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United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (tomaran @ Jul 7 2009, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jul 7 2009, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jul 7 2009, 02:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good question Marm... I think she's confused. Her petition approval was in Sept, but her visa should have been valid until sometime near Christmas. At the UK airport, you do have to show your visa and sometimes the brown envelope because the airlines want to verify you have everything for proper entry. I suppose they don't want to be stuck having to fly you back to the UK if you don't have all your credentials. Maybe they were just verifying she had her K1. good morning everyone............. no what i meant was the approval for the k1 came through last September, you know there is a time limit after which the approval is valid, thats why you write letters to the embassy to say you would like the K1 approval extended. I just basically told them that i had to get medical evidence. The THREE immigration officers (officer Jenkins and co) looked it over he gave the nod then the I O went into the computer and revalidated the approval. It was a bit nerve wracking, but I dont think it s a huge problem. well i'm gonna go have breakfast with hubby to be ......xxx Prima Oh and the other question Prima is did you get a one way or return flight? If you got a return flight did they question your intentions at heathrow? I only ask because its is against airline t&c's to allow one way travel on a r/t ticket. Cheers Hun and once again...OMG....Congratsssssssss!!!!!! no probs with the return ticket, which I got. I dont know why the hell they wanted to revalidate anything. it doesnt make sense to me, just an excuse to chat boll>>>>>>> oops sorry garbage. Thanks for the congrats, i'm here adjusting to him again. And its strange to be here and know i'm not going to England again. so a bit of adjusting to do. i might have to look up this revalidate thing to clarify. I always have trouble at Detroit. Trust me I was bricking it at the desk. jetlagged trying to get home to sleep...... see y'all later. xxx Prima	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-07-07 21:24:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jul 7 2009, 02:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good question Marm... I think she's confused. Her petition approval was in Sept, but her visa should have been valid until sometime near Christmas. At the UK airport, you do have to show your visa and sometimes the brown envelope because the airlines want to verify you have everything for proper entry. I suppose they don't want to be stuck having to fly you back to the UK if you don't have all your credentials. Maybe they were just verifying she had her K1. good morning everyone............. no what i meant was the approval for the k1 came through last September, you know there is a time limit after which the approval is valid, thats why you write letters to the embassy to say you would like the K1 approval extended. I just basically told them that i had to get medical evidence. The THREE immigration officers (officer Jenkins and co) looked it over he gave the nod then the I O went into the computer and revalidated the approval. It was a bit nerve wracking, but I dont think it s a huge problem. well i'm gonna go have breakfast with hubby to be ......xxx Prima	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-07-07 08:12:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jul 6 2009, 07:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jul 5 2009, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To everyone here thank you for all your help, I'm off to the airport now. will keep you all informed about POE. Marm praying its the end for you too. xx Prima ..........soon to be Mrs!!!!!! Thanks Prima...good luck with POE, looking forward to hearing from you from THIS SIDE of the pond. well i'm here now, and it was ok, long lines in Detroit, and I had to pay excess on my bags at Heathrow. I had to get my visa revalidated because I was approved way back in September had to go in another line for the K1 to be ok. other than that hassle free, except I will say to anyone " dont fly NWA!" they are awful, terrible food, nasty service. I spilt water on my blanket and was old that theres one per chair. well i'm gonna get some rest, absolutely shatterd but i'm here with my lovely husband to be. Thank s to all of you for keeping me going. Marm i'm stilll lookinf out for you. xxx p	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-07-06 15:11:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (Ellie-and-David @ Jul 4 2009, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Jun 28 2009, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 25 2009, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jun 25 2009, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MARM I'm still hangin' with ya. Awwwww Thanks Nich, you are simply the best! Also keeping tabs on you, Marm. Waiting to celebrate the end of your visa journey! -H Also keeping an eye on you Marm. Party on these threads when it ends for you :-) To everyone here thank you for all your help, I'm off to the airport now. will keep you all informed about POE. Marm praying its the end for you too. xx Prima ..........soon to be Mrs!!!!!!	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-07-05 22:00:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jul 2 2009, 01:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jul 1 2009, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You heard anything yet Marm????? Nothing yet... hows it going Marm and Tomoran?? Any news? are you still on track for september? and you Marm are you going to get the visa soon? As for me i'm going on Monday. over here packing, feeling a bit tired because its been a week of drinking and partying ( lol). So I will let you all know of POE. I hope there are no issues with it. I'm hoping you will get it soon Marm. Fill me in though. xxx Prima	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-07-04 11:19:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 29 2009, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Jun 28 2009, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 25 2009, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jun 25 2009, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MARM I'm still hangin' with ya. Awwwww Thanks Nich, you are simply the best! Also keeping tabs on you, Marm. Waiting to celebrate the end of your visa journey! -H Thanks Heather....you're a star My fiance will probably do POE around the same time as your approx timeline for POE...I hope that we can get the visa well before that as we need to do that trip to Pakistan as well... You heard anything yet Marm?????	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-07-01 19:17:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 26 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 26 2009, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jun 25 2009, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MARM I'm still hangin' with ya. Awwwww Thanks Nich, you are simply the best! yeahhhhhhhhhhh got the visa now, and it is very pretty. blue along the top, bit of red, and abit of gold on the side saying visa. They do come early. 10.30 am I'm happy happy happy. Its over, finally. hey just because I got my visa doesnt mean that ppl should stop posting to this thread keep it up, its helped at least a few hundred ppl so far.........	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-28 08:35:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 26 2009, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Jun 25 2009, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MARM I'm still hangin' with ya. Awwwww Thanks Nich, you are simply the best! yeahhhhhhhhhhh got the visa now, and it is very pretty. blue along the top, bit of red, and abit of gold on the side saying visa. They do come early. 