This is the waiting for packet 4 thread.

[truffles 2]

Hey Dan & Nikki - I have also got friday 13th ! Not too long - and good luck - I waited to send my checklist and forms in together - so not sure it makes any difference -

[featherB 1]

Oh yeah, meant to say (where are my manners!?) - congrats to everyone who's got P4 in the last week or so... I've been away from VJ for a while, but now I am baaaaaack!

And good luck to the lot of us in our interviews! I am starting to get inexplicably nervous the last couple of days, even though I know there's nothing to be nervous about, really! Eek.

[Nikki71 0]

Hey Dan & Nikki - I have also got friday 13th ! Not too long - and good luck - I waited to send my checklist and forms in together - so not sure it makes any difference -

Wow!!! Apart from the date which I am not superstitious I'm sure it's going to be fine, depending on what time your interview is, we might even bump into each other!

[chelseafan 0]

Thanks VJ-ers....our packet 3 went out today, so now we're added to the "waiting for P4 list". It could have gone sooner, but we got bad advice from our attorney. Get this: they told us to send just the checklist and DS-230.....that DS-156 and DS-156K wouldn't be needed until the interview. I cut and pasted the instructions and asked if we should "ignore the embassy's SPECIFIED forms"?

There was much stammering and hem hawing, then we were advised to "follow the embassy's request"! Honestly! Thank goodness for VJ or we'd be weeks wondering why we hadn't heard anything! Gggrrrrr

[Thingee 0]

Called the State Department Friday and was told his interview date, April 2nd 9AM. The lady I spoke to actually laughed at my reaction. I hope she gets the hearing back in that ear really soon.

[jlivings99 0]

We are also waiting for Packet 4 but it was sent back Feb. 27 so not as long as others. But had an interesting interaction with State & Embassy. We knew that the Packet 3 was received by the Embassy mailroom on Feb. 28 (Royal Mail Special Delivery) but on March 8 (8 days later) there was no computer record of it being received. The State Dept. operator agreed that we might want to contact the Embassy and inquire. So phoned the Embassy main phone number and at 1st the woman tried to have me phone the visa number that costs money but I pointed out that they would have no information on delivery of a package to the Embassy mailroom and she agreed. She told me to send an email with the subject being "United States" which we did. Although we got an email back which said it had been automatically deleted, we received a reply the next day. The reply did confirm that our Packet 3 was received (good news). Then it goes on to say that it will take 4 weeks to recieve Packet 4 (whether this is from date of email, March 9, or date of receiving Packet 3, Feb. 28, is uncertain) and not very good news but it may be their standard answer (hoping). However, the email also indicates that we can email them again by replying to this current email. Might try to get more information from them in a follow up email.

So a hint to other VJ members ... subject line "United States" might get email read by London Embassy.

[Buxton babe 0]

Just receaved packet 4 today, interview in London on the 28th march, medical is booked up for the 14th march, fingers crossed all goes well, fly out to Orlando friday 4th may

As of this morning, I am "waiting for Packet 4" also.

Good luck to everyone, and "COME ON YOU BLUES" FA CUP FINALS HERE WE COME.

[Catica 0]

Just an update on ours, Been 1 month now since we mailed off our first packet 3 to the london embassy and still saying no records of it at the embassy when I call the state dept. My fiancee and I have declared it lost and mailed a new packet 3 to them Friday the 9th of March, Delivery Confirmation says they received it today, so here we go waiting again...

[Nicole72082 0]

Aww, that totally sucks! I've been wondering if you had heard anything, but still no posts yet. Sorry that happened, but at least you know they received it this time. Keep us posted.

[Tigersden 0]

I gave in and phoned the state dept today because I have been so antsy with all of this waiting.

Yep, they received my packet 3 documents and scanned them in to the system on the 21st of February. Everything looks in order and they are waiting to assign me an interview date.

So very happy that the docs got there Tempted to send another copy of the checklist which was mailed at the start of the month, although I should probably wait a week or so before doing that

JustGimmeAnInterviewDateDarnIt!

:deep breaths: Please let it be around the middle of April, please.

[PCKAA 0]

Catica - so sorry to hear about this - how awful.. I still have my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully the second packet will go through alot quicker..

FeatherB - can you please let us know how your interview goes in the 15th? I have my on the 20th so want to hear all about it !!

Good luck with the wait everyone else

[jackson.arw 0]

Hi all, Im sending my P3 in tomorrow an dhave a medical on the 26th March, do I have to collect P4 from the Embassy or will it be sent to me ? If it needs collecting I may as well try while Im down there .... Heres hoping.

Adrian & Shannon

[heishe 2]

Hi all, Im sending my P3 in tomorrow an dhave a medical on the 26th March, do I have to collect P4 from the Embassy or will it be sent to me ? If it needs collecting I may as well try while Im down there .... Heres hoping.

Adrian & Shannon

You can't collect it in person, unfortunately. You have to wait for it to arrive in the mail. If you're obsessive like I was, you can call repeatedly to check on the status of the paperwork, but be prepared to hear frustrating things like "they haven't received it yet" (which actually means they have it and it's in "to do" pile on someone's desk).

[PCKAA 0]

packet 4 is just a confirmation of your appointment date and a map showing the location of the embassy.. you can call and find out the interview date from the state dept a few weeks after sending in your packet 3.. ( i waited a week then OCD took over )

[jackson.arw 0]

Thanks everyone - if waiting was an Olympic sport Id be a gold medalist ...