ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
United KingdomMedical on 26/07
I've got my medical soon, and I'm finally starting to get a bit worried I'll get lost in London.

Travelling down tomorrow, via Alton Towers for the day (see it while I can etc), and then checking into a hotel in Slough tomorrow evening. Will catch a train from Slough and arrive in Paddington at around 8am. I'll then try and navigate the tube system (never been to London) to get to a station close to the doctors in Bentinck Street.

Any suggestions on which tube station is the best to arrive at (that isn't Bond, I don't want to have to deal with changes on the tube, I'll only end up in Gatwick knowing my luck!).
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-24 15:14:00
United KingdomUK Postal Strike
I sent my documents down to them on Saturday, and I read in the papers today that there is a rather large backlog of mail to be delivered from the strike. I knew I should have sent it special delivery...

Edited by RaTBoX, 01 August 2007 - 01:39 PM.

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-01 13:39:00
United KingdomPensions and NI Contributions for 20 something

There's more info on this page including a leaflet (scroll down the page) Social Security Agreements. At least it gives the contact details etc of where to get in touch


Heh, I work on the Longbenton government site, maybe I'll stroll across to the NI Contributions office and have a chat with them.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-05 07:00:00
United KingdomPensions and NI Contributions for 20 something

I work for a large pension fund -- I'll ask on Monday if that helps with the private aspect. I know that after a certain period of time (depends on the company) you can't draw down the funds in a lump sum. But if your HR department can't tell you the full info they are just being lazy. They should be able to put you in touch with someone who can tell you -- think of all those people in your company who moved to Spain or France. There is an easy answer, but as you're 25 they can't be bothered. Be persistent!


When I spoke to the company who manages my pension on behalf of my employer, I was told it was not possible to draw the money out before retirement age as a lump sum, which is all I asked them about. They said I had to leave it in the fund, or transfer it to one in the USA. However, due to legal reasons, they were not able to advise on the best course of action.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-03 17:53:00
United KingdomPensions and NI Contributions for 20 something
As much as it pains me to say it, I'll admit it. I don't really know anything about pensions, specifically company pensions

I know that my NI contributions attribute to my state pension at retirement, but other than that it's a blank area to me.

I don't know how they work, I don't know what happens to my money that I am paying in, and I don't know how it impacts any state pension.

Also, since I am leaving, I don't know what I should really be doing about the money I have in a fund at the moment or the NI contributions I have made.

In the past, when I have looked into the subject, I've seen posts by people saying that continuing the NI contributions from abroad is only worth while if you're coming up to retirement age.

I'm almost 25. I have been working full time since I was 18, and paying NI contributions. Since I was 18, I have also being paying into a company pension fund. To date, that fund has in it just over £5,300.

I enquired with the company who manages the pension if it was possible to take the money out of the fund, and was told this was not possible.

My questions I have, to try and get some better understanding of this whole area, is what should I be aiming to do with the pension fund I have in the UK?

Should I leave it where it is? If I do this, will it ever increase in value? (I'll not be working for that company any more). What happens when I come to retire? (assuming I am still living in USA) Is it possible to transfer into a fund in USA with the new employer? Is this wise?

What happens when I retire in terms of my UK state pension? Going by current rules, would I still be entitled to one being a British citizen? Does dual nationality have any impact on my eligibility for it?

Does the USA have a form of state pension? Do you have to be a citizen to be awarded this if it does exist?

What options are there for my NI contributions? Should I keep paying them, given my age and the long time I have before I reach retirement age.

Sorry it's a whole lump of questions, but I am having trouble mapping the information I am finding on this forum and others to my own circumstances given my age and that I've been paying into a fund since the age of 18.

Any help, or points in the right direction are truly appreciated.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-03 17:41:00
United KingdomQuestion about the medical...

Thank you so much guys - this is like a goldmine!! How much are the medical fees now? Just so I can save or at least add it to our wedding/visa budget!!

