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I guess so..that would make sense. I think I m just worried to make sure I say everything/anything so in case they refer back to my GP it doesn't look like I ve tried hiding anything...no matter how small, so would you say its better to just keep it simple?

Ah, I see!! I'm sure it will go in his favour and if everything else appears in order plus with the character references I'm sure it'll be fine..

I was wondering do you need to divulge things like migraines or a bit of insomnia if you are not on any medication or anything of that nature? Also, should I be preparing to get my medical history from my G.P, will they be needing that??

Thank you for reading and replying, I ll be sure to tick 'no' on my redone forms lols

I thought that your own GP doctor would have to provide your back history/medical notes and that I would have to start actioning this soon, is this correct or do you just turn up to the medical??

I am getting ready to file forms for the embassy and noticed they asked 'have you ever had or do you require an SSN (social security number)......do I tick yes or no to this???

Is it something I 'm better saying I want Now, or do I do that later??

Probably seems like a silly question- but it has me stumped!!!

Thanks in advance

So sorry to hear you have had this difficulty, it seems really unfortunate that his files were even called from his doctor...is that suaul practise?! I always figured the medical was a stand alone thing?! Best of luck with getting it sorted, those character references sound like a brillaint idea

Just stick to the process and bide your time. They will I doubt make a special case for a baby on the way but would most likely just suggest to have filed once you had confirmation OF the pregnancy. Here is a great place to get advice and know that you are going about things correctly but sadly it seems they never make special cases. I'm not sure what the timelines are like for Korea so I d hate to give false hope but our case looks from start to finish to be taking about seven to eight months. I wouldn't waste any time in filing, why leave it until the end of the month?? I really feel for you in your situation though, but keep with it and look forward to your new arrival! Once things get going you'll be so busy with the pregnancy and the moving that things will just fly by

I don't know anything about the cases in Ghana, but I m working on the principle 'if you've got it-take it'- better to be safe than sorry ; ) Best of luck to you

http://london.usembassy.gov/interview_documents.html

this link tells you what you need to take to the interview on the day and at the end it says 'three colour passport photos'. It is difficult to tell. I would either ring the embassy or err of the side of caution and send two now and take three in for the interview AND one for the medical lol though when you ring to book the medical I'm sure they'll tell you if they need one. Chances are they need three during the interview as they'll attach one to their file, one to the medical results recieved and one (hopefully) to your visa Good luck!!

All I know is you need three of each person filing once you have your noa2. Although I suspect one is to be used for/attached to your medical file when you go in for that.

It certainly does enable you to both have affairs in order. For one thing, somewhere to live, as my fiance resides alone in his ex marital home and his adult children were never thrilled about our moving in when they are attempting to sell it anyway. We now have managed to find a place of our own and have also had time to commit to the forms, vaccinations and so on. HOWEVER and I 'm not sure if other VJers with children would agree.....a transition like this is very difficult for children who effectvely feel their life is 'on hold'Mine have coped brilliantly and are so excited but at the sme time the uncertainty hangs over you right up until you get told 'your visa has been approved'. So in cases where children are involved I d have to say less time would be better. We now have our NOA2 so fingers crossed the interview in London should be a formality, as should be the medicals, but its very destabilising for children waiting to make this huge shift, having no idea how thats going to feel and no idea when it'll or if it'll even happen. Its a lot to aks, mine are twelve and fifteen and they both say they've have enough of the waiting ansd wish term times etc could be worked in, but of course they can't. Naturally there is the whole 'test of time' thing for the relationship but I think to go to all of this effort and expense and form filling and waiting is intself enough without it being a nine month slog!! lol

Its all working out fine for us, but as a mother I have occasionally though perhaps they should prioritise cases with children of school ages involved as its hugely emotional or them, and can at times be difficult. But you know, once you start making one thing a priority then a whole load of other valid priorities can get raised. It's a difficult question- yes, it si good for the couple to have that time, but where children are concerned- no, its too much time, not just the time but the uncertainty. But when you see your path and you know it and weare all happy to follow it, then we just have to play this waiting game and hope for the best. I dread to think of the emotional effect it might have if we get refused.....sort of assuming that ISN'T going to happen though. Have any other VJers with children found similar to be true?

Excellent news Congratulations to you both, what a way to start the new week!!!

Excellent news Congratulations to you both, what a way to start the new week!!!

Yes it IS a serious commmitment and it is right for a couple entering into it to recognise exactly what they are signing. My fiance is working through his now for myself and my two children but whilst we recognise the huge commitment it makes from he, he recognises the huge commitment we make aswell in leaving everything here....its simply for security. We have absolutely no intention of divorcing and so do not see it as a loaded gun, I'm with other posters who have mentioned perhaps if YOU see it that way then maybe this process and this woman isn't for you. Is she telling YOU that leaving everything, family, friends, past, her ties, her culture is handing YOU a loaded gun?? Probably not. At the same time, romance aside, its a necessary evil isn't it. I plan to become an American Citizen anyway, just because, not just to nullify the affadavit of support. That way everybody is happy, but I feel comfortable entirely about doing that because I know separating isn't on the cards for us, we wouldn't be working against distance and time if it were. Just as I m happy voiding his liability to become a citizen and soend the rest of my life with my new husband you really ought to be asking yourself why this first hurdle seems SO insurmountable for you??

