Only EB1/EB2 update on NVC (DQ, IL)

[nothin2C 0]

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 to be rescheduled as can't  attend	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	Waiting		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo

[nothin2C 0]

14 minutes ago, nothin2C said:

 

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 to be rescheduled as can't  attend	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	Waiting		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo

 

Updating the chart. Basically Embassy at the Paris immediately sent the interview in the first batch after being DQed. However, the physician in Mainland Portugal closed her practice and there wasn't any available spot in Paris until October 2nd. So, our case is still under administrative process after the seemingly okay interview pending medical results. Since then, radio silence... To complicate the matters, we would need passports for an unrelated issue. Moral of the story, if you are at Paris or any other embassy that handles quickly, just schedule your physicals after being DQed, worst case you reschedule the medical appointment but not be in dark at a process may take weeks to months.

 

Edit: I don't know why I cannot edit the chart but the DQ date was 08/04/2023, NOT 08/24/2023.

Edited October 24, 2023 by nothin2C

[Rainbow Aligator 29]

On 10/21/2023 at 9:47 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Where did you get that definition?

I’m not sure how to answer this, because there is no specific information on any official website that refers to how people going through consular processing use their residency status to figure out where their consular interview should be.  Like many things with USCIS, there are only vague guidelines. You apply in your “home country” but what if your home country has been the USA for the last 5 years? People currently living in the US are able to go through either consular processing OR adjustment of status, but there are no clear guidelines on what, therefore, is your “home country” if you have more than one citizenship. 
 

But the IRS and USCIS use the substantial presence test to determine your residency for certain purposes. For example you are a “resident alien” for tax purposes if you’ve been in the country for 183 days or more. USCIS uses the 183 day definition for their continuous presence test when going from Green Card to Citizen. 

[whitewizard 11]

On 10/25/2023 at 8:41 AM, Rainbow Aligator said:

I’m not sure how to answer this, because there is no specific information on any official website that refers to how people going through consular processing use their residency status to figure out where their consular interview should be.  Like many things with USCIS, there are only vague guidelines. You apply in your “home country” but what if your home country has been the USA for the last 5 years? People currently living in the US are able to go through either consular processing OR adjustment of status, but there are no clear guidelines on what, therefore, is your “home country” if you have more than one citizenship. 
 

But the IRS and USCIS use the substantial presence test to determine your residency for certain purposes. For example you are a “resident alien” for tax purposes if you’ve been in the country for 183 days or more. USCIS uses the 183 day definition for their continuous presence test when going from Green Card to Citizen. 

This may be pertinent.

 

9 FAM 504.4-8  (U) PLACE OF APPLICATION

9 FAM 504.4 (U) PRE-APPOINTMENT PROCESSING (state.gov)

[Rainbow Aligator 29]

22 hours ago, whitewizard said:

This may be pertinent.

 

9 FAM 504.4-8  (U) PLACE OF APPLICATION

9 FAM 504.4 (U) PRE-APPOINTMENT PROCESSING (state.gov)

Wow super informative! Thank you - 

 

9 FAM 504.4-8(B)  (U) Usual Place of Application

(CT:VISA-1753;   04-05-2023)

a. (U) As a general rule, an applicant in the United States should apply for a visa at the post in the consular district of the applicant’s last foreign residence.  That is the only consular section required to accept the case for processing, although another consular section might do so as a matter of discretion.

b. (U) You must, however, accept an IV application from any applicant who is a citizen or a national of the consular district, regardless of the applicant’s last residence abroad, when directed to do so by the Department.

c.  (U) The assignment of an IV petition to a consular section by the IV processing center in the United States will constitute such a direction by the Department.

 

I think, as usual, it comes down to the person at the consulate on the day. 

[Laulau 9]

Can you add me!

EB2 NIW

PD: 10/20/2022

Dq:10/03/2023

Interview date: waiting

location: Bogota (originally caracas, but closed at the moment)

Edited November 3, 2023 by Laulau

[appleblossom 1,437]

18 minutes ago, Laulau said:

Can you add me!

EB2 NIW

PD: 10/20/2022

Dq:10/03/2023

Interview date: waiting

location: Bogota (originally caracas, but closed at the moment)

You can add yourself - just copy & paste the table in to a post and add another row for you. 
 

