oldmac89's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: E Beneficiary's Name: B VJ Member: oldmac89 Country: Barbados Last Updated: 2022-03-20 |
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Timeline Comments: 7
EmTi on 2022-04-15 said:Hello. May I ask you why it took 3 months for your interview after NVC qualified you? Our embassy is in Barbados also and we are close to the end of the NVC stage so I was just wondering how long it normally takes from NVC stage to getting the interview date from the Embassy?
Oldmac89 on 2022-04-16 said:From NVC notification to Packet 3/4 email from the embassy was maybe a month. You have to pay the visa fee before you can schedule the interview, and we tried to pay with debit card. It never would process, and after lots of waiting and going back and forth with the embassy, it was finally revealed that you have to use a CREDIT card if paying online, and they will NOT refund any double payments so we were being careful of that. Fiance also had to go to Canada to take an exam during the middle of that, so that increased the time by a month as well.
EmTi on 2022-04-16 said:Oh! Got it. Okay so the actual typical wait time is around a month to get the interview date.
That’s good information about the credit card. How much is the fee?
And was the interview pretty simple?
I heard you have to take your passport to DHL to send to the embassy for them to give you your visa.
EmTi on 2022-04-23 said:Sorry I have another question. You have to pay the fee before scheduling an interview? This is the first I’ve heard of that. I thought NVC works with the embassy to schedule the interview and you just get notified of the interview date.
Oldmac89 on 2022-04-26 said:Yes, that's how it was for us. After the NVC forwards your case to the embassy, they no longer handle the case. The embassy will mail/email you "packet 3", and once you respond to them they send "packet 4". You have to schedule the interview among days they have available. Make sure you don't wait too long because your case will expire after so long after the initial approval, unless the embassy extends it (which they did in our case).
EmTi on 2022-04-26 said:Interesting! Thank you for the information. And now we know we need to pay by credit card.
Was the interview pretty simple?
EmTi on 2022-05-04 said:Hi. My husband is about to do his medical, and OMG - it’s $700 USD!?
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