10.30 am I'm happy happy happy. Its over, finally.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-26 04:59:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 25 2009, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 25 2009, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i'm out on the 6th of July, early like 8.25. i got a week to pack my whole life away. now. right now I'm finally able to relax. i'm unbelivably happy. Congrats prima and jay! I am staying away from calling DOS at the moment, and we have resigned ourselves to believe that he is probably in the standard AP that they put everyone so far (who were Pakistani citizens and students in the UK). So I will probably contact DOS by July 12 if I don't hear anything by then as the average AP for people that fit his citizenship and residential profile is approx 4 weeks. I'm with you Marm, help you deliver this baby, I know its not easy seeing others hear about the visa in quick turnarounds and you still waiting. I know. the only upside of that is, your time line, its still in July, and its not another 7month wait. I think you will get your visa in a month, if the standard wait is four weeks. youve seen a lot of us come and go Marm, and now your in the last leg. Just a little push............	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-25 14:30:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	sms collected package on Monday 22nd June sms delivered it to embassy on 23 rd June text from sms on 25th june 2009 set to be delivered 26/06/09 3 working days total time not including delivery	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-25 13:15:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	Hooofrickinraaaaaaaaaa!! Can i hit it in the morninggggggg!! haha! I'm sooooooooo happy for you. I tell you wot when you get that bad boy in your hands it's like winning a golden ticket from willy wonka! F'real!! Congrats Prima..enjoy it..make the most of it..I'll Catch up with you in 2 months time. So when you flying out? Bet you cant wait! [/quote] I just realised how innapropriate that sounded I meant to say...can i get it in the morning! [/quote] looooooooooooooooooooooooool crazy heffer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm out on the 6th of July, early like 8.25. i got a week to pack my whole life away. now. right now I'm finally able to relax. i'm unbelivably happy. Edited by primahen, 25 June 2009 - 01:07 PM.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-25 13:05:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 25 2009, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 25 2009, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 25 2009, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Def email, call etc. It has to speed things up. I got mine in 3 days and by the way, I asked the courier he said they say they deliver the day after to cover themselves in case it is not possible but if u book the 'before 8' pick-up and he finishes everything in good time to get to the embassy by 10, he delivers it on the same day. woohoo! I'm off tomorrow. congrats eagle, enjoy yourself with your man, relax till the next part huh. hey marm, hows it hanging? have you been abstaining from phoning them folks at DOS. ? btw the tracking number didnt work on my invoice sheet because they didnt take a return address for the package. will have to wait on that sms then ring and give em an address. i read through all the dates on here, i dont know if i said congrats to jimandchristy, congrats. its just me and you now Marm. here's hoping. thank god for hope. I made it through y'all, i'm going home to my good good man , the visa is coming tomorrow between 8 and 6pm , as they say in jamaica, "mi glad bag buss" translation "I'm sooooooo happy" Can I get a "What ,What......."	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-25 10:51:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 25 2009, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 25 2009, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Def email, call etc. It has to speed things up. I got mine in 3 days and by the way, I asked the courier he said they say they deliver the day after to cover themselves in case it is not possible but if u book the 'before 8' pick-up and he finishes everything in good time to get to the embassy by 10, he delivers it on the same day. woohoo! I'm off tomorrow. congrats eagle, enjoy yourself with your man, relax till the next part huh. hey marm, hows it hanging? have you been abstaining from phoning them folks at DOS. ? btw the tracking number didnt work on my invoice sheet because they didnt take a return address for the package. will have to wait on that sms then ring and give em an address. i read through all the dates on here, i dont know if i said congrats to jimandchristy, congrats. its just me and you now Marm. here's hoping.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-25 05:05:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 25 2009, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Def email, call etc. It has to speed things up. I got mine in 3 days and by the way, I asked the courier he said they say they deliver the day after to cover themselves in case it is not possible but if u book the 'before 8' pick-up and he finishes everything in good time to get to the embassy by 10, he delivers it on the same day. woohoo! I'm off tomorrow. congrats eagle, enjoy yourself with your man, relax till the next part huh.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-25 04:14:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (tomaran @ Jun 24 2009, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 24 2009, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 24 2009, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Could it be guys? I just got the text from SMS. It feels too soon. Can they have done it already? someone please tell me I'm not dreaming and they won't ask me for anything else. I sent everything they asked for and also emailed my offer letter and ticket to america ticket to Nigeria next weekend. Can it be? I expressly paid the £30 to get back before 8 cos' I just couldn't breathe. lol! Can it be? yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!! He did say they would get me out before the end of June. you got it hunny........you are on your way.........heeeey woooooooooooooooooooooooooooot mine went into to the hands of the courier on Monday, and into the embassy on Tuesday. i'm real happy for you. u can relax now. xx Prima, Marm......Only 2 more to go!!!! C'mon you B######s!!! I'm fast running out of fresh virgins over here....... WOW, WHERE U FIND SO MANY IN THIS DAY AND AGE! yeah just waiting.......... and waiting .......... and waiting .....waiting some more......	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-24 17:02:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 24 2009, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Could it be guys? I just got the text from SMS. It feels too soon. Can they have done it already? someone please tell me I'm not dreaming and they won't ask me for anything else. I sent everything they asked for and also emailed my offer letter and ticket to america ticket to Nigeria next weekend. Can it be? I expressly paid the £30 to get back before 8 cos' I just couldn't breathe. lol! Can it be? yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!! He did say they would get me out before the end of June. you got it hunny........you are on your way.........heeeey woooooooooooooooooooooooooooot mine went into to the hands of the courier on Monday, and into the embassy on Tuesday. i'm real happy for you. u can relax now. xx Edited by primahen, 24 June 2009 - 10:02 AM.