Zeppeli

Just wanted to do a quick update! I flew into LAX last night finally (Medical done in Januarh, interview in February). It took a while since my direct flight to Vegas kept on getting cancelled. I won't get into the nitty gritty of what happened here, I'll do a full POE review soon.

But! It went incredibly smoothly, had zero hassle, i wasn't even taken go secondary (I have the Class B note on my annotations for having an anxiety diagnosis).

At the border, I was asked to confirm my wedding date (4th of May 2019, didn't want to see my wedding cert) and he automatically upgraded my CR1 to an IR1! Thought this might be important information.

Good luck on your journeys everyone! You'll all get there and finally be reunited soon. I'll continue to swing by and give advice if I can. Take care.

10 hours ago, Dawn2021 said:

Hi all

 

I'm just wondering if anyone knows where to get the US style passport photos required for the interview (2"x2")? I've scoured the internet, and can only find slightly dubious looking websites that I'm not overly confident on in terms of getting them in time! 

 

Thank you

I got some done professionally at Tesco but I did a separate lot on the app by Passport Photo Online. Full title is ID Visa Passport Photo: Resize and Remove background on the Google Play store. About 500k downloads.

The service was great and accepted by the embassy with no issues. You can get the expedited service to get the photos sent to you in 72 hours but they give you a digital download at the same time, so you can get them printed yourself too. Hope this helps!

1 hour ago, Smera said:

Hey I have the same problem I had to miss my interview yesterday 8th of March due to self isolate. How did you rebook? How long did it take? I have been checking on my online account all morning and it’s says no appointments available for London. Please help with what you did thanks 

I'm so sorry you have the same issue! It was really heartbreaking but rest assured, everything will be okay! I rebooked following the instructions given to me on the missed appointment email. However, it took a few days (about three working days) to get a new one.

Basically my tips to help with sanity as well as getting a new appointment are:

Early morning seems to be the sweet spot, around 9am. This is when not only one, but three days opened up. Each day had multiple times on it as well.

Don't worry yourself with checking after 9pm or at the weekend either. The likelihood of getting an appointment is slim to none since the embassy will be closed for sure thus new appointments won't be added to the system. Allow yourself to switch off.

Check once every couple of hours. 

Be prepared for the appointment to be about a month after your intended date. It could be sooner, but mine was a little less than a month wait.

Don't worry! I know it's easier said than done but look after yourself, I hope you stay well and you'll get there eventually. If there's anything else I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask!

4 hours ago, grapenoodle said:

I’ve got my passport  Flying to Miami tomorrow. A little emotional. Thank you to the whole community here for making this whole thing that little bit easier! 

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Good luck on your journey and on your new life!

My visa is due to arrive tomorrow! When it rains, it pours, huh? Looking at tentatively booking a flight 21st of April! I wanted to get to Vegas before the insane heat starts.

This is probably the dumbest question on the planet, but do you have to fill out a landing card when you get there? Part of me is assuming not, since it goes without saying that my belongings are staying but it's better to be safe than sorry!

22 minutes ago, ergreenwell10 said:

Hi all,

 

Our case this morning was updated from "Ready" to "Administrative Processing".  Hopefully that means they are almost done with it rather than only just starting to deal with it this morning! We will provide a further update when the visa is actually issued. 

 

DQ date: 2nd October 2020

 

Interview date: 17th February 2021 (Original Date 26th January 2021 but rescheduled due to "consular resources")

 

Case updated to Administrative Processing: 1st March 2021

Same here! I'm so glad there's some movement again!

2 hours ago, MikeMinusWife said:

We need to book another appointment (we were unable to use our previous visas) - is it still a case of constantly visiting the appointment website to grab a spot when one opens up or have things improved since November ?

Hi! I had to rebook a new appointment last month (covid contact). It's still pretty much a case of checking sporadically each day unfortunately, but it only took me about 3 working days to get my next appointment!

I also got my second appointment early on in the day, which is the time I'd recommend checking since I think they upload appointments in batches. When I picked mine, I had a choice of 3 days and various appointment times on each so there was plenty of choice!

