The 2009 United Kingdom Interview Thread!

[karenandtrev 0]

Hi everyone! I was just wondering if someone could help me.Trev and I got our NOA2 last friday, thankfully! We didn't have to wait too long which we are so thankful for! Now I'm not quite sure what to do in regards to the NVC-how is it possible to find out when it arrived and left NVC? I can't work out how you can do this, and also how do you find out when your case reaches the london embassy? Thank you in advance!!!

Karen xox

[Marty J 0]

Give them a call:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3177.html

[mrs_sdp 0]

I'm lost on all you guys...Kat and Allie moved up and MARM got their date essentially. That works!

Laura~~~ DOS can't do anything but tell you for a free call what has been received, scheduled, mailed, or printed (as in the visa). They just see the things London puts into the computer and they are nice people to talk to. Very helpful people. I doubt they have any info particular to the specific forms and if they were satisfactory...but maybe if London noted that they weren't it would show up.

Hi All ....

I guess that's any hope of a May interview out of the window then - I didn't realise that all next month's interviews had been allocated already.

Is it too early to be worried? I keep seeing you lovely people getting interview dates before me ... and am beginning to wonder if there is a problem with the docs I sent in. I suppose everyone's circumstances are different and that all applications take different amounts of time ...

Oh well ... no chance of our mid-June wedding now ....

Have a great week everyone ...

Moira x

[mrs_sdp 0]

GUESSS who got APPROVED

approved at 9 15am this morning pending my medical results !!

Good luck to you all with future interview dates! do not get so stressed by it all ita as easy as 123 !

YIPEEEE

Many congratulations!! "Woot" another one to add to our ever expanding list!!

[Paul M 0]

Many congratulations!! "Woot" another one to add to our ever expanding list!!

Me too, well nearer 11.45 I think, but woot indeed.

[mr and mrs 187]

I guess that's any hope of a May interview out of the window then - I didn't realise that all next month's interviews had been allocated already.

why would you say that? based on what evidence? you can do the 'woe is me' thing when you get a interview date that is TRULY disappointing. like freaking july. sit tight. call the DOS to your heart's content. heck, call the embassy on the extortion line if it will make you feel better. but giving up hope? i dont see what purpose that serves.

Oh well ... no chance of our mid-June wedding now ....

i dont mean to be harsh. if you really think there is an problem with your interview date being issued, then get busy investigating. things do get lost. shite happens. you gotta keep moving through this and not get hung up on the bumps in the road.

[laura819 0]

I'm lost on all you guys...Kat and Allie moved up and MARM got their date essentially. That works!

Laura~~~ DOS can't do anything but tell you for a free call what has been received, scheduled, mailed, or printed (as in the visa). They just see the things London puts into the computer and they are nice people to talk to. Very helpful people. I doubt they have any info particular to the specific forms and if they were satisfactory...but maybe if London noted that they weren't it would show up.

Hi All ....

I guess that's any hope of a May interview out of the window then - I didn't realise that all next month's interviews had been allocated already.

Is it too early to be worried? I keep seeing you lovely people getting interview dates before me ... and am beginning to wonder if there is a problem with the docs I sent in. I suppose everyone's circumstances are different and that all applications take different amounts of time ...

Oh well ... no chance of our mid-June wedding now ....

Have a great week everyone ...

Moira x

Did you even confirm if they have received packet 3? If you haven't called DOS or the Embassy you should do that. They can tell you if the Embassy received Packet 3, and who knows, your Packet 4 letter could be on the way....Or, if they haven't received Packet 3 and its lost...that's something that would be important to know!

[mrs_sdp 0]

I guess that's any hope of a May interview out of the window then - I didn't realise that all next month's interviews had been allocated already.

why would you say that? based on what evidence? you can do the 'woe is me' thing when you get a interview date that is TRULY disappointing. like freaking july. sit tight. call the DOS to your heart's content. heck, call the embassy on the extortion line if it will make you feel better. but giving up hope? i dont see what purpose that serves.

