wendibob

hi,

No, they took my fingerprints for free. I can't believe they charged for that!

Sounds like good advice Nigel. I'll just hope they come early so I can get to work for any amount of time.

I need all the cash I can, especially as today I handed my notice in!

1 week left! That feels good.

As for airlines, GNH again. I found out I can't fly to Phoenix with my dogs as, from April, there is an embargo due to the heat there. Thats the nearest airport to home, about 2 hours away.

So instead I've got to fly to Los Angeles. Wendy will have to drive 8 hours to pick us up, and then back again. At least I'll get to see some scenery I guess.

I'm going with BA from heathrow. Mainly because they will do the flight in one haul and take the pooches. I'd get agitated about them otherwise. they are quite reasonable if you book a return, which is much cheaper than the oneway. Just hunt around for a cheap return flight, like in october.

heh, and the waiting continues! SMS, them that deliver the visa decided to visit me when I wasn't in without notification.

They left a card with an illegible number on it and claimed to have tried to deliver at 10am which is a big fib cos I was home for an hour at 1pm.

So I phoned up to rant and they said it was attempted to be delivered at 12pm! More fibbers!!!

So on to arrange the next possible date. That will be next wednesday, a whole week away!! Why??? Because its Easter! Ngh! I want to crush their stupid eggs!!! So next wednesday then. What time will you deliver? We don't know, any time. So I have to book a whole day off work? yes, can we have your phone number so we can let you know for sure?

yes. so you will phone me before it arrives? No.

GNH!!!!

annoyingly, I can't provide an alternative address for them.

Ah well. I should have expected that. I've put off everything until I get it in hand but I feel like packing too! Its our 1st anniversary on Friday, and it sure does suck not being able to plan anything.

Does anyone know if you can use the visa as soon as you get it?

I'm tempted to book the plane before the prices hike up.

Hi all, I hope everyone is well and happy.

I've been just faffing around. I just replied to you beetee! I've been to that I2U site, but its all a bit too grey for my eyes.

The courrier picked my passport up on Monday 3rd so I'm waiting for the return of that. Then I can arrange the next stages; the working permit and the status change etc. And the flight of course! Fingers are currently crossed for May 1st, so we're just hoping there is no delay with the passport.

Does anyone know what happens about being able to drive when I get over there?

Here's our hardship letters if anyone wants a read.

Introduction

I am Wendy. My husband, Robert, and I were married on April 14, 2005. We met online over 3 years ago and have had daily contact for the past 2 years during which time we fell in love, got engaged and married. We are currently awaiting approval of our K3 Visa permitting my husband to be allowed entry into the US to be with his new family.

The purpose of this letter is to show why I cannot leave the United States to live with my husband in the U.K. I hope that you will take this letter into consideration and grant him the waiver to enter the U.S. so we can start our life properly as a loving family.

Children

I have a child from a previous marriage living at home. My daughter is 6 years old and the light of both her parents’ lives. Her father, my ex-husband lives nearby. We has joint custody and he is very active in her daily life. My ex-husband and I have an excellent relationship as friends and co-parents and consider each other family as well. His family includes both me and my current husband as their family too. Both our families are supportive of us as we have managed to overcome any custody battles and have worked out a plan that will provide our child with the loving support of both of her parents without undue emotional pains. We live less than one mile from each other. We have made agreements that the duration of her being raised, we will be in accordance with each others wishes within reason. I could never leave my child or give up custody for many reasons, namely, I am her mommy. She needs both of her parents to be stable, healthy and available to her at all times. She has that now and any upheaval to this would be severely devastating to all parties involved (mother, father, grandparents and my current husband and his family). We are in no financial situation for frequent visits between countries. Also, her US education and heritage is very important to us. Her father has no desire to move to the U.K. as he is currently a student, his family are here and he has his life plans. As we have joint custody I would not be permitted to take my daughter out of the country without the consent of her father and he has stated will not agree to and would legally oppose any attempt to do so where he and his family would have practically no contact with her at all (please see attached statement of proof of joint custody). This would cause further heartache to all concerned and would ruin the good relationship between our families.

In addition, my husband and I have plans for extending our family in the immediate future. I do not wish for my daughter to be an only child. In order to do so it is imperative that I am in good health physically, emotionally mentally and spiritually especially during pregnancy. This is especially true since, at 37 years old I am in the window where complications can begin to arise. It is well documented that fertility declines from the age of 35.