Also by police certificate do you mean an enhanced disclosure? I have a few CRB checks from teaching etc but do they have to be within a certain date? If I were to apply for a new one now would it last until I had my medical/interview?

What vaccinations are required? How recent do they have to be? I think I am due a tetanus one as the last I had was in school almost ten years ago - I think they have to be done every ten years? I had MMR when I was a kid but I am not sure my doctor has records... I will check though! Are there any other vaccinations needed?

Do most people have to go to London twice then for their medical and their interview? Or do people just spend a few days in the city?

Thanks again for all your help!!


Medical is £200, plus any vaccinations he chooses to get done at the time, but as said the better option is to get them done prior by your GP.

The Police Certificate you need for the interview has to be from within the last 12 months, and it's not a CRB check, it's a Subject Access check.

Vaccination requirements can be found here
Tetanus shots last for 10 years. Anything you can't get proof that you had, you'll need to have done again. You need to take a vaccination record to the medical with you if you want to show you've already had required vaccinations. As a side note, the UK does not administer the varicella vaccination, but if you've had chicken pox as a kid, you don't need this. If you haven't, they will do it in the states for you.

The visits to London, it depends on when your interview date is. You can schedule the medical from when you get Packet 3 which will have your case number in it. The rest depends on how quick you return packet 3 and get given an interview date, but I'd assume you'll be there twice
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-05 06:59:00
United KingdomWhere in the UK are you or your SO from?
Gateshead, just south of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-06-29 05:15:00
United KingdomTime in JFK
QUOTE (Lansbury @ Aug 21 2007, 07:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nothing like taking a risk, booking the flight before you know you have the visa innocent.gif


Yes, I know!

But the way I looked at it, I will either be travelling over on a K1 visa, or will go across on VWP explaining why the K1 was denied, and then deciding what to do next with the OH.

The price was too good for me not to take!

I'd found that Expedia boosts it's prices the more you search for a flight, which is something I had suspected but never really looked into.

The more I searched for LHR/LGW to JFK, the higher the prices got for the same flights. They started at £324 (LGW>LFK>Jackson MS) and then after about an hour of hammering Expedia with date and route combinations, the prices went up to £360, and then £380, and peaked at £460.

I left it for 24 hours, did a single search, and the flight was £361. 12 hours later I did another search, again for the same flight, and then got back to the original price of £324. I didn't think it would get any lower, so I snapped it up.

For those who weren't aware of this, it's something to keep in mind. I assume it's an automatic thing that the website thinks there is a higher demand for the flight if it's being queried many times, and increases the price.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-22 01:38:00
United KingdomTime in JFK
Thanks for the help guys, a real load off my mind.

I've now just got the interview to get through!

Was very confused by the packet 4, as it told me I didn't need I134, but needed I846 instead. A quick call put my mind at ease.

Train tickets to embassy booked, flight on 14th November booked, all I need now is to pass the interview!
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-21 06:08:00
United KingdomTime in JFK
I've got my interview date, and I've found a cheapish flight from Gatwick to Jackson with a layover in JFK and Cinncinnati for £329.

My flight arrives in to JFK at 12:20pm, and the connection flight is 16:20.

Do you guys think 4 hours is enough time to clear immigration in JFK for a K1 visa?
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-19 10:40:00
United KingdomWrong forms in Packet 4
QUOTE (essjay @ Aug 28 2007, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can't help you on the form I'm afraid, but Congratulations on getting the interview date. I'm going to add you to the London list if you don't mind.......


Not at all, ta very much.


QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Aug 28 2007, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good thing you understand the process! smile.gif

Did the embassy hotline give you a code to put in the subject line to the londonconsular address? If so, you should get a response pretty soon.

My gut instinct is that since you need what's actually needed, you should be okay downloading everything from the USCIS site. That is as long as the interview date letter makes it clear that it's an interview for a non-immigrant visa.


