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Don't worry, my fiance is also from the UK and I went with him to his interview. It was really simple and your SO shouldn't have any issues if everything is normal with your case!

He just got out! We have been approved! Thanks to all of you for your support and contributions to this website!

My fiance just arrived at the US embassy in London for his K1 visa interview. 
 
Don't have a question, I am just so damn nervous I don't know what to do with myself. 
 
We are beyond prepared and feel really confident but those what if's  are currently eating me alive! ( ok, slightly dramatic but I am sure most of you understand!)
 
Fingers crossed!
 
 
 
 

I hope everything goes well for the both of you.
 
See Visa doctors, I just don't get it. When you look at INA 212 they're only interested in:
1.Vaccinations
2. Having a communicable disease
3. Mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder
4. Drug abuser or addict
 
I just don't understand that if you're condition is not listed in the 4 above categories how they can bust your balls, hopefully someone will correct me.

Updates :
 
I went to the embassy. I did not wait in the line. They made me pay 1 $. Then i sat and waited like 10 minutes after a woman took my envelope with other documents. They gave me back documents that were not supposed to be inside the envelope. Then she gave me the new sealed envelope. Everything is OK. 
 
So don't open your envelope guys. And if you do contact the ambassy asap. You should be fine and only have to pay for a new envelope. 
 
Thanks to everyone here. You guys are awesome 

Anyone here just to see what was inside? lol

Just because you have doesn't mean everyone else has... 

Hi guys, I just need to rant for a bit so here we go. Here's our detailed experience thus far.
 
We received our case number from NVC on the 18th of September and I immediately called and scheduled our medical interview to give us as much time as possible between the medical and the interview. We scheduled his medical for October 3rd at 10:30 am, the soonest they had, a bit early but we were only an hour train ride from London Waterloo, so not the end of the world. We spent the next two weeks getting together everything he would need, the second MMR he never received, Flu Jab from the NHS at the local Tesco, etc.. 
October 3rd rolls around, everything was pretty straight forward, they let me sit in the waiting room while Tony went through the whole process. He gave a urine samples, then had to do a chest x-ray, he came back to the waiting room and waited a bit before seeing the other doctor. This is where things started to go south. He went into the office and the doctor noted that his Atrial Septal Defect (small hole in the lining of the septum of the heart) was listed as an "active" health condition on his GP summary, despite the fact that he had surgery 9 years ago to repair the hole - which was also listed on his GP summary. The doctor explains that he doesn't think that this will be a problem but he will need to ask the other doctor to see if they need more information. He comes back to the waiting room. I'm disappointed but had a feeling that they might bring it up so I had mentally prepared myself. We wait a bit longer, they inform us we missed a vaccination (Tetanus, but we can get it in the US before AOS). We had back up to the counter and they give us a letter to give to his GP stating that they need "more information" about his heart condition and the repair surgery (yes the letter was this painfully vague).
 
So begins our nightmare. 
 
Later that day we drop the letter off at his GP, hoping that we would be able to get all of this sorted before his interview that was scheduled for October 24th. Only to be told that it could take them 30 days to get a hold of the information, but they'd e-mail it directly to Knightsbridge.
A few weeks go by, it's now October 18th and we get a call from his GP, telling us that the paperwork we wanted was ready to be picked up. Not what they had said they would do, but okay. Since they waited until 4:30pm to call us, we had to wait until the next day but we went and picked the information up. It was a detailed sheet about the results of his exams, stating the size of the hole in his heart before the surgery and after, and it had notes stating the surgeon was pleased with the results. "Great!" we thought. This HAS to be what they want. The GP informed us that they did indeed e-mail it to Knightsbridge and we were all set, we took our copy and went on our way. (Spoiler alert: they didn't e-mail it.) However, me being as paranoid as I am, called Knightsbridge to confirm they received the e-mail from the GP - Surprise surprise, they hadn't. It was now the day before his interview. We say F*** it we're going to make sure that it gets there, we're going to be in London anyway so we'll drop it off in person.
 
So the day of his interview rolls around and everything is smooth sailing! He's Approved!!.. pending the results of his missing medical exam.
Off again to Knightsbridge. This was straightforward, they took it and his case # and told us if they needed more information they would be in touch within 3 business days. Great, we left and had Pizza Express for lunch, thinking that everything was smooth sailing from here on out, oh how I envy the naivety I possessed that day.
According to Knightsbridge, the 3 business days begin starting the next day - despite the fact that we dropped the paper off in the morning. But we're understanding people, so whatever, that's fine. Anyway, Monday rolls around.. around noon we get a phone call that the paper we gave them wasn't enough. Frustrated at this point, Tony demands, over the phone, to know EXACTLY what they're looking for so we can get it to them. "Discharge Papers." Okay, inconvenient, but fine. We'll get them to you as soon as we can. We go to his GP immediately after the call and ask for a copy of the discharge papers.. leave being told it could take a few days. We get a call two days later, on Wednesday that what we wanted was available for pick up. They handed us EVERY SINGLE PAGE of his medical record, which we had to comb through to find the note that said "Hospital correspondence 12/2/2009"... That HAD  to be the discharge notes. Thankfully, they printed it up right then. We go home, scan them in and send the entire discharge letter, notes and all, including the page they had already received and send it off. We receive a confirmation email "3 business days and we'll contact you directly if we need more information." Great. This HAS to be everything, this has to be the end of it.. right?
 
