Immigrant Visa Unit
We regret to inform you that due to retrogression in
cut-off dates of F2A and F1 visa categories, we cannot schedule the affected
cases until their priority dates become current. Please consult a list of the retrogressed cases that were about to receive an
appointment. Unfortunately, at this time, we
are unable to give an estimate on when these categories will again become
current. Readers may verify visa availability at the U.S. Department of
State’s monthly Visa Bulletin located at
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2943.html.
Appointment Waiting List
We post an appointment waiting list made up of new cases received
from the
National Visa Center (NVC) and previously refused cases in
which the applicant has requested a new appointment in writing. If
you believe that your case should be on the list and do not find it,
please
contact us.
We are working our way through these cases in the order in which we
receive them. Our first priority, however, is the security of the
American people. Please be assured that we are working as
efficiently as possible consistent with making reasoned, legally
supportable decisions.
While we are unable to predict with certainty when we will be able
to schedule a particular case for a new interview with a consular
officer, the list below will tell you how many cases are ahead of
yours. Simply follow these steps:
1) Click on the link below.
2) Once the list is displayed on your screen (please be patient
- it may take a few minutes for the list to appear), press the
black binoculars icon on the toolbar. The “Acrobat Find” dialog
box will appear.
3) Enter your case number in the dialog box. The case number
has 13 characters - three letters (usually SDO) followed by ten
numbers. Enter all 13 characters and click on the button
entitled “Find”.
4) Important: DO NOT enter the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) - formerly the Immigration and
Naturalization Service - receipt number. The USCIS receipt
number also has 13 characters but begins with EAC, LIN, MSC, SRC
or WAC. This receipt number will not work on this page.
Appointment Waiting List as of October 31, 2007,
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Appointment Waiting
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