Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	I'm glad you got it booked in time for the 9th! It seems like their pretty busy. Good luck, hopefully we get an interview soon after	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-06-25 06:29:00
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	Hello all,   Does anyone know what the current waiting times are when booking a medical? I'm still waiting on my Police Certificate to arrive then I should be good to go for the medical, but I'm just wondering when to call. I'm hoping to have the medical in the first week of July (Certificate arrival allowing), but I don't want to leave it too late to call.   Thanks I booked my medical Thursday, and the soonest available appointment was Wednesday 3rd of July. I would say your safe to book now and have plenty of time for the Police certificate to arrive.   Karl	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-06-24 11:35:00
United Kingdom	Country to put down on Forms sent for Pack 3	AMAZING	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-06-13 04:13:00
United Kingdom	Country to put down on Forms sent for Pack 3	Thanks for the help guys. Of course Wales is a country as fcat stated, along with England Scotland and Northern Ireland which make up the UK	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-06-12 10:31:00
United Kingdom	Country to put down on Forms sent for Pack 3	This may seem like a stupid question and the answer may be obvious, but I'm sure others have thought of this too.    What country do I put down on the pack 3 forms...Wales, or the United Kingdom??   Better to be safe than sorry    Thank you in Advance, Karl	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-06-11 04:24:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	I also sent my DS-2001 and cover letter with all my forms.  I called the UK embassy line today asking for an earlier date, and the woman gave me the code and email address to send an email to the embassy quite easily. I didn't have to do any grovelling. I've sent an email asking for an earlier date than my current appointment date of 1st August. It's worth a try and I have nothing to lose. It would just be nice to get a few days or even a week extra to help with preparations for the big day, before all my family get in to Chicago.	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-16 09:05:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	That's great news Deanna and Karl. I sent off DS2001 a couple of hours ago. Didn't put an exact wedding date but did state I was hoping to be there around the 3rd week of Aug and so please could I be assigned an interview asap - that could persuade them, right?   Hopefully you should hear something at the beginning of next week. My fingers are crossed for you both	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-11 10:52:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	Deanna called the NVC again today asking if an interview date has been issued, as she has been everyday this week, and we HAVE A DATE!! AUGUST 1ST   They received the medical results Monday 8th July and It's the 11th today, 3 days to issue a date! I did state our wedding date of 17th August, so it may or may not have been a factor. Now to plan a trip to London from sunny Anglesey!!   Hope everyone receives some good news soon.      I meant DoS not NVC, oops!	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-11 10:49:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	Deanna called the NVC again today asking if an interview date has been issued, as she has been everyday this week, and we HAVE A DATE!! AUGUST 1ST   They received the medical results Monday 8th July and It's the 11th today, 3 days to issue a date! I did state our wedding date of 17th August, so it may or may not have been a factor. Now to plan a trip to London from sunny Anglesey!!   Hope everyone receives some good news soon.	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-11 10:33:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	What wedding date did you specify in your cover letter? I am about a week ahead of you in terms of when the Embassy received results and forms so we both should hear about an interview about the same time. The wedding date i specified was August 17th. I'm hoping to hear soon	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-09 12:29:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	Click on the IMMIGRANT VISA in the drop down box, then input your LND number, you should then get a little pop up on the website stating your case status and when it was last updated.   Deanna, decided to phone/call the american number yesterday, and they confirmed they had all the paperwork, but no assigned interview date yet! We are just going to call everyday this week and be like flies around ###### and not leave them alone   How long does it take roughly for an interview to be assigned? a week, two weeks?	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-09 04:44:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	Thank you for the quick response lost_at_sea  .  Ill get on to that tomorrow, for now I'm going to go back outside and make the most of the weather we are having here in the UK  Thanks again, Karl.	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-08 09:32:00
United Kingdom	Anyone waiting for/recently received interview appointment at London embassy?	I sent Packet 3 along with my cover letter (wedding date included) and DS-2001 28th of June. The embassy was due to receive my medical today (8th July) and my case has been updated today on https://ceac.state.g...er/Status.aspx?, so I'm assuming they have everything now.   Is there a Phone number or any point of contact to the Embassy which we can call to find out if they have everything, and if they have issued an appointment date?   Thank you	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-08 09:06:00
United Kingdom	Paying for courier at embassy!!	Thank you all for your help, It's much more clearer for me now.   I live up rural North Wales on Anglesey, so quite a bit away from London. I might stay away from asking for it before a certain time as our usual packages don't arrive until around lunchtime. My plan is to book the flight as soon as I receive the passport and leave the UK the following day or the day after. I Handed in my notice at work yesterday, It's all coming so quickly	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-24 21:51:00
United Kingdom	Paying for courier at embassy!!	Ohh I know, as I said, I'm just trying to gauge when I could leave, so an answer to the question I have asked would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for the concern though	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-24 08:36:00
