johnnyirl

It's worth mentioning that when I was waiting outside the embassy to go inside, there were two other couples with no connections to Romania who had transferred to Bucharest. One from London and I don't know where the other was from but they said they had transferred. Also, if you follow the immigration lawyers on Twitter, you would have seen last year that many, many people were successful  in transferring embassies without having residence in the new country. I know of two personally because I reached out to them. One lady from Finland who had been waiting for her spouse immigrant visa successfully applied to Casablanca was was able and willing to go there. It's not widely documented but it does happen and based on my experience it happens more often than you'd think. Also I don't know of anyone who went through the official DOS route. I and they went through the embassy directly. I think you're going to see more people documenting their experience about this.

Despite me telling people transferring an immigrant visa interview to a different embassy in a country which I am not a resident or citizen, it appears there are still some who do not believe it. So let me explain exactly how I did it. I am now living in the US having moved in December 2021.
 
Step 1. In July 2021 after having being ‘At NVC’ for almost 12 months, I contacted the embassy in Bucharest directly asking if they would adjudicate my immigrant visa. They replied in August 2021 and said that they would, and asked the NVC to transfer my case from Dublin to Bucharest. I received a new case number beginning with ‘BCH2021’ (old number was ‘DBL2020******’.
 
Step 2. I got my petitioner to send an expedite request based on the grounds that unless I immigrated as soon as possible they would withdraw the petition and this would not be in the interest of the USA. The request was accepted.
 
Step 3. The embassy in Bucharest reached out to me directly to schedule an interview and I went there a few weeks later and did both the medical and interview in Bucharest. The visa was issued.
 
The rules are the rules, but this is my experience and it shows that the rules are not always enforced. Those who told me that I am EB-3 and this is a CR* forum and for me to get lost - learn how to treat people with respect. Also EB-3 visas and CR* visas are both immigrant visas and are both handled by the NVC so there is commonality in the handling of the visa scheduling.
 

You're right to a certain point, the motivation to move embassy was influenced by the situation at Dublin. But the context of my experience was to describe HOW I managed to move embassies, not why. There is an assumption that people reading this will find it helpful and might prompt them to do something similar.
 
At the time, Trump had issued PP 10041 and also there was a Schengen-wide ban on entry due to Covid. Since Romania is not in the Schengen area and at the time they had Covid under control, I looked up the NIV wait times and they were only 2-3 days. Now, I figured, if they are processing NIV interviews fast, they must also be a short waiting period for IV interviews. So I threw caution to the wind and asked the IV unit in Bucharest if they would accept a transfer request. Honestly, from the first response I got from them to the point I got my visa, they were very accommodating and courteous. It is clear that the Department of State rules on embassy transfer are not strictly followed in all cases. The embassies are seen to somewhat dance to their own tune.

Despite me telling people transferring an immigrant visa interview to a different embassy in a country which I am not a resident or citizen, it appears there are still some who do not believe it. So let me explain exactly how I did it. I am now living in the US having moved in December 2021.
 
Step 1. In July 2021 after having being ‘At NVC’ for almost 12 months, I contacted the embassy in Bucharest directly asking if they would adjudicate my immigrant visa. They replied in August 2021 and said that they would, and asked the NVC to transfer my case from Dublin to Bucharest. I received a new case number beginning with ‘BCH2021’ (old number was ‘DBL2020******’.
 
Step 2. I got my petitioner to send an expedite request based on the grounds that unless I immigrated as soon as possible they would withdraw the petition and this would not be in the interest of the USA. The request was accepted.
 
Step 3. The embassy in Bucharest reached out to me directly to schedule an interview and I went there a few weeks later and did both the medical and interview in Bucharest. The visa was issued.
 
The rules are the rules, but this is my experience and it shows that the rules are not always enforced. Those who told me that I am EB-3 and this is a CR* forum and for me to get lost - learn how to treat people with respect. Also EB-3 visas and CR* visas are both immigrant visas and are both handled by the NVC so there is commonality in the handling of the visa scheduling.
 

Despite me telling people transferring an immigrant visa interview to a different embassy in a country which I am not a resident or citizen, it appears there are still some who do not believe it. So let me explain exactly how I did it. I am now living in the US having moved in December 2021.
 
Step 1. In July 2021 after having being ‘At NVC’ for almost 12 months, I contacted the embassy in Bucharest directly asking if they would adjudicate my immigrant visa. They replied in August 2021 and said that they would, and asked the NVC to transfer my case from Dublin to Bucharest. I received a new case number beginning with ‘BCH2021’ (old number was ‘DBL2020******’.
 
Step 2. I got my petitioner to send an expedite request based on the grounds that unless I immigrated as soon as possible they would withdraw the petition and this would not be in the interest of the USA. The request was accepted.
 
Step 3. The embassy in Bucharest reached out to me directly to schedule an interview and I went there a few weeks later and did both the medical and interview in Bucharest. The visa was issued.
 
The rules are the rules, but this is my experience and it shows that the rules are not always enforced. Those who told me that I am EB-3 and this is a CR* forum and for me to get lost - learn how to treat people with respect. Also EB-3 visas and CR* visas are both immigrant visas and are both handled by the NVC so there is commonality in the handling of the visa scheduling.
 

Despite me telling people transferring an immigrant visa interview to a different embassy in a country which I am not a resident or citizen, it appears there are still some who do not believe it. So let me explain exactly how I did it. I am now living in the US having moved in December 2021.
 
Step 1. In July 2021 after having being ‘At NVC’ for almost 12 months, I contacted the embassy in Bucharest directly asking if they would adjudicate my immigrant visa. They replied in August 2021 and said that they would, and asked the NVC to transfer my case from Dublin to Bucharest. I received a new case number beginning with ‘BCH2021’ (old number was ‘DBL2020******’.
 
Step 2. I got my petitioner to send an expedite request based on the grounds that unless I immigrated as soon as possible they would withdraw the petition and this would not be in the interest of the USA. The request was accepted.
 
Step 3. The embassy in Bucharest reached out to me directly to schedule an interview and I went there a few weeks later and did both the medical and interview in Bucharest. The visa was issued.
 
The rules are the rules, but this is my experience and it shows that the rules are not always enforced. Those who told me that I am EB-3 and this is a CR* forum and for me to get lost - learn how to treat people with respect. Also EB-3 visas and CR* visas are both immigrant visas and are both handled by the NVC so there is commonality in the handling of the visa scheduling.
 

Would be happy to answer your questions. For the record, I didn't write "I'm JohnnyIrl...".
 
I gave the following information:
How long I'd been waiting at the NVC and in particular, how long I'd been documentarily qualified. My visa category. That Dublin was completely backed up and that they stopped responding to my emails. That the interview was for me and a derivative (my spouse). That we were available to travel to Romania at short notice and are both double vaccinated. Other than that I didn't really provide any more information. The embassy replied like that 'We understand you and your spouse have been waiting a long time to be adjudicated. We accept your request to adjudicate your visas and we'll be in touch when we receive your file from the NVC.'
 
Then I got in touch with my petitioner and got them to send a letter on official letterhead paper and signed by the CEO to the NVC expedite email address. It was approved by the embassy and they got in touch with me directly to schedule the interview.