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On 10/16/2020 at 12:26 AM, ChiUK said:

Its been a while...

I'm in NY and have had my O1 renewed for another 3 years and in order to travel I need to get an Embassy interview done.

I would do prefer to do mine in Belfast...has anyone been there post lockdown and is there a resource where i can find out approximate wait times for an interview

 

Thanks 

Hey - just curious, were you able to get anything done in Belfast? Have you been able to get your visa renewed?

Hello all, I was hoping to get some guidance and help from this forum for my girlfriend who is a UK citizen. She had been living in the US for 6 years on an O-1 visa and was initially approved on January 21st, 2020 for renewal. She had an appointment scheduled at the embassy in Belfast to finalize the renewal for March 26, 2020, which was canceled due to COVID. She tried scheduling another appointment for August 2020, which was also canceled, and has now been stuck in the UK for almost a year waiting for the embassy’s to open back up for appointments. Her US lawyer that filed her paperwork advised her to set her appointment in Belfast and has been searching for appointments at both London and Belfast. She says there are no appointments available for Belfast or London, and that only emergency services are being performed at both consulates. 

From what i've seen on this forum, people have had luck getting appointments in London but it's been a 4-5 month wait. Is there anything further that she can do in order to get the final process of a visa stamp? Is there anyone she can be e-mailing anyone to get this expedited? Have people in fact been having luck getting appointments? Looking for some guidance so she can get back here to the US. 

Really looking forward to hearing from you all. Thanks.