Pregnancy Risks After 35

The risk of miscarriage increases after age 35; by the early 40s, more than 50 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Many of these occur at an early stage and may not even be detected, or may be mistaken for a late period. The majority of these miscarriages are due to the chromosomal abnormalities in the foetus.

Other age-related factors affecting fertility include less frequent and/or irregular ovulation, and endometriosis, in which tissue that attaches to the ovaries or fallopian tubes interferes with conception.

When they do get pregnant, women older than 35 may have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and placenta previa. There is also a potentially higher risk of having a baby with low birth weight, and of chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome.

http://health.discovery.com/centers/pregna...lityandage.html

If I am forced to move to the UK, I will be put under tremendous pressure from being apart from my daughter. I simply cannot possibly imagine leaving her. I fear this will be detrimental to our plans and the health of any future child we conceive as well as my own.

It is especially important for my husband to be here for this to support us.

Family Ties

I am close and emotionally/spiritually dependent on my United States family. I am an only child to my divorced mother and father. They have lived in close proximity of one another throughout the majority of my life.

My mother has endured traumatic hardships and now as a result she has been diagnosed as suffering from Fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Fibromyalgia means pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body. (I have included more information on this).

She is currently in our home awaiting the time when she can find her own place or residential care that is close by. Because of the pain this brings her she requires a lot of attention to help her cope physically and to make sure her medication is in order. As her only child, I cannot express the importance of being available to her for both our sakes. I have attached a copy of her medical report.

My father had a heart attack a few years ago. I feel it is necessary to be readily available to him for support in case of future fates. As an only child, my connection to my family is vital to my emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. I know the United States and international law recognizes the unique relationship between parent and child and that family unification has long been a cornerstone of these laws. As an only child, I frequently see each of my family.

I have no family members in the UK.

Heritage

I am a Native American and a member of Monache Intertribal/Band of California Indians. Being a Native American is a cultural heritage that is extensively celebrated in the United States. My tribe is diminishing and is in great jeopardy. It is essential to participate in cultural activities to prevent this from occurring, as well as passing the tradition to my daughter and future children. I, along with my family, attend Native American gatherings and other cultural events in celebration of my Native American heritage. In addition, my religious foundations are Native American, including sweat lodge and annual ceremonies that are vital to our survival as an Indigenous Nation. I can not be removed from my cultural heritage; it is a vital part of my being. We are very much looking forward to my husband participating in our family gatherings and sharing the American experience. Being removed from this would create an extreme hardship not only for myself because I am in close contact with my heritage and Native American family, but also for my daughter who will not be entitled to rightfully experience her maternal culture. In addition, the possibilities of meeting friends or contacts in the U.K. that share my Native American heritage are highly unlikely. This would create additional hardship. (I have included my membership document)

Employment

My present full time occupation is as a waitress. Currently the hours are long and often unsociable, clashing with my daughter’s father’s hours. Because of this I have to arrange childcare facilities.

I have several opportunities awaiting for me here in Sedona that will allow me to take advantage of my native heritage and associated spiritual teaching and healing work, a vital aspect to our community (see above Heritage).

Moving to the UK would take me away from these opportunities. There would be nowhere close to my husband or indeed the whole of the UK where I could employ my knowledge of my ancestral home in this manner. In fact, my husband moving here is integral in assisting in my switchover from my current job. Him being here would instantly ease the burden of childcare costs and his eventual employment here would give me the chance to build up my new career in good time.

Financial

I presently have several financial commitments in the US.

I currently have to make home payments of $925 per month. I also have a car loan for which I must make $200 per month. My student loans amount to $4,500. I presently struggle to make ends meet as my current job relies on tips. My husband assists by sending at least $500 per month. I would find it extrememly difficult without my husbands support and is another reason why he should be here where he can find gainful employment and share the burdens of our commitment.

Emotional

The emotional hardship that my husband and I will endure if this waiver application is denied will be nothing short of devastating. The current stresses of the visa process have been enduring both emotionally and financially. We began this process over a year ago with the K1. My husband has since lost a well paid job because of uncertainties due to our situation. He has taken on low paid work and currently is paying bills here and in the UK. This makes it difficult for us to see each other as most of our funds are tied up domestically. We have missed family celebrations, christmas’, birthdays and have both had emotional upheavals from being apart for so long. Although we try to communicate every day via the internet and telephone, it can feel very lonely and insecure.

