R and J

Don't panic yet -- all approved cases at the London embassy go into Administrative Processing for a few days after the approval (if it was genuine administrative processing, they would not have kept your passport normally). I just got my passport/visa back from the embassy last week. My case went into AP as well 48 hours after the interview, it was like that for 3 days, then the status changed to "Issued". I got an email that the passport was handed to the courrier 2 days after it was issued, and it was available to collect the following day. All told it took 8 days from the interview. Basically AP after approval is where they prepare all the documents to put in your sealed package, etc before printing the actual visa. Unless it lasts more than 2 weeks, it's nothing to worry about, your status should change to "Issued" soon.

Hi there!

No it doesn't matter if you move in the meantime. I moved twice since getting the certificate as the process took soooo much longer than we had anticipated. Keep in mind the police cert is valid for one year (interview has to take place within that year). I had to declare every address I've lived at since the age of 16 on my visa application anyway (including the very recent ones), so they had them all in any case. Depending on where you are in the process when you move, you might have to tell either NVC or the embassy of your change of address as well.

Those sound like questions it might be helpful to ask an attorney. One option which doesn't commit you to hiring an attorney for the entire process is to go for a one-off consultation with a US immigration lawyer in the UK (there are quite a few), to go through your options, where to file, etc. Then if you're happy with how to proceed you can do the actual filing yourself.

They're asking for the relationship to your spouse in this section (the beneficiary). So put your name down first and put "husband" under the relationship, then give the name of her child and put "child".

We are at this office. NOA1 Date 28 Sept 2012. Our case was transferred there in November due to workload at VSC, but haven't heard anything yet.

We sent about a dozen. If you've visited or been places together several times, it's best to put in one or two from each place you've been to show you have an ongoing relationship, but you don't need to put in lots of pictures taken at the same time and place.

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For immigration purposes, use United Kingdom. Once upon a time I put something else down when I visited the US (either England or Britain), and they crossed it out and replaced it with "UK".

We've done the exact same thing several times with my fiance (at the time, now married) visting me in Britain and going from UK to France. You don't need anything other than your passport because UK and France are both in Visa Waiver program with the US. You might get asked a couple of questions at the UK border when you come back in just to check your fiance lives in the US and not with you in the UK, but nothing unusual.

Hi,

We're in the same situation, both been married before and it's the second time my husband files for a spouse (first time was many years ago). It shouldn't be a problem as long as you declare it on the I-130 (you will need date, place and outcome of your first filing). Also, be sure to provide lots of evidence of your relationship, don't just send in the minimum. Save your photos, plane tickets, emails etc to prove you have a genuine relationship over however many months/years.