Well, the time has come to say goodbye to the 2007 UK interview thread. No more interviews in London that we know of! So, I thought I'd get a new thread rolling so we can all keep track of who is interviewing when and share in the joy of visa approvals together! Here are the scheduled dates so far:

• Malia & Tom (Tom_g).........................2008-01-02
• Dazzler.............................................2008-01-02
• walkies_a .........................................2008-01-04
• julez & Griff.......................................2008-01-07
• Stephen & Amber ..............................2008-01-08
• Chris & Amy .....................................2008-01-10
• Shorty & Nilz .....................................2008-01-11
• Randy & Maggie(Mustang-sally) ...........2008-01-14
• Jeff & Bev (Wellywench) .....................2008-01-17 (Waiting for an alternative interview date)
• Chelsea & Ed (edchels) .......................2008-01-18
• Barrel_roll .........................................2008-01-25

Good luck to all the 2008 UK visa seekers!!!!!!!!

Good luck to you 2008 people, from a graduate of the class of '07! Bring back a whole bunch of approvals for us.

hope to be adding mine soon...please please please

Julez! SO glad to see your date up there - congrats and good luck (not that you'll need it)!! I'll be back on the 7th to look for that big, red APPROVED.

Thanks Tracy! We are so excited!!!

As soon as we have our date, I'll let ya know! Shouldn't be too long now!

Hi everyone...

We are hoping to have our date soon too! I have been calling the DOS checking on it almost every day, they probably hate me by now. Good luck everyone and happy new year!

Jodi

Oooh - well done Julez - I have a little ways to go yet but am defo looking forward to getting my name on that list in March/April time

I got my interview date today and it's on January 8th.

It's not much notice but I don't care!!!

Gillian

Awesome news!!!!!! Congrats!!!!! The new list:

• Malia & Tom (Tom_g).........................2008-01-02
• Dazzler.............................................2008-01-02
• walkies_a .........................................2008-01-04
• julez & Griff.......................................2008-01-07
• English Muffin.....................................2008-01-08
• Stephen & Amber ..............................2008-01-08
• Chris & Amy .....................................2008-01-10
• Shorty & Nilz .....................................2008-01-11
• Randy & Maggie(Mustang-sally) ...........2008-01-14
• Jeff & Bev (Wellywench) .....................2008-01-17 (Waiting for an alternative interview date)
• Chelsea & Ed (edchels) .......................2008-01-18
• Barrel_roll .........................................2008-01-25

Yeah Gillian - that is really quick!!! All the more reason for me to hold off returning my packet 3 until I get back from the US... if I even have it by then!!!

Congrats for that one! I sent my packet 3 back a few days before you so Im hoping to hear something within the next week!
With regards to not having much notice...I would go tomorow if there was a chance!!!
Good Luck

According to our timelines I sent Packet 3 back four days before you. But I do believe that they were processed at the same time because we've both been eligible for interview since 12th December. Which means you should hear something very soon now.

Gillian

Gr!

Just...gr.

Wow, you've been waiting a long time! Do people who are waiting for a DCF interview wait in a different pile to people waiting for a K1? Or are we all just interviewed by the same people?

Have you chased it up with the Embassy at all, it might worth emailing them.

Good luck.

Gillian

Wow that is great news! Congrats! we were elligible as of 12/17 so hopefully we are right behind you!!!

lol i tried changing that cuz i just realised i made a little error, but i have no idea how to edit posts so just left it at that!
Good luck

Well even though we cannot file our petition as of yet (soon!) i hope to still be on this list in about 6 months!!

Well, today's the day!!

Haven't been this nervous for a while!

kick off at 9am...

Good luck!

wooooooooooooohooooooooooooooo!!!

approved, and on its way

I think i've ran out of stress hormones, though...

