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My husband needed one from his hometown where he lived before coming to the US to live. We initially got one from Managua only bc his brother had to get him a record for us while we awaited state side for his appointment in Nicaragua. They wouldn’t allow his brother to get a copy of his police record in his hometown and said bc my husband wasn’t present to request it himself his brother would have to go to get it in Managua for some crazy reason. 

His brother never told us there was a reason he got that police record in Managua so when we got to his appointment we were then told he needed a record from Esteli since he was now in the country to get it himself. I hope this makes some sense. If I were you I would get it from her hometown if she has lived there to be on the safe side. Best wishes! 

Steve,

email that address again and also CC the regular IV unit email address as well so someone can acknowledge it. Ask for acknowledgment also. Do not wait and assume it’s been seen or delivered. Follow up ASAP is my suggestion. 

My husband returned home Aug 12 after a huge breakthrough with our lawyers and the consulate. I went in the consulate and it was deserted basically. They have had some extra help to process these visa cases in the last few weeks so now is the time to get aggressive in getting them to get her processed! 

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Would be interested to hear how bad the lawlessness or chaos in Managua really turned out to be: better or worse than reported/expected?

I’m going to venture to say it is that bad. With the consulate being down to on essential staff and their descriptions of what is going on over there being on their websites, I truly believe it’s bad. 

When I was there in May there were outbursts and burning road barricades throughout the country. It was pretty intense to witness just that part. 

I suppose no one truly knows how bad it is unless they are right in the cities that this is happening in and thankfully my husband is not. It’s sad to see such a beautiful country struggling and lives being lost. Praying it all calms down and solutions found to maintain peace and a democracy!

I am glad to hear you are ok but sad that this was your outcome! Please message me as I have some insight about consular issues at MNG now that may help. 

Hi Steve! Any updates? Were you guys approved!? Praying all went well!

No, we weren't approved at the interview. My husband didn't have the correct police certificate. We had one from Managua but they wanted one from his home town. We submitted it the next day and confirmed it was received by the consulate. We have been waiting since. Since they were closed July4-6 it probably has them behind. Try not to worry too much. It's so hard to go through this! We are not doing a K1 visa. We have been married for 16+years with kids and grandkids and my husband's absence is heartbreaking to all of us. This entire process is difficult no matter which visa you're applying for. People have no idea unless they live it and the fact that they never communicate with you in plain language or give you any information to help you understand what is going on make this so much more difficult. I pray all will be well with you and yours!

My husband and I have been waiting since May 15. He is still waiting in admin processing. We were told 3 weeks ago by the consulate that he should have his by now. Still nothing.  

Praying for your interview to go well tomorrow. My husband needed a police certificate from his city where he lived. We had one from Managua. The confusion came when we were getting the case together to send it to NVC initially. His brother was in Nicaragua getting the police record to send to us and was told he couldn’t get it in his city but had to get it from the capitol. What we didn’t know was the reason they had to do this was because my husband wasn’t there in person to get the police record himself. When we arrived in Nicaragua for his interview we had to get an updated police record (they are only good for 60 days so we had to get a new one for the interview) and got it from Managua again not knowing we needed one from the city where he lived. He would have been approved on the day if our interview had it not been for this crazy misunderstanding. 

Hes still waiting to be approved. His interview was May 15. I had to leave without him almost a mont ago. It’s been devastating to put it mildly. Hoping all goes well for you!! There’s a lot going on down there in the consulate and only 2 officers working so processing is extremely delayed. It’s a nightmare!

Just wondering if anyone that has cases processing in Nicaragua has received any approvals lately and how long it has been taking? We are hearing that the sole consular officer working is trying to "wrap things up" to be able to leave the consulate. Sounds like no one will be working on cases soon. Hoping they will complete what they have but no definite answers from the consulate when inquiring about time frames for processing or what will happen in the event they completely close the consulate.

Steve,

Make sure you have everything in order before you go. My husband is still stuck there in Nicaragua and there was some confusion with the required paper work he was told to have by NVC vs what the consulate officer requested. It put us in admin processing. We have been waiting weeks to get an approval of our IR1. You can contact me directly and I'll help you as much as I can with preparing. I'm no expert but our interview was 5/15/18 and they were already cutting back staff then. Things there are bad. We have inside info that there is only 1 consular officer working on the cases now and that she is trying her best to get things completed so she can leave her post. I am not sure what will happen to these cases when/if she does leave before the cases they have left are completed. I'm working on finding this out. We are still waiting to hear about my husband's IV approval and to get his passport/visa back.

Best of luck and stay safe!

Is there anyone on here that has recently interviewed in Managua and had to send in additional documents? I am wondering how long it is taking them to process these immigrant visas since they are operating with reduced staff and hours. 

Has anyone heard of any further updates? My husband is scheduled for his visa interview May 15 and we will need to leave May 8 to get to his doctor appointment for his physical. I was wondering how far out anyone may have heard that their interview was being cancelled.

Thank you! I didn't see that anywhere on the embassy website when I last checked.  I appreciate your reply!

Hi!

After waiting over 16 long years to get to Nicaragua, my husband finally has his visa interview set for mid May. With the current crisis in Nicaragua I am wondering if anyone has gotten notice of their interview being rescheduled or moved to a nearby consulate in another country. We are hearing nothing at this point. My concern is that we get there for his doctor appointment only to hear a day or two before that his interview will be cancelled. Looking for any information that could help us know what to possibly expect.

Thanks in advance!