Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
United Kingdom	London Interviews 2006 (NEW)	Oh and one more thing.... was I supposed to send 2 passport pics back with my packet 3 or do I just need them to take to the embassy??? Thanks again! Samantha Don't send any pics back with the packet 3, they need to be brought on your interview date. There are also two documents that you aren't supposed to sign until you are at the embassy. Please see below link for more info. Miranda, you need to send back all of the paperwork in order for them to schedule your interview. This includes the DS230, DS 156, DS 156K and DS 157 AND the checklist. Even if you don't have the police report back or you don't have the I-134 affadavit ready, just check off everything as if you do, since you WILL have it all by the time the interview arrives. Otherwise there will be a huge delay in getting your date. Sending back the checklist alone does nothing, they need ALL of the other Packet 3 forms in order to enter the new case file information into their system. And consequently if they have all those papers and no checklist, they still won't schedule you since they assume you aren't ready. You need to send it ALL. Here is the London Embassy site which can give you more info on this all. http://www.usembassy...processing.html Then once packet 3 and checklist are in (you need to send this recorded delivery with signature request) you can wait about 2 weeks before you very nicely start emailing the embassy to see if they have all your forms and if they can give you a date. Good luck! Hi Estalla Gladdy here, I have sent all my forms back and had my medical and that was all done by the end of January, I asked my lawyer to check the status of my case but as far as that goes I have received nothing back from him either. Im new to this so what kinda time should I allow before e-mailing the Embassy in London and what kinda wording is commonly used in such an e-mail just so I dont sound impolite or ungrateful to their efforts on my behalf so far...?	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-17 09:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	What to wear for interview	Ok.... so I'm leaving for London on March 5th, interview is March 8th, 9:30 am.....and I have no idea what to wear. I'm in southeast Texas, so it's not very cold..... Tony (hubby) says it's really cold in London, and this Texas girl is not used to that nor do I have that kind of 'winter' wear. But my big question is, what do I wear for the interview?!? Can it be casual (nice jeans & a shirt), dressier? can I go in my normal clothes or should I dress up in something that i normally wouldn't wear? Currently I look normal, but I'm fighting the temptation to dye some of my hair teal. When my husband met me I had purple hair :-) I work at a store called Hot Topic.... thats why I get to do silly stuff like dye my hair strange colors, and dress a little wierd As it is, due to the fact that his boss isn't letting him off the night before the interview (he works nights), and he lives to far away (2 hours by bus), I'm going to have to go to work with him, and then head straight out from there to the embassy. So i get to hang out at Tesco all night, hehe.... but I get to watch him work :-) Any advise would be appreciated. cheers, Christine Hey, My interview is also that same day at 8.30am and I was also thinking how should I dress for the occasion. So I came up with this plan that as their single objective is to determine that I wont become a burden on the state if they let me into the USA I'm gonna wear every bit of jewellery I have and make sure its on display..I'll also wear my suede jacket, one to ward off the cold outside whilst waiting to get in and also it looks like I can afford good clothes, and I may even take someone with me and pretend they are my butler/footman and tell them to go get the carriage as soon as Im ready to leave..and inform Mommy I'll be back at the Palace very soon....lol...JUST KIDDING OK!! I would say just wear what makes you feel comfortable and at ease and presents you in your most favourable manner cause I think that although they should not be swayed by appearances cause we all have our own personality this whole process seems to attempt to strip us of that and we become a statistic who needs to be dealt with, so keeping that Aura of individuality and Karma as a person does project a better image to anyone who is conducting an interview. Ok.... so I'm leaving for London on March 5th, interview is March 8th, 9:30 am.....and I have no idea what to wear. I'm in southeast Texas, so it's not very cold..... Tony (hubby) says it's really cold in London, and this Texas girl is not used to that nor do I have that kind of 'winter' wear. But my big question is, what do I wear for the interview?!? Can it be casual (nice jeans & a shirt), dressier? can I go in my normal clothes or should I dress up in something that i normally wouldn't wear? Currently I look normal, but I'm fighting the temptation to dye some of my hair teal. When my husband met me I had purple hair :-) I work at a store called Hot Topic.... thats why I get to do silly stuff like dye my hair strange colors, and dress a little wierd As it is, due to the fact that his boss isn't letting him off the night before the interview (he works nights), and he lives to far away (2 hours by bus), I'm going to have to go to work with him, and then head straight out from there to the embassy. So i get to hang out at Tesco all night, hehe.... but I get to watch him work :-) Any