claire and joe

UK travel insurance clearly says you have to start in the UK and come back to the UK other wise its not valid .

From arriving in the States to when you get married and then put on your partners insurance is probably a month or two as in my case a months insurance is all we need .

Found this link that 1 month starts from $60 ish ... i think its best to have some thing legal as its less stress and hassle if something, (god forbid), goes wrong .....

http://www.americanvisitorinsurance.com/visa-insurance/fiancee.asp

Phew ! It says Issued now

Yeah I had a great weekend

Mine says Issued now, from the 16th. I still can't track it on DX though. Looks from VJ like this is a common wait time, that it takes 2 days for DX to get it after printing. So I am not panicing (too much) yet! How's yours going?

Yeah I'm not leaving til 2nd August, which I'm glad about as it would be much more stressful waiting for the passport if I was trying to travel this week. I booked the cheapest flight I could find a few weeks ago, gambling that everythign would work out OK! At least its only time waiting to pass now, and then we will be over there

Mine now says it was updated today and Administrative Processing ! ! ! Maybe its a little different as im taking teenagers with me ????

I will see what it says by monday and then maybe start to panic ! !

Just a question of selling stuff and packing ... I got return flights as it was so much cheaper than singles , i will try and see if i can keep the return flights to use next year ?

Travel Insurance is not applicable he is immigrating.

I didnt know that ! I was going to get a months travel insurance so i was at least covered while we were sorting everything out ! !

How will they know ?

This might be a helpful link to read through

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/82/~/travelers-bringing-food-into-the-u.s.-for-personal-use

I found this as I'm not sure I can live without some proper cheese! It does say 'generally' admissible though, so I'm sure there is still some risk/might be worth getting clarification from them before you fly.

Thanks for that crashsle ... im going to take some nice strong cheddar with me ... shame i cant take Bovril !

What a mine field of do,s and don't,s ...... I'm sure ive seen an English shop being advertised on one of the sites ive looked at for my new home town .......

Thanks for the links guys .

When i lived in Spain there was alot of food things that i missed and was hard to get hold of , i used to get my family and friends to bring stuff over .... Like proper Bacon , Cheddar cheese and Bovril just to name a few ...

Are there any food stuff that's a definite no no ? And what things are difficult to get hold of ?

Just need an idea before i stuff my suitcase with Teabags !

I hope you had a good weekend ?

Mine is saying ready and the 15th too ...

As my application is for 3 of us they said it would take 10 days to get our passports back , not a problem as im not going till the 21st Aug .

The price of flights are so high at this time of year otherwise i would be over there sooner ....

My appointment was at 8,30 so we got there for 7,30 and they were already letting people through .....

Alot of people getting other Visas so the Immigration visas was slow , i finally got out at 11,30 and im just so happy to now be able to make all the next plans ....Fly out on the 21st August ..........

Started this on the 12th September and its been a very stressful process ...

VisaJourney.com has been great , thank you so much for all your help

Hey Zoe ....Mine was Approved yesterday too ! ! ! 39 days till i go ......

How did you get out by 9,30 ? i was stuck in there till 11,30 ... i got there at 7,30 and they were already letting people in , so many N numbers and only 4 windows for the I numbers ........

Hope you have a great weekend and good luck too x

Hey Zoe , I look forward to seeing you i hope !

I tried the Marble Arch but they were fully booked , As i have two teenagers too i need a bigger room so im staying at the Astoria Hotel , its not too far but i think i will get a taxi at that time of the morning .

Im getting the train down (from Glos) , works out alot cheaper than driving , if i were you id leave the car on the outskirts of London then get the tube into town ?

If we dont get to meet , have a great weekend and happy hen night ! !

Claire

I think there must have been someone new working that day as i too have my date for the 12th July (8,30) and i didnt send my DS-2001 , I called to check all was ok which it was so i paid my fees ...Just getting my last paper translated , booked train tickets and now looking for a hotel for the night .... excited and nervous is an understatement ! ! !

Thanks for sharing this ... Ive got mine on the 12th July ..... I shall be a nervous wreck by then so its good to have an idea on what to expect ....

Phoned this morning and confirmed the appointment and paid the fees ..... im so excited now ive got a date

Sounds like a good idea ..... didnt think this had happened often , im not complaining though , it means i could be there for July instead of September !

Im not sure if this is OK but ....... Ive had the medical , sent in most of the forms and im just waiting for a police report from Spain then i will send in the DS 2001 to let them know im ready .....

Today ive got a letter from the Embassy in London with my interview date ! 12th July ! ! how can that be if i havent sent the 2001 yet ? do i still have to send it ? should i call or leave it as i will be ready by the 12th ?

Not sure what to do here ... has anyone else had the same happen to them ?????

Hi VJ ..... I am at the point of being able to send my form 2001 so i can get my interview date . The only thing stopping me is a police report from Spain . I sent off for it over a month ago and still nothing ! by law it should only take 10 days plus a few more days for postage, ive called and they are very unhelpful ... Has anyone else sent for this report and what sort of timeline did it take ? Im getting so down about this as its one thing after another and patience is running very thin lately ........

Just a question .... How long did it take for her to get her police report ? ive applied for my Spanish police report and for it to be sent to a friends house in Spain and so far its been 3 weeks ! and all they say is it should take 10 days and a few more for postage ... yeah right

My translator did my divorce papers in the exact same format as the original but on a separate paper (don't mess up the original) and then did the paper to say who he was ....

You could get them to sign the translation too ......

Id imagine the London Embassy have seen these report from all over and would spot some thing suspect !

Claire .

Thanks Nich Nick , I was hoping that was right ....

My childrens birth certificate , my police report and my divorce papers are in spainsh , i have them translated but do i need to get them certified or is it ok if the translator writes that they are competent to do so ?

I had my medical last week at Bentinck Mansions , getting the appointment only took a week .

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html

Just make sure you have all the info needed

No mines not expired , i have until August .....

Done alot of digging and ive found out that we each have to pay $240 regardless of age and the bank can notarize papers .....

Thanks anyway Nick .

I have got my letter from the US Embassy London informing me that they have received my approved petition ....

What im not sure about is this line .....

"please request your fiance(e) to make a notarized statement of intent to marry within ninety days of your arrival in the US" .............

I just thought he had to do another letter with a more recent date on it ? where and how does he get it notarized ? Would it be with a Lawyer ?

Also ...."All fiance(e) and K3/4 visa applicants must each pay $240 prior to their interview" ................ im sure i read some where that this is a payment for me and not my 2 children (both under 16) ?

so is it $240 once or $240 x3 ?

Would be grateful for any info please

Thanks for that .