Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	JANUARY APPROVAL, Let's do NVC together	QUOTE (waithatter @ Jan 22 2009, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Jan 21 2009, 09:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (waithatter @ Jan 22 2009, 01:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Moosker @ Jan 21 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just got a letter in the mail saying they would be sending my I-129F to the Consulate within 4-5 days! Great! Did NVC rep tell you when they shipped your I-129f to consulate? You can track on dhl website if you know the day they forwarded your file. I've been trying to do this, but the instructions confuse me. NVC said they sent ours on the 12th but nothing shows up on DHL for any date Try this, EXP 12 JAN 2009A Then choose shipment date from 11 jan to 16 jan and track it. This should work. Where do I enter that number? They have a lot of different tracking options edit: nevermind, did it, didn't see anything for London though. Edited by Furious Biscuit, 22 January 2009 - 01:49 PM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-01-22 13:45:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	JANUARY APPROVAL, Let's do NVC together	QUOTE (waithatter @ Jan 22 2009, 01:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Moosker @ Jan 21 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just got a letter in the mail saying they would be sending my I-129F to the Consulate within 4-5 days! Great! Did NVC rep tell you when they shipped your I-129f to consulate? You can track on dhl website if you know the day they forwarded your file. I've been trying to do this, but the instructions confuse me. NVC said they sent ours on the 12th but nothing shows up on DHL for any date Edited by Furious Biscuit, 21 January 2009 - 10:14 PM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-01-21 22:14:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	JANUARY APPROVAL, Let's do NVC together	QUOTE (waithatter @ Jan 20 2009, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Jan 20 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called just now and was connected to a total B**** of an operator who was anything other than polite. I don't care though.. our case was apparently forwarded to London on the 12th. I wonder how long Packet 3 will take to arrive now.. Ya, sometime you will run into some bad apples, but dont let those bad apple ruine your taste. lol Haha.. yeah even if I did have to call again, I'd gladly speak to her 'cheerful' self again and again if it meant getting updates on my case	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-01-20 14:34:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	JANUARY APPROVAL, Let's do NVC together	I called just now and was connected to a total B**** of an operator who was anything other than polite. I don't care though.. our case was apparently forwarded to London on the 12th. I wonder how long Packet 3 will take to arrive now..	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-01-20 14:01:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	JANUARY APPROVAL, Let's do NVC together	We were approved on January 6th.. we recieved our NOA2 hard copy and two letters from the NVC, a few days apart from eachother. (??) I'm going to call them on Tuesday to ask if our case has been forwarded to London yet.. unless they're open tomorrow? (Don't think they are, but figured I would ask)	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-01-19 00:55:00
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	QUOTE (Laurence+Lauren @ Feb 25 2009, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You did really well. If she'd said 'keep still or my vein would break and we'd have to start over' to me, that'd be all it'd take to finish me off! I HATE stuff like that! Oh, that REALLY got me scared. I guess it had the desired effect though. I kept EXTRA still	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-26 13:15:00
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	Had my medical today.. Got to Bond street pretty fast, with an hour to spare. I went to Snappy snaps to get US-sized passport photos for my interview. Went to the nearby Costa to have a severely overpriced sandwich, as is typical of London. At 2:10pm I walked to Bentinck mansions. (Laurence+Lauren, the photos were really helpful here) The waiting room had cushy black leather sofas and paintings on the walls. Waiting around was so much nicer. I gave my passport, passport photo, questionnaire, doctor's note and vaccine records to the woman at reception who gave me more forms to fill in. The usual... do you have diseases, have you ever physically hurt another person, can we test your blood for AIDS.. I'd only been waiting for 5 minutes when a nurse called me. We went through my vaccines and.. amazingly, I didn't need any. There's the one that I need for AOS, but she said it's cheaper to get it done out there anyway. (HPV?) She also said my doctor