advise would be appreciated. cheers, Christine Hey, My interview is also that same day at 8.30am and I was also thinking how should I dress for the occasion. So I came up with this plan that as their single objective is to determine that I wont become a burden on the state if they let me into the USA I'm gonna wear every bit of jewellery I have and make sure its on display..I'll also wear my suede jacket, one to ward off the cold outside whilst waiting to get in and also it looks like I can afford good clothes, and I may even take someone with me and pretend they are my butler/footman and tell them to go get the carriage as soon as Im ready to leave..and inform Mommy that I'll be back at the palace soon......lol...JUST KIDDING OK!! I would say just wear what makes you feel comfortable and at ease and presents you in your most favourable manner cause I think that although they should not be swayed by appearances cause we all have our own personality this whole process seems to attempt to strip us of that and we become a statistic who needs to be dealt with, so keeping that Aura of individuality and Karma as a person does project a better image to anyone who is conducting an interview. Good Luck cya there Christine... B) Edited by Gladdy, 01 March 2006 - 08:11 AM.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-01 08:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Was about to e-mail Embassy in London an "WHAM" there in post is my Interview Date	Congratulations on getting your interview date Janice and Jon ps I will update Hi, Its Gladdy back again, Thanks to you all for your congrats and words of support, Im not generally a nervous person having served as a Firefighter for many years here in London but yknow what, this whole process is by far the most nerve racking thing I ever did, its probably because Im so much in love with my lady in the USA that the thought of failure just leaves me cold. All you guys on here are an inspiration to anyone going through this process and there isnt one of you that doesn't deserve to get to the end of the lonley dark tunnel we find aourselves in. In the manner in which my fiancee and I have found each other and one of the ways our rekationship flourished is by poetry so here is a little thing I wrote today to you all...God Bless the VJ'ers. God Bless you all for being so kind, Giving others strength and great peace of mind Showing the light that we all seek to find I so thank you all for being so kind. Your lives will be as good as your hearts People worldwide from far flung parts gathered together all seeking some help Like a huge swaying bed of lush green sea kelp Waving like strands of knowledge our way Giving us hope in the things that we pray to get to our goals to be with our love This is truly a gift, a gift from above Helping others whilst you're suffering too thats such an unselfish nice thing to do So God bless these folks with the LOVE they deserve Cause God, like your angels, your children they serve.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-21 06:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Was about to e-mail Embassy in London an "WHAM" there in post is my Interview Date	Well I was looking through postings on here and seeing what kind of timelines people had experienced including Sammy there and I thought Oh what the hell even though I have a lawyer doing things for me I'll e-mail the Embassy anyway maybe it will just jog their memories that someone with my name wants a Visa and "WHAM" there in the post is my Interview Date and Im amazed cause its like just over 2 weeks away on the 8th March. So if anyone on here does the updating of where we are at on our timelines then thats me all set for now raring to go but none the less very nervous that my library of supportive information is gonna be enough to prove that my case is a worthy one. From what I have seen it appears most people go to all that trouble then they dont ask for anything like what we put together but yknow what...A stitch in time saves Nine and what you aint got you cant call on so here we go ordering the truck to take me to the Embassy ....Wish me luck folks as I do all of you that have or are going through what my fiancee and I are going through right now....	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-19 03:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Thanks to everyone for words of support	Hi, Its Gladdy back again, Thanks to you all for your congrats and words of support, Im not generally a nervous person having served as a Firefighter for many years here in London but yknow what, this whole process is by far the most nerve racking thing I ever did, its probably because Im so much in love with my lady in the USA that the thought of failure just leaves me cold. All you guys on here are an inspiration to anyone going through this process and there isnt one of you that doesn't deserve to get to the end of the lonley dark tunnel we find aourselves in. In the manner in which my fiancee and I have found each other and one of the ways our rekationship flourished is by poetry so here is a little thing I wrote today to you all...God Bless the VJ'ers. God Bless you all for being so kind, Giving others strength and great peace of mind Showing the light that we all seek to find I so thank you all for being so kind. Your lives will be as good as your hearts People worldwide from far flung parts gathered together all seeking some help Like a huge swaying bed of lush green sea kelp Waving like strands of knowledge our way Giving us hope in the things that we pray to get to our goals to be with our love This is truly a gift, a gift from above Helping others whilst you're suffering too thats such an unselfish nice thing to do So God bless these folks with the LOVE they deserve Cause God, like your angels, your children they serve.