J&C

Fantastic. We may also have Jess and Chris (J&C) join us, Jess just moved to Park City a few weeks ago from London.

Does anyone know how Becky(sp?) is getting on with her visa? I've not been posting here much of late.

We'll have to start hashing out a few dates, Lily and see when we can get together.

Yep We are in! Would be good to meet some new people especially as we have so much in common!!

The red one

THANK YOU!!!

OK, i think im being stupid but...

which one is it on the visa?

I see Control number in the top right corner. A red number in the middle or on the bottom?

Many thanks

Hi,

I arrived Oct 11th and we married Oct 23rd. We have moved from Virginia to Utah for the winter. 6 months. Then we will move back to Virginia to the same address. I am about to file for AOS.

I know I must fill in form AR-11. On my form i can mark Temp move for 6 months. Which i will do.

Must my spouse file a I-865 form as my sponser? On this form there is no Temporary box to check. I only ask this as it is a temporary move JUST for the winter, in Utah you are not considered a resident until you have resided for MORE than 6 months. As an asside, we can retrieve mail from the old address.

My worry is that if he doesnt change his address it will look like we live in different places!

Anyone got any thoughts

Hi, thought you might like an update.

Got to the airport, saw big check-in queue. Virgin guy saw me. At this point i should mention i was clutching my purse and brown envelope, had a 2m ski bag, huge suitcase and precariously balanced on top, my very obvious white wedding dress bag. He took one look at me and took me to the nearest empty check-in desk where i was immediatly checked in with no mention of my oversize and weight luggage.

Then another Virgin girl asked me if that was a wedding dress. We had a breift conversation about whether or not it would be let through security and then she decided to personally escort me through, just in case!!! I hid my envelope and bag inside the dress cover and we went up to security. The Virgin girl did all the talking, and i was then walked through security-no questions asked.

On the plane, the stewards put the dress in the tall cupboard in First class.

I VIRGIN, no kidding, gold star for customer service. I highly recomend them.

And Us, C&J-Park City, UTAH

I need to know this too. We are about to move. Someone?

This is a good point. I am planning to take it on a plastic hanger. I will ring Heathrow to double check. Thanks for that thought.

Thanks for your experiences. Very helpful. I am going to take it in its cover and try to find a decent checkin clerk. Fingers crossed!

Oh No im soo sorry to hear this. My interviewer on Monday was American, Male with a smart blue shirt. He was very nice. Asked about my fiancees previous marriage and about his profession. I was required to show NO evidence and he didnt even ask when we met. I thought it quite strange...but good, especialy when he said it was all in order!

I hope that you get this sorted out very soon. Dont let it stress you out, there is really nothing you can do, you'll have it before you know it.

OK, i have to take my amazing wedding dress with me when i fly next week. Virgin helpfully tell me it is up to the disgresion of the people on the desk on the day as to whether i will be able to carry it on board in its cover to hang up for the journey or if i will have to scrunch it into my suitcase NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAY!!!!

I was wondering if anyone has tried this or has any thoughts on if they will let me? I am hoping for a simpathetic person. My back up plan is to take minimal carryon and a box the exact largest size that hand luggage can be and if they say no, to roll it carefully inside, carry it on and try not to cry.

Any thoughts?

Hi,

Well done for getting one more thing done.

I have to add i was encouraged to go to my GP to get the shots for free and having faxed the evidence of this in, everything proceeded well. However, I didnt recieve the vaccination form through the post after the medical. I had to chase them for it. Maybe that was an oversight due to the fact that it wasnt all done on the day (just a theory)

The eye test is an interesting one too. I have contact lenses i had an eye test less than 3 months before the exam and the Dr told me i should have another one my eye sight was a borderline fail!! I had another one last week and was told my eyes are fine. I do think the eye test was a bit dodgy.

Although my medical went fairly smoothly i still maintain that £160 is daylight robbery for the sevice they give!!

Approved!

Hi Lina

Me to!!!!!!!

Packet 3 returned 14/08

Medical 18/08

Packet 4 received 29/08

Interview 02/10

Thanks!! Jess x

Pheww Thanks for the words of support. Actually a lot calmer now. In fact its not so much the email from the consulate, its more Royal Mails crappy attitude that has made me nervous. It is good to know that is the standard responce though.

Again thanks im feeling better, time for a glass of wine!

(PS It almost 8pm here in the UK im not starting too early!)

Hi i am going crazy im virtually in tears

I sent my checklist and forms back over a week ago as you can see from the timline in my signature. One week later i sent a follow up email

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing as I sent my K1 Visa checklist and forms last week. They were signed for at the embassy on Tuesday 15th August. I have also had my Visa medical. As all the paperwork is subitted, if you could confirm firstly that you have received my papers and secondly when i can expect a interview, I would be very grateful.