I'm a bit lost with this case now as I have read in response to an own posting of mine elsewhere that if the relationship evidence is insufficient, you ought not even get an NOA2, but I assume you DID get one of those. That would infer the problem was with the questioning of the fiance and what came of that OR that some other evidence was flagged up....perhaps visas applied for for/with other people or something?? It sounds as though theres a lot more to this than meets the eye. The other posters are quite right, one visit is all they specify. My fiance and I had just one visit, though we do live 19hr flights away and I have dependent children and he has patients to attend to weekly so is very busy with THAT, but we've not been told this would be a problem. What I HAVE been told is that if the evidence you give in isn't proof enough you don't even get to the embassy stage....they would issue you with an RFE (request for further information) before it even got to the embassy, to give you the opportunity to improve your case. One would think if USCIS did not do that, then the initial evidence was fine. All in all there sounds more to it. My advice.....as you have said you are earning well, in your exact case, if I were you, I d emply an immigration attourney at this stage.

The noa2 lists as only valid until the 06th February so it would appear they expect to process us by then....things are looking very good for sticking with the date we'd picked...fingers crossed. When we planned it we factored in average procesing and adding extra etc so HOPEFULLY that need to be flexible will be superfluous. A couple of other forums have suggesting having some kind of set plan aides them in assessing when to schedule the interview and also acts as further proof of commitment to marriage. All in all I don't feel foolish we went ahead and planned something. It gave us something solid to aim for at the and of the raft of paperwork and bureaucratic deadlines.

That's great to hear and btw, thanks for the nice and concise write up of it. Its what I had hoped for and all of those financial forms are being completed this week and sent on their way. NVC aren't even registering as having received the case yet so we should be fine for timing (noa2 was 07th oct).

Phew....thank you so so so much for taking time to set my mind at rest. Thats great news. Yes, we have our NOA2, I was just troubled after reading another forum post by a couple who got as far as the embassy in jamaica and were told 'not enough proof based with just one meeting' and had the case referred back to the States. This is a relief to hear it might not be the case for us. We have pictures of petitioner with my children too so i 'll add that in 'ongoing relationship' file As well as a print out of literally over 4,000 emails(by headings not the whole emails -of course!!) back and forth between us. In the original petition we included one picture of us together, two sample facebook pages (one showing contact since 2009 and one showing engagement posting with commments), verizon telephone bills from sept 2010 to the petition date in June, the past (up until than) three months skype calls, plane tickets, hotel and restaurant receipts, engagement ring receipt, photocopies of postmarked envelopes from England to the U.S, British car hire receipts. NOW we have wedding ring receipts, venue booking details, my obsessively compulsion 200 page file of all contact for the past year (lol) and of course MORE pictures from our time together including him with my children (we have only met in person once).

thank you sooo much, so they ll essentially ask if they need more before hand ??? i have loads to show them. Phew, thanks, so they have time to look at that stuff at the interview??

Having read some other forum posts (which be embassy depependant) it seems the initial petition should have HAD ALL proof of relationship. It had a lot but as much as we would have sent had we thought for a second it needed it ALL. I am the beneficiary and will be attenting London, i thought we got to take more documenatry proof then of our continuing relationship for them to consider, is this true???? heeeelllpp!!! I have LOADS to show them but just need a chance to

I have been reading the whole thread and in no way an expert, but from what I can tell if it is true that Jamaica is currently a hotbed of immigration fraud then potentially the couple of other posters who have specifically said they may think its because the authorities thought it might be fraud, may be correct on the basis of the fact you HAVE known this person a while. I note a couple of points you have raised which may raise red flags

1)the starting point that you yourself only arrived in the U.S ten years ago (so I assume are not a citizen originally??) combined WITH

2)the fact you have this one photographs of you boths eight years ago....they might take this to mean you were already associates and one might now be doing the other a favour, if combined WITH

3)not enough evidence being shown on the day.

I think possibly mentioning your previous ties and mentioning your inability to maintain the relationship at that time MIGHT have actually made them look a little bit closer at your case. Now perhaps if there had followed an over compensation by providing LOTS of evidence of a true relationship now, you may have been okayI m not sure if this helps any or helps you to figure how to approach it from hereonin but it does seem to have been the case and until you see the piece of paper outlining what their problem was you're back to square one- well, not quite, perhaps you can appeal??

Thankyou for your reply...so to clarify, my fiance doesn't need to send original documents of his own to the U.K for me to hand in anywhere??

I am so sorry to hear that I agree with everyone else, you need to see the paper yourself, have it scanned and emailed or something so you can assess what the problem was. I assume usual proofs that they would accept would be

phone bills

skype call print outs

letters sent back and forth

letters exchanged with other family members

photographs of you together

evidence of meetin within two years (plane tickets, hotel reservations etc)

proof of engagement (photos/facebook announcements etc)

facebook exchanges

print outs of lists of email received and sent.

I agree with the other posters, they must have felt something was suspicious about the relationship so perhaps your fiance didn't take enough or any of this stuff in?? I hope you manage to get things sorted and possibly can appeal against the decision?

ok guys , Ive been with my wife almost 6 years, we have been married for 1 year and 6 months and after all the years of confusion of which visa to get and how it works, I finally have been approved, I have my visa and Im flying off to be with my wife on Monday. Let me tell you the feeling is amazing.

For all you people who are still going through the process or starting it, never ever give up keep trying no matter how long it takes because it is so worth it in the end, Whether your trying to move somewhere for love, work, or any other reason, Dont give up on your dreams.

Congratulations to you both....it sounds like its been a long time coming too!! :)