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-21 05:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview-approval/not approved	Thanks! I think he'll be fine. He has a clean criminal record (has the proper paperwork to bring with for that), we have plenty of evidence to support our relationship. Another question I have is something that Gladdy mentioned...what was that about a payment receipt? Who does he pay his fee (admin charges) to? Is it done somewhere before the interview? Yikes! I'm not sure I've heard about that unless it came to him with his paperwork regarding the interview. Mrs Darby ME AGAIN LOL...Gladdy. the payment slip I refer to is for admin they send it to you with packet 4 which is the letter they use to inform you of your interview date and time. In the UK they say to be paid in cash at any Barclays Bank branch and the slip has a Black and a Red receipt slip at the front end which the bank stamps with an official date stamp. They then give you back both of the receipt tags and your fiancee will have instructions on the document he has to pin the RED COPY RECEIPT to for presentation at the interview so they can see you have paid for the Admin charges for the Visa Processing at Consular level. Hope this is helpful.... B) B) gladdy Packet 4 from the Embassy (the one confirming his interview date etc..) will contain a payment slip for the visa fee. I beleive he can take it to any Barclays bank and pay the fee with no additional costs. If he takes it to another bank they may charge to process the fee. The bank keep one half of the slip and he takes the other half with him to the interview as proof that he's paid. The only other money he'll hand over on the day of the interview is the money paid for the courier who delivers his passport back to him, complete with his K-1 visa hopefully, a day or so after his successful interview. All the payment process will be explained in the paperwork that comes out with packet 4. Mark Thanks Luv2teach77 you have confirmed what I was typing thats why this site is so useful because several of the same answers come back and thats good cause it really affirms what is being said...What a luffly bunch of folks you are...God Bless you all and thanks from me and mine... gladdy	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-21 12:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview-approval/not approved	Hi, Having just discovered this board last night and haven't had much support through this process (it's been since July/August), I have a few questions... My fiance has his interview in London on March 7th. We have all the appropriate documents ready for him to take with, and we've had a lawyer through the entire process so we know it's being done correctly. What are some possible reasons why a person WOULDN'T be approved for their visa at the interview? Is it true that typically once you've made it to that point it'll be approved? We're very tight on time with having our wedding on April 1st. We can't afford for anything to be wrong. I've read that it sounds pretty quick and painless once you're actually in there (aside from the wait time). I hope that's true as I know my fiance will be very anxious. Thanks for your help! Hi Mrs its Gladdy here, Im sure he will do just fine ok as I have read myself on here London does seem to be a pretty much painless scenario but like us you too have had a lawyer working on it for you but we must not take that as the path to any special previleges so he must check and double check he has all his documents and plenty of copies of things he may not get back from them so you still have them to hand for the next stage in the USA the AOS once you are married. We are blessed with the luxury of having a lawyer work on it some on here dont have that so I cant imagine how they cope with it all and I am in Admin as my profession. All I would say beyond what I have already stated is that he should go along as I will the very next day with a positive attitude and at all times remember your future fate and life is in their hands and that means they deserve a great deal of respect which if shown will count a lot towards a successful interview. Thats my plan for the day and Iam sticking to it. Oh and I hope he paid his fee and obtained his receipt for the Admin charges cause he will need to attached that for the interview, its the red copy slip from the paying in slip. Keep the balck one for your own records. and Good Luck...	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-21 11:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	check out my post feb 21st 11.07am	Hi PAUL, For the benefit of anyone on here who finds it in themselves to pontificate over anyone who suffers a bad time at any stage of these proceedings I would like to bring their attention to a poem I wrote which is on page 2 I think of this forums opening pages and its under my name (gladdy) posted at the date and time shown here. We all have different ways of dealing with things that affect something we are trying to acheive and the knocks that we can suffer along the way but if we are all in the same boat then any leak will surely sink us all or if there is one person that feels it in themselves to rock the boat then it will capsize and take everyone with it. So my idea would be that if that one person is set on doing that then the decent thing to do would be for them to jump overboard so that the rest of us can survive. Then again those that choose to take everyone else down with them are usually those that have little courage or the ability to look towards their fellow travellers and consider their feelings and do something totally unselfish to maybe give others the will to survive. "THANK YOU" I am now stepping down off my soapbox. B) Edited by Gladdy, 24 February 2006 - 04:38 AM.