Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
United Kingdom	Medical History	Thank you everybody, it kinda puts my mind at rest, cause as cathy said it was in the past and not thought about till now!! I Hope all goes well	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2012-09-30 07:52:00
United Kingdom	Medical History	Thank you all for your advice and help but having read the attachment by nich-nick and the questionnaire they give you, i have a concern about one questions they ask you!!! Have you ever had a malignancy (cancer)? well in 1983 i non-hodkins lymphoma, which are malignant cells which originate in lymph nodes. It was removed and given a course of chemotherapy just to be on the safe side, i do have a letter dated 4 years after my treatment from Doctor who treated me to say that there has been no evidence of recurrence of this illness and is extremely likely that i has been permanently cured and has no long term effects from his treatment. So my question is will this effect my chances of passing the medical and will the letter i have help me prove i have not had any problems since which i haven't? I know it is an unusual question but i am a little concerned about what they might say.	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2012-09-30 04:05:00
United Kingdom	Medical History	Hi Can anyone please tell me if you need to complete or asked for your full medical history, during or after my visa medical exam? As probably like most people i cant remember every single thing that i have visited the Doctors or Hospital for and as for dates that would be impossible!! Also do you need a copy of your medical file to take with you to the states? Thanks Ian	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2012-09-29 07:26:00
United Kingdom	UK Police Certificate Advice!!	Hi everyone, Well we got our NOA2 approved on Thursday of last week and i am looking at the required documents that is needed for the next stage of the medical and interview so i am fully prepared!! I have a couple of questions!! 1. Marriage Certificate - It says a certificate is required for all marriages, including those that was dissolved!! Is this needed if you have got the decree absolute? Cause its been about 30 years ago since i got married, divorced 15 years ago and i dont have it anymore!! And if i do need it will i still be able to obtain one, now im divorced. 2. Police Certificate - In the information on the London embassy website it says that we need finger prints done with the police certificate. Is this a necessity and has everyone out there had to have finger printing done? and do i need to get these separately to the certificate? Thanks	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-04-21 05:23:00
United Kingdom	Question that occurred to me re: disclosing a wedding date.	Well i think that plane flights can be booked at the very last minute anyway as there are many flights from the UK to US. I fly from Birmingham to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to Portland Oregon and i have many flights to choose from, so i could book this a couple of days before i go anyway!!    And i suppose each wedding will be different depending on your circumstances i guess, we have both been married before so neither of us want another white wedding. All we know is that we want to be together so as long as its official and we can be together that is all that matters!! A pastor can marry you anywhere for a small donation!! So naming a wedding date for us is just picking a date we would like to get married and go for that date if the visa comes through or if it dosnt i guess we can rearrange it with out to much difficulties, so no flight costs have been factored into the equation, which makes it easier for us!!   They ask you the date on the form so i guess they must expect people to be presumptuousness when naming a date, cause know one really knows when the visa will be issued!! Its a tricky one isn't it lol	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-16 05:35:00
United Kingdom	Question that occurred to me re: disclosing a wedding date.	I was wondering the same, do you put a date you would like to get married to speed things up or leave it blank, cause you cant guarantee when your interview will be and be ready to travel!! But assuming you don't put a date you run the risk of being at the bottom of the pile, i guess, from what i have read on here!!     I wonder if they even ask you for the wedding details, and travel documents ?    We have a date in mind, of when we would like to get married and it wouldn't take that long to plan as we know how we are going to do it,  but just like you, how do we know that the visa will be issued in time and can we take that risk!!    We have a July date in mind and would love to make final plans and book my flight ticket out of here, we can smell it it that close lol.	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-16 05:09:00
United Kingdom	Sending DS Forms to the London embassy	Hi    I have all my documentation that i need to book my medical and attend my interview  and therefore need to send my DS forms off to the London Embassy but i have a few questions whilst filling out the forms!! I tried to find the answers in the forum but without much luck.   So can anyone please answer the following:    DS-230    Do i send part 1 only to the Embassy and take part 2 with me, or do i send part 1 and 2 to them in the post? Do i attach the photographs to the forms or again do i need to take them with me?   Q.32 Will gaps in my dates for my Employment history for the last 10 years due to unemployment cause a problem?    DS-157   Q.12 Will gaps in my dates for my last 2 employers due to unemployment cause a problem?  Q.14  Will listing that i have firearms and explosive training during my military service be a problem with my application going through ? Q.17 Whilst listing my educational institutes do i really need the day i started, i know the month but couldn't tell you the day i started, will this make a difference to the application?     Also what is the best postal service to send the forms back so they get them as soon as possible? Recorded delivery, next day ???      Many thanks	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-19 04:52:00