United Kingdom	Paying for courier at embassy!!	I'm just curious as I'm trying to gauge what day I could fly out after my interview on the 1st of August and receiving my passport back. At the embassy, is there just the one fee for one delivery method, or do they give you a choice and you can pay more to get your passport back a day or two sooner??     Thank you in advance	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-07-24 08:27:00
United Kingdom	Visa Approved	Congrats. I had my interview Thursday! If you paid your MRV before the new system change then the courier will call you. They called me this morning and I should have my passport tomorrow.	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-08-05 06:28:00
United Kingdom	Has anyone with recent interviews received visa with new courier?	Ahh thank you for letting us know! That's given me so much hope! Has it arrived yet today? We got approved a couple of hours ago and now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that we can get the visa ASAP and fly nex Monday! YESS IT HAS ARRIVED   It came at 8.30 this morning, I've booked my flight, which is ridiculously expensive and fly from Dublin tomorrow. Beyond excited, but the last two days have been scary, knowing I'm leaving family and a ton of friends behind. It's been emotional!	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-08-06 09:24:00
United Kingdom	Has anyone with recent interviews received visa with new courier?	I'm one of the people stuck in the transition. I had my interview on thursday and received a phone call this morning to confirm delivery address and payment. I should have my visa in hand tomorrow	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-08-05 06:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Received 05/18, Where can I get a Police check in the UK efficiently?	I Came Across the Website Earlier while looking Around. Thank You so much For the quick Response.	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-05-22 13:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Received 05/18, Where can I get a Police check in the UK efficiently?	We recently received  our NOA2, and now researching the next step of gathering documents.   Can anyone please help with where I may be able to get a Police Check within the UK quickly with Pack 3 expecting to arrive in the next few weeks??   Thank you in advance for all the help   Karl Edited by Deanna Laub, 22 May 2013 - 10:42 AM.	Deanna & Karl	Male	Wales	2013-05-22 10:37:00
USCIS Service Centers	For crying out loud, VSC!!!!	Has anyone been waiting as long as we have without there being an RFE contributing to the delay?!  We are both very good-natured, but this is starting to get very old!  Filed 11-1-2012.  Received NOA1 11-5-2012.  And absolutely NOTHING, NO ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER, since!  We've called, filed E-requests, contacted our congressman, filed with ombudsman (or whatever that's called), clicked our heels together, wished upon a star, and still...NOTHING!  I think the most frustrating part is to always get the same response, which is basically no response.  At best, we have the website read back to us.  There is absolutely no way of even knowing if our file is on someone's desk or heaved out of the car window of a disgruntled worker, and seemingly there is no real recourse or way of finding out.  Sorry for the vent.  But seriously, C'MON VSC!!!!!  CRIMINY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I read a couple of times on different threads here that there was a flood at the office that effected November filers.  I could be wrong, but might be something to research?	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-07-11 13:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 visa Interview Questions	I'm seeing a LOT of questions about wedding plans... My fiance and I did a lot of research on this process.  In reading a lot of forums from VERY stressed out brides-to-be without dates of when their fiance would be allowed here and with the wedding day creeping up on them, we decided we would do the legal courthouse wedding right after he got here, and plan as soon as we knew what date he would be here.  That way we could plan stress free and without having to worry about if he was going to be here or not!  It would also give us and my family some more time to save for my dream wedding.  As of right now, we got our NOA1 yesterday, and don't have any solid wedding plans yet (outside of the legal courthouse wedding).  Is this going to be a hinderance in our interviewing process??!!!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-07-10 19:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Case transferred to NVC????	oh we got approved on 7/22 already and have been waiting for the approved case to be transferred to nvc so i guess your case is kinda different from this.   Ah, you didn't mention being approved.  Our case hasn't been moved, I just read today a lot of others had.	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-08 23:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Case transferred to NVC????	Our status just got updated on USCIS. Does this mean our case has been transferred to NVC?...I think it's time to start calling NVC!!!! Post Decision Activity On August 8, 2013, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly.     Yeah, I've read more than a few got transfered in the last few days. I did some research about being transfered, and it is as I suspected.  They transfer to another processing center because they are backed up at the original one.  Another poster said "We received the same message this morning. I called the USCIS and was told that this means that our service center (VCS) is backed up and have therefore sent our cases to another office for faster processing. I asked if this meant that there were a problem with the petition and she said no. If there were a problem we would have received earlier notification. She said to look at this as a good thing because they are working to make a decision quicker. One we receive our written notification in the mail it will tell us if there is anything we need to do and more than likely which office it was sent to. We received our NOA1 on December 11, 2012."   check this forum http://www.visajourn...-of-i-129f-vsc/	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-08 22:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	Great news! Our case was touched today!  Terrible news- RFE.  Now we wait for the mail to see what they need	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-09-09 18:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	Thanks! That link is quite helpful. I definitely get what you mean by the file being touched - but that isn't something we can see, correct? Just because the file has been touched - it doesnt notify us each time, correct? I was under the impression we were only notified or could see the status if it was something that had been changed - such as a decision, not simply if someone had looked at the file.   