K1 visa documents, medical and interview.

[lizzy33 2]

Hi.

I'll give a brief rundown of my current situation.

I'm a student from Huddersfield. My fiance lives in Texas. We filed for the K1 visa and recently received our NOA2. I am now preparing for themedical and the interview but I have some questions.

Question 1)

I'm currently going through the step by step guide of things I need for the interview.

On the required documents page it says:

'Applications processed by the Embassy in London - You are required to obtain the original documents or certified copies, and one photocopy (with the exception of your passport and photographs) for yourself and each family member applying for a visa. All documents are required even if they were previously submitted to the USCIS with your petition. From January 22, 2013, the Immigrant Visa Unit will begin charging $1.00 per item if they are required to photocopy original documents. Therefore, please ensure that you bring photocopies of all of the original documents with the exeption of your passport and photographs.'

Does this mean my fiance needs to call up the visa processors in the US and ask them to send copies of our original forms? Or will they have been forwarded to the London embassy?

Question 2)

It says that I need to schedule for the medical exam, attend the medical exam in London, return home, then attend the interview after the embassy has received the receipt of my medical exam.

Is there any way the medical exam and interview could be scheduled on the same day? Or, at least, the interview be scheduled the day after the medical? I ask only because my parents will be taking me to both the medical exam and interview due to anxiety issues and travelling from Huddersfield to London twice in such a short time will be expensive and will require them getting the time off work.

Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

Lizzy

[Alcatraz63 9]

Hi.

I'll give a brief rundown of my current situation.

I'm a student from Huddersfield. My fiance lives in Texas. We filed for the K1 visa and recently received our NOA2. I am now preparing for themedical and the interview but I have some questions.

Question 1)

I'm currently going through the step by step guide of things I need for the interview.

On the required documents page it says:

'Applications processed by the Embassy in London - You are required to obtain the original documents or certified copies, and one photocopy (with the exception of your passport and photographs) for yourself and each family member applying for a visa. All documents are required even if they were previously submitted to the USCIS with your petition. From January 22, 2013, the Immigrant Visa Unit will begin charging $1.00 per item if they are required to photocopy original documents. Therefore, please ensure that you bring photocopies of all of the original documents with the exeption of your passport and photographs.'

Does this mean my fiance needs to call up the visa processors in the US and ask them to send copies of our original forms? Or will they have been forwarded to the London embassy?

Question 2)

It says that I need to schedule for the medical exam, attend the medical exam in London, return home, then attend the interview after the embassy has received the receipt of my medical exam.

Is there any way the medical exam and interview could be scheduled on the same day? Or, at least, the interview be scheduled the day after the medical? I ask only because my parents will be taking me to both the medical exam and interview due to anxiety issues and travelling from Huddersfield to London twice in such a short time will be expensive and will require them getting the time off work.

Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

Lizzy

You can't have the medical and interview on the same day. They won't schedule an interview until they have the medical results. We all wish the same. I had to travel down from Leeds last week for my medical.

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

You will need to bring the original of your birth certificate and a photocopy. You also need to bring the original of any divorce certificates if needed, and a photocopy. You also need the original of your police certificate and I would make a copy for your records. They will take the original of that.

The consulate will have your original package that was submitted.

As far as the medical, and interview timing - you may want to ask in your regional forum.

PLEASE fill in your timeline also, the data is very useful on a site like this. It will also help us answer your questions.

Congratulations on your approval!

[lizzy33 2]

Thank you for your responses. I have updated my timeline a little.

I also have another question:

'Forms DS-156 and DS-157 must be completed in duplicate.'

I assume this means I fill both of these forms in and print them off twice?

Will I need to send both print-outs of each to the embassy? Or send one and take the copies to the interview?

Thanks,

Lizzy

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hi.

I'll give a brief rundown of my current situation.

I'm a student from Huddersfield. My fiance lives in Texas. We filed for the K1 visa and recently received our NOA2. I am now preparing for themedical and the interview but I have some questions.

Question 1)

I'm currently going through the step by step guide of things I need for the interview.

On the required documents page it says:

'Applications processed by the Embassy in London - You are required to obtain the original documents or certified copies, and one photocopy (with the exception of your passport and photographs) for yourself and each family member applying for a visa. All documents are required even if they were previously submitted to the USCIS with your petition. From January 22, 2013, the Immigrant Visa Unit will begin charging $1.00 per item if they are required to photocopy original documents. Therefore, please ensure that you bring photocopies of all of the original documents with the exeption of your passport and photographs.'

Does this mean my fiance needs to call up the visa processors in the US and ask them to send copies of our original forms? Or will they have been forwarded to the London embassy?

