A&k 2019

Yes I got mine on 22nd August 
nd interview date is 18 September 

1st may

A request to all of you who got the IL for September (or even later): Please do not forget those who are behind you in the queue. Let us know where your relatives went for the medical, what is tested in the medical, what questions were asked during the interview, how many hours did it take, how many days in Mumbai for biometrics and interview, what should applicants be prepared with, and so on. In case there is a separate forum for such questions please let me know. I for one will surely come back to VJ even after I get the interview letter.

Congratulations to all
 

Congrats, really happy for everyone.
Hope they make it fast for other ir1/ cr1 category too.

Congrats!! So happy to see Mumbai moving!! 

I got my IL 
cc date -1st may 
cr1 category 
interview on 18 September 💃🏼💃🏼

I got my IL 
cc date -1st may 
cr1 category 
interview on 18 September 💃🏼💃🏼

I got my IL 
cc date -1st may 
cr1 category 
interview on 18 September 💃🏼💃🏼

I got my IL 
cc date -1st may 
cr1 category 
interview on 18 September 💃🏼💃🏼

I got my IL 
cc date -1st may 
cr1 category 
interview on 18 September 💃🏼💃🏼

actually, my DIL is waiting on CR1 for Apr 29th as well.
@wisedog has IR5 for his parents with 2 different DQ dates - 4/29 and 5/7 (I think)

Wow, and yes, that was a CR-1 case for @pp5. That fellow had a lot of patience. Doing a cursory search on  pp5 on VJ, it appears there was an issue with Mumbai consulate "forgetting" to process all the electronic processing cases back in Fall 2018/early spring 2019. And so (based on reading forum posts), it seems a lot of people were impacted then!
 
The part that I find interesting is that who is Mumbai consulate processing? Looking at their case processing statistics, it's clear there was a slow-down in May of this year. But April and June were back to normal (July stats are not posted yet). So, in theory, there should be a slow-down (From normal) of just 1 month. But clearly, a lot of us have been delayed for a lot more than that. I don't quite understand who all (from CR/IR quota) have Mumbai consulate been processing? These people clearly are not on VJ.
 
Let's hope this coming week brings a smile on to a lot of our faces. This drought has got to end! 

CR1 
 

I was told thru the WhatsApp group 

Exactly, because if they got welcome letter then why did they mention September date ?  . They have to mention only today’s date ( I mean they don’t have to mention future date in case of welcome letter )

Monday motivation - hope this week brings good news to patiently waiting Mumbai IR candidates on this forum. Last month Mumbai consulate released its dates on July 19th (for IR candidates) and July 22 (for F2A candidates), and they usually release dates once every 3-5 weeks, so I'm hoping there should be some movement by the end of this week 🤞
 
It's been raining cats and dogs in Mumbai but there's complete drought in the Mumbai consulate. Fingers crossed the drought ends this week!

There r a lot of CC of late April and still waiting for IL...buckle up...it’s gonna be a long wait..

We will only get email with IL attached. We have to print the IL attachment and go for medical, biometrics and interview.

As per my knowledge ,Mumbai  embassy will fill their dates between 10 to 20  .

My cc date is 1st may .
hope for the best

Hello all! I know it has been a while since I last posted. 
 
UPDATE: My husband had his interview this past Monday at the US Consulate in Rio de Janeiro. Everything went very well!!!! His visa was APPROVED!!! The interview only lasted less than 2 minutes! As soon as we both walked in to talk to the counselor officer she said "Andres your visa is approved!". She was very nice and answered all of our questions. At the end she thanked me for serving (I am in the US Air Force Reserve). 
 
Same day once we got back to our home in Sao Paulo, we checked the status of his visa and it already showed "ISSUED". So we should be getting his passport with his visa back anytime. 
 
We are scheduled to fly/move to Miami on September 26th.
 
THANK YOU ALL for your support and help on this long process!
 
Wishing you all the best of luck!!!

And Aug 1st will be mine 90 days 😔

I just got off the phone with my husband 
HE WAS APPROVED 
I’m so overwhelmed and I can’t stop crying 
😢😢❤️❤️❤️😱
Thank you to everyone who supported me , provided your words of wisdom and experiences.

Not sure if you were misinformed by NVC. As I said, I was talking based on the pattern. They seem to stick to DQ dates for each category. Not across categories. Also, if they were to schedule interviews based on DQ, these F2A cases should have received their interview dates long back. But they had to wait a long time, sometimes even after their PDs become current. 
 
Trust me, I understand your frustration. It's been a very long journey for me. And still waiting.. Let's hope we all get ours soon. Some movement is better than nothing 😊