Still waiting on Packet 3

[thejoz 0]

Department of State told me last week that Packet 3 had been mailed out on December 11th, last Tuesday.

As of today, my beneficiary has still not received it.

Part of me kinda has to wonder if it has been caught in the backlog of all sorts of holiday mail, since Christmas is mere days away now. But at the same time I've seen a couple other timelines of people who got their Packet 3 in 4-5 days.

Is there any way we can try and find out where it's at? I mean, I'd like to think that something as important as this wouldn't get, say, lost in the mail...but yeah.

I don't immediately imagine there's anything the embassy could actually tell us other than 'it's on the way' but if anyone knows of any way to check on the status of one's materials, that would be great to know...

[ddkm 0]

i think you might just have to sit tight til after christmas. Mail has been shocking recently, even regular first class post is taking well over a week!

[*julez* 124]

Department of State told me last week that Packet 3 had been mailed out on December 11th, last Tuesday.

As of today, my beneficiary has still not received it.

Part of me kinda has to wonder if it has been caught in the backlog of all sorts of holiday mail, since Christmas is mere days away now. But at the same time I've seen a couple other timelines of people who got their Packet 3 in 4-5 days.

Is there any way we can try and find out where it's at? I mean, I'd like to think that something as important as this wouldn't get, say, lost in the mail...but yeah.

I don't immediately imagine there's anything the embassy could actually tell us other than 'it's on the way' but if anyone knows of any way to check on the status of one's materials, that would be great to know...

My fiance's P3 was also sent on Dec 11, and he hasn't received his either, so it really just must be the holiday mail. We're just sitting tight waiting for it, hoping it will arrive before the end of the week.

[mustang-sally 8]

You can try phoning the DOS on 1-800-375-5283 or the benificiary can try phoning the London embassy on 09042-450100 (this costs £1.20 a min).

Either number should be able to tell you if your packet 3 has been entered in the system, but I do agree with ddkm, just sit tight a few days. It should be there any time now.

[Griff 0]

Hi there.

Based on a very non scientific survey of Christmas cards received, the problem would seem to be post out of the London area.

I am another posted on Tuesday 11 December member.

I have everything I need to return for Packet 3 (all downloaded from the London Embassy web site). Could I just mail them in anyway? If do, does anyone have the address?

Finally, a very merry Christmas to all who have stayed on this train to hell! A long and arduous journey but we will soon be walking (well flying) into our own heaven! Sorry if I have mixed my metaphors/similes here!).

[RosemarieL 0]

Hi there.

Based on a very non scientific survey of Christmas cards received, the problem would seem to be post out of the London area.

I am another posted on Tuesday 11 December member.

I have everything I need to return for Packet 3 (all downloaded from the London Embassy web site). Could I just mail them in anyway? If do, does anyone have the address?

Finally, a very merry Christmas to all who have stayed on this train to hell! A long and arduous journey but we will soon be walking (well flying) into our own heaven! Sorry if I have mixed my metaphors/similes here!).

Here is a link to a scanned Packet 3 http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/thumbna...y&uid=30186 . You can find the address on there. I used this scan to return my Packet 3 before I received it during the postal strike.

[weedebz 0]

my packet 3 landed on doormat this morning. I just have a wee and possibly stupid question.....been looking through the forms and i noticed one asks for national identification number....only thing I can think of that we have is NI or do we just leave that bit blank....sorry if it's a silly question.

[English Muffin 59]

my packet 3 landed on doormat this morning. I just have a wee and possibly stupid question.....been looking through the forms and i noticed one asks for national identification number....only thing I can think of that we have is NI or do we just leave that bit blank....sorry if it's a silly question.

I wrote 'none' in that bit and my forms have 'passed muster' ok.

Gillian

[mustang-sally 8]

my packet 3 landed on doormat this morning. I just have a wee and possibly stupid question.....been looking through the forms and i noticed one asks for national identification number....only thing I can think of that we have is NI or do we just leave that bit blank....sorry if it's a silly question.

I put 'None' in that box too.

No doubt when the UK citizens have to carry an ID card then we will have a number to put in there, but for now we dont have NIN's

[weedebz 0]

thanks folk!

[Gerry and Debbie 0]

My packet 3 was sent in the mail on Dec 5th...

I havent received it yet

F. Debbie

Edited December 22, 2007 by Gerry and Debbie

[thejoz 0]

Bumping this, because according to julezabelle, her beneficiary never got packet 3, and had to call, then email, the embassy to get another one =\

Has anyone else who was waiting on theirs gotten it yet? Or are you still waiting?

Not counting the poster right above me, who has now been waiting going on damn near a month for it..

[*julez* 124]

Hey thejoz, tell your fiance to call the embassy! Here's our story of what happened due to the lost Packet 3:

Despite the fact that the Packet 3 mailed from London on Dec. 11th never reached my fiance, it didn't deter us from mailing the docs back to the Embassy on Dec. 21. However, with the Jan. 7th medical looming and not having those docs, yesterday Griff bit the bullet and called the extortion line. They gave him a special code to email the embassy to ask for a duplicate packet 3. He received the standard auto-reply that they'll act on his email in 3 - 4 days.

Fast forward to this morning. Griff is at work, the phone rings. Its the Embassy calling. They asked him since he's coming to London on Jan. 7th for the medical at 2:30, would he mind popping into the embassy at 07:30 for his interview that same day? OMG!!!! YES!!!! I can't believe it!!!! We are both so excited since this means we can get married on Feb. 16th as planned!!!

Time to take some action thejoz! Good luck!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

OMG!!! Julez -- that is amazing news! I bet you and Griff are ecstatic. What a great way to start the new year -- I bet you're both in a tizz trying to get things ready, what with only 10 days to go!

[thejoz 0]

Hey thejoz, tell your fiance to call the embassy! Here's our story of what happened due to the lost Packet 3:

Despite the fact that the Packet 3 mailed from London on Dec. 11th never reached my fiance, it didn't deter us from mailing the docs back to the Embassy on Dec. 21. However, with the Jan. 7th medical looming and not having those docs, yesterday Griff bit the bullet and called the extortion line. They gave him a special code to email the embassy to ask for a duplicate packet 3. He received the standard auto-reply that they'll act on his email in 3 - 4 days.

Fast forward to this morning. Griff is at work, the phone rings. Its the Embassy calling. They asked him since he's coming to London on Jan. 7th for the medical at 2:30, would he mind popping into the embassy at 07:30 for his interview that same day? OMG!!!! YES!!!! I can't believe it!!!! We are both so excited since this means we can get married on Feb. 16th as planned!!!

Time to take some action thejoz! Good luck!

Well I did talk to Amy, and she told me if it doesn't show up tomorrow, she's going to call them Monday.

Something else I was wondering though, could we simply download the packet 3 that's been posted on here, have her print them out and send them in? Or is that like, illegal/not feasible? Just something I thought of, heh.

Secondly, should she go ahead and try and schedule her medical now, even though she may not actually have her packet 3 in hand? I mean I don't know that she'd get the same lucky break you did, probably not, but if we can speed this process up any, I'm all for it!