r/NationalVisaCenter

My visa is a P-1B with Premium Processing.
Receipt Date: July 24
Notice Date: July 27
I still have not received any response from USCIS.
Is anyone else in the same boat?

My case was approved on Feb 19th, and it still shows "At NVC". Is there some backlog at the Mumbai embassy?
Has anyone else's case changed to Ready??

Hello do i need to get new set of bank statement for my bank. I nad mine last July 1st weeks since my visa appointment was July 15th.

Looking for a reality check from anyone who has been through consular processing at Bern (or any small post, really).

Quick background: EB-1A, approved I-140, consular processing. NVC marked us documentarily qualified on July 14. Since then, nothing. No appointment letter, no interview date, CEAC status unchanged. The added pressure: I start a new role in early September in the U.S.. Not a hypothetical offer, a signed one with a fixed start date.

My attorney’s position is essentially “don’t rock the boat.” His view is that once you’re DQ’d you sit in a queue the embassy controls, that NVC has no discretion to move you up, and that inquiries or expedite requests without a genuinely compelling reason mostly generate noise and, in the worst case, get your file flagged for a closer look. He is also skeptical that a job start date clears the expedite bar, since posts generally want something closer to a medical emergency or a documented humanitarian issue. I understand the logic, and he has been right about everything else so far, but sitting still while the calendar moves is uncomfortable.

So, two questions:

**1.**	Is five weeks post-DQ with no appointment letter normal for Bern in 2026? What was your DQ to interview gap? I’d love data points from anyone at a smaller European post, since most timelines I find online come from high-volume consulates.  
**2.**	Has anyone actually succeeded in accelerating this, and did employment timing ever factor in? Interested in what worked and what backfired: congressional inquiries, expedite requests to the post directly, employer letters explaining business need, emailing the IV unit, or anything else. Equally useful to hear “I tried X and it did nothing.”

Thanks in advance.

Waiting for the day i'll read THE PAUSE ON THE 75 COUNTRIES HAS BEEN LIFTED. That will honestly be the best headline i've read in a long while.

Hello everybody! We've finally received our CR1 Visa after 2 years! I had a question about entering without my petitioner being in the country though. The paper given to me says "you cannot travel to the United States before your petitioner has traveled to take up residence. You must travel at the same time or after them."

My petitioner will be visiting me in the UK where I am from and we will be going back to the US together, however I will be arriving 2 hours before them due to being unable to secure the same flight back. Will this be an issue? My petitioner will already have "taken up residence" in the US as he lives there, but it also says I must travel at the same time as them? Will this be an issue, or would I be able to wait 2 hours behind CBP for them to arrive as well?

Thank you for helping!!

Did anyone got welcome letter? Uscis approval after Aug 3rd. For i 130 petition

Currently waiting for my husband to have his interview at ciudad Juarez ir1. This wait is so incredible stressful I have never felt this feeling. I haven’t been able to sleep for the past weeks just thinking or dreaming about it. The unknown is so horrible. Also not knowing when he’ll come out! Ughhh! Idk what to do.

I'm trying to help my parents request an expedited B1/B2 visa appointment through the U.S. visa scheduling portal in Pakistan, and I seem to be stuck in a chicken-and-egg situation.

My parents already have a regular B1/B2 appointment scheduled, but it is for September 2027. They are hoping to travel earlier to attend my university graduation in the U.S. in December 2026.

When I go to Emergency Request and select the category that appears closest to our circumstances, Students or Exchange Visitors, the portal gives me this warning:

“This option is reserved for internal embassy contacts (PARs) referred by an embassy official. Do not select this option unless you have been referred by an embassy official. Otherwise, your emergency appointment will be refused, and you will not be able to submit another request. Be sure to include the name of the embassy official referring you and any supporting documents in the request.”

So I obviously don't want to submit it incorrectly, especially since the warning says I may not be able to submit another emergency request.

I then used the Feedback/Requests section to ask how I am supposed to obtain the required Embassy referral/contact or whether someone could direct me to the appropriate person.