United Kingdom	Medical at Bentinck Mansions Knightsbridge Doctors	What an informative post!! Just super for you to describe your experience the way you did!   The build up to actually attending the medical was horrible, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Although it doesn't sound like you had to do the ' stand on one leg, stick the other one out in front of you and flap your arms up and down with your eyes closed' test? Am I the only one that had to do this? Please tell me I'm not, because I would feel more of a fool lol! I think the worst part of it all was waiting for the phone to ring saying something came up in my X-Ray or bloods, but thankfully it didn't...     I don't know what was worse for me, the build up or actually, as you described waiting for the results, or should i say not hearing from them lol, i think it must be the later, because we wait to long to get to this point and if they did find something then it will not only delay the process considerably, whilst they investigate or treat something,  but the cost of it all....well ill cross my fingers and legs and just pray all is ok, and i dont get the call!!   And did you really have to stand on one leg etc or were you joking ?	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-01 19:10:00
United Kingdom	Medical at Bentinck Mansions Knightsbridge Doctors	I had the medical there yesterday afternoon.  Mine was the same (without the coughing - I'm a woman, so I got my breasts checked).   You didn't mention having your BP measured.  Presumablky you did.  Was that OK?   I dont know how i missed that out and yes i did have it checked and it was all good. How did yours go?	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-01 07:32:00
United Kingdom	Medical at Bentinck Mansions Knightsbridge Doctors	Thanks for writing down your experience. I'll have my medical on tuesday and I am super nervous...   I was more nervous waiting for the day than i was when i was there lol, but waiting to find out if the blood tests and the Xray was ok is the worst part. They said if you dont hear from us in 2 working days then it will be sent to the embassy!! No news in this instance will definitely be good news!! lol   Good luck with your medical!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-01 07:28:00
United Kingdom	Medical at Bentinck Mansions Knightsbridge Doctors	Hi Everyone,    I had my medical yesterday at 4 Bentinck Mansions, my appointment was at 10:50 so had plenty of time to get there!    bentinick mansions.JPG   104.38KB   9 downloads   I left my home in Birmingham at 06:20!   I traveled down the M40, A40 which leads directly onto the Marylebone Road!I decided i didnt want to pay the congestion charge of £10.00 or indeed park closer to the Knightsbridge doctors as the deeper you go into London then the car parking fee's get ridiculously expensive. So i searched the Internet and found a car park just outside the congestion zone charging zone minutes after leaving the A40 and Marylebone flyover....I was there at 09:05 and i only drove at 65 mph as i had plenty of time to get there!! it does get busy between 8 and 9 but just compensate for small delays!!   The Iparking Car park in Bell street was £12.00 from 08:00-18:00 and you didnt have to book, but you did have to pay when you got there! Just ask for an all day ticket. It was underground and very secure. The staff was also so friendly, so i was just happy the first stage was over... getting to London and parking lol    Bell Street Car Park.JPG   109.37KB   11 downloads   The Car Park is about 1 miles from Bentinick Street and the Doctors office and they say walking is about 30 min's ish, But i started walking which is basically 2 main roads and i looked in every shop on the way and it only took me 35 mins.   I  bell steet car park to doctors.JPG   122.87KB   10 downloads    I got there at 09:40, still over an hour to go, so i went for a coffee and there are many nice places to eat and drink around there!!   I went back to the Doctors and Rang the bell and they let me in, its a fairly nice building with the door just on the right. I opened the door and i was called to the second window.    Just tell them your name and the time of your appointment!! They then asked for my documents. I did take all my originals but i had photocopied all my paper work and they said that's fine, which saves them doing it. Although they did want my original passport and immunization card which i got from the NHS doctors, with all my immunizations on there.   I gave them my:   Police report - Photocopy  Passport - Original and photocopy - You get Original Back  Immunization card -Original - You get Original Back  USA Medial Questionnaire Form -  Page 9 - Photocopy 1 Passport Photo - UK version And Doctors report, cause i answered  yes to 2 of there questions and it just states that when i had it and that i have been in remission ever since.   They then handed me another questionnaire of my medical history and asked me to sit in the waiting area and fill it in. The receptionist came back just as i was finishing it and took it off me. 2 mins later the nurse called me through. She was really nice and put me at ease. She took my blood pressure, weight and height  and then she took some blood. I asked what they was looking for and she said the only thing they test for is for syphilis, but i dont know how true that is, but that is what she said. She then asked me to take a seat back in the waiting area, withing a few minutes i was called through to another room to have my chest Xray, this is to check mainly for TB but possibly other chest problems!  