Wrong.
 
Friday afternoon, I'm back in the US at this point, as I had to leave without him to get back to work... at 4:30pm he received a call from Knightsbridge. Because of "questionable wording" on the discharge papers, they now needed more information. 
A bit of background, when he was 19 he was out celebrating a birthday with his friends and they were doing jagerbombs.. the ones mixed with Redbull. He had had a few, and because of the heart defect (that he didn't know he had), an excess of caffeine and alcohol, his heart stopped for about 30 seconds, he passed out and they took him to the hospital. Thus, the discharge notes said something along the lines of "After a bout of drinking, the patient was admitted with an arrhythmia where it was discovered that he had an ASD." (Side note- the Arrhythmia was because of the ASD... not because of the alcohol, before he got it repaired his resting heartbeat was about 120 all of the time.. yet no one ever caught it before - HOW? I don't know)
Now Knightsbridge was calling, and they wanted proof that he wasn't or isn't alcoholic and doesn't have any sort of "problem or dependency." They waited until 4:30pm on a Friday to call, which meant that nothing could be done until Monday morning.
He went to his GP first thing Monday morning.. they were just as tired of seeing him as he was of seeing them. They put an ASAP on it and called Wednesday morning (Nov. 7th), where it cost him £15 to pick it up. He immediately e-mailed it to Knightsbridge and we received the same "3 business days and we''ll call if we need something."
 
Thankfully, it's been more than 3 business days and we have yet to hear anything. I'm hoping that this nightmare is finally over and we can just move on and he can finally come. Moral of the story - cover all of your bases. If you think something might not be a big deal, get something for it just in case. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. We would have had the information before the medical but his GP wouldn't give it to us without that letter from Knighstbridge.. so I guess it is what it is, but a month and a half from his original medical and we're just now reaching the end. 
 
As of right now our case is still in "administrative processing" and the last day it was touched was October 25th. Here's to hoping the embassy will hurry up and issue it as soon as they receive it so he can get his butt over here!!

I feel for you OP, and unfortunately when you have had a history of a more serious physical or mental condition you have to make sure you come armed with everything you possibly can. It also is understandable your frustration here... I'm constantly bewildered by crazy stories from the UK of persons trying to obtain their own medical history (something that is fairly straightforward to get in the US). I'm sure that once the medical is sent along to the embassy you should likely get movement in a couple weeks. Keep in mind things do get slower there around the holidays though (and do not count weekends either). The only issue I see for you is that you did not get your tetanus before the medical or during the medical (did Knightsbridge not offer to do it, or did they just fob him off?). So you'll then need to get it either before he leaves or stateside, and go to a USC civil surgeon to recertify the vaccinations for AOS purposes. That will be an additional expense for you as well as a lot of time trying to find a civil surgeon that understands the rules and doesn't want to cheat you.
 
You could attempt to call Knightsbridge in order to follow up that they have sent it along.

What a nightmare!!
 
i also didn’t get my tetanus until I arrived in the states. I got it done once we were married (2 days after arriving to NY) and had health insurance. The shot was covered on insurance (flu was also), however I did have to see a USCIS doctor again so he could fill in the vaccination paperwork. This cost around $80. 

Hi guys, I just need to rant for a bit so here we go. Here's our detailed experience thus far.
 
We received our case number from NVC on the 18th of September and I immediately called and scheduled our medical interview to give us as much time as possible between the medical and the interview. We scheduled his medical for October 3rd at 10:30 am, the soonest they had, a bit early but we were only an hour train ride from London Waterloo, so not the end of the world. We spent the next two weeks getting together everything he would need, the second MMR he never received, Flu Jab from the NHS at the local Tesco, etc.. 
October 3rd rolls around, everything was pretty straight forward, they let me sit in the waiting room while Tony went through the whole process. He gave a urine samples, then had to do a chest x-ray, he came back to the waiting room and waited a bit before seeing the other doctor. This is where things started to go south. He went into the office and the doctor noted that his Atrial Septal Defect (small hole in the lining of the septum of the heart) was listed as an "active" health condition on his GP summary, despite the fact that he had surgery 9 years ago to repair the hole - which was also listed on his GP summary. The doctor explains that he doesn't think that this will be a problem but he will need to ask the other doctor to see if they need more information. He comes back to the waiting room. I'm disappointed but had a feeling that they might bring it up so I had mentally prepared myself. We wait a bit longer, they inform us we missed a vaccination (Tetanus, but we can get it in the US before AOS). We had back up to the counter and they give us a letter to give to his GP stating that they need "more information" about his heart condition and the repair surgery (yes the letter was this painfully vague).
 
