Next step of the process....(London)

[BrandonJ 0]

Hello all,

Was hoping to reach out to people in England who have been in a similair situation. My fiance and I are (hopefully) expecting our NOA2 in the next couple of weeks and wanted to know what the next steps in the process are.

1) What fee's do you have to pay at the embassy and how much? Also how much does the medical cost?

2) Can request my police cert now, or do I have to wait till the Embassy receive my case?

3) I've heard the Embassy ask for further proof of ongoing relationship. When do you have to supply them with this? When you send back the packet 3 or at the interview?

4) My fiance and I took photocopies of the whole i-129f application. Do we have to take this to the interview?

Thanks for all your help, greatly appreciated.

JB

[kristinanddan09 1]

I know the police certificate is good for a year, so I dont see why you can't get it now. I also am working with England and we're just waiting now for our NOA2, and even though I know it's giong to be awhile I want to get as much of packet 3 done as possible.

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/interview.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/kprocessing.html

the embassy site has the costs if you want to read up on them, and also info for packet three once you get your noa2.

[kristinanddan09 1]

I know the police certificate is good for a year, so I dont see why you can't get it now. I also am working with England and we're just waiting now for our NOA2, and even though I know it's giong to be awhile I want to get as much of packet 3 done as possible.

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/interview.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/kprocessing.html

the embassy site has the costs if you want to read up on them, and also info for packet three once you get your noa2.

[charnockp2 0]

Hello all,

Was hoping to reach out to people in England who have been in a similair situation. My fiance and I are (hopefully) expecting our NOA2 in the next couple of weeks and wanted to know what the next steps in the process are.

1) What fee's do you have to pay at the embassy and how much? Also how much does the medical cost?

2) Can request my police cert now, or do I have to wait till the Embassy receive my case?

3) I've heard the Embassy ask for further proof of ongoing relationship. When do you have to supply them with this? When you send back the packet 3 or at the interview?

4) My fiance and I took photocopies of the whole i-129f application. Do we have to take this to the interview?

Thanks for all your help, greatly appreciated.

JB

We've just received our NOA2 (September 7th) and while I haven't got anthing back from the embassy yet, I'm filling in all the forms that have to be sent in response to packet 3, I've sent off for my police certificate, and tomorrow I'm going to call the NVC to try and get my case number from them so that I can arrange the medical. You can totally do all of that apart from arranging the medical (that's going to be £210 when you do). I believe the visa fee, to be paid at the embassy, is $350.

The links kristinanddan09 provide are indeed very useful, particularly the third. Question 3, take it to the interview :-)

Question 4, couldn't hurt. VJ website says you should.

Edited September 18, 2011 by charnockp2

[nutsmunkey2000 3]

I'm a little ahead of yourself and have recently had my medical at the Knightsbridge doctors surgery plus I fired off my packet 3 docs to the London embassy about 3 weeks ago.

1, The only fee due at the Embassy (whilst there for interview) is the courier fee for getting your passport with the k1 visa in back to you. Depending on the delivery requested you are looking at between £15 and £35 i.e. regular delivery or before 8am

2, The visa itself costs $350 like a previous poster has explained. You need to call the embassy premium rate number to pay it which costs £1.23 per min. They will then email you a receipt which you'll need to print off and take with you to interview.

3, My medical cost £210 but it would have been more if I opted to have the required shots/vaccinations there instead of having them for free via my gp

4, Get the police cert now as like the other guy said its valid for 12 months and can take a couple of weeks to show up, also make copies

5, You will need ongoing proof of your relationship which you should take to the interview for example photo's taken/dated between your original application and the interview or plane tickets.

6, I would take the copies with you, it can hardly hurt.

The embassy have added my medical results to my file but I'm still waiting on the packet 3 docs to be processed, as previously mentioned they were sent 3 weeks ago so I'm hoping they will pass through the system soon meaning that I will become 'interview ready' and get my appointment letter.

Good luck

[Richelle_Joe 0]

Ok wait...is that $350 what we paid when we filed the petition or is this in addition?

[Lainie B 465]

You paid the $340 petition fee with your I-129f, the $350 is for the visa itself, a different fee.

[nutsmunkey2000 3]

Ok wait...is that $350 what we paid when we filed the petition or is this in addition?

Unfortunately just as Lainie B explained its an additional $350 visa fee on top of the original $340 filing fee! The kicker is that you need to call a premium number to pay it and it took me about 10 tries to get through to somebody due the helpline staff being so busy. It must of cost me an extra £20 to make all of those calls.

[Ellesse 11]

Hello all,

Was hoping to reach out to people in England who have been in a similair situation. My fiance and I are (hopefully) expecting our NOA2 in the next couple of weeks and wanted to know what the next steps in the process are.

1) What fee's do you have to pay at the embassy and how much? Also how much does the medical cost?

2) Can request my police cert now, or do I have to wait till the Embassy receive my case?

3) I've heard the Embassy ask for further proof of ongoing relationship. When do you have to supply them with this? When you send back the packet 3 or at the interview?

4) My fiance and I took photocopies of the whole i-129f application. Do we have to take this to the interview?

Thanks for all your help, greatly appreciated.

JB

Hi there

I think 1 and 2 have been answered by other posters.

Having gone through the process with the Embassy in the UK, I wanted to let you know that I was not asked for any further proof of relationship - the only documentation that I was asked for was what is written specifically on the US Embassy, London, website, which another poster provided a link for (http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html). As Nich-Nick (a UK forum regular) suggests, have a look through the reviews for the Embassy in London and you'll see there's no reference made to proof being requested.

With regards to taking the whole application with you - I didn't do this, and wasn't asked for it. I did bring along a copy of all the forms from packet 3 that I'd completed but nothing else, and this didn't cause me a problem. I understand, though, that you might feel more comfortable taking it, but it wasn't required when I went for the interview.

Good luck with the rest of the process.

L