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US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionForm DS-230 (in pkt 3) - London

Im not 100% sure of they want the I134, affadavit of support returned with the packet 3 - I'll have to see if I can find a post on the darn thing (the reason Im not sure is cos the end of the IV15 it says 'enclosures and names the I134 yet it isnt mentioned in 'step one', which forms to return)


Thanks, Jaylen. My packet 3 arrived yesterday. I sent back the following
yesterday afternoon:

1) DS-230 Part I, signed
2) DS-156, barcoded, unsigned, in duplicate
3) DS-156K, unsigned (says it has to be signed infront of consular officer)
4) DS-157
5) IV-15, first 4 pages only, boxes ticked, signed, dated

Don't send them the I-134. Bring it to the interview along with the supporting
evidence. Just tick off the box on the checklist next to "Evidence of Support"
which lets them know you have that evidence ready (or will have by the time
of the interview).

I'm just hoping I don't have to wait months for my interview. Seems like this
process is taking the maximum possible amount of time. But I guess it could
always be worse - we could get sucked into that mouth of hell known as
"Administrative Review"! :o

Good luck!

Edited by elwintro, 21 April 2006 - 10:30 AM.

elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-04-21 10:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionForm DS-230 (in pkt 3) - London

Just remember that they want the DS156 done online (DS-156 x2 (Fill out online to generate barcode http://www.usembassy...electronic.html -)

Good Luck

Adele


When returning the DS-156, do you have to attach photos to the form?
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-04-19 14:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionhelp re:barclays deposit thing

For those of us who are curious..and not at interview stage yet..and therefore clueless.. :D you have to pay the visa fee at Barclays? (any branch is it? I guess so..) The Embassy don't take a credit card when you are there or cash?


No, you don't have to pay the fee specifically at Barclay's. I just
took it down to my local bank here in N.Ireland, and they took the
money off me just fine. :) I think I remember reading something
in the Packet 3 instructions that states you can take the giro credit
slip to any bank, but that they could charge a fee if it's not a
Barclay's branch.
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-05-04 07:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionco-sponsor, need info please :)))

Hello Guys,

my question as above: if co-sponsor is married, does the spouse have to sign also?


Thanks a lot for info.

Ana


No. That's not how we did it. My fiancee's dad is co-sponsoring me, and only
he signed the I-134. His wife did not sign anything.

Unless your co-sponsor's wife is also co-sponsoring you with her own I-134
(separate from her husband's), then she doesn't need to sign anywhere.
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-05-12 05:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionApproved K1 Applications Being Recalled!
Clarification on this matter has been received!!

False alarm, folks (thank the Lord!). Please read this post:


http://www.visajourn...showtopic=13316
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-05-11 08:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionApproved K1 Applications Being Recalled!
Hello VJ.

Got a very unpleasant phone call this morning from a chap at the US Embassy
in London. He told me that my interview on Monday, 15th May has been
cancelled because the USCIS has issued orders to recall all K1 petitions
that were approved (NOA2) on or after March 6th. This is because of the
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act. The Department of Homeland
Security want to run "further security checks" on all K1 cases approved
after March 6th.

So, what this seems to mean is that each affected case is being sent back
to the service centre which approved it. The original case worker will again
review the case and issue an approval. Everything will be forwarded back
to the London embassy who will re-issue an appointment, or continue their
processing of the case.

In my case, the medical I took last week will still be held as valid, along with
the visa application fee I've already paid, and the notarized affidavit of support
forms I got from my fiancee and her dad in April are valid for a year.

Apparently, 200 cases in London have been recalled, and this is a world-wide
recall. If you haven't already received and appointment date from your consulate,
the chances are you will not be told anything as your case is returned and
re-approved.

London are sending my case back to Nebraska today. Even though my fiancee
is female, we met each other at an astronomy conference (no marriage broker,
or friends and family involved), and neither of us have been married before,
our case must still be reviewed because the DHS cannot discriminate against
male US citizens. This is entirely a DHS screw up.

Although this sucks BIG TIME for all affected, it is particularly bad for us. Our
wedding is already organised for June 11th, and our baby daughter is due on
July 22nd. I had managed to get London to expedite processing of our case
because of the pregnancy, but it has all been a wasted effort. I've a one-way
ticket booked for Monday, May 22nd, so I'm going to book another return
ticket for August and still try to go. I'll be damned if the USCIS or DHS make me
miss my daughter's birth.

The word is that nobody knows how long these new security checks will take.
It could be two weeks, it could be two months, the guy at the embassy said
this is completely unprecendented and he couldn't give me even ball park
figures. I only hope the USCIS and DHS give priority to these few cases that
have been recalled because I'm sure a lot of people, not only me and my
fiancee, have been left in the lurch.

Once again, the US government has given the shaft to legitimate individuals
who play by the rules and jump through the hoops to become legal immigrants.

I'm absolutely heartbroken and disgusted.
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-05-11 07:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionLondon K1 Interview - 15 May 2006
Hello VJ.

I had my K1 interview yesterday morning at the London embassy. It was
a success.

My trip started off on Sunday night, flying over to London from Belfast. I
stayed overnight at the Bryanston Court Hotel, about a 10 minute walk
away from the embassy. My room at the Bryanston was tiny, but clean.
At 44 GBP for the night, I couldn't complain!

