ShariLynn

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without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

Working on it. Papers are in a lockbox.

it sounds like you have received packet 3 so this part of your journey is almost over! hang in there, you'll get there and all the waiting will have paid off.

Thank you for the encouragement! With the explanation above regarding the medical exam, I have a feeling it will be ironed out. I'm not sure how Craig and I both managed to get that confused, but this entire process has been confusing so I shouldn't be surprised. I am going to retrieve the documents from the lockbox this weekend and update my timeline

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without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

Working on it. Papers are in a lockbox.

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

I'm not really sure what he is expecting to hear back about his medical. Thats usually booked directly with Knightsbridge Doctors.

All I can suggest is ringing the helpline and asking for the weekly e-mail code and e-mailing the embassy with your query.

Thanks, I'll ask Craig to call the helpline and get the email code. He informed me that he needed to wait to get an appointment date with the Knightsbridge Doctors from the Embassy...is that not correct?

No its not - he needs to ring the doctors and book his own appointment

Here is the link to the info and forms to download from the US embassy site

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/medexam.html

they won't send an interview date without a medical date having been entered on the checklist so if he already sent that back he will need to print it off and resend it with the medical date included once he has made the appointment.

I really appreciate your help. Thank you so much!

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

I'm not really sure what he is expecting to hear back about his medical. Thats usually booked directly with Knightsbridge Doctors.

All I can suggest is ringing the helpline and asking for the weekly e-mail code and e-mailing the embassy with your query.

Thanks, I'll ask Craig to call the helpline and get the email code. He informed me that he needed to wait to get an appointment date with the Knightsbridge Doctors from the Embassy...is that not correct?

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

Just to confirm, which email address did you send to?

LondonConsular@state.gov

Thanks a million!

Just to confirm, which email address did you send to?

Just to give a heads up, the London Embassy was quick to respond to my emailed request with the subject line having "URGENT" in it. They took less than 48 hrs to respond and let us know they transferred our file to Dublin today.

Much happy!

-Dawn

Is there a code you must use when emailing the London Embassy? If so, could you please let me know what it is? Thank you!

I didn't need one. It does send an automatic response that it was deleted; however, this doesn't seem to be true. Just don't email them repeatedly. It takes from what I understand about a week normally for a response. Ours was just over 24 hours.

Thanks so much for your help!

Just to give a heads up, the London Embassy was quick to respond to my emailed request with the subject line having "URGENT" in it. They took less than 48 hrs to respond and let us know they transferred our file to Dublin today.

Much happy!

-Dawn

Is there a code you must use when emailing the London Embassy? If so, could you please let me know what it is? Thank you!