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We're APPROVED We think Was a long day with two very bored little girls but very productive and left happy.

Basically said that problem with computers today so couldn't input information to say yes you are approved but doesn't see a problem and sent us to pay for courier.

Appt was for 9am, arrived in waiting room around 8.30am and finally left at 1.15pmish!

Didn't ask us any questions that were expected at the interview stage, just had to swear to tell the truth, where had i lived after the age of 16 and that was it! More concerned with filling in a different form for our DD. They did some investigating and they found because my husband(US citizen) has adopted her she didn't need the affidavits of support, and she becomes a US citizen once she lands on US ground. She will get a US citizenship paper on arriv9ing and is eligible for passport etc.

Did had an argument with the asian lady at the first window, she was trying to say we needed DD biological fathers permission to leave the country! I just kept saying my husband has adopted her and is legally her father. She eventually after the 3rd time of telling her seemed to understand.

Thanks for the replies.

How much will a taxi cost roughly? And does anyone know of any good brekkies places near embassy or near euston?

Can i take a bag in with me or should i just carry the box file in my hand?

So interview tomorrow at 9am, getting nervous now We arrive in Euston around 7.20am planning on getting some breakfast somewhere before the interview as leaving home at 5.30am and the kids will be starved and the hubby!

So how do we get from Euston to The Embassy, we've done it before but now got pregnancy brain and can't rememeber a thing.

Also interview is for myself and Our daughter(Husband has adopted) plus we put my husband on the form as attending. Now we are having to bring our youngest daughter who is 2 as we have no childcare for her. She wasn't on the form as attending, do you think it will be a problem her getting it. I am taking her birth certificate and American and British passports. If it comes to it My husband will have to wait with her while myself and older daughter go in?

Just organised all the paperwork for our interviews on Wednesday Put into individual files etc, but what do i need copies of everything? Intend to go and do all the copying tomorrow so wanted to double check as there is ALOT of paperwork for the both of us (me and my Daughter) as we have seperate visa petitions!

I know i need copies of the Birth certificates/ marriage certificate/adoption certificate. Do i need copies of the I-864 (affadavit of supports) And the DS-230 Part II?

Police certificate? Husband and other daughters passport?

Tax transcripts?

We have our interview in 5 days (jan 14th) then baby number 3 due May 19th! Then Flights booked for June 30th.

Fingers crossed that baby arrives on schedule as we have 6 weeks to organise and get a passport

We got our interview date through today, myself and my daughter have an interview on 14th January 9am. Could you please add us to the list.

Now the panicking begins!

We returned our checklist about a month ago, with a travel date of 30th June 2009 stated, and just today have recieved packet 4 with an interview date of 14th January. So looks like they don;t take much notice of the date of travel. Hope you recieve your packet 4 and travel date soon.

All people/children who hold US citizenship are legally required to leave and enter the US on a US passport. We found this out when we went to the US embassy in London to get our daughters passport and they saw that she had a stamp entering America in her British passport. They weren't happen and said we could of got in a lot of trouble for doing so!

You can still hold both passports however but must use the US one when leaving or entering.

When my husband requested his transcripts he just gave the IRS a call and requested them by phone, therefore knew exactly what he had ordered and they arrived within 10 days. We have the past 3 years transcripts but likely that you will only need the past year.

Hope that helps and good luck on the rest of your journey.

We have been searching for months now and have always found continental to be easiest and cheapest. We will be flying out of Birmingham and into Newark. Then Newark into Seattle. Then unbelievably it was $1000 cheaper to book a return flight Newark to Birmingham. Bought as a whole package rather than in seperate parts and worked out at $3500 for 4 of us. Continental flights are all direct so no stop overs which was another bonus.

We will be just outside of Portland in Sandy just past Gresham. Do you know it?

thanks everyone, that helps me alot.

Just to get photos done and we will be set to go.

MIL purchased tickets last night as they have seemed to have gone down by $1000 from 2 weeks ago. Leaving fingers crossed 12th May 2009 staying in New york with my Aunty for 10 days then onto Seattle on the 21st May 2009 where ILs will pick us up and go to Portland (was $1000 cheaper to land in Seattle than Portland) It is all so exciting and nerve wrecking at the same time.

Will let you know how the medical goes.

Thank you Red baron, how long roughly would/should it take on the tube?

Do you know how much the tube will cost?

My daughter (4) and i have our medicals next Tuesday, Actually starting to feel more real as more things are taking place.

Took my daughter today to have Hep B first injection at our doctors, still had to pay but slightly cheaper than Knightsbridge. Think she will still require influenza at knightsbridge as i couldn't get it done at the Doctors due to them not having any in (they only administer in winter)

So we will be arriving at Euston at 11.11 and have to be at knightsbridge by 12.50 how do i get there? Quickest, cheapest way?

you get it on the letter in the packet 3.

