0000083917 00000 n 0000000862 00000 n This is a very important document that proves you have permission to reside in the United States. You should not have your exam until your interview has been scheduled. Citizenship and Immigration Services. endobj endobj The visa applicant may also be referred as a beneficiary for petition based visas. 6 0 obj NVC cannot predict when Consular Sections will resume routine services, or when your case will be scheduled for an interview. The particular constraints vary based on local conditions and restrictions, but include local and national lockdowns; travel restrictions; host country quarantine regulations; and measures taken by our embassies and consulates to contain the spread of COVID-19. When and how to Contact NVC. endobj endobj Click the "Medical Exam Instructions" button below for a list of designated doctor's offices in Ghana. 0000001653 00000 n At NVC, we will create your visa case and enter the data from your petition into the system. Your visa cannot be extended and all fees are nonrefundable. send the medical report directly to the U.S. Embassy. 0000033620 00000 n You will use these numbers to log into our Consular Electronic Application Center (https://ceac.state.gov). If you plan to travel outside the U.S. before your green card arrives: Please consult USCISs and CBPs websites for rules about what documents you need to re-enter the country. startxref 10 0 obj 23 0 obj Learn more about quality higher-education opportunities in the U.S. that you will not find anywhere else in the world. Do not put it in your checked luggage. Register for Courier Service/Other Pre-Interview Instructions, 3. The global pandemic and its repercussions in visa processing mean that applicants will continue to experience long waits and limited appointment availability for most visa categories. You still live in the country that issued the police certificate. As part of the interview process, ink-free, digital fingerprint scans will be taken. U.S. Embassies and Consulates:Find aU.S. Embassy or Consulate, nearest your residence abroad, where you will apply and be interviewed for your U.S. visa. endstream Need to change the interview date and time -Instructions to reschedule your appointment are available atU.S. Embassy or Consulate interview preparation instructions. #CHM%+5,ab 69 0 obj <>stream Do not open this envelope. Current case creation time frame: As of 1-May-23, we are working on cases that were received from USCIS on 14-Apr-23. No. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to traveling to the United States. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet. Cases are not sent to the consulate until after NVC has scheduled the interview. 2021, a vaccination for COVID-19 will be required for all applicants who wish to immigrate to the United States. Butat least there is some movement. USCIS Immigrant Fee All individuals who are issued immigrant visas overseas must pay an Immigrant Fee to U.S. %PDF-1.7 % endobj Please log intohttps://ceac.state.govfor your most current case status and for a list of any documents you are required to submit. You are about to leave travel.state.gov for an external website that is not maintained by the U.S. Department of State. A copy of your NVC interview letter . Alerts and Messages for U.S. visitors to Ghana. AV kkAi d. The validity of all nonimmigrant visa payments (known as the MRV fee) made before October 1, 2022 has been extended until September 30, 2023. If your visa is approved, we will keep your passport at the embassy while we prepare your immigration packet and print a visa for your passport. The visa applicant may also be referred as a beneficiary for petition based visas. xref If you are interviewing for a Diversity Visa (DV), all of the above instructions apply to you. Medical and humanitarian emergency traveler, we will expedite processing for those dealing with life threatening emergencies. Support-Ghana@USTravelDocs.com. If you do not contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate within one year of receiving your interview appointment letter, your case may be terminated and your immigrant visa petition cancelled, and any fees paid will not be refunded. We encourage applicants to monitor our calendar at USTravelDocs.com/gh for newly added appointments and earlier appointment dates. The principal applicant must enter before or at the same time as other family members with visas. endstream endobj 47 0 obj <>stream 8 0 obj 0000003103 00000 n The letter will include instructions on how to send those documents to the embassy. 0000071498 00000 n Visit theAccra Answers U.S Embassy Accra Consular Information and ServicePortal for more information on visa processing. If you do, you will lose your status as a Lawful Permanent Resident. 0000054069 00000 n All MRV fees paid on or after October 1, 2022, are valid for 365 days from the date of payment. 0000001300 00000 n You are about to leave travel.state.gov for an external website that is not maintained by the U.S. Department of State. *8FA-(0uTS@CW$pMDhM]vrgL@@T;(cY7!