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Congrats babybebita!!! I hope you are enjoying your new life in the US So glad to see an August CIS graduate with their loved one already. Hopefully the rest of us will follow in the next few months

My fingers are crossed for your case complete Rajaa!

Im still wishing and hoping for a December interview. Hmmm ya think if I call on 3rd Nov it will make my case go to the top of the pile for scheduling? lol jk

Hope everyone gets more progress soon.

Im not there yet but from experience of staying there I know Im going to miss... Galaxy, proper Cadburys, proper bread, the Comedy Store Players, QI & other good TV, Twinnings Earl Grey (US version is bitter), malted milk biscuits, Colmans mustard (altho I saw them using it on ####### Eye... a couple of years back so someone must stock it).

If any of you expats are in or visiting the NYC area Id reccommend Tea & Sympathy. They have a cafe serving classic Brit stuff like sticky toffee pudding and scambled eggs on proper toast Also they have a store selling stuff like HP sauce and Birds Eye custard

Lou

Hi all

My case completed 9 Oct and we have all fingers crossed for a December interview but as its a short month Im concerned. Does anyone know of people having to wait more than 2 months to get a London interview for CR1?

Im really keen to get there in Jan - new year, new beginings and all!

Lou

The form says 2006 but dont worry its the correct one (confusing I know!)

I know of a few people who had to send the email quite a few times before they got an auto response.

For peace of mind you may wish to send by email and in the post, thats what I did

Congrats KYlady!!!

Good to hear your hubby's experience of the London embassy was not too difficult, Im hoping mine goes as smoothly

Congrats babybebita - enjoy your lives together!

so they start scheduling on nov 7th?

for dec?

Yep I believe so. We called last week and the guy said Dec scheduling would be between 7th and 17th Nov BUT he warned us there's no guarantee we will get an interview for Dec, it could well be Jan or later...

Dont give up shrewdgal, Im sure you'll find all the advice you need in this forum.

Its all sooo frustrating but remember it will all be worth it in the end. One day this whole process will just be an anecdote you can laugh about as you share a bottle of wine (or pot of coffee) with your loved one

LOL I like that definition of an RFE MsZ

Hope everyone is well

NVC have confirmed we missed Nov scheduling Its a shame as our case was approved over a week before the cut off date. Oh well I have my fingers crossed for a December date, but I must admit Im worried now

hi all

Our case completed a week ago (Thurs 9th) but I just called NVC and no interview has been scheduled. Do you think we missed the boat for this round of scheduling?

Just called and...

OUR CASE COMPLETED TODAY!!! :dance: :D

Congrats KIMF!!

Congrats MsZ!

Our RFE is still under review, apparently it takes more than 3 days to read the word "PRESENT"

The woman said it should be done soon tho. Fingers crossed for a November date.

EDIT: damn Im too slow with my reply, shrewdgal's qustion has already been answered. Pls ignore

my AVR is now 3 weeks outta date, technology eh?

Good luck with RFE Ilya, our response was delivered yesterday so Ill be checking on case status middle of next week. Really hoping for a November interview even tho I cant move to US til early Jan.

Hope all goes well with the I864 Ms Z

Congrats CHD

Congrats Ling Ling!

I had exactly the same RFE KIMF. Our amended DS230 was delivered today.

Martina and Jim had the same RFE too. They may be able to advise on how long it took from delivery to case complete.

So there wouldn't be any problems at all with my coming to the US and marrying my guy on the VWP? Can I stay with him when he starts filing for the visa or would I have to leave straight away? And is it possible to visit him out there while things are being processed?

Hi

I got married in Manhattan on VWP then flew home and started the CR-1 process. As long as you fly home within 90days of arrival there shouldnt be any problems. Its usually reccommended to fly home and start the CR-1 process once you are outside of the US.

I didnt visit the US whilst my application was being processed by CIS (my husband came here instead) but I know of some VJ members who have done so successfully.

If you do plan to visit during the visa process it would be best to show proof you intend to go back again. A return ticket is a must and, as payxibka says, other documents to show your ties in your home country.

Good luck on your journey

Congrats babybebita!

Our response to RFE is being delivered to NVC today. Ill call tomorrow to get status but I expect this could delay our case by at least a week or more... I just hope we make the cut off for scheduling of November interviews

Good luck to all with RFEs, I hope they are resolved quickly

I put name, date of birth and case number

Thanks again guys for all your help

I called back and was told our RFE is the same as Martina and Jim. The lovely man even said it's happens A LOT as people fill in the form on the computer lol.

Luckily I sent my husband two signed undated copies of the DS-230 just in case we got an RFE. He will put in PRESENT by hand and date it for today. He'll send out with barcode (thanks for checklist response tip CHD ) and covering letter. Phew problem sorted

Thanks for updating the spreadsheet CHD

Thanks sooo much for your invaluable advice guys

Can we use the same barcode when returning RFE items or do we have to wait for the RFE letter (ie does it have a special barcode/reference number required)?

Thanks so much for any help, Im trying to get this sorted asap

She wouldnt tell me the reason, she said I have to wait for the letter. My husband has the paperwork and said he couldnt see what was wrong. I'll call him back in a few mins to find out. Im pretty sure I put to date but maybe not

We have an RFE DS230 question 20. I cant see what we did wrong, I guess we'll have to wait for the letter.

Does the RFE letter go to the beneficiary or the agent (in my case petitioner)?