Oh well ... no chance of our mid-June wedding now ....

i dont mean to be harsh. if you really think there is an problem with your interview date being issued, then get busy investigating. things do get lost. shite happens. you gotta keep moving through this and not get hung up on the bumps in the road.

I'm not doing a "woe is me thing" Mr and Mrs. I'm merely repeating what was posted earlier. In one of the posts it said that DOS have said that May's interview's have already been allocated. I called DOS this morning and I DON'T have an interview date ... so I'm assuming, based on the evidence from DOS that I have not been allocated a May interview. Does that make sense?

Basically, if I don't get a May interview then any chance of getting married as planned during the middle of June DOES go out of the window. I wasn't feeling sorry for myself at all, I was being realistic - which made me sad.

And I have every intention of investigating. I'm not going to sit on my butt and do nothing. As for giving up hope? There will never be any chance of that. I know I will get an interview eventually, just that I had hoped for an earlier one and had stupidly made plans based on an earlier one ... plans that unfortunately have to be changed now ...

I really am very happy for everyone who already has their interview date ... and I apologise for showing MY disappointment at not being so lucky ....

Moira x

[laura819 0]

I guess that's any hope of a May interview out of the window then - I didn't realise that all next month's interviews had been allocated already.

why would you say that? based on what evidence? you can do the 'woe is me' thing when you get a interview date that is TRULY disappointing. like freaking july. sit tight. call the DOS to your heart's content. heck, call the embassy on the extortion line if it will make you feel better. but giving up hope? i dont see what purpose that serves.

Oh well ... no chance of our mid-June wedding now ....

i dont mean to be harsh. if you really think there is an problem with your interview date being issued, then get busy investigating. things do get lost. shite happens. you gotta keep moving through this and not get hung up on the bumps in the road.

I'm not doing a "woe is me thing" Mr and Mrs. I'm merely repeating what was posted earlier. In one of the posts it said that DOS have said that May's interview's have already been allocated. I called DOS this morning and I DON'T have an interview date ... so I'm assuming, based on the evidence from DOS that I have not been allocated a May interview. Does that make sense?

Basically, if I don't get a May interview then any chance of getting married as planned during the middle of June DOES go out of the window. I wasn't feeling sorry for myself at all, I was being realistic - which made me sad.

And I have every intention of investigating. I'm not going to sit on my butt and do nothing. As for giving up hope? There will never be any chance of that. I know I will get an interview eventually, just that I had hoped for an earlier one and had stupidly made plans based on an earlier one ... plans that unfortunately have to be changed now ...

I really am very happy for everyone who already has their interview date ... and I apologise for showing MY disappointment at not being so lucky ....

Moira x

This answers my question so disregard the post before this! I was the one that was told by DOS that May interviews have been scheduled already. However, MARM was just given one (yes, probably because someone else switched theirs), so there is still SOME hope at least. You might try calling the Embassy to see why you haven't been issued an interview date..they have more information I am sure. Maybe you didn't send in a form you need or something? I don't know...

[mrs_sdp 0]

I'm lost on all you guys...Kat and Allie moved up and MARM got their date essentially. That works!

Laura~~~ DOS can't do anything but tell you for a free call what has been received, scheduled, mailed, or printed (as in the visa). They just see the things London puts into the computer and they are nice people to talk to. Very helpful people. I doubt they have any info particular to the specific forms and if they were satisfactory...but maybe if London noted that they weren't it would show up.

Hi All ....

I guess that's any hope of a May interview out of the window then - I didn't realise that all next month's interviews had been allocated already.

Is it too early to be worried? I keep seeing you lovely people getting interview dates before me ... and am beginning to wonder if there is a problem with the docs I sent in. I suppose everyone's circumstances are different and that all applications take different amounts of time ...

Oh well ... no chance of our mid-June wedding now ....

Have a great week everyone ...

Moira x

Did you even confirm if they have received packet 3? If you haven't called DOS or the Embassy you should do that. They can tell you if the Embassy received Packet 3, and who knows, your Packet 4 letter could be on the way....Or, if they haven't received Packet 3 and its lost...that's something that would be important to know!

