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I also have a degree from graduate school which the interviewee asked a couple of questions of. It could be the trigger of an additional security check. I was also told that it will take two weeks to process once they receive my CV, but who would know it took more than 3 months!  I would make sure they received and acknowledged your CV, but other than that, it may be just a waiting game. 

I stayed there the night before the interview, paid 60 quid or so. It was clean and kinda quiet and super close to the tube, it is only ten minutes walk to the embassy from there. 

https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/intro_guide_affidavit_support-20180410.pdf
Read 2. Proving income on page 7, hope it helps? 

Congratulations on the approval! I guess you are British National?  I had my interview on 3rd September, an additional document was requested which I already sent(my guess is because of my chinese nationality, the additional document was requested) but my visa status stuck at” refused” for almost two weeks now. If yours is at “AP” it should be issued later today or Tomorrow! Good luck! And I’m very jealous 

So, 10 seconds after I posted my above post, the mail arrived. My LND number has arrived today!!
 
My I-130 approval date was March 16th so hopefully other who are still waiting from around that time will also get theirs soon. More than anything it means that they are processing them, even if its in completely the wrong order. My fear was that our application just got lost due to the proximity in date of the embassy closing down for COVID-19. 
 
Good luck everyone.

Hey, you should also try to leave a comment on the embassy’s Facebook to draw some attention. I left a comment on their reopen post and they answered me back the next day saying they will pass along the message to colleagues. The day after that, I sent another email to info unit explaining my tough situation and two hours later they sent me the LND number for me to proceed my application! 

This seems very odd for an IR1/CR1 visa, but looking around the forum it looks like certain nationalities (I am guessing your Chinese citizenship triggered this) and professions (typically people with advanced degrees in engineering or biology) can be asked to provide a resume by the Consular Officer. It's annoying that you have to go through this, but take a look here (the below link was posted by someone who went for a K-1 interview and was asked to provide a CV afterwards)
 
 

That is odd. I read another thread about some sort of labour requirements with the I-130 visa. Maybe try posting in the IR1/CR1 spouse visa and procedures forum to get more eyes on it. 

Turn in the basics at the first window. When you are with the interviewer at the second window, you will have the rest to pull out if needed. I think you will find that London won’t be overly inquisitive about the affidavit of support. They tend to glance at it and if it all looks okay, not discuss it much. On people with a joint sponsor, they may ask “how do you know this person?”

For the purposes of sponsoring, the UK income will be entirely disregarded—unless your husband’s income will continue from the same company inside the US. Since you mention “new job” I assume that’s not the case. 
 
thus, you need to hit the threshold on his current income (I.e., the job he just started). You can either calculate his current income from his recent payslips * annual pay periods, or go by his contract if he’s salaried. You can prove this with pay stubs, an employment verification letter on company letter head, or an employment contract. 
 
if you do not hit the threshold, you can use liquid assets (e.g., savings or investments) to complement by following the guidance on the form, or a joint sponsor. 

Good answer above and a further comment—
For the I-864, his 2019 tax transcript is required. His total income (Line 7b on the latest 1040) won’t qualify him as a sole sponsor, but the optional proofs allowed can qualify him.  
 
Say his new job pays $2000/month. On the I-864 line that says “my current income...”
he enters $24,000 (12 mo x $2000). He has to prove that amount with an employer letter stating that is his current salary or with 6 months of pay stubs showing that is his salary. Then he will qualify as the sponsor even though Line 7b of his tax return doesn’t qualify. 
 
The transcripts for 2017-2018 and the P60 aren’t really a factor, but take anything you want.

We translated our own documents, including police certificates, from Dutch and Spanish to English. They were accepted without any issue. 
 
We provided a statement complying with the quoted text saying we were fluent in <language> and English and that the translation was true and accurate. There are templates online that can be found. 
 

Here’s something in all the USCIS instructions 
 
Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification should also include the date, the translator’s signature and printed name, and may contain the translator’s contact information.
 
There used to be a sample statement provided that I can’t find now. I haven’t ever heard of anybody who was refused on a non-paid translation, but I have heard of holdups if the foreign language document was not with translation. Be sure to bring both. 

Your USC can request additional time to stay in the UK on home office website if need to stay after 31st August. Here is the link:  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents
That’s what I did to mine earlier this week, as my visa basically expired mid of August. I don’t know how long they will allow you to stay, but it should give you some time to sort things out and doesn’t charge additional visa fees.  

Hey all, hope you're all doing well. 
 
Does everyone still want to create a WhatsApp group? If so, please PM your mobile number and I can set it up. 
 
Best,
 
Gaz

Just had my interview guys. All good and approved! I was chatting to the receptionist and they are only doing interviews on Mon and Thur. it’s pretty empty in there including the back office as I was looking in when having my interview. About 6 people working there or something, so not surprised things are taking a while! 
I’ll write up a review on my experience tomorrow. But it was all very smooth. 

My husband who is also in LA was about to talk to his congresswoman today. A few hours before he woke up, I got the number! 
I sincerely hope you all get your numbers soon  

My wife in LA has just spoken to her local Congressman’s office and they are now putting an inquiry in with the US Embassy. If you have the ability to do so, I would recommend you do the same.

To the beneficiary! 

Guy! I just received my LND via email! I’m literally crying! 

Guy! I just received my LND via email! I’m literally crying! 

Long time lurker here, wanted to let you all know that we received the LND number in the mail this morning. We filed our petition via DCF on March 4, 2020 and were approved on 13 May so it's been just over 13 weeks if my counting is correct. We haven't checked appointment availability yet but so relieved to be back in the driving seat. Wishing you all the best of luck, at least things are slowly moving even if in a very strange way. 

Same, nothing here. I’m on week 10 after I-130 got approved.  

10 weeks here too.  Hang in there!! Someday this will all just be a funny anecdote in the stories we tell about our marriages.

Imagine the mail from USCIS London piling up unattended in one of those mail tote things. First in is at the bottom. When the IV Unit opened again they start grabbing from the top instead of dumping the whole bin and rereorganizing by date. Plausible.