I remember it too, RJ (not so long ago!).

Hang in there - you all are on the downslope now!!

September! Noooooooooooo!

The only good thing about a September date (for me, any way) is that the flight will be cheaper -- maybe.

If you look at the processing times for the last 3 months in London:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php?history=90


the average time between the consulate receiving information from the NVC and the interview date is 83 days. It does appear most people are currently within that norm.

Fingers crossed that everyone gets their date soon!

Should be. We could visit NI in September 07 (if we wanted) for about $200 apiece cheaper than July or August.

Yes psho, you will DEFINITELY save some dosh on flights if you depart after Labor day!!

Yeah -- I've noticed in recent years that the big price break which used to occur just after Labor Day is now happening in October -- grrr!

My fiance's uncle is in a play that I wanted to see, but if we have a late August/early September date, we'll miss it. :/

Wishing all of you waiting a quick finish. Keep in mind the people in that office are just like you and I, they like to take vacations in the summer too!

It's also worth bearing in mind that sometimes people get their interview date about a week before it happens - we did! So it might not be September after all.

Called the DoS again -- they still don't have any record of receiving the checklist we sent 6/20. Hmmmm.

Is this solely a UK thread or may I join?

Marlon did live in the UK for over 6 years, does that count?

Sure you can keep tabs if you want. We just can't use your stats for our guessing games, but this is just the finger-drumming thread . . . .

September - Well...congrats on getting a date.




Now that you mention that - AA told me that peak season officially ends Oct 15. But I'm sure that Sept is still a little cheaper than the August dates anyways.




Of COURSE FM!!

Thanks!
Resuming tapping fingers... *tap-tap*

Maybe they are counting that a lot of their workers will be on holiday in august and they have slowed down the volume of appointments so they are no overwhelmed.

So I called DOS. Dan mailed out P3 priority (or whatever it's called there). It was signed for yesterday. Apparently our P3 was mailed out on June 20....TO THE WRONG ADDRESS!! I had called NVC on the 12th to change his address before it got to the embassy. But noooo. I'm just thankful that we sent the information early - otherwise we'd be behind a couple MORE weeks. We had to use secret password to email them to change the address - DOS nor the info line have the capability to do it. Anyways - hope that it's done now... They are resending P3 (just for a souvenir, I guess), and now it's just wait wait wait for a date.

I always worried with the whole change of address thing. I work with data systems and know these things don't always talk to each. Just because you change the address in one place, doesn't mean it will change everywhere. We are in the process of selling our house in the UK so I had Conrad put down his mum's address from the beginning, incase we ended up selling it before we finished the whole process.

Hurray, we're just about to join the waiting for packet 4 group. I've just booked my medical (July 30th) and i'm ready to send off my packet 3 forms, but i'm going to send them by special delivery tomorrow rather than today, as there will be no one home at US embassy tomorrow to sign for mail - they'll all be off celebrating independence day.

24 days since they received our petition in London. Eleven days since they signed for our Packet 3.

Nothing.

Still haven't even technically rec'd P3! They screwed up the address and sent it to the house that's already sold. Thank goodness for advise to send it anyway before getting it. Otherwise we'd be even further in this hole. They still haven't even entered P3 in the system yet. Are we still at CSC?

To hell with it all. I'm flying to London Thursday to see my honey.

Tiffany -- have a wonderful time in London (bring an umbrella -- it's been raining here every day for three weeks ). Try to relax with Dan and put all this cr*p to one side. This bit -- waiting for the date -- is frankly the worst of all the waiting. It's the last piece in the puzzle in some ways; once you have the date all the rest of the pieces (deciding on dates to fly out, resign your job, etc) start to fall into place.

You are very, very close indeed and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the P4 showed up while you're over here!

Still playing the waiting game here too

Have a wonderful time in London Tiffany!

Dawn.

Thanks guys! Will definitely get some much-needed time away from visa worries. I vow to not worry about silly visa at least 90% of my time there.

Enjoy london .. i did i found it busy but nice busy....... just try to relax and forget about it for at least a couple of min haha
go sit in the garden beside the embassy thats wot i did ...... looking up at that big eagle and flag made me gulp.. a few moments meditating and a little prayer helped me.... theres a saying here in scotland WHATS FOR YOU WONT GO BY YOU. If its meant to be your destiny then it will happen......

well at least thats what i kept telling myself haha


agnes xx

Hehe - yeah, I guess London is always busy. Honestly, if I were going to be there longer we'd get the heck outta there, but considering its' only 3 days, guess we outta just stay not to far from the airport. To short a trip to drive all the way out to the Southwest (where he's from). Don't really care where we're at though! Just need my honey.

Have fun!!