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About the Embassy, they are super friendly and helpful. The Embassy replied all our inquaries until the interview date, through the contact form. Including the visa officer, everyone was helpful and we didn't encounter any problems. Visa interview is like any other EB interview, talking about your future career plans, since it is NIW no employment letter is required. Except not having the medical results at the time of the interview may complicate things, probably in any embassy.

Just want to share the timeline. Context: EB2 NIW; primary applicant and dependent (spouse). Paris Embassy applicant from Portugal. PD has been current. We DQed on 08/04/2023 and recevied the Interview Letter at the end of August 2023, which was pretty quick. The interview date was October the 4th. However, the physician in Mainland Portugal closed her practice and there wasn't any available spot in Paris until October 2nd for the medical examination. After a seemingly okay interview which we didn't encounter any problem and we were told the Embassy only needs the medical exam results (the results too were seemingly normal). So, our case has been put under an administrative process pending medical results. Since then, radio silence... To complicate the matters, we would need passports for an unrelated issue. Moral of the story, if you are at an embassy that handles cases quickly, just schedule your physicals after being DQed. The worst case you reschedule the medical appointment but would not be in the dark at a process may take weeks to months.

Updating the chart. Basically Embassy at the Paris immediately sent the interview in the first batch after being DQed. However, the physician in Mainland Portugal closed her practice and there wasn't any available spot in Paris until October 2nd. So, our case is still under administrative process after the seemingly okay interview pending medical results. Since then, radio silence... To complicate the matters, we would need passports for an unrelated issue. Moral of the story, if you are at Paris or any other embassy that handles quickly, just schedule your physicals after being DQed, worst case you reschedule the medical appointment but not be in dark at a process may take weeks to months. Edit: I don't know why I cannot edit the chart but the DQ date was 08/04/2023, NOT 08/24/2023.

VJ User Category Priority Date (MM/DD/YYYY) DQ Status (MM/DD/YYYY) Interview Letter (MM/DD/YYYY) Interview date (MM/DD/YYYY) Interview location @dolibash EB2 07/22/22 04/12/23 Waiting Riyadh @snm2212 EB2 09/29/22 04/21/23 Waiting London @Ernie73 EB2 09/19/22 05/04/23 Waiting Iceland @Hithere222 EB1 05/16/22 04/25/23 Waiting Kathmandu @Kw1097 EB2 02/22/22 04/04/23 08/27/23 09/20/23 Doha @Kashraz EB1 06/30/22 04/04/23 Waiting @Damiores EB2 11/18/22 04/05/23 Waiting Ankara @W Herrera EB2 12/14/21 06/08/23 08/02/23 09/13/23 Georgetown, Guyana @Kalied EB2 05/09/22 05/04/23 Waiting @CMingo EB2 05/02/22 03/21/23 09/01/23 10/27/23 London @Appleblossom EB1 02/08/23 04/21/23 05/20/23 07/17/23 London @Luis M EB2 06/10/22 07/27/23 09/01/23 10/30/23 to be rescheduled as can't attend London @whitewizard EB1 01/20/23 03/31/23 08/02/23 09/20/23 Mumbai @nodisplay EB1 04/17/23 Waiting Montreal @jimmy2k EB2 02/01/11 Waiting Waiting Montreal @dabursot2 EB2 01/20/23 08/15/23 Waiting London @azzz EB1 03/27/23 05/17/23 10/05/23 11/21/23 Almaty @MalaYoon EB2 03/24/22 03/10/23 07/31/23 Kuala Lumpur @Ayobami EB2 01/10/22 03/22/23 Waiting Johannesburg @dtbaby EB2 03/02/22 12/02/22 Waiting Lagos @Aya2538 EB2 08/30/21 04/18/23 Waiting Ankara @Rocha3 EB2 05/10/21 07/10/23 Waiting Rio de Janeiro @nothin2C EB2 01/XX/22 08/24/23 08/28/23 10/28/23 Paris @whereisme EB2 01/03/23 8/26/23 Waiting Argentina @Rainbow Aligator EB1 06/20/23 Waiting Waiting London @Eren EB2 03/09/22 05/10/23 08/03/23 (took a while due to PD not being current) 09/29/23 London @chy8 EB2 09/27/22 07/18/23 @mohamedaali2 EB2 07/01/21 08/04/23 Waiting Waiting Cairo

We are also waiting for the interview date after DQing on August 8 as a couple, including one derivative. Our PD is current. Although there are plenty info about Paris Embassy’s IL processing for the marriage based applications, which is immediate, we are not sure about how long does it take in Paris for the EB applicants.

VJ User Category Priority Date DQ Status Interview Letter Interview date Interview location @dolibash EB2 @snm2212 EB2 09/29/22 04/21/23 Waiting London @Ernie73 EB2 09/19/22 05/04/23 Waiting Iceland @Hithere222 EB1 05/16/22 04/25/23 Waiting Kathmandu @Kw1097 EB2 @Kashraz EB1 @Damiores EB2 11/18/22 04/05/23 Waiting Ankara @W Herrera EB2 12/14/21 Waiting Waiting Georgetown, Guyana @Kalied EB2 05/09/22 05/04/23 Waiting @CMingo EB2 05/02/22 03/24/23 Waiting London @Appleblossom EB1 02/08/23 04/21/23 05/20/23 07/17/23 London @Luis M EB2 06/10/22 07/27/23 Waiting London @whitewizard EB1 01/20/23 03/30/23 08/02/2023 09/20/2023 Mumbai @nodisplay EB1 04/17/23 Waiting Montreal @jimmy2k EB2 02/01/11 Waiting Waiting Montreal @dabursot2 EB2 01/20/23 08/15/23 Waiting London @azzz EB1 03/27/23 05/17/23 Waiting Warsaw @MalaYoon EB2 03/24/22 03/10/23 07/31/23 Kuala Lumpur @Ayobami EB2 01/10/22 03/22/23 Waiting Johannesburg @rocha3 EB2-NIW 05/10/21 07/10/23 Rio de Janeiro @nothin2c EB2-NIW Jan-2022 24/08/23 Waiting Paris