now. I’m beyond frustrated 

[genci 0]

 

Do you have any information about the US embassy in Tirana , Albania

 

[Pierref 0]

How about Egypt? 

[genci 0]

Do you have any information about the US embassy in Tirana , Albania?

[Captain Ewok 1,857]

Added China and Mexico.  I'll try to work others this week.

[Lino_klm 4]

There’s something I don’t understand though. Why did the embassy stop issuing immigrant visas last year? Especially IR and CR. 
 

These categories were ultimately not targeted by the proclamation 

[Nan2080 0]

Any information about the embassy in Amsterdam- Netherlands. We are waiting for a F2 visa interview.

[Captain Ewok 1,857]

8 hours ago, Lino_klm said:

There’s something I don’t understand though. Why did the embassy stop issuing immigrant visas last year? Especially IR and CR. 
 

These categories were ultimately not targeted by the proclamation 

Covid restrictions during the initial surge.  

[kmurray3241 4]

13 hours ago, Captain Ewok said:

Added China and Mexico.  I'll try to work others this week.

Thank you! Any help with Lagos, Nigeria would be greatly appreciated!