We have current goals to live the American Dream, including full plans including residency in the United States, a shared spiritual foundation, supportive relationships between the two families (including my ex-husband, father of my child), as well as mutual support in regard to educational and other life goals, etc.

I realize that my husband’s infraction is the cause of this letter. I am asking that the waiver be granted to him for multiple reasons. The infraction was over 15 years ago. He was young and learned a valuable lesson. Our life choices are healthy and in no way is that time period a reflection of our current lifestyle. He is very much looking forward to being a productive attribute here in America.

U.S. Support

I would also like to emphasize that by issuing an approval of the visa, the United States government has formally and legally recognized the validity of the marriage between my husband and I. It is well documented that “family unity” is an important value underpinning the raison d’etre of the United States of America and that actions to “assure family unity” is a major part of United States immigration laws. [For example, please see Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, Part II, Section I, pp.64 and 65]

Although, it is a function of law to provide legal definition and recognition to this marriage between us, it is clearly the intent of law to support the complex nature of marriage. In other words, in this and other genuine marriages there are multiple social psychological, familial, economic, cultural, spiritual, etc bonds which are presumed by the law to exist conjointly with the legal presence of marriage. Support for these complex, interacting marital bonds is a fundamental value of the larger society and a function of the law.

Because this is a full and complete marriage with emotional, social, familial, economic, and spiritual ties, my reciprocal bond with my husband Robert is just as important. All extra hardships are built upon the base of significant, although usual hardship. In other words, it is of note that I miss my husband painfully. I struggle without him and that affects our whole family. I am very concerned about my future because it depends upon the status of my husband and family values, and spiritual foundations as a family unit.

Due to the above hardships I respectfully request that this request for a waiver to be approved.

Thank you.

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Mine:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Here is my explanation of the event taken place that has led to this application.

During my college years I was arrested with a friend of the time in possession of 1 marijuana cigarette. I must admit to my naivety and basic stupidity at the time. The cigarette belonged to a college friend who had passed it to me while we were at the local seaside resort of Rhyl.

Immediately after doing so we were promptly arrested by members of the local undercover constabulary who were just passing and "couldn't believe their luck" at making such a simple arrest.

We were immediately escorted to Rhyl Police Station where I fully complied with all questioning.

I later attended a short court hearing in Prestatyn Police Station where I was promptly given the minimal charge for such an offence.

The event proved extremely embarrasing for myself and my family and was a valuable lesson learned.

Since then I have upheld the law. I am no longer the naive student.

Following that time I have have been employed in positions of trust as a social care worker for the rehabilitaion of people with extreme learning difficulties.

Following a career change I went to college for the HND in business and IT. I have worked hard and am a qualified systems analyst employed for the several years in positions of trust developing worldwide online financial systems and since then I have been a website designer/developer assisting local and nationwide companies put their businesses online.

My current goals are to be with my loving wife, stepdaughter and family in our home in Arizona where I can utilise my skills to bring prosperity to our unit and the community.

Since Wendy and I became married I have been unable to secure any long term contract for employment in my area. The reason for this is that my US life-goals being brought up in interviews only makes me suitable for short term contracts. In this area that is low paid and I am now in a minimum wage administration position. This I must do in order that my family in the US has a roof over their heads. I maintain regular payments to my wife, and am required to pay rent and domestic costs here. We are struggling emotionally with the distance and time it has taken the visa process. It is very difficult at the moment to generate additional money so we can meet up with any regularity.

I am in good health and have no major ties to the UK apart from my immediate family who are delighted with their new US family and the opportunities our loving union has brought. I feel incredibly lucky and proud of my wife, step-daughter and US family. It is heart-breaking to be apart from them.

I consider myself an asset and am no threat whatsoever to the social integrity of the US.

I realise that the waiver process only requires that hardship is proven on behalf of the US citizen, but wish that you can take into consideration how deeply sorry I am for this minor incident that took place a long time ago. I honestly considered this time as “spent” and it is an emotional blow to my wife, myself and all our familes that it we now face a longer time apart.

