ZedbraGuy

They recieved the packet three forms and logged them..... and lost them after that

I only have around 16000 airmiles so I don't know if that was an option. Ho-hum. Thank god for credit cards - I just have to wait for some money back from the lovely wife-to-be before I fly out, so I can pay the thing off.

I had 35,000 already which I guess is what happens when you visit California 5 times. So it only cost me £350 to top mine up. So I'll just have the taxes to pay on top

Yeah, I handed them in with all my other documents.

Woman went off to find them, and came back empty handed.

"Do you have the DS-156?'

So I gave her that.... and then she asked for all the rest too, haha

Its taken a while for it to sink in, but for sure i feel a lot better now.

I've started making a list of all my possessions to help when I start labeling boxes and filling out forms for shipping.

So I had my interview today.

I was approved, but also found out why they sent out the forms... because they lost my packet three forms!

Good thing i had spares with me

I didn't check all the forms, but from what i could see the forms were identical, apart from the DS-156 and that was just because of the barcode

We called DOS, they said nothing is wrong and to fill them in again. So I did.... spent almost three hours last night staying up to get them all done.

Probably won't even need them, but we'll see tomorrow I guess

I actually have found it cheaper to buy a one day ticket using airmiles. I had to buy a few extra ones but the airline was doing a deal so it worked out okay

My interview is on friday, today I recieved a letter from the embassy in London, and was suprised to find blank copies of all the packet three forms.

The covering letter said further to my enquiry (what enquiry?) to complete the enclosed forms and bring on the day of my interview

Has anyone else had this

Is there something wrong with my packet 3 forms?

If there was how come they scheduled an interview?

If there is something wrong I'll only make the same mistake again as I don't know what it is

I've got copies of the original forms I sent in anyway.... so I can copy them again instead.

What on earth are they playing at??

Anything along those lines is good, even UK will do, thats what we put

We asked them about rescheduling and they said only if we want to move it further back, not that it matters much now as mines on Friday

Thats the correct number for calling from the US, and it's much easier to get through that way

You don't need to have paid it before you get your date, we didn't.

http://london.usembassy.gov/visa_contact_information.html

Yeah thats basically it, but getting through to the embassy is a nightmare, so if you can get your petitioner to use the American number and pay the MRV for you it's probably a good idea. Thats what we did in the end... having wasted time and money trying to get through from the UK

To Marry in the UK you're supposed to have a visa, but a lot of people don't bother, it's not really inforced. And even if you do get one it doesn't take very long

However, to move to the US whatever method is used you'll need to sponsor the application.

To gain UK residency you'd need to be living together for three years, but thats not really relevant if you don't want to live here

I think you can only call that number from America, but you can just do what we did. Get the petitioner to pay it and send the money to them with paypal.

Recorded delivery is a lot cheaper, and you know if it's got there. Was £1.52 to spend my packet three forms

My medical took a lot longer than 45 minutes, was waiting around for a long time before the x-ray, and again before seeing the doctor. Didn't see the nurse as I had most of my injections done by my GP already. Still need the second MMR jab. Most of the people were okay, although I found the doctor to be a little rude.

However, i had issues with my x-ray and had to go back a second time. I had very little waiting that time, and they were very nice as I was clearly very stresed amd worried. Checked out okay in the end thankfully. So my advice is give the clinic your work or mobile number in case there are any problems and you have to go back again.

It also might be of interest that once our packet three was logged there was very little time between that and getting and interview date. A couple of days at the most

You'll have a few weeks to wait before you get a date, we waited 3 weeks after sending in our packet three forms. Have interview in 2 weeks time

After spending probably £10 not getting anywhere I got Karen to call from America, she paid the $16 got through straight away and I spent her the money to pay for it.

So that's my advice to anyone else paying their MRV

I'm all ready for my interview pretty much, just need to pay for it

When is a good time to call?

I've tried several times and get told there are high call volumes and to call back later. Trouble is each call is expensive with the extortionate cost, and I'm just throwing money away trying to call and getting nowhere each time.

Yes, we've been calling DOS every day for the last week or so. No sign of packet 4 yet

Although I did give work some sort of notice

I told them when I applied in October that I was leaving, and have worked out a date with them today.

So if all goes to plan I quit my job on the 24th June. Seems insane to leave a perfectly good job and then not have one until I can find something in America.... months later

We got our interview date yesterday

We sent packet 3 on the 30th April

and had the medical on the 6th May

With any luck, I'll be in America in time for independance day

And no, the irony isn't lost on me

Get the forms in as soon as you can, the processing time is pretty slow at the moment, taking them best part of a month to even acknowlegde reciept of them

I had mine there, I was under the impression that most medicals are done there. It's easy as pie to find

If I can I always fly to Dallas or LAX, I've gone through other airports before and I find these two make life that bit easier

I also tend to book direct with America Airlines, and I'm hoping to have earnt enough loyalty miles to pay for my one way ticket out there with them as a result.