K1 - best way to contact U.S embassy after exiting NVC

[paul p 0]

All;

Our case exited NVC late August. I am in the UK so assume it goes to the U.S embassy in London. I want to find out the status (have they received it, have they sent packet 3 etc.) but i have struggled to find a good contact number. THe premimum lines were not helpful and expensive.

What is the best contact number?

Should i use email?

Are there any hints and tips?

Paul

[Lansbury 19]

They often do not answer e-mails unless the weekly code is in the subject line.

The phone number is the premium rate one for the call center in Scotland.

Do a search on this forum for the DOS contact number in Washington.

Do what the rest of do or did - wait. It will get processed in order and you should hear towards end of this month.

[imaisha 1]

Have your USC call DOS

202 663 1225 press 1, 0

[paul p 0]

All;

Our case exited NVC late August. I am in the UK so assume it goes to the U.S embassy in London. I want to find out the status (have they received it, have they sent packet 3 etc.) but i have struggled to find a good contact number. THe premimum lines were not helpful and expensive.

What is the best contact number?

Should i use email?

Are there any hints and tips?

Paul

Thanks to all for replies.

I think i will wait (like everyone else :0) ).

It was just that i saw that the journey timeline has when embassy received. I thought people contacted the embassy so could fill it in. A lot of items on here say wait a week and then contact the embassy. Didnt realise that its pretty impossible with London

[imaisha 1]

It's usually not the best idea to "just wait" with London as they have a dirty little habit of getting things lost in the mail, generating packets and never mailing them, etc.

Don't feel weird about calling the DOS number. It's the price of a regular call and they answer questions like that all day long. If your file got to London three weeks ago it's totally possible your packet 3 has already been generated and you can get moving now.

[Nik+Heather 121]

It's usually not the best idea to "just wait" with London as they have a dirty little habit of getting things lost in the mail, generating packets and never mailing them, etc.

Don't feel weird about calling the DOS number. It's the price of a regular call and they answer questions like that all day long. If your file got to London three weeks ago it's totally possible your packet 3 has already been generated and you can get moving now.

I agree - I also like to tell people not to go overboard on the calling for status checks, but to limit it to something more reasonable - or only calling when it looks like things are getting late - With that strategy, I only called NVC once - late enough that my packet had just been shipped out, and DOS once - again, late enough to know that packet 3 had been received. Calling too early and too often is as unsatisfying as getting on the scale every morning and evening when you're trying to loose weight. You mostly won't see the results, and feel more discouraged and frustrated every time. Wait until there's a reasonable chance of forward movement.

[paul p 0]

It's usually not the best idea to "just wait" with London as they have a dirty little habit of getting things lost in the mail, generating packets and never mailing them, etc.

Don't feel weird about calling the DOS number. It's the price of a regular call and they answer questions like that all day long. If your file got to London three weeks ago it's totally possible your packet 3 has already been generated and you can get moving now.

I agree - I also like to tell people not to go overboard on the calling for status checks, but to limit it to something more reasonable - or only calling when it looks like things are getting late - With that strategy, I only called NVC once - late enough that my packet had just been shipped out, and DOS once - again, late enough to know that packet 3 had been received. Calling too early and too often is as unsatisfying as getting on the scale every morning and evening when you're trying to loose weight. You mostly won't see the results, and feel more discouraged and frustrated every time. Wait until there's a reasonable chance of forward movement.

Great posts and information guys. Really helps. I phoned DOS. Really helpful. My package was sent to me September 10th. I havent received it yet (Sept 16th) which is slightly worrying but im sure it is fine. Post is delayed in UK anyway. I assume it is not signed for a they just put it through the letterbox. Lets hope so. There is no one at home during th eday.

Thanks again. Really appreciated.

p.s. updating my timeline. Yay :0)

[imaisha 1]

Nope it's nothing to be signed for. It should just be a piece of paper directing you to this page to download the forms: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/iv_15.html

[*julez* 124]

Give it a few more days, if not get on the embassy to send another one. Back in Dec 07, my then fiance NEVER received his P3, and a few other VJers who had theirs sent the same day never received theirs either.

Since we knew it had been sent, we just got the P3 docs for other VJers and sent them to the embassy. Others waited for magic to occur, but the P3 were never received and they ended up being delayed for months. While I don't advocate calling excessively, you do need to be proactive if P3 doesn't arrive in the next few days.

[imaisha 1]

You don't need to wait for the physical packet anymore. It really is just a link to their website.

[Lansbury 19]

You don't need to wait for the physical packet anymore. It really is just a link to their website.

While you can easily get at the forms and start collating the documents required you do need packet 3 as it has the London case number on the letter does it not.

[imaisha 1]

While you can easily get at the forms and start collating the documents required you do need packet 3 as it has the London case number on the letter does it not.

I assumed that everyone knew that you get your case number by calling NVC and giving the operator your USCIS receipt number...

[Lansbury 19]

I assumed that everyone knew that you get your case number by calling NVC and giving the operator your USCIS receipt number...

Not everyone goes through NVC some, quite a few do DCF in London.

[paul p 0]

While you can easily get at the forms and start collating the documents required you do need packet 3 as it has the London case number on the letter does it not.

I assumed that everyone knew that you get your case number by calling NVC and giving the operator your USCIS receipt number...

So i have my case number, from NVC and then confirmed from DOS. Does that mean i oculd now simply download the forms and complete them. I beleive there is information on there about booking the medical or is that on the website too? Do you have to take the packet 3 letter to the medical or interview?

Great help by the way from you all

[imaisha 1]

Not everyone goes through NVC some, quite a few do DCF in London.

The title of the thread refers to a K-1. K-1s are not eligible for DCF. The petition must have passed through NVC at some point.