bonkane

Yes it was thanfully

usually couple of days.

I think the military background will trigger a deeper background check its normal should be done usually in 90 days approx.

I believe the UK rules have changed, and covid jabs are available only for over 12's in the UK. I would ring the medical number and confirm though.

Thank you @appleblossom for sharing with me.  Oh good it shows more of my details on here now.  So no envelope, thank you. 
My interviewed was April 5th, showed 'Issued' yesterday, received email "U.S. DoS Visa system return travel document shipment notice" today. I live in Jersey Channel Island but I really hope I will get my passport back next week as I need to hand in my notice at work.  Once all done, I will put my timeline on here hoping it will help others in the future. 

I can't edit my post or reply anymore, so I'll also add this additional comment - I haven't received any emails about any of this up to the delivery notification (which is an email). The only way for me to check the status was to manually submit a case check on the CEAC page. I also haven't received any emails from the US Embassy in London post-interview.
 
A quick update - I received my DX tracking number at 10.05 on 10 May 2024 (Friday, today). The link now says that it's awaiting pickup, and initially showed today's date as the expected date. A few minutes ago it changed to Monday 13 May 2024.
 
This is being delivered directly to the DX collection point on Chancery Lane, London. I'm currently anticipating picking this up on Tuesday morning.

Yep correct, this matches up with the response I have just had from Visa Medicals in London. 

Yes as your leaving the UK and become a non tax resident

TFL are striking at it will affect 15th and morning of 16th.
 
All the main rail companies are striking 16th, morning of 17th, 18th, and morning of 19th.

Hi! First of all, do not panick! You've already made it through the hardest part.
Second, your interview letter is most likely going to come in on February 28th or March 1st. We had to wait for more than a month to get it too. (DQ on 10/27, IL on 11/30).
When I researched the scheduling patterns, I came to conclusion that they only send letters once a month at the end of the month.
So just sit tight and it's coming soon.

I am not sure how it all works tbf  but I think there will be more ILs in early March. 

October 27th 2022

Hi Guys, sorry to butt in but I had my medical last week and I had a nightmare with my GP too with this report. Please don’t stress yourself too much with this, I had a 33 page report which my Gp made such a fuss about and it went back to my birth and I’m in my 50’s😂.  They medical people do not want a long document, they just want a basic summary showing the medication that you are on and vaccines. This was literally a 3 page document that I printed off myself from my online portal with my GP. I’m not saying don’t take the full report, you definitely need to produce something, but if you can get a basic summary as well or print one off yourself then take that along and offer that up. I gave them my print off and mentioned to them that I also had a full summary. They said the info they needed was all there so the full report wasn’t needed. 
Also FYI you do not get told the results whilst you are there. They send off the blood,   Urine sample and chest X-ray to a lab. They say to allow 5 working days and if you don’t hear from them then all good. 

My husband interviewed on 01/06. Everything went very smooth, the whole "interview" took about 1 minute. He got his passport back in 3 working days. Good luck!

Usually people get their IL emails first thing at like 6am UK time, so I don’t think we will hear anything this week. Perhaps the end of next week, as that will then have been nearly 4 weeks since the last set of letters were sent out

I will message you.

I mean the CDC website says if the vaccine is not routine offered then you can receive a waiver. 
 
What I don't understand is although it's not routinely offered to under 12's why they're saying they still have to have it. However when the jab is stopped altogether. I really don't think they have an argument or loop hole to avoid giving a waiver anymore. 
 
If it's not available, it's not available. 
 
You can't be an exception just for a visa, that's not an important reason. That's a lifestyle choice. I'd understand it if the USA was high risk and all citizens had to be vaccinated but that's not the case neither.  
 
 
 
 

And you're right it isn't very popular is it when you look at the stats. 
 
There are quite a few states currently fighting against the covid vaccine mandate so 🤞

That would technically mean a waiver because they're not routinely available. 
 
Someone is currently arguing with the London medical office about it. 

Your interview is about YOUR civil documents. They will look at your original passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate, police certificate, and some people have military, name changes, adoption papers, divorce decrees, etc. Anything from your spouse is already uploaded to NVC and the interviewer can view it. They do not want paper copies. They do all digital now. Your original civil documents will be viewed and handed back to you. When your visa/passport are delivered to you, there is no longer a  “big white envelope” of paper files for you to turn over at POE. All digital now so don’t print a pile of documents photocopies for your interview. The NVC reviewed that you have submitted all the right stuff and your I-864 was properly done and documented. That’s how you got DQed. 
 
About having an interview letter for the medical. They don’t care when your interview date is. They use the letter to verify your new case number (LNDXXXXXXXXX). You have that number from NVC in your DQ notice and that is enough for them. For major medical conditions or surgery, the visa doctor wants to hear more than your version. If you have high blood pressure for example, a short report from your GP saying you were diagnosed on [date] and take [Medication name and dosage] and you hypertension is well under control now. It’s not pages and pages of doctor records. It may be just a paragraph he writes telling when, how treated,, meds, if cured or still ongoing. If you went to a specialist for treatment, they can do the brief report.

No, you need the standard US size which is not the same as the UK size. See: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-composition-template.html

Oh I know. I had to threaten the manager of my GP service with legal action if they didn't provide my medical records. Took them over 8 weeks.

Yes absolutely you can go ahead and book the medical as long as you can show a print out of an email with your case number on.
The GP summary was a pain for me, it was a 33 page document!. I called the medical office and they said they just need a basic summary showing current medications etc. I managed to print that off myself from my online portal with my NHS doctor. They only need a basic summary. You will need a list of vaccinations from the GP too. I was short of a few vaccines and the medical nurse gave them to me. I needed MMR, Hep B and a polio booster. My arm is sore today 😂.

Hopefully my experience will be helpful here as I couldn't find a lot of posts from people who had been through this exact scenario when I was driving myself crazy.
 
I went for my I-130 spouse visa interview today in London and was in a similar situation (incorrectly answered no to the arrests/convictions question with a minor arrest resulting in a caution on my record from 12 years ago for abusive language).
 
I brought it up as early as I could at the embassy (I also had copy of my subject access request and printed correspondence with NVC to ask if I could amend my form when I had realised my mistake, to which they said raise it at interview).
 
I was only asked for the SAR at the first window, and they didn't need to see my correspondence with NVC. I again brought it up proactively at the second window - the officer asked me to explain the situation, I gave a v. high level summary of what had happened and when (in my case it was almost 12 years ago) and the outcome - he told me this would not be a problem.
 
Majority of the questions were about when / where I met my wife, and our situation now - I was approved on the day, and told that I will receive my passport back with the visa within 2 working weeks - the whole interview only took about 5 minutes after waiting to be called to the window.
 
I really hope anyone who (like me) has been worrying about a mistake on their form for the past 18 months - will see this and find it helpful. My advice would be to bring any concerns / errors up yourself if you know of them as the officers will appreciate you being upfront.
 
Obviously this is just my experience, but I will say that everyone I spoke to at the embassy was super helpful and friendly, and i'm convinced they are not in the business of declining applications unless they have to.
 
Good luck everyone!
 

Hi add me to the list I got DQ yesterday and my submission date was 12/08/2022