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-24 10:00:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 24 2009, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 24 2009, 03:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 23 2009, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i took some time thought about it, its not worth me ringing to sort anything out, new things, new slate, new possibilities; and to be honest its just sour grapes from my manager, lol, its what happens when you are in this process, and I have a question. maybe Marm could help. Where is the tracking number on the invoice sheet that they give you? ( couriers) because i put it in on the website with the postcode and it says it doesnt match??? someone fill me in. The tracking # has 10 digits....when you log on to www.thedx.co.uk, enter the tracking # and be sure to include your correct post code in the area where it asks for it as well. Also, it depends on which tracking # you are entering in the system. My fiance received two tracking #s, one is for the passport going-to the embassy and the other # is for the passport coming-from the embassy to him, so maybe you are tracking the coming-from the embassy #, which is why you are getting an error message or a "not in the system/ does not match" message. Let me know if it works... I was told that the invoice number is the ID number but it doesn't work until SMS have received your passport back. Can anyone say if this is correct? Primahen, oh! no - I am already married. what I think may work in my favour is the fact that I've been to the states over 10 times in the last 2 years and so I can't just be trying to "get in" cos' I've never over-stayed, have found a job there and have always been studying or employed here so I can't be a 419'er lol!. At the interview, he didn't ask me anything different to most brits. I.e. how many times have u been to the states, what do you do? what will you do there? when are you intending to leave? how did you meet? etc. Ok - positive thinking. I have to ask my Job to move my flight cos' it was initially booked for this Friday but I don't think I'll get it in time. Probably next Monday/Tuesday. Oh! boy - another day of waiting but I've given up on panicking and fretting. It's out of my hands. oooooooooooh that makes sense. lol sorry to bring the 419 thing into it, got lots of nigerian friends, its my little joke with them, please dont be offended. well i hope you get it soon, it truly is a waiting game. I just got off the extortion line to the usembassy, at least i found out there that i wasnt in AP but he didnt really know anything to tell me. I was going to ask for an email code to let the embassy know i have booked a flight for the 6th of july, however he said ( the git lol) that we cant email them with that kind of thing. personally I dont see why not, I have read a few posts on Vj that say if you can let them know. they do "try" to accomodate you. I may just have to do it another way. next week, i'm going big guns, getting my boo to ring the senator!!! lol extreme huh.....its not like its been long but hey its worth a wangle. Marm whats that freephone number for sms couriers again, i just switched phones so i lost it?? and the waiting continues..................................................... Edited by primahen, 24 June 2009 - 06:13 AM.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-24 06:10:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 24 2009, 03:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 23 2009, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i took some time thought about it, its not worth me ringing to sort anything out, new things, new slate, new possibilities; and to be honest its just sour grapes from my manager, lol, its what happens when you are in this process, and I have a question. maybe Marm could help. Where is the tracking number on the invoice sheet that they give you? ( couriers) because i put it in on the website with the postcode and it says it doesnt match??? someone fill me in. The tracking # has 10 digits....when you log on to www.thedx.co.uk, enter the tracking # and be sure to include your correct post code in the area where it asks for it as well. Also, it depends on which tracking # you are entering in the system. My fiance received two tracking #s, one is for the passport going-to the embassy and the other # is for the passport coming-from the embassy to him, so maybe you are tracking the coming-from the embassy #, which is why you are getting an error message or a "not in the system/ does not match" message. Let me know if it works... where is the tracking number on the invoice sheet?/	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-24 04:23:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (primahen @ Jun 23 2009, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 23 2009, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 23 2009, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you - u have consoled me. At the interview, they didn't raise any eyebrows about anything. I have a job waiting and he seemed understanding but I'm quite "hmmmm"ed about these things. They sometimes tell you what you want to hear. I've tried to call (waste of time and money) I've sent an email and husband sent one too but we have only got automated responses. We'll see. Marm, your due to get the sms text any minute now. Surely. Thank you for the good wishes, and I hope you get a fast turnaround with your visa in hand ASAP as well. Calling DOS is a waste of time quite honestly for people who were approved pending additional docs, they cannot tell you anything other than either you are in admin processing prior to the visa issuance, or that the visa has been issued. Internal admin processing is at the embassy and DOS does not have details about that, all they can read on their screen is whether it is in processing or whether the visa has been issued. The good thing about calling DOS and hearing that you are in admin processing at the embassy and no further details is that this means you are not in the "bad" AP, by which I mean admin review or processing due to security or background checks which are intensively done at the level of DOS and Washington, D.C. So if your file is at the embassy and they tell you that you are being processed at the embassy internally, you can be assured that you will get your visa ASAP, it is just a matter of it being printed. We as well emailed the embassy last week but have gotten automated responses. Write your updates in this thread as soon as you hear anything new, we will too hello everyone, how was your day? it was truly beautiful today wasnt it. i had a good day today, espec. as DX said it was going over to the embassy today. Then it got completely ruined about 30 mins ago as i found out my ex manager sat down in a meeting with other teachers and bad mouthed me left right and center. I'm fuming at the moment, trying to keep my head, because I will be ringing them tomorrow. I'm going to focus on packing and gettng myself ready to go too, this is more important I think. good to see Marm being all upbeat, Tomaran, i'm so sorry about your ID, i took liberties eh, my bad. Eagle eye, they do treat Nigerians differently, I looked through some threads and that has been the experience. HOwever because you didnt get married, yet it might help. It seems they always on the look out for 419'ers, I may be wrong, put it in the search bar in VJ and see. well guys, i'm truly hurt by this thing (with my manager) but I'm still hopeful the visa will print in time so I dont lose out on £520 pounds. keep us posted.........xxxxxx i took some time thought about it, its not worth me ringing to sort anything out, new things, new slate, new possibilities; and to be honest its just sour grapes from my manager, lol, its what happens when you are in this process, and I have a question. maybe Marm could help. Where is the tracking number on the invoice sheet that they give you? ( couriers) because i put it in on the website with the postcode and it says it doesnt match??? someone fill me in. Edited by primahen, 23 June 2009 - 08:49 PM.