Emergency interview for funeral request for Accra, Ghana

[sweetk328 26]

Making our long short, its been a difficult road dealing with Immigration. We are Dq as of 2/21/20 and received confirmation that our interview would be scheduled shortly. Of course Covid hit the ground running and March 17th 2020 the embassy in Accra Ghana advised they would suspend all appointments. Here we are more than a year and half later, and although the embassies website says they are processing visas slowly they are still showing emergency only with the Nvc and have not requested any cases from them. I have contacted them again this morning but received the same answer. All of your documents have been approved and you are still in the queue for an interview. She was not really helpful with the funeral information needed. Well now on top of all of this, I have had a long and difficult fight with the government getting my fathers discharge from the military recognized as honorable. Which I have now succeeded. His disinterment is scheduling for today and I will have his remains flown with my daughter who will arrive back home tomorrow. The funeral home is going to schedule the burial and the military honors request. My question, I will not get another chance with this burial and I am really needing my husband to be present. I was wondering what the best way to request this emergency appointment? I'm concerned if I schedule the funeral it will not allow enough time for the emergency request, interview and flight. And then if I don't schedule a date just yet and ask the funeral home to write a statement advising scheduling is pending per my husband's arrival, they might not see that as an emergency and advise us to continuing waiting. My head is swirling dealing with the burial and the embassy all at the same time, its a little much right now.  If any one has been through a similar situation, or has dealt with an emergency request any advise would be appreciated!

[arken 4,199]

All you can do is email NVCexpedite@state.gov with related documents and hope for the best. It will take sometime anyway even if it's approved. It's not a week or two weeks thing. However i believe the beneficiary attending father-in-law's funeral may not fall in the emergency/expedite category. It has to be related to you, any hardship, any medical conditions or like that.

[sweetk328 26]

59 minutes ago, arken said:

All you can do is email NVCexpedite@state.gov with related documents and hope for the best. It will take sometime anyway even if it's approved. It's not a week or two weeks thing. However i believe the beneficiary attending father-in-law's funeral may not fall in the emergency/expedite category. It has to be related to you, any hardship, any medical conditions or like that.

Thank you, yes I have looked into the requirements, both the person being buried and my husband have to be immediate family. With visas, after 2 years of marriage my husband and I are now considered immediate family. I have confirmed that with Nvc, we are now in the Ir1 visa category  which is Immediate Relative, as we have been married over 2 years. By my state law, immediate family is defined by marriage as well. I was just hoping to gain more info on the actual request or documents needed. 

 

[arken 4,199]

14 minutes ago, sweetk328 said:

Thank you, yes I have looked into the requirements, both the person being buried and my husband have to be immediate family. With visas, after 2 years of marriage my husband and I are now considered immediate family. I have confirmed that with Nvc, we are now in the Ir1 visa category  which is Immediate Relative, as we have been married over 2 years. By my state law, immediate family is defined by marriage as well. I was just hoping to gain more info on the actual request or documents needed. 

 

I mentioned the email that you will be emailing your request to. Documents would be the death certificate and the funeral plan. Even if the expedite is approved, it will still be few weeks. Your husband has to do the medical and such. I am saying your father and your husband aren't considered an immediate family. You and your husband are of course immediate family the day you two married.

 

Edited June 29, 2021 by arken