Mike&Luda

FYI - New interviews until Feb. 12th show on the site the embassy this morning! A Wed. even! Luda tells me that on a Russian site one woman knows her interview is scheduled on Feb. 16th! How do others get this info? I called Moscow embassy phone service and NVC again this morning. Both places say they can not even tell me our petititon was received in Moscow. NVC person denied they have ANYTHING to do with interview dates. Jason, if you see this... How did you find out that yours was delivered to the embassy? I was told again to wait at least a month before trying the embassy paid phone service...

OMG!! "Up to 6 weeks" sounds like a cop-out to get you off the phone! If I were you, I would either wait out an email response from the embassy.... or go right to a member of Congress and ask for their help!! 3-4 weeks is what I was told by the paid phone service in Moscow and you are coming up on 5. Personally, I am still torn between wasting more money calling them and waiting for the inevitable "Thank you for your inquiry and here is some information you already know" response.

I did not want to intrude on Jason-sasha's topic though mine is closely related.

I received my notice from NVC dated nov7 informing me my petition would be forwarded to Moscow

for an interview date, as of now it is dec 10 and I still don't see her number posted at the website nor has she received any packet.

Does it normally take this long to "get the date"?

If it is past normal time... what should I do?

If anyone has contact phone numbers or addresses that might be helpful, I sent one email to the given address on the Moscow-site but have not heard anything in reply.

Thanks

I would first call the NVC and ask them if their records indocate if the file was sent to Moscow. NVC phone number: 603-334-0700. The second would be what you did, and e-mail Moscow embassy to confirm. (I believe the email is consulMo@state.gov) They will get back to you within a week or so. I hope everything works out really soon.

Good luck,

Mike.

I am in the same "boat" although our petition is not so badly overdue for an interview as yours! I noticed this morning 4 petitions approved by USCIS after our petition already had interviews schedules! I made a call to the phone service and found out nothing and sent an email to the embassy general contact address as well. Hopefully all of us impatient waiting types can all gain some insight into this murky process. The auto-response I have received so far said they "usually reply within three business days". I will post anything useful that I find out. Mike

Does the embassy update their webpage with listed appointments, regularly?

The last 3 updates were 2nd of Nov, then 21st and then Dec 3 (the dates are approximate, +/- day or 2)

You can also e-mail them to ask if the interview has been scheduled, or call the state department (number was posted somewhere on the forum recently)

Hey folks! I called the number given on the Moscow embassy website for information about interviews this morning, gave my credit card number and wasted a small portion of my life speaking to a nice young woman and getting absolutely NO useful information at all! It was just as meaningless as the USCIS operators that apparently read prepared responses off index cards. I was told NO information is available about our application for 3-4 weeks after leaving NVC minimum... including whether it has even been received! I was told I should not even bother calling back for an additional two weeks. I pointed out that I can find information on the internet (VJ) that others visa applications, having left NVC after our application, already have interviews scheduled! That did not put a dent in her story... she is apparently well trained. Does anyone have a backdoor method of finding out info? I see other people have updated their timelines with receipt dates at the embassy!

Am I missing something? It seems to me to be the start of June people not end of June people getting approved? We are trying to stay hopeful in this LONG wait but it is getting difficult watching the processing times grow and grow.