Their response basically told me:

• Appointment availability is at the discretion of the U.S. Embassy.
• First schedule a regular appointment.
• Click Emergency Request.
• Read the eligibility criteria.
• Fill out the request and submit it.
• Wait for the Embassy to approve or deny it.

That's exactly where I'm stuck.

Emergency Request says I need to have already been referred by an Embassy official → Support tells me to submit an Emergency Request to have the Embassy consider my case.

So it feels like a Catch-22.

For context, I have supporting documentation including my official university commencement letter, enrollment/graduation verification, proof that the applicants are my parents, their current appointment confirmation, and other university documentation.

I'm not looking for a random Embassy employee's name to enter into the form, and I definitely don't want to provide inaccurate information. I'm trying to understand the legitimate process for getting the referral that the portal itself says is required.

Has anyone applying through Pakistan encountered this PAR/internal Embassy referral message?

Specifically:

1. How did you obtain the initial Embassy referral?
2. Is Students or Exchange Visitors supposed to be available only after an Embassy official has already referred the case?
3. Is there another emergency-request option/process for B1/B2 parents trying to attend their child's graduation?
4. Did contacting the Visa Service Desk eventually get your case referred to the Embassy, or did you have to contact someone else?
5. If you've successfully gone through this process in Karachi/Islamabad recently, what steps did you follow?

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with this specific PAR/referral requirement in the Pakistan U.S. visa scheduling portal. I'm trying to follow the process correctly rather than risk submitting under the wrong category.

Hi! Basically the title! DQ on June 9th,embassy scheduling August in August, but no IL. Did anyone with a June DQ receive their IL, employment-based?

My case is EB3, PD 4/2024.

Thanks!

Hi everyone! I’m waiting for a P-1B visa petition under Premium Processing.
● Receipt date: July 24, 2026
● Form: I-129 + I-907
● Category: P-1B
● Premium Processing: Yes
● Status: Still no response
Has anyone here had a P-1B case in Premium Processing recently? How long did it take to receive a response?
Any recent timelines would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi everyone

Im sponsoring my Dad and we just got told his interview in Juarez is scheduled for the 22nd of September.

I’m a bit anxious about how it all will go, as his sponsor i’m not sure what is expected of me in terms of what I have to do when we get to Juarez.

Any advice or guidance from anyone who’s been through the process? I will be honest I don’t think my Dad will be approved based on information we are getting from his case worker, so we are going in a bit defeated.

Thanks in advance for sharing
- A very anxious son

Why if the IV tool is current for Colombia we are not getting ILs??

Hi, apologies if this has been asked already. For example, I’ve now seen that Brazil, Morocco and Ethiopia did not issue interview letters in the month of July. Just curious if this is the case at other embassies.

Hi, I am filling my F4 Visa for USA, MY SISTER applied for me (I am writing as A, whom my sister applied for and my family) There are 4 people in my family including Me, My husband and two sons (both under 16). I got my Welcome letter this year and now I am considering to fill it out as soon as possible❗️

I am finding DS-260 form quite confusing like details are a bit confusing and like petitioner petitioned for all 4 of us but like do I have to fill out all of details in my own form? Or will there different forms for all 4 of us. Any tips regarding this form will be appreciated.
THANK YOU and if ya can help me with timeline my priority date is somewhere sep 2009

Hi everyone,

I’m wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation with an F-1 visa in Istanbul.

I had my interview at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul on July 24. My case initially went into administrative processing, and my passport was kept by the consulate.

Then on July 31, my CEAC status changed to Approved. The message says the visa has been approved subject to final processing and that it still needs to go through a final screening step before issuance.

It’s now August 17, and the status is still Approved. I haven’t received any request for additional documents or any other communication.

My program starts on September 9, so I’m getting a little anxious about the timing.

Has anyone here had a similar experience, especially with an F-1 in Istanbul? How long did it take for your status to change from Approved → Issued?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who went through something similar. 🙏

I would like to know about the experience of those who did consular processing, from 75 countries or no, how long did it take since DQ and where was it ?

Thanks

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