Interview Schedule Time Frame: IR1

[Mel.King 23]

I became documentarily qualified on June 28, and I am still waiting for an interview date from the NVC for Jakarta, Indonesia. I know the Jakarta embassy is not very busy, they do between 9-14 family immigrant visas per month and prioritize those. 

 

Does anyone have any experience with how long it takes to schedule the interview? The timeframe from the NVC is between 30-60 days... is it still within that time line or does it take longer due to backlogs? 

 

My husband and 2 kids are already in the US, and we have been separated since January 2022, I really want this process to end soon! 

 

Thanks in advance. 

[Redro 4,601]

You will hopefully get your interview letter soon... if you check out the NVC/Embassy and Consulate forums you'll see during July/August a lot of consulates will prioritize student visa applications. 

Example: Korea cancelled their July interviews for immediate relatives and moved them to August... 

 

[Chancy 6,233]

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures to IR1/CR1 Progress Reports ***

 

11 hours ago, Mel.King said:

Does anyone have any experience with how long it takes to schedule the interview?

 

This report is from last year --

 

 

[Mel.King 23]

4 hours ago, Chancy said:

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures to IR1/CR1 Progress Reports ***

 

 

This report is from last year --

 

 

What?! They got the interview letter in 2 days, and this was in the middle of the pandemic....Lucky ducks!  I don't get it! It's already been 7 weeks for me.... and now I can't even phone the NVC to ask what is going on. Is there anything I can do? Does emailing the NVC help? We emailed them once during this process before and it took them a month to reply, and their answer wasn't very helpful either...😕

[luckyfish123 33]

On 8/19/2022 at 4:14 PM, Mel.King said:

What?! They got the interview letter in 2 days, and this was in the middle of the pandemic....Lucky ducks!  I don't get it! It's already been 7 weeks for me.... and now I can't even phone the NVC to ask what is going on. Is there anything I can do? Does emailing the NVC help? We emailed them once during this process before and it took them a month to reply, and their answer wasn't very helpful either...😕

I did email them, but my embassy is not in Jakarta, Indonesia. Let's see if my Interview letter arrives faster or the reply from NVC.