TeeKay11

Hello everyone. I am so distraught right now. I entered the US on Jan 26. I've been regularly checking up on my physical green card. I decided to just be patient then yesterday when I looked up the status, its says my GC was delivered on 14 April. There's nothing in the mail. I'm so worried. Its shows the correct zip code and the exact time it was supposedly delivered but I have not received it at all. 

What should I do?

1 hour ago, Icedgem said:

December 30th

Ahh..

I think interview letters come either at the end of the month..  I waited about three weeks for mine (7Nov till 30th Nov)

In the meantime its best to get the medical booked and done so at least by the time you interview, the Embassy has all your medical info sent over.

8 minutes ago, Icedgem said:

Has anyone received an interview letter for London recently. I’m just wondering what dates they have been giving out. I’m patiently waiting for my letter. Thank you 

When were you DQ?

On 1/3/2023 at 10:27 AM, Icedgem said:

I’m just wondering how long after DQ you receive the interview letter ?, is it an actual letter posted or an email?. It seems like the interview is about 2 months after DQ but I’m just trying to gauge when my medical might be and start getting prepared for it. Thank you

Dq: 7 Nov

Interview letter: 30 Nov.. It was an email not a physical letter.

You have to book your own medical and attend it sometime between DQ and your actual interview.

I called visa medicals on 9 Nov and made a booking to come in for my medical on 21 December (excuse me for my mistake above where I said 20 December)

Yeah it seems about 2 months from DQ to the actual interview..

On 1/1/2023 at 8:11 PM, Educ8r said:

Congrats! We were DQd on Dec 7 and my husband's interview is Jan 25th.  That may give you a little insight as to when to expect your interview. 

That's amazing! We were DQ November 7th. I immediately booked my medical on Nov 9th for 20 December..

Interview letter came Nov 30 for Jan 11..

I'm so glad to see timelines are improving.. Best wishes!

Final submission to NVC: 22 Sept

DQ: 7 Nov

IL received: 30 Nov

Medical scheduled for: 21 Dec

Interview date: 11 Jan 2023

Hi guys.. After a long back and forth with my GP, I finally got a response for my vax records request. But its just an Excel-style spreadsheet with my name on the top. No official letterhead or anything from the GP. Is that what its supposed to look like? They've been an absolute nightmare to deal with. 

Hi @Wuozopo 

I think you've answered this question for me before but I couldn't find the thread. Do I need all 3 doses of hep B by my medical? Also where can I get the Influenza shot? Should I just get them at the medical and save myself the hassle?? 

Those are the only two I need to get.

Hi all.

Just wanted to update you all. Finally got DQ.

I-130 submission: 2 Feb 2022

I-130 approved: 24 April 2022

Submitted docs to NVC: 6 May 2022

RFE1: 18 July 2022 (Wrong AoS form submitted correct form same day)

RFE 2: 19 September 2022 (Previously accepted tax exemption letter was suddenly denied, taxes filed and tax document submitted 22 September)

DQ: 7 November 2022.

Sorry if this is derailing, but can someone who has managed to get through to NVC share the number they used?

On 10/16/2022 at 7:16 PM, Mark and Karina said:

I'm joining this thread. We got an RFE for my wife's birth certificate and we resubmitted September 21. Hopefully this will go faster and we will get the DQ this time. 

According to the NVC timeframes documents are being reviewed within 1month and 29days of submission.. Hang in there!!

28 minutes ago, Ctavarez90 said:

Glad you got all that situated and praying you get DQ this time around. I myself am expecting to get DQ’d next week so praying extra hard.🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you for that information. I thank all information provided on here is so helpful and beneficial to everyone. I love this site!!!! 

All the best for next week hey. This waiting game is insane. But we have to keep at it to be reunited with our loved ones.

On 10/13/2022 at 11:25 AM, Ctavarez90 said:

If you don’t mind me asking what did you get RFE for?

No problem at all!

First RFE in July: We had filled in i-1864EZ and they wanted i-1864 because they said he didn't qualify for EZ (even though we met all the criteria)... EVERYTHING else was accepted. Submitted i-1864 as told to do.

Second RFE in September: The letter stating my husband's tax extension (which was previously accepted) was all of a sudden rejected. So we sorted that out and are now waiting. 

Hi all! I didn't see a September submissions thread on here so I decided to start one!

We got RFE'd (twice now 😫 first in July and then in September) and submitted required documents on the 21st of September. 

If anyone else submitted in September, join the thread and let's keep each other company during this gruelling wait.

2 minutes ago, Inx said:

That's a huge help. Thanks! Glad you realized that you need another appointment!

Sounds stressful! How's your body handling it?

 

I guess my situation is a bit different.

I need some booster vaccinations e.g polio,tetanus,diphtheria/petussis (which were a combined shot when I got them). Plus a few more. 

I guess I'll ask the doctor tomorrow.

 

I think I've read somewhere that if you have the first shot of every vaccine than it's fine.

 

I've just seen that now about needing only the 1st shot. Its true. I just happened to have the time to run around 😂 Plus I'm a cheapskate so I didn't want to get Stateside and pay for something I could've gotten for free in the UK 😂

Yeah talk to your doctor and get your boosters.

Mind you, I made an appointment for my Varicella shot back in April for June. When June came, they told me I couldn't have it because apparently that's the same shot they're using for Monkeypox 🤷🏾‍♀️.