EDIT - Just re-reading your comment... You're saying that you're not sure what's actually needed right? It's definitely the I-134 and the K1 folder should help you with the rest. I bet you'll get a response (if you had the code for the e-mail) within the next couple of days though. Let us know what happens.


Yeah, they gave me a code, and told me to make it to the attention of the IV branch. I sent the email about 10 days ago, and after I sent it I got the automated response telling me it was taking them between 3 and 4 days to reply to emails. I've heard nothing back since though.

Oh, I am pretty much ok with what I actually need for the K1 interview, it was just in case there were minor details about what to do when I arrive etc that may have been on IV 19 which were different from what the IV 18 said.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-28 06:07:00
United KingdomWrong forms in Packet 4
A little while ago, I got my Packet 4 from London.

The cover letter said "... an outline of what your visit to the Embassy will entail is listed in the enclosed package, IV 18 (or IV 19 for K1 and K3 visa applicants)."

Now, I'm going for the K1, but they sent me IV 18 instead of IV 19.

IV18 talks about the cost being $335 and has no mention of I134, but instead says I864 is needed.

I don't know what else is different.

I've emailed the londonconsular address on the advice of the Embassy hotline, but I've heard nothing back so far. Do any of you guys know if there is a copy of IV 19 online anywhere?
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-28 02:41:00
United KingdomWhat I'm taking to my K1 interview in London. Is it ok?
QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Sep 5 2007, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (RaTBoX @ Sep 4 2007, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When I had to apply for a copy of my birth certificate (I'd mislaid the original short one) I was given a full A4 hand written copy by the registrar's office.

I've since found the short copy, so I have one of each. Nice to have a variety.


Did you order the copy from this site http://www.gro.gov.u...t/certificates/ ? If not, how did you get it?


I just went in person to the registers office in the city I was born in, and they knocked me a copy up in about 20 mins. That was back in 2000 though, before the GRO website was up and issuing certificates. I am not sure if they offer the service now, I think you may have to use GRO for it.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-05 09:58:00
United KingdomWhat I'm taking to my K1 interview in London. Is it ok?
QUOTE (toshtishtash @ Sep 4 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Long form of UK birth certificate?? Do we have long forms? ohmy.gif

cray5ol.gif I don't have a long form? Mine is quite small bit of paper, that has all the stamps on it etc and it is hand written.


You'll have to get yourself a long form for the K1 interview.

QUOTE ('London Embassy Website')
Birth Certificate - the original or certified copy of the birth record of each family member (yourself, your spouse and all unmarried children under the age of 21). The certificate must contain the person's date and place of birth and names of both parents. It must be annotated by the appropriate authority indicating that is an extract from the official records. Please note that the so-called British "short form" birth certificate is not acceptable.

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-04 08:47:00
United KingdomWhat I'm taking to my K1 interview in London. Is it ok?
When I had to apply for a copy of my birth certificate (I'd mislaid the original short one) I was given a full A4 hand written copy by the registrar's office.

I've since found the short copy, so I have one of each. Nice to have a variety.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-04 08:13:00
United KingdomWhat I'm taking to my K1 interview in London. Is it ok?
Hi there,

End of September is fast approaching, and on 28th I have my K1 interview at London.

I just wanted some knowledgeable people to have a look over the list of documents I have, and let me know if I am missing anything, or have something I don't need.

* Interview Letter
* Passport
* 2 colour US Passport photos
* Original longform UK Birth Certificate (plus copy)
* Original Deedpoll document showing name change from birthname to passport name (plus copy) + parents marriage certificate to justify name change
* Police Certificate (plus copy)
* Letter of intent from USC to continue K1 process
* Photocopy of filed I-129F package (I-129-F, G325-A for both, USC's Birth Certificate, cheque, proof of relationship, letters of intent)
* Original I-797 for I129-F petition
* Notarized I-134 showing USC income of $38k (plus copy)
* Letter from employer on headed paper showing length of employment, salary, and responsibilities for USC
* June, July, August Payslips from employer for USC
* 1040 for 2006, W-2 for 2006, IRS transcripts for 2004, 2005, 2006 for USC
* Proof of relationship (phone records, cards/letters with postage stamps from both me and USC


Does that list look ok?