They took the first one and said they wanted to take another one, i asked if there was a problem. She said cause i was so tall then she couldn't see all my chest with just doing one lol.   I then was asked to sit back in the waiting room and because there was only doctor one and there was 3 people in-front of me , i did have to wait 40 mins. But i took some magazines with me although they do have  selection of magazines in there!! It was quite a nervous wait as so far so good. It was then my time, this female doctor called me in and introduced herself and said it she was pleased to meet me, which is a nice touch i guess. She then asked me some questions about answering yes to a couple of questions and being as i had a medical report from my doctors it was just a general chat asking the circumstances, she got me to sigh my name over the photo which was stapled to my form. She asked me to read the eye chart, so if you wear glasses take them. I then asked to sit on the bed and she checked my eyes, ears, throat!! She asked me to slip down to my boxers and lie under the blanket. She then came back and checked my lymph glands in my throat and neck, my chest and back with a stethoscope and pushed around my tummy area. She then checked my knee reflexes and the last thing was she lifted the top of my boxers to look at my genitalia when i coughed, i never did understand why you coughed when they looked down there. But apparently having later checked on the internet it is to check to see if you have hernia!  She signed a few papers and took me back to the waiting area.     I was then called to reception and handed me my vaccination document worksheet which you need to take with you to the states to prove what vaccinations you have had, when you apply for your adjustment of status!!   The only vaccinations they was interested in for me was:   Td - which i have to get renewed in 2016 in the U.S MMR  Varicella - But they write VH on the form if you have had chicken pox and they take your word for it!!   Every thing else they put not age appropriate as im 49, so you may need more than i had depending on your age!!    She then said you will need to pay the £227 fee, but could have been more if i needed to have more vaccinations!!        They then told me that they will just need to wait for the results of the Xray and Blood test and if i don't hear off them in 2 working days then it will be sent to the London embassy, where they will issue me an interview date, and send you confirmation!!   I then left the Doctors and headed back home, it was not what i expected and to honest it was not as bad as i was expecting. I just hope i don't hear off them in the next 2 working days!!    Total cost of the day:   £50 Petrol  £12 Car Park  £227 Medical Fee £2 Coffee    Total = £291.00   So it was a good day and driving down there was not as bad i thought it was going to be, but i planned my journey, did my research printed out the maps and phoned the car park owner  to check if they had places and doing all that made it going smoothly and more relaxing.    Good luck to everyone with their medical and the rest of their visa journey!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-31 08:22:00
United Kingdom	police report	It takes quite a while, take a look at the following thread   http://www.visajourn...ficate-process/         I meant to update the thread post, but it came a week after they sent the email to me!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-30 15:58:00
United Kingdom	police report	It takes quite a while, take a look at the following thread   http://www.visajourn...ficate-process/	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-30 15:53:00
United Kingdom	Interview letter and fees	I have my interview on Friday of this week and am getting a little nervous about it all. Have i got every thing, the right forms etc    Is the form i received from the embassy, stating that they are ready to begin final processing my interview letter? or is it a separate document? It does show my visa appointment date and time on the bottom of the form, so will this be sufficient or is there a different interview letter i need?   Also i have read somewhere that you have to phone up prior to your interview to pay your visa fee's but on the bottom of the IV019 information sheet it says you pay $240 at the Embassy on the day of the interview and the fee is paid to the operated assisted information service, what does this mean!!   Sorry to act a little dense on this, but having got this far i just want it to go as smoothly as possible!!    Many thanks in advance!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-17 05:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa approved	Congratulations that's Awesome!!   I hope i feel the same as you did  when i leave my interview !!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-16 06:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa in hand (merged)	we are already married...  mine is CR1     Well i guess, the wedding is one less thing you have to worry about then!! Congratulations anyway!!  Edited by Ian and Deanna, 28 June 2013 - 10:19 AM.	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-28 10:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa in hand (merged)	Visa in hand...... Flight booked.... leaving on 11 july          Congratulations ....How lucky are we!!, i also have my visa in hand,  booked my flight yesterday and i travel on the 10th July!! Get married on the 13th, feels amazing dosnt it. When is your Wedding?	