Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
USCIS Service Centers	Biggest gap I have seen between csc and vsc processing time	I don't think it'll impact us much if congress does pass it.. and I'm hopeful it does pass, even if it could impact my file. Our immigration system stinks and WAY TOO MANY people think it is easier than it is. How often have you guys heard, "just get married" and people think you get an instant green card? The average joe can't even up and move to the US if they wanted. It may hurt some coming later, but those in this thread (I think) are unlikely to see an impact.  Seeing the approvals from all over is odd. VSC seems to be alternating between Nov and late Feb. Mine is early Feb.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-15 13:40:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC Processing Time - back to 5 months!!	It'd be nice if we could see easily on Igor's list which ones are TSC and no longer at VSC. I realize they don't want to change the center because it messes up the data, but there should be a note there. I'd like to see what VSC is doing since ours is still there.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-20 06:55:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC Processing Time - back to 5 months!!	I don't see how it can be reliable if the other is saying 64 months. I'm guessing that someone is tinkering with the data and it'll be accurate later on.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-19 14:28:00
USCIS Service Centers	WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH VSC?	I noticed a March just got approved. I feel as if I either filed too late (and didn't get moved to TSC) or too early (so we're not in the March list to help their averages). Aggravating all around!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-20 17:11:00
USCIS Service Centers	I-129F's on life support at VSC	I wish ours would have gone to Texas. I think they're likely to see a lot happening. Those left at VSC seem to be skipped for later ones to improve the average wait times.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-12 16:03:00
USCIS Service Centers	TSC approvals but not forwarded to NVC	We received our NOA2 yesterday, I have my fingers crossed they'll work out this issue with forwarding to NVC.  Is there a chance they're waiting on a large batch to be done before forwarding? We were in the second group of files moved to TSC.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-07-10 07:24:00
USCIS Service Centers	The Scattered Crew of VSC	noa1 on 2/7/13 - ours hasn't transferred and appears to still be at VSC.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-01 18:56:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC left over just got transferred to Texas!!	We were also transferred on the 21st. Hoping the first batch processes quickly and we follow!!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-22 21:57:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	We got our approval yesterday, we were in the 2nd batch transferred to TSC. Hoping the trip to NVC isn't rocky!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-07-10 07:28:00
USCIS Service Centers	Transferred file from vsc to Texas got touched today!!!!!!	I read somewhere that the files transferred to Texas were supposed to be done by the end of June. Is this not true? Ours wasn't transferred, we have an early Feb NOA1 but now I'm just hoping they don't process LATER ones for a better average and skip ours. I have a feeling the transferred ones will be better off, honestly.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-06-12 08:01:00
USCIS Service Centers	HELP!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE! 5 MONTHS SINCE NOA2 AND NOTHING!!!!	I agree that you need to know the right phrases. When calling DoS to inquire about paperwork/interview dates I would always get varying answers. I learned that "Chris" seemed to know what he was talking about and the "mmhmm" (patricia?) older woman did not (she mmhmms a lot). She'd just tell me when they sent out packet 3 which wasn't at all what I was asking. So some of them will do more work than others.   When I dealt with USCIS they did sent out a snail mail letter stating that they had checked into my case/etc.    I'd also suggest calling often to up your chances of getting someone who will truly help. At least DoS doesn't have the same horrible waiting time that USCIS does.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-12-03 08:31:00
United Kingdom	Recent interviewees - do you have your passport yet??	I'm sorry to hear about that. I think ours to a little longer to be issued/courier'd than others have. Steven picked it up at Bridgend (which was tricky to find, they said it's somewhat on purpose!  )  I have the info in my signature. Now he's finalizing his packing, wrapping up work, and will be over in a couple of weeks.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-30 08:56:00
United Kingdom	Timeframe - Everything IN to Interview?	Thanks. It still looks like things are humming along for folks once it's all in, so that's encouraging!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-02 16:34:00