Both myself and my wife are incredibly upset by this. I never thought that this foolish incident would return to haunt me, and we are further distraught by the seeming lack of information in my favour proving that it was indeed a tiny amount of marijuana. Well below the 30 grams as stated in the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1001:

212(h) The Attorney General may, in his discretion, waive the application of subparagraphs (A)(i)(I), (B), (D), and (E) of subsection (a)(2) and subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of such subsection insofar as it relates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana if-

(1)(A) in the case of any immigrant it is established to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that-

(i) the alien is inadmissible only under subparagraph (D)(i) or (D)(ii) of such subsection or the activities for which the alien is inadmissible occurred more than 15 years before the date of the alien's application for a visa, admission, or adjustment of status, or

(ii) the admission to the United States of such alien would not be contrary to the national welfare, safety, or security of the United States, and

(iii) the alien has been rehabilitated; or

( B ) in the case of an immigrant who is the spouse, parent, son, or daughter of a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if it is established to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the alien's denial of admission would result in extreme hardship to the United States citizen or lawfully resident spouse, parent, son, or daughter of such alien; or

© the alien qualifies for classification under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or classification under clause (ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B) ; and

(2) the Attorney General, in his discretion, and pursuant to such terms, conditions and procedures as he may by regulations prescribe, has consented to the alien's applying or reapplying for a visa, for admission to the United States, or adjustment of status.

I realise I am no lawyer and that any decision is discretionary. I hope you can understand our concern as this particular incident meets all the above requirements.

I offer my deepest respect and gratitude that you may see fit to approve our waiver application.

Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude.

The technicalities are here:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligib...ities_1364.html

Could someone please tell me what CMIT is? Im looking through the boards to see if any k1'ers have been denied at the interview stage in london and I found this link. I understand that the overstay is possibly overstaying in usa while on the vwp but dont know what CMIT is.

Thanking in advace

Lina (UKC)

Thank you gratefully for that.

All the best with yours.

I am bringing my dogs from Canada to the US and all that they require is proof of rabies booster 30 days before we cross the border. They must have had the booster within 12 months. They also must appear to be healthy. If you are flying you need to call your airline and find out what the requirements are to fly with your dog. All in North America require a certificate of health from a vet at dated at most 10 days before flying.

here is a website with info...

Good luck

oops and the website is:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/animal.htm#dogs

Hi,

Has anyone any advice or maybe a link to any regarding moving my 2 dogs with me to Arizona.

I think I'll be travelling on BA so I can get to phoenix on one haul and we are hoping in about a month.

They had a rabies jab about 8 months ago (when we were a tad hopeful!) but I have read conflicting information about time scales and rabies boosters (from between 6 months and 3 years).

We have their travel boxes all sorted.

I did ask the vet if he know anything, but he just scratched his head. Now I've caught that flea.

The fiance visa is very quick. We arranged our wedding in 3 weeks, and that included the visa, new child passports, booking planes and the registrar (thats where Scotland came in handy).

On another note, today we finally got confirmation of approval!!

Not by phone, but email.

The Immigrant Visa Unit has now received the approved waiver application from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in London. Please call SMS on 08709 501 760 to arrange delivery of your passport to the Immigrant Visa Unit for visa issuance.

Short but sweet I guess. I'll dig out the hardship stuff now we know it worked.

Wendybob.....if you can't get any joy from London Embassey, try and call the DOS (202)663-1225 THEN PRESS 1-1-0 for a opperator....they will have your info there..

hope that helps...

Nigel..

Cheers for that number. It's a useful one to have. After I got through I was told that me receiving a letter first wasn't the usual procedure and that I should wait a few days. heh, like I have a choice.

Nope! I phoned them today to ask what was what but couldn't get past the main board.

They said I should write or email the london consular so I promptly emailed.

Yes seeing the envelope was far from pleasant! I was half asleep after some late night programming and my brain wasn't at its best. I really didn't know whether to be happy or sad (and still not 100% sure).

We're taking it positively for sure!

I won't exhale fully until I get a genuine confirmation, so I'll be pestering them first thing monday morning to find out. Thanks so far!!

(gulp)

Ok, so this morning I got a letter from UCIS.

Reference is made to the "Application of Grounds of Inadmissibility," Form I-601, which you filed on January5, 2006.

Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, an order dated March 22, 2006 has been issued granting the application for waiver of excludability under Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Act.

The American Embassy in London has been informed of theis grant and any inquiry you may have about your visa processing should be directed to that Embassy.

Sincerely

Officer in Charge

Am I correct in reading this as an approval?? I got no phone call, and there is no big rubber stamp mark with "APPROVED" on it. It's only short but I've stared at it for 2 hours now and the words keep changing!