might do it for free, so she gave me an info pack and sent me on to a guy in another room to get my chest X-rayed. He was really nice. He gave me a blue cotton robe, separated himself and I with a curtain, asked me to strip from the chin to waist and put on the robe. After I changed he came back in, gave me a band to tie my hair up with (joking about how it was 'that or the scissors') pulled a metal/glass plate from the wall, put me in a really weird posture and then put it against my chest. IT WAS REALLY COLD. Told me to breathe in deep, hold it, took the X-ray. Said it was all good, told me to stay in my robe and directed me to another waiting room. I think I was in there for about 15 minutes before I was called by a female (Indian?) doctor. She took me to another room and began by asking questions. They were pretty much things I'd already answered on the questionnaire, but I was warned that they check for inconsistencies. Then she got to my doctor's note about medication I take. My doctor was really blunt in his note and she said she needed a note back from him basically saying that I'm safe/not going to go and kill somebody/etc. I explained that I'd just changed doctors after moving (so that doctor didn't really know me) and she said it was alright, and just to fax the note back to her. She was so nice. She explained to me how she coped with panic attacks, herself. We chatted a bit before she pointed me to a chair and checked my eyes and throat. Asked me to lay down on the table, poked my abdomen. Stood up again. Examined my chest, and had a glance at my private region. Then she got me to lay down again, took my blood pressure, said it was high but dismissed it due to nerves. I was shaking when it was time to have blood drawn, but it was really needless in the end. She put the strap around my upper arm, made me clench my fist, told me to 'keep still or my vein would break and we'd have to start over' I tried to keep my eyes on the ceiling. Really quick and professionally done. I wondered if she'd even started when she was finished. Then I was all done, pending the additional note from my doctor and clean blood test results. I went to pay the £180, ouch. (Can't complain though, it's less than some have paid) Really painless, efficient and quick Edited by Furious Biscuit, 23 February 2009 - 05:43 PM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-23 17:38:00
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	Thanks a tonne Laurence+Lauren, really great up-to-date and clear directions/photos and positive thinking. I'm grateful	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-20 13:31:00
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Feb 19 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Feb 19 2009, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have my medical on the 23rd and I have everything all ready - doctor's note for some medication I'm taking, immunization records, passport photo, passport, questionnaire.. am I forgetting anything? Thanks for all of the reviews on here. I don't feel nervous now because I know what to expect. yeah £180 hahahahahahahahaha That'll hurt more than the needles	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-19 15:59:00
United Kingdom	London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors	I have my medical on the 23rd and I have everything all ready - doctor's note for some medication I'm taking, immunization records, passport photo, passport, questionnaire.. am I forgetting anything? Thanks for all of the reviews on here. I don't feel nervous now because I know what to expect.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-19 15:17:00
United Kingdom	Problems with medication at medical?	I figured I would ask this here.. last time I asked in a different sub forum and didn't get anything back. I take diazepam (valium) for panic attacks, which are now (thankfully) few and far between. I was wondering if this might be an issue at my medical. I'm not a danger to myself or others when I do occasionally suffer a panic attack, so could this be overlooked? In 2005/some of 2006, I was unable to work for a while because it was very bad, I was under a lot of stress at the time/coping with a family loss and was on benefits until I got on my feet again. Should I mention this when asked about depression on the forms?	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-01-19 19:21:00
United Kingdom	DS-156 question	For the question about my passport: Place of Issuance: City: State/Province: What should I put? The only thing my passport says under 'issuing' is 'GBR' and I'm confused. I don't know where exactly passports are issued. I've had this one for almost five years Edited by Furious Biscuit, 01 February 2009 - 03:25 AM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-01 03:25:00