Many thanks for your time,

I recieved this in return

We have no record of having received the forms to which you refer. However there is a delay of 6 - 8 weeks between the date the forms are received by the Embassy and the date in which they are processed and entered on to our system. As soon as the Immigrant Visa Unit has received the forms and completed any additional processing on your application you can anticipate receiving an appointment date for an interview within approximately 4 weeks.

Royal mail said it was delivered on 16th (although i paid for next day delivery!!! What a joke) But they can provide me with a signature til next week because they dont have it. The guy was very vague and didnt leave me feeling like it had been received at all, there was no superviser to talk to and guess what when he pit me through to Customer Services to complain...I was CUT OFF!

Oh god, is it possible that it is lost somewhere or is this a stock answer the consulate sends. Surely over a week after it was received there should be a record.

Someone help please, i have been keep my cool up til now but now im soo upset!

I did exactly the same thing. Forgot my Uni address. I phoned up Subject Access as the woman in the police station said it would delay my report. They said dont worry about it. Its just a formality to write down the addresses!! There are no addresses listed on it apart from your present one and mine came in 32days.

Hope that helps

Thats exactly how i felt it was confusing at the first read and mine was a stapled together in a weird order. But read it again...and again for luck and it becomes a bit clearer.

It does have step 1,2,3 etc on it.

In Summary: I first filled in the forms. i did D-156 online, it doesnt say do it but i actually mucked up the paper one and so went online (NB you need a printer)

I also did the otehrs online because i was in the flow

It says which ones to send in imediately D156, D230 P1, D156k and D157 (if you are male) ***I THINK BUT CHECK***

The next steps explain collection of documents like passport, b cert, police report, divore papers affadavit etc etc

It then tells you to make a medical Appointment (and at the back how to)

And finally it asks you to send back the whole checklist. I sent all the forms in together with the checklist-as i have collected the documents already. I have kept these back to take to the interview.

Obviously i dont know if what i did was right but that what i did so i hope that helps!!!

Good luck as always to everyone x x

Hi Lina,

Finally you can add me too i got packet 3 today. I have everything BUT the police report in my hand so hopefully it wil be soon.

Good work on this thread byw

Jess x

Whats the number for the NVC please?

Hi i started a topic like this not so long ago. Try having a look at this

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=19522&hl=

BTW i hope that link works as im not very good at putting them in

Yes it works!

Read through the whole post and you'll get a rough esitmate of the costs at each stage although by the time you get through it all some of those costs may have changed.

Hi James,

There is no answer to how long it will take for a K1. If you look at the timelines at the top of the page you will get a good idea although your indivdual case may take less or lore time. You will not be able to plan on a wedding date to be relied unpon becasue it is so unpredictable. In my opinion it is a lot of time (maybe 4,5,6months+) effort (patientce and heartache) and money (at least £300) to be wasted if you apply for the K1 just to leave again.

Not to mention if you want to bring Kelly here to the UK you will need to go through the whole preocess again. We have a fiancee visa or a spose visa to be arranged too.

I'm sorry i can't be more specific, im not really in the same boat as you but i would say have a read through the timelines and guides on here. Refer the websites of the US and UK embassies and maybe try a post in the UK dedicated forum to see if anyone else knows more.

J

BOO HOO

You should feel happy they are involved. My family dont even know we are getting married. They think im getting a work visa, i mentioned it one time and thats whats in their heads. I cant break it to them, There is no way they can be there for their only daughters big day so we will have a quick wedding then a 'proper' one later i guess.

That said event he consant questions about said 'work visa' are annoying-believe me i'll be singing and dancing the next time i hear anything-isn't it amazing how a week of no touches seems like a decade.

Thanks Sharon. I think that was a bit harsh shonjaved, I may be backwards with technology but i told you we havent been apart before now AND with the volume of posts on phone call prices on here clearly not everyone has the luxury

Hi guys,

I thought i'd post as i just got back to England. C and I have been lucky enough to travel around and spend EVERY DAY of the last year together. But finally we had to be apart to get this sorted. I thought i was going to go crazy the first day missing him and calling every half an hour (I LOVE SKYPE!) And then we had the worst three hours setting up our respective webcams while chatting on skype. As he has a Mac and me a PC (eerrrgggh) it just wasnt working but then we found ivisit. To link them together.

Hurray!!!, i saw him and the rush of feelings was immense. It lifted me out of the horrible place i had been in and made me sooo happy. I felt like we were together again.

Anyway, what im getting at....GET ONE!!!, it helps sooo much to see him moving, doing a dance, blowing a kiss. Its priceless!

Any one else have the same feeling of thankfulness to their webcam or am i just crazy??