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-23 20:46:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (MARM @ Jun 23 2009, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Eagle Eye @ Jun 23 2009, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you - u have consoled me. At the interview, they didn't raise any eyebrows about anything. I have a job waiting and he seemed understanding but I'm quite "hmmmm"ed about these things. They sometimes tell you what you want to hear. I've tried to call (waste of time and money) I've sent an email and husband sent one too but we have only got automated responses. We'll see. Marm, your due to get the sms text any minute now. Surely. Thank you for the good wishes, and I hope you get a fast turnaround with your visa in hand ASAP as well. Calling DOS is a waste of time quite honestly for people who were approved pending additional docs, they cannot tell you anything other than either you are in admin processing prior to the visa issuance, or that the visa has been issued. Internal admin processing is at the embassy and DOS does not have details about that, all they can read on their screen is whether it is in processing or whether the visa has been issued. The good thing about calling DOS and hearing that you are in admin processing at the embassy and no further details is that this means you are not in the "bad" AP, by which I mean admin review or processing due to security or background checks which are intensively done at the level of DOS and Washington, D.C. So if your file is at the embassy and they tell you that you are being processed at the embassy internally, you can be assured that you will get your visa ASAP, it is just a matter of it being printed. We as well emailed the embassy last week but have gotten automated responses. Write your updates in this thread as soon as you hear anything new, we will too hello everyone, how was your day? it was truly beautiful today wasnt it. i had a good day today, espec. as DX said it was going over to the embassy today. Then it got completely ruined about 30 mins ago as i found out my ex manager sat down in a meeting with other teachers and bad mouthed me left right and center. I'm fuming at the moment, trying to keep my head, because I will be ringing them tomorrow. I'm going to focus on packing and gettng myself ready to go too, this is more important I think. good to see Marm being all upbeat, Tomaran, i'm so sorry about your ID, i took liberties eh, my bad. Eagle eye, they do treat Nigerians differently, I looked through some threads and that has been the experience. HOwever because you didnt get married, yet it might help. It seems they always on the look out for 419'ers, I may be wrong, put it in the search bar in VJ and see. well guys, i'm truly hurt by this thing (with my manager) but I'm still hopeful the visa will print in time so I dont lose out on £520 pounds. keep us posted.........xxxxxx	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-23 17:12:00
United Kingdom	approved pending additional documentation share your experience	QUOTE (misscharlotte @ Jun 22 2009, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When I got to the embassy, we hadn't signed the bottom of the financial support papers so I was given a blue form too. My husband signed the forms and fedexed them to me, I got the papers and my passport picked up and returned back to me, complete with my visa in 6 days. it was nt just the not signing, she wouldnt accept the tax return even though the employer letter stated he was above the p.l. so we had to get a co sponsor. glad that it went well with you though. I rang dx couriers today and they said the package should be going over to the embassy today, so hopefully they will start working on it tomorrow or wednesday, I dont think the visa will come this week, but what do I know huh. heres hoping its before the 6th of july. tomoran, I resigned from my job and in a fit of pettiness and vindictiveness they are paying me to the end of the week, but they told me that monday was my last day. i only have to give them a weeks notice as part of my contract. sheesh, i'm soooooo glad i'm not there , training providers suck azz. lol so i got a week s paid holiday..........i'm off to get lunch. weeeeeee marm how is your stuff going? Edited by primahen, 23 June 2009 - 06:33 AM.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-06-23 06:31:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Filed I-601 at London Embassy - now what?	QUOTE (texasbantam @ Nov 14 2008, 12:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all, Well i had a pretty disastrous interview yesterday - i was found ineligable for my Immigrant Visa as they found elevated levels of Gamma GT in my blood - and for this they have incorrectly presumed that i have an alcohol addiction, and refused the visa under section 212(a)(/)(A)(3). I think i just made the mistake of having a few beers the night before - silly me. So, at the interview they asked me to fill out the I-601 waiver, as i am married to a US citizen, which i gave back to the guy there and then. I'm just a little unsure now as to what will happen - when he was explaining it yesterday my head was all over the place. The guy at the embassy gave me his telephone & extension number, but he said they will call me back within 6 weeks? Can anyone shed some light on how long this process may take - my wife is now back in the States expecting our 1st child in January, I think we've resigned to the fact that i'm not going to be back for the birth. Can anyone help?? i am so sorry to hear about that. what you told me gave me a fright. apparently its what you say at the medical that has a bearing on what happens in the visa interview. I had an hour before my medical and mistakenly, to calm my nerves, had a small drink before. I just rand Knightsbridge doctors, and they said this is not a problem, unless the doctor brought it up. However I'm going to send a letter to clarify things should incase this does happen. I read through some of the other forums and they say that so long as the case stays here in the UK and doesnt go back to the US you should be ok. If they said six weeks, that should be the maximum time allowed so you will probably get an answer before that. I will be praying that you will be with your wife this christmas. All the best P	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-11-14 08:36:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (LisaD @ Jan 24 2008, 04:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 23 2008, 07:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Prima, I wasn't judging you at all and I don't think Lisa was either. We were just talking. And yes there's a good deal of difference between what a blue collar person earns and an attorney - but my boss was supporting five girls. So I felt the analogy was equitable. I wasn't judging you either, Prima. Actually, I was addressing the notion of counting the custodial parent's actions with his/her own money when child support is also being paid. And yeah, Becca...I thought it was rare as well. That was the start to me falling in love with him, actually.... your avatars are way cool. sweet	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-23 23:21:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 23 2008, 12:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (LisaD @ Jan 22 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My response: 'wow that's pretty amazing of you' His: 'No it's not, they're my kids' That's a pretty rare statement for a guy to make. I think the older partner in our firm feels that way. His FIVE daughters are all grown now, but he paid support for all of them. I've known him for over 15 years and I never once have heard him complain about paying his support. my fiance doesnt quibble about supporting his children. some of you are so quick to jump in. he quibbles because it doesnt allow him to live as he could. without going into too much detail here, some of you should nt bring your own prejudice to my case its got nothing to do with evasion. QUOTE (prima and jay @ Jan 23 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 23 2008, 12:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (LisaD @ Jan 22 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My response: 'wow that's pretty amazing of you' His: 'No it's not, they're my kids' That's a pretty rare statement for a guy to make. I think the older partner in our firm feels that way. His FIVE daughters are all grown now, but he paid support for all of them. I've known him for over 15 years and I never once have heard him complain about paying his support. my fiance doesnt quibble about supporting his children. some of you are so quick to jump in. he quibbles because it doesnt allow him to live as he could. without going into too much detail here, some of you should nt bring your own prejudice to my case its got nothing to do with evasion. oh and half of a lawyers salary compared to half of a hardworking blue collar salary is a great deal of difference.