Did your son bring a physical copy of the 2021 tax to the interview as well? 

1 hour ago, MissDAS said:

Thanks Dear

Haiti. October 2020

Right now for US embassy in Haiti they're interviewing those who DQ'd June 2020 for IR1 category at . I'm on the whatsapp group as well.

35 minutes ago, MissDAS said:

Would you be able to ask your husband what other months of ir1’s are having interviews besides may 2020 if any please as far as the group goes

@MissDAS what date were DQ'D at NVC? What country is your interview?

On 12/27/2021 at 10:48 AM, Dcoquillon87 said:

what is the what app group please? so my husband can join. He been DQ May 2020 as well.

Your time-line says DQ May 2021. I was confused when I saw that. I felt bad that it took that long for your DQ. I'm glad it's May 2020 and not May 2021.

On 10/22/2021 at 3:46 PM, Meeka.L said:

Seems like there is a 1-2 year backlog with the embassy in Haiti. I noticed so many people that are getting interviews this year was DQ'd in 2018, 2019, or 2020. This is unbelievable. Does anyone know anyone who was DQ'd in 2021 and has a scheduled interview? The year is almost over. The way things are going I can guarantee there will be people DQ'd in 2018, 2019, and 2020 scheduled for an interview in 2022.

I will inbox you a time line

5 minutes ago, CAP waiting said:

Great, I’ll start getting us even more organized - thank you 

Sent! Let me know if u received it and what you think.

22 minutes ago, CAP waiting said:

I’m looking for screen name or initials, type of visa, priority date, DQ date. The more I get for Haiti better we can see what is happening. I’ll share doc with participants. 
fell free to pass on. 

That's great! I created something like this earlier this year for my own informational purposes to see where I stood in the process of waiting for interview. I'll inbox you. It's from what I gathered from people on this site who are CR1/IR1 same category as my wife. DQ dates and visa journey members profile names. I haven't updated it with any recent DQ's or people who were documentarily qualified after I was.

Something suspicious is definitely going on in the immigrant unit at this embassy! I have been saying this for a long time now. It seems to me that the xenophobic immigration policies of the previous U.S. presidential  administration somehow still linger around at the consular section of the U.S embassy in Haiti. They need new leadership ASAP. Perhaps the ambassador there is complicit in making sure minimal visas are issued to Haitians. Every excuse is used from covid to insecurity in Haiti. Meanwhile us U.S. petitioners suffer the traumatic thought that our family members that we are  petitioning for may be kidnapped or harmed while they are waiting 2+ years for a stinking interview! That alone  is all the more reason for them to  speed things along and get the interviews scheduled. But they obviously don't care about us. I'm sick and tired of them treating Haitians like ish! Moreover, no knock on them but  DR (our neighbor) has way more covid cases but yet has not canceled interviews for june. 🤔 

This was discussed over the weekend on a another topic thread on VJ. 

2 hours ago, Wiseman2878 said:

So I guessed there are no IR/CR1 interviews for June 

What is going on at the embassy !!!!?

I maintain my theory that this is part of a continued effort to give minimal immigrant visas to Haitians. Just when things are headed in the right direction, they find an excuse. There is something particularly suspicious about what's going on at this embassie's immigrant visa unit. Other countries have a higher rate of covid than Haiti does, but haven't canceled interviews for june! (like our neighbor). It's like they purposely want us to wait more than 2 years for interviews. If that's the case just tell us that, stop coming up with bull-ish excuses to keep us separated from our familles longer. We all should contact an activist movement or something, awareness & attention needs to be brought to the mischievous practices of this embassy.

7 minutes ago, CertifiedZoe said:

Officially 21 months now (DQ SEPTEMBER 3rd 2019) waiting on interview in Haiti

This is inhumane! How do these people sleep at night knowing there are U.S. citizens separated from their spouses because of an interview standing in their way. We're doing things the legal way but still have to wait almost 2 years or more in some cases for a stinking interview...totally absurd. 

