Lu Ndiaye
May 9, 2023
Dakar interview
Has anyone been through the K1 visa process in Dakar? We waited 14 months for USCIS petition, another 6 weeks for NVC. We received an email from the Embassy in Dakar at the beginning of April stating they were ready to process the application.
Now it has been one month, every day checking no interviews available. I have tried emailing and calling and the only response I get is keep checking the website.
Just wondering if anyone has recently gone through this and knows how long we should expect to wait for an interview. #K1 #Dakar #interview
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Destiny HMay 9, 2023
Hello Lu. I have been on various sites for months seeking information on the US Embassy in Dakar. Unfortunately, there is very little information or recent K1 timelines to reference.
I just received my NOA 2 last week and was on looking for any mention of Dakar. My fiance is part of a What's App group from Senegal, but that group consists of spouses and their interview availability is different.
I am actually part of a FB group for Nigeria (my fiance is Nigerian, but lives in Dakar) and the people in that group have to check the schedule multiple times each day hoping for an open date. I have seen them wait for months.
I was truly hoping that Senegal would be better with their interview scheduling, especially since there are very few K1 visa petitions compared to other countries.
Lu NdiayeMay 10, 2023
Thanks Destiny. We got our NOA in February after waiting on USCIS petition for 14 months. It took the NVC about 6 weeks to send the application to the embassy in Dakar and then another week to get the letter from the embassy that they were ready to process our application. I have checked the website every day and have never seen any appointments available.
Destiny HMay 10, 2023
That is disappointing. We spent 16.5 months at USCIS (December 2021 NOA1). From other groups, I am learning that there is an additional backlog with USCIS sending petitions to NVC now. People are posting 65 days after NOA2 that they still are without a case number.
I am hoping that you have an available interview spot opening soon. Do you know if the medical appointment scheduling is backed up?
Lu NdiayeMay 11, 2023
Thank you! We actually called some of the clinics they list to see their appointment availability and they said there was no wait to get an appointment but to call back when an interview appointment is available.
h TMay 11, 2023
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@Destiny H I have been trying to join the What’s app group for Senegal but the link I have no longer works. Do you have the link by any chance ?
Destiny HMay 16, 2023
h TMay 18, 2023
@Destiny H Thank you so much for the link. I was able to join.
Destiny HMay 19, 2023
Awesome!!
Destiny HJun 18, 2023
Hello @Lu Ndiaye, any updates on getting a K1 interview scheduled in Dakar?
I was really hoping that the Dakar embassy was better at scheduling for K1s. 🙏🏽
Lu NdiayeJun 22, 2023
We had the appointment June12! Now waiting for the case processing
Destiny HJun 30, 2023
@Lu Ndiaye Awesome!! Congratulations!!
f dSep 22, 2023
@Lu Ndiaye did you wait till you got an interview date before scheduling the medical or you did medical and waited for interview date? I am waiting for interview slots to open. Please advise