United Kingdom	Timeframe - Everything IN to Interview?	If this timeline exists, I'd love to see it! I think I sometimes miss the obvious on VJ.   I've seen where some folks say London is taking a LONG time to get interviews, but on quite a few timelines it looks like it was quick. I think the NOA2 til Interview can be misleading.   So what I'm looking at is an idea of the time between EVERYTHING done (all papers mailed in, medical done/sent) to interview date. Or even everything in and then packet 4.    I have a half dozen children asking me daily if Steven will be here in time for Christmas. It seems reasonable that he will - he can leave asap when he gets his passport/visa back - but they know there can always be hiccups.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-02 06:47:00
United Kingdom	Feeling nervous!!	Congratulations!!! I've asked that my fiance not tell me what day the interview will be on. I'd rather just wake up and get good news.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-02 06:13:00
United Kingdom	List of Docs sent TO beneficiary to take to interview	I think having 100% for K1 and 125% for AOS is ridiculous. I know others have posted that London prefers 125% since realistically that's what you need to do AOS. We don't have the option of a cosponsor (I have a large family and most who would be willing to do so don't have the income for my family + theirs).    My 2012 AGI (tax return) is under poverty for my size family, but with child support it is over.  Child support isn't added into the tax return as income so they'll have to also look at the divorce/settlement docs for that number. Obviously on the I-134 it is added together for total income.    My income for 2013 is well over and the two bank statements are to show my income plus child support/alimony income (that goes into a 2nd bank account). I'm in my second year of business and felt it was worthwhile to explain that and the jump in income, plus the future for the business to show it is stable.   I want to be sure that the person feels confident we'll meet  AOS requirements! I'm also rather protective of my guy and don't want him to be in an uncomfortable situation. It stinks to be here while he's doing the interview!    Finally, the I-134 form does state clearly that bank letters are required. It was simple for them to do, though the credit union was having a hissy fit about how they ONLY do it for mortgages and NEVER do things for immigration. So I kept going up the food chain, complaining, til someone said "Oh, you just need a letter? Sure!" and she did it. The letter states date the account was opened, deposits for past year, and current balance. I keep two accounts because one is mine/business and the other is just child support/alimony. The other bank (larger chain) was easier.    btw, I agree with you.. I don't think it'll be as hard as I fear, but do know that being fully prepared helps. He doesn't plan on taking tons and tons of relationship evidence so our documents won't be overwhelming.  Edited by Bridget ~ Steven, 02 October 2013 - 08:06 AM.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-02 08:04:00
United Kingdom	List of Docs sent TO beneficiary to take to interview	It's all very well organized.  I put each document into a page protector and a sticky note of what's in it. Original envelopes are also in with the various docs (like bank statements). Then.. we realized last night that my page protectors probably won't work over there, so he'll just have to repackage it.    It should be super easy for him to present. I'm self-employed and we're using child support as part of my income so he has some extra docs due to that (divorce/settlement agreement, proof of direct deposit of child support, IRS transcript).   On his end he's still waiting on the police doc that is specific to the caution he received a while back. He got into an argument and hit a guy. He has his actual police papers (used for the medical) but there's another that should hopefully be here in a couple of weeks. They said to allow 6-8 weeks for its arrival.   I think if I *did* have a typical job it'd be less stressful! Though I keep reminding myself they do OODLES of these interviews day in and day out so they're going to be familiar with all kinds of cases.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-02 06:19:00
United Kingdom	List of Docs sent TO beneficiary to take to interview	That's interesting that you said you don't need to send NOA2 because elsewhere it does. It's a flat rate, so I stuffed the envelope and off it all went.     VJ says: copy of entire 129F, all originals of documents submitted for I-129F, original letter, I-134 (plus I have add'l docs due to being self employed), various bank info, copy of NOA2, proof of relationship.  That was part of the K1 Flowchart, obviously different embassies vary.    I hope we get an interview date before the NOA2 expires. I did send off a notarized copy of the letter of intent.    It looks like some folks are getting interviews super fast and others are not. I was amazed when looking at other sections of VJ to see K1 folks getting their NOA2s in 2 months. I definitely feel like we applied at the worst time with all of the hassles of Vermont/Texas, change of forms, delay sending to NVC, etc.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-01 15:36:00
United Kingdom	List of Docs sent TO beneficiary to take to interview	Thanks Sarah! Now hopefully my gov't can resume functioning as normal so there are no hiccups at the embassy. I saw where others said there is a 6-8 week wait for a London interview. I hope it won't be longer than that! He plans to travel asap and we hope to be together for Christmas.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-01 11:50:00
