Filed in May 2008, still waiting!!!

[ShariLynn 0]

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

[rocks 494]

it's hard to help you without knowing the dates of everything.

[Talyss 0]

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

I'm not really sure what he is expecting to hear back about his medical. Thats usually booked directly with Knightsbridge Doctors.

All I can suggest is ringing the helpline and asking for the weekly e-mail code and e-mailing the embassy with your query.

[ShariLynn 0]

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

I'm not really sure what he is expecting to hear back about his medical. Thats usually booked directly with Knightsbridge Doctors.

All I can suggest is ringing the helpline and asking for the weekly e-mail code and e-mailing the embassy with your query.

Thanks, I'll ask Craig to call the helpline and get the email code. He informed me that he needed to wait to get an appointment date with the Knightsbridge Doctors from the Embassy...is that not correct?

[Talyss 0]

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

I'm not really sure what he is expecting to hear back about his medical. Thats usually booked directly with Knightsbridge Doctors.

All I can suggest is ringing the helpline and asking for the weekly e-mail code and e-mailing the embassy with your query.

Thanks, I'll ask Craig to call the helpline and get the email code. He informed me that he needed to wait to get an appointment date with the Knightsbridge Doctors from the Embassy...is that not correct?

No its not - he needs to ring the doctors and book his own appointment

Here is the link to the info and forms to download from the US embassy site

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/medexam.html

they won't send an interview date without a medical date having been entered on the checklist so if he already sent that back he will need to print it off and resend it with the medical date included once he has made the appointment.

[ShariLynn 0]

Good Morning,

Craig and I filed for the K1 in May 2008 after they lost our paperwork on the first go around. Things sailed through the US side and like last time, we have hit a wall on the UK side. Craig sent in his first round of paperwork to the London Embassy and is still waiting to hear back regarding his medical exam. I see timelines for others who filed after us, and they've already had their interview. Has anyone else hit snags like this? Any advice? We call the London Embassy, and they claim that they cannot give any information regarding visa status over the phone. Craig went down to the Embassy and they told him they wouldn't see him without an appointment...what are our options?!

I'm running out of patience This is our second attempt, and I'm losing faith.

I'm not really sure what he is expecting to hear back about his medical. Thats usually booked directly with Knightsbridge Doctors.

All I can suggest is ringing the helpline and asking for the weekly e-mail code and e-mailing the embassy with your query.

Thanks, I'll ask Craig to call the helpline and get the email code. He informed me that he needed to wait to get an appointment date with the Knightsbridge Doctors from the Embassy...is that not correct?

No its not - he needs to ring the doctors and book his own appointment

Here is the link to the info and forms to download from the US embassy site

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/medexam.html

they won't send an interview date without a medical date having been entered on the checklist so if he already sent that back he will need to print it off and resend it with the medical date included once he has made the appointment.

I really appreciate your help. Thank you so much!

[rocks 494]

:time:

without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

[ShariLynn 0]

:time:

without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

Working on it. Papers are in a lockbox.

[rocks 494]

:time:

without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

Working on it. Papers are in a lockbox.

it sounds like you have received packet 3 so this part of your journey is almost over! hang in there, you'll get there and all the waiting will have paid off.

[ShariLynn 0]

:time:

without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

Working on it. Papers are in a lockbox.

it sounds like you have received packet 3 so this part of your journey is almost over! hang in there, you'll get there and all the waiting will have paid off.

Thank you for the encouragement! With the explanation above regarding the medical exam, I have a feeling it will be ironed out. I'm not sure how Craig and I both managed to get that confused, but this entire process has been confusing so I shouldn't be surprised. I am going to retrieve the documents from the lockbox this weekend and update my timeline

[rocks 494]

:time:

without this we cannot see what stage you are at. it also provides information that can be used for peoples timeline estimates. please do it.

Working on it. Papers are in a lockbox.

it sounds like you have received packet 3 so this part of your journey is almost over! hang in there, you'll get there and all the waiting will have paid off.

Thank you for the encouragement! With the explanation above regarding the medical exam, I have a feeling it will be ironed out. I'm not sure how Craig and I both managed to get that confused, but this entire process has been confusing so I shouldn't be surprised. I am going to retrieve the documents from the lockbox this weekend and update my timeline

good luck!

[KimandRuss 0]

Thank you for the encouragement! With the explanation above regarding the medical exam, I have a feeling it will be ironed out. I'm not sure how Craig and I both managed to get that confused, but this entire process has been confusing so I shouldn't be surprised. I am going to retrieve the documents from the lockbox this weekend and update my timeline

I'm not sure when your approval (NOA2/I-797) was but it has a 4 month validity period. You will want to be sure you check with the Embassy regarding it's expiration date. It is routinely extended by the Embassy but normally when they can not interview before that date. I'm not sure they extend it automatically in this circumstance. You may need to request an extension.