Has Mumbai Embassy caught up with K1 visa backlog?

[Seraph2042 37]

Does anyone know if the Mumbai embassy has caught up with K1 visa backlogs? I received my NOA2 on August 10th and I am now try to get a rough timeline on which month can I expect the interview to take place! Any pointers/direction is welcome. I have been monitoring the raw statistics published in https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-nonimmigrant-visa-issuances.html for the last couple of months which shows they have not been so keen or aggressive in clearing the backlog! 

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[joe.b 33]

I'm not sure where the Mumbai backlog stands, but the backlog itself may not be an issue to getting a visa interview. It's more about whether you manage to find available appointments on the consulate website after submitting your DS-160 and paying the fee. My now-husband's (then-fiance) K1 application reached the consulate in early May. Due to the covid surge in India in May, no interviews were being scheduled for a month or so. But in early June, we were able to schedule a visa interview appointment for him for early July. Which is to say, from  getting our NOA2 (mid-March) to the interview date was under 4 months, including about a month when the consulate was closed.

 

I don't know what the K1 backlog at the consulate was then or now, but it didn't seem to cause significant delays for us. My advice would be that once you are at the point of being eligible to schedule the visa interview, check the website regularly for appointments. Good luck!

[Seraph2042 37]

8 hours ago, joe.b said:

I'm not sure where the Mumbai backlog stands, but the backlog itself may not be an issue to getting a visa interview. It's more about whether you manage to find available appointments on the consulate website after submitting your DS-160 and paying the fee. My now-husband's (then-fiance) K1 application reached the consulate in early May. Due to the covid surge in India in May, no interviews were being scheduled for a month or so. But in early June, we were able to schedule a visa interview appointment for him for early July. Which is to say, from  getting our NOA2 (mid-March) to the interview date was under 4 months, including about a month when the consulate was closed.

 

I don't know what the K1 backlog at the consulate was then or now, but it didn't seem to cause significant delays for us. My advice would be that once you are at the point of being eligible to schedule the visa interview, check the website regularly for appointments. Good luck!

Joe, That makes a lot of sense. Thank you!