United Kingdom	List of Docs sent TO beneficiary to take to interview	I have too much time on my hands now to fret. My fiance is finalizing the DS-260 and sending it in tomorrow. I want to be sure that I sent him everything that he needs.    My list:   *Full copy of I-129F (minus pics, he's printing more and we have an album) *Updated Fiancee Letter of Intent, signed. *Proof of meeting (boarding pass, rugby tickets, luggage tags, etc. Have pics of us at rugby game and so on) *Form I-134    Letter discussing my current business income (self employed) vs. last year (both are over 125%, but last year was barely with child support added in)    IRS Transcript     Bank 1 Statement - date opened, amt deposited last 12 months, current balance.    Bank 2 Statement - ditto    Divorce/Settlement paperwork showing alimony & child support amts    Printout of Bank Statement showing direct deposit of alimony/child supp (this is bank #1)  *Both NOA2s (no idea why they sent two, they have the same expiration date) *He is printing the  proof of ongoing relationship (skype, facebook, presents, etc.). I've heard London is pretty nonchalant about this. We talk for hours daily and he's very involved with my kiddos, so I'm not concerned about the interview itself. They'll probably get tired of listening to him talk about us.   Do I need to send my birth certificate? I used my passport pages (ALL of them) for the I-129F because I couldn't find my birth certificate. I have it now.   Did NOTHING need notarized? I guess that's my fear, I somehow missed that something needed to be notarized!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-01 10:48:00
United Kingdom	Income	I can't find it currently, it feels like AGES ago since we started this and I had the info saved (I sent off my I-129F in January). Honestly, it may not have been here on VJ since most of the London/income posts I find are NNs.   The thing folks also need to be aware of is the AOS requirements. It'd stink to get them into the US and then not be able to do AOS.    As everything, it comes down to what feels right for you & yours. We need to be able to do AOS right away and so 125% is a requirement for us. Also, things like tax returns are necessary in our situation because I'm self-employed .. plus, hey, you need it for AOS so it makes sense to have it done already. My transcript took a LONG time to arrive because I've moved since that tax return.    Really get into the nitty gritty of the instructions for the various forms. I know that helped me to better see what was required for my situation. I also feel a huge responsibility to my fiance because I want him to have an easy experience and not feel like we're just eek'ing through the requirements. I'd want him to do the same for me if our situation happened to be reversed!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-06 09:54:00
United Kingdom	Income	I've heard repeatedly that London greatly prefers the 125% even though "technically" it's 100% for fiance. I don't think I'd risk it if under the 125%.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-05 19:28:00
United Kingdom	Received letter from local embassy to say they got the approved petition. Now what?	Just a note -- read the I-134 instructions and it'll tell you the financial stuff requirements. In my shoes (self-employed), I sent last years tax transcript (NOT return), letters from my banks w/ date acct opened, amt deposited for the last year, and current balance. If you google I-134 instructions it'll take you to it so you can see how they want the bank letter done.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-10 15:58:00
United Kingdom	Am I ready for my interview?	I can't say for sure your list is right, but for medical papers why not take them anyway? It's just some paperwork and you'll have it for just in case.    Steven is using a binder/page protectors for the various info. We'll be keeping that binder together when he's here to put together AOS stuff and that way we know its all in one place.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-08 11:29:00
United Kingdom	Quick question regarding the London interview.	There's no way I'd go without relationship evidence. It's not like it's that hard/expensive/challenging to take AND people HAVE been asked for it.   Here is one thread, but there are others.   http://www.visajourn...ndon-interview/   This has been a long, expensive journey and I can't imagine adding more time/expense because of not taking photos!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-10 16:12:00
