Help needed from my forum friends please

[Lesleylou81 3]

Hello forum friends,

 

I'm finding the K1 visa process really difficult to follow and I think I need some help.

Our current situation is that yesterday we received our case number from the NVC and the letter telling us that our case was being sent to the London embassy. 

On checking out case number it shows " in transit". Last night I completed and submitted our DS160.

 

My question is what is next? 

I don't want to inadvertently delay anything. 

My understanding is that I need to pay my application fee (approx £200) and for this we require an invoice number.

 

Yesterday we sent an inquiry form to the NVC requesting our invoice number but I'm not sure if this is correct?

 

Am I right in thinking I need to pay the fee before I can book my medical & interview?

 

I feel a better way of doing this would be some instructions on the NVC welcome letter, explaining what to do next.

For info I have a print out of my up to date vaccines and I am in possession of my police certificate.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

 

[carmel34 3,698]

30 minutes ago, Lesleylou81 said:

Hello forum friends,

 

I'm finding the K1 visa process really difficult to follow and I think I need some help.

Our current situation is that yesterday we received our case number from the NVC and the letter telling us that our case was being sent to the London embassy. 

On checking out case number it shows " in transit". Last night I completed and submitted our DS160.

 

My question is what is next? 

I don't want to inadvertently delay anything. 

My understanding is that I need to pay my application fee (approx £200) and for this we require an invoice number.

 

Yesterday we sent an inquiry form to the NVC requesting our invoice number but I'm not sure if this is correct?

 

Am I right in thinking I need to pay the fee before I can book my medical & interview?

 

I feel a better way of doing this would be some instructions on the NVC welcome letter, explaining what to do next.

For info I have a print out of my up to date vaccines and I am in possession of my police certificate.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

 

https://www.visajourney.com/k1-fiance-visa-overview/

 

Read this carefully then click on the K-1 visa guide.  Best of luck with the process.

[Crazy Cat 43,701]

This might also be helpful:

 

[MalloryCat 622]

read through those guides as well

but once the embassy receives your case from the NVC (your tracking should update to "Ready") the embassy will contact the beneficiary, usually by physical mail, with all of the information on what steps are next

this will include how to pay the visa fee, how and when to schedule the medical, how and when to schedule the interview, and everything that needs to be brought to the interview

[smilingstone 372]

3 hours ago, Lesleylou81 said:

For info I have a print out of my up to date vaccines and I am in possession of my police certificate.

 

Do you also have a copy of your GP summary, detailing any ongoing or serious health conditions? Visa Medicals requires this, not only vaccinations. I had a nightmare getting this from my GP as they didn't understand what I needed. It took me around 1 month to finally get it, days before my medical. Too close for comfort.

 

Have you ensured your police certificate is accompanied by the Subject Access Report (SAR)? People can miss this, but this is also required (and is a separate request through ACRO). It's required for medical and interview, if you don't have it, it will cause delays/AP.

 

3 hours ago, Lesleylou81 said:

My understanding is that I need to pay my application fee (approx £200) and for this we require an invoice number.

 

To book your interview (and medical from what I can recall), you need the LND number. You can't schedule interview before paying, but you can schedule your medical by calling Visa Medicals directly. I did this before scheduling my interview and paying the fee.

 

Visa Medicals will email you a list of everything they need from you once you've booked your medical.

 

You need to allow 1 week minimum between your medical and interview, as if the embassy doesn't receive your medical docs they will put you into AP until they get it. Not a big deal, but can cause unwanted delays.

 

This is all I received from NVC (they did mail this to my now-husband, USC, and not me, so bare this in mind, recipient seems to vary):

 

 

I did receive a letter from the embassy, but it was weeks after and I think I'd already scheduled everything. I just used a combination of the website listed in the NVC letter, VJ and reddit to help me prepare. The embassy letter wasn't that helpful.

 

They release interview slots in 3-4 week chunks, so if you can't get on/around the date you have in mind (and that whole chunk is grey'd out) just wait until closer to then.

[appleblossom 3,937]

1 minute ago, smilingstone said:

Have you ensured your police certificate is accompanied by the Subject Access Report (SAR)? People can miss this, but this is also required (and is a separate request through ACRO). It's required for medical and interview, if you don't have it, it will cause delays/AP.

 

Is that a new thing? When we did our medicals/interviews (2023) only those with any criminal convictions needed SAR?

[smilingstone 372]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

 

Is that a new thing? When we did our medicals/interviews (2023) only those with any criminal convictions needed SAR?

 

It might be only needed if you have previous convictions. I do, so included it. I just wanted to mention it as I've read stories of people with convictions not getting it, in case OP does. It's a seperate request and I think some people assume the police cert also includes the SAR. Just don't want OP to have any nasty surprises.  

[Edward and Jaycel 1,500]

4 hours ago, Lesleylou81 said:

Yesterday we sent an inquiry form to the NVC requesting our invoice number but I'm not sure if this is correct?