1 hour ago, MadamG said:

@Jean & Kimber it still says at NVC. 

Sorry that question was meant for @Jean & Kimber

On 5/26/2021 at 1:05 PM, Jean & Kimber said:

@MadamG last I seen on fb as well someone Dq Aug,19,2019 interview is in June!... I’m hope to be in the next wave 🌊 I’m dq in August 2019

@Jean & Kimber its very likely that you will be in next wave and I hope you are. When u log into NVC CEAC does it say "in transit" next to "your case is currently at...."?

On 5/25/2021 at 8:57 AM, MadamG said:

Hello all,

 

Has anyone heard anything about having an interview scheduled or what not! I know two people that had interviews scheduled but that was back in March and haven’t seen or heard anything yet. Any updates. Case DQ’ed 9/19 thru 12-19.

 

 

Thanks!

Someone on FB told me this morning they had Interview at PAP Haiti embassy 3-23-21...DQ 8-08-2019. That's the most recent I've heard. I Still haven't seen anyone post an interview date for April 2021 or May 2021 ☹

Visa statistics has released for the month of April 2021. Only 85 IR1 visas issued at PAP Haiti embassy.😒🙄 I was hoping for something more like 200+. Last month they did 141. Doing 85 interviews in one isn't going to clear the backlog anytime soon Especially because they're still on DQ's from 2019. That's like trying to drain a 5,000 gallon pool with a teaspoon. Hopefully the month of May is better, however I don't really see any signs of that.

1 hour ago, mjcharles69@gmail said:

Sept will b 24 months since dq!!! Process started 2018 so idk wat 21 months is about...and yea u must keep in touch with them!!! Even if everytime u call they keep telling u the same story  smh

@mjcharles69@gmail those are the last five visa journey members to have an interview (CR1/IR1) at Haiti embassy. The trend is 20 to 21 months wait time for interview after DQ at NVC. I didn't just pull the number 21 out of nowhere. The time you start the whole process is a non factor...DQ date at NVC is what is important in respect to interview scheduling.

1 hour ago, mjcharles69@gmail said:

Sept will b 24 months since dq!!! Process started 2018 so idk wat 21 months is about...and yea u must keep in touch with them!!! Even if everytime u call they keep telling u the same story  smh

@Yrneh
DQ: 3-19-2019  Interview: 11-24-2020
Appoved (20 months)

@Sydariatasha
DQ: 4-17-2019 Interview:01-26-2021
Result: Appoved (21 months)

@Aubran
DQ: 5-28-2019 Interview: 02-08-2021
Result: Appoved (21 months)

@Dypie12
DQ: 6-12-2019 Interview: 02-??-2021
Result: Approved (20 months)

@Nina1008
DQ: 6-19-2019  Interview:  03-19-2021
Result: Approved (21 months)

On 5/17/2021 at 9:46 AM, mjcharles69@gmail said:

Its mid May already, this is ridiculously ridiculous, what the hell is going with haiti??? Anybodyknows a good lawyer??? The whole process started 12/18 dq 9/19 and its 5/21 i am still waiting for an interview with  no update no nothing,that doesn't make no sense come on yall,anybody got interview letter recently????

Yes, I agree it is beyond ridiculous! Looks like the average wait for an interview in the IR1 category at Haiti embassy is about 21 months. They have the nerve to ramble rhetoric like "we understand that you're more than just a number" that's just a bunch of meaningless talk. I wonder if they send out the interview letters once at the beginning of the month. Or do they send them throughout the month. Also, is it true that even though documentarily qualified, while waiting for interview you (either the petitioner or Beneficiary) must maintain contact with NVC at least once a year in order to show that you're still interested in an immigrant visa? If not they will close the case and it must be restarted. Has anyone heard that as well?

28 minutes ago, CAP waiting said:

Do you feel like this is different from previous announcement? Maybe adding the NVC info in? 

