JamesRenee

Yes me too! And have you received your packet 3 letter yet in the mail? Or well has he? If not that is probably where they mailed it. Ours was updated on 04/20 and it was where they mailed the packet 3 letter to him because he got it two days later. So probably that.

Oh good to know! He hadn't received it as of yesterday & he'll be in London most of the day so maybe tomorrow he'll have it! That would be exciting ? I know what's going to suck is waiting for the interview date...I'm already trying to mentally prepare myself for that. The good thing is we have a group & some will get their dates before us so we can at least gage when our interviews will most likely be...

James is currently on line at Knightsbridge waiting for his medical ??? So eager for this part to be over so we can stop worrying about vaccinations ? So on the CEAS site it now says our status was updated April 23, 2015....what does that mean?

Leave it blank. The same form is used for other visas where the interview date is assigned at NVC, before the medical is booked. They know that this is not the case for CR1. If you leave anything blank, they will go over it with you at the appointment to determine the correct answer.

Just found the answer 2 seconds before you posted- whew! I just said to my fiancé that I was hoping your were still up but I know it's really late there...thank you for the quick reply! ? At this stage I feel panicky that everything is correct

Wait...temporary lapse of memory....we won't get the interview date until the medical results get sent to the embssssy. So what does he put there? Anyone?

I know the other girls didn't have their interview dates yet when they went so I'm hoping they see this ?

HELP- for the part on the questionnaire for the medical where it says "visa appointment date" what did you all put? Since we technically do not have our interview date yet...

I think we're just used to disappointment at this point lol ....I try to think logically so that if secret a surprise interview in May it will be unexpected. Somehow that helps me mentally get through this part because its so close to being over!!

I was hoping for end of May but we've been preparing for June. Wishful thinking was that James could be here for my birthday May 27th....but I knew that was probably a long shot ?

Well everyone, our big envelope arrived with Luke's passport in it. It's delivered by hand in the UK which you have to sign for. Don't worry if you get it scheduled on a day you can't be there, the delivery company has a very easy way to reschedule the delivery date.

You'll get a package with three things in it:

- Your passport, with the Visa on one of the pages. I'd send a picture but I'm not sure what information I'm allowed to show.

- A leaflet explaining the K1 Visa and that you must adjust after 90 days once you're married.

- A large envelope which a picture is attached for you. It states to not pack it and must be hand carried. You must also not open it.

That's it for us now, the flight is on the 3rd May so less than two weeks now!

Congratulations!!! I cannot wait for that day to come!!! So happy for you ?

Me too!! Medical is tomorrow.

Our cases really are together lol ?

Question...."Packet 3" is considered the D-160 correct?

Our case is now Ready at the Embassy!!! I just had another little freak out lol

Yes exactly often times when you gripe in others you get some hateful comment back. ? so it's nice to have a place to share and rant. And yes I never ever want to do a goodbye airport trip again. Walking away for either of us is the most painful thing I have ever had to do. And I know that we all have done it multiple times. And for people who have never gone through that they will never understand what that's like. It is awful.

I was just telling my co-worker that the other day. Not many people have to experience the airport scene when you have to let the love of your life go not knowing when you'll see them next. The last time I said goodbye to James at the airport I was crying so hard one of the airport workers came over to make sure I was ok. I never want to through that again. And when people say to me "but it will all be worth it" I go crazy....unless you've gone through that you can't possibly understand how soul wrenching that is

Hi, all

Just stopping in to see what’s happening with everyone. Deborah & Neil, and James & Renee, I know your medicals are coming up this week. I’m sure it will all go smoothly. Then it’s Readiness form and wait for the interview

No updates from me, other than I was feeling a bit miserable from Friday last week. I actually feel quite guilty feeling this way knowing how many people have been waiting 200+ days and are still not approved. I think just being in another (albeit short term this time) situation of just not knowing and sitting in a blind wait got a bit much for me. I made an investment in my overall health and wellbeing this weekend by indulging in red wine and chocolate and of course, spent some time with William over the phone as we always do and that helped. This whole journey just feels like it’s been endless and it all got a bit much for me. It's been long. And we're just tired A silly rant, but if anyone comes back and reads this post in a few days, weeks or even months, at least you will know it’s not just you.

Definitely excited for the medical this week! Other than the interview this is the last big thing we have to do....well before AOS lol I completely understand how you're feeling....it's so hard at this point because we've all been waiting so long. And, in my opinion, unfairly waiting this long. I think what keeps me semi-sane is just knowing that in a few weeks this will be behind us. And we'll never have to be involuntarily separated again. For me that's been the most stressful aspect of all this....not having any control over being separated from my fiancé. And yes- I know we signed up for this...but I never thought at the beginning that it would take over 7 months for this to happen. I'm glad we can rant in this thread though because I've attempted to "rant" in other threads and always have someone make a snide comment that just sends me over the edge. I think some people forget what the process is like. So it's nice to have this thread so we can all commiserate together

I don't think he actually submitted it because I can retrieve it and we were able to review it....so I just saved it and we'll submit it next week. I don't know what happened but it seems to still be there. This is why I typically handle the technology aspect of this process

Ok...minor hiccup. So today James was uploading his photo onto the D-160 form. Apparently (and I don't know exactly what happened because I wasn't there to see it) but he uploaded it and clicked "save" and then when he went to retrieve the application it said it had been submitted but he never hit the submit button. I just went on and retrieved the application and it comes up for me still (and on his computer)- the photo isn't in there though so I have no clue what's going on. If I'm able to still retrieve the application though could there have been a glitch and the form actually wasn't submitted? I would think if I can still retrieve the application that it wouldn't have been.....

Perfect- thank you His Canadian clearance is on its way but I don't think it will be here by his medical next week. He'll definitely have it for the interview though and he has his UK clearance. But now I won't worry about that- thank you!

Need some clarification- I know that for the interview you need both the UK police check and from any other countries you've lived in over 12 months. Do you also need both for the medical or just the UK police check?

Hi,

Yes they do ask for them when you check in. I don't know if they will do the medical if you don't have them.

For the medical though you only need the UK police check correct? I know for the interview you need all of them from any country you lived in- but for the medical just the UK is required right?

YAY! Moving right along now.

The package I'm calling ours (and JamesRenee) has been delivered and signed for so I think we are all moving along now.

Yes!! Thank you for that update!! That made my morning!! Question- when are you going to submit your D-160/ Readiness form?

Are you looking at the one that left at 6:41?

Lol- scratch that you just answered me ??

What Chris said.

I found only one leaving, maybe they sent ours together? hmmm.

Are you looking at the one that left at 6:41?

What Chris said.

I found only one leaving, maybe they sent ours together? hmmm.

You'll have to keep me updated because I keep getting an error message trying to figure it out so I must be doing something wrong lol ? But let's hope so! Fingers crossed!

Congratulations!!! What an incredible feeling that must be ?

Yes that is very true. That wait was so awful. But now the 5 days in transit seems like an eternity. haha It should already been delivered this morning according to DHL but still says in transit. Ahhhh I'm so impatient lol But I want to get this show on the road as they say. But also I want to make sure and send a thing as soon as it shows they have it so that I can submit an inquiry with a change of address for him.

How are you tracking through DHL? I see people doing this but I don't know how...