They are pretty good with emailing from my experience, if your case is ready they'll reply...i get replys next day usually

I'll keep trying then...

Is packet 3 only the DS-230?

It also contains the DS-156, DS-156K, DS-157, and also the 4 page medical instructions as well as a checklist for the interview.

I think hubby might have to make an appointment also, he still hasn't gotten his interview later and he's made his medical appt. What is up with the mail!!!

while he's there I'll have him pick up his packet 3 then, the lady said it only contained the ds-230, she didn't say anything about medical instructions. I do not want ANYTHING to go wrong with his paperwork. while he's in kingston he can order his police certficate, he ordered one in october but never went back to pick it up.

jengles i want to thank you for posting that phone number. it saved so much time! your husband should definitely pick up the interview letter. the lady i spoke to today said that everything he'll need was in the packet including the ds-230 and medical forms. so does that mean that packet 3 and packet 4 are now combined into one?

mail in jamaica is crazy. i've sent things from mobay to morant bay (east coast) and it takes anywhere between 3-5 months to arrive. i'm curious how long the packet that was sent on may 31st will take to reach him in mobay.

where in jamaica does your fiancee live? since my fiance lives so far away it'll be much better for him to pick up his packet and drop off the ds-230 at the same time. we don't want to wait 3 months for a packet to arrive in the mail.

Donna lives there in Kingston. She works about 60 hours a week, so it's hard for to get away from work to go to the embassy.

Thanks !!

So I got my bank verification letter today. All it has is the date my account was opened and the current amount! I'm pissed because the lady I spoke with from the bank assured me that it would include the total amount of deposits for the last year. I paid $10.00 for that piece of crap that ain't gonna help me! So, did anyone print out ALL of their bank statements for the 12 month period for the interview???

Hey guys, I am new to the site, discovered it while surfing the net researching ways to get my new found love to join me here in the US without waiting forever. I am obsessed with this site. I log on every day reading all the interesting pointers and the various journies/experiences that you all have been through. My eyes have been opened so greatly. I am amazed at the process and trying to understand the language and different steps to achieving this goal. After having lived here for over 20 years and not thinking I would need immigration at some point, I am clueless as to the proper way/steps to follow. I have no doubt that you guys will be there for me when I officially start the process.

BIG UP

i would be calling them right back and telling them that they didn't do what they said they'd do. i've saved all my bank statements from the past year and included them with the i-134 even though i have a bank letter. i just wanted to be as thorough as possible.

now here's what has me confused....i don't remember reading that the bio page from the passport was necessary to go with the ds-230. which page is the bio page?

The first page with the photo and information on it. It was just an idea really, not a requirement. As far as the bank statements go, I will be printing out ALL of the statements since May 2006. I need to call back and speak to a banker and have them either correct their mistake or gimme my money back!

What is the current address for the US embassy in Kingston? The address in my letter from the State Department is different from the address on their web site.

Isn't this the new address?

U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica,
Consular Services
142 Old Hope Road,
Kingston 6,
Jamaica,
W.I.

Welcome Clairern!! All the best with your visa journey!


No only 3 and my bank is on the internet. They didn't even look at bank statements.

The letter states that the case will be processed at:
Kingston
Embassy of the United States
Jamaica Mutual Life Center, 2 Oxford Road 3rd Fl
Kingston 5,
Jamaica

Is this the address to sent in the DS-230?

Phew thanks!

Also welcome to Clairern!!!




I am not sure then. Perhaps a member who recently did the interview could clarify?

No problem. Don't stress to much about the interview it will go fine.

Thanks! I really appreciate that! You know how the mind works and all the lil niggly "what ifs"! lol

Yep I understand LOL. Just make sure you have an organized folder and it will go smoothly. Everyone was ewwing and ahhing over my organization. Just send Marlon an organized folder and things will go smoothly. I wonder why I even worried in the first place. All the best.

Can you suggest what type of folder that is not too heavy and can be sent at a lower cost?

Welcome Clairern..I was in ur shoe just recently..Thanks to the guys here I can say I know a whole lot more...Welcome again..ask away

That was me, I don't think my fiance paid much more than $100.

Can you please find out where it was?

I would to know as well..cause I can't send my husband to get anything at the styore..come back with something totally different. Right now he has all the stuff in an evelope and album, cards, letters all thatother stuff separate, he's want to take the in a bookbag

Hey I did a search, this may help..This was posted some time ago


Because of the way the info was formatted, it's a little scrambled and I'm trying to unscramble it. This is what I got:

MoBay Hope Medical Centre
Half Moon Shopping Village
Rose Hall, Montego Bay
(876)926-7401-3 (I'll assume that means 7401, 7402 and 7403)
US$95 for adults

Andrews Memorial Hospital
27 Hope Road
Kingston 10
(876)953-3981
US$90 for adults

Dr. Michael Banbury
Medical Associates Hospital
18 Tangerine PI
St. James
Kingston 10
(876)908-2123
US$80 for adults

Can someone please let me know if I have lined the information up correctly, matched all the names, addresses and phone numbers?

