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A Number should be your Alien Number. It is on your K1 visa too.

I filed in August 2019 and my biometrics is this Friday. Any idea when my travel permit could come?? 

Nearly finished filling in the forms, will be submitting them next week! I hope it doesn't take forever like my K-1 visa 😥took nearly a year for me to get that. 

I just applied for the transit visa and it was 7 dollars. Was approved. Was very stressful because I didn’t know I needed a visa for a connecting flight! Thanks all! 

2 minutes ago, arken said:

Did you buy two separate flights??

It’s not a direct flight if that’s what you mean. It’s a connecting flight. Just one ticket 

1 minute ago, MXcompadre said:

What is the 1st leg of your flight, from LHR to where?

I’m flying from London Gatwick to Vancouver, B.C 

Just now, xyz12345 said:

If you Google ETA for transit Visa, one of the search results is from Canadian Immigration (cic.ca).

Even for a connecting flight? Not even entering the country from outside the airport. I am literally there for 6 hours in the airport connecting flights area till I can catch my plane to USA on a K1 visa 

2 minutes ago, MXcompadre said:

Which country's passport will you be using tomorrow to travel?

My British passport 

Hi guys!

I have my flight tomorrow from London to Vancouver B.C and then from there to Portland, Oregon. I tried to check in online for the first half of the flight (London to Canada) and it told me there was an error and they can’t check me in because I require a Canadian electronic travel authorisation or visa. Is this true? I am not staying in Canada I am just there for my connecting flight. Is this a mistake or do I really need an electronic travel authorisation?? 

Thanks for your help! 

8 hours ago, Qwerty87 said:

Hey everyone, thought I would update you all on here. It's been issued!!!!!

BIG CONGRATS!!!  

Thanks all! Very helpful

Hi, 

My brother is 14 years old and a British citizen. He has a British passport. The issue starts here:  our father was Iranian but passed away 6 years ago. Since then, my brother has not been able to acquire an Iranian passport because under Islamic law, my grandfather needs to grant him permission to obtain a passport. He hasn’t granted permission so my brother only has his British passport. 

He hasn’t visited Iran during this time because he doesn’t have an Iranian passport, only his British. 

So my question is, does he need to apply for a tourist visa or not to visit the US? Is he still a dual national if he doesn’t have that second passport? If not can he just apply for ESTA before travel or does he still need a tourist visa?? 

Thanks in advance and I’d appreciate any help or guidance! 

Congrats!!!  Wishing you both all the best! 

Congrats! Seems like it was an easy experience. Onwards and upwards  time for booking that interview 

1 hour ago, LCSTOTT said:

I had my interview on 26/04/19 and it was approved! I checked the CEAC and it was updated today to ‘issued’. I’m just wondering how long it took people from the point of the status changing to issued for it to be delivered to their address (I chose the express delivery option). 

 

Thanks! 

First of all, congrats! It took me 2 days from when it said 'issued'  

3 minutes ago, skjourney said:

Oh Im sure they wont care, he just handed me some of the pages back as I think they dont want unnecessary paper cluttering up my file and just kept the helpful parts. I just looked over specifically what he handed me back vs what he kept. Of the 10 pages of tax return, he kept all the forms which are part of Form 1040, they all had (in our case at least) "COPY ONLY DO NOT FILE" printed over them, including Form 8889 which was a supplemental document for Form 1040. The ones he gave back were from H&R Block which consisted of 5 pages. He wasnt annoyed about it or anything, just put them back through the slot for me to keep. 

So to be clear, he kept W-2 AND the tax return.

If I were you id take everything as planned in case its needed, nothing to lose by bringing more than is required as evidence.

Thanks and Good luck for your interview !

Thank you  really nervous  hope it's as quick and easy as everyone else's.

Congrats! My interview is tomorrow at 10:30. My fiancé organised the affidavit and evidence attached together, all in one place. Everything including affidavit, W2, bank statements, employer's letter, tax returns are in there. Is this going to be a problem and will they get me to remove the one they want or will it be ok to just hand over the whole document to them?? 

41 minutes ago, GemmaBruce99 said:

9.30!

Mine is 10:30. Let us know how it goes  

I rescheduled my interview so now it's tomorrow XD Ahhhh, nervous

I have my interview too tomorrow! Good luck! What time is your interview?

I'm sure you'll be fine! Let us know how it goes. Sending positive vibes your way  

Does anyone know if we are allowed to bring a relative inside the embassy with us? Or do they have to wait outside? I obviously don’t expect them to come up to the interview window but is there a waiting area they can wait in?

13 hours ago, skjourney said:

do you think thats a lot of questions ? seems about typical to me, and should be easy to answer for any genuine relationship. I think the only reason she was asked about the future sister in law is because she is co-sponsor. If i had those questions id be delighted !

True. Good luck for your interview this week! Let us know how it goes!  

CONGRATS!!!! Happy for you  They asked you so many questions, is that normal? Are they tougher on young people, or what? XD 

My interview is 7th May and I'm a bit nervous haha. Hope it goes as well as yours. I wonder if there's been any denials, I haven't seen anyone post about it so I take it as a no, so that's reassuring 

13 hours ago, skjourney said:

on the 23rd you ?

23rd April? Is that enough time for the medical to arrive at the embassy? I was extra careful because I was told it can take between 1 week to 2 weeks to arrive. Booked mine 7 May.

I guess you'll most likely be fine! I was just being cautious and I wanted to fully prepare for it.

I had my medical done on Monday 8th April and it was easy for me too. When is your interview?