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United KingdomOur Luck Hasn't Run Out Yet...
Hi Everybody,
We've had quite a few PMs regarding our visa and what's going on now so I thought I'd do an update today.

After my interview & medical remember I was told I had to have the 1st dose of the Hepatitus B vaccine in order for the visa to be issued because I am under 19 years old. This caused much debate between my family and of course our friends here on VJ whether I actually "do NEED" this vaccine for the visa rather than AOS or not.

Origionally the lady at the Alliance Medical Center said I could have it done at my local GPs office. But apparently they don't have a stock of the vaccine but did "promise" to do there best and get back to me. Well they did get back to me eventually but :whistle: THANKS TO ANDREA here on VJ! Who so kindly PMed me with an address and telephone number of a lovely little medical place in Stockport I had already booked an appointment which was today. It was a good job too because 2 days after Andreas PM the GPs receptionist phoned back to say "they don't do it there." Well I already knew that! Some people....

So I order the same ambulance company to take me to Stockport for a 5pm appointment. They were suppost to turn up at 4pm on the dot. They were 20 minutes late and the guy didn't know where he was going. So again like the day to London but to the outskirts of Manchester this time, the ambulance man jumped constantly in and out the vehicle every few miles to ask for directions to where this medical center was. Plus this man is quite old and drives at the pace of a tortoise. I swear he was waiting for the traffic lights to turn GREEN to start slowing down. Anyway it got to 5:20pm and apparently the medical center phoned up our house and my dad answered. Obviously worried where we got to. He phoned us to say that they were closing at 6pm. Panic! Not only were we now lost but it starts thunderstorming. We finally find the place at 6:10pm as the place was closing. We burst through the door to a startled receptionist cos we were dripping wet and let the wind/rain in the door.

She gave me a form to fill in which I didn't expect and I couldn't answer half the questions. GPs surgery address, telephone number, vaccination names and dates already recieved. I didn't have this on me and was kicking myself. Which was no point because when we were finally called in she didn't even look at it. She gave me the shot and rabbited on about how we held everybody in the center up and I felt so bad :( . Saying people wanted to get home to their families its real late. :angry: though there was a part inside me that wanted to say back "WHAT DO YOU THINK IM HEAR FOR? I WANNA GO HOME TOO. " I mean I'm greatful they stayed open and all but this doc REALLY let me know how much of an inconvience it was for everybody. So much so most of the talk in the 10 minute period I was in the room was filled with her rabbiting on about it.

Then I toss her the letter from the Alliance Medical Center saying they need confirmation that I have this jab from them and she stares at me and saying "We closed our fax machines etc down." She was about to hand it back to me when I ever so kindly suggested she do it another day. It didn't matter WHEN it just mattered that it was done. She hesitently accepted my suggestion, gave me a HEP B sideeffects sheet and we left.

So now we're at the stage where all that needs to be done is her confirmation sent to London, and London sending it to the Embassy then....

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GIMMIE MY DAYUM VISA


Thank you everybody for all your help. We couldn't of got through our visa journey without you guys!

Fiona

Edited by AFQuaid, 23 August 2006 - 03:28 PM.

AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-08-23 15:24:00
United Kingdomvisa interview dress up or casual?
I like this thread. lol!

On my interview I chose to wear a pair of ladies smart black trousers, pair of trainers, summer green top, gillet and accidently ...part of the sandwich I bought whilst waiting (No joke). Nobody was fussed though. But I gotta admit I personally felt out of place because near everybody was in business suits. Except people who I could clearly tell were americans they wore the jeans!
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-08-31 21:43:00
United KingdomTransferring funds
My fiance and I are in the same boat. Though we've just transfered around 1k pounds sterling using Western Union. They're VERY good. Andys had no problems picking up the transfer from his local Western Union in California USA from England.

Fiona
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-09-07 08:42:00
United KingdomGoing home tomorrow :-)
yay globe congratulations! Have a WONDERFUL journey....you made it wooot :)
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-09-20 17:23:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
................VISA APPLICANTS LONDON 2006...................

August 2006 Interviews
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
TimandBethanie...CR1.........07/25........07/04....08/11..10:00...APPROVED
Pnd629...........K1..06/16...07/26.................08/11 .10.30...APPROVED
Jenart...........IR-5........07/12........07/01....08/08..10.00...APPROVED
AFQuaid..........K1..6/10...08/09(2.30pm).07/04....08/09..10.00...APPROVED
Ddchucksgirl.....K1..06/04................07/14.. .08/15..10.30...APPROVED
Globetrotter.....K1..06/21...07/03........08/05....08/14..........APPROVED

September 2006 Interviews
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
tigretigre.......K1..08/04...08/24................09/15...........APPROVED
laptop...........K1..08/23...08/30................09/13...........APPROVED
homestick_......CR1..........09/11................09/11...........PENDING
american

