Thank you
I am part of the other half that is not document qualified so we shall see. We are trying to be positive. I think all of us had lost hope for good reasons. I am really glad that 50% of us are getting a chance to get interviewed even though a bunch of them won’t go because getting everything done in a week is 1) extremely complicated and 2) extremely expensive
If you mean the medical, they should give you the option of interviewing before the results are available provided of course that the medical results do get to them in time to issue a visa before the FY close. All the other documents should have been compiled before anyway (most of them were required by KCC). I don’t see how the expense changes according to a shorter timeframe?Thank you
Last minute flight and hotel reservations?
There are websites for last minute flight deals? Hotels often have cheap short term availability out of season, and if on a tight budget Airbnb, private room at youth hostel etc can offer very low budget alternatives. And yes point taken but the added expense - some sure but it shouldn’t be hugely more than you’d have to pay with the usual 4-6 weeks notice. No one gets 3 months notice for a DV visa interview. Not enough vs the cost of the whole process that it should derail the visa process anyway imo. Depends how badly you want it. I can only hope that if people really don’t take it up they let the consulate know in time so they can slot others like puda in.
Not saying the additional cost of last minute flight/hotel reservations is enough for most people to derail the whole process. Just pointing out the fact that is some additional expense people will have to contend with. Simply pointing out that may be what the OP is referring to.
It's not exactly cheap to book a flight less than 7 days before flying. Especially in Canada. We may potentially be looking anywhere between $500-$1,000 per ticket. So a lot of people simply don't have the money. It is what it is but yes, that's what I was referring to. Canada is EXTREMELY expensive when it comes to flying. I, for example, have to book 2 flights IF I get interviewed. One to Vancouver for my medicals and then 1 to Montreal.
So from $200 to a few hundred dollars difference. Is that really make or break for a DV applicant living in Canada? if that’s make or break, it implies the applicant may have a problem meeting the public charge condition anyway?
they email or call the consulate and tell them they won’t be attending.
that’s true regardless of when it is. Yes, i guess leave policy may be a problem, though if the interview is on a Monday they can travel on Sunday.
Any advise please guys?
Thank you for the explanation my friend.
Hi, I am DV 2021 and having AS 30K and DQ in August. But , 2NL is yet to receive. My embassy is active, but they haven't interviewed any case for the last 15 days. So do you think the held up is at the embassy @Britsimon ?
We had our interview on 9Sep at Jhn (with another at least 4 other DV cases), they are definitely still interviewing but only working on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Our medical was completed on Aug30 and we our status remain "refused", CO apologized and said it will take a few business days to process, but now a week has passed and status remains unchanged. Everyone interviewed last week in Jhn in similar status (refused). It seems from xarthisius data that Jhn still conducted a few interviews yesterday (Sep15). 12 cases remain in ready status, but some may pitched for their interviews.
Considering the KCC email backlog i dont think they will do much before the deadline and I propose you rather go through the consulate. if you are referring to Jhn, email them at johannesburgIV at state.gov and ask if there are spots available. if you are a plaintiff in one of the cases ask your attorneys to reach out to KCC or consulate.
I communicated with JHN and they said that there is nothing they can do if 2NL has not received.
That is the problem. If the embassy is working only two days literally we left with two days before expiry. Majority of embassies making an extra effort to issue more visa after the court order, but not JHN. Embassies like Nepal interviewed a huge cases after the judgment.
Send it anyways.