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-24 04:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	A truly upsetting day in London	I must admit when I woke up yesterday, I has positive thoughts, despite my situation with my visa.... and my positivity kept me going....... it kept me from not having a panic attack on the most crowded tube trains I've ever seen (and being claustrophobic that isn't easy) going to the embassy... and through the zero temp when waiting outside the embassy, when it proceeded to snow slightly (ask Tom to confirm this one, it was bloody freezing) it also kept me going when I had to wait an hour to hand in my documents.....(after entering at 11 am) however the positivity started to dwindle after this..........the waiting and waiting was endless. I can't remember when I stopped listening or looking at the board telling people to go to booth no. x. I watched one after one immigrant visa applicant (that arrived after me) handed their pink form and then go out the door with happy smiles, only to sit and wait and stress.... this continued until 4 PM, THEY MADE ME WAIT 4 HOURS IN THERE AT THE END OF MY TETHER. I realise that there are a lot of applicants, I have been there before to get a tourist visa.... but why so long??, it was cruel to make someone wait so long without not knowing how things would go. I sopke to another man who had been waiting since 1 pm and he had three young children with him, and the poor things were so tired and upset. anyway after having been called I spoke to a nice man who spoke positively and this raised my hopes..... until they all came crashing down and he said that I would need to submit a waiver. I asked him why and he said that my previous convictions constituted CIMT and that I HAD TWO of them, and if there is more than one involved then this applies (any other person in the same situation should remember this) By this time I didn't have the energy or strength to disagree with him and that I had checked in the US dept of state official guidelines which state that having more than 1 conviction does not necessarily indicate a visa deniel etc... and so I paid my money and handed over our waiver......... I'm sorry if this sounds sceptical guys but I really wonder some times if there are "border line" cases and that they say you need a waiver just for the revenue it generates. anyhow just when I thought "get me out of here" the guy then had to take my fingerprints. This was the low point of the day.......... it made me feel so like a criminal......... and it unearthed feelings and thoughts that had happened from a previous matter that happened a long time ago and should have stayed buried in the past, where they belonged. It didn't help matters much when he said it was standard procedure. and so at 4.30pm I walked out of there absolutely broken.......... I'm sorry If this message sounds so down guys, it was just a terrible day, and it helps to share things you know. I know things didn't go too bad, just plan B eh? I mean we had a good waiver (hopefully) prepared and I'm putting this in the back of my mind now for a while............ i just wanted him to say "approved" so much it overoad my rationality. It great news to here about Tom, and I hope there are many more approved's to come... but for now I'm gonna have to go to "pending" good to luck to everyone out there, I'll be taking a "backseat" for a while best wishes to all VJ members Paul Hi PAUL, For the benefit of anyone on here who finds it in themselves to pontificate over anyone who suffers a bad time at any stage of these proceedings I would like to bring their attention to a poem I wrote which is on page 2 I think of this forums opening pages and its under my name (gladdy) posted at the date and time shown here. We all have different ways of dealing with things that affect something we are trying to acheive and the knocks that we can suffer along the way but if we are all in the same boat then any leak will surely sink us all or if there is one person that feels it in themselves to rock the boat then it will capsize and take everyone with it. So my idea would be that if that one person is set on doing that then the decent thing to do would be for them to jump overboard so that the rest of us can survive. Then again those that choose to take everyone else down with them are usually those that have little courage or the ability to look towards their fellow travellers and consider their feelings and do something totally unselfish to maybe give others the will to survive. "THANK YOU" I am now stepping down off my soapbox.