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-28 09:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Our NOA2 Approval at CSC and Advice!!	Hi Everyone, Yipee!! We received the along waiting text from USCIS that our case status was updated!! When we checked our status it said that our I129f petition was in post decision activity! At first we didnt know what it meant, but reading on it said that our petition was approved and that the post decision activity was that our petition was being sent to the NVC!! A big sigh and such a relief. We have been waiting nearly 8 months since filing our NOA1 and just like most people on here was distraught that a process of 5 moths had stopped due to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the 1/2 million applicants that sent in requests to be processed. Like most people on the visa journey, it angered us!! But at the time we did not know about this new bill that had been passed by Obama on the 15th July 2013. All the service center's were overwhelmed by the influx of applicants and as a consequence all fiance K1 Visa's suffered!! But this is what we did!! At the 5th months mark we phoned the USCIS for an update, they told us they was processing July 18th and told us with out explanation to phone back in 45 days....we gave them the benefit of the doubt and phoned at the 60 day mark...when we phoned up again they told us they was processing July 18th, it had not moved one day!! When we enquired why it had not moved they just told us they did not know....we was just being fobbed off . We asked if it was due to the deferred action of childhood arrivals and if it was that this is not acceptable, and we would be writing a letter to the senator to complain, and if we had no joy then we would follow it up through the ombudsman and if no joy then we would send a letter to Obama at the white house...and in the mean time we would write to the papers and any media that would listen to our story. He told us that he didn't know if that would help in anyway!! We replied "we will see" . We started compiling a letter and a privacy act release form, so they can discuss your case on your behalf so we could send it to the Senator of Oregon, bypassing the local congressmen....Within one week we had a text from the USCIS telling us that our petition had been approved!! So my advice to everyone on this long and tedious journey, is to keep phoning the USCIS requesting an update and putting pressure on them by asking the reasons for the delay and express your disapproval and anger at the length of time it is taking for them to approve the K1 petitions, mentioning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival process taking precedence and what you intend to do about it.... It seems from what i have read on this site that after a lot of discussion about this topic and what has recently happened about the lengthy process and K1 filers are suffering, people are complaining, writing to their senator and congressmen and putting a lot of pressure on the USCIS, it seems to be helping and working for those stuck in the July, August and beyond, whereby they are approving those applicants!! So keep hounding them and keep up the pressure, dont just sit on the process and get frustrated if enough complaints are recieved then the USCIS will crack and they will have to do something about it. So although we are extremely happy that our petition is approved we are very sad for those who are still waiting, we know how you are feeling cause only last week we were in the same position!!! So good luck to everyone and keep reminding yourself that you are doing this for, to be with your loved one!! never give up and keep going and make it happen...and very soon it will!! [/font]	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-04-20 07:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	YAY! NOA2!!!!!!!!!	Living on a Ranch, how exciting is that, you have a lot to look forward to then      Notarized is done by a notary public and they certify or attest to the validity of documents and signatures.  I.E your fiance's letter of intent and affidavit of support and supportive documents to show they are true and correct. You need the documents to take with you to the interview...but your fiance needs to complete the documents and get them notarized in the U.S before he sends them to you!! He needs to Google, Oregon Notary Public Commission and click on the link "find an Oregon Notary Public", this shows a list of Oregon states, just click your state and it will show who can notarize documents for you in your area!!    Also with regards your injections, its a long list and some time you need boosters a months after the initial one, but just depends on what you have had already!! so go and see them as soon as you can!! Although they are needed for you to get the visa, you need them for the AOS = Adjustment of status...and im told they can be quite expensive over in the states!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-10 08:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	YAY! NOA2!!!!!!!!!	Congratulations to both of you!!   I know how excited we were when we got our NOA2 text, it took a while to sink in, read the acceptance on the uscis website, over and over again, thinking we missed something, and was it real or a mistake lol but yes it was real.   We was approved on the 18 April and i got my letter from the London Embassy yesterday 9 May, so i suggest you print off the forms DS-2001, DS-230 Part I&II, DS156K and 2 Copies of DS-156 and DS-157  and start fill them in. At the same time get an affidavit of support and all supportive documents notarized and sent to you from your fiance, as well as a new letter of intent to marry from him, also notarized as these take a while to get and send. If you havn't already done so order your police report as it takes a while to get them unless you want to pay extra to get it sooner!! and not forgetting your vaccinations! I got my from my NHS Doctor for free, it will be quite expensive at the Knightsbridge doctors.    