United Kingdom	Btwn Pkt 3 & 4 - question about DoS for those who have recently done this	With all of the changes floating about, I'd prefer answers from folks who have recently gone through the process.   I called DoS today and the woman was able to confirm the last status update (9/27) was the medical. I hadn't been checking CEAC beforehand so not sure what other updates there may be. Also, the previous 2 calls the (very nice) gentlemen were unable to confirm it was the medical that triggered the status update.   I asked her if she could tell if the forms had been logged. On previous convos the guys said it was in "AP" and one said it basically meant they were still doing the paperwork. She said it said "all paperwork had been submitted" - I asked if that was referring to what my fiance had sent in or the paperwork that was sent to London. She had long pauses between every answer and said, "No. You do not have to send in any paperwork. All paperwork has been submitted."   The 260 form was sent after 9/27 and he is finishing up the other (I think 210?) now.    So.. for folks who have called/interacted with them in the last month or so, how did they handle the changes in the paperwork? Does "all submitted" mean logged? And did they wait on 260/210 before pkt 4?   She also started by saying "No interview date has been set yet" which the others hadn't said, they just said it was in admin processing. Though, for all I know she'd just gotten off the phone with someone asking about interviews so that was on her brain!   Thanks, Bridget	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-15 11:37:00
United Kingdom	Which would you believe - DoS or Embassy?	replying to my own post:   I talked to DoS this morning. The woman was NOT very happy and I have a feeling they're getting swamped with people calling about London. I explained, patiently, that I am confused about their wording and the mixed results between them and London.  I was very polite and very calm, but VERY clear that I wanted to have a discussion to get it sorted.   She said the gentleman who said all of the papers were received was mistaken. He told me that because it said "no other documents needed" - but she said that does NOT refer to what we sent in, it refers to whatever triggers packet 3. If all of our stuff was logged the thing would change to "qualified" which then triggers packet 4. Ours is still in AP, probably because they want the newest forms. She also stressed following the newest guidelines regardless of when pkt 3 arrived.    She said that right now it is taking 30-60 days to log things after everything is in and 4-6 weeks for interview date. They do have his medical. She also stressed that I should "call London" with questions and I let her know that's appears to be impossible. The interesting thing is she said they can't see which forms have & have not been received, only if a case is "qualified" for interview (meaning all paperwork is in). So at least I know the new word to ask about when I call them next week.    If others are calling DoS she is the "mmhmm" lady. I swear she mmhmms almost constantly.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-23 08:26:00
United Kingdom	Which would you believe - DoS or Embassy?	DoS confirmed for me that the forms had been processed and we were waiting on an interview date. I've called several times and, after asking a few questions, that's what they've stated. The last call the woman did say they mailed pkt 3 on 9/11 and said we needed to follow that. I replied that before I'd been told they were received.. so she did something else and then did say they had been and to call back later if I wanted to check if an interview had been scheduled.   Today my fiance received an email from the embassy saying basically that -- pkt3 mailed on 9/11 and they don't have his forms. He has sent them in twice. He's doing the 160 again and we're hopeful THAT is what they're referring to.   If they don't wish to speak to people they need to have a better website offering more details.    I feel bad for people not keeping up with all of the London changes because I have a suspicion those are what have slowed our case down so I'm urging him to just do the new stuff and follow along. At this rate I might get a warm beach wedding!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-23 07:22:00
United Kingdom	This really doesn't look good... what do we do?	Happy it went through!! Also, I'm in the same area of Virginia, my fiance is coming from Wales.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-22 19:20:00
United Kingdom	Calling London to speed up interview	Wow, that's amazing. Your entire process has been very quick!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-23 20:42:00
United Kingdom	in preperation for the london interview......	I'd suggest calling and getting the info for yourself. Or use the form to contact the embassy. Who knows? They may give all of us different answers. Since London has been so slow lately I figure making it as easy as possible (latest forms) makes sense in my case.. especially after my chat this morning with DoS! This process is definitely ever-changing!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-23 13:52:00
United Kingdom	in preperation for the london interview......	Did you do 160? I spoke to DoS today and she stressed doing the *newest* forms even if our stuff had been sent before changes made. Even though we've sent in everything twice the email from London states they haven't received it all.. so doing more now. I'd hate for anyone to lose more time over not having one extra form done.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-10-23 08:40:00