United Kingdom	DS-156 and Passport photos	QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Feb 3 2009, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know sweetie We will get there in the end Just send your packet 3 back PDQ, you never know we might even get the same interview date.......... That would be nice, I secretly hoped I would end up having the same interview day as a VJ'er. It'd make the apparently long-as-hell interview wait lighter	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-03 15:42:00
United Kingdom	DS-156 and Passport photos	QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Feb 3 2009, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how sweet I hope my packet 3 was ok, well if it was not then I would not have got my interview..............or would I............yeah paranoia setting in hahahahaha Even if we did screw up something on one of the forms, I think it'd still be alright because they ask us the same things 4732428482 times. You must be fine because you've been issued your interview I think they'd have given you an 'RFE' if you did anything wrong. Try not to worry. but, I know how it is when your happiness rests in the balance of getting everything right. This process is cruuuuuel.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-03 15:38:00
United Kingdom	DS-156 and Passport photos	QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Feb 3 2009, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hahahahaha Now you are making me double check everything, not a bad thing when I found out the other half made a couple of boo boo's on the affidavit when I decided to double check it yesterday. At least I have time to get a new one Sorry! My paranoia is infectious. Haha.. I just had my mum sit with me for 30mins and check through the entirety of my packet 3 response	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-03 15:27:00
United Kingdom	DS-156 and Passport photos	QUOTE (Stinky Monkey @ Feb 3 2009, 08:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Feb 3 2009, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I noticed that the DS-156 has a space for a passport photograph, but the London consulate website also says you need to take 3 passport photos to the embassy. Do I attach the passport photo now, or just leave it blank and take the photos with me? I hope I don't have to attach them before I send Packet 3, because I think I only have UK sized ones No take them to the interview I thought you only needed 2 and the other was for the medical.......... Oops.. yes it does say two, you're right	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-03 15:23:00
United Kingdom	DS-156 and Passport photos	I noticed that the DS-156 has a space for a passport photograph, but the London consulate website also says you need to take 3 passport photos to the embassy. Do I attach the passport photo now, or just leave it blank and take the photos with me? I hope I don't have to attach them before I send Packet 3, because I think I only have UK sized ones	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-03 15:13:00
United Kingdom	2"x2" photos in the UK	QUOTE (Marmite Lovers! @ Feb 6 2009, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.fotostati...F...0&GiftID=56 Oh, amazing Thanks	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-06 09:04:00
United Kingdom	2"x2" photos in the UK	QUOTE (Marmite Lovers! @ Feb 6 2009, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Feb 6 2009, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh damn. Because UK-sized photos were fine for the G-325A I assumed they'd be fine for the interview, too. Damn.. and the only photo shop in my town just closed down. Aaaaaaagh. I'll have to look for those Boots machines that were mentioned. There is a machine in the Embassy to Biscuit. They charge £4 for 2. You can do them online too so I hear. I heard about the machine there, gonna try to get them beforehand though just incase it's out of order on the day or something. Don't wanna tempt sods law	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-06 08:55:00
United Kingdom	2"x2" photos in the UK	Oh damn. Because UK-sized photos were fine for the G-325A I assumed they'd be fine for the interview, too. Damn.. and the only photo shop in my town just closed down. Aaaaaaagh. I'll have to look for those Boots machines that were mentioned. Edited by Furious Biscuit, 06 February 2009 - 08:18 AM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-06 08:18:00
United Kingdom	SNOW WATCH!	The snow melted enough yesterday for the buses to run again, so I could get into town and post my Packet 3 response. Woke up to see... it's snowing again, even harder Edited by Furious Biscuit, 06 February 2009 - 04:03 AM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-06 03:59:00
United Kingdom	Question about medical exam	I have my medical next week too. I think the best thing to do is just tell the truth with what happened and even better, would be to include a doctor's note saying that nothing has happened since, no medicine was perscribed and that it shouldn't be of any concern. I take medication for panic attacks (which aren't as frequent now) and from the feedback I got on VJ, if any medical problem (that doesn't hinder your life now) is backed up with a doctor's note, you should be fine. Hopefully someone with more knowledge on this subject can reply.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-17 07:22:00