{l}kY@ Routine interview appointments in many NIV categories have been made available several years into the future to address high demand. As soon as you receive your appointment date, you must schedule a medical exam in Ghana. It looks like on your timeline that it hasn't left NVC. 2'=gK%S`W8bf 2tz|#TItB]A]L*iQt)Zz0"TS5I2JjUeNBE*1T X|Q5uJK0?yUF Schedule and Complete a Medical Examination. endstream endobj 43 0 obj <> endobj 44 0 obj <>stream If you are the petitioners stepchild: The. 0000033980 00000 n ) n:>0; @V0c=ie,! H It is your responsibility to schedule a medical exam with one of the doctors listed below before your visa interview appointment at the U.S. Embassy. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. My NOAA2 03/26/2020 and it arrived shortly thereafter at the NVC-- end of March/beginning of April. If you have any questions concerning your application before the interview is scheduled, please contact the NVC.. Cantonments KK The latest updates for U.S. Embassies and Consulates, including operating status of the Consular Section, can be found athttps://usembassy.gov. We will use the limited time available for theinterview to get as full a picture as possible of your travel plans and intentions. 0000006234 00000 n If you wish to remain on travel.state.gov, click the "cancel" message. HSKK1M&&REA[^fS=H1xW If you wish to remain on travel.state.gov, click the "cancel" message. xQK0I CYA|(cnnI}pFywYqN04hCaa=Jo Links to external websites are provided as a convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of State of the views or products contained therein. U.S. Embassies and Consulates:Find aU.S. Embassy or Consulate, nearest your residence abroad, where you will apply and be interviewed for your U.S. visa. Additionally, you must have listed ALL of your living children who are unmarried and under 21 years old. How long does it take NVC to schedule interview 2020? Number of IV applicants whose cases are documentarily complete at NVC and ready for interview as of . When Will The NVC Schedule Your Visa Interview? Frequently asked questions The first step in this processing is the creation of your case in our system. 0000000016 00000 n 0000003632 00000 n Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS):USCIS oversees immigration to the United States and approves (or denies) immigrant petitions, and more. You should contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate directly to arrange separate interviews, if needed. Getting a Green Card Your Form I-551 Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, will be automatically mailed to the address in the United States that you write in your visa application form. As far as my timeline, I sadly put little time into updating that, and to be honest, could be off on some of the entries, I'm not really up speed with all the abbreviations etc lol. Alerts and Messages for U.S. visitors to Ghana. The purpose of your intended travel and other facts will determine what type of visa is required under U.S. immigration law. If you wish to remain on travel.state.gov, click the "cancel" message. Any visitor who declines to be screened by U.S. Embassy security personnel will be unable to enter the embassy. With the information in this letter, you can log in to our Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) to check your status, receive messages, and manage your case. You, your spouse, and any qualified unmarried children immigrating with you, must participate in the interview. Failure to have listed an existing spouse or children at the time of your entry in the Diversity Visa lottery will result in the denial of your visa and visas for your family. The medical report must be less than six (6) months old when you enter the United States as an immigrant. IFl[W KaKGZ8"2SJD&K1ldLO]'{[ Q.P.g=:b8't.s7]Oh9ZS]hS.K-RiQN,f vle^ 95}Z]o z v7&#fRq|P,XBg{:ln\5@U$lwQqFeV;y&~]<. We ask that you make a subsequent inquiry only if you do not receive a response to your email within our published timeframe above. You can read their publication Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants online. If you wish to remain on travel.state.gov, click the "cancel" message. Even with an approved expedite request, the consular section cannot guarantee an interview date prior to the applicants anticipated travel date or program start date. It has been there since March 2020. Any applicant under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult bearing government-issued photo identification (passport, drivers license, or ECOWAS / Ghana ID card). 0000001076 00000 n If your child is adopted, you have full custody as a result of a divorce, or you share custody with another parent, you should bring a copy of all applicable adoption or custodial papers from the authoritative court in your home country. !6v bCB1SR,}31QsnoG64Ew|Mftm,L5wuEMF,N!Z yMVq>,8R#FCM*&iuZJfq#g)zg)ORecDYF!, Lp}MN2qSw&TKCK\5o0Wo(h lA IMPORTANT: Keep your Welcome Letter in a safe place, as you will need this information to log into CEAC throughout the entire visa process. 0000006631 00000 n Below are additional instructions that apply only to DV applicants. After receiving notification of a scheduled interview, please review and follow theprovided instructionscarefully to avoid delays in processing. 