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koro

@ufuk_sa I updated the list. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you to everyone who provided updates. I added them to the list.

This is the first I have seen them issue Interview Letters (ILs) across three Documentarily Qualified (DQ) months. They sent ILs to those DQd at the end of November, all of December, and the beginning of January. Remember last month they didn't even get through all of November. It is hard to predict. But overall I think it is good they seem to be moving faster.

It seems they are trying to keep it within 5.5 months from DQ to interview for IR1/CR1 visas for Turkish citizens who haven't lived in third-party countries.

I hope our friends who seem to have been skipped get an IL soon.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most July DQs received interview dates)

@Saad July 2 (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)

@lucky2022 Late August (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 30 [April 12] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022

@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022

@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022

@trbilgin November 9 [April 12]
@simaysimon November 18th [April 19] (IR5)
@hanifeersan November 23 [May 2]
@SNGMSF November 23 [May X?]
@ecom November 28 (F2A)
@koro November 30 [May 8]

December/Aralık 2022

@Thenomad December 2 [May 9]
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7 [May 10]
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 [May 11] (IR2)
@Hakkı-Baltacı December 13 [May 11]
@sdfdm December 15 [May 11]
@engincan88 December 17 [May 16]

January/Ocack 2023

@meliskadim January 5 [May 22]
@serkankorhan January 6 (IR2)
@iuz93 January 10 [May 31]
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11 [May 23] (F2A)
@matt88 January 23
@mina1201 January 24

February/Şubat 2023

@Emly February 2 (CR1)
@serkankorhan February 3 (CR1)
@gok334 February 9
@Sofia-A February 15

koro

@ozgelinka Perhaps you already considered this, but in most cases only the beneficiary is required at the interview. If it is your wife's business trip, maybe you can fly into Ankara for a couple of days and then fly back to your wife?

There may be a significant delay in your interview if you reschedule. I haven't seen any reports on the forum discussing this issue, but I would assume it would be months of delay. Even when people get their cases expedited, it still usually takes 3-4 months to get an interview. Also, I am not sure that the consulate will be sympathetic to quickly rescheduling an interview because of a spouse's business trip.

If waiting a few more months isn't an issue for you, then rescheduling is a good option. But just be aware you could potentially delaying the interview by a considerable amount of time. Or, maybe I am wrong and it won't take long. But in this instance, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

koro

Thank you to everyone who provided updates. I added them to the list.

This is the first I have seen them issue Interview Letters (ILs) across three Documentarily Qualified (DQ) months. They sent ILs to those DQd at the end of November, all of December, and the beginning of January. Remember last month they didn't even get through all of November. It is hard to predict. But overall I think it is good they seem to be moving faster.

It seems they are trying to keep it within 5.5 months from DQ to interview for IR1/CR1 visas for Turkish citizens who haven't lived in third-party countries.

I hope our friends who seem to have been skipped get an IL soon.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most July DQs received interview dates)

@Saad July 2 (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)

@lucky2022 Late August (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 30 [April 12] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022

@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022

@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022

@trbilgin November 9 [April 12]
@simaysimon November 18th [April 19] (IR5)
@hanifeersan November 23 [May 2]
@SNGMSF November 23 [May X?]
@ecom November 28 (F2A)
@koro November 30 [May 8]

December/Aralık 2022

@Thenomad December 2 [May 9]
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7 [May 10]
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 [May 11] (IR2)
@Hakkı-Baltacı December 13 [May 11]
@sdfdm December 15 [May 11]
@engincan88 December 17 [May 16]

January/Ocack 2023

@meliskadim January 5 [May 22]
@serkankorhan January 6 (IR2)
@iuz93 January 10 [May 31]
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 23
@mina1201 January 24

February/Şubat 2023

@Emly February 2 (CR1)
@serkankorhan February 3 (CR1)
@gok334 February 9
@Sofia-A February 15

koro

I am happy to report that we received an Interview Date of May 8th. Our DQ was November 30th.

I will update the list as soon as I can.

I hope our friends who are still waiting get their interview dates soon.

koro

@trbilgin, @simaysimon, and @Naile-İlyas Congrats on the interview dates and thanks for updating us!

I am disappointed they didn't send Interview Letters (ILs) to everyone who was DQ'd in November. It looks like they barely got into the third-week of November. It is possible they will send another round of ILs.

In December and January they sent additional rounds. In December they sent six ILs: four on December 5th; one on December 7th; and one on December 26th. I am not 100% sure if the December 7th IL was sent on the 7th or if that is just when @intelcorei5 notified us. It could be it was also sent on the 5th but they didn't notify us until the 7th. In January they sent 9 ILs: one on January 7th and eight on January 27th. This is just among our friends here.