United Kingdom	POE advice	Things I always take with me, 'just in case' at Point of Entry: *Flight itinerary/return tickets (to show I'm going back) *Any hotel itineraries or details to show where I'm staying/what I'm doing *Printed bank statement to show sufficient funds for trip *Printed reciept of temporary travel insurance *Address book, just in case they ask to contact who I'm staying with/a family member/etc and I've never had a problem getting in the US, I hope this helps somehow. I heard the UK has pretty similar immigration officers/questions, but don't quote me on that	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-09 18:16:00
United Kingdom	photo size for medical	I have my medical on monday. The lady on the phone told me to bring a photo, I specifically asked 'UK or US sized?' and she said UK-size is fine	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-18 18:23:00
United Kingdom	New Flavors of Walker's Crisps	I tried the Duck and Hoisin.. were nice, but just tasted really weak. The Cajun squirrel ones just tasted really.. herb-ey? Chocolate crisps though, what the hell I'm going to have to try them because I can't imagine how they would actually taste, at all.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-16 15:48:00
United Kingdom	while waiting for green card	This post is so comforting. It's a nice change to read something in this subforum about the upcoming future and not the 'over here' process/part	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-20 13:36:00
United Kingdom	Sending Packet 3 via Royal Mail Special Delivery	Why don't you call Department of state? I recently sent back Packet 3 and when I called them they told me they were still processing my forms, so even if the website is being weird they could probably tell you +1202 663 1225, Press 1 then 0 to speak to someone. They're friendly too	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-20 13:42:00
United Kingdom	Transportation options to London and a personal problem	I was wondering.. does he have any problems that make it difficult for him to travel places alone? I suffer from panic disorder so getting on public transport is really difficult for me. Luckily my mum is able to come to my medical and interview with me, I have to admit.. but if she couldn't make it I would still be going alone, haha. If anything.. knowing that using public transport will bring me closer to being over in the USA with him makes me want to do it so much more and gives me some confidence.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-02-16 16:34:00
United Kingdom	Doing the final flight and POE advice	QUOTE (Nich-Nick @ Mar 20 2009, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah--it's apparently called getting SSSSed and is covered by Wikipedia and you ca google airlines SSSS http://en.wikipedia....ening_Selection So that's what the massive red SSSS over my plane ticket was	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-03-20 21:02:00
United Kingdom	Wot do i send bk in pack 3	QUOTE (Alixhilary @ Mar 22 2009, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Furious Biscuit @ Mar 22 2009, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You don't send any of your documents/passport/etc back with Packet 3. You take them all to the interview with you. I was confused about the 'complete in duplicate' thing with the DS forms, so I just sent all 4 of them back in duplicate. Worked fine, haha. So yeah. Just the forms and the checklist from the list Magpie posted So i jst send bk the copys of the DS forms? Plus i dont have my police certificate yet i only sent off for it monday will the be a problem? I jst wanna make sure im doing it right! cheers for all ur help Yep, just the DS forms and the checklist. As long as you have the police report/other supporting docs before your interview you'll be fine	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-03-22 11:53:00
United Kingdom	Wot do i send bk in pack 3	You don't send any of your documents/passport/etc back with Packet 3. You take them all to the interview with you. I was confused about the 'complete in duplicate' thing with the DS forms, so I just sent all 4 of them back in duplicate. Worked fine, haha. So yeah. Just the forms and the checklist from the list Magpie posted	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-03-22 11:11:00