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-23 06:39:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ohhh. Interesting! So because she has her own income, she has the right to spend child support money on $100 haircuts while the children are deprived new clothes and told, by her, to "Earn it on your own." - ??? She never started getting $100 haircuts until after she started receiving child support. QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 22 2008, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> She makes more than me and has better benefits! QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 22 2008, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does your ex have her own income separate from the child support? Then, sorry.... no offense intended.... she has every right to spend her income on $100 haircuts. You cannot complain or dictate what she spends her money on if she earns it herself. u know.................. all i said was......................about child support and arrearages and taxes and the affidavit of support. u have all cleared that up now. this is now becoming something quite bitter. women will have one point of view and men will have another. i personally have only the experience of my fiance's ex, not wanting to work and getting welfare, which he has now to pay back. there was an immediate assumption that he didnt want to support his children even though he actually was taking physical care of them at the time. not having the financial means to address the repayment imbalance, through the courts, lawyers and such this situation has continued for four years. things are a bit better now, after all he has me but i would dearly desire a change for him. it is very discouraging to work so hard and have the decision to support your kids being assumed for you. in fact i would say it demeans some men, greatly. and if there are women who have to pay this without deciding for themselves i think it does for them too	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-22 16:45:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 22 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm getting 'dramatic' because you are generalizing about the system based upon the injustices you see in your own personal situation. And - because you are blaming the system on women. How old are your kids? Here, kids can choose whom they live with at the age of 14. Could your children live with you? Since the support is for your c h i l d r e n - how would you propose the system be changed? Should an ex provide an accounting each month of how they spend their money? Should haircuts and other 'non-essentials' be banned? Does a portion of the money spent on a mortgage payment, gasoline, groceries, and utilities (from a household budget) get factored into 'support'? Or would you contend not? QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why are you getting all dramatic? I have a need to support my children. Let me repeat slowly, my c h i l d r e n. If you read my previous post you will see, my child support is only more former wife support. My children receive no benefit from her new $100 haircuts. My point is this money should be used for my children exclusively. Oh, an BTW, my children see what their mother does with their money. I don't have to say a word. They are on my side. QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 22 2008, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, really-!!! Would you like to see my support agreement? The government receives a nice percentage, in the form of an administrative fee, each and every time child support is stripped out of my check. How is that not taking for themselves? Obviously the more they levy, the more they line their own pockets. As for sexist remark, I call the child support system as I see it, a huge sexist concept. OMG. Tell that to your kids. I bet they'll appreciate it. Why is the notion of support such a big damn deal with MEN? Oh, wait a minute - I think I get it. Since you only contributed sperm to the creation of the child, you then feel you no other obligation beyond that point? Like typically you might have wasted it going down the shower drain? My son knows his father always paid his support. He also knows how his dad wouldn't pay for one other damn thing beyond that because his father constantly told us that was 'plenty' to pay. Your kids REMEMBER what you say to them - how they see you act and behave towards them after the court has made mandates. When a child feels their love alone - their mere existence - isn't worthy of a few bucks - well no wonder they so often turn away from the person paying the support who also has a chip on their shoulder. Boo hoo you have to pay child support. And an 'administrative fee' too. You make me want to cry rivers for you. u child support hijackers ................. hey ! slow your roll. and i think the system is biased truly, and i'm a woman. if half your wages are being taken every month, that is alot. to be honest most of the payment is not recieved by the beneficiary. in our case none of the halved wage check has every been recieved by his child. As for the cost of raising a child, it was never ever supposed to be just the man providing for the child it is supposed to be the woman too. it took two people to make that child. if you have a child work like my mother did. my father wasnt the best at paying ####, but we were fed clothed and loved. what we didnt have we waited for. i never thought at any time that i wasnt loved. children understand when their parents dont have alot of money, what they dont understaND is why mummy and daddy always bad mouth each other and feel torn by whom they should support. child support is not merely financial, and if a the system deprives men or women supporting thier children emotionally because it only allows them as parents to barely survive, then it is wrong. QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 22 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm getting 'dramatic' because you are generalizing about the system based upon the injustices you see in your own personal situation. And - because you are blaming the system on women. How old are your kids? Here, kids can choose whom they live with at the age of 14. Could your children live with you? Since the support is for your c h i l d r e n - how would you propose the system be changed? Should an ex provide an accounting each month of how they spend their money? Should haircuts and other 'non-essentials' be banned? Does a portion of the money spent on a mortgage payment, gasoline, groceries, and utilities (from a household budget) get factored into 'support'? Or would you contend not? QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why are you getting all dramatic? I have a need to support my children. Let me repeat slowly, my c h i l