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Hi. So apparently wait time to be scheduled for interview at the embassy in Sweden (which has jurisdiction over Denmark) is over a year after getting DQ at NVC.

 

We are a Danish foreigner married to American citizen living in Denmark. Do we have any options for transferring embassies to anywhere else, or are we out of luck?

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Nepal
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If you move to another country, you can request for the transfer.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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3 hours ago, KM & ST said:

Do we have any options for transferring embassies to anywhere else, or are we out of luck?

My understanding of an embassy transfer is if you are a resident of one country and a citizen of another. Otherwise there is no such thing as embassy transfer to bypass a delayed wait time of the embassy you are assigned to. 

 

 

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6 hours ago, KM & ST said:

Hi. So apparently wait time to be scheduled for interview at the embassy in Sweden (which has jurisdiction over Denmark) is over a year after getting DQ at NVC.

 

We are a Danish foreigner married to American citizen living in Denmark. Do we have any options for transferring embassies to anywhere else, or are we out of luck?

As mentioned before, you can only transfer your case to a US Embassy in another country if you have residency in that other country. Otherwise everybody would constantly be shopping around trying to get to the fastest embassy and chaos would ensue.

However, are you sure your waiting time will be over a year after getting DQ? Embassies are now using a four level prioritization system to process cases

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html

And as IR-1 visa applicant you are in tier 2 and have a priority advantage over some other categories.

 

 

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38 minutes ago, Wouter said:

As mentioned before, you can only transfer your case to a US Embassy in another country if you have residency in that other country. Otherwise everybody would constantly be shopping around trying to get to the fastest embassy and chaos would ensue.

However, are you sure your waiting time will be over a year after getting DQ? Embassies are now using a four level prioritization system to process cases

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html

And as IR-1 visa applicant you are in tier 2 and have a priority advantage over some other categories.

 

 

Yeah unfortunately there are many IR-1s with DQ dates in September 2020 onwards still waiting to be scheduled at the embassy. Many more waiting to be even transferred from NVC to embassy. It boggles the mind, since most other embassies seem to have picked up the pace considerably :(

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On 8/23/2021 at 9:29 AM, KM & ST said:

Hi. So apparently wait time to be scheduled for interview at the embassy in Sweden (which has jurisdiction over Denmark) is over a year after getting DQ at NVC.

 

We are a Danish foreigner married to American citizen living in Denmark. Do we have any options for transferring embassies to anywhere else, or are we out of luck?

Where did you find the estimate for interview time? Does the embassy publish it?

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