Change of interview location for a nurse on packet 3 working currently in saudi...

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 18, 2008

I know someone posted a while back that her original address was Philippines but moved to the UK and ended up having her interview in the UK with no problems.

khirbz · Apr 19, 2008

Would that be possible? Will it change anything? Like will it affect your chances of having an immigrant visa?

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 19, 2008

It will not change your chances as it is done on place of birth not place of residence. As long as you meet requirements and if living in a foreign country over 6 months at time of interview you usually need a police clearance from that country as well as any other countries you have lived over 6 months then there should be no problems if living away from original country

mpoova · Apr 19, 2008

Would that be possible? Will it change anything? Like will it affect your chances of having an immigrant visa?

Since PD in the VB appears to change abruptly in the coming months, your selection of interview place is crucial sometimes, as it is the consulate that determines the interview schedule! :twocents:

canterbury009 · Apr 19, 2008

I am still weighing things out though cos if it happens that I'll have my interview here I could save money and effort rather than going home to Philippines..But If in case (and I do hope) that my interview is a success I don't think I can exit from here directly to USA right? WHat I know is that we have to go back to our point of origin...how true is this? And I am not also sure about the hospitals here in saudi accredited by US for my medical..ohhh I am still thinking a lot of things...the pros and cons....I don't want to think negative but what if I opted to go home and have my interview there in my homeland and it wasn't successful?Then I would loss my work here...I don't want to be a home bound nurse when I get home...I don't know maybe I'm just so paranoid...are there cases wherein nurse immigrant visa applicant get denied?like what common reasons?...oh sorry i've mixed up all my queries... :rolleyes:

suzanne4, RN · Apr 20, 2008

Medicals can be done where you are, they are accepted from there all of the time. You just need to make sure that you go to one on the approved list from the US Embassy there.

Personally, I would go for the interview where you are, there are much fewer that interview there in the first place, so easier to get it done there, if possible for you.

But again, do you have a completed file in its entirety? Saw mention in another post about the DS-230 being submitted and not sure if you already have approval on a previous one. If not, having a current PD date will not matter, you need to have approval on everything first.

canterbury009 · Apr 20, 2008

Hi suzzane...This is my 3rd time to send DS230..first was year 2006, 2007 and this third one year 2008. the first two ds230 were not submitted i guess due to the retrogression issue and our employer changed our immigration lawyer. But when we checked before my status at NVC, it is said that my status is "awaiting for biographic form" that is year 2007.I haven't checked lately with the NVC cos we were adviced that doing so may delay our papers....

mpoova · Apr 20, 2008

I am still weighing things out though cos if it happens that I'll have my interview here I could save money and effort rather than going home to Philippines..But If in case (and I do hope) that my interview is a success I don't think I can exit from here directly to USA right? WHat I know is that we have to go back to our point of origin...how true is this? And I am not also sure about the hospitals here in saudi accredited by US for my medical..ohhh I am still thinking a lot of things...the pros and cons....I don't want to think negative but what if I opted to go home and have my interview there in my homeland and it wasn't successful?Then I would loss my work here...I don't want to be a home bound nurse when I get home...I don't know maybe I'm just so paranoid...are there cases wherein nurse immigrant visa applicant get denied?like what common reasons?...oh sorry i've mixed up all my queries...

You may choose the place where you have the earliest chance of getting interviewed, if your file is Ok and complete. Since VB is valid for a month, there is no schedule A visa, it is safe to get the interview date on that month itself, when your PD is current. or else you may get canclled the schedule, if the schedule goes beyong that month as the PD can get retrogressed in the next bulletin. I know people who exited directly once GC received without going to home country. I do not think it is an issue.

lawrence01 · Apr 20, 2008

There is nothing wrong with checking with NVC once in a while. That is why they provide an e-mail add. and a contact number specifically for status inquiry in the first place.

In addition, status inquiry via phone is fully automated if you just want a status inquiry. You get a prepared voice prompt on your current status so there is minimal disturbance. E-mail responses are semi-automatic as well, people sometimes get an e-mail response from a staff if the inquiry is specific but if it's just status inquiry it is pretty much an auto-response as well.

Also, all your recent queries such as how to best fill-in the DS-230 form, etc.. is supposed to be the job of your lawyer. You also need to give out his name on the form as the one who assisted you in answering the form so that if something doesn't add up you are covered by the lawyer.

suzanne4, RN · Apr 20, 2008

You may choose the place where you have the earliest chance of getting interviewed, if your file is Ok and complete. Since VB is valid for a month, there is no schedule A visa, it is safe to get the interview date on that month itself, when your PD is current. or else you may get canclled the schedule, if the schedule goes beyong that month as the PD can get retrogressed in the next bulletin. I know people who exited directly once GC received without going to home country. I do not think it is an issue.

There has not been any Schedule A visas in more than a year, actually going on 14 months now. All are lumped into the same EB-3 category.

suzanne4, RN · Apr 20, 2008

Hi suzzane...This is my 3rd time to send DS230..first was year 2006, 2007 and this third one year 2008. the first two ds230 were not submitted i guess due to the retrogression issue and our employer changed our immigration lawyer. But when we checked before my status at NVC, it is said that my status is "awaiting for biographic form" that is year 2007.I haven't checked lately with the NVC cos we were adviced that doing so may delay our papers....

Checking with NVC does not delay anything, looks like problems on the side of your agency and attorney, and not the US government.

If the other two were not submitted, then you do not have a completed file; that is the point that I am trying to make. And not sure why it was not submitted before if it had the barcode on it as well. The government will do a thorough search and investigation on the information that is included in the DS-230 before they will consider it complete. And if just being submitted now for the first time, there is no way to get a visa at this time.

There have been open times during the periods of retrogression, but it looks like you never had a completed file to be offered a visa before. How old is your PD date? There is something quite fishy going on here, that is for sure.