Can anyone confirm they got something like this so I can wake the wife and scream at her?

I just wanted to add a little to what the others have said. I know the news about Mary & Tom and Jpkeswim and her fiancee has really hit the group of people here on the forum hard, but we really need to stop asking ourselves "What about plan B"??

I, like Tiff and I'm sure Wendibob, bailey and munchkins, am confident (not overly) that our waiver was a strong application, and it really doesn't help the next people in line waiting for news from London to hear this negative talk. We are already really worried out of our minds about the whole thing.

I agree with Nigel, yes the waivers could go either way... but lets face facts.......

the last two waivers that were denied in the group really had the odds stacked against them before they were even submitted. They were denied on what the US goverment consider legitimate grounds (although I strongly beleive they were not fair and just decisions).

and so i think I will only start to really worry if for instance Wendibob is denied, and god I hope she isn't!! I know she will be starting to get pretty nervous as the 10 week mark approaches..

I just wanted to say to everyone, please consider others waiting for their waivers to be approved before talking about "everyone's gonna fail going through London, they must have got really tough now". The fact remains that London still has a great pass rate, and is one of the best places to file in Europe.

Tiff, I was also suprised to see the dates taken off the pdf document....... what are they tring to acheive by doing that? hmmmmmmm although we will hopefully still be able to track the progress of applications before us by checking this document.

Ok everybody.... enough said

Agreed. But less of this "she" malarkey, y'hear? Or I'll have another CIMT to my name.

Rob

don't forget that sometime in the past few weeks the timescale changed from 8-12 weeks to 12-15weeks. And that seems to be the case. maybe they had 3 people working on them and 1 left. plenty of pointless speculation to be had.

Plan B will probably involve valium or something similar. Our hardships are very real too. So much so that we agreed not to talk about a plan B as its difficult to get into a positive frame of mind about that while in limbo.

Jeez, I'm really sorry to read that has happened. My heartfelt sympathy to you. I hope you can turn this around somehow.

Mary,

I've never been hapy with what the courts told me regarding not having any other information other than what was supplied by the police certificate. After a lot of phone calls and requests, I trusted their word that that was true. I've spent the past couple of weeks researching into this further. It seems there is precious little information on the web about marijuana offences and the I-601, and most of it isn't particularly helpful.

What I did find out is that you can demand a copy of the courts documents from Her Majesty's Court Service. This is called a Memorandum of Conviction. You will need the exact sentencing date for that, which is shown on the police certificate. From what I gather this document will detail what was said in court and may well shed some light into Tom's part in what happened. The Courts Service office may not necessarily be the court that Tom was sentenced in.

This past week I have been doing just that and today I have been told that my court records have shown up after all. It costs £25 to obtain a copy. I immediately escaped from work to send off a postal order for the amount. I then phoned the embassy who told me to send any post-interview documents to the Immigrant Visa Section.

(So right now for the first time I hope they actually haven't begun processing my waiver!)

From what I have read, it seems better to resubmit the waiver rather than go through the appeal process, but it seems you will definitely need any information that proves Toms part in the incident.

As regards phone numbers, I just used the general £1.20 a minute line. Otherwise I have found this page :

http://www.goldsteinvisa.com/london_v.html

which has plenty on, but I can't verify any of them!

Rob

This is so similar to the things that make our case.

The one thing that the waiver is dependant upon, that being less than 30gms of marijuana, is not mentioned in any supporting evidence that is kept on record.

I too was hopeful until I got my police record back were it just says "drug offence". Nothing more.

Frantic calls and letters to the court records office revealed that they kept nothing. The arresting officer has since left the force and the representing solicitor has passed away.

It is frankly frightening that the rules for US admission is inconsistant with UK record keeping.

The only thing I can suggest if you do persue this further is to attempt to contact any arresting officers at the time who may remember the case (as I was informed that they tend to keep personal diaries), and anyone who represented Tom in court.

I'm so sorry to hear of Sadie. She looks beautiful and was extremely fortunate to find a home with such a devoted owner. I sincerely hope you get things sorted as soon as possible and can open your doors to other needy pooches. You are obviously decent people. If such photos can assist your case I'd certainly include them.

