BahamaBaby

Paid fees 02/28 

entered Honolulu 03/11 

card received 04/22

exactly 6 weeks from arrival 

@texcal so sorry to hear. Have you found it challenging getting things done like bank, drivers license or jobs? I read that there is a new card design which is causing delays. Explains the GC, but not the SSN which is what has me worried… 

Hey @texcal did you receive your SSN at all? Or any kind of notice in the post? I always thought the SSN came early and the GC could take up to 90 days. 

Has anyone had issues with receiving SSN? We entered via Honolulu in early March and have not received SSN for our kids. Hubby and I have cards from a previous stint working in the USA. Is this a red flag that our yellow packet wasn’t processed correctly? 

Once you’ve paid your immigrant fee and arrived into the country, is there a way you can track the GC processing? Does the uscis login allow you to track? 

How long is it taking people to get their GC post arrival? We are entering Honolulu in early March and would like to understand current wait time to receive GC in the post. 

@Pat2021 thanks for sharing your timeline! Is the address something you can choose when paying the IV fee or does it go to the address you nominate during the interview at the consulate? Did you need to sign for card on delivery? 

@Amylee Sydney is currently processing DQ January 2022. It may be 6-8 months before an interview depending on how quickly they progress. 

Has anyone been for an EB1A interview at a consulate recently? Please share details of your experience, in particular the types of questions being asked on the day. Thanks! 

@AnotherGC thanks! 

Do they expect you to have an offer? As I understand it, EB1A is self petitioned and the applicant is free to work for anyone on arrival (in the industry that your skill is in). 
 

also with salary, with the current role, are they expecting you to make a particular threshold? 

@AnotherGC could I please ask what types of questions you were asked in the EB1A interview as I am booked for my interview next month. 

@Tristan L hope you got your interview letter! Sydney issued letters yesterday for February 2023  to most people till Jan 2022 DQ date 

@ChintanVoraha that’s good, I’m EB1A with a 2018 PD. Waiting a while thanks to retrogression and covid. I hope Feb letters are coming out for us soon, Goodluck ! 

@ChintanVoraha the new visa bulletin came out today so maybe there will be some IL going out soon. Are you impacted by retrogression? Hopefully not! 

@ChintanVoraha EB letters are going out now for Jan interview so there is still a chance. 

@Cyrus9 the EB interviews have been allocated until end of July 2021, not sure why consulate page is outdated. 
 

Please PM and I can connect you with other EB in Australia. 

@ChintanVoraha how long is the backlog in India? Are they issuing IL soon after DQ? 

Has anyone got an EB interview for January 2023?

Have any January interview letters been sent out for EB? 

Has anyone on a EB category visa got a January 2023 interview scheduled by nvc? There don’t seem to be any so far, curious to know what’s going on with scheduling these. 

Have any interviews for EB been scheduled for January 2023? There seems to be no EB interviews scheduled for any other consulates so wondering what’s up with NVC and EB category 

Hi @Zan1 when did you get your notice of interview please? 

@Tristan L just regular EB cases are till July 2021. They are doing 2 months at a time so maybe December 2021 could get an interview for March 2023 if the same pace continues. All the best! 

Hi @Tristan L, they have issued interview letters for people from July 2021 so not sure why they didn’t change the dates in the post. 
 

What is your DQ?