Anyway, it seems they mostly send ILs on one day per month with some additional days for a smaller group. I am not hopeful they will schedule all November DQs in April.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most Jul DQs received interview dates)

@Saad July 2 (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)

@lucky2022 Late August (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 30 [April 12] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022

@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022

@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022

@trbilgin November 9 [April 12]
@simaysimon November 18th [April 19] (IR5)
@hanifeersan November 23
@ecom November 28 (F2A)
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022

@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15
@engincan88 December 17

January/Ocack 2023

@serkankorhan January 6 (IR2)
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 23
@mina1201 January 24

February/Şubat 2023

@Emly February 2 (CR1)
@serkankorhan February 3 (CR1)
@gok334 February 9

koro

@trbilgin Congrats on the interview date and thanks for updating us!

I didn't receive an IL today (DQ November 30th), so I wonder if they will get through November DQs in April.

I also added a few others to the list and noted the visa type.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most Jul DQs received interview dates)

@Saad July 2 (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)

@lucky2022 Late August (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 31 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022

@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022

@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022

@trbilgin November 9 [April 12]
@simaysimon November 18th (IR5)
@hanifeersan November 23
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022

@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15

January/Ocack 2023

@serkankorhan January 6 (IR2)
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 23
@mina1201 January 24

February/Şubat 2023

@serkankorhan February 3 (CR1)
@gok334 February 9

koro

@gok334 Congratulations! I added you to the list.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most Jul DQs received interview dates)

@Saad July 2 (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)

@lucky2022 Late August (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 31 (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022

@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022

@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022

@trbilgin November 9
@hanifeersan November 23
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022

@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15

January/Ocack 2023

@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

February/Şubat

@gok334 February 9

koro

@hanifeersan, içinde söyledi: IR1/CR1 sureci ve mulakat deneyimleri (ABD vatandasi ile evlenip Turkiye'de Green Card almak)

@trbilgin, içinde söyledi: IR1/CR1 sureci ve mulakat deneyimleri (ABD vatandasi ile evlenip Turkiye'de Green Card almak)

@matt88 ayda bir veriyorlar, ve normalde ay sonunda olur

O zaman bu ayın sonunda Kasım da DQ olanlara gün verilecek Nisan ayına. Sıra bende inşallah amin

They last sent interview letters on January 27th. I assume they might send the next round at the end of February or the beginning of March.

I do wonder if the earthquake will slow things down as they might have more expedite requests among those effected and/or helping US citizens relocate, find loved ones, or other important things. This is how it should be though. The earthquake situation is heartbreaking and they need all the help they can get.

koro

@hanifeersan I added you to the list.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most Jul DQs received interview dates)

@Saad July 2 [Waiting] (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)

@lucky2022 Late August [Waiting] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 [Waiting] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 31 [Waiting] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022

@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022

@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022

@trbilgin November 9
@hanifeersan November 23
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022

@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15

January/Ocack 2023

@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

@trbilgin From what I understand, normally NVC schedules interviews once per month. This is a general practice across all consulates. See the "When Will I Get an Interview" paragraph in this document: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/NVC_role_in_IVs_for_applicants_November_2016.pdf

This was from 2016, but my understanding is that it generally remains true.

At the same time, we know from our friends in this group, that some months they schedule interviews more than once per month. For example, in December 2022, they sent interview letters (ILs) on Dec 5th, 7th, and 26th. But most were sent on December 5th. In January 2023, they sent ILs on January 2 and 27th, with the vast majority on the 27th.

My guess is that they schedule most interviews once per month, but add days if there are interview cancellations or unforeseen availability. In other words, the vast majority of ILs are sent once per month (almost always on a Monday or Friday), but they fill-in if there is extra availability.

koro

@Saad Hi. Sorry for the delayed response. The Facebook Messenger group can be found here: https://m.me/j/Abb3Yn97rs3W-_OD/

This group is mostly non-Turks. It has been a little quiet lately because there haven't been many interview letters sent.

koro

@Saad I added you with a note about being a third-party national. By the way, from a Facebook group I am part of, someone mentioned that some Iraqis got interview letters last week that had June DQs. Hopefully that means that July DQs are next for other third-party nationals. I also know from that group that May DQs got interviews in December.

@lucky2022, @Handan, and @Naile-İlyas, I assume you are Turkish citizens. I know you discussed living in another country and that is possibly why your interview letter is delayed. If this isn't true, just let me know and I can remove it. I added that description in case others are wondering why you seem to have been "skipped."