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-24 10:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	4 weeks and no interview date	Hi, I know its frustrating all the aiting as Im up for my interview tomorrow morning but when I received my packet 4 the original letter they had made out to send to me with that packet had 14th Dec 2005 on it and I didnt get packet 4 until 17 January 2006 as it had obviously been sitting in the Consulate offices for a whole month without any action. They certainly hadnt sent it before that because I CHECKED THE POSTMARK ON THEIR ENVELOPE AND IT SAID 13TH JAN 2006. so these things do happen and I wouldnt be unduly concerned because it can easily take 4 weeks plus for them to get back to you with an interview date. I have everything crossed for luck that you hear very soon ok..."OUCH"!! THAT HURTS...ok revision here almost everything crossed...lol...	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-07 07:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	London Medical	umm regarding the medical - im confused i thought we could choose out of 3 places to have the medical, in my case I would have chosen Birmingham, but I read somewhere that there is only one place to go and thats in London. Can anyone clarify that? preferably someone who has the pack 3 for London with the instructions in it, or if someone could direct me to where i could get this info. Thanking in advance Lina (UKC) Hi, I had my medical in London and if you have received your pack3 it should give details of where you have to call to book an appointment for your medical. For London it is Knightsbridge Doctors. Hope this infio helps you out and good luck. Gladdy	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-28 17:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	First post!	Hello Everyone, I'm new here too and to be honest I'm not even sure how I got here.. but I'm here anyways. I am quite a way through my process as my timeline shows ( I think) I may have even done that wrong...lol. My advice to anyone if they can afford it is get a good Immigration Lawyer and check out their cridentials before engaging them, see what their track record is like and then at least you have legal backup if any arguments arise and they have all the case details and are able to prevent a lot of the problems that could ensue due to people like us getting very confused over what really is just simple form filing but made complicated by things having to be repeated over and over again. I read on here only yesterday about a couple who went to the Interview in London and they was so surprised by the laid back attitude of the IO that they could not begin to understand why they got so stressed out over it all..The UK Passport Office can be more stressful just getting a replacement passport...	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-15 05:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	UK Applicants - inportant info for you	James, it's not that something is seriously wrong with the medical examiners. It isn't their responsibility. YOU are supposed to take care of your vaccines for Adjustment of Status. They have NO requirement to see to your vaccines in order for you to get your K1. Abby gave a very thorough explanation of the procedure. TY, pax! yes I am well aware that vaccinations are only needed for AOS. Will the form DS-3025 be included in my medical package that is given to me at the embassy? I have had all my vaccinations required for AOS, I am assuming that evidence of those will be in the package for me to take to the states. ~James ok folks here is some more input it might help some, I have just called the Knightsbridge doctors and they say they have never ever heard of the form I- 693A and are actually taking it up with the US Embassy staff to find out of they are missing some information requirements that may be important to their clients. I told her that it is being asked for as part of the submission for the AOS once in the USA and married and she said well as far as they are concerned they have no obligation or even knowledge of anyone requiring additional paperwork and if its a USCIS requirement then that has to be dealt with once you are in the US and dealing with the USCIS there for AOS filing.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-17 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	UK Applicants - inportant info for you	James, it's not that something is seriously wrong with the medical examiners. It isn't their responsibility. YOU are supposed to take care of your vaccines for Adjustment of Status. They have NO requirement to see to your vaccines in order for you to get your K1. Abby gave a very thorough explanation of the procedure. TY, pax! yes I am well aware that vaccinations are only needed for AOS. Will the form DS-3025 be included in my medical package that is given to me at the embassy? I have had all my vaccinations required for AOS, I am assuming that evidence of those will be in the package for me to take to the states. ~James Hi Gladdy here, I had my medical in January at Knightsbridge doctors and they gave me a copy of my DS-3025 and there was no mention of any form other than that. I would assume that they would include any other forms required for the progression of your case and seeing as they are new at doing this kinda medical work I would think they would want to get it right so that they are seen to be operating in an efficient manner. I think they probably have included the other form I-693A in the package they send over to the Embassy ....no..?	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-17 08:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Supporting evidence	just curious, where is this list of what is considered primary/secondary evidence? just starting to panic a bit again and would like to check it out Dont panic ok its the worst thing you can do cause thats when you make mistakes. I'm sure you will get to where you want to get if your intentions are good and honest and thats all they need to be...	