mhy634

The paperwork arrived yesterday - the appointment is one week from today! Thanks to all for your input, it's much appreciated!

My husband had his medical on the 17th. No word yet but we called the embassy and they confirmed they had received his paperwork.

Thanks to you both - this is good news. I had my medical on July 5th, but had to get a booster vaccine which I did two weeks ago at my own GP. I've been sent a copy of the vaccination record, so I assume the embassy has received this. My only worry was that it seemed slightly illegible where's its been ticked 'incomplete vaccination'. I assume this is because the chickenpox vaccine isn't available in the UK?

Hi all,

I'm mhy634's husband. I'm looking for a little advice and before I do so, can I apologise if something simialr has been posted already. I have probably missed it while trying to search for it.

We've done DCF at the US Embassy in London, starting the process last November. At the start of April, we received our first letter instructing us to proceed with filing the necessary paperwork which, together with a successful medical exam at the start of this month, has taken place.

My question is, does anyone have experience on how long it typically takes from the time the embassy receives our paperwork and medical results, to schedule an appointment?

I'm pretty sure that I'm being impatient (it was only three and a half weeks ago that the medical took place) but any help you can give would be great in giving us a more definitive time frame to work to.

My husband and I finally received the DS230 form in the mail, but we are confused by the instructions we have read online and with the letter we received. Can the two forms be sent separately? Our DS230 is complete, but we need to schedule the medical exam and we are unsure if we are to send the DS 2001 after we receive an appointment? We just want to make sure we do things the swiftest and most correct way. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

You can put Texas address. There is no restriction where you actually live. Make sure you get the GC and SSN at an address which is reliable. Also, change address (both petitioner - I-865 and the beneficiary - AR-11) with USCIS whenever you move.

Loto

Howdy Loto,

I have one more question regarding putting Texas on the form. If we are interviewed is it bad to say we are going to be in Texas until we get ourselves settled in Washington, DC?

Thanks again for you comments. I definitely feel a bit relieved figuring out the best options for us.

Best Regards,

mhy634

Howdy Everyone,

My husband and I are filling out the I-130, but we have a few questions regarding Question 18: Address in the US where your relative intends to live.

Brief Background: We currently live in Scotland and have for over two years. Before living in Scotland, we lived in Washington, DC for approx. three years. My husband was on a work visa when we lived in DC and when it expired we decided to go to Scotland. While living in Scotland, we returned to my home state, Texas to get married. I am a resident of Texas, therefore all my mail, etc. goes to my parents house in Texas.

I have two questions:

1) We were hoping to move straight back to DC, but I have to prove "domicile." Does this mean we need to enter my Texas address for Question 18? I feel like that might be the safest bet, but is there any way we can move straight back to DC? We have friends who have offered to let us live at their place when we move to DC and find a place of our own. Is it feasible to put their address down too?

2)If we have to go to Texas first, how long must we stay there before we can move to DC?

Thanks so much for taking the time to help us and we look forward to hearing everyone's suggestions.

Best Regards,

mhy634