A few questions about packet 3

[Fatpossum 0]

Hi guys,

I received our packet 3 on Friday (WOO!!) and have begun the process of gathering all the information needed for my interview. I just have a couple of questions, first of all, do I need my American fiancee to send me over her birth certificate or is it only mine that I need to take with me for the interview?

Secondly, we are going to get a co-sponsor (My Uncle who has lived in Memphis for nearly 20 years) as my fiancee is a student going into med school and she has no money. I read on the I-134 FAQ's that both my fiancee and my Uncle will have to fill out an I-134. In this case, should my fiancee state that she has no annual income, savings, real estate etc. and should I write a cover letter explaining why my Uncle is having to sponsor me?

Thirdly, has anyone submitted their checklists when they have not yet received all the information they need? On the letter they sent me it said that once you have posted the checklist back, you will receive a letter approximately one month before your interview confirming the date. I am not going to send the checklist back anytime soon as I have only just sent off for a police check and have not received my affidavit yet, I'm just curious if anybody sent their checklist back while still waiting for police checks etc.

Thanks for your help with this, I've booked my medical for Tuesday....170 Quid!!! I remember when I applied for J-1 visa's in the past my local nurse carried out the medical and it looks like I had a similar procedure as the one scheduled for Tuesday. Is the3re any real reason why you have to use the embassy approved Medical Practice or is it just to wean a few more pounds out of us?

Edited April 20, 2008 by Fatpossum

[Sal and Jay 2]

Hi guys,

I received our packet 3 on Friday (WOO!!) and have begun the process of gathering all the information needed for my interview. I just have a couple of questions, first of all, do I need my American fiancee to send me over her birth certificate or is it only mine that I need to take with me for the interview?

Secondly, we are going to get a co-sponsor (My Uncle who has lived in Memphis for nearly 20 years) as my fiancee is a student going into med school and she has no money. I read on the I-134 FAQ's that both my fiancee and my Uncle will have to fill out an I-134. In this case, should my fiancee state that she has no annual income, savings, real estate etc. and should I write a cover letter explaining why my Uncle is having to sponsor me?

Thirdly, has anyone submitted their checklists when they have not yet received all the information they need? On the letter they sent me it said that once you have posted the checklist back, you will receive a letter approximately one month before your interview confirming the date. I am not going to send the checklist back anytime soon as I have only just sent off for a police check and have not received my affidavit yet, I'm just curious if anybody sent their checklist back while still waiting for police checks etc.

Thanks for your help with this, I've booked my medical for Tuesday....170 Quid!!! I remember when I applied for J-1 visa's in the past my local nurse carried out the medical and it looks like I had a similar procedure as the one scheduled for Tuesday. Is the3re any real reason why you have to use the embassy approved Medical Practice or is it just to wean a few more pounds out of us?

Its only your birth certificate for the interview.

I send off the check list although i was waiting for the police check to come back, which i have now.

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

We sent off the checklist before we had all of the paperwork (we had most of it, though)...

[Damian&Kelly 16]

Hi guys,

I received our packet 3 on Friday (WOO!!) and have begun the process of gathering all the information needed for my interview. I just have a couple of questions, first of all, do I need my American fiancee to send me over her birth certificate or is it only mine that I need to take with me for the interview?

Secondly, we are going to get a co-sponsor (My Uncle who has lived in Memphis for nearly 20 years) as my fiancee is a student going into med school and she has no money. I read on the I-134 FAQ's that both my fiancee and my Uncle will have to fill out an I-134. In this case, should my fiancee state that she has no annual income, savings, real estate etc. and should I write a cover letter explaining why my Uncle is having to sponsor me?

Thirdly, has anyone submitted their checklists when they have not yet received all the information they need? On the letter they sent me it said that once you have posted the checklist back, you will receive a letter approximately one month before your interview confirming the date. I am not going to send the checklist back anytime soon as I have only just sent off for a police check and have not received my affidavit yet, I'm just curious if anybody sent their checklist back while still waiting for police checks etc.

Thanks for your help with this, I've booked my medical for Tuesday....170 Quid!!! I remember when I applied for J-1 visa's in the past my local nurse carried out the medical and it looks like I had a similar procedure as the one scheduled for Tuesday. Is the3re any real reason why you have to use the embassy approved Medical Practice or is it just to wean a few more pounds out of us?

congrats on getting packet 3. I sent my fiance a copy of my US birth certificate just in case. I am unsure if its actually need it or not.

We also have a co-sponsor because i haven't worked for 3 years. i just put down i have no assets and i collected everything from my co-sponsor. i wasn't worried about a letter. our co-sponsor makes more then enough and i got all the required paperwork.. 3 years tax returns, 3 months bank statements, 2 months pay check stubs, a letter from employer, a copy of mine birth certificate, a copy of my co-sponsors birth certificate. and of course the notarized I-134 s from each of us.

we sent back the checklist right away. then we collected all the documents that we needed. the reason we did this was because we knew we could get everything quickly and there was no worry in getting an interview before we were ready. our packet 4 actually came within a week of sending packet 3 but our interview isn't until May 2nd. so its about 3 weeks after we sent packet 3 which gave us plenty of time to collect all the documents, schedule and get the medical done. the new police certificate says it takes 10 days I believe and it came back in 4. and I had already had all the tax returns so it was just a matter of collecting pay stubs and printing out bank statements and filling out the I-134 and getting it notarized which was fairly painless. Also I put together a lot of relationship proof.

I don't have an answer bout the medical. Its a lot of money but u do what have to do to be with the one you love.

[sunnybear 0]

Congrats!!! Good luck on the rest of the process!

[BigCityDave 0]

Hi guys,

I received our packet 3 on Friday (WOO!!) and have begun the process of gathering all the information needed for my interview. I just have a couple of questions, first of all, do I need my American fiancee to send me over her birth certificate or is it only mine that I need to take with me for the interview?

Secondly, we are going to get a co-sponsor (My Uncle who has lived in Memphis for nearly 20 years) as my fiancee is a student going into med school and she has no money. I read on the I-134 FAQ's that both my fiancee and my Uncle will have to fill out an I-134. In this case, should my fiancee state that she has no annual income, savings, real estate etc. and should I write a cover letter explaining why my Uncle is having to sponsor me?

Thirdly, has anyone submitted their checklists when they have not yet received all the information they need? On the letter they sent me it said that once you have posted the checklist back, you will receive a letter approximately one month before your interview confirming the date. I am not going to send the checklist back anytime soon as I have only just sent off for a police check and have not received my affidavit yet, I'm just curious if anybody sent their checklist back while still waiting for police checks etc.

Thanks for your help with this, I've booked my medical for Tuesday....170 Quid!!! I remember when I applied for J-1 visa's in the past my local nurse carried out the medical and it looks like I had a similar procedure as the one scheduled for Tuesday. Is the3re any real reason why you have to use the embassy approved Medical Practice or is it just to wean a few more pounds out of us?

1. You will both provide the "Real" birth certificates.

2. If he has absolutely no income, the provide a letter explaining why. Make sure your co/sponsors financial information is complete.

3. We plan on sending our checklist back when all paperwork is ready to go.

Good luck in the process!