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-15 07:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How long does it take to obtain a police record?	Hi fellow VJs, does anybody know how long it takes to obtain a police record in England? I just wondered if it's worth asking for that now. We're awaiting NOA2 but would like to be ready. hello you guys..Im new on here and I saw your posting while browsing through and I would say that the 40 days is about right as thats how long I waited for my UK Police check to come to me from when I applied. They dont actually give a police record here they give like a power of authority for Access to Data from the PNC ( Police Mational Computer ) but as I understand it this is accepted by the US Embassy. and like most people on here I aint no lawyer but I am just telling you this from my personal experience in hope it helps you out. I dont even know how to make a posting on here yet only done replies so far..maybe you could explain to me how you did this posting as I would like to maybe do one to update folks on where my application is at so far. Thanks and Good Luck to you both.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-18 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa approved!! one last question	You can buy a one way ticket, the K-1 visa allows it, but often it's cheaper to get a round trip. So whatever works better for you. Hi, so for my sake ok as Im a bit put of touch with the travel thingy, if my US fiancee wants to come over to the UK to be here with me prior to my going to the USA and she was to book herself a return ticket from there and also book me a return ticket from there because its cheaper that way but I obviosly would not be using the USA Outbound part of that ticket just the return half then that would not raise any eyebrows with the POE Officer ...is that a correct understanding of this situation, because her booking flights there including a single flight for me to go back with her would make my single ticket cost almost twice her return fare but if what you say is ok then we can save maybe 300 bucks by booking 2 return tickets and dumping the outbound half of my ticket.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-23 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	change of address	The embassy should recieve our petition this week. Renato will be quitting his job within the next 2 weeks and go to his mothers house. He wants to spend some time with his family before he moves to the US. Should we just call the embassy and notify them of the change of address? hello Steph, All i did when I changed my address after the Embassy had received my papers from NVC was to send in a cover letter with the returned Packet 3 papers they ask for immediately. On the letter I confirmed that in anticipation of moving to the USA I had taken temporary accomodation therefore my address had changed from that on the papers to my new address which I then proceeded to detail for them. Just be sure to have him sign the letter in his normal signature and state Delete Previous address, blah blah ADD: New address:::::blah blah blah	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-24 09:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 expiry date and interview date questions	Our NOA2 has an expiry date of March 15th. What does this date mean? We may not be able to have the interview by then, because the interview date was scheduled less than 2 weeks after we received Packet 4, and my fiancee still needs to go get the medical, which will take another week to process. I'm guessing it's not a problem, since we have Packet 4, but anyone have any other info? (And I know that some people wait longer than 6-monts after Packet 4 to get interview...) I think I know where you are coming from on this one, we found ourselves in a similar situation its the expiry date of the original declaration by the petitioner that is the problem as it was for us because the proceedings take longer than the petition is valid for sometimes so my lawyer advised my fiancee to send me a sealed letter of intent to request that the intentions stated in her original peteition notice (form 129f) be extended further and she has to sign that and you would need to take a copy with you to your interview if that date is past the original approval date. Im no lawyer and my advice is purely from my experience but Im sure someone on here has had the same kind of problem and concern. From what I understand there is nothing fancy about this letter it just has to be worded so that it expresses the petitioners intentions are the same as when first filed and it must be signed and dated to reflect their most recent intentions. Hope this helps you out...Good Luck..I need some my interview is on the 8th March and I will have such a letter with me despite the fact that my cut off date is the 17th March..better safe than sorry later	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-02-19 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Tomorrow...	