0000039387 00000 n Any documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation: Applicants who fall into any category listed in italics below should bring these additional documents: If you are married: Your original marriage certificate and a photocopy. 0000053812 00000 n Your sponsor/petitioner does not attend the visa interview. Me and my husband are a Ir1 which is processed differently. U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS, required civil documents and how to find them, forms and information your petitioner needs. There is no requirement the interview must occur during the 365-day period. Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV) applications in all visa classes are processed. +g&i0 hRlb! i%vrzBST_4Dh'< POKv!B~ The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) saw a decrease in the immigrant visa (IV) backlog, from 408,456 pending cases last month to 388,908 cases in March a 4.8% decrease. You are about to leave travel.state.gov for an external website that is not maintained by the U.S. Department of State. Applicant: A foreign citizen who is applying for a nonimmigrant or immigrant U.S. visa. 31 39 External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Please note applicants must only . 0000039152 00000 n For detailed information about your visa interview, please visit the U.S. Embassy or Consulate interview preparation instructionsof the city where you are having the interview. Please schedule and attend a medical exam with one of these doctors before your interview. But either wayany movement is progress! 0000001611 00000 n 12 0 obj I also hope that itisthe Ghana Embassy requesting the applications. Number of IV applicants whose cases are documentarily complete at NVC and ready for interview as of April 30 Number of documentarily complete IV applicants scheduled for May 2021 interview appointments Number of eligible IV applicants still pending the scheduling of an interview after May 2021 appointment scheduling was completed 504,541 22576 0000001476 00000 n 31 0 obj <> endobj The validity of allnonimmigrant visapayments (known as the MRV fee)made before October 1, 2022has been extended untilSeptember 30, 2023. Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet The only people exempt from paying this fee are: children entering the United States under the Hague Process, returning residents, and people traveling on a fianc(e) (K) visa. The National Visa Center has been receiving data from the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, 60 days in advance and has been scheduling visa interviews according to their capacity and first-in first-out documentarily qualified cases. If you failed to include a child who had already been born, or a spouse to whom you were married when you entered the lottery, you should not proceed with the visa application. It seems the Embassy in Ghana is back in business! Congratulations! A copy of your NVC interview letter (does not apply to Diversity Visa, fianc(e), adoptive, or asylee/refugee applicants). Hopefully, it will be "normal" operating procedures. For some family-based and employment preference visa categories, a visa became available within the month you have been scheduled by NVC. Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 203(g) provides that the Secretary of State shall terminate the registration (petition) of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year of notice of visa availability. A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the travelers passport, a travel document issued by the travelers country of citizenship. Medical report. U.S. Consulate Lagos, Nigeria The U.S. Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, is currently working at a limited capacity. The consular officer will not be able to complete the processing of your visa. Once your case becomes qualified for an interview, NVC will work with usto schedule an interview appointment for you. 0000034302 00000 n 0000005778 00000 n We also recommend you check with the airline to ensure you are in compliance with their rules. 0000000696 00000 n Swanlake, North Kaneshie Accra Answers U.S Embassy Accra Consular Information and Service, https://bit.ly/USEmbassyGhana 0000002046 00000 n endobj Important Notice: Termination of Registration: Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 203(g) provides that the Secretary of State shall terminate the registration (petition) of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year of notice of visa availability. You DO NOT need to bring the x-rays to your visa interview unless you suffer from tuberculosis (TB). 