The 2009 United Kingdom Interview Thread!

[Laura+Tom 2]

January 2009 Graduates of the US Embassy, London

Jason&Sarah, Hannah+Vito, Mrssmith, ShannonNick, adrianandlinsay, Marmite Lovers!

February 2009 Interviews

Rob&Dawn.....................K1.......................................3rd February 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!

Zoe and Hal...................K1.......................................3rd February 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!

Terri and Seb.................K1.......................................11th February 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!

DairyFarmer...................K1.......................................13th February 2009 - Approved pending police certificate

Talyss............................K1.......................................19th February 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!

March 2009 Interviews

Stinky Monkey...............K1......................................6th March 2009

Dave and Jess...............K1......................................10th March 2009

The Dip Sticks................K3......................................25th March 2009

KnightAndMagpie..........K1......................................30th March 2009

Still waiting for approval

Sad Eyes..........................................25th February 2008 - Still stuck in AP?

stevi1123.........................................16th October 2008 - Approved pending additional documentation

Marie620......................................... 12th January 2009 - Denied, to file waiver

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

thank you all very much

Just a heads up to those of you with interview dates in the pipeline, when I went to the fiirst window he asked me to fill in this form also

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/79964.pdf

said it was something new they had recently introduced. I missed some bits out like phone numbers for former employees as I am useless at remembering phone numbers. Luckily having my I129-f copy actually came in useful for finding Charley's phone number!

Charley arrives at 7am in the morning so we have a week visiting relatives and fly out on the 28th

Woooooooooo! Grats, Talyss! I'll save that file as well and practice several times so I can get it spot-on... O.o :: Paranoid ::

Magpie.

/edit: By the way, I looked at the form and lol'd. I technically could put a tribe name down (the Indian side of the family are all part of the Rajput tribe/clan) but I think it would be a bad idea to do that for the lulz.

Edited February 19, 2009 by KnightAndMagpie

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

By the way, where it says on the form about all the countries you visited in the last ten years...that's been a lot. If I'm unsure of the year and such and what countries I visited, will they hold that against me? I mean, let's see, last ten years...

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

^ A LOT. I can remember the countries I visited in that period, but I don't think I can name a specific year...I suppose I could be a bit more certain of the last five years, but before that?

Help please @_@.

Magpie.

[Talyss 0]

By the way, where it says on the form about all the countries you visited in the last ten years...that's been a lot. If I'm unsure of the year and such and what countries I visited, will they hold that against me? I mean, let's see, last ten years...

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

^ A LOT. I can remember the countries I visited in that period, but I don't think I can name a specific year...I suppose I could be a bit more certain of the last five years, but before that?

Help please @_@.

Magpie.

I just guessed - I just out a list of places I think covered where I had been and next tot hem put the years I went

eg: USA 2007, 2008

France 2007, 2005, 2002

Greece 2008, 2004,2003 etc

seems that was good enough

Edited February 19, 2009 by Talyss

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

I just guessed - I just out a list of places I think covered where I had been and next tot hem put the years I went

eg: USA 2007, 2008

France 2007, 2005, 2002

Greece 2008, 2004,2003 etc

seems that was good enough

Okay...'cause I've been to:

Australia (2005)

France (Numerous times...2001-2006?)

Germany (Errr, I really don't remember...)

Italy (I really dooon't recall...probably sometime between 2001-2004)

Malaysia (LOTS of times. 1999-2006)

Monaco (2001)

Saudi Arabia (Blah. Probably mostly 2006-2008)

Singapore (Between 1999-2004-05...er.)

Switzerland (Couple of times... 2001-2008?)

Turkey (2008)

UAE (2006-2008)

@_@ There were some trips there that I wasn't a willing participant of, so I wonder if I should let them know that if they point it out...

Magpie.

[MARM 7]

thank you all very much

Just a heads up to those of you with interview dates in the pipeline, when I went to the fiirst window he asked me to fill in this form also

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/79964.pdf

said it was something new they had recently introduced. I missed some bits out like phone numbers for former employees as I am useless at remembering phone numbers. Luckily having my I129-f copy actually came in useful for finding Charley's phone number!

Charley arrives at 7am in the morning so we have a week visiting relatives and fly out on the 28th

Once again, congrats Talyss!

The form they had you fill out is an updated version of the DS-157.

So is this the one to be filled out when sending in the packet 3 info (DS-157 for males)?

I am wondering why they asked you to fill out this form...did you fill the older version out before when you sent in the packet 3 response?