Hi everyone, My fiance's interview is tomorrow morning (10:30-London time) at the Embassy in London. Just a little over 6 hours. I hope everything goes well, and the interview is as smoothly as everyone has said it is. We've been waiting for this day for what feels like forever! He plans to book his flight over as soon as he has his visa in his hand. He's hoping (me too!) that he'll be here on Friday, but of course it depends when he receives his visa. His birthday is on Saturday. Our wedding is set for April 1st. I've been planning pretty much all of it by myself. We are so ready to be together. Good luck to everyone else as you go through this process. I find that people generally have a difficult time understanding what it's like unless they've been through it. We've been apart so much that I won't take him for granted. Hi MrsDarby, My Interview is at 8.30am on the 8th March at the Embassy in London also so good luck to your fiancee and I too hope you will be together very soon and he can see the fruits of all your efforts in arranging the marriage. We all suffer through this kinda thing and I sometimes wonder what has kept myself and my fiancee going all these months but yknow what? its cause we have found the love for another that one rare connection in life that we feel we just cant let go of despite the stresses hardships worry and expense we just soldier on right to the final bell. Anyone who has not experienced all this will never understand but those that have will have a relationship that has already been well and truly tested to the limits and that is something that most entering into a relationship in normal circumstances dont experience until they have been married some time and that then can often be a turning point. So God Bless you both good luck and here's to all the VJ'ers on here because we are now Family by association. Edited by Gladdy, 07 March 2006 - 04:25 AM.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-07 04:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa approval	Congratulations OLY AND DIDIER Hey and congrats to you too I see you got your visa approved well done and good luck	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-10 04:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa approval	Hi Folks, I have just one word to say really which is >>>>>>>>>[size=7]YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OK A BIT OF EMOTIONS HERE>> OK BACK TO ELATION>>> Hi Folks, I have just one word to say really which is >>>>>>>>>[size=7]YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OK A BIT OF EMOTIONS HERE>> OK BACK TO ELATION>>> OK..YOU GUESSED IT...YEP I'M A HAPPY BUNNY...THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT ON MY JOURNEY GUYS.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-09 06:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CONGRATS	oops sorry this ended up in the wrong place and Im not sure how to delete it...Im in cuckoo land...lol	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-10 04:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CONGRATS	WELL DONE AND WHAT A GOOD REVIEW I'M SURE OTHERS WILL BENEFIT FROM IT...GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES FOR YOUR FUTURE...GLADDY AND J	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-10 04:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question about the whole visa process?	I wouldn't assume that a large percentage of those who adjust from other visas were dishonest. I'd like tho think that most of them truly decided to marry after they were already here. In any case, they are faced with much more scrutiny for their adjustment and must convince the adjudicator that they did not enter the U.S. for the purpose of immigrating. I would think that this path for adjustment must be much more stressful as the chances of denial are greater. OK the word honest was the wrong word to use, and I certainly didn't imply that people that enter the states and then get married on a spur of the moment thing are dis-honest........ It's just that I think that if more people KNEW about the latter option they would take the risk and then plead that it was just "co-incidental and pure chance" that they got married, than rather sit it out for 6-12 months in their home country......... do you understand what I'm getting at? I just feel hard done by because I was not aware of this option when I fell in love with my fiancee, and maybe if I had I would have pursued it?! Paul, I would like to add to what others are saying by putting it to you that if say you was to take that risk and follow the route you have identified would you be prepared to face the prospect that if you do go that route and you fail to prove the legitimacy of what you have done ( albiet as stated some folks have done this but are seriously genuine and I say Good Luck and well done for a mistake that did not hinder anyone and proved to move in their favour) that they could easily deport you for Visa overstay or attempting to defraud the system and either one can carry a 3 year plus even up to 10 year ban from even attempting to get back into the USA because I too read a lot and have read this can happen and then what do you think is the safest option. When you equate the maybe but unlikely 1 year ( almost certainly less than a year) wait for the K1 process against the possibility of a deportation order that carries such a serious penalty potential I know which one I would prefer to take and I did it I went K1 to be sure that I get what I want so much and thats to be with my fiancee and get married without the sweat that any minute the law could pounce and say...Bye Bye Mr Gladdy your company is no loinger required in our country... Think about it buddy...frustration hurts but denial hurts even more and self imposed agony due to committing a deliberate act to deceive the authrities is a very imature way to operate. Be patient, all good things are worth waiting for.	Gladdy	Not Telling	0	2006-03-10 11:52:00