Yes. I checked weeks ago - the Embassy received packet 3 on 26th of March. Every time I call DOS they say that London are still processing the documents but no interview has been scheduled.

[mr and mrs 187]

i dont see how one can think that 'all may interviews have been given out' just because someone posted something that someone at the DOS said to them. thats not definitive information in my opinion. this board is not the gospel.

personally, i think you will get a may interview, moira. i cant remember if you filled in a travel date/ wedding date? if you did, then you are probably in good shape. if not, you may end up having to wait. if you did not put a date, you cannot expect the embassy to know when you are HOPING to enter the us and get married. we put a date (not one that was fixed in stone, just a date we were keen on) and we were lucky enough to be accommodated. we were prepared to not get it as well. from what i see here, the london embassy does a fairly good job of getting people in for an interview near to the dates requested. they also seem to issue slightly earlier dates for people who have been waiting longer. so you potentially have a couple of things going for you.

there will always be shifting timelines for interviews at the embassy. think of the percentage of people going through the uk embassy who are NOT ON VJ. we are dealing with a small to medium sized slice of the pie, and we are certainly not privy to the great majority of the information that the embassy uses to determine interview dates. there are cancellations due to schedule conflicts, illness, missing documents, and unfortunately even abandoned applications. marm just opened up an april date (before she even knew it)! and im sure someone slipped right in there. call the embassy for the code, send an email requesting an april interview mentioning that you are concerned about not having received 'packet 4'. that may trigger them to get you scheduled for an interview. (its possible you have already done this, but you could always do it again!)

and i am responding in this way because im not into alarmist reactions and i dont think they are good for the board. i find them to be a waste of energy that could be better spent otherwise. so it irks me to see someone getting upset about a RUMOR. people get whipped up into a frenzy and lose perspective. (im not addressing this to you moira, im making a general statement about this forum and other forums on vj.)

keep calm and carry on, as they say.

sorry to be so snarky, must be in a bad mood tonight. and im sick of hearing people freak out about swine flu too. so i am a bit short tempered

and ps. moira, when you call the DOS, do they say that you are 'eligible for an interview' but just dont have one scheduled? thats what they told me in my in-between time. that i was eligible but not scheduled. and then suddenly they told me jamie's interview date.

[laura819 0]

i dont see how one can think that 'all may interviews have been given out' just because someone posted something that someone at the DOS said to them. thats not definitive information in my opinion. this board is not the gospel.

personally, i think you will get a may interview, moira. i cant remember if you filled in a travel date/ wedding date? if you did, then you are probably in good shape. if not, you may end up having to wait. if you did not put a date, you cannot expect the embassy to know when you are HOPING to enter the us and get married. we put a date (not one that was fixed in stone, just a date we were keen on) and we were lucky enough to be accommodated. we were prepared to not get it as well. from what i see here, the london embassy does a fairly good job of getting people in for an interview near to the dates requested. they also seem to issue slightly earlier dates for people who have been waiting longer. so you potentially have a couple of things going for you.

there will always be shifting timelines for interviews at the embassy. think of the percentage of people going through the uk embassy who are NOT ON VJ. we are dealing with a small to medium sized slice of the pie, and we are certainly not privy to the great majority of the information that the embassy uses to determine interview dates. there are cancellations due to schedule conflicts, illness, missing documents, and unfortunately even abandoned applications. marm just opened up an april date (before she even knew it)! and im sure someone slipped right in there. call the embassy for the code, send an email requesting an april interview mentioning that you are concerned about not having received 'packet 4'. that may trigger them to get you scheduled for an interview. (its possible you have already done this, but you could always do it again!)

and i am responding in this way because im not into alarmist reactions and i dont think they are good for the board. i find them to be a waste of energy that could be better spent otherwise. so it irks me to see someone getting upset about a RUMOR. people get whipped up into a frenzy and lose perspective. (im not addressing this to you moira, im making a general statement about this forum and other forums on vj.)

keep calm and carry on, as they say.

sorry to be so snarky, must be in a bad mood tonight. and im sick of hearing people freak out about swine flu too. so i am a bit short tempered

and ps. moira, when you call the DOS, do they say that you are 'eligible for an interview' but just dont have one scheduled? thats what they told me in my in-between time. that i was eligible but not scheduled. and then suddenly they told me jamie's interview date.

