EB2-NIW Waiting for Interview Letter in London 2023

[appleblossom 3,828]

8 minutes ago, iaiyam1 said:

Timeline: PD June 23, 2023 (Not yet current on current VB - Just a day to mine), DQed June 2024. 

I meant on your profile, to help the VJ community and also make it easier to help you with any questions you may have. See mine for an example (just click ‘Timeline’ by my name). If you can take a few minutes to fill that in that would be great, thx. 

Edited April 23 by appleblossom

[godson0452 0]

On 4/22/2025 at 6:31 PM, alixe said:

We’re June 17!

Sorry I have been on my phone & I haven’t got a chance to check how to update it, will do it in the coming days

My interview date is also June 17. My question is whether I must register interview appointments for each family member or only for principal applicants. Thank you.

[appleblossom 3,828]

22 minutes ago, godson0452 said:

My interview date is also June 17. My question is whether I must register interview appointments for each family member or only for principal applicants. Thank you.

 

For each of you, you should have separate case numbers, but you can do them all together - see step 3 here. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/family-immigration/how-to-apply-2/

 

Please fill in your timeline, thanks.

[iaiyam1 4]

On 4/22/2025 at 7:54 PM, sys187 said:

Congrats! My medical and document review at the Embassy is tomorrow. The latter is a new process. Will let you know how it goes!

hey @sys187 how was the document review yesterday?

[appleblossom 3,828]

1 hour ago, iaiyam1 said:

hey @sys187 how was the document review yesterday?

 

Please pay it forward and fill in your timeline, thanks.

[DRO 6]

7 hours ago, godson0452 said:

My interview date is also June 17. My question is whether I must register interview appointments for each family member or only for principal applicants. Thank you.

I believe the registration of the visa appointment with the document collection details is a default thing, and it will register you as a group with the same case number, however, it will include underscore 1, 2.. on each person details depending on the total number of the group.

[cherryblossom70 1]

On 4/24/2025 at 1:43 PM, appleblossom said:

 

For each of you, you should have separate case numbers, but you can do them all together - see step 3 here. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/family-immigration/how-to-apply-2/

 

Please fill in your timeline, thanks.

Is the UK police certificate valid for 2 years or we need a new police certificate ACRO for the interview. The certificate I submitted to UCSIC is now 15 months old. 

[appleblossom 3,828]

On 4/26/2025 at 4:39 PM, cherryblossom70 said:

Is the UK police certificate valid for 2 years or we need a new police certificate ACRO for the interview. The certificate I submitted to UCSIC is now 15 months old. 

 

Valid for a year for London.

 

Did you see my message above asking you to fill in your timeline? Please do, and ‘pay it forward’, thanks.

Edited April 29 by appleblossom

[cherryblossom70 1]

57 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

Valid for 2 years - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html/

 

Did you see my message above asking you to fill in your timeline? Please do, and ‘pay it forward’, thanks.

Thank you. So, I don’t need a new one right. And, I did fill my timeline before in my previous messages. 

[DRO 6]

1 hour ago, cherryblossom70 said:

Thank you. So, I don’t need a new one right. And, I did fill my timeline before in my previous messages. 

You might need a new one based on the London Consulate information. 

We got another one due to that. Although the consular officer did not ask any question, they just asked us to take out the old one. 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/LND-London.html

 If you are 16 years of age or older: The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. UK police certificates can be obtained from the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office (ACRO). If the three items below are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview.

1. You are 16 years of age or older;
2. You obtained a police certificate more than one year ago; and
3. You still live in the country that issued the police certificate.

[appleblossom 3,828]

3 hours ago, cherryblossom70 said:

And, I did fill my timeline before in my previous messages. 

On your profile please - putting it in posts isn’t helpful. Click on the ‘Timeline’ button by anybody’s name (mine for example) to see how you’d fill it in. Thx. 

Edited April 27 by appleblossom

[alixe 4]

I have a question regarding vaccines - I was not born and raised in the UK so my vaccines were done in several different countries. How do I show the proof? I know I have most of the vaccines but just wonder if I should 1/ do all of them now in my current place and bring the proof, or 2/ do the vaccinations when I’m at the medical check? Thanks a lot! 

[DRO 6]

3 hours ago, alixe said:

@alixeI believe if you don't presently have evidence of those vaccines, the assumption will be that it never happened. However, if you have the proof, irrespective of the country, it will be accepted. My kids had proof for 3 different countries, and they were all accepted. I will suggest if you still have time,  you can book to see your GP and get those vaccines. On the other hand, you can get the vaccines at their clinic. 

 

[alixe 4]

28 minutes ago, DRO said:

 

Good point - I’ll see if I can get the proof and bring with me. Thanks a lot!

[sys187 10]

On 4/24/2025 at 2:04 PM, iaiyam1 said:

hey @sys187 how was the document review yesterday?

Medical and Doc reveiw - How it went:

 

Medical - took a couple hours, I am a family of 6 (wife and 4 kids), so assume this to be worse case (unless you have more kids than me.. lol). It was straight forward, chest x ray, nurse reviews vaccinations and a discussion with the doctor regarding medical history.

 

Embassy document review - we left 11:50am and drove to embassy which took 30 mins (traffic). Parked up at Waitrose car park and a 5 min walk to embassy, so got there around 12:30ish.

 

Once we made our way to the embassy we were given a number, an announcement for our number was called out and the booth we need to go to. 

 

They just review the passport, picture, police certificate, marriage certificate, birth certificate etc and then gave it back to me which I need to bring on the interview day (May 7th). Me and my wife's biometric was taken , fingerprints. They didn't ask any questions relating to my application, It was very straightforward, probably took around 45 mins (end to end) , we are a family of 6 bear in mind.

 

I would say you should have enough time to get to embassy, this was my worry. I saw people from the medical getting there as I was leaving... so I would not worry too much. I was also given the same feedback by another person on this forum who has done the new process.