Anyway good luck to you both and if you want any more help advice on forms and documentation just let me know.    P.S I am also Oregon Bound, not far from Portland. Oregon is a beautiful place and so worth the months of waiting	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-10 06:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Hello	My brother in law told me this was a great site for help with the visa process. Yesterday I ask a very SIMPLE question . Which was who do I make the money order out to. And how or where do you go to ask questions about the process. I can't believe with all the people reading this site someone cant help me . I have a wife and 4 children that I am trig to bring here from Nicaragua and do not have money for expensive lawyers. I will say that this site does have helpful stuff but some times if you don't understand it would be nice if someone else that understands can give you a helping hand.I was ready to send out my I-130 and G-325 and last night i was reading and found out that what I THOUGHT was my SON and DAUGHTERS are not my son and daughters according to immigration because they are all under the age of 21 so that are my child or children I am glad I caught that because i do not know how fussy they are with the terminologically. IF anyone can help thank you. We made our check out to US Department of Homeland Security.	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-04-20 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-156K Help Needed	Oops, I gave a +1 instead of hitting reply. Now for my London specific answer.-- Yes list the children. No do not attach anything to the forms you will mail in. Forms are mailed. Documents go with you to the interview. You will not need birth certificates for your children remaining in the UK. You should hear from London by May 7-14 I would guess. Come visit the UK forum for youR London questions, especially the London K1 help thread http://www.visajourn...terview-thread/     Thanks for your help	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-06 09:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-156K Help Needed	Hi    I just wanted to know if anyone could help with regards to the form ds-156k    Question 5 = list name, date and place of birth of all unmarried children under 21 years of old   Underneath that it say the following documents must be attached in order to apply for fiance nonimmigrants visa = birth certificates of all children listed in number 5.   So my question is do i still need to list my children even though they are stopping in the uk and not coming to the U.S?   Also i have been divorced over 15 years and getting hold of my children's birth certificates will be problematic, as my ex would not give them to me. If i do need them would a photo copy be sufficient or would i have to go to my general register office and order originals?    Also does anyone know how long it takes for us to hear off the London Embassy as our approved petition was forwarded from the NVC on the 25th April 1013.   I would appreciate any help.   Thanks    Ian and Deanna	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-05 06:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter from Embassy after receiving my approved petition!!	Yes my 3rd child is over 21 and my twins are 18 and although i listed them on the biographic form i submitted with the petition it was never intended that they was coming with me and what Jihana said did cross my mind but it was the travelling applicants on my letter which threw me!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-11 03:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter from Embassy after receiving my approved petition!!	Thank you Nich-Nick, i can stop panicking now!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-10 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Letter from Embassy after receiving my approved petition!!	Hi    I received my letter from the London Embassy yesterday and have a question!!   On the bottom of the letter it says:    Traveling Applicants: It list me and my 2 youngest children, at no time did i put that my children would be travelling with me? I may of listed my children at some point in the application but not that would be coming with me ......besides i have 3 children anyway!! so why would they list my 2 youngest ones as travelling applicants!!   I only ever filled out the K1- FIANCE VISA for myself and surely i would have had to send more documents for them coming with me...i dont get it, can anyone answer this!! Will i  have to phone somebody to let them know? and will this delay anything? Has anyone else had this problem?   Many Thanks	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-10 07:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packet 3 Cover Letter???	I made up a wedding date a month earlier than what I hoped for. If you say your wedding is next May, they will put off your interview in favor of those with sooner weddings in an effort to get them to the church on time. That's a theory. My newest theory is send the DS-2001 to arrive just after your medical has arrived there. Then your dates and readiness is fresh at hand. They say "well everything is here now" and crank out the interview. I'm starting to wonder if your readiness get's buried with the application forms and instead of speeding things up, you are sorta forgotten about. They may put the readiness form in Step 3 for a reason---because getting that last is more efficient for them. A random theory....     