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For ones that had their temp IV stamp on passport expire and unable to travel during Covid shutdown, do they need to get a file a new DS260 ?

I appreciate you posting updates. It helps others keeping tabs on the topic and getting other's perspective and experience.

Does this mean they are sending approved GC for people who got approved just before the shutdowns or was that an anomaly? !

Got it ( think). The stamp on the passport after an embassy/consulate interview is just a immigrant visa. It becomes a temp I551 after endorsement at Port of Entry. Right? Thx. Had no idea with the nuances of the various terms!! https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs

Susie I meant it as the I551 temporary stamp on the passport. I thought permanent residency is an Immigrant Visa. My understanding is based on this definition: https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-72?language=en_US

I doubt if they are going to contact people who have already had their I551 stamped on passports that couldn't travel due to COVID lockdown. What chronological order I'm not sure. There would have been people who would have gotten approval and traveled in the two weeks before shutdown and some...

Can you please clarify this ? Any update regarding the IR5 visa category you will be communicated then you may procced accordingly with the confirmation you are not allowed to schedule the appointment

You mean change from Mumbai to Delhi? Are we allowed to do that ? Yeah, while I saw no dates earlier, my mom cannot make it before April 1st before she takes her second shot of vaccine. Even if they get an appointment in the next two weeks, getting PCC and Medical in short time will mean chaos...

Thanks for the info! I didn't click on that option earlier. I select this: Then this: Then this: After two more button clicks filling out mom's passport info, contact info, address etc.. I get this: I get the "No appointments available" message. I tried it several times with either...

I had sent an email two days ago to support-india@ustraveldocs and got this response. I had asked this for my mom: For reissue of IR-5/I-551 what category do I need to schedule for me? My I551 issued in Mar 2020 expired in May 2020 due to COVID travel shutdown. What category do I select to...

I just checked and the website for scheduling the IR visa shows IR-5! However the questionnaire asks if State Department scheduled it or any communication was received for the interview and when you answer No to them, it tells you to email Support on that site :-(

Thanks Susie. I have been emailing support-india@ustraveldocs.com since May 2020 and I have been consistently told that to get an IR visa reissued, my mom has to reappear for an interview in Mumbai.

No. The option is not available yet. I also am not sure if people that had a valid I-551 stamped on their passport but expired need to get new medical exam done or a new letter provided again? Or they just show up at Mumbai for interview.

Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US (msn.com) This is good news. I checked on US embassy site to schedule an interview and it is still not updated with new verbiage. Give it a few days and that will be updated. Hope they let people who had valid I551 on passport which...

Thanks for the update. My guess is Trump's current proclamation from Dec 2020 which bans all IR visas except IR1/2 until March 31, 2021 will be when resumption will happen. That might also give enough time for perhaps everyone in Dept of State and US Consulate staff get vaccinated before they...

Response I got from Congressman's office which was from the Delhi US Embassy! Looks like anyone that has an expired IR5 that couldn't travel due to COVID won't be able to get a new one reissued until Dec 31! Dear Congressman xxxxx: Thank you for your inquiry of August 13 on behalf of your...

I wrote to my local senator and congressman lamenting the limbo of not being able to apply for a visa re-issuance for parents for someone who already got the I-551 stamp on passport or some amnesty to let them travel or some arrangement on arrival so that they can join their family in the US...

Same here IR-5. Mom from Chennai. Had interview in Dec. Had to submit some additional documents in Feb and finally got her visa stamped and mailed back passport on march 10th from Mumbai. Then the shutdown. Now she has to go to Mumbai for another interview whenever they open. I've emailed the...

No updates yet. Looks like Mumbai consulate is still not taking appointments for immigrant visa renewals.

My mother has similar issue. Her IR5 stamp expires on May 27th. Can someone please help in what needs to be done to extend the i551 stamp on passport? Can the extension be filed online? What form needs to be filed for that? Thanks for your help!