DCF London Current Timeline

[bella710 0]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to update for everyone else going through their DCF for London.

I-130 Submitted - December 30, 2014

NOA1 - January 6, 2015

NOA2 - February 17, 2015

Packet 3 -

Packet 4-

We are currently waiting for packet 3 with our LND case number and are trying to gather medical and vaccination records for my hubby. The NHS seems to have lost them, so I would suggest requesting those as soon as possible so you don't hit this snag. We already have his police certificate and are preparing the other documents.

Does anyone else have any updates/tips for the DCF London process and current wait times?

Thanks!

[keynes 0]

Hi Bella.

We filed through London in a similar fashion to you, I'm British and my wife is American. It took about five weeks for my packet 3 to arrive (it's a single page letter) so hopefully you should have it by the end of this month.

I was in a similar position on the vaccines as my records were incomplete so had to have a few to get up to date. If you look at the site of the clinic, they have a list of the jabs your husband needs but you need to read the table at the end carefully as he won't need all of the ones they list earlier in the document. The exact list will depend on his age.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/unitedkingdom/164203/cons-visa/iv018a_medical.pdf

Any injections at the time of the medical will be charged but I was able to get them done beforehand at a travel clinic at my local surgery and these were free. If he needs an MMR then these are given in two doses a month apart. However, I only had my first one at the time of my medical and they were fine with that. I was able to schedule an appointment for a medical within a week of calling.

The other big thing you'll need to do is get your affadavit of support in order and it looks like you're in the US already so that should make it fairly straightforward. It's a bit more complicated if you're in the UK as you'll need to gather the documents from your co-sponsor or re-establish domicile in advance of your husband coming over. We had to get my wife's taxes filed as that's a requirement of the I-864 and she was able to do ths by visiting the IRS in London and filing there. If you need to do this, be sure to take two copies and have one stamped by them so you can attach it ready for presentation the interview. Note that the IRS is closing their office in London "on or before June 30th" according to the recorded message on their answering service so visit them as soon as possible if you need to. Otherwise you would need to file with the IRS in Austin and wait for a tax transcript which will take longer.

One that's done, you can fill in your D260 on line and he's nearly done. It takes about five days for the results of your medical to reach the Embassy and you can schedule your interview date from there. Mine was about three weeks after my medical but part of that was my delaying the process.

Good luck!

[bella710 0]

Keynes,

Thank you so much! We actually received our letter late last week and booked the medical. We also managed to wrangle his medical records and vaccine records from the NHS. Now it's just a matter of filling out the online documents, waiting for my tax returns, and scheduling the interview after the medical.

Thank you for the help!

[SarahandTom11412 0]

"The other big thing you'll need to do is get your affadavit of support in order and it looks like you're in the US already so that should make it fairly straightforward. It's a bit more complicated if you're in the UK as you'll need to gather the documents from your co-sponsor or re-establish domicile in advance of your husband coming over. We had to get my wife's taxes filed as that's a requirement of the I-864 and she was able to do ths by visiting the IRS in London and filing there. If you need to do this, be sure to take two copies and have one stamped by them so you can attach it ready for presentation the interview. Note that the IRS is closing their office in London "on or before June 30th" according to the recorded message on their answering service so visit them as soon as possible if you need to. Otherwise you would need to file with the IRS in Austin and wait for a tax transcript which will take longer.

One that's done, you can fill in your D260 on line and he's nearly done. It takes about five days for the results of your medical to reach the Embassy and you can schedule your interview date from there. Mine was about three weeks after my medical but part of that was my delaying the process.

Good luck!"

AHHH! Okay, so BIG question here: Do you absolutely NEED a tax transcript? What's different about it from the 1040 that you send in? Everything I've ever used for visas is just the signed 1040 print out from e-filing. Does that mean I need to dig up the e-file page for every year for myself and the joint sponsor?

[keynes 0]

AHHH! Okay, so BIG question here: Do you absolutely NEED a tax transcript? What's different about it from the 1040 that you send in? Everything I've ever used for visas is just the signed 1040 print out from e-filing. Does that mean I need to dig up the e-file page for every year for myself and the joint sponsor?

Hi Sarah & Tom.

You don't need a transcript if you have evidence of filing so if you have the 1040 print out then that should be all you need. They could always check it in their systems if they wanted to ensure that the taxes really were filed. You only need to give them the latest year's return for yourself and your joint sponsor.

Our case was a little different (and difficult) as no taxes had been filed as my wife had been in the UK for many years. This meant filing for multiple years which couldn't be done on line but could be done in person with the IRS office at the London Embassy. This meant that it wouldn't get in to the system immediately but having them stamped by the agent is good enough for the I-864. This won't be an option after the London IRS office closes so anyone with multiple years to address will have to post it to Austin and wait for it to be processed with a transcript.