A few points:
1. The petition was approved just over 4 months ago, so it had technically expired. The only issue was that we needed a newly signed letter of intent (or, if your I-134 was filled in by your fiance(e) within the last 4 months that will do).
Unfortunately, the letter of intent printed off and signed this morning by malia didn't have a date on it. So after a bit of conferring, the consulate officers decided that I could leave the embassy (with my passport and letter) find her (she was down oxford street) and bring her back into the embassy (she'd brought her passport). After explaining ourselves at every checkpoint we finally got back in, and marched straight back up to window number 14. then in front of the officer, Malia wrote out an "I intend to marry tom" letter, having to ASK me what my birthdate was (very embarrassing!), we handed it in, and we were approved

2. The mysterious brown envelope was opened in front of us by the consular official. He pulled out the xray, nodded in approval (presumably at its existance, rather than its content), slid it back in the envelope and handed it to me, still open. I don't know whether its supposed to be sealed or not, I wasn't inclined to quiz the man on the specifics of his job.. He just told me to take it through on the plane in my handluggage. Its an A3 envelope and blatantly isn't going to fit in my bag without some folding operation, though.

Went in at 8.11, got out at 10.50. At home at 12.00, beer opened and downed at 12.00:01

Updating to announce our first approval of the New year!! Congratulations to Tom & Malia!!!!!

The new list:

• Malia & Tom (Tom_g).........................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• Dazzler.............................................2008-01-02
• walkies_a .........................................2008-01-04
• julez & Griff.......................................2008-01-07
• English Muffin.....................................2008-01-08
• Stephen & Amber ..............................2008-01-08
• Chris & Amy .....................................2008-01-10
• Shorty & Nilz .....................................2008-01-11
• Randy & Maggie(Mustang-sally) ...........2008-01-14
• Jeff & Bev (Wellywench) .....................2008-01-17 (Waiting for an alternative interview date)
• Chelsea & Ed (edchels) .......................2008-01-18
• Barrel_roll .........................................2008-01-25

Congrats to Tom and Malia! Good job, guys -- what a fantastic way to start the New Year.

congrats to you both on being our first confirmed approval of 2008. What a way to start the year.

Hi,

My fiance had his interview today, Jan 2 and he was approved

(I just saw this thread and had updated my timeline last week with the interview date but wasn't added to the list!)

He also had his brown envelope opened by the officer, who checked the x-ray and handed the opened package back to my SO telling him to take it with him on the plane...I too thought it was meant to stay sealed until the POE but I'm hoping the officer knew what he was doing so he didn't question it.

Yay for this stage being over....Good luck to everyone with their interviews coming up....My SO was stressing but after a quick 2 minute interview, it was over and he was approved and congratulated. All those weeks of stressing and they only asked him where he worked and what he did and whether he had been to America before....

Congrats on your approval!!! You must be so relieved!!!

I copied the 2008 interviews from the 2007 list and add people if they let me know in this thread! Sorry, just too lazy to search the timelines!

The new list:

• Malia & Tom (Tom_g).........................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• jmrb.................................................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• Dazzler.............................................2008-01-02
• walkies_a .........................................2008-01-04
• julez & Griff.......................................2008-01-07
• English Muffin.....................................2008-01-08
• Stephen & Amber ..............................2008-01-08
• Chris & Amy .....................................2008-01-10
• Shorty & Nilz .....................................2008-01-11
• Randy & Maggie(Mustang-sally) ...........2008-01-14
• Jeff & Bev (Wellywench) .....................2008-01-17 (Waiting for an alternative interview date)
• Chelsea & Ed (edchels) .......................2008-01-18
• Barrel_roll .........................................2008-01-25

Thanks!!!

No worries, just wanted to see the infamous 'APPROVED' next to my name!! Very relieved and so excited about the next step.

Good luck for Monday, it will be your day to celebrate!

Well done to Malia and Tom and to jmrb.
Heres hoping that all us January interviewees have the big red APPROVED!!!!next to our names.

Congratulations to new approvees.

The brown envelope that is not to be opened is the one that is delivered by the courier a few days after the visa has been approved.

Thanks!!