[Furious Biscuit 0]

I just guessed - I just out a list of places I think covered where I had been and next tot hem put the years I went

eg: USA 2007, 2008

France 2007, 2005, 2002

Greece 2008, 2004,2003 etc

seems that was good enough

Okay...'cause I've been to:

Australia (2005)

France (Numerous times...2001-2006?)

Germany (Errr, I really don't remember...)

Italy (I really dooon't recall...probably sometime between 2001-2004)

Malaysia (LOTS of times. 1999-2006)

Monaco (2001)

Saudi Arabia (Blah. Probably mostly 2006-2008)

Singapore (Between 1999-2004-05...er.)

Switzerland (Couple of times... 2001-2008?)

Turkey (2008)

UAE (2006-2008)

@_@ There were some trips there that I wasn't a willing participant of, so I wonder if I should let them know that if they point it out...

Magpie.

Woah, I'm jealous.. mine was just like. USA: 2007, 2008. Spain: 2005. I wish I was well-travelled enough to be able to forget dates haha

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Our last summer P3 instruction letter said of DS-157: to be completed by all male applicants age 16-45 and all female applicants age 16 and over who hold a passport from China, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, or Syria. It was to be mailed in with the other DS forms.

Looking at the previous and the updated 1/2009 they are virtually identical. The only difference is Question 15. The new form has added the column titles Name of Country, Branch of Service......etc. The older one just says If yes please include name of country, branch of service, rank/position.... So it looks like they just gave you columns with those same things to make it neater.

So unless Talyss is male or has a passport from those countries, they must have decided for all applicants to fill it out.

Magpie, I don't think it's a test you need to take at the embassy.

I'll save that file as well and practice several times so I can get it spot-on... O.o :: Paranoid ::

Just fill out the online form, print, and take it with you. Then if they hand it to you, you can say, "I've already done it" and give them the printout. Maybe they haven't updated their instructions, so are handing them out until they make it clear they want it submitted with the other DS forms.

Congratuations Talyss. How soon before you head over to the US?

[Talyss 0]

thank you all very much

Just a heads up to those of you with interview dates in the pipeline, when I went to the fiirst window he asked me to fill in this form also

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/79964.pdf

said it was something new they had recently introduced. I missed some bits out like phone numbers for former employees as I am useless at remembering phone numbers. Luckily having my I129-f copy actually came in useful for finding Charley's phone number!

Charley arrives at 7am in the morning so we have a week visiting relatives and fly out on the 28th

Once again, congrats Talyss!

The form they had you fill out is an updated version of the DS-157.

So is this the one to be filled out when sending in the packet 3 info (DS-157 for males)?

I am wondering why they asked you to fill out this form...did you fill the older version out before when you sent in the packet 3 response?

No I had not filled out the DS157 previously. He didn't give ay explanation as to why he wanted me to fill it out, just said that it was something new they had started doing.

[Talyss 0]

Our last summer P3 instruction letter said of DS-157: to be completed by all male applicants age 16-45 and all female applicants age 16 and over who hold a passport from China, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, or Syria. It was to be mailed in with the other DS forms.

Looking at the previous and the updated 1/2009 they are virtually identical. The only difference is Question 15. The new form has added the column titles Name of Country, Branch of Service......etc. The older one just says If yes please include name of country, branch of service, rank/position.... So it looks like they just gave you columns with those same things to make it neater.

So unless Talyss is male or has a passport from those countries, they must have decided for all applicants to fill it out.

Magpie, I don't think it's a test you need to take at the embassy.

I'll save that file as well and practice several times so I can get it spot-on... O.o :: Paranoid ::

Just fill out the online form, print, and take it with you. Then if they hand it to you, you can say, "I've already done it" and give them the printout. Maybe they haven't updated their instructions, so are handing them out until they make it clear they want it submitted with the other DS forms.

Congratuations Talyss. How soon before you head over to the US?

Thanks Nich-Nick I am flying on the 28th of Feb, wedding is planned for the 10th March.

I am happy to say I am all packed apart from the stuff that needs to go in the big suitcase that Charley is bringing over, so we have a week of relative relaxation before I go.

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

Our last summer P3 instruction letter said of DS-157: to be completed by all male applicants age 16-45 and all female applicants age 16 and over who hold a passport from China, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, or Syria. It was to be mailed in with the other DS forms.

Looking at the previous and the updated 1/2009 they are virtually identical. The only difference is Question 15. The new form has added the column titles Name of Country, Branch of Service......etc. The older one just says If yes please include name of country, branch of service, rank/position.... So it looks like they just gave you columns with those same things to make it neater.

So unless Talyss is male or has a passport from those countries, they must have decided for all applicants to fill it out.

Magpie, I don't think it's a test you need to take at the embassy.

Just fill out the online form, print, and take it with you. Then if they hand it to you, you can say, "I've already done it" and give them the printout. Maybe they haven't updated their instructions, so are handing them out until they make it clear they want it submitted with the other DS forms.

Congratuations Talyss. How soon before you head over to the US?

Thanks Nich-Nick I am flying on the 28th of Feb, wedding is planned for the 10th March.

I am happy to say I am all packed apart from the stuff that needs to go in the big suitcase that Charley is bringing over, so we have a week of relative relaxation before I go.

Fantastic, Talyss =D.

Well Nich dear, I've written up a list of responses that I can refer to when filling out the form, but to be on the safe side I'll fill one out as well and print it. Thankums so much Talyss, I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.

Magpie.

[The_dip_sticks 0]

Wonderful news Talyss! Thanks for letting us know about the form. =0)

[DairyFarmer 1]

So I am multi posting the same info on threads to update everyone, but I finally have my duplicate Australian Police Check. Its such a poor cousin to the UK one. Its just a piece a paper. Any way I called the courier service but after talking with AN IDIOT I found out they won't pick up the phone in that department till Monday, so I am planning on flying back Wednesday 4 March.

[MyUKLove 0]

ok here is my contents of my folder for my interview i am putting together, please feel free to tell me if something is missing or should be there.

1/ interview letter from embassy and "packet 4" and current passport.

2/ oldpassport (with the stamps in), passport photos, my birthcertificate, police certificates, photocopy of Vitos birthcertificate that was submitted with pertition, and a new recent letter of intent signed by Vito. (should i sign one or do they get me to sign something else?)

3/one copy of every form i sent in for packet three as it was sent (with no hyphen, like in passport) and one copy of almost every form i sent back for packet three with hyphen incase they pick holes about me sometimes using it (so people sometimes realise its all my surname)

4/affidavit of support form (notarized) plus three years of of w2s and a letter from his work on company letterhead signed about length of employment and good standing.

5/ document worksheet thing i got from medical/plus the letters of my doctors about vaccination records(dunno why i want to keep them together but hey)

6/ timeline of our relationship (not signed by either of us), photocopies of Vitos picture page of passport and relevent stamps (where we met and visits) photocopies of my picture page passport plus stamps.

7/ photocopy of a receipt his dad got from my hotel (logo on top) for their stay refering to Vito as son, this is when we/how we met. i dont have the original. couple of anotated rubbish photo stills from a night his dad captured us on camera in the bar, on that trip.

8/e tickets and plane tickjet reciepts, train tickets of the route Vito works and some cash receipts from places we went to from my september trip. some more photos on plain paper anotated from sept trip.

9/eticket and online boarding pass print out for his plane ride jan trip, more photos of that trip.

10/ eticket from my april trip plane ticket stubs train ticket stubs some more cash receipts, and tickets not with my name on it for his concert i went to, a letter on hotel letter head from my boss stating that i was due back in two weeks no later for work, incase the immgration guys asked. and more photos of that trip.

11/his boarding pass printouts for sept triponline receipt print out when he paid for hotel in new forest when he came,receipt from beaulieu in new forestgot both our sigs on it. more photos.

12/loads of screen shots of skype call history (over view) only going back till the july 08 (program wiped the rest) screen shots of yahoo messenger going bk to arch 08 same prob.

13/ screen shots of my inboxes of two email accounts with vitos emails to me, some are the first chats we have so dated right after he flew bk first time round.

14/screen shot of inbox of emails from his familly to me. and some cards (xmas, this one, from me to them)

15/ some examples of post, boxes with his return address, cards form him to me work sheets from parcels he sent, may also find some receipts from post i sent him.

16/ unsigned contract for our wedding venue but has his name on it. and various emails between us and vendor he forwarded me about the wedding.

17/ some engagement cards we got

18/ copy of petiton, with bits nicked from it for my evidences.

wow this is a lot more than it looks. i feel bad taking up some much space in this thread.

forgot to add i am still to photocopy things will get that done in the next couple of days.

MY fiance had his interview...there was a problem. His ? is posted in the thread before this one.

[Talyss 0]

So I am multi posting the same info on threads to update everyone, but I finally have my duplicate Australian Police Check. Its such a poor cousin to the UK one. Its just a piece a paper. Any way I called the courier service but after talking with AN IDIOT I found out they won't pick up the phone in that department till Monday, so I am planning on flying back Wednesday 4 March.

Great! - hope they get the visa back to you swiftly