Edited by RaTBoX, 04 September 2007 - 01:11 AM.

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-04 01:10:00
United KingdomDouble Taxation Treaty
QUOTE (Lansbury @ Jul 31 2007, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have income in the UK a pension from my job over there. As it is a government pension the UK insist they tax it.

For my US tax return I just claim the foreign income tax exemption which is $80,000 per year, so it doesn't even come into the US tax equation.

We went to a tax accountant for our first US tax return and that was the way they did it, as the exemption also then gets carried over to our States income tax.

Not sure why you are paying tax to both. If you are completing a UK tax return and have paid tax on the income in the US do you not claim the exemption from tax on the UK form and money does not change hands.

In the US the foreign tax exemption is claimed on a seperate form submitted with your US tax return.


Sorry to hijack this thread, but just a quick question on this post.

I have a company pension here in the UK with me, and I have yet to decide if I should leave it in the UK until I retire, or transfer it into what ever US company pension fund I get set up when I start working (I'm only 24 so I haven't decided which is the best open given the many number of years until retirement). Am I right in thinking, after reading that post, that should I opt to keep the fund in the UK, I have to declare the cash in that fund on my US Tax Returns as foreign income?
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-09 03:32:00
United KingdomPersonal Items into the Embassy
Hey,

I have my interview tomorrow morning at 10am.

I'm just wondering what personal items I can take into the Embassy with me once I clear security.

Do they take my whole bag off me, or just the electronic stuff in it? (Cell phone, iPod, digital camera)

My bag will have my folder-o-stuff in it, a book, and a bottle of pepsi or something.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-27 06:02:00
United KingdomGood luck tomorrow, RaTBoX!
Here's my own review of the K1 Interview at the US Embassy on London.

Arrived at the US Embassy at around 9:30am (interview time was 10am and I was instructed to turn up 30 mins before hand), and followed the road work like signs directing Citizens and Visa Services. There was a short line of about 10-15 people at the start of the visa entrance. At the front of this line was a woman who worked for SMS (well, she had a reflective yellow vest with SMS on the back of it) who was checking appointment times. She checked my name off against a printed list, and directed me down to another woman wearing the same type of vest.

The second woman told me to place all metal items into a small plastic bag provided. My phone and ipod went into one bag, and everything else (including belt) went into another, because I would get that one back, but the phone/ipod would not be allowed in. Once I had my things bagged, she asked my appointment time, and then directed me into one of 4 or 5 lines divided by chains. I was in row D. I assumed it was done based on your appointment time. The rows to my left were moving and ours wasn't. I guess they had earlier appointment times and that line was being processed by security first.

By the time I got to the front of line D it was 10:40 (1:10 after I had started to line up). Thankfully I had a book, and it wasn't raining (although it was uncomfortable because I had taken my belt off!).

Once I was at the front of the line, a guy who worked for a security contractor (securicor, or group 4, something like that) checked my passport against my appointment letter and told me to join a line that was waiting to go through security point. The security point is basically a porta-cabin with a metal detector and an x-ray scanner. You go in one at a time, put your plastic bags of metal and anything else through the x-ray machine, and then go through the metal detector. Once through, they give you the bag of metal that you can have bag, and store the other in a cubby hole and give you a numbered tag with a clip on it (like a small ID badge) and then you walk to your right out of security hut and around the outside the embassy (but this time on the inside of the chain-link fence), all the way to the other side of the building to a bit set of glass doors (signs with VISA and an arrow tell you where to go).

Once inside, you come to a desk. Show them your interview letter, and they'll print off 2 numbered stickers with barcodes on. (When I was there, others in front of me had sheets with bar codes on, but for the K1 this isn't the case, just hand your interview letter over). The person at the desk instructed me to just go up the stairs and take a seat.

