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US Consulate in GUYANA

Update for Taiwan-

Embassy Is Now booking normal appointments for AUG

Happy for you guys and I hope more consulates start opening up normal appointments as well

1 hour ago, EricLT said:

I'm just thinking if it's even legal for one embassy to say K-1 is exempt while another says not. 

All the US embassies have their own Ambassadors and I'm sure that they all have their own way of viewing things and doing things. For Example the US Ambassador in Mexico Has given instructions to give US Citizen's Spouses priority once they reopen but the embassy in another country might not do that. They all have to abide by US Law. if they don't it would be unconstitutional, however each consular officer also has the power to use their desecration on/for certain things. I have also known the US consulate in Mexico in particular interpret certain sections in INA as they wanted when it wasn't exactly clear and only after people kept challenging it and questioning it did they amended that certain section. The thing here is that regardless if the proclamation in question is a direct ban specifically targeting certain work, school and family based visas the only exempt people/visas that are mentioned in this proclamation does not mention the K1 nor where it stands and different embassies have said different things regarding it. Having a K1 and Once married an AOS can be requested as we all know which then would allow one to seek employment. The ban is out and in effect to keep jobs safe for current American Citizens and not have a flow of new fresh immigrants taking these jobs. This is one of the reasons the K1 could possibly fall on either side if you look at it that way. If Us embassies around the world agree and/or the proclamation were to include the K1 there would be no room for error to interpret it any different. As much as some people get mad and hate the fact some people question where the K1 stands within this proclamation it is not mentioned at all under the exempt which could be interpreted differently by different people, which we have already seen. If it was crystal clear I'm sure this misunderstanding wouldn't exist.

Good day to you all.

On 6/23/2020 at 7:50 PM, Dougefresh56 said:

I’ve contacted Mike Bost (Representative)

Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. No response yet. 
 

wow they bleeped out Durbin’s first name. Lol
 

next I’m going to start calling

Good News for your embassy in particular. I know of more US Citizens with fiances from the Philippines that have also contacted their representatives regarding the K1 which have contacted the Embassy. I guess at least with this embassy it has worked! The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines updated their immigrant visa operations yesterday (24th of June) to mention K1 visas. As for other embassies, we have to keep at it. I know this is not the U.S embassy that is dealing with my case but I am very much happy about this update.

Here is the link

https://ph.usembassy.gov/visa-update-immigrant-visa-operations/

Just now, remotercharm said:

Just sent my congressman a message about out situation!

Awesome!!! I truly believe we can get somewhere by doing this. Thank you for your comment.

 I made a similar post, I dont know how I missed yours. I think this is amazing and its a time to unite our voices, be kind and helpful to each other. After all we are all in the same boat. Thank you for all of this useful information, If I had seen this I wouldnt have made my post as yours covers more. you added a lot of helpful information.

28 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

There are so many threads about this issue, do we really need another? Just saying.

Wow...

12 hours ago, Obada.elamin said:

I already tried to contact NVC but they said the case is with the consulate Now nothing they can do , i emailed the consulate and the congressman too emailed them 

Well unfortunately it seems like its just a waiting game. keep all your records of the emails sent and keep trying thats my best advice. Im sorry.

15 hours ago, Obada.elamin said:

Thank you very much , but our consulate here doesn't have a phone number just an email as you stated ، i did try to email them many times but no further response 

Once you go through the whitehouse link the other member provided Also have a read of this one, It actually mentions children that are about to age out. I Quote straight from the Travel state page "In addition, cases involving a child applicant who may age out may be considered for a national interest exception.  Please refer to the proclamation for a full list of exceptions."

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/Proclamation-Suspending-Entry-of-Immigrants-Who-Present-Risk-to-the-US-labor-market.html

I dont know much about it but thought Id attach the link as it mentions your case. I would try to contact NVC

you contacted them by phone and/or email?

If you have only tried calling I would try emailing them here instead.

• KhartoumIV@state.gov

At the moment the US consulate in my country is open for Us citizens and is also processing interviews for Expedite/Emergency only, They have a link where you can make an inquiry and they get back to you fairly quick. All embassies are different though, if you've already tried both calling and emailing the embassy I would instead try calling/emailing NVC or even USCIS and ask them to guide you. They will probably be able to advice you on what to do or what email to contact. You probably already know what Ive just said so Im sorry I cant be of more help to you. Good luck, I hope you find someone that can be of more help than I was or that you can reach someone that can help you.

22 minutes ago, JFH said:

Is it for a pregnancy then? It would be unlikely that you would get an expedite for that. Pregnancy is a lifestyle choice. A previous poster mentioned renal failure as an example for a successful expedite. That’s not a choice. I personally was indirectly involved with an expedited case (not K-1 but family-based) and the petitioner was in advanced liver failure and expected to die. The family member’s visa was expedited to be able to see the petitioner before he died. As it happened he received a transplant at the last minute. But that’s the kind of reason that will get an expedite. 

No, my case is not pregnancy. Of course Pregnancy is a "choice" to a certain extent and it is not a reason to expedite however When I gave the example of pregnancy I attached depression to it which in fact is not a choice either. I am aware that a family's critical medical condition or death can expedite anything. Thanks for your reply.

13 hours ago, Cilllah said:

My fiance is immuno compromised as he has renal failure and I need to be there to support him as it is dangerous for him to do things he needs to in his day-to-day life currently.

I dont know much about that but I am sorry to hear that your fiance is going through that.