Thanks RosemarieL so much for clarifying that...I'll make sure he knows to look out for that package...

something went wrong with this post sorry

Just thought I'd ask here as Im guessing everyone here has an answer to this question.

I sent my Packet 3 forms etc off by UK post office special delivery a few days ago and it was suppose to be guaranteed next day delivery and signed for at the visa branch of the embassy. Thing is that when I track it , it basically says that it is sat in a PO Box at the embassy. I phoned the post office to complain and they said that the US Embassy doens't actually receive mail, they simply have a PO Box which they put a note in saying that the package is waiting for them at the local sorting office and every evening someone goes from the US Embassy and signs for all the mail that they were suppose to receive.

Is this total rubbish ? , or has everyone else who sent there packet 3 back tracked had this sort of thing??

Nope, it's the truth. It happened to more than one of us here, including me.

Happened to me too.

wow, okay well at least it puts my mind at rest that it hasn't just been lost, thankyou for replying

Hi,

Well it's been almost 30 days since the London Embassy has had our package 3.....we have been elligible to be scheduled for an interview since 12/17.....Im getting so anxious, does this seem like a long time to have heard nothing? I am seeing people who sent their info in much earlier with dates already. What is the general consensus as to how long this might take?

Thanks!

Jodi

I just want to wish walkies_a good luck for tomorrow!!!! Bring us back an approval!!!

According to the Department of State, London is taking four to eight weeks to schedule interviews and doing them in no particular order.

No kidding!!!!!

I too have been eligible and waiting since December 12th...calling DOS and eagerly checking the post every day to hear about a date, but nothing yet. Still hoping for a January interview though


I think they all just took 2 weeks completely off over christmas at the london embassy

yeah I think you are right about that! I bet our file got stuck on that person's desk who took this week off too! Well here ot keeping our hopes up!!!

Approved Appt was at 8, and we were out of the embassy by 9.30 and getting a cab home! A very good experience. All at the embassy were very friendly. Will post a review later! Thanks to everyone here who has helped me!

Andrew (Proud CR1 visa holder!)

congratulations

Gratzies

Big congrats to walkies_a on his fine approval today!!!!!

The new list:

• Malia & Tom (Tom_g).........................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• jmrb.................................................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• Dazzler.............................................2008-01-02
• walkies_a .........................................2008-01-04 APPROVED!!!!
• julez & Griff.......................................2008-01-07
• English Muffin.....................................2008-01-08
• Stephen & Amber ..............................2008-01-08
• Chris & Amy .....................................2008-01-10
• Shorty & Nilz .....................................2008-01-11
• Randy & Maggie(Mustang-sally) ...........2008-01-14
• Jeff & Bev (Wellywench) .....................2008-01-17 (Waiting for an alternative interview date)
• Chelsea & Ed (edchels) .......................2008-01-18
• Barrel_roll .........................................2008-01-25

Congrats walkies_a -- and GOOD LUCK to Griff on Monday, Julez! (Not that he'll need it!)

Adding ddkm's date to the list! Yay!!!

The new list:

• Malia & Tom (Tom_g).........................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• jmrb.................................................2008-01-02 APPROVED!!!!
• Dazzler.............................................2008-01-02
• walkies_a .........................................2008-01-04 APPROVED!!!!
• julez & Griff.......................................2008-01-07
• English Muffin.....................................2008-01-08
• Stephen & Amber ..............................2008-01-08
• Chris & Amy .....................................2008-01-10
• Shorty & Nilz .....................................2008-01-11
• Randy & Maggie(Mustang-sally) ...........2008-01-14
• ddkm.................................................2008-01-16
• Jeff & Bev (Wellywench) .....................2008-01-17 (Waiting for an alternative interview date)
• Chelsea & Ed (edchels) .......................2008-01-18
• Barrel_roll .........................................2008-01-25

And Thanks Tracy for the good luck! We can always use it!!!

Ohhhh so exciting!! Gratzies walkies

Congrats to all the approvals this week.

Best wishes to all those with interviews next week.

My interview is in 10 days, I'm both nervous and excited right now.