Still waiting for info on Interview

[Kotenochek 0]

she must be checking with post office,in my case my envelope was hanging out there for a month!!!and then i had to o it all urgent before intrview.they supposed to sent her notice to go and pick it up in the post office and sometimes they forget or simply loose it.so keep calling post office!!!

[Mike&Luda 0]

FYI - New interviews until Feb. 12th show on the site the embassy this morning! A Wed. even! Luda tells me that on a Russian site one woman knows her interview is scheduled on Feb. 16th! How do others get this info? I called Moscow embassy phone service and NVC again this morning. Both places say they can not even tell me our petititon was received in Moscow. NVC person denied they have ANYTHING to do with interview dates. Jason, if you see this... How did you find out that yours was delivered to the embassy? I was told again to wait at least a month before trying the embassy paid phone service...

I got the shipping date from NVC. the date they sent it to Moscow. I tracked the package through DHL. Its a really neat trick that a couple of guys came up with. Worked beautifully. Its in the NVC forum. Listed as something like "how to track your petition from NVC to Embassy".

Thanks Jason! It took a lot of tries and a lot of patience but it finally worked. Lots of error came back at first. At least I feel reasonably comfortable that it was delivered! Keep warm on your trip to Moscow... November there was no cake-walk!

[DKM 0]

Can someobody point me to the website that shows the interview schedules?

[mox 298]

http://www.usembassy.ru/consular/iv_dates.php

[Mike&Luda 0]

Can someobody point me to the website that shows the interview schedules?

http://www.usembassy.ru/consular/iv_dates.php

Good Luck!

[Mike&Luda 0]

SUCCESS!! My advice to anyone is find the DHL delivery date to the embassy, send an email inquiry at least one week (2 is much better) after that date including petition #s, fiancee's full name and DOB and then WAIT for the response. WAITING was certainly the hard part. I am surprised how far into the future the interview is (Feb. 20th!) based on our approval date (Nov. 1st) but at least we have a date to plan from! AT LAST!!

[slim 1,514]

Congrats on finding out the date, Mike. Feels good, huh? Good luck!!!

she must be checking with post office,in my case my envelope was hanging out there for a month!!!and then i had to o it all urgent before intrview.they supposed to sent her notice to go and pick it up in the post office and sometimes they forget or simply loose it.so keep calling post office!!!

Absolutely imperative!!!

There have been plenty of times when my wife was waiting on something important and it was sitting at the post office for more than a few days, even weeks.

Also, if you ever send ANYTHING to your people in Russia, ensure you write their mobile or home telephone # in big magic marker on the outside somewhere, that way they'll call them to arrange for pick up and/or leave a message. It seems they're much happier to have someone come and pick up their own stuff than to actually have to deliver it. Also, since theft is pretty high with packages and mail, having the # on there will help ensure she's the one to get it, and not her neighbor across the hall.

[Mike&Luda 0]

ABSOLUTELY it feels good!! I would be much more explicit except I am on a work computer! Thanks for the congrats, good luck and tip on the mail. I will check to make sure Luda has received an Xmas card that one sister sent... even though it should have fit in the mailbox.

[DKM 0]

Feb 20th for a Nov 1st approval? so if I manage to get approved by the end of December, it could be the middle of April. wow nice that this takes 9 months now. This only encourages people to apply too early in their relationship(something I'm guilty of).

[Mike&Luda 0]

I certainly agree it is a definite downer to take so long! Our lawyer originally told us that Luda could come by Xmas, then New Year, then Feb.... you get the picture. But in your case all may not be lost... you should be coming up FAST on your approval (assuming everything is correct). The giant bulge in visa applications must be working its way through the system finally too! It has been my impression that your application date is still taken into consideration when prioritizing because we jumped ahead with our NOA1 and then fell back into the pack at NVC and beyond and had to slow down and wait our turn! Take heart !! By the way, we "jumped the gun" too on our engagement... to start this whole marathon of a process! Luckily it has worked out!

[ben2 0]

Feb 20th for a Nov 1st approval? so if I manage to get approved by the end of December, it could be the middle of April. wow nice that this takes 9 months now. This only encourages people to apply too early in their relationship(something I'm guilty of).

Looks like Moscow embassy is starting to build up a backlog, I hope this is not true, but from the times posted, people who got NVC approvals a few days to a week before us had interviews scheduled for end of Dec-Mid of Jan, we got mid of Feb, and now looks like people already getting end of Feb.

Guess now that Vermont started chunking out approvals at much faster rate than before they have many more people waiting for interviews...

Also if somebody needs to find out their interview date I would suggest either e-mailing the embassy or calling the State Department, i believe the # is 202-663-1225. I e-mailed the embassy twice, first time they replied the next day that they haven't received the confirmation yet, second time they replied within 3 days. The State Department gave accurate info as well, the hold time was approx 15 min. No reason to pay $ to call Moscow embassy unless your case is extraordinary.

[Danno 1,228]

Feb 20th for a Nov 1st approval? so if I manage to get approved by the end of December, it could be the middle of April. wow nice that this takes 9 months now. This only encourages people to apply too early in their relationship(something I'm guilty of).

Looks like Moscow embassy is starting to build up a backlog, I hope this is not true, but from the times posted, people who got NVC approvals a few days to a week before us had interviews scheduled for end of Dec-Mid of Jan, we got mid of Feb, and now looks like people already getting end of Feb.

Guess now that Vermont started chunking out approvals at much faster rate than before they have many more people waiting for interviews...

Also if somebody needs to find out their interview date I would suggest either e-mailing the embassy or calling the State Department, i believe the # is 202-663-1225. I e-mailed the embassy twice, first time they replied the next day that they haven't received the confirmation yet, second time they replied within 3 days. The State Department gave accurate info as well, the hold time was approx 15 min. No reason to pay $ to call Moscow embassy unless your case is extraordinary.

I have written 2 emails so far, no answer, I did get through to the NVC earlier after being on hold for 50 minutes but it was at the end of the day.

Still don't see how you can figure your interview date.

Danno

[slim 1,514]

This only encourages people to apply too early in their relationship(something I'm guilty of).

If you're a guy..... it's always too early!!!

[Danno 1,228]

I wanted to post an update.

This morning I went to check for the "monday morning update" at the moscow website to see If Natalia's number was posted with an interview date, after seeing it wasn't I resolved I would go whine to my Senators office.... to at least get that ball rolling, since it has been almost 2 months and still no packet and no interview date listed.

When I checked my Email, Natalia wrote me to announce she had called to Moscow and found out they have her listed her under a different MOS number and the interview date is set for Jan 9.

Why they gave her a number different than the one which is posted on the NVC letter, I don't know.

When she asked about not receiving the packet yet, she was told she can do the documents in Moscow if she does not get it by then and just be sure to bring both passports and police check.

In the morning she is calling to set up appointment for medical.

Needless to say, after accepting that her Arrival her could not be sooner than March, I am thrilled!

Many people agreed that calling the Pay-number in Moscow was a waste of time (not to mention $$) but had Natalia not done it (after I advised her not to) it worked out great.

Any comments about this odd situation of MOS number change and not receiving the packet?

[mox 298]

Any comments about this odd situation of MOS number change and not receiving the packet?

Hey, great news, congratulations!

It's really strange, because I thought numbers were assigned at NVC...right? Maybe somebody screwed up and put the wrong number on your letter??