You come up into a lobby as many have described as being like an airport lounge. Rows and rows of seats, with plasma TV displays in the centre of the room, and around the edge.

These screens change between three views. One view is a list of the numbers for Immigrant, Non-Immigrant, DHS and something else (I forgot the last category), and a total at the bottom showing how many of each type are in the queue. The second view is a list of all the interview desks and which number ticket is currently at which desk. The third view comes up when a new number is announced. The screen will show the ticket number, and the desk to go to. This is also announced over the PA by an automated voice. I also heard a person announcing for ticket numbers to return to a desk, but not that often.

My IV ticket (and they start at 5000 unlike the 1000 for NIV) was 5018, and there were two others in the queue before me. After about 15 mins of waiting, I was told to proceed to desk 13 (desks 1-11 are in the same room as the chairs, desks 12 - 25 are down the corridor on the side of the room opposite the windows). I got to desk 13 and a guy went off to fetch my file. When he returned, I gave him my passport, interview letter and photos. He took my finger prints (4 on left, 4 on right, and then both thumbs together) and asked for the originals and copies of my Birth Certificate (plus deed poll), police certificate and just the original of the I-134. I had to sign two forms (I didn't really pay attention to what they were I am afraid) and then he gave me a yellow slip to go and pay for my visa, and told me to bring the receipt back.

The paying desk is desk 12, so I just had to side step to it. The options for paying were dollars, sterling, visa, master card, and maybe diners club and amex. Switch/solo is not accepted. I paid in dollars ($100) and then got two receipts, one marked customer, the other marked consular official. I went back to my desk and gave the consular one to the the guy at desk 13. He told me that if I get the visa, it's only valid for 90 days, and then gave me a pink form to fill in, which was my courier delivery form. He told me to take a seat, gave me my appointment letter and one of the barcoded numbered stickers, said my originals would be returned to me at the interview, and to listen for my number being called again.

After about 20 mins of sitting in the main lounge again I was called to desk 17 where middle aged woman with glasses and a smile met me. I told her that I wasn't expecting to be called up so soon, and I was enjoying me book. She replied back smiling that they like to keep people like me on my feet. She first took my left hand prints to verify I was who I was. She asked me first to sign a form, and write the OH's name to state it was her I was going to marry. I then had to raise my right hand and swear that everything I was going to say was true to the best of my knowledge.

I had a folder full of evidence, and all she did was ask how we met, and if she had been here to which I said she hadn't due to the exchange rate being so poor and she said she understood completely. She was cheerily chatting about how my accent would be a novelty in Mississippi, and then said as long as there was nothing returned on my finger prints, she would be happy to approve my visa. She told me it was valid for 90 days on arrival, and good to travel with up to 6 months from issue. She gave me my chest x-ray, and advised I buy a mailing tube and just roll it up and keep it in my hand luggage.

She told me not to open the brown envelope, and that I wouldn't believe how much bother she'd had to deal with from people doing it.

She was very friendly, and constantly smiling and really put my nerves at ease about it all.

I went to the couriers desk with my filled in pink form, and paid for delivery before 8am (cost £35). They told me it would be 3-5 days, and they'd text me the day before delivery, but couldn't guarantee delivery of the text message.
I paid my cash, exited the embassy the way I came in, handed my numbered tag in at security hut to get my phone and iPod back, and then called the OH to tell her how well it had gone.

So there you have it, more time spent in a line with no belt than there was inside the embassy itself.

Almost there now, just need to sell all my stuff, and then fly out! Flight booked, handing my resignation into work on Monday, and training down to Gatwick on November 13th and flying out early on 14th to have my first of 3 connections in JFK.

Almost there!

Edited by RaTBoX, 29 September 2007 - 07:11 AM.

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-29 07:11:00
United KingdomGood luck tomorrow, RaTBoX!
Glad to say I got an Approval!