Hi Mary,

it is difficult to fathom any of it. I can only guess they were feeling optimistic for you both at the time and if there was any chance for a waiver then you should have taken that. I remember the lady that dealt with my initial interview was very sympathetic and encouraging. The guy that processed my 601 wasn't so much.

But 3 months to tell you flat that it was unwaiverable all along is unbelievable. I can't imagine how that must feel (even though my imagination is testing that). I really hope you get some positive energy to put into your next phase and you can look forward to the changes.

Rob

I second everything rebeccajo just said.

If PaulC is around, the USCIS site has just started their online status check of 601s. Its only for those received from Feb 06 onwards.

It's available here: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/dhs/uscis/ivwaiver.html

but as its public I'll paste the list (the date is when it was received)

March 2006

LND2005 638 008 - 3/2/2006 - London - Pending

LND2005 674 019 - 3/1/2006 - London - Pending

LND2004 752 002 - 3/1/2006 - London - Pending

LND2005 514 017 - 2/27/2006 - London - Pending

STK2003 364 003 - 2/13/2006 - Stockholm - Pending

STK2005 215 003 - 2/7/2006 - Stockholm - Pending

LND1991 151 001 - 2/1/2006 - London - Pending

I'm gutted to hear that mary. My heart goes out to you both and I sure hope there is something you can to to rectify this.

I'm wishing for the best outcome for you both here too!

Rob

I reckons the problem is that for some reason London is dealing with applications from 7 countries! I don't know when that happened. I'd like to know what the exact procedure is for processing. Anything the keeps families apart for 15 (additional) weeks needs more resources putting on it.

Jurisdiction for adjudicating the I-601 Application

The London Sub-office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has jurisdiction for adjudicating I-601 applications submitted by Consular Officers at Embassies from the following countries: (1) United Kingdom; (2) Republic of Ireland; (3) Iceland; (4) Sweden; (5) Norway; (6) Denmark; and (7) Finland.

Processing Times

Upon receipt of the I-601, USCIS will send a postcard to the applicant confirming when the I-601 was filed with the USCIS London Sub-office. The estimated processing time for adjudicating the I-601 application at the London Sub-office is currently 12-15 weeks from the date of receipt. We ask that you please refrain from contacting this office for status checks while your application is pending. Your cooperation will help us ensure that we maintain our exceptional processing times.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/dhs/uscis/ivwaiver.html

I heard that it was the same building!

Hi Mary,

Coincidently I emailed them too in the early hours (1.30am) after feeling frustrated. I try and use this experience as a test of patience, but having missed out on a lot of personal and public dates and more impending (my step-daughters 7th birthday in 2 weeks is next ~ our anniversary in early April), it sure gets difficult. Especially as I haven't seen my family in 6 months.

Anyhow, this is the response I got at 8:38 this morning:

This office received your I-601 petition on January 13, 2006.

The estimated processing time for adjudicating the I-601 application at the London Sub-office is currently is 12-15 weeks from the date we received it.

We ask that you please refrain from contacting this office for status checks while your application is pending. Your cooperation will help us ensure that we maintain our exceptional processing times.

If the waiver is approved, USCIS will send that approval notification to the appropriate Embassy for issuance of the immigrant visa. If the waiver is denied, you will be notified in writing of that decision and the procedures for filing an appeal.

USCIS - London

I guess it is now their standard response so don't feel upset about the tone of the reply. It reminds me of my driving test where the instructor has to show no emotion either way.

We too thought we would have all this sorted months ago and are in limbo on both sides of the atlantic. We had made plenty of provisional plans for the spring and it hurts that they seem to be passing by.

At least we know they are in the system. I was told 3 months max at the interview, so its bugging that they have extended their exceptional processing times since then. I think your case is similar to mine if I remember reading before the board went funny (I was arrested after someone passed me a cannabis joint 16 years ago that wasn't even lit).

So hears hoping you get a positive call soon.

Best regards

Rob

hi,

yip, I got 2 dogs to take over with me. The rabies jab is all you need but you need to check with the state you are moving to to see what kind of rabies jab they require. I can't remember just now but I think there are only 2 options, active and inactive (or similar). The easiest way to find that out is to get the stateside pardner to ask at the vetinary over there.

My hassle is finding an airline that will take em cheaply, not to mention the crates. I lost my main contract job as I couldn't give a definite leaving date, and now I'm stuck in temporary contracts with 2 rents!

Ah well, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Happy valentines, y'all.