Getting Schengen Tourist Visa while Waiting for CR-1 Interview

[alexturgul28 10]

Hi all,

 

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum! I am a USC petitioning for a CR-1 visa for my husband, who is a Turkish citizen and living in Turkey. His brother living in Germany just had a baby and my husband really wants to visit him before he leaves Turkey (they haven't seen each other for 5 years). Does anyone have experience with getting a tourist visa for the Schengen area while waiting for their CR-1/IR-1 interview? It's looking like his interview will be sometime in late August/September, and I'm afraid if we wait to go to Germany until after his interview, we won't have time since I have to be back in the US by mid-September for work. Any thoughts or experiences on applying for tourist visas to other countries prior to the interview for the US visa? My main concern is that the additional travel history would cause delays in issuing the visa.

 

Thanks!

Edited April 20, 2023 by alexturgul28

[Timona 3,952]

Nothing to do with US. He can apply online 

[Boiler 43,588]

I do not see the connection

[Chancy 6,233]

11 hours ago, alexturgul28 said:

My main concern is that the additional travel history would cause delays in issuing the visa.

 

Not an issue, unless the country visited is on this list -- https://www.state.gov/state-sponsors-of-terrorism/

 

Or if the applicant commits a crime and gets arrested while visiting another country.

 

[alexturgul28 10]

Thanks everyone! My question was not whether the two are related, since I know they are not, but rather if travelling to other countries before the visa interview will cause delays due to them having to conduct travel history checks. But it seems this is not the case unless the travel is to certain countries. Thanks!