If you make/made up a wedding date to get it through earlier, will they not need to see proof of the wedding date or do they not ask? and if you did make up a date how did you pick a date not knowing when your interview would be or how long the process of getting an interview date ? so what do you suggest ? doing things in what order and when from booking medical to interview?	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-13 06:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 Quick Question	We did not date stamp our passport photos and our petition was approved without any RFE'S, and we sent in only 8 photographs of us being together, our plane tickets, and a couple of photocopies of cards we sent to each other and the envelope with the date stamped on it, we didn't include any Skype or Facebook messages and we received no RFE'S. So you should be fine!!  Besides when you receive your NOA2 and you get your interview then you need to provide updated proof of ongoing relationship, like plane tickets, and letters along with a new letter of intent from the US Citizen only!   So i wouldn't worry yourself to much about it, they can see who is genuine and who is not!!    Good luck!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-16 05:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-156 UK Passport place of issuance	There seems to be a lot of confusion about what to put on form DS-156 about passport place of issuance, being as uk passports do not state this and there are many offices around the country, me included lol    So i contacted the IPS by email asking what i would put when applying for a fiance visa as the place issuance and their reply was as follows:   ............................................................   Thank you for your enquiry. You will need to write "IPS UK" where it asks for place of issuance. I hope this answers your query. Thank you Customer service e-mail team   ..................................................................................   So where it says: City of issuance you put                   IPS - UK  Country of Issuance                         Great Britain and Northern Ireland  State or Province                             Just leave blank   I hope this helps everyone who has, or had the same thoughts as many asking this very question just as i did!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-18 05:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS FORMS - ONLINE or HANDWRITTEN FILLED OUT??	The missing bar code image is probably due to your browser, i used Google chrome and i had the same problem, but i read that you need to do it in internet explorer for it to work correctly, I switched browser and it worked fine!! But i hope it all goes well for you!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-20 04:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS FORMS - ONLINE or HANDWRITTEN FILLED OUT??	Its just the DS-156 that you need to do online, as it generate's a bar code. once you fill it out and submit it, just print off the 2 copies you need, all the rest can be done by hand	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-18 04:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would be the Address used on the intent to marry.	Well i guess if so many people are asking the question, then just like me they have read it somewhere that it is needed, Some say it is needed as i also read somewhere and some say that it is not needed as they have gone through the process without doing it.   Well i guess my thinking is if there is any doubt when you have your interview about your intent or your affidavit of support then getting things notarized wont hurt, infact it will help!! I guess its a matter of choice and i dont want to take any chances, having waited so long to get to this stage i dont want to delay the process by providing more information... Maybe they wont ask but they may!!   Also my fiance is a notary public in the states and she has been asked to notarize documents for the same visa purposes, so we have done the same!! Its up to the individuals i guess!!   Good luck anyway with your journey!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-12 08:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would be the Address used on the intent to marry.	Sorry the word document didnt seem to attach, i dont think im high enough in members status to get that privileged, but if you email me i will send you the document!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-10 08:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What would be the Address used on the intent to marry.	Hi    Do you mean the K1 petition or after the NOA is approved?   If you mean the K1 petition then you need 2 letters of intent 1 from you - your address and 1 from your fiance - their address.   I have attached a word document of a typical letter of intent to marry for your information, you just need to put the correct service center on the letter as ours was in California!!   If you mean after the NOA is approved then you only need a new one from the petitioner to say that they still intend to marry with 90 days of you entering... this one needs to be Notarized    Good luck to you both	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-10 07:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa in hand, flight booked and Wedding planned - What next!!	Hi Everyone,    Well after 10 months of waiting, its finally here....Yipee!!  I have my visa, my flights booked and the wedding is planned, so what next!!  ....and apart from the obvious that i get married, what happens now?   