It was all very quick and painless, and I queued outside the Embassy for 1:20, and I was only in the embassy 50 mins!
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-29 06:36:00
United KingdomGood luck tomorrow, RaTBoX!
Thanks!

Just about to head off for my train from Newcastle.

Crashing at a friends flat in Leicester Square and heading to the embassy to be there for 9:30.

Thanks for all the help you guys have given me so far, and here's hoping I have an approved to add to the list! kicking.gif
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-09-27 09:43:00
United KingdomPassport Pics - yikes
I handed two over during my interview, and they were both used and attached to different forms infront of me, I think it was a duplicate copy of D-230.

That aside, I got 2 photos done at a photographers, and then scanned them in and printed my own off to use. The Embassy didn't say anything about the pictures when I handed over ones I had printed off myself.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-10-03 10:04:00
United KingdomLondon Embassy wait times
Although I was on a K1 and not a CR/IR-1, I have just been issued with my visa, and it was pretty much dead on 12 weeks from the US Embassy in London receiving the case from NVC to my interview date.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-10-03 09:55:00
United KingdomHas someone tampered with my MBE?
Just for anyone who may be interested, I got the following response from the State Department about my query re: scotch tape on my visa envelope:

QUOTE (LondonConsular@state.gov)
The Immigrant Visa Unit seal the envelope with an ink stamp and sign it. As a matter of routine, the envelope is then sealed with sellotape. In the unlikely event that you do experience problems at the port of entry, please request the Customs and Border Protection officer to contact the Embassy.


Thank you for your e-mail correspondence.


Consular Information Unit
U.S. Embassy, London
CONS/CIU/SF

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-10-03 10:00:00
United KingdomHas someone tampered with my MBE?
Well that's somewhat of a relief!

Thanks smile.gif
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-10-02 10:08:00
United KingdomHas someone tampered with my MBE?
Hi there,

I've just received my K1 Visa and envelope with immigration papers in it for the Immigration Officer.

I'm a bit concerned about the envelope itself. There is a ink stamped seal over the flap of the envelope, with a signature over the seal, but what worries me is that there is also a piece of scotch tape over the flap of the envelope and the seal, so it looks like the envelope has been opened and scotch taped shut. I don't know if the envelope is sealed properly under the scotch tape, and the tape is only there to remove the ink seal if the envelope is open.

Is this supposed to be the case? I am worried that an immigration officer will assume (incorrectly) that I have opened the envelope and resealed it with tape myself.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-10-02 09:46:00
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Interview Thread 2007
Ta very much. My interview time is 10am, and I think I sent my packet 3 back on 20th July or thereabouts.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-08-28 09:13:00
United KingdomMedical Exam timing
You don't get given a medical date. When you receive the initial pack from the US Embassy, it will have instructions on how to book your own medical appointment.

Obviously, the later you leave the appointment the later your interview will be.

My signature shows my dates for using the US Embassy from the NVC. I got Packet 3 no more than a week later than the NVC saying they sent the case to London.

The date of your interview will depend on when is good for you as well as what times and dates the doctors has.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-10-03 09:57:00
United KingdomBrits in the USA
Seems no one else moves from the UK to Mississippi, but count me in!

RaTBoX (Adam from Newcastle, England) moving to Meridian, Mississippi
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-06-25 03:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion about I-134 for a K-3 visa.

Only the I-134 form is needed to be notarized

With the I-134 keep it simple, no need to give the consular officer more things to ask questions on and request additional evidence for.

My income is way above the minimum so I kept it simple and For assets I did not list any, so I did not need to provide any asset data like bank statements, IRA or 401K ect.

In our case this what the I-134 included.

