Can beneficiary choose when to schedule Visa interview?

[littleredscooty 2]

Hey All,

 

Our petition has been approved (YAY) and have received the notification from the NVC that the petition is now on its way to my beneficiary's consulate. I am wondering once they contact him about making a visa appointment, does he get a choice in when it takes place or will it be assigned to him? Here's why it matters: I'm currently receiving roughly 3k monthly in unemployment income after becoming displaced at my job of 8 years. I am of course looking for new work and hope to find it soon, and neither of us saw this coming. Prior to the job loss, I was making very good money, I am an educated profressional and was well above and beyond the 125% poverty guidelines requirement. Although I receive unemployment at present, and have savings, we do believe that without gainful employment, our chances are at risk. I'm just wondering if he will have some wiggle room in when he schedules his appointment e.g. "within 3 months, within 6 months" etc. so that we can ensure I am employed again by the time of the interview. Thanks for any information or insight!

[IWander 583]

14 minutes ago, littleredscooty said:

Hey All,

 

Our petition has been approved (YAY) and have received the notification from the NVC that the petition is now on its way to my beneficiary's consulate. I am wondering once they contact him about making a visa appointment, does he get a choice in when it takes place or will it be assigned to him? Here's why it matters: I'm currently receiving roughly 3k monthly in unemployment income after becoming displaced at my job of 8 years. I am of course looking for new work and hope to find it soon, and neither of us saw this coming. Prior to the job loss, I was making very good money, I am an educated profressional and was well above and beyond the 125% poverty guidelines requirement. Although I receive unemployment at present, and have savings, we do believe that without gainful employment, our chances are at risk. I'm just wondering if he will have some wiggle room in when he schedules his appointment e.g. "within 3 months, within 6 months" etc. so that we can ensure I am employed again by the time of the interview. Thanks for any information or insight!

The majority of Consulates require the applicant to schedule their own appointment 

[TUC 37]

48 minutes ago, littleredscooty said:

Hey All,

 

Our petition has been approved (YAY) and have received the notification from the NVC that the petition is now on its way to my beneficiary's consulate. I am wondering once they contact him about making a visa appointment, does he get a choice in when it takes place or will it be assigned to him? Here's why it matters: I'm currently receiving roughly 3k monthly in unemployment income after becoming displaced at my job of 8 years. I am of course looking for new work and hope to find it soon, and neither of us saw this coming. Prior to the job loss, I was making very good money, I am an educated profressional and was well above and beyond the 125% poverty guidelines requirement. Although I receive unemployment at present, and have savings, we do believe that without gainful employment, our chances are at risk. I'm just wondering if he will have some wiggle room in when he schedules his appointment e.g. "within 3 months, within 6 months" etc. so that we can ensure I am employed again by the time of the interview. Thanks for any information or insight!

 

Hey! Looks like Armenia schedules the interview for you. So I don’t think you get much choice in it. However it may be an option to call the consulate/embasssy directly and ask to be rescheduled at a later date.

 

here’s where i got the info from:

 

 https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Armenia&cty=Yerevan

 

[littleredscooty 2]

Okay, maybe I should update the consulate since it looks like it may depend. Thank you both for responding!