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Immigrant VIsas

Priority Dates

A "Priority Date" is the date set by the U.S. Department of State that marks which applicants may schedule an Immigrant Visa interview. Applicants who have approved petitions that were submitted to the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, formerly INS) before the Priority Date listed below may schedule an interview at the Consulate. Priority Dates are updated every month and vary depending on the Immigrant Visa Category.

For the month of July 2008 the Consulate is scheduling interviews for applicants whose approved petition was filed before the "Priority Date" listed below.  For Immigrant Visa Categories click here.

Example: For the month of July 2008, if your visa Category is EW and your petition was filed before 01-Jan-2003 the Consulate will mail you a (Packet 4), which is a packet that contains instructions on how to request an appointment once you have complied with all the instructions mentioned in it. The packet will be sent to the address in Ecuador and/or the United States that the petitioner/beneficiary indicated when sent form Agent of Choice to the National Visa Center.

Category  Priority Date (June-2008) Priority Date (July-2008)
 E1 Current Current
 E2 Current Current
 E3 01-Mar-06

 unavailable

 E4 Current Current
 EW 01-Jan-03 01-Jan-03
 F1 15-Mar-02 15-Mar-02
 F2A 15-Jul-03

 01-Aug-03

 F2B 01-Aug-99 15-Sep-99
 F3 08-Jun-00 08-Jun-00
 F4 22-Aug-97 01-Sep-97
 FX 01-May-02 unavailable

Current: Numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and

Unavailable: No numbers are available.

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- New Security Procedures -

The Consular Section is implementing new security procedures to speed interview processing.  In order to minimize the amount of time applicants have to wait in line before their interview; the American Consulate General will prohibit applicants from entering the building with anything other than the documents they need for their application. 

Applicants should make arrangements before coming to the American Consulate General, so that the only things they have with them when they arrive are their documents. Purses, bags, suitcases, backpacks, etc. will no longer be permitted.

Limited baby supplies will still be admitted.

- dhl form to obtain passport with issued visa -
If your visa is approved, you need to fill out the information required on the link below, to expedite the process at the DHL window.  Please click here.



 
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