1 hour ago, Cilllah said:

I received an emergency interview but my case was at the consulate already.

Hello,

First of all thats Awesome, that you were able to get an appointment during these times. with that being said I hope the emergency is not bad and If it is my apologies.

Yes that's the one I'm personally more interested in, with the Case already in the consulate; Specially having had an appointment already cancelled. In the consulate where my case is, they have already given quite a few emergency appointments due to medical reasons, specially to people who's interviews where scheduled but then cancelled during these last few months. They are approving inquiries that come straight from the US citizens (Not residents) and that are based on their hardship rather than the applicant.

The ambassador of my appointed consulate has said they will be giving priority to spouses when everything starts reopening. which I assume is the same with the emergency appointments however I have seen quite a few K1's get approved. All the emergency appointments ive seen get approved are based on the US citizen being the one in whatever type of distress, whether it was medical, financial (for spouses) etc not the applicant.

Like it says in one of the pinned post Pregnancy is not an emergency however If the pregnant woman (that by the way has to be the US citzen) is in distress, depressed or anxiety ridden that changes and the chances to get approved are there. If any of of the US citizens are on medications for anxiety, stress or depression for any reason that also qualifies. This is what I was also interested as the medical reason is more extensive and not just cut and dry like they make it seem. Ive also seen a person get approved with just one visit to the Dr. they did not disclosed what kind of Dr but it was only one instance and they got approved. That there is where my curiosity kicked in about the proof that is required. One visit to the Dr is enough? I wonder if it was a Dr at a hospital or a physiologist. Some People dont like to disclose much which is fine and understandable thats why I was hoping there were some people out there that were open to share possible details of their experience etc

Sorry for going on, was yours based on medical reasons?

Hello,

I do apologise, maybe I wasn't clear with my question however I do appreciate your responses. I had already googled this and had already read that, thanks for the link though, I do appreciate the response. I dont know if you had a little read but Step 3 on applying for Expedited interview,  says and I quote "Please note that you must schedule an appointment before you can request an expedited date" this Is not possible due to covid19 as No one can book a normal appointment at the moment so things are a little different right now. I know where to apply for this within my consulate and of course if you ask for an emergency appointment one would be prepared to provide evidence.

What I wanted to get out of my question here was to hopefully reach people within this website that have succeeded in this process and see if they were kind enough to share their experience here with me and get a back and forth going that could potentially help others gain some knowledge on how to apply and qualify for this. Emergency under Medical is actually more extensive than it portrays. The K1visa falls under family based and as we know it is in fact a non immigrant visa however it is also seen as an immigrant visa to a certain extent to The USCIS, NVC and the Consulates, as it is in fact headed for that. Due to this, the medical situation can be regarding the US Citizen fiancee as appose to the applicant themselves as the link suggests. The link talks only about medical reasons regarding the applicant and maybe people out there might qualify for an emergency appointment but are not fully aware. I should have worded my topic differently and that's on me...

Again, Thank you for your replies, for the help you provide and the guidance you give to many people on this website, including myself.

I am also ever so grateful for the information provided by google.

Best Regards.

To Any of you that have put an Inquiry for an Emergency k1 appointment and have been approved.

Could you please share with me your experience and guide me as to what kind of proof you sent to them when they asked for it?

Thanks in Advance.

I forgot to add I could have had an appt the end of April but I booked my appt for Aug knowing things would stop for a while because of covid 19. I booked that Aug appt around the 15th of March. I only assume they are cancelling people booked for August so they are able to reschedule people with cancelled March/April appointments for August. Just an assumption.

Hello all

I just had an email about an hour ago stating my August 14 Interview was cancelled. I was so sadden to see this, it was still 2 months away. I thought maybe by then things would be better and i could attend. Has anyone else had their appointment that far cancelled recently or has anyone had their appointment rescheduled? I was so looking forward to August and now who knows how many more months this will put us back AGAIN. We were there and Covid 19 happened so it put us back to August and now this.

The email said:

* The appointments at the applicant service center (ASC) Ciudad Juarez ASC and the Consular SEction Ciudad Juarez for the following applicant(s) were cancelled.

It then states names and appointment dates that were cancelled

It continues to say:

To schedule a new appointment or to get more information, please log into our website.

Best regards,

the CSRA Visa Appointment Information Service Team*

The email said nothing about being cancelled because of Covid 19 nor did it give any explanation at all. I went to check if I could reschedule and still everything is blocked with this message in red

*There are no available appointments at the selected location. Please try again later.*

8 minutes ago, KnoxThai said:

In my case my fiance' has a national ID card so I gave them that number. If your fiance' doesn't have a national ID card (or something similar) I would check the box for does not apply.

Thank you for your response, How about for a child (k2) can this be left on " Does not apply"?

Hello all,

For the personal information section 2, it asks for a national identification Number. I am unsure how to answer this for a K2. Should I tick does not apply?

Thank you!

I will edit my account in a min.

So it only pertains in me helping others.

Thank you for the reply.

Bump

I am confused as to what exactly this question means. Can anyone please clarify this further. 

Q. Have you ever sought to obtain or assist others to obtain a visa, entry into the United States, or any other United States immigration benefit by fraud or willful misrepresentation or other unlawful means?

Does this include illegal entries without document fraud and misrepresentation or Does it only pertain to document Fraud and misrepresentation in section 274c of the immigration and nationality act 212 (a) (6)