Everything you sent with the petition will be in London. The documents they are talking about are your documents that you present at the interview. They have a list. There is nothing from the USC but the affidavit of support and proof of income taken to the interview. If you want a copy of your document back, take along a photocopy...like you probably want your certified birth certificate back. Otherwise they will charge $1 to make a copy. If you don't need a copy back, like the affidavit of support is probably saved on fiance's computer, then you don't need to take a photocopy of it. After they look at original documents, they file the photocopy and hand back your original documents.

Question 2)

It says that I need to schedule for the medical exam, attend the medical exam in London, return home, then attend the interview after the embassy has received the receipt of my medical exam.

Is there any way the medical exam and interview could be scheduled on the same day? Or, at least, the interview be scheduled the day after the medical? I ask only because my parents will be taking me to both the medical exam and interview due to anxiety issues and travelling from Huddersfield to London twice in such a short time will be expensive and will require them getting the time off work.

You have to go to London twice. Who has the anxiety? You or the parents? And yet you are shortly moving 5000 miles away. Yikes! Do all the guns we have in Texas freak y'all out?

I want to suggest you come visit the UK forum, especially this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/ . Start from post 1 and it will give you a lot of London K1 information. Ask further questions in that thread, but if you read through it you will find almost every possible question has been asked and discussed. You want answers for London, not other another embassy where the procedure may be different.

Edited March 14, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

Thank you for your responses. I have updated my timeline a little.

I also have another question:

'Forms DS-156 and DS-157 must be completed in duplicate.'

I assume this means I fill both of these forms in and print them off twice?

Will I need to send both print-outs of each to the embassy? Or send one and take the copies to the interview?

Thanks,

Lizzy

Yes, do exactly what the instructions tell you. Print them off and sign both if needed. You should make a copy of anything you are sending, but follow their instructions. They will be very clear as to what they want.

[lizzy33 2]

Yes, do exactly what the instructions tell you. Print them off and sign both if needed. You should make a copy of anything you are sending, but follow their instructions. They will be very clear as to what they want.

Thank you, so I'll send both copies of the DS-156 and DS-157.

Everything you sent with the petition will be in London. The documents they are talking about are your documents that you present at the interview. They have a list. There is nothing from the USC but the affidavit of support and proof of income taken to the interview. If you want a copy of your document back, take along a photocopy...like you probably want your certified birth certificate back. Otherwise they will charge $1 to make a copy. If you don't need a copy back, like the affidavit of support is probably saved on fiance's computer, then you don't need to take a photocopy of it. After they look at original documents, they file the photocopy and hand back your original documents.

You have to go to London twice. Who has the anxiety? You or the parents? And yet you are shortly moving 5000 miles away. Yikes! Do all the guns we have in Texas freak y'all out?

I want to suggest you come visit the UK forum, especially this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/ . Start from post 1 and it will give you a lot of London K1 information. Ask further questions in that thread, but if you read through it you will find almost every possible question has been asked and discussed. You want answers for London, not other another embassy where the procedure may be different.

I have the anxiety, but luckily I have a very supportive fiance so moving to the US isn't too daunting for me! But yes, the guns do scare me a little, having had one blow up in my face during a visit there last year haha!

I'll check out that forum, thanks!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I have the anxiety, but luckily I have a very supportive fiance so moving to the US isn't too daunting for me! But yes, the guns do scare me a little, having had one blow up in my face during a visit there last year haha!

I'll check out that forum, thanks!

That would be scary. I remember how all the people in England kept asking my husband about guns when he said he was moving to TX. My family never had guns, nor do we.

Here's my map http://www.click2map.com/maps/nichnick/Embassy_London that might be useful to you for the medical and interview.

The places are marked. Zoom it in. The green marker for the embassy is roughly where you line up, near the intersection of Upper Brook St and N. Audley. Goulds is marked with an Rx and it where people leave their phones and electronic items, but your parents can hold yours while you are inside the embassy. It's nice you'll have company for the trips down.

[lizzy33 2]

That would be scary. I remember how all the people in England kept asking my husband about guns when he said he was moving to TX. My family never had guns, nor do we.

Here's my map http://www.click2map.com/maps/nichnick/Embassy_London that might be useful to you for the medical and interview.

The places are marked. Zoom it in. The green marker for the embassy is roughly where you line up, near the intersection of Upper Brook St and N. Audley. Goulds is marked with an Rx and it where people leave their phones and electronic items, but your parents can hold yours while you are inside the embassy. It's nice you'll have company for the trips down.

Thank you!

Crazy that you have to leave your phone etc. at Goulds! Luckily I never use my phone so I won't be taking it anyway!