  • I-134 signed and notarized.
  • Tax transcripts from the IRS for past 3 years, (Redundant for the (1040,W2,1099) but are free from the IRS
  • Photo copy of IRS form 1040, and W2s for past 3 years
  • Letter from my employer stating annual salary, job responsibility, and that is full time, on company letterhead.
  • Photo copies of past 6 months pay stubs up to a few weeks before the interview
You can get Tax Transcripts from the IRS for free.

http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq1-6.html


Would this also be sufficient for a K1?
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-06-23 12:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHow to cancel K1 Visa while it was in hand
There is no way to cancel the visa once it's been issued, the process of getting the K1 visa is complete at that stage. You could just let it expire (6 months from the issue date) at which point it will become invalid, or you could send it back to your embassy with a short letter saying you no longer wish to use the visa.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-06-25 03:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSpeedy Packet 3 at London
I have the check list letter and the medical appointment info with the questionnaire, so it looks like all is good! Thanks for the reassurance.

I assume for the check list, for Date of Travel and Date of Wedding, it's ok to put "Currently unknown" since they say many times not to make plans until you have the visa in hand!
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-05 11:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSpeedy Packet 3 at London
Gah!

I've just noticed that my packet 3 doesn't have any forms enclosed!!!!

I hope I can download the ones I need!
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-05 09:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSpeedy Packet 3 at London
I just got back from a trip away on business, and I wanted to share some good news.

My OH got a letter from the NVC saying that they had received her approved petition on 25th June and would send it on to London.

I got back home today, and I had my Packet 3 waiting for me, and the letter is dated 29th June.

I was not expecting it to get from received by NVC to packet 3 being issued 4 days later!
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-05 09:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionPanicking about the affidavit of support
The 2007 US Federal Poverty Line, as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services, can be found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/...07poverty.shtml. The amount he has to have will depend on the size of his household.

Edited by RaTBoX, 05 July 2007 - 05:20 PM.

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-05 17:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussiondesparately need advice!!
QUOTE (sunflower3 @ Feb 21 2008, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi

My interview is on Monday and I just realized that they require a long form birth certificate. I feel really stupid that I never caught this before and now I'm stressed out about what they will say when all I have is the short form birth certificate. Will they need to rebook my interview? please help sad.gif



Most likely you'll go to the interview, and then they'll place your case on hold pending submission of documents. Once you send them the document, they'll make a decision. You'll not need to go for another interview. Think of it as an RFE from the interview.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-22 00:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTax Return for I-134
What we were going to supply is:

I-134, notarized
2006/07 tax return, notarized
Past 3 years of tax transcripts
Letter from employer showing she'd been working there for 5 years on a full time teaching job on 38k
Past 3 paystubs

That look ok, minus the notarzied tax return, according to what you guys say.

Edited by RaTBoX, 13 July 2007 - 03:45 PM.

RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-13 15:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionTax Return for I-134
Hi there,

Just a quick question. When getting the tax return notarized for the I-134, does it have to be the original, or can a copy be notarized as long as it's presented to the notary with the original for them to certify it's a genuine copy?
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-07-13 15:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJust sent in K1 I-129f Package!!
Congrats on getting the petition mailed off. Like you, I'm in the same boat, waiting for something to happen now it's been sent off.

Firstly, if you've not done so, make sure your other half has registered for Online Case Status Updates so she'll get emails (in theory) when something happens to the case.

As said, go ahead and get your police certificate, as it's good for a year.

Have a look at what is required for Packet 3, and the check list, and make sure you have everything. Get the other half to sort out the items she needs for the I134, such as pay stubs and a letter from her employer.

Check out your vaccinations, and if you need some get them now. They will most likely be cheaper from a GP than the embassy's approved medical offices in London.

Other than that, you just have to sit around and wait for the USCIS to do something, and as time goes on, it can get a little frustrating!

Good luck.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-06-22 05:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsQuestion on Affidavit of Support I134

Could anybody advise if all supporting evidence and employment letter in particular must be provided together with the I134 form for a public notary?


Only the I-134 needs to be notarised, the rest of the supporting evidence does not.
RaTBoXMaleUnited Kingdom2007-06-29 06:10:00