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April 23, 2024 at 07:47
Hi Brit Simon ,
My case number is 2024EU217XX
I have a few more questions for you
1- After 2NL arrives KCC wil not care with me anymore for the file transfer process. Will the file transfer be safe if I email KCC before 2NL arrives? I don’t know how interested embassies gonna care in me after 2NL.
2- If you were me, would you wait for 2NL?
3- If you were me, can you trust Ankara Embassy ?
Best regards
April 23, 2024 at 07:56
Hi. You better take action now. You will be current for interview in the next visa Bulletin and if you had not taken action before then, you will be locked wherever you are. You have the possiblity to know which EU embassy does best for you to to the case transfer. You will be current in less than three weeks.
April 23, 2024 at 08:57
Regobertyuh is exactly correct. If you wait to become current in order to move you will be locked in to ANK who will never get to your case number. You have a small window to unlock and change your address to another country. DO NOT ask to move embassies, just change the address. Do that now.
April 24, 2024 at 11:14
I understand. Thank you. How can I unlock the file? Do I need to send an e-mail to KCC to unlock it?
April 24, 2024 at 11:29
Yes.
April 24, 2024 at 11:20
Thank you for inform. I have a few options as to which country to move my file to. So should this be a European country?
The visa performance of a country in Europe is very good. I looked at the Ceac datasheet.
April 24, 2024 at 11:33
Yes. Thank God you have some options. If you are in Europe it will speak good for you in terms of the cost to briefly relocate. I hope you already asked for the unlock of your DS-260 since yesterday so you could edit the interview location to match your mew choice. When you would have modified after the DS-260 unlock, inform KCC about your move and they will still have a hand to effectively make the change.You have limited time. So, treat this as a matter having a once in a lifetime family cake and losing it maybe for life in just two weeks due to nothing short of negligence or carelessness.
April 24, 2024 at 12:18
Thank you for inform. I will consider the best option. Thank you for enlightening us. I wish you success in your business life.
Best regards
April 24, 2024 at 12:35
Don’t mention. I am just a selectee from Africa and try my best to have a full grasp of what Britsimon has been preaching since May 2023 when the 2024 results were made known.
April 23, 2024 at 09:02
1. Your 2NL will never arrive at ANK.
2. No
3. I can trust them to never get to your case number.
April 24, 2024 at 12:14
Thank you for inform Mr. Simon,
What do you think about Ankara’s performance?
April 24, 2024 at 12:16
Do you mean that I have no chance of getting an interview with this file number in Ankara?
Best regards
April 24, 2024 at 15:22
Correct.
April 23, 2024 at 09:13
Hello, Dear Simon.
Please give me the NVC’s email address so I can contact them about expediting my interview. I’d like to contact the NVC through email about expediting our interview by stating our reasons for doing so, even though our case number is not current. I already contacted the KCC, but I did not receive a satisfactory answer. They just replied that my DS-260 is complete and attached unneeded samples, and who is responsible for scheduling interviews?
Thank you!
April 23, 2024 at 09:39
Again???
https://britsimonsays.com/ask-questions/comment-page-785/#comment-351482
April 23, 2024 at 09:45
Sorry, but I could not find any answer
April 23, 2024 at 10:00
Please can you answer to my question
April 23, 2024 at 12:43
Click. The. Link.
April 23, 2024 at 21:19
Good morning!
I mentioned that I could not find any response, unfortunately! Please, can you answer!
April 23, 2024 at 23:07
1. NVC have nothing to do with your case.
2. I already explained, several times, that there is no such thing as expediting a case. It would be against the rules.
3. Your reasons for justifying expediting are completely trivial (a matter of your convenience, nothing more than that).
4. I am surprised you continue to ask me on this same question – it’s a waste of time – yours and mine.
April 23, 2024 at 11:26
Hello Simon, hope you’re having a good day! I had changed (updated) my address on the DS-260 on the 8th of April. Do you think enough time has passed for me to now send a casual mail asking about my embassy?
Thank you.
April 23, 2024 at 12:45
Yes – do that before the end of the month just in case the next VB rises above your number.
April 23, 2024 at 13:16
Alright, I will do so now. Is there anything particular I should say? Or is it enough to just ask “hello I am enquiring to see if my embassy has been updated or not”.
Thanks again.
April 23, 2024 at 13:31
More like, “as you know I now live in XXX country, so can you kindly confirm that my embassy choice has been updated to YYY embassy”
April 23, 2024 at 13:43
Got it, just sent it now. Thank you again, I really appreciate it!
April 23, 2024 at 16:08
Hello Brit,
I know the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that they received an equivalent of a high school education/diploma.