So begins our nightmare. 
 
Later that day we drop the letter off at his GP, hoping that we would be able to get all of this sorted before his interview that was scheduled for October 24th. Only to be told that it could take them 30 days to get a hold of the information, but they'd e-mail it directly to Knightsbridge.
A few weeks go by, it's now October 18th and we get a call from his GP, telling us that the paperwork we wanted was ready to be picked up. Not what they had said they would do, but okay. Since they waited until 4:30pm to call us, we had to wait until the next day but we went and picked the information up. It was a detailed sheet about the results of his exams, stating the size of the hole in his heart before the surgery and after, and it had notes stating the surgeon was pleased with the results. "Great!" we thought. This HAS to be what they want. The GP informed us that they did indeed e-mail it to Knightsbridge and we were all set, we took our copy and went on our way. (Spoiler alert: they didn't e-mail it.) However, me being as paranoid as I am, called Knightsbridge to confirm they received the e-mail from the GP - Surprise surprise, they hadn't. It was now the day before his interview. We say F*** it we're going to make sure that it gets there, we're going to be in London anyway so we'll drop it off in person.
 
So the day of his interview rolls around and everything is smooth sailing! He's Approved!!.. pending the results of his missing medical exam.
Off again to Knightsbridge. This was straightforward, they took it and his case # and told us if they needed more information they would be in touch within 3 business days. Great, we left and had Pizza Express for lunch, thinking that everything was smooth sailing from here on out, oh how I envy the naivety I possessed that day.
According to Knightsbridge, the 3 business days begin starting the next day - despite the fact that we dropped the paper off in the morning. But we're understanding people, so whatever, that's fine. Anyway, Monday rolls around.. around noon we get a phone call that the paper we gave them wasn't enough. Frustrated at this point, Tony demands, over the phone, to know EXACTLY what they're looking for so we can get it to them. "Discharge Papers." Okay, inconvenient, but fine. We'll get them to you as soon as we can. We go to his GP immediately after the call and ask for a copy of the discharge papers.. leave being told it could take a few days. We get a call two days later, on Wednesday that what we wanted was available for pick up. They handed us EVERY SINGLE PAGE of his medical record, which we had to comb through to find the note that said "Hospital correspondence 12/2/2009"... That HAD  to be the discharge notes. Thankfully, they printed it up right then. We go home, scan them in and send the entire discharge letter, notes and all, including the page they had already received and send it off. We receive a confirmation email "3 business days and we'll contact you directly if we need more information." Great. This HAS to be everything, this has to be the end of it.. right?
 
Wrong.
 
Friday afternoon, I'm back in the US at this point, as I had to leave without him to get back to work... at 4:30pm he received a call from Knightsbridge. Because of "questionable wording" on the discharge papers, they now needed more information. 
A bit of background, when he was 19 he was out celebrating a birthday with his friends and they were doing jagerbombs.. the ones mixed with Redbull. He had had a few, and because of the heart defect (that he didn't know he had), an excess of caffeine and alcohol, his heart stopped for about 30 seconds, he passed out and they took him to the hospital. Thus, the discharge notes said something along the lines of "After a bout of drinking, the patient was admitted with an arrhythmia where it was discovered that he had an ASD." (Side note- the Arrhythmia was because of the ASD... not because of the alcohol, before he got it repaired his resting heartbeat was about 120 all of the time.. yet no one ever caught it before - HOW? I don't know)
Now Knightsbridge was calling, and they wanted proof that he wasn't or isn't alcoholic and doesn't have any sort of "problem or dependency." They waited until 4:30pm on a Friday to call, which meant that nothing could be done until Monday morning.
He went to his GP first thing Monday morning.. they were just as tired of seeing him as he was of seeing them. They put an ASAP on it and called Wednesday morning (Nov. 7th), where it cost him £15 to pick it up. He immediately e-mailed it to Knightsbridge and we received the same "3 business days and we''ll call if we need something."
 
Thankfully, it's been more than 3 business days and we have yet to hear anything. I'm hoping that this nightmare is finally over and we can just move on and he can finally come. Moral of the story - cover all of your bases. If you think something might not be a big deal, get something for it just in case. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. We would have had the information before the medical but his GP wouldn't give it to us without that letter from Knighstbridge.. so I guess it is what it is, but a month and a half from his original medical and we're just now reaching the end. 
 