The previous message was released by the department of state. This is an update on the US embassy in Haiti website. So, they acknowledged that are supposed to be prioritizing visa interview for immediate relatives of U.S citizens. We have to pay attention in the weeks and months going forward to see if they actually do that. Haiti embassy is not very informative usually so this a good sign. But again, actions speak louder than words.

U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince Haiti updated their webpage today with this announcement. 

6 hours ago, Justus Forever said:

I just read this early this morning and I swear Haiti acts as if they don't have to following rules and it's all embassies 

I agree, this is why we need to stay on top of things. Later this month when the visa issuances for the month of April are released I expect to see more immediate relative (IR1, IR2, K1, & K2)  visas issued than the previous month. And that trend should continue as we progress through this year. Embassy in Haiti will use all excuses possible  from covid to insecurity to issue minimal immigrant  visas to Haitians. We as U.S. citizen petitioners are our family member's only advocates. The  embassy in Haiti needs to know we are privy to what is going on. Meanwhile the neighboring country is issuing twice as much immigrant visas although they have more cases of covid. Hence why I advise those waiting 18 months or longer for their beneficiaries interview to be scheduled to be proactive. Call the Haiti  embassy tell them you aware of the prioritization for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to get their interviews scheduled by the direction of the department of state. Embassy in Haiti needs to get the ball rolling, the backlog will not clear with just 140 IR1 visas issued a month. The backlog for interviews in Haiti dates back to 2019! We're practically in the middle 2021! Very ridiculous. The DR did 347 in March, I hate to compare but I have to. 

For anyone interested this article was released Friday  April 30th by the state department. It explains the prioritization of visa categories at embassies and consulates to reduce the interview backlog at all posts.

1 hour ago, CAP waiting said:

Yes. Please let us know how it goes if you call, we maybe first in line but doesn’t feel like it. Do you all know if a CR one automatically turns into an IR one after being married for two years? I was married in Haiti in January 2019 and started the process in March 2019.

Yes. After two years of marriage it will fall under the IR1 category. Log into your NVC CEAC and on the homepage (top right-hand corner) of your log in it will now show IR1 instead of CR1. This happens automatically to the best of my knowledge.

23 hours ago, CertifiedZoe said:

Great information! Thank you! I'm IR1 too. We've been married over 3years, and waiting on a interview for almost 20 months. I've never tried calling the embassy of haiti only NVC, and they always tell me their waiting on Haiti to schedule interviews 🙃So I will definitely try calling the embassy now. Thanks again for that information.

You're welcome, please let us know how it goes. I was documentarily qualified in July 2020 so I'm a long way from interview. However, for anyone DQ'd (for Haiti) in mid to late 2019 they should have gotten an interview already, gotten an interview letter, or be close to an interview. CR1/IR1 are the priority along with other categories where the petitioner is a U.S. citizen. Non immigrant visa Categories and non-citizen petitioners should not get interviews before backlog of CR1/IR1 is cleared. We U.S. citizens qualified to vote and going through this immigration process with our love ones are part of the reason this biden administration is in place, they need to be  held accountable. Their campaign promoted and promised a better and fair immigration system, this is their chance to make that a reality.

Just now, Jacques'son said:

The visa issuances for the month of March 2021 have been released. Embassy in Haiti issued 141 IR1 visas and only 2 CR1.  In my opinion if they double that amount of interviews going forward they could clear the backlog sooner. I read that all embassies and consulates have been directed to prioritize IR1, IR2, CR1, CR2, and K1. I suggest that anyone waiting for interview in Haiti and DQ'd from July 2019 and August 2019 to contact the embassy and emphasize their awareness that their visa category is of high prioritization based on information released by the state department. Also, emphasize that you are DQ'd from July or August 2019. Family of U.S citizens are supposed to be getting their interviews scheduled first. Embassy of Haiti needs to know that we are aware of what is supposed to be getting done, otherwise they will drag their feet.