HTH. Good luck, hope it’s not too long until your PD becomes current. 🤞🏻

[Laulau 9]

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 to be rescheduled as can't  attend	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	Waiting		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo
@Laulau	Eb2	10/20/2022	11/03/2023	waiting	Waiting	Bogota

Edited November 3, 2023 by Laulau

[Aanuoluwa 0]

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 to be rescheduled as can't  attend	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	Waiting		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo
@Laulau	Eb2	10/20/2022	11/03/2023	waiting	Waiting	Bogota
@Aanuoluwa	EB2	07/27/2023	Waiting		Waiting	Johannesburg

[appleblossom 1,437]

@Aanuoluwa, when did you submit your docs? If you could fill in your timeline it would be super helpful. 

Edited November 4, 2023 by appleblossom

[Aanuoluwa 0]

@appleblossom 

23 Jul 23: Submitted I 140 with premium processing 
27 Jul 23: I 140 Approved 
23 Aug 23: Welcome letter received
19 Oct 23: DS 260 submitted

Awaiting DQ 

I can see the waiting queue. All the best to us.

How long it takes after DQ to get an interview at the Johannesburg consulate?

Edited November 4, 2023 by Aanuoluwa

[matt11 1]

Good morning everyone,

 

I have been following this thread over the past few weeks. Does anyone know if your ballpark estimate of around 25 days to DQ for EB cases also applies to EB-5 cases? My documents were submitted by Fedex to the DoS mailroom in VA and signed for on Sep-25. Since then, I have sent various inquiries to the NVC - only to get back the same generic texts you all know. Any idea if EB-5 may land on a separate desk / department?

[Aanuoluwa 0]

On 11/3/2023 at 9:54 PM, Aanuoluwa said:

VJ User	Category	Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY)	DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY)	Interview location
@dolibash	EB2	07/22/22	04/12/23		Waiting	Riyadh
@snm2212	EB2	09/29/22	04/21/23		Waiting	London
@Ernie73	EB2	09/19/22	05/04/23		Waiting	Iceland
@Hithere222	EB1	05/16/22	04/25/23		Waiting	Kathmandu
@Kw1097	EB2	02/22/22	04/04/23	08/27/23	09/20/23	Doha
@Kashraz	EB1	06/30/22	04/04/23		Waiting
@Damiores	EB2	11/18/22	04/05/23		Waiting	Ankara
@W Herrera	EB2	12/14/21	06/08/23	08/02/23	09/13/23	Georgetown, Guyana
@Kalied	EB2	05/09/22	05/04/23		Waiting
@CMingo	EB2	05/02/22	03/21/23	09/01/23	10/27/23	London
@Appleblossom	EB1	02/08/23	04/21/23	05/20/23	07/17/23	London
@Luis M	EB2	06/10/22	07/27/23	09/01/23	10/30/23 to be rescheduled as can't  attend	London
@whitewizard	EB1	01/20/23	03/31/23	08/02/23	09/20/23	Mumbai
@nodisplay	EB1		04/17/23		Waiting	Montreal
@jimmy2k	EB2	02/01/11	Waiting		Waiting	Montreal
@dabursot2	EB2	01/20/23	08/15/23		Waiting	London
@azzz	EB1	03/27/23	05/17/23	10/05/23	11/21/23	Almaty
@MalaYoon	EB2	03/24/22	03/10/23	07/31/23		Kuala Lumpur
@Ayobami	EB2	01/10/22	03/22/23		Waiting	Johannesburg
@dtbaby	EB2	03/02/22	12/02/22		Waiting	Lagos
@Aya2538	EB2	08/30/21	04/18/23		Waiting	Ankara
@Rocha3	EB2	05/10/21	07/10/23		Waiting	Rio de Janeiro
@nothin2C	EB2	01/XX/22	08/24/23	08/28/23	10/28/23	Paris
@whereisme	EB2	01/03/23	8/26/23		Waiting	Argentina
@Rainbow Aligator	EB1	06/20/23	Waiting		Waiting	London
@Eren	EB2	03/09/22	05/10/23	08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current)	09/29/23	London
@chy8	EB2	09/27/22	07/18/23
@mohamedaali2	EB2	07/01/21	08/04/23	Waiting	Waiting	Cairo
@Laulau	Eb2	10/20/2022	11/03/2023	waiting	Waiting	Bogota
@Aanuoluwa	EB2	07/27/2023	11/07/2023		Waiting	Johannesburg

 

[snm2212 81]

December visa bulletin. Another disappointment. No change in EB2

[Rocha3 20]

And interviews going very very slow in brazil….