 

You will not get an invoice number in the K-1 process. This is reserved for immigrant visas. Since the K-1 is technically a nonimmigrant visa and is only treated like an immigrant visa, they do not give you this. So take this off your list of worries  

[Lesleylou81 3]

2 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

You will not get an invoice number in the K-1 process. This is reserved for immigrant visas. Since the K-1 is technically a nonimmigrant visa and is only treated like an immigrant visa, they do not give you this. So take this off your list of worries  

Thank you for this information!!

[Lesleylou81 3]

2 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

It might be only needed if you have previous convictions. I do, so included it. I just wanted to mention it as I've read stories of people with convictions not getting it, in case OP does. It's a seperate request and I think some people assume the police cert also includes the SAR. Just don't want OP to have any nasty surprises.  

It's free to do so I'll do it now.. thank you for this. I just don't want anything to delay getting to be with my man!

[Lesleylou81 3]

2 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

Do you also have a copy of your GP summary, detailing any ongoing or serious health conditions? Visa Medicals requires this, not only vaccinations. I had a nightmare getting this from my GP as they didn't understand what I needed. It took me around 1 month to finally get it, days before my medical. Too close for comfort.

 

Have you ensured your police certificate is accompanied by the Subject Access Report (SAR)? People can miss this, but this is also required (and is a separate request through ACRO). It's required for medical and interview, if you don't have it, it will cause delays/AP.

 

 

To book your interview (and medical from what I can recall), you need the LND number. You can't schedule interview before paying, but you can schedule your medical by calling Visa Medicals directly. I did this before scheduling my interview and paying the fee.

 

Visa Medicals will email you a list of everything they need from you once you've booked your medical.

 

You need to allow 1 week minimum between your medical and interview, as if the embassy doesn't receive your medical docs they will put you into AP until they get it. Not a big deal, but can cause unwanted delays.

 

This is all I received from NVC (they did mail this to my now-husband, USC, and not me, so bare this in mind, recipient seems to vary):

 

 

I did receive a letter from the embassy, but it was weeks after and I think I'd already scheduled everything. I just used a combination of the website listed in the NVC letter, VJ and reddit to help me prepare. The embassy letter wasn't that helpful.

 

They release interview slots in 3-4 week chunks, so if you can't get on/around the date you have in mind (and that whole chunk is grey'd out) just wait until closer to then.

Thank you for all this info... I have a print out from my GP but it's a couple of years old so I'll request an upto date one! 

I'm thinking of scheduling my medical now... Do you think it will matter if there are several weeks between my medical and my interview. Is it ok to book my medical while my application is in transit stage from the NVC to embassy?

[Lesleylou81 3]

5 hours ago, MalloryCat said:

read through those guides as well

but once the embassy receives your case from the NVC (your tracking should update to "Ready") the embassy will contact the beneficiary, usually by physical mail, with all of the information on what steps are next

this will include how to pay the visa fee, how and when to schedule the medical, how and when to schedule the interview, and everything that needs to be brought to the interview

Argh I'll chill out and wait for this then... I'll just request the SAR and ask GP for medical print out... And wait (I'm getting good at waiting.. 😂)

[appleblossom 3,937]

1 minute ago, Lesleylou81 said:

Thank you for all this info... I have a print out from my GP but it's a couple of years old so I'll request an upto date one! 

I'm thinking of scheduling my medical now... Do you think it will matter if there are several weeks between my medical and my interview. Is it ok to book my medical while my application is in transit stage from the NVC to embassy?

 

Just bear in mind that your visa is only valid for 6 months from the date of medical - so if you have it done several weeks before you'll be limiting your timescale for moving to the US. That's why most people get it done closer to the interview.

[Edward and Jaycel 1,500]

1 minute ago, Lesleylou81 said:

And wait (I'm getting good at waiting.. 😂)

 

This immigration process makes us all practice waiting 🤪 Jaycel and I are now practicing our wait for her AOS next step (Interview / Approval) Hang tough  

[smilingstone 372]

1 hour ago, Lesleylou81 said:

Thank you for all this info... I have a print out from my GP but it's a couple of years old so I'll request an upto date one! 

I'm thinking of scheduling my medical now... Do you think it will matter if there are several weeks between my medical and my interview. Is it ok to book my medical while my application is in transit stage from the NVC to embassy?

 

Leaving several weeks will ensure the embassy have your records, so it's a good idea. I only left 1 week between mine because I needed to fit the travel from the North East down to London in with work, and it was difficult for me to stagger it out further. Although as @appleblossom said, the longer you leave it, the less time you have to move. It's your call, only you know the timeframe you're working with.

 

I think as long as you have the LND number on your NVC letter, you can book your medical. You will receive that weeks, even months, before it appears as Ready on CEAC tracker.

Edited 14 hours ago by smilingstone