ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
United Kingdommedical exam
If you want a specific date or time, call as soon as possible. You never know how busy they will be. They were making appointments for 2-3 weeks away when i first called. I managed to call back and get a cancellation for 6 days time but i had no choice on appointment time for that obviously.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-11 18:01:00
United KingdomCR1 Interview Birth Certificate
Thats good :) Especially if it will give you that extra peace of mind! I was crapping bricks before my interview and thats not like me at all!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-13 16:46:00
United KingdomCR1 Interview Birth Certificate
Can she scan it and email it to you so you can print it?
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-13 04:28:00
United KingdomCR1 Interview Birth Certificate
No you dont need your wifes birth certificate. Her citizenship is already proven in the I-130 package.

You do need the birth certificate or passport (photocopy is fine) of any joint sponsor you may be using.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-12 04:28:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Thats useless! My bank have been pretty good and just changed my address and said when i want to change it again, i need to write to them but they had my old signature on file from before i was married! Ive been signing with my new one since i changed it and not once has anybody questioned it being different. It was only because i was nosy and saw on her computer screen that i ever knew.

Im also sick of people assuming NYC when i say NY :bonk: Then when i say upstate they assume Buffalo! :help:

Edited by Holly2234, 18 October 2012 - 02:48 AM.

Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-18 02:48:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Haha! Serves them right really.

I had that trouble with T-Mobile yesterday. I called up to cancel the contract and to pay my final bill. They said to pay it in 30 days. I said ok but i wont be in the country so how shall i pay. She said "Go to a paypoint" :bonk: She then refused to send my final bill to my new address.

So they have refused to change my name, refused to change my address and refused to come up with a way for me to pay them. Im convinced they dont want their money!!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-17 17:51:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Honestly, sometimes you cant do something good for trying can you?! Its just crockery and books.. It would have been a nightmare if i had arranged with them. I was finding things right up until the last minute to throw in the donation pile.

I did think about donating to them but they wanted me to call an 0844 and my phone charges for those. The last thing i need right now is an extra bill! And their online form said they will contact in 48 hours to arrange collection but we only have until Sunday to get it all gone.

I filled the poor mans car in the end! Some of it was new clothes with tags and stuff that had been buried and not found so i wanted it to go to a good cause. Even better if they will do an easy hassle free collection.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-17 16:24:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Just a small update on the fails of buyers... Im about losing the will to live!! Thankfully my house is nearly empty... I have had people fighting over my electricals several times this week. They are priced very fairly because we're running out of time but who knew people would be ready for murder over a washing machine?! Also sick of people who turn up in the tiniest cars to collect big appliances and have nobody to help them carry it..

In the end ive been using Gumtree, Ebay and Facebook. Each of them are plagued with people who dont turn up when they say they will. I also donated to a charity today. I had to call TEN of them to find one who would collect. And the one that did was a volunteer who called up his friend to come and pick him up and then collect from my house. Truly dedicated to their charity so im glad it went to them.

This evening alone i have had one person late, one no show, one im still waiting on now and one has disappeared off the face of the earth when i asked her to bring somebody with her to carry the washing machine and one more who couldnt come because she cant fit my 7foot bookcase in her fiesta..
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-17 15:25:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Thanks i hadnt thought of doing that!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-04 08:55:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Thanks. I will give that a try for things that wont sell. I have used that before and the people turned up. I think i will just be ruthless, if people cant be on time, i will give it away to somebody else.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-03 16:47:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Thanks i will have to give preloved a try :) I usually add on a bit too because somebody is going to make an offer no matter what price you say normally!

The problem is with Facebook etc is that everybody wants something for nothing and then they want it delivering too, then they waste your time. Ive tried other forums i use with selling sections too and then Royal Mails pricing system is automatically my fault or they dont want to make a paypal to pay me so they think magic beans will suffice.. :bonk: I just want somebody to turn up on time and pay the agreed amount! :whistle:
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-03 16:27:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
Thank you both :) I have tried Facebook but every single time without fail, the buyer doesnt turn up or makes stupid excuses at the last minute. I will have to get some more things on Ebay, not had any problems there as of yet.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-03 11:38:00
United KingdomBest places to sell household items?
We've started slowly clearing out our house, though i dont really know where to start! I have been slowly selling our daughters clothes that dont fit and our games consoles etc. but its the bigger things that pose the problem.

So.. Ebay? Gumtree? Newspaper? Or has anyone just done like a front room sale or anything? That seems like the best option but i dont want my house full of nutters who i cant get rid of..

How did everybody else clear out their houses and do you have any tips or things to avoid doing?

Thanks :)
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-03 08:53:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Thats great! I get to Victoria at 6:20am so i will probably be at the embassy stupidly early. Not a bad thing if i can get out quickly and go home though :)
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-28 11:19:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Shes an IR-1. The spouse one.

I will come across an entire queue of people with the same appointment as me on Wednesday anyway :yes:
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-28 03:11:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Ive linked her to your profile so she might message you :) Wow 3 on one day! I've not come across anybody else with one on the 3rd yet.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-27 14:09:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
What a rip off! Im going to call this week too, i was charged a similar amount. We paid enough already!