October 2006 Interviews
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
lisanne..........K1..08/15...08/21................10/02...........APPROVED
J&C..............K1..08/14...08/18........08/29...10/02...........APPROVED
thesnowman.......K1..08/18...09/06........09/11...10/02...........APPROVED
expatrica........K1..04/26...04/26................10/02..10.30am
Cian.............K1..08/25...09/06................10/03..9.00am
devilette........K1..08/24...09/08................10/03
joseph22.........K1..08/22...09/09.........09/13..10/04
MrsWhizz.........CR1..08/25...09/12...............10/06..10:30am
ICE2005..........K1..08/17...09/01................10.10..10.00am
ninamyers..........K1........09/14........09/29...10/16...9.30am
munchkins........IR-5........09/22..Phoned 09/14..10/18..10.30am

Linababe.........K1..08/25...09/25........00/00...00/00..00.00am ON HOLD




Waiting for an Interview
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
dbachoura........K3..01/17...12/07............................
Laura_and_IanM...K3..09/14...09/14
mayhem1978.......K1
pja002...........IR-1
amelynn43........K1..08/22...08/31
CapeG ...........K3..09/14...09/21
Roger and Angela.K1..
Asad & Saima.....CR1
huanle...........K1
Lansbury.........CR1..09/23...09/28



WTG J&C Congratulations!
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-10-03 05:36:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
................VISA APPLICANTS LONDON 2006...................

August 2006 Interviews
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
TimandBethanie...CR1.........07/25........07/04....08/11..10:00...APPROVED
Pnd629...........K1..06/16...07/26.................08/11 .10.30...APPROVED
Jenart...........IR-5........07/12........07/01....08/08..10.00...APPROVED
AFQuaid..........K1..6/10...08/09(2.30pm).07/04....08/09..10.00...APPROVED
Ddchucksgirl.....K1..06/04................07/14.. .08/15..10.30...APPROVED
Globetrotter.....K1..06/21...07/03........08/05....08/14..........APPROVED

September 2006 Interviews
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
tigretigre.......K1..08/04...08/24................09/15...........APPROVED
laptop...........K1..08/23...08/30................09/13...........APPROVED
homestick_......CR1..........09/11................09/11...........PENDING
american

October 2006 Interviews
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
lisanne..........K1..08/15...08/21................10/02...........APPROVED
J&C..............K1..08/14...08/18........08/29...10/02
thesnowman.......K1..08/18...09/06........09/11...10/02...........APPROVED
expatrica........K1..04/26...04/26................10/02..10.30am
Cian.............K1..08/25...09/06................10/03..9.00am
devilette........K1..08/24...09/08................10/03
joseph22.........K1..08/22...09/09.........09/13..10/04
MrsWhizz.........CR1..08/25...09/12...............10/06..10:30am
ICE2005..........K1..08/17...09/01................10.10..10.00am
ninamyers..........K1........09/14........09/29...10/16...9.30am
munchkins........IR-5........09/22..Phoned 09/14..10/18..10.30am

Linababe.........K1..08/25...09/25........00/00...00/00..00.00am ON HOLD




Waiting for an Interview
Name..........Visa..P3Sent..MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate........Status
dbachoura........K3..01/17...12/07............................
Laura_and_IanM...K3..09/14...09/14
mayhem1978.......K1
pja002...........IR-1
amelynn43........K1..08/22...08/31
CapeG ...........K3..09/14...09/21
Roger and Angela.K1..
Asad & Saima.....CR1
huanle...........K1
Lansbury.........CR1..09/23...09/28




There ya go homesick. Let us know when it's in hand! :) Congratz

Fiona
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-10-02 23:43:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
Woooohooooo! WTG Lina you must be so excited!
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-09-09 08:00:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
eek tried to update the list myself but gonna leave it to the pros lol ....

Edited by AFQuaid, 07 July 2006 - 11:06 AM.

AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-07 11:05:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
Hiya,
Got the medical arranged for the same date as interview 9th August .... at 2:30pm :)

Good luck to all the July interview couples!
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-07 10:52:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
Thanks for updating the list Lina. Currently trying to arrange the Medical and transport, I'm having to ask the Embassy if we can get the "OK" to book an afternoon Medical cos the transport company will just about be able to get me there intime for the interview. So the medical is a bit up the air. Fingers crossed that the embassy say it's ok. I also emailed the Alliance Medical Imaging Center to check if they actually do medicals in the afternoons.
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-04 09:45:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
Level us up guys interview date Aug 9th 10:00am Packet 4 recieved today 4th July!!!! a year to date since I last held Andy and we get our date :crying:
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-07-04 08:42:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
Excuse me while I give this a ....*bump*....before it's lost forever. Perhaps these embassy lists of all different countries should be pinned? Don't know how you go about getting a thread pinned but just my opinion :P
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-06-26 22:17:00
United KingdomLondon Interviews 2006 (NEW)
IMHO delete the top paragraph but don't the lists because its a great reference to see how the interview dates, approvals etc go from january compared throughout the year and see if there becomes a pattern, perhaps this IMBRA thing will cause problems which we might see on this list too. Never know, I just think it's good to "see" everybodys journeys pass the first big hurdle.

I think people also need to say their interview times, I often wonder what time I'll get because I requested a late morning one...I see from that the list the latest is 11am. We need to get the medical out the way on the same day lol, so as you can imagine it'll be very busy.
AFQuaidNot TellingUnited Kingdom2006-06-18 10:45:00