16 hours ago, JPC_LNW said:

Has anyone actually gotten their visa out of the embassy recently? Maybe @Zeppeli or @ergreenwell10? We had our interview on Feb 9th and submitted an additional requested scan (just a clearer copy of the original so shouldn't have been a big deal) an hour later. It's been two weeks now and our status is still "Administrative Processing". We've tried contacting the embassy but they won't talk with us about the status of our application until it's been more than three weeks. With all the new delays in appointments I wonder if everything else is being delayed too (we sympathize with you guys, our appointment was moved too and it's so heartbreaking!). 

 

Has anyone actually received their visa/passport back in February so far? 

I haven't received my passport back yet! Still saying "Ready" on my ceac tracker, however my case has been updated on the 22nd/23rd so I figured the cogs are still turning. I'll keep everyone posted when I hear anything.

Gosh, I'm beyond sorry for you guys. That is so gut wrenching and frustrating! It's bad enough for it to be cancelled, but without a reason? My thoughts are with you and your spouse. 

11 hours ago, ergreenwell10 said:

Thanks!

 

Sean arrived at the Embassy about 30 minutes before his appointment and someone inside took his name and checked him off of a list but told him he needed to wait outside until it was 10:45 (appt was at 11). 

 

He said that they took his fingerprints and then took a few of his original documents such as our marriage certificate, his birth certificate, passport, etc. into another room to examine and brought all back but the passport. He was then called up to a window to swear an oath and then an officer asked him a few questions such as "When did you meet?, How did you meet? Why are you moving to America? Have you ever visited America? Have you met her family?" and then told him our application was approved. He was then given a paper that said the application/passport return could take 7-10 business days. He is going to pick it up from the drop-off location in London so hopefully it is ready soon before his Feb 28th flight or we will have to push it back a week. 

 

Overall very smooth, in and out in about 40 minutes. 

Congratulations!!

Dropping in to say that I had my interview this morning and I got it! Super easy, the interview itself was about 3-5 minutes and she just said "it'll be with you in 1-2 weeks!" I was asked how did you meet? Why are you moving there instead of him coming here and if I had read the immigrant rights leaflet. (which i had been given previously)

Thank you so much to everyone here, you've been such a good help and for those who are nervous and waiting, the interview was honestly the easiest bit! It'll come soon!

Well so far, my appointment next Wednesday hasn't been cancelled yet! My sister in law's first baby is due in May (and my wedding anniversary is the day before hand) so here's hoping I can get out there for those dates!

1 hour ago, Wuozopo said:

The 17th is a Wednesday, which is the day of week they cancelled in January and then some In February on the 3rd and 10th.  Don’t set your hopes too high since Wednesdays keep getting the axe. Hope your family and you stay well. 

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Yeah that's fine. Honestly, after everything going wrong that can go wrong, I'm getting increasingly more "this is fine" about it haha. I miss my husband dearly but I'll get there eventually. That's all I can really tell myself! I just wanted to get a date in again.

5 minutes ago, Muso303 said:

Did they reschedule that or did you choose the date?

Since I had to miss my original appointment in January, I had to reschedule it myself!

I chose it about 15 mins ago! There were three days available but I didn't check the other two and 2 other appointments on the 17th to pick. Hope this helps!

New appointment date! 17th of February at 1030! I'm so happy it didn't take weeks for a new one! 

I've told everyone in my family that no-one else is allowed to get covid 😂 

Managed to miss an appointment that came up within seconds seemingly. Luck really isn't on my side at the moment 😥

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well. I just received my dreaded "Miss Appointment" email and I was wondering if anyone had any idea as to how long it can take to get another appointment? There's none available on the website as of yet.

I'm still devastated over getting a close quarters covid contact which has forced me to miss my assigned one, so I'd be grateful for any kind of insight.

On the plus side, I received my test results last back and it came beck negative!

I'm devastated. I'm staying with family in England and my aunt picked up covid so I have to self isolate. My interview was this Thursday 😔

I'm guessing I just call them on Monday? Or will an email suffice? Not quite sure what to do.

I've been silently lurking here for months but today (15th of December) I received my interview date. Our case was DQ'd 22nd of September and it has been scheduled for 21st of January at 1130!

I'm so unbelievably excited. It feels so long since I last saw my husband (February) and I cannot wait to see him again. I'm hoping to move out for our second wedding anniversary in May!