As of right now our case is still in "administrative processing" and the last day it was touched was October 25th. Here's to hoping the embassy will hurry up and issue it as soon as they receive it so he can get his butt over here!!

His interview was September 13. His last appointment was September 17. The visa updated to Ready on September 24. His visa arrived on October 1 and he had booked tickets before I had even woken up for the day and flew out on October 2.

We are currently in a similar situation.. My fiance had his medical on the 3rd but they needed more information about a surgery he had, that took us a while to get. He was approved pending medical at his interview on Wednesday and Knightsbridge finally got their information today. I will keep you posted and let you know when they send everything over and how long it takes to get approved. xx

They will need the A4 version

I would take both......

The embassy doesn't hang around so I'm sure once they get your medical results everything will move a lot quicker. I had my interview and a week to the day I picked up my visa. I couldn't believe how quickly they processed it all. 
Good luck for Wednesday! If your interview is anything like mine, you will find it very underwhelming. In and out and wondering what the point of it was. Just a box they have to tick I guess. 
Fingers crossed you will get to celebrate thanksgiving together. 

I didn’t even have to have a flu jab for the medical. Which surprised me, I was expecting to pay for it there. So I would of thought what you have will be fine. I only had to have one vaccination and they just have me proof on another slip, it sounds like that’s what you have for this one he has just had? Can’t see it would be a problem. 
They are all really nice there and wish you the best. I think anything you give them with proof will be accepted. 
 
And I think that letter is fine. All you needed was the case number and the type of visa. 
The medical is a lot easier than I expected. Good luck! 

ahh yes ! thank you so much this is very helpful. Do you know if we are allowed to call either the embassy or knightsbridge to ask if the medical has been sent over?
 
He had his medical last Friday and today the NVC changed to "in transit" ! exciting! We also completed our DS 160 last night.
 

yeah, I'm K1!
when I booked there was a 24th, 30th and 31st! Only reason I went for 30th was because it gave Knightsbridge more time to get my medical over there!
Glad to see you got an earlier appointment

On Wednesday we booked the interview for Nov 9th and then we looked again yesterday a few times and got lucky with an October 16th interview. Very excited about it.

Sorry I had not gotten to the bottom of the post! Congrats on finding a sooner appointment
 

I want to make it clear that I agree that they SHOULD ask uncomfortable questions. They should make people squirm a bit. This isn't a game, and if they have an indication that there might be fraud, they have every right to try and bring it to the surface. Yeah, people are going to be uncomfortable. 
 
Let it be a warning to you: Know your answers. Know your partner. Front load your application. Like @RJandHamid said, there is a lot of good advice out there. Read it. Be familiar with it. That's your best line of defense.

It has nothing to do with "humanity" and "injustices". Morocco like several other countries in that region are ripe with visa fraud. Using marriage and US citizens to get to the US and dump them then.
 
If something is outside of a cultural norm, as in, if a 23 year old Moroccan man would never ever ever date a previously divorced woman with a kid(s) who is 12-20 years older than he is and of a different religion, there in Morocco, why would he somewhere else?
 
It doesn't make any sense. Obviously there are the cases where it does work and is a successful relationship in the long term; but it is the job of the CO's at the embassy to 'weed' out the false ones.
 
If it seems unfair, that could be said about people who want a tourist visa to the US from many countries but can't get it. It's because of a bad history and track record of visa fraud and abuse. 
 
You can as mentioned write a letter of complaint to a respresentative and all; but when it comes to the embassy they have certain diplomatic status and immunities where they are like their own powers and can't be influenced easily. 
 
Again this has nothing to do with "human rights". Has to do with the embassy and the CO's doing their jobs despite how "mean and cruel" you may think it is. It isn't a right to come to the US, it's a privilege and again with such bad track records from these countries, that's why these types of things are in place. Trust me, Philippines is no easier when it comes to tourist visas, it has a high denial rate. Seem unfair? Sure, but I understand it definately as they don't have the best history when it comes to people not overstaying and such. 
 
While it is good to vent; just search here on VJ about some other cases from Morocco and others in that region and you will read some of the most absurd stories ever about fraudulent relationships/marriages. Some of them are very hard to read because it seems like fiction but they apparently are true.

Doesn't it just feel like it'll never end?
 
The good and honest news is that once he has the interview, the rest of this will just fly by. It really does speed up now. 
my thoughts for you as the USC is start compiling everything you'll need to be able to file for AOS. It helped keep me calm when I was waiting for him to just be here already, you know?

Heya!

I think Andy had a look every day for a week until he scheduled his interview. It seems like this is a very busy time for all, so don't lose hope - one might open up.
 
Also, it's so weird, your fiance and my husband look QUITE similar in that thumbnail. I did a double take.
 
Very happy for you both. ❤️