d r e n. If you read my previous post you will see, my child support is only more former wife support. My children receive no benefit from her new $100 haircuts. My point is this money should be used for my children exclusively. Oh, an BTW, my children see what their mother does with their money. I don't have to say a word. They are on my side. QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 22 2008, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, really-!!! Would you like to see my support agreement? The government receives a nice percentage, in the form of an administrative fee, each and every time child support is stripped out of my check. How is that not taking for themselves? Obviously the more they levy, the more they line their own pockets. As for sexist remark, I call the child support system as I see it, a huge sexist concept. OMG. Tell that to your kids. I bet they'll appreciate it. Why is the notion of support such a big damn deal with MEN? Oh, wait a minute - I think I get it. Since you only contributed sperm to the creation of the child, you then feel you no other obligation beyond that point? Like typically you might have wasted it going down the shower drain? My son knows his father always paid his support. He also knows how his dad wouldn't pay for one other damn thing beyond that because his father constantly told us that was 'plenty' to pay. Your kids REMEMBER what you say to them - how they see you act and behave towards them after the court has made mandates. When a child feels their love alone - their mere existence - isn't worthy of a few bucks - well no wonder they so often turn away from the person paying the support who also has a chip on their shoulder. Boo hoo you have to pay child support. And an 'administrative fee' too. You make me want to cry rivers for you. u child support hijackers ................. hey ! slow your roll. and i think the system is biased truly, and i'm a woman. if half your wages are being taken every month, that is alot. to be honest most of the payment is not recieved by the beneficiary. in our case none of the halved wage check has every been recieved by his child. As for the cost of raising a child, it was never ever supposed to be just the man providing for the child it is supposed to be the woman too. it took two people to make that child. if you have a child work like my mother did. my father wasnt the best at paying ####, but we were fed clothed and loved. what we didnt have we waited for. i never thought at any time that i wasnt loved. children understand when their parents dont have alot of money, what they dont understaND is why mummy and daddy always bad mouth each other and feel torn by whom they should support. child support is not merely financial, and if a the system deprives men or women supporting thier children emotionally because it only allows them as parents to barely survive, then it is wrong.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-22 16:05:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 22 2008, 02:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Very true words ! I, personally, know a man living out of his van in a storage building on his employer's property. After his child support is taken from his check, he has enough left over for food and nothing for a place to live. All they care about it his "responsibilty" to his four children, screw basic life for him. In my own situation, my former wife fills her closet with new shoes, gets $100 haircuts and massages, while my children grow out of their own clothes. Child support, my rear. Child support is mostly fun money for many women and a way for the government to take more money for themselves. QUOTE (Gwen666 @ Jan 21 2008, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 21 2008, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The punitive nature of the child support system? What punitive nature is that? That the non-custodial parent pay up? It can be pretty vicious, frankly. Speaking from close experience, I've seen some *very* unfair deals enacted under the name of "child support". It all depends on who has a better lawyer, mommy or daddy. My ex's brother is currently getting reamed in the name of "child support", the situation is pretty dire, and he is ANYTHING but a deadbeat dad. I've had the "privilege" of being present at some of the court hearings (as ex's brother can no longer afford a car, gas, or insurance) and, frankly, it's a joke. Re-evaluation? Total joke. He's been trying to get this re-evaluated for several years now, with no success - god knows he can't afford a lawyer better than the mother's (who isn't footing the bill for it, her parents are). He is working two to three jobs to meet the amount they require of him and has nothing - and I mean NOTHING - to live on afterwards. The court doesn't seem to be interested in the fact that this makes him unable to support himself at all, even though he lives with his blind and disabled dad (along with my ex, who works two jobs to pay for the both of *them*). So yes, I think the OP could possibly be correct in that the system might have a bit of a punitive nature, and it's a slippery slope, too. this is what i was talking about, at the time of the child support being levied upon my partner he actually had the custody of his children, and he has always worked. the mother on the other hand refused to work and went on welfare. He actually left the army to look after his kids because she couldn't. the system assumes he wasnt looking after his children but he was. now it takes half his pay no matter what job he does and none of it is recieved by his children. it makes me mad as hell to see someone who actually wants to be a father prevented being one. there are real deadbeat dads out there. i know of many. But he isnt one. this political bs that has the system so caught up with catching absentee dads should be re evaluated and made more equitable. still i'm praying and hoping that this will be the year to end all this and to make a full recovery from what has been a harrowing time for him and his children.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-22 06:47:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (rebeccajo @ Jan 21 2008, 11:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The punitive nature of the child support system? What punitive nature is that? That the non-custodial parent pay up? Sorry, but I just don't get that. You should further familiarize yourself with the US Family Court system. If your fiance was ever in a position where the support was legitimately too much for him to handle, he could have taken that issue to the courts for re-evaluation before the situation became too far gone to create vast arrearages. Taxes can also be paid in installments and after the annual tax deadline of April 15, if the proper paperwork is filled out. I don't usually make these sort of statements, but you might want to think beyond the affidavit of support for your immigration. There may very well be mitigating circumstances for the state of your fiance's financial health. If so I apologize in advance. I think you owe it to yourself, and not to me or anyone else here, to fully and honestly evaluate what happened. i answered your post at about 2 am in the morning and looking back on it i think i was a bit harsh to ya. i am up till those hours because i just got back last thursday and i'm still on EST. you are of course being very polite with what you say and i dont think you were trying to be mean. i personally am not the best for wear financially and i have made many mistakes, many of them when i was a student and i thought that being older would never happen to me. i am fully caught up on the reasons and the heretofores regarding the state of my partners finances, but i do see how looking at what i said it would cause someone however aggravatingly to hear alarm bells. second chances is what life is all about, if someone looked at my finances from an impartial