Simon Pacis

On 2/4/2021 at 3:51 AM, tunuki said:

Hi,

Reading through some comments here, it seems that the only cases being sent for interviews in Stockholm are the CR/IR ones. We are waiting for the employment based IVs to start again, guess we have to wait for the PP to end. 

We got our DQ November 30th, is there anyway to know where we might be in a potential queue when/if interviews for employment based opens again?

There is no way to know, but you can always email the embassy for more information. They’re very nice, although I don’t know if they can help you with more info. Worth a try!

On 1/22/2021 at 11:13 AM, Klintos said:

Ah okay, I can see how that might have been confusing on our part  yes we’re both in Sweden, he is a Swede and I am an American citizen. We are applying for an immigrant visa based on our marriage (I think it’s called IR1 or CR1). Thank you for your reply  

Yeah, so just to confirm that in your case the US Citizen does not join you at the embassy.

10 hours ago, Jasmina Menicutch said:

 

We also had to send in a new affidavit of support, where the original was in the US. I just brought a printed out version of it. They didn't even mention it, and everything went smoothly. Good luck!

3 hours ago, isamanda said:

where did you send your confirmation?

Just replied to the e-mail with a "I confirm this time for my interview".

2 hours ago, Caroline.B said:

I’m sorry if this is not the right topic but I wonder when you sent in your application if you got your interview now in December?

I had my interview 1st of December, and I sent I-130 in May 2019, and the NVC-part on the 26th of August 2020.

5 hours ago, isamanda said:

I think you just need to send an email that you confirming the appointment. Maybe Simon can relate? 

I got a date very soon after the e-mail, so they asked me to confirm the appointment before the end of that same day. Don't know if others tried this.

3 hours ago, Jasmina Menicutch said:

Funny enough we just got an email... But unfortunately it wasn't really what we were expecting. It actually said "Immigration appointment cancelled" - but we hadn't even gotten an interview booked in the first place? 
Now we're super confused and a bit more nervous than before. 

 

Has this happened to anyone else? What does it mean? 
 

Yup, this means that you will probably get your appointment Monday or Tuesday next week. The next mail you'll receive will say that your cases has been expedited, and then you'll receive your appointment.

6 minutes ago, Ali & Alex said:

I wrote to the US Embassy in Sweden on November 12, 2020. They wrote back that, "We are currently scheduling IR1/CR1 cases from the National Visa Center that were documentary qualified for an interview in July 2020." 

We got DQ'ed 8th of September, and received appointment notice 25th of November, so they're further along than July, I think. They might be slowing down a little bit due to the many COVID cases in Stockholm, but I don't know.

1 hour ago, stuckonyou said:

 

Okay, thank you for the info. ☺️

We're K1, but we're considering if we should join the lawsuit or not and one thing I was thinking about was if the embassy would even continue to process K1's when the travel ban is lifted or if there would be delays after that as well. Like "how much open" the embassy is, if that makes sense, because I've heard a lot of embassies are only processing expedited cases.

Yeah, makes sense. I mean, only one consular officer worked, and only I and another lady was in the 50-person waiting room at the embassy, so I think they're processing in a very limited capacity.

17 hours ago, stuckonyou said:

I'm just curious... Those of you who are doing CR1/IR1 and have had your interviews recently, have your cases been expedited or is the embassy working on all of those cases?

No expedition from my part, I think they're working on all CR1/IR1 as usual, but with limited capacity, so it's going more slowly. Completely ordinary application. Was DQ'ed 8th of September and received Appointment Notice on 25th of November. Good luck!

12 hours ago, Annem95 said:

Officially joining in here! My I-130 was approved today. We have a joint sponsor, and now I need to gather all the documents.... let the games begin!

Good luck! I took way too long in gathering the documents and sending the DS-260. Make sure you have a US bank account, and pay the fees ASAP. That's what took a while for us Good luck!

Went to the interview today. Approved! Very happy.

Thank you all for information and support during these months!

Good news! Just got an interview date today for the 1st of December. Yikes! Very soon, but very excited.

For those wondering, I was DQ'ed 8th of September.

25 minutes ago, gss1234 said:

I emailed today and back in mid October. I received a similar response  about July both times

Dang, that's disheartening.

21 minutes ago, gss1234 said:

Hi! I was also DQ'd September 8th, but still no interview. When reaching out to the embassy, they said they are working on scheduling interviews for those who were DQ'd in July. Not very helpful  but it seems like there is some delay due to Covid etc.

When did you reach out to them?

1 hour ago, Klintos said:

Hey everyone, so fun to be part of this group! 
We were DQ the 1st of October and are waiting to get an interview date (marriage/spouse green card). Anyone who knows where the Stockholm embassy is at with processing interview dates? 
We are also making sure we have all the paperwork needed for the interview and we wanted to check with you guys if anyone brought or intend to bring original documents proving relationship from the I-30? Or is it more important with more current evidence (like from the last few months not included in the  I-130)? Any tips?

Hey! DQ'ed on 8th of September, still no interview date. Someone DQ'ed on 1st of September got an interview a little while ago, but I'm still waiting. You're more than welcome to write to the embassy, they'll tell you how far they are (and please post it here, I'm anxious as well, but have already written to them ).

Cannot answer your other question as I have not been at interview yet.

3 hours ago, theswedishyolk said:

Got myself an interview! 11th of december 

Wow, so great! Hoping I’m up soon then 😀

40 minutes ago, theswedishyolk said:

Yeah I was DQed on September 1st. I first submitted my NVC application mid-July

Please let me know if any progress! Was DQ sep 8th after submitting aug 27. Insane and still don’t understand how!

1 hour ago, isamanda said:

Someone who can relate to scheduling the interviews in the current situation?
we got DQ yesterday, just wondering how long will it take to schedule an appointment?

Unfortunately, yes. Talked to the embassy in Sweden, see what they said here: “

Not good news. They’re currently booking late-spring/June. We might be here ‘till 2021.

Not sure about the rules regarding double-posting, but here’s a sad follow-up I just got:

“Thank you for your follow up. NVC can only send case to the Embassy if our current resources and local conditions resources. In addition, we must also consider current presidential proclamations in effect. Therefore the Embassy ask NVC to send us small batches of the oldest documentary qualified cases. We are currently receiving IR1/CR1 cases that was documentary qualified in late spring /June 2020.”

Will just add to this. Was DQ on 8th Sep. Wrote the embassy today and got this reply:

“The immigrant visa unit at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm is performing limited services for applicants subject to exceptions from the current presidential proclamations (i.e. spouse or child of a U.S. citizen). While the Embassy aims to process the cases as soon practicable, there is likely to be increased waiting times for completing such services due to substantial backlogs. We are currently scheduling IR1/CR1 cases from the National Visa Center that were documentary qualified for an interview in late spring/June of 2020”

I sure hope I won’t have to wait until December or next year potentially. Anyway, just wanted to add.