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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Sounds like you're close to the getting the visa hopefully. Fingers crossed. I was approved at interview last Thursday 8th and status changed to 'Ready' here - https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx  - on same day which is where you're at now I guess. On Monday morning, it changed to 'Administrative Processing' and then a few hours later to the final stage which was 'Issued'. I had an email from the courier the same evening saying the passport would arrive today. And so it did - arrived via courier in Edinburgh this afternoon. Actually the postman just dumped it in my letterbox without any verification! I jumped on here and paid the $220 USCIS Immigrant Fee - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee - booked and attended my COVID-19 PCR test this evening, booked an airport hotel, flight, hire car, filled out the UK travel declaration here - https://travel-declaration.dft.gov.uk - and heading down to Heathrow to fly back to the missus in MIA on Friday. It's nice to know this part of the process is speeding up for everyone to follow. Long may it continue...

CR1 - DQ'd 8th October, original interview on 01/03 was postponed to 08/04 but finally approved at interview yesterday. Very straightforward interview process and it all went smoothly at the London Embassy. They're super professional but friendly working in a modern, clean and very spacious building. Couldn't help but let out a little cheer when the interviewer said she'd approve our visa at the interview window!! The whole process was 1 hour, but most of that was made up by waiting between the two stages of presenting documents (stage 1) and the interview itself (stage 2). I will post a full review later but SO, SO relieved and SO, SO happy to be near the end of our rollercoaster immigration journey. Just waiting for my passport to be couriered back up to me in Edinburgh in the next week or two / Thank you to everyone on here for their support and information and good luck to everyone who is waiting at the different stages. 

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!

APPROVED!!! 
 
Full review to follow, but TL;DR it was so quick and easy! Nothing to worry about. Appointment scheduled for 9:30am and out by 9:50. 
 
Thank you everyone for all of your help and encouragement through this journey! 

Approved. 😄
 
I feel so silly for being worried about the interview but it was an absolute breeze. I got there early, but the wait wasn't too bad at all. 
 
Security took a couple of mins to get through because I had a bottle of water in my bags so they asked me to drink a sip and then sent me to the building where they interview you. 
 
At the interview building, they give you a number and send you to the appropriate floor. From here you just wait for your number to be called on the screen. I went up when my number showed up on the screen, they asked for civil documents and the appointment letter, took biometrics, contact number and asked when my best travel date would be. They also confirmed a few dates like where I was born and if I'd been married before, etc and then asked me to take a seat. 
 
Around 15mins later my number showed up on the screen again and I went to a different window, this is where the oath happened, biometrics were taken again, and questions were asked;
1. Where we met
2. Which year did we meet
3. Which year did we start dating
4. Why am I moving to the US instead of husband moving here
 
At the end the lady said everything checks out and said I'll get my passport back 1-2 weeks. 
 
I'm so tired from the drive so I do apologise for bad grammar in this post. 
 
Goodluck to everyone else on your interviews. I honestly can't thank people on this forum enough for the support.

APPROVED!!!!
 
Husband just got out of his interview. They asked him how we met (Tinder, lol), how long after we met did we start dating, what I do for a living, what he does for a living, and that’s it.
 
We did NOT have a straightforward financial situation due to my wonky tax return status (2019 taxes STILL not processed) and the fact that I’m a freelancer with no official employer (i.e. no W2). Felt pretty nervous about the interview because people here kept saying we’d be asked to get another sponsor, but nope. Wasn’t an issue.
 
No questions about our financial situation and a very laid-back atmosphere. Though my husband did say that the woman interviewing him didn’t break intense eye contact while she had him swear an oath with his hand up that he would be truthful lol. 
 
He also mentioned that he overheard the entire interviews of other people there, so not a super private set-up. Presumably they take you into another room if things get intense. 
 
So relieved. Still hasn’t set in. 
 
 

Happy to say my husband's status was updated to Issued today and he's gotten confirmation from the courier that he should have his passport/visa back tomorrow. Overwhelmingly relieved! It will be exactly 18 months from when USCIS confirmed they'd received his I-130 to when he gets his visa to enter the US 😭

My case just changed to issued! I finally get to go home (I've been away from my actual home for two months since it was easier to stay in England with family than travel from Scotland during covid) and start making plans! I'm hoping to get out to Vegas Mid April.
 
Thank you so much for the support and helpful information everyone! Trust the process!!

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! 

My case just changed to issued! I finally get to go home (I've been away from my actual home for two months since it was easier to stay in England with family than travel from Scotland during covid) and start making plans! I'm hoping to get out to Vegas Mid April.
 
Thank you so much for the support and helpful information everyone! Trust the process!!

My case just changed to issued! I finally get to go home (I've been away from my actual home for two months since it was easier to stay in England with family than travel from Scotland during covid) and start making plans! I'm hoping to get out to Vegas Mid April.
 
Thank you so much for the support and helpful information everyone! Trust the process!!

Congratulations!!! Our status changed from Administrative Processing to Ready today which we're also hoping means it'll be issued soon (not sure why it's going the opposite direction as everyone else's status but we're still hopeful...)

Congratulations! Ours just switched from Administrative Processing to Issued too! All within a couple of hours 😄
 
I'm due to collect mine from the DX delivery office in Chancery Lane so I'll give it a day or two before looking into going to collect it.
 
Happy Days!

DX just emailed me saying it will be ready to collect tomorrow but I think I'm going to go by there now just to see. Will update.

Mine too! So excited ❤️ So ready to go and party in Miami this week haha.

My case just changed to issued! I finally get to go home (I've been away from my actual home for two months since it was easier to stay in England with family than travel from Scotland during covid) and start making plans! I'm hoping to get out to Vegas Mid April.
 
Thank you so much for the support and helpful information everyone! Trust the process!!

My case just changed to issued! I finally get to go home (I've been away from my actual home for two months since it was easier to stay in England with family than travel from Scotland during covid) and start making plans! I'm hoping to get out to Vegas Mid April.
 
Thank you so much for the support and helpful information everyone! Trust the process!!

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

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!

I've just had the email - heart sunk. March 2nd now moved to April 7th. No reasons given. Must make mental note, don't get excited about April 7th until April 7th.