Case showing ready at London embassy!

[Lesleylou81 3]

Hi team,

 

So my anxiety is on overdrive, as usual. My case was updated to ready yesterday (28th May 2025). It now talks about scheduling my appointment if I haven't already. But I have to wait for my letter? 

 

Am I right in hoping that my letter will land in the next week and that it will explain what I have to do? 

 

This process is far too clunky, surely there's an easy way? 

 

Anyway, if anyone has recent experience, please share. I don't like the unknown.

 

Thanks 

Lesley 

[MalloryCat 646]

you will get something from the embassy in the next few weeks, it will explain the next steps, including how and when to schedule your medical, how and when to schedule your interview, and what you will need to bring to your interview.

it can sometimes take up to 30 days, if you don't hear anything by then you can contact the embassy and ask them for your next steps.

[smilingstone 406]

You don't need to wait for the letter to schedule with London. The NVC letter you will have already recieved has more information than the letter from the embassy. 

 

Mine didn't arrive until after I'd scheduled medical and interview. You only need your LDN number (found on NVC letter) to schedule both. You can schedule your medical without having scheduled your interview, but you need to pay the fee before you can schedule your interview. 

 

Docs I took to medical:

Birth cert and copy

Passport and copy 

ACRO Police cert and 2 copies

ACRO SAR and 2 copies

VCU-1 (related to previous conviction) 

Vaccination record

Medical questionnaire (provided by Visa Medicals) 

GP Letter (relating to history of mental health difficulties) 

GP Patient Summary

Embassy/NVC Confirmation 

4 x UK passport photos

 

Docs I took to interview:

All of the above, but swapped UK pics for USA sized pics

DS-160 confirmation 

Interview fee payment reciept

Interview instructions 

I-129F application and evidence

Further evidence

I-134 affadavit of support and 1 copy

US tax return and 1 copy 

 

Edited Thursday at 05:24 PM by smilingstone

[smilingstone 406]

FYI, I just looked and my NVC letter was dated 24th Sept, and my embassy letter was dated 15th Oct, but I definitely recieved it closer to November. Unsure at what point mine changed to Ready, but just to show that they aren't that timely with letters...

[Lesleylou81 3]

52 minutes ago, smilingstone said:

You don't need to wait for the letter to schedule with London. The NVC letter you will have already recieved has more information than the letter from the embassy. 

 

Mine didn't arrive until after I'd scheduled medical and interview. You only need your LDN number (found on NVC letter) to schedule both. You can schedule your medical without having scheduled your interview, but you need to pay the fee before you can schedule your interview. 

 

Docs I took to medical:

Birth cert and copy

Passport and copy 

ACRO Police cert and 2 copies

ACRO SAR and 2 copies

VCU-1 (related to previous conviction) 

Vaccination record

Medical questionnaire (provided by Visa Medicals) 

GP Letter (relating to history of mental health difficulties) 

GP Patient Summary

Embassy/NVC Confirmation 

4 x UK passport photos

 

Docs I took to interview:

All of the above, but swapped UK pics for USA sized pics

DS-160 confirmation 

Interview fee payment reciept

Interview instructions 

I-129F application and evidence

Further evidence

I-134 affadavit of support and 1 copy

US tax return and 1 copy 

 

Thanks for this I'll try to sort out payment. I just find it so complicated!! It's really not easy to follow at all.

For you info the rules have changed about booking medical first. I rang up last week and was told I can't book the medical until I have a date for my interview/ interview booked. This is a recent change.

[smilingstone 406]

1 minute ago, Lesleylou81 said:

Thanks for this I'll try to sort out payment. I just find it so complicated!! It's really not easy to follow at all.

For you info the rules have changed about booking medical first. I rang up last week and was told I can't book the medical until I have a date for my interview/ interview booked. This is a recent change.

 

Ah, that's a shame, but thanks for sharing. I'll refrain from advising this from now on!

 

It seems complicated because it's lots of little things that seem scattered across different things. I found it helpful to just create lists for each "job" (medical, interview, printing copies, etc) and tick things off gradually. It helps to make it seem more linear, and it helps to be able to visualise your progress by checking things off a list. But you will get there, it will all come together naturally.

[Lesleylou81 3]

Just now, smilingstone said:

 

Ah, that's a shame, but thanks for sharing. I'll refrain from advising this from now on!

 

It seems complicated because it's lots of little things that seem scattered across different things. I found it helpful to just create lists for each "job" (medical, interview, printing copies, etc) and tick things off gradually. It helps to make it seem more linear, and it helps to be able to visualise your progress by checking things off a list. But you will get there, it will all come together naturally.

Thank you 

[TBoneTX 47,122]

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the UK regional subforum.

[Penguin_DE 2]

Hi @Lesleylou81 congrats! Mind if I ask when you were documentarily qualified?

[Lesleylou81 3]

1 minute ago, Penguin_DE said:

Hi @Lesleylou81 congrats! Mind if I ask when you were documentarily qualified?

If that's NOA2 ? 14th March 

[Penguin_DE 2]

Oh sorry @Lesleylou81 is this not for an IR1 visa through consular processing?

[Lesleylou81 3]

1 hour ago, Penguin_DE said:

Oh sorry @Lesleylou81 is this not for an IR1 visa through consular processing?

No my visa is K1

 

[SL2024 235]

I would make a list of each stage and what is required for each one as others have advised on here