US Immigration from England

Hi all.

We have just submitted our I-130!

The next stages are far off but I'm just trying to get prepared.

I know we are asked for police certificates/clearance at the NVC stage. I lived in New Zealand for one year. They send police clearance for visa purposes directly to the government body/embassy instead of us acquiring it first.

Has anyone done this previously and when in the process did you apply for the police clearance? Did you do it when you were notified of the petition reaching NVC or did you do it ahead of time in anticipation?

If I've got this completely wrong please let me know!

Any guidance is much appreciated.

Our K1 visa was approval in December 2021. And In February 2022 we received direction from the London embassy to create an account to schedule an interview. We've been checking this site every day since and have not seen a single interview date listed.His medical exam has been completed since March and all of our forms are in order, we just need an interview and there's been nothing. I've emailed, called, and
submitted multiple contact forms at the embassy and NVC and I keep either not getting a response or getting the same link to directions to apply for the K1 visa..Today we received a letter from the london embassy stating that they have "received no response" from him and asked for us to confirm within 60 days that we intend to proceed with the application. (I completely
don't understand this- we've been struggling to get any insight in our application in MONTHS and they're acting like they're waiting on us??)

They then state that if we wish to proceed with the k1 application, I will need to submit an "updated reaffirmation letter..to update the I-129F petition." He will need to bring the reaffirmation letter to the appointment.
If anyone has any insight as to why this is being
handled this way, or information is needed for the reaffirmation letter and where would I submit that, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Is there a site like VisaJourney for moving to the UK?

This site was great when I moved to the US, wondering if there is something similar to help along with the process of my USC Wife going the other direction back to the UK.

Hi all, just wanted to post that even if your driver license is expired. They will accept it as long as it has not expired more than 3 years. Figured I'd post here since a lot of us have extension letters etc. And sometimes these things happen. No questions were asked and they knew exactly what to do.

This question is often asked when interviews fall in April or May, right after a new tax filing season deadline. The guidance for interviewing officers is found in the Foreign Affairs Manual. It indicates that the most recent tax return is the one filed prior to signing the I-864. It does not indicate a newer return must be supplied at the interview if a new tax season has closed before they got around to interviewing you.

Here is the whole document for reference:

9 FAM 601.14 AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT https://fam.state.gov/search/viewer?format=html&query=I-864&links=864&url=/FAM/09FAM/09FAM060114.html#M601_14_13

Selected excerpts include:

9 FAM 601.14-6 REQUIRED SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

b. Required Documentation: The sponsor(s) must provide the following documentation to satisfactorily complete Form I-864:

(1) Sponsor's Federal income tax returns for the most recent tax year:

(a) Each sponsor must submit with Form I-864 a photocopy or Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-generated transcript of the most recent income tax return that the sponsor had filed prior to the time of the AOS signing.

9 FAM 601.14-16 CHECKLIST FOR PREPARING THE AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT

d. Documents for the Principal Immigrant and Accompanying Dependents:

(1) Principal Applicant:

(a) Original or copy of Form I-864 and Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member (if needed); must be signed (not required to be notarized).

(b) The sponsor's most recent Federal income tax return filed prior to the time of Form I-864 signing is needed for each principal immigrant.