I have tried looking for info on visa journey, but i cant find anything!! I just wondered about the process about flying and when i land in the U.S? what documents do i need to show apart from my passport, and the file i got from the embassy ? am i right in saying that i have to fill in an I-94 on the plane? is there anything else?   Then do we file for AOS and EAD at the same time, and when are you able to get a SSN so i can open a bank account etc?   Sorry if these questions have been asked and answered somewhere, but there seems to be so much to do and organize, and am a little exhausted lol   Any help would be appreciated     Many Thanks	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-06-28 10:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Obtaining UK ACRO - Police Certificate process	Well an update from my original post    I received an email from ACRO this morning and they said "I can confirm that the latest your application will be dispatched is the 20/05/13" which means its not a 10 working day service therefore its not worth the paper its written on, well the instructions anyway!!   Updated:   18 April - Received NOA2 acceptance    19 April - I downloaded the forms and filled them out 20 April - Went to get passport photographs done  26 April - I received my Photograph Endorsement form and photograph back  27 April - Sent package off to ACRO Portsmouth  30 April - ACRO received my package 13 May - Received email saying   "It will now be dealt with in accordance with the published guidelines 14 May - Received another email saying "I can confirm that the latest your application will be dispatched is the 20/05/13.   The police certificate is valid for 1 year so order it well before you get your NOA2 else it will cause a delay in your process, this will enable you to be ready when you come to book your medical for which the Police Certificate is needed. Also you need a UK passport size photograph not the US size......US sizes are 2"x 2" and the UK are 1.38" x 1.77"   Also if you are only a few months into the process go to your doctors and get your vaccinations that you require cause the knights bridge doctors do charge a lot for these especially when they are free on the NHS, i got all mine done free of charge:    I got the following vaccinations done:  Hepatitus A&B combined  TDP - Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio MMR - Measles, Mumps and Rubella Influenza - if you are in the risk group i believe its 50 and over and in flu season  Varicella - not needed if you have not had chicken pox     But these all depends on your age so check out going for your medical forum, all the info is there     Also as EmMatt said get your fiance to gather the required documents needed to support the new Affidavit of Support I-134, we went for overkill on the supportive documents, don't want to take any chances we missed anything out!!   A new Letter of Intent from US petitioner only  New Affidavit of Support I-134 Letter from their employer stating their job title, start date, salary, and whether its a full time position A bank managers letter, stating how long you had the account and what you have deposited over the last 2 years  Depending what you put in the Affidavit of Support I-134, we had a copy of her stocks and bonds, listed all the assets and values to match the I-134, and even her last 3 years IRS statements, even though i believe we didn't need it. And ongoing relationship supportive documents since we sent in the original petition...her flight tickets and boarding passes of a recent visit.   Like i said this we went for over kill but its up to the individuals to decide how much over the minimum criteria they want to include. We just dont want to leave anything out if they do ask for it     And to all the brummies im from Birmingham too	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-14 05:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Obtaining UK ACRO - Police Certificate process	Just a little advice about obtaining your police certificates!!   It is a lengthy process....so fill out your forms and send them off as soon as you get your text from the USCIS that your NOA2 has been approved, if not before because its coming up to a month and i still have not got them back.   Here is my journey to obtain one!!   18 April - Received NOA2 acceptance  19 April - I downloaded the forms and filled them out 20 April - Went to get passport photographs done  26 April - I received my Photograph Endorsement form and photograph back  27 April - Sent package off to ACRO Portsmouth  30 April - ACRO received my package 13 May - Received email saying   "It will now be dealt with in accordance with the published guidelines"    So i guess they still have to do their checks and admin stuff and then send me it in the usual snail mail here in the UK, so another 5 days and it will be exactly one month till i finally get my police certificate, that's if it gets here in the 5 days!! I sent an email this morning asking what the turn a round time would be but still waiting for a reply!!   I paid £45 fee for the standard service, which they state is 10 working day turnaround, not including dates of receipt or dispatch, but that's 2 weeks once they receive it, in my case i had to wait nearly 2 weeks before they even looked at it! with getting photo endorsed, sending and receiving it wont be short of a month. This is the only document i need before phoning for my medical and sending off the forms needed by the London Embassy!!   So my suggestion to everybody is you want the certificate sooner is pay the £80 for premier service and a 2 day turn around but that's only when they start processing it not for the whole process and i guess it also depends if you have a criminal record or not!!, which i dont     I will updateand let everyone know  when i actually get the certificate in my hands!!	Ian and Deanna	Male	United Kingdom	2013-05-13 06:59:00