britishinfusion

Have been really busy and traveling back and forth so haven't had time to post my normal rants on here recently...
Just wanted to update the thread that the USEM in London has rescheduled my wife's interview to Halloween. This is really helpful. It feels great to finally be dealing with real people who have actual beating hearts.
I haven't looked at anything regarding the courier options and payments or ELIS. I guess that's next on the list of things to figure out...

I'm glad the UK isn't the only country with genital exams

If I had read my own post before the medical I would have died inside, but actually going through it, it wasn't as bad as I imagined. She was a really nice doctor and really put me at ease. Still would rather never do it again but I'll do what it takes to live with my husband except for lots of stuff.

Well, Knightsbridge didn't call me today so my medical results are all fine and will be couriered to the embassy tomorrow

Soooo happy!! My CEAC staus says "Ready".. No more NVC!!!!! Yeheyyy!!!!!

I'm not sure why some doctors examine your genital part.
They can't detect any STD (except for genital herpes) since you must have a blood test to find out if you have HIV or syphilis.
Maybe the doctor wants to make sure that your gender matches with the one in your passport?
But... Why would anyone lie about their gender?

Ours arrived in London Friday and shows ready now. Oh to be completely free of NVC and know our case is snug as a bug in a rug in London and hopefully in one piece

Case complete today. Now waiting for interview. From one line to the next.

Thanks! 1002608876 may be the one!
According to the DHL site, this package left NVC yesterday and arrived in Montreal today.
My "Current Processing Site" has just changed from "NVC" to "Montreal" (but it still shows "In Transit" on Visa Status Check).
I hope it changes to "Ready" next Monday. Fingers crossed!

I'm 99% certain my file is in the one signed by James today along with Cathy and a couple of others here.
We should get "Ready" on Monday
My medical is also on Monday and I'm hoping everything goes well. Trying to get blood out of my arm is a chore and a half. Makes me wonder how I get blood around my body... well, better begin drinking copious amounts of water all through the weekend.
Oh, I also got my interview letter today at about 6 in the morning

Ok cool! I wonder if that's always the case. I thought we got a hardcopy due to the rescheduling. Oh yeah! You can now say it's less than a month (due to the interview time)!

We got our IL via email on Oct. 8th then today he received a hard copy of the IL both have the Interview Date of 11/17 a month from today!!! Hurray!

Yes! That was the weird thing. We had been corresponding with them via e-mail, but they didn't say anything for a while so we gave up on it until he received the IL in the post in the UK. Did you not receive the IL e-mail? We got the original IL via e-mail and the rescheduled IL in the post. The date was postmarked a day or two after our second e-mail chain with them.

Oh yeah, that part of this process was the easiest! The waiting in between the date assignment and the actual interview day was harder, but this month will fly past, you'll see! And thanks! We were surprised with the new date in the post since they hadn't notified us by e-mail until after we already received the hardcopy letter confirming the new date.

Yeah, you're better off having more time getting all the loose ends tied up in the UK before making the big move during that month! Yes we did. We weren't as bad off as another UK filer, but we were scheduled almost 2 months out from our CC which seemed ridiculous compared to other timelines at the time, so after pushing them twice, they finally gave us an earlier date that put us at almost 6 weeks instead of 8 weeks from CC.

Yeppp! Cost efficiencies so they can keep every last penny possible from what we paid them. Are y'all sticking to the original interview date?

YAY!! Now you should see the dates change after the interview every time they touch your case (if it takes more than one day to issue the visa).
So happy for you and stackeria being out of that bottomless pit!

I can now sleep at night knowing that were NO LONGER AT NVC! :joy: :joy: :joy:

I can now sleep at night knowing that were NO LONGER AT NVC! :joy: :joy: :joy:

I noticed a package was delivered an hour and a half ago and signed for by JAMES, shortly before our CEAC status changed to Ready. KOKO signed for a package yesterday. I don't know which package our case file was in but I'm well pleased to know IT IS NO LONGER AT NVC!!!!

Same! Our files were in the same envelope I guess. Our case switched to Ready sometime in the last 2 hours.
The DHL package I was tracking was signed for at 2:34pm local time in London. That was fast work scanning our case files if they were indeed in that package!

I'm just so happy to be done with the NVC!

Here is my husband's review for anyone curious. He just had his exam today.
"Firstly, it's a little bit awkward to find if you're travelling by public transport and I wouldn't advise going by car as I don't believe there is anywhere nearby to park. So aim to get there half an hour before your appt.
On arrival, I told them who I was and they asked me for all the necessary documents which as you know are form of photo ID (Passport, Driving License etc.) Vaccination records/history, one UK sized passport photo, Police record certificate and the completed medical questionnaire form (with any additional info on separate sheet, if applicable).
With that done, they then handed me another form and wouldn't you just know it? It's almost exactly the same questions as the Medical Questionnaire form I already filled in and handed to them. Oh well! So off I went around the corner to the waiting area and filled in the form again. They were very busy but all very friendly people and after handing the new form back to reception, I sat with quite a few others, waiting for my turn to have my chest X-Ray. My turn came after about 10 minutes of waiting and it was very straight forward and the consultant who took it was very friendly and made me feel at ease.
I watched him download the scan right there on his screen and then off I went back to the waiting area for my exam. It was a longer wait this time as they were very busy but I was seen after about 25-30 minutes.
The examiner was, again, a very friendly guy and made me feel completely at ease. We sat and he went through my questionnaire with me, making sure everything I had answered was correct and there were no mistakes. No tricky questions, very straight forward and simple.
After that was a height and weight check then an eye test, then I was asked to remove my top and sit on the bed while he checked my ears, eyes and mouth. He then listened to my lungs and heart, then I was asked to lie down and he checked my stomach, then I was asked to stand up and, in his words, 'the part that everybody hates', it was pants (TROUSERS!) down to ankles and time to explore the Netherlands. Guys, this part is extremely quick, literally no more than a few seconds and it's a quick cough for 'Lefty' and then again for 'Righty' and that is literally about it, pants up. Each and every little check was extremely quick and all in all the whole exam could've only been a few minutes. Lastly, I was asked to lie down again and blood was taken from my right arm, anyone with needle or blood phobias, you see nothing at all.
After that I was all done, a very quick discussion about the doctor preliminary findings (which for me was that everything looked great) and I was told that if I did not hear from him by Wednesday then I could consider that as everything was fine and no issues. Shook the man's hand, back to reception to pay the £245 pound, the feint sound of my debit card grumbling in protest could be heard, I was then given a vaccination record printout which you MUST keep and that was that!"

Never again!!! Just have to deal with USCIS again later ... Best of luck on your interview! If you're curious about how that or the medical goes, I posted a medical review in the UK forum (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/8321-london-medical-knightsbridge-doctors/page-99), and an interview review in my timeline (http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=151036).

That's what others have reported in the past.