I have an issue in itself because I booked my medical before I got DQ because I was soo positive I'll get DQ before my medical...

Now my medical is 18days away 🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️ But you know what they say: Do as I say not as I do 😂

This immigration journey is one full of twists and turns, (and money too!)

I wish you the very best. Did you say you and yours are doing DCF?

Just now, Inx said:

Thanks for your reply! 

So that means you got all of them at the same time? 

I checked my records and I require quite a lot of them. I was scared that it's not possible to get them all at once. 

To know that would be a huge help!

If I'm not able to get them all tomorrow I will call the doctor when I have the appointment for the actual medical exam

Thanks 

I've just seen you're in Germany, I'm in the UK. So maybe different.. But some require two doses (MMR), while TDap was only one shot. Then I also had to slot in my Covid shots (I had been avoiding it, silly, I know). So basically since March I had a shot every 3 to 4 weeks.

But the TDap and 1st MMR I got together then after 4 weeks, got my 1st Covid. 3 weeks after that I went in for 2nd MMR, then after 3 weeks I got my 2nd Covid one. I just realised I need Hep B today when I read this thread 🤦🏾‍♀️, so I called my GP and they made an appointment to see the nurse on Wednesday to get it.

I am trying to avoid paying for them at the medical, because I can get them for free through a nurse at my local GP..

But, considering that at the medical you pay to get the ones you don't have, then I suppose you could get them all done at once. It's only just for me? They started as though I'd never had a single shot, for the sake of having my records ready for my medical.

18 minutes ago, Inx said:

Hi  

sorry to bud in but I have a question about the vaccinations.

I have a doctors appoitment tomorrow. (Not the medical exam just a check up with my regualr doctor)

Is it advisable to get most of the vaccines tomorrow? Or should I wait for the medical (not sure when it will be, but we'll hopefully start DCF soon)

 

Sorry again and thanks in advance

 

Inx 

 

They usually require you to have an appointment beforehand. I had to space out my vaccinations (because I had to get them ALL because I came to the UK at 19 and my mother had since lost the records from my home country). If you can, call in and ask if you can, because the nurse administers them, not the doctor.

I saw on an FB group that someone got a DQ from a 26th June submission.. Time is getting closer..

1 hour ago, dwheels76 said:

1.Not valid grounds for expedite. UK has no backlog so soon as you are DQ'd you should have a Interview within 30 days. If he was being deployed that's grounds for expedite. But all you can do is ask. But most embassies require you be DQ'd first to be considered.

 

2. Requesting expedite doesn't remove you from the wait queue if denied you do not lose your place.

 

3. Usually hear back within 1 to 2 weeks.

 

4. All documentation proving your reason for expedite.

Thank you so much for your all your help. If it clears up things a bit more, they've put this training down as a TDY.. Don't know whether that even helps or not.

The only reason I'm starting to get antsy is because people who have been DQd recently  (June 2022), are still waiting for an IL from the London Embassy. Otherwise everything has gone quite smoothly for us, our i-130 was approved in 2 months so really I can't complain.

Hello all.

Hubby and I submitted our documents to NVC on May 5, got our AOS rejected 18 July (they said he doesn't qualify to use I-864EZ, even though we were sure he did🤷🏾‍♀️), and immediately made the correction (submitted I-864).. We have now gotten news that he has been booked for Enlisted Academy training in a different state with the earliest possible date being in January and latest being in March. I can't go with him for the duration of his training, so he wants me Stateside and settled before he has to go.

Now for the questions:

1) Are these valid grounds for expedition at NVC?

2) Will sending an expedite request affect my wait time for documents review?

3) How long does it take to hear if our request for expedite has been accepted or denied?

4) What supporting documents would we need to provide?

We're dealing with the London Embassy.

Had to resubmit AOS on July 18.. Goodluck guys!

On 7/18/2022 at 10:49 PM, Mrs.H.Ajofotan said:

Another person who was expedited and I took turns checking the website each day. We split the day up so neither of us checked more times than we were allowed. It only took a short while and there were open dates. 

Hi there. I just had a question.. How long does it take to get feedback on your expedite? Whether accepted or denied.

Hi guys. Just got an email from NVC a few minutes ago. My husband filled in i864EZ but we got a message saying he doesn't qualify to fill in this form. (Even though he does) What do we do now.

On 7/10/2022 at 1:50 PM, JeanneAdil said:

If u have UK birth certificate,  and /or other documents like UK passport ,  secondary evidence is not needed

 

Once an applicant has demonstrated that a required primary document is unavailable, the applicant may submit appropriate secondary evidence, such as church or school records pertaining to the facts at issue.

They are referring to Primary School and Secondary School information when it comes to answering the ds260.. In some countries we call it Primary School as opposed to Elementary School, and Secondary School instead of High School..

On 6/14/2022 at 11:49 AM, Wuozopo said:

Varicella is a required shot, BUT it is waived if you have had chickenpox. They mark your immunisation form  “VH” meaning Varicella History. You need no written proof of having chickenpox. They take your word that you had it.

 

AND in the UK, varicella in not a routine childhood immunisation so the shot isn’t found easily. A varicella waiver can also be given (in the UK) for “not routinely available”.  You don’t have to get the shot when it qualifies for a waiver. In the uk, you have 2 ways of getting a waiver and skipping the shot.

Thank you 🤗🤗