Whats the difference between them saying they reviewed the documents, and that you are eligible for an interview? Or is this the same? And I am sorry for posting the thing about what DOS told me about all the May interviews being given out...I didn't mean to cause this, I was just reporting what I was told. For what its worth, I did put a travel date.

[mr and mrs 187]

Whats the difference between them saying they reviewed the documents, and that you are eligible for an interview? Or is this the same? And I am sorry for posting the thing about what DOS told me about all the May interviews being given out...I didn't mean to cause this, I was just reporting what I was told. For what its worth, I did put a travel date.

laura, i dont know what the difference is? im wondering if there is one. to me, 'eligible for an interview' sounds more like 'yeah, we got your stuff. we have everything we need to assign an interview date' while 'we are processing your documents' sounds like 'we got some stuff from you. and we are still checking to make sure we have what we need.' this is speculation, and might be a question worth asking to the DOS operator when calling.

and i also think its fine to post what you have been told. Bob covers his bottom by saying 'your mileage may vary™'. the DOS operators are humans and make mistakes and give out misinformation sometimes. i was told by the DOS that my documents had been received at the embassy one day, and the next i was told that they had just been sent that day.

and just to give some perspective, here is what the interview list looked like a month ago (27 march):

March 2009 Interviews

Stinky Monkey...............K1......................................6th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Dave and Jess...............K1......................................10th March 2009 ?

skparker........................K1......................................12th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Laurence+Lauren..........K1......................................12th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

pothergavel...................K1......................................16th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

paumanda.....................K1......................................17th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

texpat cymru.................K1......................................18th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

obbynox........................K1.......................................20th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

jhonscotland.................K1.......................................23rd March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

The Dip Sticks................K3.......................................25th March 2009

Caminic.........................K1.......................................25th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Furious Biscuit...............K1.......................................27th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

jojo_gee........................K1.......................................27th March 2009

KnightAndMagpie..........K1.......................................30th March 2009

ahlpo............................DCF.....................................30th March 2009

April 2009 Interviews

skeez&titanic................K1........................................6th April 2009

SwanTiger....................K1........................................6th April 2009

mr and mrs...................K1.......................................20th April 2009

miss g...........................K1.......................................21st April 2009

Stinkerpotsam..............K1.......................................24th April 2009

Marty J..........................K1.......................................24th April 2009

MARM............................K1.......................................28th April 2009

May 2009 Interviews

H&V..............................K1.......................................15 May 2009

thats not very different than what it looks like this month in terms of the number of interviews scheduled in the following month. 7 aprils jumped to 15 aprils. 6 mays will jump to ?????. (does that make sense? do you see what im getting at?)

April 2009 Interviews

skeez&titanic................K1.........................................6th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

SwanTiger....................K1.........................................6th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

miss g..........................K1..........................................6th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

LondonLad...................DCF.......................................7th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

niniel71........................K1........................................17th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

mr and mrs...................K1........................................20th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Kirsten UK.....................K1.......................................23th April 2009 - Approved pending additional documentation

Stinkerpotsam..............K1........................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Marty J..........................K1........................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

prima and jay................K1.......................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Helen&Dougie...........CR-1/IR-1................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Alixhilary.......................K1........................................27th April 2009

Colinjess.......................K1........................................27th April 2009 - Approved pending medical results

paul...........................CR-1/IR-1................................28th April 2009

KAT&Allie.....................K1..........................................29th April 2009

May 2009 Interviews

Graziumphry.................K1........................................1st May 2009

Monkey Juice................K1........................................5th May 2009

Gemmie........................K1........................................5th May 2009

MARM..........................K1.........................................12th May 2009

H&V..............................K1.......................................15th May 2009

PB&JAM........................K1.......................................22nd May 2009

Edited April 28, 2009 by mr and mrs

[laura819 0]

