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Please has anyone here been able to book a 221G interview this week? No interview dates popping up or am I checking at the wrong times? |
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I get your point. In the past, we could get a B visa just because we wanted to go to the US to give birth. Effective January 2020, the US embassy has stopped issuing visas for the sole purpose of birth tourism. I have attached a screenshot from the Embassy's website. In recent times, people have been travelling either with tourist visa (I hear you need to inform the embassy before travelling to give birth) or medical visas (with proof of why you need to travel for medical. Pregnancy related or not). Even women who are not visibility pregnant and go for a tourist visa interviews are warned not to use it for childbirth without informing the embassy. If she plans to use the visa for birthing, she can apply for a medical visa. 2 Likes
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Please has anyone who was asked to schedule a follow up 221G interview online had their interview? Please share your transcript |
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Please has anyone who was asked to schedule a follow up 221G interview online had their interview? Please share your transcript |
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Please has anyone been able to figure out why some people were asked to schedule 221G follow up interviews online while some were asked to come any Thursday? Also, please specifically if you were told to schedule your 221G follow up interview online (after IW submission) and you have had your interview, please share your experience. Thanks |
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Wow. Congratulations. Please can you share your transcript when you have the time. Was your last visa issued specifically for childbirth? If not, did you send an email to the embassy before travelling to give birth? And did you stay longer than the time you put on your DS160 sappy1981: |
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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate temyb: |
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Wow. Thank you so much for this detailed write up. Very enlightening. Please just to clarify, the lady who gave birth on a tourist visa, what lie did she tell? Also, based on the dynamics you saw on Friday, is there any hope for someone who didn't send a letter to the embassy before travelling on a tourist visa to give birth? I didn't know I needed to send a letter. I was truthful about everything though. I got the tourist visa for a visit one year before I even found out I was pregnant. I didn't go on that visiting trip because of the covid shutdown in March 2020. In fact, it is that same Delta airlines ticket I requested changes to when I eventually travelled. I declared my intention to give birth in the US to the immigration officer at my POE and he asked how much my medical bills estimate was and how much I had prepared. I answered truthfully too. I also did IW and got a 221G. temyb: 1 Like |
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No it wasn't in the email. The email only tells you that your passport is ready to be picked up at DHL. The instruction letter to schedule an interview or show up for an interview is included with your passport when you collect it. Teebaby89: |
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Was anyone here at the DHL office today? Something is definitely happening there. The security lady at the door claimed the queuing machine was not working, so we were writing our names on a paper list. The people attending to us were calling people by their names and taking their sweet time, ever so slowly. The hall was full and people were complaining about waiting over two hours when those who came last month barely spent 30 minutes. Only for their manager to come and when people complained to him, he initially said the machine was faulty (maybe his staff told him so) next thing, the manager tried the machine, and it was working. Looks like the staff were purposely taking their time so people would offer them something to skip the queue. It also turned out that they were calling from various lists, omitting names and people at the bottom of some list had collected and left while people at the top were still waiting in anger. There was complete mayhem at some point as everybody was shouting 1 Like |
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So I picked up my passport from DHL today. The option they ticked for me on the letter was to schedule an appointment. I submitted on the 24th February and the letter is dated 28th February. I got the pickup email yesterday 7th March. The letter doesn't tell me why they need me to schedule an appointment o. I was hoping to get some pointers from the letter |
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I'm wondering if there is a difference between those asked to come for interview on any Thursday and those asked to schedule an interview online after an initial refusal Nadnad: |
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You'll schedule a follow up appointment. No need to reapply They just need further information or documentation from you to decide your case. Wait till you pick up your passport. There'll be instructions enclosed. Reapplication is for "denied" visas Qtip: |
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You'll schedule a follow up appointment. When you pick up your passport, there will be a form stating what documents you need to provide to explain your case. No need to pay new visa fees or schedule a regular appointment fekeoshomoshi: |
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Please did you also send a change of intent email before travelling for childbirth? Zeemama10: |
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Congratulations And thanks for the update. Very helpful and enlightening Gigli: 1 Like |
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Are you saying they are yet to send an email for you to pick up your passport? If they haven't, how did you know you were to schedule an interview? Also, please when did you originally submit for IW? megastu: 1 Like |
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I do not think there's anything to worry about. They've definitely received it. Processing times may vary. Remember they warned us it could take up to 8 weeks. Though I think you should get a response before 2 weeks Donde: |
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Please if you've had a follow up interview after an initial "refusal" on your IW application, please share your experience. Thanks |
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Please if you've had a follow up interview after an initial "refusal" on your IW application, please share your experience. Thanks |
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Congratulations! Please how many days after your interview did you get your passport back? Smartangels: |
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Please has anyone who submitted their IW application on Thursday February 24th received an email to pickup? |
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Overstay is when you stay beyond the date they stamp you in for on arrival in the US. When the Immigration officer stamps your passport on arrival, they write a date you are allowed to stay till (usually 6 months for me). If you stay beyond that date, you have overstayed. ninab: 2 Likes |
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Congratulations. Please when did you submit? Lion123: 1 Like |
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Please people that submitted their IW applications last week Wednesday February 16th, how far? Any update? |
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I don't think there's any consequence if you don't go for IW. Note that an IW appointment is a lot less stressful than an Interview though. Shorter wait time at the embassy and no questions asked. The only people I'm sure got IW dates were all for February 2022. All these July dates....I don't know o. I'll advise you keep your April 2022 appointment date for now and keep checking for an IW date in March (the embassy is yet to release March dates). If you don't get an IW date earlier than your interview date, you go for the interview. If you do, you go for IW. Also, be sure you still qualify for IW before you cancel your April 2022 appointment if you happen to see earlier IW dates. April 2022 interview dates are scarce o. So be double sure that IW dates are available before you cancel, even if you qualify. Good luck! iyaaliyah: 3 Likes |
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All these July 2022 IW dates, are you sure they are for IW? I thought the embassy only released February 2022 dates for IW. Did y'all click on the IW option when booking or did you choose "all other visa classes"? Or did you use an agent? 1 Like |
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Wow! We learn everyday. Please when did this happen? Also what was their respective POEs (Port of Entry)? AmeliaT: 1 Like |
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Congratulations Baba. Please respond to my email [quote author=Fawaz12345 post=110274376][/quote] |
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Please how do I join this group. The link doesn't work. I sent you an email please respond. Thanks dixja: |
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You do not need to pay new application fees or fill a new application form. All you need to do is go to the CGI page to cancel your old appointment and book a new Interview Waiver (IW) appointment. They'll ask some questions to check if you qualify for interview waiver before you are directed to the IW booking calendar. So be sure you qualify first before you cancel. The criteria is listed on the Embassy's website. Also note that as at yesterday, there were no IW dates available but a few people have booked today. So don't panic if there are no dates available. Keep checking, but not more than 4 times a day so that they don't freeze your account for 72 hours. Good luck! ymx: 1 Like 1 Share |
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