No, you don't get a notification. But you can do like most of us on this journey do and neurotically check it every few minutes haha. Login here https://egov.uscis.g.../jsps/login.jsp   Happy stalking!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-09-07 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	our case hasn't been touched since 7/11	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-09-03 17:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	Hello.  Just checked the uscis site and it says our application is approved, so I guess we got NOA2, only 42 days after NOA1.  We're very excited, but I keep checking it to make sure it wasn't a mistake.  I'm a little concerned that this isn't real, and the site just says it by accident somehow.  Anyone else out there getting approvals?  I'm thinking we'll be seeing some approvals for the people that were transferred from vsc to tsc if this is for real.   Congrats!  While I'm happy for you guys, the better word to express my emotions would be jealousy!! (sorry) I miss my babe and want him to be here SO bad!   Here's to hoping this is the start of very good and unexpected news for all of us!!!!!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-22 17:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	That is what I saw as well but I am not sure if that case was just transferred from Vermont to Texas...and the petitioner misunderstood her letter. Either way I am here for the long-haul.. .I will update this thread either way. Best of luck to you on this journey.   I see on your timeline you've been on this journey for quite some time I'm sorry.  I can't even imagine!  Why did you get denied the first time?	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-14 22:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	2 more days added to our estimated date today.  How many more days will this go on?!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-13 12:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	another day was added to our timeline today.    Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between November 2, 2013 and November 18, 2013*.   How many days is this going to continue to be pushed back?!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-12 15:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	We're July filers too! NOA1 23 July and routed to CSC. I just noticed that our estimated adjudication date on the VJ timeline has been creeping further and further away (from late Oct to early Dec)   Oh no!  We filed July 1 and got sent to CSC right away and I just noticed our estimated time has been pushed back a month as well!   Filed July 1, 2013 NOA1 July 9, 2013 Assigned alien registration # July 10, 2013 Touched July 11, 2013 Received hard copy of NOA1 in the mail July 15, 2013 Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between November 1, 2013 and November 17, 2013*.	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-11 15:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	ok, did some research about being transfered, and it is as I suspected.  They transfer to another processing center because they are backed up at the original one.  Another poster said "We received the same message this morning. I called the USCIS and was told that this means that our service center (VCS) is backed up and have therefore sent our cases to another office for faster processing. I asked if this meant that there were a problem with the petition and she said no. If there were a problem we would have received earlier notification. She said to look at this as a good thing because they are working to make a decision quicker. One we receive our written notification in the mail it will tell us if there is anything we need to do and more than likely which office it was sent to. We received our NOA1 on December 11, 2012."   check this forum http://www.visajourn...-of-i-129f-vsc/	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-08 17:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	After our alien registration number was changed, we did a LOT of research on it.. There seems to be some debate over it on this forum, but after a full day of reading and researching, there is not a time frame for when you get an alien registration #.  If you get a notification that you have been asigned one before the noa2, it's not technically your # until you are approved.   As for people getting transfered a second time, you were all transfered from VA to CA?  Our case was sent there first.  I wonder if that's why we weren't transfered??	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-08 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	Did any other July 2013 K-1 filers get a notice that their case has been transferred? Our NOA1 date is 07/11/13, and got the transfer notice yesterday 08/06/13.   yes, everyones case gets transfered.  We got transfered the day after getting our noa1 I think...	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-08-07 21:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	NOA1 received by email - July 12, exactly one week after we shipped from Australia.  Off to CSC!     Congrats!!! One step closer feels so nice doesn't it!!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-07-13 01:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	I got an email very early this morning saying "On July 10, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E).  Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case." I believe this is a "touched" situation?  The date had changed to 7/11/13 on "last updated" @ uscis.gov, but no new status.	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-07-11 06:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	Good luck!   Just FYI, all I-129Fs are shipped from the Dallas Lockbox to either the California Service Center (West coast petitions) or the Vermont Service Center (East coast petitions). Aside from the recent slew of transfers from VSC to the Texas Service Center (not to be confused with the Dallas Lockbox, these are separate), those are the only two service centers that handle I-129Fs. You should update your timeline to reflect that your petition is at CSC!   EDIT: Or apparently you already have...the forum thing still says Texas. Odd.   Thanks for the tip My fiance and I are learning a lot as we go along and have learned TONS from these forums!  What a find this website was!  So excited for all of us!  And congrats to my fellow July filers!!!	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-07-10 20:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2013 Filers	Just got our NOA1 today, however our I-129F has been routed to the USCIS California Service Center.	ChrissiC	Not Telling	New Zealand	2013-07-09 18:21:00