Just a paper one with the metal clasp in it. You shouldn't have to spend more than 10 cents for one. Then whole punch the copied items and buy a few plastic sleves for the orginal items.
Can you suggest what type of folder that is not too heavy and can be sent at a lower cost?



Looks good Kimmy!! it cost about 100 bucks in MoBay

I think we are waiting a few months now. No kids until Dwain finshes his first year of college he says. I think it cause he wants that blue PT cruiser we saw at the dealer. He told me he would get a job to pay the car payment. We will see if the car is still there once he gets his license. Thinking about having a kid now next summer when I am finished with school so planning for May, June or July . Hope it works.

I called the IRS today and still no ITIN number. They couldn't even find his paper that I sent in April. They apologized but said they have an overload of applications ugh. I really want our tax refund it would help get the car

Rhonda have a wonderful night!!

Michele how are things going?

I am right there with you on the kid planning stage!

That's it, thanks! It was the tangerine place... place. I don't know how much he said it was, I need to ask him.

Can someone tell me what stuff we submit that they keep at the interview. I mean like birth certificate and stuff like that. I just wonder if I'll get back my original or if he will get back his original. Or do they keep everything that they ask for?

Yeah, if you drink you're supposed to "pump and dump"!! It's probably not worth the hassle!

Yeah, I had a virgin strawberry daiquiri a few weeks ago and it actually tasted good!!

I don't know if they have improved or not, but they never answered half of my e-mails! And when they did, it took forever.

Ladies I have a big dilemma. Tony wants to go to Louisiana to work for 8 months! The work would start in September. The baby is due in December. He says he would come home on weekends. I have a HUGE problem with this and he doesn't seem to understand or he just doesnt' care. All he sees are $$$ signs. I do not want to be a single mom. This is my first baby - I am scared to death I do not want a weekend relationship with my husband - I want him there every day. I had enough of long distance relationship BS when he was still in Jamaica.

Not to mention, there are no direct flights from there to Detroit and the flights cost about $400 each!! That would be $1600 a month in plane fares plus he would have to rent an apartment down there for during the week. He doesn't seem to understand the insanity of his plan. The more I try to talk him out of it, the more stubborn and determined he is to make it happen. Please advise

Picking up the packet at the embassy is a good idea. Donna told me last night that in Kingston the mail is not delivered on rainy days. I was thinking the packet would be delivered in a few days, but with all the rain they've had, who knows when it will get to Donna.

I think I'm going to just call the Embassy today.

Mail not delivered on rainy days?? Please don't make me laugh...and hubby wanted to wait two weeks before the date to order the police certificate...I was like NO, I remeber how the taxi commission in Ochi was closed for a week because of a leak...lol

Lay it out for him in dollars and cents. add up how much he will be making and then subtract the plane tickets (because he will be paying for them) and apartment costs and let him see his real profit. Is he working now, he probably wants to make a significant contribution to household, if he's not working.

When I got my bank verification it didn't have the total deposits on it either. I was worried that this was not going to be good enough. I printed off statements for the last 12 months, and highlighted the deposits from my job for each month.
They ended up only taking the letter and never looked at my statements... But I was ready for them I was determined to be totally prepared

Oh myyyy....I totally understand him wanting to make some mega bucks, especially with the baby coming, he wants to be able to provide...But I would flip my lid if my other half suggested doing this!!
He says he'll come back on weekends, but I would lay money on him coming back for the first few, then the visits getting further and further apart

WOuld it be worth talking to his mom or sister maybe?
They would understand how you feel about being left alone while pregnant, even though I'd go ape even if I wasn't!!

I would be scared of being home alone, when you're pregnant ANYTHING can happen
Again, you hardly see enough of him as it is with your crazy shifts....

Maybe sitting him down and telling him how much you love him and how much you desperately need him around now more than ever might work.

No. I didn't include any bank statements.

They kept the original birth certifercates when we went to the interview. The originals will be returned to you in the brown envelope that you'll receive along with your visa.


Welcome Clairern best wishes on your journey

Oxford Road was the address of the Old Embassy. Maybe there are still processing them there or something.

Old Hope Road is the new address of the Embassy.

I used one of those top loading (with the slide clip things) pressed cardboard one. Got it at Office Depot. Organized by using colored paper with insertable plastic tabs for sections.

These prices would only be accurate IF no shots were needed. Shots add to the cost.

Andre did not get his back at all. I ended up just ordering some recently from the RDG so we would have another to renew his passport later this year.

Wow. This is a dilemma. I would feel exactly the same as you if I were in your shoes.

I agree with the sit down and chat with him suggestions. The only way I got Andre to understand our finances was to sit him down and go over them in black and white. To this day, he still needs gentle reminders. Once you subtract the plane fares and related traveling expenses, the completely seperate living arrangements including rent, utilities, cable, transportation, food, etc., is it really that great of a paying job? Add to that the additional stress on you and the chance he will not be there for the birth of your child......................Well, good luck to you. I'm sure I would end up screaming at him if Andre came up with this plan.

I wasn't expecting to get them back and had planned on ordering a new one for myself... I was suprised to see that they had been returned.