and uninvolved point of view i'm sure it would raise a similar response. nonetheless i thank you for your post, all insight is greatly appreciated prima	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-22 06:39:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (prima and jay @ Jan 22 2008, 02:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Gwen666 @ Jan 21 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. no, this will not affect your application for a K-1. Owing back taxes might affect the affidavit of support, but if you have a co-sponsor that should put that to rest. Your income, as it is UK based, won't count; however, your assets and property can. 2. Your fiance's DUI will not have a bearing on your case, as he is the US citizen. Were it you, the beneficiary, it might be different. thanks for your reply, lol. i think i was a bit hasty yesterday. i pretty much found out that my fiance does not have a dui at all, something different. and as to the person who made the comment that i need to find out more about the child support system, you need to check your judgemental **** at the door. i am far from stupid and i am quite aware of the situation regarding his current child support situation. the system is punitive because it assumes guilt, and places that upon the father without negotiation. as i said we in the midst of clearing up the issues regarding this.rather than you assuming from the little that i posted on here, maybe you could have asked. huh. still thanks for the posts i reply appreciate it all. i'm just excited about us. its all back on track. i will keep you posted xxxx hope alive er whats or who is "the OP". is that some short hand for new post ......... should i be offended hahahah	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-21 21:19:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (Gwen666 @ Jan 21 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. no, this will not affect your application for a K-1. Owing back taxes might affect the affidavit of support, but if you have a co-sponsor that should put that to rest. Your income, as it is UK based, won't count; however, your assets and property can. 2. Your fiance's DUI will not have a bearing on your case, as he is the US citizen. Were it you, the beneficiary, it might be different. thanks for your reply, lol. i think i was a bit hasty yesterday. i pretty much found out that my fiance does not have a dui at all, something different. and as to the person who made the comment that i need to find out more about the child support system, you need to check your judgemental **** at the door. i am far from stupid and i am quite aware of the situation regarding his current child support situation. the system is punitive because it assumes guilt, and places that upon the father without negotiation. as i said we in the midst of clearing up the issues regarding this.rather than you assuming from the little that i posted on here, maybe you could have asked. huh. still thanks for the posts i reply appreciate it all. i'm just excited about us. its all back on track. i will keep you posted xxxx hope alive	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-21 21:17:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	QUOTE (Gwen666 @ Jan 21 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. no, this will not affect your application for a K-1. Owing back taxes might affect the affidavit of support, but if you have a co-sponsor that should put that to rest. Your income, as it is UK based, won't count; however, your assets and property can. 2. Your fiance's DUI will not have a bearing on your case, as he is the US citizen. Were it you, the beneficiary, it might be different.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-21 21:11:00
United Kingdom	child support arrearages, back taxes and dui's k 1visa	i recently became engaged to the love of my life. and in the midst of my happiness i discovered that he has a few financial irregularities. my questions are quite simple. Before we send in the completed forms and such. 1. will the fact that my fiance has child support arrearages and owes some taxes affect our application for a k1 visa. 2. my fiance had his licence removed because of a dui incident, does this disqualify him as the us citizen for applying for a visa for me or does it have to be several similar incidents invoiving alcohol. The child support payments are the subject of a soon to be court case, and are going to be adjusted to a more reasonable level. My fiance is far from being a deadbeat dad and wants to provide for his kids, the punitive nature of the child support system however has prevented him from doing so in many ways. i understand that there should be in this case a co sponsor affidavit of financial support, my fiance ( who if you havent gathered is the us citizen) is above the poverty line. i do not have a great deal of money myself but as a lecturer i make a substantial amount of money. i really need some advice on this to put my mind at rest. it seems as i put to bed one concern another rears its ugly head. i'm desperate. its taken so long to meet someone that i want to spend my life with and i'm frustrated that it looks like it might be denied me. damsel in distress prima	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-01-20 21:41:00
United Kingdom	Holy Cow -- a year!	QUOTE (Jeraly @ Jan 16 2008, 02:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oooh - we have a hostage situation here!! Yeah - I know it will take time to settle - I know I will find it hard and I just want to make sure that I persevere long enough to give things a chance for me to adjust!! This place will be a huge help I am sure hello. there i am a yesterday filer so i have all that to come. i just wanted to add, that you can get all that stuff in the USA, i saw a "british " section in Meijers in Michigan, it was so cool, it had kit kats, pg tips hp sauce, it actually brought a tear to my eye. lol. dont know what state you re in though. i will turn to you all for help when my time comes for the adjustment, i know i will miss some element of british life, but i'm ready for the change. Edited by prima and jay, 02 May 2008 - 08:43 AM.	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-05-02 08:38:00
United Kingdom	HKG POLICE CERTIFICATE	QUOTE (jhonscotland @ Sep 12 2008, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for that information, it has helped a lot. WELL it seems no one has the answer for this, but thanks to my Sherlockian tenacity i have unearthed the mystery of exactly what is on the uk police certificate. if you have a category c caution, that did not result in a conviction and have a clear record the record is stepped down from your record after 5 years and is only available for the police to view. if you have a category b or a, the time it takes to step down is dependent on the severity of the crime, and the time starts at 10 years to 30 years, or never. to get a more comprehensive list of the rules of whats on a police certificate please look here, its comprehensive and will put your mind at rest if like me you had a little blip many a eon ago. copy and paste this link into your browser. "http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/Retention%20of%20Records06.pdf" See ya!!!! P and J	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-09-13 16:25:00