United Kingdom	POE / X-Ray / Goodbye UK!	Thanks all I'm almost done packing and I just picked myself a window seat. I hope British Airways flights are still serving their delicious chicken tarragon and pre-landing pretzel nuggets :9 Also I hope this one really rude stewardess won't be there, she was there on the last three flights I took with BA. Every time. Last time she threw a sandwich at me when I asked for one and spoke to her co-worker how I was spending too long in the toilet o_o @ H&V: yep, Baltimore is my final flight destination The reviews on VJ for the Baltimore point of entry are nice and reassuring, and I've never had problems there either. Nice people.. I hope this continues for tomorrow. @ Stinky Monkey: I will do, thank you for putting up with my paranoia @ Nich-Nick: AHAHHA yes I will instantly bloat out into a fatty doughy American biscuit. More like this though: For the sake of staying true to the original topic, my X-ray has been banished to the bottom of my suitcase. I have my Passport, my sealed envelope, my hand luggage, my two pieces of checked luggage...... and my mind is racing like I've forgotten something. Aaaa.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-04-05 11:43:00
United Kingdom	POE / X-Ray / Goodbye UK!	QUOTE (mr and mrs @ Apr 5 2009, 03:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> biscuit, are you sad to be leaving? (im sure but i wonder if the excitement it outweighing the sadness.) In honesty.. no, I've always been so miserable in England, I'm not massively close to my family.. sans my mum who will keep in contact, I've been so happy in America with my boyfriend and I just can't wait to be gone Agh I sound so bitter and cold	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-04-04 21:18:00
United Kingdom	POE / X-Ray / Goodbye UK!	QUOTE (mr and mrs @ Apr 5 2009, 02:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah i have mine from when i was in france on my fridge. i <3 it. its blue and pretty. and says 'mlle. lisabette' on it. also? you can kinda see my boobs (:x). I can sorta see mine too D: but I can't see my right shoulderblade.. leading me to believe I may be missing one EDIT: OH and I'm flying to Baltimore from Heathrow. Missed your question, oops Edited by Furious Biscuit, 04 April 2009 - 09:03 PM.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-04-04 21:00:00
United Kingdom	POE / X-Ray / Goodbye UK!	QUOTE (English Muffin @ Apr 5 2009, 02:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mr and mrs @ Apr 4 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> uh. and how big is BIG? dimensions? It's freaking huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge! My X-ray was opened at the interview.. so I've been looking at it... Seeing my bones and stomach and etc. I'm all amazed like 'WOW, I REALLY DO HAVE ORGANS INSIDE ME'	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-04-04 20:56:00
United Kingdom	POE / X-Ray / Goodbye UK!	I'm sorry if this has been asked here already.. I did look through the forum for it but I'm tired and stressy and may have missed it.. Is it 10000% OK to keep your x-ray in your checked luggage? The guy at the interview told me they wouldn't let me into the US without it, but nobody here (that I've seen) has reported handing it over at point of entry.. and as many of you know it's huge and near impossible to fit into carry-on luggage. I could certainly do without carrying it around. I'm off tomorrow (Monday) to make the 3000ish mile leap across the pond.. I'm so nervous yet so excited. Thank you for all the help and support I've been given on here. Couldn't have made it this far without VJ, no doubt. Next stop....... AOS	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-04-04 20:39:00
United Kingdom	THAT miserable receptionist at Bentick Mansions	Aww, the blonde receptionist was REALLY kind to me, to hear that she's been a mega ###### to most others surprises me	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-03-20 11:23:00
United Kingdom	Moving my stuff here	Sorry if there's already a thread about this and I'm just blind or something.. but can anybody recommend a moving company to me? I've been in the US since April and think it's time to move my 9-10 boxes of stuff out of my mum's house .. I think she's fed up with holding it Luckily I have no furniture or anything.. it's all just books and my childhood things and etc. Are there any customs procedures or fees I should be aware of too? I have no idea how to get started and google just brings up a tonne of different companies. I wondered if anybody on here had a personal recommendation.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-11-08 23:30:00
United Kingdom	london interview checklist	QUOTE (niniel71 @ Mar 20 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quick Question..........Isnt the updated 'Letter of Intent' only needed if your NOA2 is older than 4 months? I'm pretty sure that's the case.. but I assume it's best to update the letter anyway, if you have the chance while mailing out other papers.	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-03-20 11:26:00
United Kingdom	People between NOA2 and Interview ~2009~	QUOTE (Kirsten UK @ Mar 3 2009, 06:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wasn't aware you needed the NOA1 at interview! Me neither, that's the first I've heard of it	Furious Biscuit	Female	England	2009-03-03 01:58:00