I know of somebody else on a different site who has an interview date the same as yours! I will try to persuade her to come over here :lol:
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-27 13:38:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Woohoo! :dance: Im really happy for you!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-24 10:14:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Congrats Distressedbride!

LeedsUK, they MUST have a date for you now! I hope they give you some good news.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-24 09:55:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
There is a phone number on here : http://london.usemba...nformation.html to call if they over charge you. It must happen a lot for there to be a dedicated number for it.

Just out of interest, what site are you talking about here?


I have messaged you!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-21 09:16:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
I called at about 4pm and got right through too. Ive checked my phone bill through and they have charged me about £20.75 and i was only on for 9 minutes! That should only be about £12 including my network charges.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-21 04:27:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Thats great that its been processed! Hopefully not long now. I just emailed again.. If they say no date yet, im in the same position, if they give me a date, great! Nothing to lose really.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-20 10:52:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Yeah i put my email address on it. I dont think they will email first though. I keep up with a few more DCF people on another site (there seem to be very few over here!)and they all seem to have received just letters.

Yeah it does seem to be some random person replying but when you call up for the code, they take all of your details so im wondering whether the code is different each time. I did include my case number in the email though.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-20 07:41:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Mine took days too! Whenever i mail them stuff, ive used first class recorded and it has got there the next day. Their stuff takes closer to a week.

At the bottom of the emails it always says that it is an informal way of communication and there is no record so i doubt they will email be without me doing it first but i always have that option :)
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-20 03:54:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Good plan :)
There seem to be quite a few people getting interview dates all of a sudden so im hoping to be one of them! My mail seems to be coming later and later every day and they keep bringing me junk! As long as it doesnt go to my neighbours house like my shopping nearly did (courtesy of Iceland!) the other day, its ok!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-19 16:00:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Yeah the medical was on the 23rd August. They confirmed that they received that. If I dont have an interview date by next thursday (6 weeks since DS forms were received) then i will email again. Once you have the code you can just click reply and no more calls for codes that they dont want to give out.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-19 15:03:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
They wouldnt give me the code either but i insisted and said i want to discuss it with somebody by email and he gave it to me eventually.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-19 08:44:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
No news over here yet. They confirmed my DS forms were logged on the 14th september. 4 weeks and 1 day after they received them! Still no interview yet.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-19 03:40:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
After talking to them in emails, they said that its taking 3-4 weeks to log documents they have received but they're a few days behind that at the moment due to the two public holiays.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-12 09:02:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
I called today and they said they havent reviewed our last packet yet. The man said there is a backlog and it's taking up to 6 weeks. He then refused to give me an email code! I told him i would still like to email them and he eventually gave it to me.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-10 09:44:00
United KingdomTime between Packet 3 and 4
Im still waiting too. Mailed DS-2001 and DS-230 on the 15th August. I sent it tracked and it arrived on the 16th. Medical was the 23rd August. Im still yet to hear anything.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-09-07 15:00:00
United KingdomWe were approved!
Thanks :)
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-06 02:55:00
United KingdomWe were approved!

Congratulations!


Thanks!

Congratulations to you!!

Hubby's interview is a week from Monday, so hoping all goes as smoothly as yours!!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:


Thanks! Good luck for yours :D

CONGRATZ :dance: :star:


Thanks! Congrats on your approval too.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-05 02:48:00
United KingdomWe were approved!
Thanks!

Adnan&Liane, i hope you get some good news really soon!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-04 17:07:00
United KingdomWe were approved!
Thanks everyone :)
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-04 16:51:00
United KingdomWe were approved!
Thanks :D
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-04 16:01:00
United KingdomWe were approved!
Yesterday our CR-1 visa was approved! After a very short interview, he approved me :dance: At no point in this process have we been asked for relationship proof and we were not asked for any proof of intent to establish domicile either. We have been very lucky throughout our process and thank you all for your help and support :D
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-04 15:31:00
United Kingdom221G for lack of ongoing relationship evidence!!
Congrats!!
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-10-11 10:27:00
United Kingdom221G for lack of ongoing relationship evidence!!
Wow thats crazy! Im sorry youre having to go through this. I hope its going to be an easy fix with just a few pieces of evidence.

Im pretty worried now! My husband and i have been together for a good few years and lived together for 2, yet our "evidence" is probably like Kittylondon said. When you get into the grind of life, you dont take photos anymore. Im still young and have been with my husband since i was 16 so i guess we spend our time taking photos of our daughter rather than each other now! I hope they dont think that means its not real :wacko:
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-07-30 15:51:00
United KingdomLondon November Interviewees - has your date been put back?

Even that may not guarantee that it arrives on time. My fiancé paid for the before noon delivery and it showed up a bit after noon today. Apparently the driver was stuck in traffic. :wacko:


Yeah i know. But at least it will have more priority so it wont be getting held until the next day unless something out of their control happens.
Holly2234FemaleUnited Kingdom2012-11-01 14:07:00