United Kingdom	Police certificate	QUOTE (mrs_sdp @ Aug 28 2008, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (william_wallace @ Aug 28 2008, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.acpo.poli...ertificates.asp I notice on there website it says. " Association of chief police officers, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. As I live in Scotland, can I still use them for my police report? Hi Now I'm totally confused - there is an ACPO and an ACPOS which is the scottish one. I checked out the ACPOS site and can't find any information on police checks. I'll email ACPO to find out - because I'll be needing a police check soon .. woooo hoooo .. ummm sorry got a bit excited there ... I'll post if I get an answer back ... WELL it seems no one has the answer for this, but thanks to my Sherlockian tenacity i have unearthed the mystery of exactly what is on the uk police certificate. if you have a category c caution, that did not result in a conviction and have a clear record the record is stepped down from your record after 5 years and is only available for the police to view. if you have a category b or a, the time it takes to step down is dependent on the severity of the crime, and the time starts at 10 years to 30 years, or never. to get a more comprehensive list of the rules of whats on a police certificate please look here, its comprehensive and will put your mind at rest if like me you had a little blip many a eon ago. copy and paste this link into your browser. "http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/Retention%20of%20Records06.pdf" See ya!!!! P and J	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-09-13 16:29:00
United Kingdom	Keeping your UK employment in the USA	wow arent you lucky. What i want to know is, 1. what job do you do that you can do it both here and in the US, and 2. Are they hiring?????????????????????????????????????? please tell Prima	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-10-04 12:03:00
United Kingdom	Bad news at the interview	QUOTE (Barry and Jackie @ Oct 4 2008, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Oct 4 2008, 04:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Barry and Jackie @ Oct 3 2008, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [Cheers for that! You need to hear it from other people sometimes. I have to admit though I am confused by the evidence bit though, I spent all this time copying eveything and for what! The VJ info about ongoing relationship evidence is generic for every country. Some require lots. London doesn't seem to ask. If you had read the reviews of people's interview experiences (link in blue menu bar above) you would have read multiple people mention they did not show any relationship evidence. Yes, I have read all the reviews people have given regarding their cases, but this is the problem! You simply can not go on other peoples experiences and say that "this is how it is going to be". This would be a dangerous attitude to take when going for the interview, simply because you never know what is going to happen. The interview process should be a fair process and in my opinion should be generic, where we all get asked for the same stuff and get asked the same kind of questions. On another note regarding the evidence, we are all told to gather the information, photocopying or printing the stuff of we have from the past goodness knows how many years and yet we are also being told we should be kinder to the environment. thanks for you post, as we are in a similar situation, my OH was laid off in the last week and is now looking for work, which in Michigan is no mean feat. It also seems that his father who was going to sponsor me may have some issues with providing his w2's etc. however i'm glad that the threshold she said was only $29,000 because he makes way more than that. I think we will be able to persuade him to do it regardless. I'm sure you are approved, all you have to do it concentrate on moving all your stuff over there, settling in and preparing for that culture shock. i wish you all the best in your future happiness, keep us in mind as i have my medical at the end of the month. xx prima and jay	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2008-10-04 11:44:00
United Kingdom	Independent Medical Evaluation	QUOTE (sammills89 @ Mar 9 2009, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JeremyR @ Mar 9 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok... If he was never diagnosed then what he needs to say is that he was "investigated for bi-polar disorder but was not diagnosed." Obviously he still needs to fully disclose all of the circumstances but make sure that the panel physician understands that no real (recorded) diagnosis was ever made. There's a difference between 'has bi-polar disorder' and 'may have bi-polar disorder' That's a really good point, thank you so much! I never thought about it that way at all but as you said there is a big difference between the two. I will make sure my fiance gets a letter from his GP explaining his mental health at the moment and outlining any previous medication and fingers crossed it will go well. Thank you again! helllo, well i went through all this as i used to have depression years ago, and thought well its best to be honest and told all at my medical interview. I was referred to my GP to get the low down on the episodes in letter, and to fax it to Knightsbridge doctors, and I did this. I spent £70 for two letters, ( because the first one wasnt comprehensive enough and i had mentioned things in the interview that the letter didnt cover) i was then told by the Irish guy that I would have to have a Psychiatric evaluation. I couldnt believe it. He gave me some names, and i rang the first one HE gave me. This btw was a friend of his. who charges £450 for the evaluation and another £200 for the write up. Do what i did, ring the Priory in south london ( or NOrth london) if you are up here. They charge between £250 - £280 for the evaluation and the write up. I went to the Priory in Southgate. Saw a Dr Vik Watts. lovely guy. and very understanding he will do his best to help you. You can find the priory tel no online. the main thing is know what you are up against. The US doesnt want anyone who is going to be a drain on finances, or a danger to themselves or others, so if your fiance can show that the depression is under control and not a danger to anyone there will be no problem. After I got all my evaluation done, my papers were sent to the Embassy. My interview is in three weeks. all the best p	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-03-30 19:01:00
United Kingdom	need help now to plan a civil wedding in michigan and shipping	QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Apr 27 2009, 05:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To find an officiant google this: Wedding Officiant <city> <religion specification of choice> Or Wedding celebrant <city> <religion specification of choice> You'll come up with all sorts of things. I found a webpage with sort of classifieds and you could compare side by side!! Find a cheap-y one who will meet you at someone's house (need witnesses!) and get it done...or maybe they will charge you less if you bring a friend to their office and do it there- someone I know did it that way for only $50! thanks i will...xx	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-04-27 17:27:00
United Kingdom	need help now to plan a civil wedding in michigan and shipping	Hello hey i just got approved ( pending some minor paperwork) and i m now stuck in a quandry. 1. I need to have two ceremonies , a civil and a more traditional ceremonyI am leaving in July this year, and I have to have a civil ceremony, but we do not want it in a court house. I'm going to Detroit ( or maybe Chicago depends which ticket is cheaper) and i dont know how to go about getting an officiant to do a ceremony for just us in a place of our choosing. can anyone help? 2. I don't know where to start with getting hold of quotes for shipping companies from london to usa. We dont have a lot of money so everything is on a tight budget it looks like i'm leaving most of my stuff apart from my clothes, shoes. papers and books. still that is alot in itself. Can anyone give me a heads up with what I need to do, how I go about getting quotes. I know it seems like i should have thought of this before but to be honest when you are in the process of getting the visa, thats all I was thinking about. I hope someone can help me out here........... xxx Primaandjay	MissusM09	Female	United Kingdom	2009-04-26 09:36:00