United Kingdom	Should I email about interview date?	Just FYI, I have had around 12 or 13 CEAC date status updates - and as of Nov 2nd have no interview scheduled yet. I hope you are lucky but don't get too excited just yet!!  The Embassy received all my documents on Sep 27th and my medical was Sep 16th. Nov 4th and still waiting.     Out of curiosity, by "receive" do you know that's when they arrived (i.e. they signed for them) or are you using that term like they do to mean "logged into the system"? I was told by DoS that 'received' to them means when someone actually logs your stuff in and they don't actually keep track of when it arrived.    I'd love to find an accurate new'ish estimate on the time between logging & interview. Their site says they're working on Nov 8th and earlier. Ours were logged in on Nov 5th.   I did email them to ask about appt times. I know a LOT of people are emailing saying they want to be together for Christmas. I have a son with a spinal cord tumor and we'd love for my fiance to be here before our next big medical exam/testing/neurologist review in January. We never would have guessed there'd be a chance he wouldn't have been here by then (NOA2 in July).. but I worry with the holidays and such that his might get pushed back enough that he'll miss it.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-12 20:29:00
United Kingdom	Subject Access Report	Hi gang,   Steven received his receipt today regarding his subject access report. He was also emailed today by London to say his interview is TOMORROW. He called the SAR people and they said it probably won't take long since it's straight forward. He has a caution on his police record for hitting a guy 2 years ago - minor squabble.    Everything I've read says that it'll just delay approval til the SAR gets to them which is fine. He has the receipt to take to show he's ordered it and has his police report obviously. I'm not concerned about it. Just wondering how long most folks have taken to get it after receiving the receipt? The SAR person said that sometimes it takes the full 40 days because people want video footage or whatnot which is obviously not his case.   His goal is to be here before January because my youngest son has testing scheduled regarding a spinal tumor. It'll be a major moral boost to have his (almost!) step-dad here and it'll obviously be a huge emotional support to me. Grown adults have issues with MRIs and my guy has been through quite a few, with some lasting over 2 hours.    I'm taking all of the "London is friendly!" advice to heart. There are a few other things that he'll have to show for interview since I'm self-employed and have child support/alimony added into my income, but we've been over that a million times. His sister's boyfriend will hopefully be going along with him for the trip from Cardiff to London - and he'll be holding the bags.   Having one day to adjust to the interview date is fantastic... so much less time to nitpick and stress. I know he needs to pay the fee today and he also needs to have pics done.    Thanks for everyone's support here and especially thanks to those who are recently going through it and kept all of us updated. That really helped the most since London changed SO much in the past few months!! Edited by Bridget ~ Steven, 13 November 2013 - 09:39 AM.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-13 09:38:00
United Kingdom	Birth Certificate error?	I sent an original of my birth certificate to my fiance because I didn't include it in the 129F. I used my passport pages for that instead. I am not sure if that makes a difference to why some folks are asked for it and others are not. It also seemed easy enough to include in the other heap o' papers that I was sending over!	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-13 15:02:00
United Kingdom	whats next after medical?	Definitely call DoS regularly and also check in via email.    We also emailed the embassy to let them know Steven would be available on short notice. He told them about our wedding plans, I also emailed and let them know about a medical issue with my son and testing coming up in July. Not sure which email did it, but they called/emailed on the 13th and his interview was this morning (14th!) at 9am.  I had called DoS on the 12th and was told no interview had been scheduled yet.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-14 11:44:00
United Kingdom	Waaaaaaaiting for interview to be done!	HURRAY!! Waiting is done! Approved and visa in 10 days, so we're not having a delay due to the subject access report thing. Whew. Thank goodness that *we* now get to pick the day he comes over.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-14 08:39:00
United Kingdom	Waaaaaaaiting for interview to be done!	It is SO hard to be the person on the OTHER side of the pond and waiting with no news. I keep waiting on him to flash up on google talk/hangouts. I've read lots of reviews about the average time and it seems to range quite a bit! It's now 8:10am and his was scheduled for 4am my time (9am there).	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-14 08:11:00
United Kingdom	London embassy twitter account - K applicants can check processing date of e-forms	It just changed to the 8th. Not sure how long the avg wait is between them logging forms to interview being assigned is now. The 6 week is for date mailed --> logged according to their site.	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-12 09:49:00
United Kingdom	London embassy twitter account - K applicants can check processing date of e-forms	I have a feeling they're still more in the "before" stage than "on".	Bridget ~ Steven	Female	Wales	2013-11-11 07:24:00