Whats the difference between them saying they reviewed the documents, and that you are eligible for an interview? Or is this the same? And I am sorry for posting the thing about what DOS told me about all the May interviews being given out...I didn't mean to cause this, I was just reporting what I was told. For what its worth, I did put a travel date.

laura, i dont know what the difference is? im wondering if there is one. to me, 'eligible for an interview' sounds more like 'yeah, we got your stuff. we have everything we need to assign an interview date' while 'we are processing your documents' sounds like 'we got some stuff from you. and we are still checking to make sure we have what we need.' this is speculation, and might be a question worth asking to the DOS operator when calling.

and i also think its fine to post what you have been told. Bob covers his bottom by saying 'your mileage may vary™'. the DOS operators are humans and make mistakes and give out misinformation sometimes. i was told by the DOS that my documents had been received at the embassy one day, and the next i was told that they had just been sent that day.

and just to give some perspective, here is what the interview list looked like a month ago (27 march):

March 2009 Interviews

Stinky Monkey...............K1......................................6th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Dave and Jess...............K1......................................10th March 2009 ?

skparker........................K1......................................12th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Laurence+Lauren..........K1......................................12th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

pothergavel...................K1......................................16th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

paumanda.....................K1......................................17th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

texpat cymru.................K1......................................18th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

obbynox........................K1.......................................20th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

jhonscotland.................K1.......................................23rd March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

The Dip Sticks................K3.......................................25th March 2009

Caminic.........................K1.......................................25th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Furious Biscuit...............K1.......................................27th March 2009 APPROVED!!!!

jojo_gee........................K1.......................................27th March 2009

KnightAndMagpie..........K1.......................................30th March 2009

ahlpo............................DCF.....................................30th March 2009

April 2009 Interviews

skeez&titanic................K1........................................6th April 2009

SwanTiger....................K1........................................6th April 2009

mr and mrs...................K1.......................................20th April 2009

miss g...........................K1.......................................21st April 2009

Stinkerpotsam..............K1.......................................24th April 2009

Marty J..........................K1.......................................24th April 2009

MARM............................K1.......................................28th April 2009

May 2009 Interviews

H&V..............................K1.......................................15 May 2009

thats not very different than what it looks like this month in terms of the number of interviews scheduled in the following month. 7 aprils jumped to 15 aprils. 6 mays will jump to ?????. (does that make sense? do you see what im getting at?)

April 2009 Interviews

skeez&titanic................K1.........................................6th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

SwanTiger....................K1.........................................6th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

miss g..........................K1..........................................6th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

LondonLad...................DCF.......................................7th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

niniel71........................K1........................................17th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

mr and mrs...................K1........................................20th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Kirsten UK.....................K1.......................................23th April 2009 - Approved pending additional documentation

Stinkerpotsam..............K1........................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Marty J..........................K1........................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

prima and jay................K1.......................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Helen&Dougie...........CR-1/IR-1................................24th April 2009 APPROVED!!!!

Alixhilary.......................K1........................................27th April 2009

Colinjess.......................K1........................................27th April 2009 - Approved pending medical results

paul...........................CR-1/IR-1................................28th April 2009

KAT&Allie.....................K1..........................................29th April 2009

May 2009 Interviews

Graziumphry.................K1........................................1st May 2009

Monkey Juice................K1........................................5th May 2009

Gemmie........................K1........................................5th May 2009

MARM..........................K1.........................................12th May 2009

H&V..............................K1.......................................15th May 2009

PB&JAM........................K1.......................................22nd May 2009

Yea I definitely get what you are saying and hopefully you are right! I am also concerned that the fact that they said they reviewed our documents but said nothing about being eligible for an interview means my lovely fiance has made some mistakes haha. I have a really hard time letting go of control lol. Next time I call, if they tell me the same thing about reviewing documents, I will ask for clarification

One thing I wondered is how the DOS lady would even know if London is done scheduling May interviews? Is this something they just say at the end of every month?

[MARM 7]

GUESSS who got APPROVED

approved at 9 15am this morning pending my medical results !!

Good luck to you all with future interview dates! do not get so stressed by it all ita as easy as 123 !

YIPEEEE

Congrats!!! :dance: