4 weeks and still not rec'd at embassy?!

[ealachan 0]

I'm so frustrated. Mark sent his packet 3 stuff in to the Embassy 4 weeks ago on Friday, and DOS is telling me, as of today, that there is still no indication that the Embassy has received it. I'm not even asking for an interview date...I'm literally just asking them to acknowledge that they've received our stuff and we're in the queue for a date. I was told today that we should have shipped it to the Embassy in a manner that could be tracked, but Mark says that it's not possible to ship recorded delivery to a PO Box in the UK? I'm so fed up with trying to get info out of the DOS about what's going on 3000 miles away. If I cough up the $16 to call and get an email code so that I can email the embassy, will they even be able to tell me whether or not his stuff has been received?

Sorry to tread already-worn paths...I'm just at my wit's end. I don't dare to go through with any more wedding plans until Mark gets his interview date, and I'm getting tons of pressure from my family to get the wedding planned and ready to go. I just wish information were more accessible.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

It's not unheard of for it to take more than 4 weeks to enter the system, especially during the summer when there always seems to be a slowdown. However, if you are really concerned, you might consider resubmitting P3. It is completely possible to send it back Royal Mail with tracking -- I sent mine special delivery which was trackable.

WAIT WAIT WAIT -- I just read he sent it to a PO Box address? What address was that? As far as I know, it should have been sent to the Immigrant Visa Unit, which is at Upper Grosvenor Street. Could this be the problem?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

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[ealachan 0]

It's not unheard of for it to take more than 4 weeks to enter the system, especially during the summer when there always seems to be a slowdown. However, if you are really concerned, you might consider resubmitting P3. It is completely possible to send it back Royal Mail with tracking -- I sent mine special delivery which was trackable.

WAIT WAIT WAIT -- I just read he sent it to a PO Box address? What address was that? As far as I know, it should have been sent to the Immigrant Visa Unit, which is at Upper Grosvenor Street. Could this be the problem?

I'll have to double-check with him what address he sent it to. If he sent it to the wrong address...oh, boy.

[imaisha 0]

Also, call DOS and ask if there are any notes in the "notes" section.

I sent back my packet 3 for our K3 and they kept telling me they didn't have it, even though the embassy had sent us a letter acknowledging it.

Once they checked this magical "notes" section they saw that my information had been entered they just hadn't "qualified the case for an interview yet" (whatever that means) so nothing was showing up on the main page for the case (or whatever they look up when you first call).

[ealachan 0]

Ok, an update: he DID send the packet to the right address, so there shouldn't be any reason why they haven't gotten it. I think we're going to send it again, just incase, and send it recorded delivery this time just to ease my frantic mind...

In the original packet, he sent the checklist along with ALL the forms we had downloaded and filled out (some signed, some not, as per the directions). He did NOT send the police certificate, his birth certificate, or any of the I-129F materials. Was this all correct, or is there something else we should be sending / not sending? The info on the actual embassy website is kind of unclear, and he's nervous that sending in the wrong things will delay the processing.

[Ellie-and-David 38]

Ok, an update: he DID send the packet to the right address, so there shouldn't be any reason why they haven't gotten it. I think we're going to send it again, just incase, and send it recorded delivery this time just to ease my frantic mind...

In the original packet, he sent the checklist along with ALL the forms we had downloaded and filled out (some signed, some not, as per the directions). He did NOT send the police certificate, his birth certificate, or any of the I-129F materials. Was this all correct, or is there something else we should be sending / not sending? The info on the actual embassy website is kind of unclear, and he's nervous that sending in the wrong things will delay the processing.

You are absolutely right not to send in police cert, birth cert, proof pf relationship and financial documentation. All of this information is presented at the interview.

All they want are the forms. If you look at the embassy information section for london on this site, then this will give you the list of forms you need to send in and whether to sign or not.

I would give them until the end of the week. The embassy is really busy at the moment with all of those people trying to obtain visitor visa's for the summer season....so they are taking a while to input information. If your still worried send again for peace of mind. I would definitely send it recorded delivery just so you are sure.

[TracyTN 237]

And also, a lot of embassy staff could be on vacation - esp. as we've just had the 4th of July holiday.

[ealachan 0]

Quick update for you all: we re-sent our packet 3 stuff on July 8th (via recorded delivery this time!!). It was signed for on July 13th, and I called the DOS a few days later just out of curiosity, only to be told that we were FINALLY in the system, as of July 14th! YIPPEE! No clue if it's the actual first packet 3 stuff that finally got processed, or if it was the second batch...but as long as we're there, I don't care too much!

Now we're just waiting on an interview date. In peoples' experience, about how long does it usually take to get the interview date from the time you're processed into the system? I've read about 4 weeks elsewhere...hoping it doesn't run much longer than that, as we're going to be cutting it close as it is.

[Sherri and Matt 1]

It took us 4 weeks to get a date from the time we sent it in. On Monday the 13th DOS told me we were in the system, on Monday the 6th we were not, so somewhere in that week is when we were put in the system. Our interview date was 3 1/2 weeks from recieving packet 4.

Glad to hear you got some good news. I was so relieved when they said the papers were there being processed, and I bet you feel much better.