My appointment at the embassy was for 10:30am, but I got there just
after 10am. There was a very long queue of people waiting to go in, but
I had my passport and appointment letter ready, and just walked right
on up to the front and spoke to the security guards. They waved me on
through. Got to the security hut and went through the usual bag x-ray
and walk through the metal detector. No problems.

There are signs telling you where to go for visas, and I walked around to
the other side of the building, up some steps, was told by the girl at the
desk to make sure my mobile phone was turned off, then it was up some
more steps into the waiting room. A nice woman greeted me, looked at
my letter, and gave me a ticket for an immigrant visa. I was number 11.
I took a seat, and waited for my turn.

There were a lot of people waiting, mostly for non-immigrant visas.
According to the monitors, only one person was infront of me in the
immigrant visa queue (they were number 10).

It was about 20-25 minutes before I was called up to window #1. Just as
I got there, I saw this little Chinese woman come out from window #1 into
the waiting room, grab a copy of "Now!" magazine, go back in the door,
and sit back down at window #1. I stood there like a fool as she started
to flip through the magazine. She looked up and saw me, said hello, and
said something about her doing some work now. I laughed and she told
me how reading the gossip mags helps relax her brain. :)

This woman was very friendly, and we were chatting away. Only trouble
was that I could barely hear her half the time through the glass. She was
saying something to me about office politics at one point, and asked if I
agreed. All I could do was smile, nod, and say, "Yes, yes. Definitely." I
hadn't a clue what I was agreeing to. :unsure:

Anyway, she took all my forms: passport, birth certificate + copy, police
certificate + copy, I-134 from my fiancee + copies of the supporting
evidence, I-134 from my fiancee's dad + copies of supporting evidence.
She noticed I've got an academic background, so she started telling me
about her daughter starting her GCSEs next week.

She got me to sign the two DS-156 forms from packet 3, and I watched
as she glued on the passport-style photos. I saw our old I-129F petition.
It had the red "APPROVED" stamp on it, and I noticed all the coloured tabs
that my fiancee put on to make it easily navigatable were now gone, and
the various photos we'd included were in clear plastic bags and stapled
onto the forms (we'd put them in envelopes that were stapled to a blank
sheet of paper).

When I was done at window #1, I took the ginormous x-ray envelope, and
sat down to fill out the courier form and await my doom. 10 minutes later,
I was called up to window #13.

A pleasant-looking, middle-aged American lady was waiting to talk to me.
She fingerprinted me, got me to print my fiancee's name and sign the
DS-156K form, then I was sworn in. Her line of questioning proceeded as
follows:

1) What's your fiancee's name?
2) How did you meet?
3) Have you been to see her?
4) Have you met her family?
5) Has she been to see you?
6) Has she met your family?
7) What do you intend to do for a living in America?

This last question opened up a bit of a discussion. I intend to work in the
computer industry as a programmer or some such. I've got a Bachelors
in computer science, but have just finished a PhD in astronomy. She
questioned the PhD, saying she thought it seemed a bit inconsistent with
what I've done before, and what I intend to do. I explained a bit about my
research, how it is very computational in nature, and that astronomy is
full of hard computer science problems. She seemed satisfied.

She reviewed my medical results, and told me I'd be happy to know I'm
not ringing with STDs. She chuckled at one point, telling me that the doc
I got at Knightsbridge seems to be obsessed with tattoos and body piercings.
I related that the doc was very pleased to note my clean, unpierced flesh,
that that was what she liked to see. :blush:

After that, the woman told me she was going to approve the application.
I said thanks, and she told me I'd 90 days to enter the US on the visa
and get married. After the honeymoon, I'd then have to get in touch with
the Department of Homeland Security in order to adjust status. I was then
told to go to the courier desk and pay them. I said goodbye and thank you,
and proceeded on my merry way.

I was in and out of the embassy in less than an hour. As my flight home
wasn't until 9:40pm, I had some time to kill. I can recommend a walk
along Oxford Street, then an afternoon in the British Museum - the Rosetta
Stone is cool.

All-in-all, a painless interview experience. No evidence for an ongoing
relationship was asked for, and I didn't feel as though they were out to get
me. Just make sure all your paperwork is in order, and try to relax and
have a friendly chat.

Good luck to all! :thumbs:
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-05-16 06:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionInterview tomorow!!!! Nervous , dont know what to expect!

Hi, everyone....
I have got my interview for the K-1 visa tomorow over here in london and i must say that excited and very nervous right now.
I dont know what to expect from such interviews especially considering that i'm informed that interviews vary depending on the country where u're been interviewed..
Can anyone with an idea or experience bout such interviews hint me on things that can work to my favour and possible what kinda questions to expect.
Keeping fingers crossed that i'd get some response soon..
thanks a lot..


Hi.

I just had my interview in London yesterday. It was easy enough. You can
read my writeup here:

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=13920

Good luck, and try not to worry!!
elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2006-05-16 10:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussioncover letter
QUOTE (motu @ May 2 2009, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here is mine with names etc. blacked out; I actually marked the 'evidence' with a number and highlighted both names on the documents - Good Luck


Wow, motu. Your list of evidence was so short compared to mine. I just posted a list of what I sent here, and it was a massive tome of several hundred pages. Makes me wonder if I did too much. LOL!

elwintroMaleUnited Kingdom2009-05-02 10:52:00