Interview letter not received after 6 weeks

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I had a question abou the fiance visa; im not sure if this is the right place to ask it, but i ll give it a shot and someone will hopefully tell me where the right place is at least!

Im applying for the visa from London, uk. I received embassy's letter regarding uscis's apporval on november 15th, which asked me to send some additional forms & do my medical test. The embassy has received my filled forms on november 22nd and medical results on november 29th. However i haven't got my interview letter yet. Any ideas why it's taking too long and what's gonna happen? Im sort of stressed now!

Many thanks

[LeftCoastLady 441]

I had a question abou the fiance visa; im not sure if this is the right place to ask it, but i ll give it a shot and someone will hopefully tell me where the right place is at least!

Im applying for the visa from London, uk. I received embassy's letter regarding uscis's apporval on november 15th, which asked me to send some additional forms & do my medical test. The embassy has received my filled forms on november 22nd and medical results on november 29th. However i haven't got my interview letter yet. Any ideas why it's taking too long and what's gonna happen? Im sort of stressed now!

Many thanks

When you sent in the forms, did you also include the DS-2001 readiness letter? Have you or your fiancé(e) called the Dept. of State number (202-663-1225, press 1, then 0) to confirm they've logged the forms and that you're eligible for an interview?

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Thanks for your prompt response. Yes i did include the readiness form. My fiance also called the london embassy and i'm still not on their system for some unknkwn reason. They said it's normal to take 2 to 4 weeks to appear on their system but it's been 6 weeks including holidays.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Thanks for your prompt response. Yes i did include the readiness form. My fiance also called the london embassy and i'm still not on their system for some unknkwn reason. They said it's normal to take 2 to 4 weeks to appear on their system but it's been 6 weeks including holidays.

When was the last time a call was made? If there hasn't been a call made recently, plan on calling again to follow up. With the holidays over, I hope things start moving again for those waiting!

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The last call was made yesterday, but first we also called about two weeks before then.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

The last call was made yesterday, but first we also called about two weeks before then.

Then plan on calling the DOS line first thing Monday.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Thanks for your prompt response. Yes i did include the readiness form. My fiance also called the london embassy and i'm still not on their system for some unknkwn reason. They said it's normal to take 2 to 4 weeks to appear on their system but it's been 6 weeks including holidays.

Start counting weeks from the date the last item was received at the embassy. in your case, that is the medical results so 5 weeks by my count. Then consider all the holiday slow down to help explain the delay. Call DOS is also my suggestion. Did you give a weddi g date in the cover letter that is supposed to accompany the DS-2001? What date?

Also, the UK forum is the best place to be at this point because it's London specific. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/99-united-kingdom/

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No we didnt give them a wedding dare since we applied for a fiance visa. We have to get married in America.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

No we didnt give them a wedding dare since we applied for a fiance visa. We have to get married in America.

Yeah, I'm kinda familiar with the process. It's in your K1 instructions on the embassy website to tell them if you have a wedding date (in the US) planned.

you are required to complete the Notification of Applicant(s) Readiness, Form 2001 and mail it to the Immigrant Visa Unit together with a covering letter containing your email address, if applicable, 

date of your wedding

and date of the medical examination

I was going to say if you said you wanted to marry in June, they would hold off on assigning an interview, whereas if you said February they would try to slot you in sooner. With no date given then the wait isn't because you told them your wedding was months away.

[Berty 74]

When I sent them the forms back in the middle of 2011 I indicated that I was marrying at the start of January (as a rough estimate), because the pair of us essentially wanted the half year after the visa was issued to plan the wedding. Naturally, I heard nothing and they later indicated through e-mail they were holding off because of the later marriage date given. I replied what our plan was and I received an interview date for less than a month later.

But yes, no date given so that would be suspect as a reason. Eh.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Berty

[Vicomi 31]

I had a question abou the fiance visa; im not sure if this is the right place to ask it, but i ll give it a shot and someone will hopefully tell me where the right place is at least!

Im applying for the visa from London, uk. I received embassy's letter regarding uscis's apporval on november 15th, which asked me to send some additional forms & do my medical test. The embassy has received my filled forms on november 22nd and medical results on november 29th. However i haven't got my interview letter yet. Any ideas why it's taking too long and what's gonna happen? Im sort of stressed now!

Many thanks

I'm in the same boat as you, although I sent my info a bit later than you did. THings usually slow down over the holiday period, so here's hoping they'll be in full swing from next week onwards. Hope you hear from them soon! (F)

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Thanks for everyone's hints and comments. We called the DoS twice over the past two weeks and once they said "they have your stuff, but they're waiting for the first available interview date to assign it to you", the second time they said "it's under administrative process". Now about a week after the last call, I called the paid phone number for the London embassy and they said nothing has appeared in their system yet. We also emailed the embassy and said that we are in a kind of hurry because my fiancee's UK visa (the American citizen) is about to expire and we should leave soon. No responds to that email yet though. I'm wondering NORMALLY how much longer this might take for to have my interview letter and then receive my visa. thanks

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Hi everyone

As soon as we emailed the embassy about the date we plan to get married they gave us an interview in two weeks by replying to our email! I really suggest to anyone else to give them a wedding date when applying. The date can be a few or couple of weeks after you actually plan to leave the UK. thanks