0000004569 00000 n Please schedule and attend a medical examination prior to your visa interview, and gather the required documents. HRk0~7GEdYRhntAXj qdIw}huGR$u VkY"qDHB&tELOF6Z>B)OM#E#H National Visa Center:After your petition is approved, the National Visa Center (NVC) will assist you in preparing your visa application for interview for certain visa categories at U.S. Embassies & Consulates. A complete list of fees can be found here. I believe my application isin the first batch of applications that have been sent to the Ghana Embassy from the NVC since the shutdown. Please follow the steps below before your immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana. You must carry it with you. Interviews are based on the availability of appointments offered at the Embassy/Consulate. Duplicate inquiries slow our ability to respond to you in a timely manner. Edited December 1, 2020 by Lucky Cat 2 3 0 obj Students unable to secure an interview date before their academic programs start date should work with their educational institution to update the permitted start date in SEVIS or defer initial enrollment to a later semester. Failure to bring all items on the above list can delay visa issuance. %PDF-1.5 Police certificates of any country you've lived for more than one year. If your spouse and/or qualified unmarried children will immigrate at a later date and travel separately from you, they are not required to participate in your interview. x}|En-nH$@PB,iM B rf lO<=E;$gw~gg3}g8c..(*gw3T\0NtUPvQMOz!A;xy[|;c3Mc-9xC"{5.Z HX%5{jV6(\Tf.dI,o{cWv(sbF} LC_~QOs/ Cb 0000032835 00000 n Applicant: A foreign citizen who is applying for a nonimmigrant or immigrant U.S. visa. For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States. Current immigrant visa vaccination requirements are available here. If a visa is available and NVC has not yet contacted you, please let us know by using our Public Inquiry Form. <> The consular officer will let you know how and when to pick up your passport and visa. 9 0 obj This fee is for processing your residency status and printing your Permanent Resident Card. 494,289 Number of documentarily complete IV applicants scheduled for April 2021 interview appointments 18,979 Number of eligible IV applicants still pending the scheduling of an interview after April 2021 appointment scheduling was completed Accra, Ghana. Akai House Clinic Three (3) recently taken2 x 2 (5cm x 5cm) color photographs. I would go ahead and start things in motion now. Number of Visas Each Year is Limited in Some Categories. %PDF-1.7 % Students, temporary workers, and travelers needing urgent medical care are encouraged to submit an expedited appointment request athttps://ustraveldocs.com/gh/en/ . United States law limits the number of immigrant visa numbers available each year in certain visa categories. 0000000016 00000 n 24, Fourth Circular Rd., Cantonments, Accra. NVC is yet to schedule appointment at USA consulate Mumbai. 0000033379 00000 n 4 0 obj We will treat you with dignity and respect, even if we are unable to grant you a visa. U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS, It is your responsibility to schedule a medical exam with one of the doctors listed below. 03-23-2021, 02:09 AM My case was documentarily qualified on 12th February 2020. All documents Accepted on Nov, 2019 Documentarily Qualified (Documents approved) Jan 15, 2020 <Pandemic delay> Received email on Apr 9, 2021 from NVC scheduling Visa appointment for May 6, 2021 Consulate & USCIS Service Center Discussion, 12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired, 1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport, 2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship), 4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled, Didn't find the answer you were looking for? The National Visa Center (NVC) is a government agency that is responsible for the pre-processing of all immigrant visa petitions approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) including family sponsored and employment-based immigrant petitions of foreign nationals residing overseas. However, from what I have seen, the interviews that have been happening since Feb of this year are reschedules from people that had interview appointments prior to the shutdown. From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. Please note that if you are found ineligible to receive a visa, the application fee cannot be refunded. Nvc did just confirm that they do not do the processing of documents for any K1's hence the reason yours was sent to the Embassy..I was wondering why it mentioned applying for the visa, It all makes sense now. Administrative processing takes additional time after the interview. After the appropriate fees are paid, you will be able to submit the necessary immigrant visa documents, including the Affidavit of Support (AOS), application forms, civil documents, and more. Q`c5%Yh+=ou4LbTH&qJLr"5Fr=bQ'FjR!w49 {W_6~f6h]8y3a?s; FYI, I just got an email todayfrom the NVC that they have sent my k1 application to the Ghana Embassy. Click the "Medical Exam Instructions" button below for a list of designated doctor's offices in Ghana. I just got off the phone with NVC and she said the same sad old story they have said for almost a good year. Please Please put your VJ member name only. For detailed information about your visa interview, please visit theU.S. Embassy or Consulate interview preparation instructionsof the city where you are having the interview. <>stream 1 0 obj 3. Good to see movement from NVC to Ghana finally. The Immigrant Visa Unit in London cannot assist you until the appointment for the interview has been . I'm wondering when the application gets to Ghana if it will sit there awhile longer since they have been very slow in scheduling interviews. I am due in January 2022, would hope to move to US before . 