DQ Date [Interview Date]

July/Temmuz 2022 (Note: Most Aug DQs received interview dates)
@Saad July 2 [Waiting] (Third-party national)

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)
@lucky2022 Late August [Waiting] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Handan August 30 [Waiting] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)
@Naile-İlyas August 31 [Waiting] (Turkish citizen, lived in third-party country)

September/September 2022
@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022
@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022
@trbilgin November 9
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022
@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15

January/Ocack 2023
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

Added @letlor

DQ Date [Interview Date]

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)
@lucky2022 Late August [Waiting]
@Handan August 30 [Waiting]
@Naile-İlyas August 31 [Waiting]

September/September 2022
@AE123 September 29 [Early March]
@letlor September 30 [March 17]

October/Ekim 2022
@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022
@trbilgin November 9
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022
@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15

January/Ocack 2023
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

I added @sdfdm and @Sinem-Arslan.

I assume everyone is a IR1/CR1 visa. If yours is not, I can add the visa type like I did for Sinem. Just let me know.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)
@lucky2022 Late August [Waiting]
@Handan August 30 [Waiting]
@Naile-İlyas August 31 [Waiting]

September/September 2022
@AE123 September 29 [Early March]

October/Ekim 2022
@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022
@trbilgin November 9
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022
@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7
@Sinem-Arslan December 12 (IR2)
@sdfdm December 15

January/Ocack 2023
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

@tekinusa, içinde söyledi: IR1/CR1 sureci ve mulakat deneyimleri (ABD vatandasi ile evlenip Turkiye'de Green Card almak)

@koro (Correction) Our interview date is March 15

I corrected it. That is really interesting because March 15th is a Wednesday. @ekdodo's interview is March 20th, which is a Monday. Previously, I have only seen immigrant interviews on Tuesday and Thursday. I wonder if they adding days to speed things up.

@crazycells, have you seen Ankara do immigrant interviews (especially IR/CR) on Monday and Wednesday?

koro

Updated.

DQ Date [Interview Date]

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)
@lucky2022 Late August [Waiting]
@Handan August 30 [Waiting]
@Naile-İlyas August 31 [Waiting]

September/September 2022
@AE123 September 29 [Early March]

October/Ekim 2022
@tekinusa October 6 [March 15]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30 [Late March]

November/Kasım2022
@trbilgin November 9
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022
@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7

January/Ocack 2023
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

Congratulations to everyone who received an interview letter this morning!

DQ Date [Interview Date]

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)
@lucky2022 Late August [Waiting]
@Handan August 30 [Waiting]
@Naile-İlyas August 31 [Waiting]

September/Eylül 2022
@AE123 September 29 [Early March]

October/Ekim 2022
@tekinusa October 6 [March 6]
@yusufkeser October 14 [March 16]
@ekdodo October 17 [March 20]
@mazeno October 20 [March 21]
@t34 - October 30

November/Kasım2022
@trbilgin November 9
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022
@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7

January/Ocak 2023
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

A few more added!

DQ'd Waiting for an Interview

August/Ağustos 2022 (Note: Some Aug DQs received interview dates)
@lucky2022 - Late August
@Handan - August 30
@Naile-İlyas - August 31

September/Eylül 2022 (Note: Some Sept DQs received interview dates)
@AE123 - September 29

October/Ekim 2022
@tekinusa - October 6
@yusufkeser - October 14
@ekdodo - October 17
@mazeno - October 20
@t34 - October 30

November/Kasım 2022
@trbilgin November 9
@ecom November 28
@koro November 30

December/Aralık 2022
@Thenomad December 2
@CuckooFlower-Daisy December 7

January/Ocak 2023
@enayt January 10
@ufuk_sa January 11
@matt88 January 24

koro

@yusufkeser Thanks, I added you to the list too!

@lucky2022 - DQ late August
@Handan - DQ August 30
@Naile-İlyas - DQ August 31
@AE123 - DQ September 29
@tekinusa - DQ October 6
@yusufkeser - DQ October 14
@ekdodo - DQ October 17
@mazeno - DQ October 20
@t34 - DQ October 30

koro

@tekinusa Thanks, I added you to the list!

@lucky2022 - DQ late August
@Handan - DQ August 30
@Naile-İlyas - DQ August 31
@AE123 - DQ September 29
@tekinusa - DQ October 6
@ekdodo - DQ October 17
@mazeno - DQ October 20
@t34 - DQ October 30