I have just been to see the nurse at the doctors about my Vaccines i need for the medical. She has had to request my paper notes to see which ones i have already have. Think that we have figured out i only need the MMR, which isn't too bad. But i i asked her about a print off of what vaccines i have had, she said not possible as its included within all my medical history so would include everything i have ever visited the doctors for. So what should i take to prove what vaccines i have already had? She wrote them out on a plain sheet of paper, but surely the medical people won't just accept this. I tried to ask about getting them typed up on headed paper and she wasn't very impressed.

Also my 4 year old daughter needs several vaccines, Hep B being one! Now does she need to have completed the course before the medical which will take 6 months or just the 1st one? The nurse is going to charge me for the Hep B £30.00 a jab and 3 are needed! With her vaccines is her red book proof of what she has had or do i need a print out or typed list of those too?

have been looking over the I-864 form and i have 2 questions

Firstly my hubby has recieved his transcripts from the IRS, however it appears that he did not file for 2005. He was in the country and worked until April then came to uk for 6 months. Returned end of October after meeting moi! and then didn't start work again until January 2006. So he worked for a total of 4 months in 2005.... He cannot find his W2 from the employer he worked for and believes that he never recieved one. He has no idea how much he earned. The said employer has now gone bust and no longer has any shops open? So what does he do? He has 2004, 2006 and 2007 transcripts. Do you think this will suffice?

My second question is about the I-864 form itself. My hubby and his mom will be sponsors, however do they need to fill out a I-864 for each petition filed? ie, one for me and one for my daughter who my hubby is currently adopting? Or does one I-864 cover both of us? I thought it covered both however when reading through the form it states

Part3. question 9. I am sponsering the following family members immigrating at the same time or within 6 months of the principal immigrant named in part 2 above. Do not include any relative listed on a seperate petition.

My daughter has a seperate petition? But also if she is his adopted daughter the day she enters the US she becames a US citizen. Therefore does she need sponsoring? As our daughter , his biology daughter a US citizen does not need sponsoring?

We met at Global Gathering 2005. It was total fate. out of 40,000 people we bumped into each other twice.

Evan was in the UK visiting a friend for 6 months, spent the last 2 months with me.

He went back to US October 2005 and came back April 2006 for the birth of our daughter June 2006 and wedding 4 weeks after her birth.

He is adopting my daughter from a previous relationship then we shall be returning to the US Early next year.

Its been a rollercoaster but we love each other more than ever and can't wait to settle in the US.

we're in the West midlands, moved here just over a year ago from Shropshire.

I can't wait either........

I actually watched Big Brother US this year too, for the first time. Was completely different but i was still addicted.

Thanks MargotDarko, for clarifying.

Our approval date is May 9th, so realise we must have an interview before this date.

We are gaining Hubby's ILR as he is eligible to apply for citizenship in April 2009. This is another reason we are waiting until then to move as we thought it best to get citizenship for him before leaving, makes coming back if we ever need too so much easier.

Other reasons for not wanting to leave for 12 months include wanting to save as much as possible and pay off all outstanding debts.

We were intially thinking of going before September and not having to get hubbys next visa, but have now worked out that we are better off taking our time and doing it properly.

It seems so far off and such a long wait but at the same time there seems so much to do, organise and plan.

We recieved the packet 3 today, much quicker than we were expecting.

We won't be returning the checklist for sometime as we are not planning on moving until April Next year and want to wait until we have completed my daughters adoption and my hubby has got his ILR visa here on the UK which won't be until September before we can send it off.

Do i have to send off the DS -230 now? or do i send the checklist and DS-230 off together?

Thomas F just to let you know that we recieved our Packet 3 today post marked the 15/05 so quicker than i was expecting only 4 days after recieving the NOA2.

The only problem i see with you sending the downloaded packet 3 back before actually recieving the hard copy is that there was no case number on the NOA2 only in the actual packet 3.... Therefore they may not link it up with your file?

Let us know how you get on.

Thomas F, You should hear from them within a week i should imagine, We posted ours just normal 1st class on Tuesday 6th May, they approved it on Friday May 9th and we recieved the approval in the mail on Tuesday 13th May. Therefore took a week from posting to recieve the NOA2

Thomas F this is the same RFE we recieved and i only returned the 3 affidavits from 3rd parties and my own affidavit all signed in front of a solicitor. No further documentation, because to be honest i didn't read it properly and it got approved 2 days after they recieved the evidence back.

Poiteen - i included a cover letter with the RFE information. As my husband is also adopting my daughter which we are currently waiting to appear in court for, so i also included that information on the cover letter along with us expecting to travel April next year. We got approved 2 days after them recieving the information so presume that everything i asked/stated is ok.

No Problem Thomas F, hoping you hear something soon