0000039774 00000 n Don;t you schedule your own interview after you pay the fee and complete the DS-160? If so, sadly you may be waiting a while for an interview, there are alot of us that have been waiting for an interview, such as myself, I received that letter in 2-20 and have yet to receive an interview We most remain hopeful and patient, this can't continue forever! 0000033817 00000 n I woke up this morning to an email from NVC with my interview appointment for 10-18th! 0:00 / 5:59 When Will The NVC Schedule Your Visa Interview? It's below your profile picture!! The first step in this processing is the creation of your case in our system. No 1, Sixth Circular Road, 0000001995 00000 n 5 0 obj Take this time to review the types ofrequired civil documents and how to find them, and information about whatforms and information your petitioner needsto prove he or she can financially support you. 0000004040 00000 n Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel. If visas are not available for your visa category, NVC will . Once this is complete, we will send you a Welcome Letter by e-mail or physical mail. The date your petition was filed is called your priority date. This exam must be with an embassy-approved doctor, also referred to as the Panel Physician. [-la[-la[-la[MXaL !~:x6zAgYjX=f6 eO6lvb;P1jj'}Vw}9VUK!__>xcMyn=~:_/Ku|E,3 Visas > Immigrate > The Immigrant Visa Process > Interview Preparation Immigrant Visa Process Step 1 Submit a Petition Step 2 NVC Processing Step 3 Pay Fees Step 4 Affidavit of Support Step 5 Financial Documents Step 6 Online Application Step 7 Civil Documents Step 8 Scan Documents Step 9 After you have completed the steps on the Immigrant Visa Process on usvisas.state.gov, including paying the necessary fees and submitting the required immigrant visa application form (DS-260), Affidavit of Support, and supporting documents to the National Visa Center (NVC), they will review your file for completeness. When and how to Contact NVC. 11 0 obj Visa applicants are reminded to apply early for their visas, well in advance of the anticipated travel date. I pray it just continues. After your exam, thePanel Physicianwill either send the exam results directly to the embassy or give you a sealed envelope. Phone: +233 (0)302 784 772, +233 (0)302 784 773, +233 (0)302 784 774 or +233 (0)595 014 334, Holy Trinity Medical Centre In addition to the documents listed on the Pre-Interview Checklist in this package, DV applicants should also bring the following items to your visa interview: Prior to your visa interview, we recommend that you review the data on your initial E-DV entry. If you were previously married: Your original divorce or spouses death certificate, and a photocopy. All fees may be paid in cash, U.S. dollars, or Ghanaian Cedis. You (and each family member or derivative applicant applying for a visa with you) are required to schedule a medical appointment with an authorized physician in the country where you will be interviewed. . Mi&Veyb5S!Sx5l^&RA_RD?(&d5]Xv4n5LdQJ\[PVR( ~T#)r#Hb$k)!4( BWg?trW/[(u In orderto provide efficient and equitable availability of consular services, it may be occasionally necessary for the consular section to reschedule some appointments already on the calendar for the coming weeks and months. rU_"!\L'V_af`JL(:Uev^gj-Mt2/c/R7)ND="Zus_hJv/k/:~tmS_>SnQ_`Wn9*~=5,yXS:d. I realize that my application is probably moving from one pile to the next and the wait could still be significant. aTFGGc4 n\>`'BSj$8-&YuJXA{,A\?4d$#.I$gCOx7m`~Pf v|[&>j4_WSHQaRee)qm/ACk]n{] y MDFU} _LI]}{45Nx`w\qmFlskOuW;s5y^sTZpx{q }?*v.|TOu".2=Hu}e$w+avXs:Pp3 &:2bqZZpwGxd~NiT [Q(? When Will The NVC Schedule Your Visa Interview? There may be a significant wait before the next available appointment, so please attempt to attend the date already assigned. Recognizing how the lengthy appointment backlog in pending cases affects all of the thousands of families waiting for reunification, the consular section is not able to accommodate most requests forexpedited IV processing, and instead works to process all cases according to their priority date as rapidly as current resources permit. 0000071733 00000 n Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer Marking One Year Since Russias Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine, The Spelling Bee 2023 National Finals Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Nicole Chulick, World AIDS Day Remarks by Ambassador Virginia E. Palmer, USAID-supported Feed the Future activity connects agribusinesses to investors, Launch of the State of Ghanaian Media Report Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Nicole Chulick, U.S. Embassy Highlights Young Ghanaian Voices on Earth Day, U.S. and AmCham Engage Stakeholders on AI Opportunities for Innovation, Message for U.S. Citizens: U.S. Passport Fee Increase, Message for U.S. Citizens Dont Let the Elections Pass You By, Message for U.S. Citizens in Ghana: Travel and Repatriation Assistance, U.S. Embassy Accra Institutes Temporary Measures to Prevent and Contain the Spread of Coronavirus, U.S.
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