Do you think it’s a good idea to get a foreign education evaluation from a NACES member to take to your interview to show that you do have an equivalence of a high school diploma?
April 23, 2024 at 16:20
That wouldn’t normally be required since the embassies are used to seeing various qualifications in their area.
April 23, 2024 at 21:28
Hi Simon!
This is a partially a repeat question but in terms of extra documents you could bring to the interview (pre-filled DS5535, I-134 form, maybe some extra documents official or unofficial that could help etc.) to increase your chances of success + reduce your chances/processing time of 221g do you have a list or anywhere for reference?
I have been trying to gather as much documents/info as I can but wanted to double check with you since you are the master (for lack of better word haha) at this.
April 23, 2024 at 23:09
Every case is different, so I don’t have a definitive list
April 23, 2024 at 23:46
Good day to you, hope you are doing well.i have a question to ask you.what do you think about the final visa bulletin for Europe .if they are planning to issue all the visas is it possible for them to reach the visa bulletin up to 36k for Europe. thanks for helping
April 24, 2024 at 08:27
That is in the “possible” range, but we will have to wait and see. The problem as I see it is that there are not a large number of interviews being scheduled, so I don’t think they are trying to issue all the visas.
April 23, 2024 at 23:47
Thanks for your answer
April 24, 2024 at 01:50
hi sir i am from nepal my wife is edv winner when she goes and get her greencard can i proceed i130 with court marriage certificate .
April 24, 2024 at 01:51
we are planning to do court marriage after she get the visa
April 24, 2024 at 08:28
Yes you can do that, but it will take some years.
April 24, 2024 at 09:22
i cannot fill the form when she get green card sir to fill the form i130 how much time is needed plz explain sir
April 24, 2024 at 09:45
Once she moves to America she would then file an I-130 for you. That will take 2 to 5 years, but I don’t advise on that process. You really should have married before so you could be added to her case.
April 24, 2024 at 03:56
Hi Brit, please I am qualifying through work experience as an electrical engineer. Please I want to know wether the consular will ask me for a bachelors degree in engineering, because when I check on the ONET website, it says most people in the field are having a bachelors degree . I have three Technical certificates and I did a two years training at the company where I’m currently working.
April 24, 2024 at 08:31
Well firstly I would say that they would be looking to check whether you are an electrical engineer (designer of complex installations), or an electrician (wires up houses and other buildings). The first job qualifies, the second job doesn’t.
As long as you are doing the right job, the training you did to achieve that is not what they measure the job on. The experience matters not the training you did to get the experience.
April 24, 2024 at 03:59
Hi Brit, please will the consular ask me for a bachelors degree since I am qualifying as an electrical engineer?
April 24, 2024 at 06:21
Hi BritSimon,
What is the chance of getting visa approved after
1. 221g was issued after 1st interview (7th March 2024) with additional documents to be submitted.
2. No slip was issued after 2nd interview (22nd April 2024) and “Ready” was updated on their site after the interview.
How long does it take for issuing visa after 2nd interview.
Thank you
April 24, 2024 at 08:36
The time varies, and I can’t guess the chances in your particular case.
April 24, 2024 at 07:24
Hi BritSimon! How is the Paris embassy doing ? My CN is EU 24,9XX so I will probably become current in July or August. The thing is July and August will be crazily overcrowded in Paris because of the Olympics and Paralympics and the site of the embassy mentions that they saved many appointment spots for the ”million of US citizens expected in Paris” for lost passports or wallets etc.
Do you think I should unlock my DS-260 and ask for an appointment elsewhere ?
Thank you so very much.
April 24, 2024 at 08:37
It’s an interesting point, but I don’t have a way to know what the impact will be – so you must decide for yourself.
April 24, 2024 at 09:46
I live between Montreal and Paris. Based on your knowledge and understanding of the data, does the Montreal embassy and the Paris embassy perform similarly so far ?
April 24, 2024 at 09:50
They are both doing ok.
April 24, 2024 at 18:35
Thank you for your response. What do you mean by ”ok” ? Is there an EU embassy that is doing ”great” at this time to your knowledge ?
April 24, 2024 at 16:19
Hello Sir,
I have been trying to schedule interview for my mom for USA tourist visa- Us embassy Suva, Fiji. Last year we applied through a travel agent and the visa got denied. This time I’m applying myself and when I’m going to the website entering my moms personal information like passport details and stuff, the system shows that there is a duplicate profile that exists to the embassy’s website. What does that mean? How can we proceed with the application.
Looking forward to hear back from you.
Thanks
April 24, 2024 at 16:33
I only answer DV lottery questions.