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6 hours ago, dxb_Indian said:

On the Ceac site where we upload passport copy and photo, I understand that its a passport size photo. but how do you scan a real passport photo into the 600 x 600 px requirements stipulated by ceac. 

 

can anyone who has completed this step and gotten accepted please advise.

Call the photo studio you took your photo at and ask them for a soft copy 

they will send it to your email and you can upload that

On 3/7/2019 at 6:11 PM, Aik said:

Nvc recently take action on my case that they have deleted my joint sponsor while they were reviewing that documents which I was submitted a month before, i called nvc but they replied that your case is in administration process wait . Is there anyone who faced same problem . 

Hi, 

the same thing happened with me

they deleted my joint sponsor 

and I called nvc and they told me they are just reviewing the case

i asked him if i needed to upload everything again for the joint sponsor.. he said “no”

2 months later i get an email asking to upload the documents for my joint sponsor 

my suggestion to you is to just upload it again now. 

26 minutes ago, dxb_Indian said:

14th 22nd and 25th.

 

Wow.. i wonder what their scheduling process depends on.. the PD or CC

My PD is current 15 dec 2016 but CC is 20 feb 2019

any idea what their PD is ?

(thanks again for replying. Any help gives me hope and encouragement)

2 hours ago, dxb_Indian said:

Hi, it is a whatsapp group for EB5 visa, which is an employment based visa category, but their process is also the same as family based immigration, their NVC case complete dates were in dec 2018 & jan 2018.

Ohh. Well thanks for replying. Could you keep me posted on that.

when are their interview dates in april— like how far out?

On 3/7/2019 at 2:23 AM, dxb_Indian said:

3 people in another group got interview dates this morning for Abu Dhabi embassy in April. You folks should be hearing soon, good luck.

Could you direct me to that group please?

my PD 15 DEC 2016

cc feb 20 2019

f2A

abu dhabi embassy

7 hours ago, Weebee said:

I'm not getting agitated, I'm sorry it looks that way! I'm trying to clear things up for you in an illustrative way. And I am following Facebook groups as well, so I was referring to my general impression of the overall "mood" of the people posting there, not yours specifically. I guess I didn't phrase that well enough.

Anyway.. if it still doesn't make sense to you what NVC tells you, you can think of it as a general response to a specific question. You ask them about your case but they are just quoting the VB that applies for that month. Not very informative. It only means a visa is available for you right now but only if you had been scheduled for an interview. And they schedule interviews based on the available dates the embassy sends them. It's actually not very clear whether NVC schedules the people or the embassy. But the dates that are available come from the embassy and NVC sends the letters. The interview appointments are being set for the next month. That is how we can guess the VB movement, for example. So even if people whose PDs aren't current for that month, receive an appointment for the next month when their PD will be current. And if those same would call NVC and ask about their interview, either they will get the response they got an interview, or they will get a generic response that their PD isn't current( which they already know but are hoping it will be current the following month and they will get an interview). It's the same with people whose PD is already current, only the 2nd response changes to there's a visa available. 

Now the confusion may also comes from the fact that NVC changed the timeframe of IL. Few months ago people received their ILs at the end of a month, while now they receive them at the beginning, the week before the next VB. Some kind of overlap happens with people who didn't receive interviews the month before and are still calling and are being told they PD is current. While seemingly people whose PD is not, receive ILs. But it's how it's supposed to be, just the timeframe is shifted. So don't rely too much on NVC for answers. 

Wow, I hope all that makes more sense to you.

Cheers!

That definitely clears up my confusion. I was also coming upto the conclusion of nvc being very generic when answering my qs. Thankyou for helping me and drawing a better picture out for what happens exactly. 

Lets hope I receive my IL this week 🙏🏻🤲🏻

11 minutes ago, Weebee said:

Well read again what I said about eligibility. So yes, there's a visa for you. But your embassy didn't schedule you. 

And you ARE putting everyone in one queue.. you are saying people with later PDs than yours got appointments. But those people don't have an appointment at your embassy.. they have an appointment in Mexico.. 

About your 2nd statement - a lot of people with Dec PDs are waiting.. how many? 10, 20, 30? Even if they are all from a different country each, which I doubt, there's 195 countries in the world. Some of the embassies are backlogged and people like you, who feel they are treated unfairly, are the most vocal of the bunch.. so I'm not surprised it seems to you as "a lot of people" didn't receive interviews. 

You can only compare your case to someone whose embassy is same as yours, assuming they have the exact same circumstances. 

I don’t believe im treated unfairly, however, ive been on calls with nvc and the info their call center gave me was that currently they are working on PDs 1 dec 16 - 8 jan 2017. So i was a little confused. But anyways i feel like you’re getting agitated by my queries. I always find your posts useful and informative. Thanks for explaining 👍🏻

21 minutes ago, Weebee said:

I don't know what you mean by skip those dates? They don't skip them, people with a PD within those dates are eligible for an interview appointment overseas. Those appointments are typically assigned a month in advance. If your embassy can not fit you into their schedule you won't receive an appointment for the exact month your PD becomes current. Eligibility for an appointment doesn't guarantee one. And the backlog at certain embassies around the world does not prevent the advancement of the VB, as the rest of the world can move forward and your local backlog is not relevant to it. 

I feel a lot of people have this simplistic view of the process where we are all put in a single queue and nobody should be cleared "in advance". Where in fact every case has it's own timeframe based on circumstances and a wide range of cases are being processed simultaneously, for efficiency's sake.

By skip, i mean that my PD is current, NVC confirmed that a visa is also available for me on march 1 2019. I dont understand how they couldn’t schedule an interview for me yet and the dates that are current next month i.e. APRIL 2019 can receive an IL in the month they get current. I understand every country embassy works differently depending on their workload. I do not put everything in a single queue but ive been following a lotttt of people whos PD is Dec 2016 and hardly any of them received their interview letters. Ofcourse all from different countries. Anyways, guess its my luck 🤷‍♀️

4 hours ago, Weebee said:

That's awesome, congrats! I see from your profile you're from Mexico. That means VB will move at least 4 weeks for Mexico and probably World will follow suit! Thanks for the insight! 

Congratulations CeciliaS. Awesome news for you. I know how annoying the wait is

@Weebee im a little confused. In march the dates 1 dec 2016 - 8 jan 2017 is current so how can nvc skip this date n work on later PDs

im PD 15 dec 2016 

United Arab Emirates Embassy 

1 hour ago, Jane12345 said:

Is there a possibility that they would still give us march interview dates?

Im hoping they do because i dont see many mid march to late March interview dates 

Would our interviews be held in march 2019 or could it exceed and go to april 2019 as well

my pd dec 15 2016

sooooo worried

My PD is 15 DEC 2016

waiting on interview letter

NVC accepted all my documents through CEAC website

interview will be held at UAE abu dhabi US embassy

anyone with similar date received an IL?

give me hope please