Sherri+Dave

Pretty sure your POE has to be a US city.

You can get your I-94 arrival/departure record here:

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html

It is an online bit of business now. Freaked us out a few weeks ago when we looked for it!

Congratulations on your pending wedding!

Dave's I-601 took just over 6 months too. He sent in his waiver Sep 2012 and we received approval in February 2013. Long, scary wait but good news at the end! I'm not sure you can do anything to speed up the process. Hang in there!

I hope you were able to change your flight! Best of luck getting her here ASAP!

I've an email to the Met Police for a copy of his police certificate but there are no longer court records.

We have done both return receipt and certified mail. The extra cost in post was worth the peace of mind.

My husband had 2 minor crimes nearly 30 years ago in England that just continue to keep haunting him. We've had to file a waiver of inadmissibility (I-601)after our initial K-1 visa was denied because of the crimes as well as other things. We won the appeal and he's here and we've received the notice that we have an interview for AOS in December. Included with the notice was a separate paper stating that if he'd had "ever been arrested or detained by any law enforcement officer for any reason," he'd need to bring an original or court certified copy of the court order. I'm confused...do we need to keep fighting about the same, past offenses? Or do they mean any offenses he may have committed while being here in America? The US Embassy in London kept his police certificate and we don't have a copy. Should we try to obtain another?

I appreciate your time and consideration and look forward to your responses.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this link!! We're set to do the adjustment of status form and couldn't find this paper form! Yikes! After reading your posts and searching, I was able to get Dave's I 94. this site rocks!

We've finally been approved but I fully support others coming after us to NOT have such a long wait! I've signed it and passed it along in Facebook. I hope it gets pushed through!

Usually Lomdon notifies you that they are ready to issue your visa and to send your passport via the embassy courier DX Secure.

In plain talk he rings up the courier to collect the passport . He pays for a round trip service that covers picking up the passport from him to take it to the embassy, then bringing the passport back to him after the visa is issued.

http://www.thedx.co.uk/customerservice/dxservicesusembassy/ See on the left "Passport Collections" since it starts with them coming to his house to "collect" the passport.

Nich-Nick Thank you! As usual, you guys have been a tremendous help! Appreciate it so much!

Hello Dave's waiver has just been approved and we would LOVE to know what we do next! Please! Thank you!

Sounds like they have no discretion

I'm sorry I don't have any advice to offer you, hope you get a fast resolution

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Thank you...and me too!

Oh my, sorry to hear that Sherri.

What were the 2 offences?

Dave was charged with interference with a vehicle(when he was 18) and theft from a vehicle(when he was 19). He's 46 now...as we understand it, w/2 charges of "moral turpitude" a denial is mandatory. He has to prove he's rehabilitated. He's had no trouble since those charges, so I'm hoping, praying we get the waiver approved.

Dave had his interview yesterday...the consular officer didn't have issue with his not having the court papers, but he had to deny the visa application b/c Dave had the 2 offenses 27 yrs ago. He told Dave about the waiver program/ form I-601. A setback but we're gonna do what we need to do now. Any advice is welcome.

Been there, done that. The answer is no. Nor is his first marriage certificate needed. Only his divorce decree. I remember puzzling over the same question because of the way some things were worded to cover all kinds of visas and situations.

Been scouring the site for this answer...thanks! We were a lil nervous b/c as we were going over the list of needed documents, we were concerned about his needing his daughter's birth certificate. And also on other posts within visajourney, it says that the London embassy is the one that requires birth certificates of children, even if they're not coming. We had her listed as his child on the visa form, but she's also in university (19yrs old) and won't be joining Dave in America.

Nich-Nick thanks for clearing this hiccup for us!

Happy 4th of July!!

Had an interesting chat on the phone with an "analyst" at ACRO today.

I had a query about the Subject Access request, she asked for my Police Certificate number and told me to hold the line.

According to her it would come back with exactly the same as the police certificate, "no trace" and not to bother with it and save myself a tenner.

Explained to me that certain convictions prior to 1996 are "unrecorded" on the PNC and as far as the Police are concerned effectively never occurred. My DD conviction in 1984 is not recorded, hence "no trace"

That led me to mention to her Q38 on the DS-156, "Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or crime, even though subject of a pardon, amnesty or other similar legal action?"

