Embassy appointment scheduling

[Empress AdowaT 0]

Hello everyone,

 

I need someone's help. My case got transferred to this embassy, without me willingly knowing. Now it has been a challenge getting a response from the embassy. How were you able to communicate with embassy and also book your appointment for your interview?

[From_CAN_2_US 1,145]

59 minutes ago, Empress AdowaT said:

Hello everyone,

 

I need someone's help. My case got transferred to this embassy, without me willingly knowing. Now it has been a challenge getting a response from the embassy. How were you able to communicate with embassy and also book your appointment for your interview?

Not sure what you are asking.

 

Cases always get transferred from NVC to embassy without any action from the applicant. This is normal.

 

Are you saying it got transferred to the wrong embassy?

 

Regarding scheduling of appointment, most consulates do that on their own. When cases are transferred from NVC to them, they are put in a queue. They then send interview invite in chronological order. Most consulates have a multiple month wait (some more than a year). You don’t book the appointment.

 

In a select few consulates you do have to book it yourself, but you would informed by email, that you would have to do that.

 

Your timeline here is a bit confusing, but if your embassy is Ghana, they you don’t book the appointment, the consulate schedules it. 
 

 

[Empress AdowaT 0]

1 hour ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

I thought I was specifically speaking from a forum for South Africa embassy in particular. They seems to schedule appointments differently. 

Not sure what you are asking.

 

Cases always get transferred from NVC to embassy without any action from the applicant. This is normal.

 

Are you saying it got transferred to the wrong embassy?

 

Regarding scheduling of appointment, most consulates do that on their own. When cases are transferred from NVC to them, they are put in a queue. They then send interview invite in chronological order. Most consulates have a multiple month wait (some more than a year). You don’t book the appointment.

 

In a select few consulates you do have to book it yourself, but you would informed by email, that you would have to do that.

 

Your timeline here is a bit confusing, but if your embassy is Ghana, they you don’t book the appointment, the consulate schedules it. 
 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 45,113]

10 hours ago, Empress AdowaT said:

Hello everyone,

 

I need someone's help. My case got transferred to this embassy, without me willingly knowing. Now it has been a challenge getting a response from the embassy. How were you able to communicate with embassy and also book your appointment for your interview?

You posted this under IR-1/CR-1 spousal visa.  NVC schedules interviews for spousal visa cases.  Are you sure the case isn't at NVC?

Edited Saturday at 11:03 AM by Crazy Cat

[appleblossom 4,791]

What do you mean it got transferred without you knowing? What does your online status say now? 

 

As said above if it’s a spousal visa you don’t have anything to do with the interview being scheduled, it’s done for you. Once your case is Documentarily Complete at NVC (i.e. you’ve paid the fees, completed the DS-260 and had docs accepted) then you’re added to the line for an interview and will be contacted by NVC when it’s scheduled. It won’t be sent to the consulate until the interview has been scheduled, it stays at NVC until then. 
 

It’s a long line for Ghana, approx 2 years wait for an interview letter so if your timeline is accurate and that’s your consulate you won’t hear anything for quite some time. 
 

Good luck. 

Edited Saturday at 12:10 PM by appleblossom