Naturally I got the "I can't advise you whether to answer yes or no but if it were me..." speech.

Answering yes will clearly raise a question at interview when presenting a "no trace" certificate, they are well aware there are instances of unrecorded arrests/convictions prior to 1996 at the USEM according to ACRO, a verbal explanation will suffice.

Answering no is one for the conscience it seems.

I am in no way advising anyone in similar circumstances what to do here.

The Subject Access thing was a question mark for us too...his trouble was 27 years ago. The representative from ACRO gave him the info over the phone (his convictions and dates), telling him that he only needed that.

Thank you for the nice compliment. My "thorough answers" are probably too long, but I used to be a teacher. Can you tell? LOL

I don't think you'll need one, but if it will make you sleep better at night, then just write one, sign it, and pop it in the mail. It has time to get to him. Crossing fingers for no more hiccups. Does he have the long form birth certificate with his parents names on it. It's surprising how many people are active in the forums but never actually read the instructions from London about the documents. Then they show up with the wrong birth certificate. ::Hiccup::

lool I had to ask him on skype about the birth certificate, just to be sure!!! phew...its the long one. ( I thought it was but....lol). A teacher awesome! And I meant it about the answers.

It's fine without one. Really. You mailed your stuff back days after their letter. If you had done nothing (no DS forms, no medical) until past the expiration, then they might have reason to wonder if your fiancé had changed his mind. You got in the queue and it just took awhile. That's different than appearing to abandon the process and then 6 months later popping up and applying. People in London are never asked for a new letter of intent unless they abandoned the process for a long time. I think I remember one case like that.

When I answered the other thread, there was no timeline to know what their situation was and I didn't want to type out "if this. ...., then blah blah but if that...., then blah blah." I'm just going to quit replying when there's no timeline.

When I have questions I look for your answers first (lol!). You really know your stuff and give thorough answers, which I need and appreciate.

One of the reasons I was concerned about our validity was an issue where the embassy said we'd not sent in some packet 3 forms, which we had. It took 6 weeks to find that out, though. We've had little hiccups like that along the way and we just wanted to be sure about this one.

Yeah this site really does help loads! I'm sure I'll be using it even more during AOS!

Me too...the whole process! lol

My validity was almost up so I took a letter of intent just incase and they didn't even want it. Take one along incase your officer does.

Thank you. Phew! He called them this morning too and they said the same thing. So relieved its something easy to fix!

Have I mentioned lately how much I love this site?!

Thank you! Sorry I do need to make a timeline. The Packet 3 letter came February 24th, and said I had 4 months validity to go through to completion as of the 'priority date' of Feb 8th--so, til June 8th. If I need this extended, to get my US fiancee to send a new, updated, and notarised letter of intent. My interview is tomorrow morning, and we've just noticed the 'notarised' part!

If we can't get this notarised, as I've never heard of anything getting notarised in the UK, should she come with me to the embassy? She is in London with me. Or will an original, un-notarised letter be okay? It is just over the validity date by a week.

I was reading these posts...and we've just realized that Dave's 797NOA states his petition is valid until July 7th, but his interview is on the 12th. I read Nich-Nick's reply that the validity date automatically renews. I'm (We're!) kinda freaking here...do we need to do anything to make sure of that?? Eeks!

Approved yay!

Yeah!!! Congrats!! So glad for you!

Dave's gotten his interview date for July 12. Nervous and excited!

I have my interview next Friday! Any tips?

I'm so anxious to finally see the end of this ordeal!

Hey On this thread a few pgs, back I think, there is a link to a video. Kinda shows what to expect. Good good luck Friday!

Oh no! Did you send them recorded? Send a cover note with it, stating your wedding date, and requesting an interview ASAP because of that reason. If you already have a wedding booked then they should put you before others that haven't.

Good luck!

The cover letter is a great idea. Thank you! And Dave's gonna send this packet registered mail....make sure someone signs for 'em! And hey! July 21 is a wonderful date!

That's my wedding date too! Hope you get yours pronto!

That's an awesome date!

We just found out the embassy is missing the Packet 3 forms. We're re-sending....

Hang in there! I have my interview June 15th!! I called the department of state. It is the price of a long distance call instead of £1.50 a min!

Yeah!!! Good news! Congratulations! We're planning on July 21...hopefully.

So glad for you, though!