Sending back P3

[marlea 84]

I JUST discovered this morning there is a place that allows you to put in for receiving your P3 paperwork and such. I didn't think there was because it doesn't show if you look at your generic timeline. Yeah, it would be a time killer for certain to play on there!

When I found those a while ago, I was in heaven. It's what I've been using to figure out all the "when's" I referred to in recent threads, not just anecdotal information that people give on the forums. When you turn on the expanded view, there is so much to see! So many numbers to play with!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Ooooohhhhh....timelines and statistics and Excel spreadsheets.. Love them.

I popped out some for Dodi and posted in her thread in the Consulate forum since the thread here disappeared. For anybody waiting and interested. . .

Out of 40-43 K1s reporting interviews in London between June 1 and Sept 23

Days between returning P3 and receiving P4: Average = 27.55 days, Median = 25.5 (40 reporting)

Days between returning P3 and Interview date: Average = 60.41, Median = 58 (43 reporting)

Out of 11-12 K1s reporting interviews in London between Aug 1 and Sept 23

Days between returning P3 and receiving P4: Average = 34.18 days, Median = 43 (11 reporting)

Days between returning P3 and Interview date: Average = 64.66, Median = 78 (12 reporting)

(There were a few holes in timelines where some didn't report when P4 was received, thus the range of 40-43 people)

I searched through October 31 (I think), but Sept 23 was the latest interview shown when I performed the search last night.

You can manipulate the dates to suit your whims. You can also copy that expanded view and paste it into an Excel spreadsheet. Then you can delete all the columns you aren't interested in to tidy it up a little. Write a little formula to count days between two dates. Drag it down the whole list and it formulizes the whole list. Click a button to do the averages. Yep, I suppose instead of whining during the K1, I obsessed over timelines. How else could I pop out one so quickly now?

Unfortunately there's no timeline search beyond the interview. There's timeline functions but you can't isolate specific data as easily. Once he got the visa and got here, I didn't care about AOS timelines anyway.

If anybody wants to be a geeky obsessor and needs some instruction, let me know. I'm a teacher at heart.

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Edited August 14, 2010 by Nich-Nick

[Darren + Heather 0]

Comparing timelines here...

They received it the same week, yet you got your interview letter a week later and Rob got ours today.

But...

Our interview dates are 6 days apart.

Kind of makes you want to beat your head into a wall.

Oh, wow.. I didn't even notice that. It seems there is no rhyme or reason to the madness.

[marlea 84]

Can I ask... Do most people send back the checklist at the same time as the rest of the P3? And does that have an impact? I only ask because my fiance sent them back about a week apart so I wasn't sure if that made a difference. He sent the paperwork itself in first, then then checklist a week later after he got his medical scheduled. I'm assuming it won't make a huge difference, and we're in no rush for him to get his interview as he won't be coming over until after the holidays anyway, I just wanted to hear what people thought.

[AJones 2]

Can I ask... Do most people send back the checklist at the same time as the rest of the P3? And does that have an impact? I only ask because my fiance sent them back about a week apart so I wasn't sure if that made a difference. He sent the paperwork itself in first, then then checklist a week later after he got his medical scheduled. I'm assuming it won't make a huge difference, and we're in no rush for him to get his interview as he won't be coming over until after the holidays anyway, I just wanted to hear what people thought.

My fiance sent them back separately and it didn't turn out to be a problem. Although when he got to the embassy for the interview, the lady at window #1 claimed they DIDN'T HAVE HIS PAPERWORK and he'd have to fill it out all over again and get another interview date. He asked her nicely to check for it since I'd called the DoS and confirmed it was logged into their computer, and she did find it and all proceeded well.

I don't know if that had anything to do with the checklist and paperwork being sent back separately, though.

[Rob and Jill 82]

Can I ask... Do most people send back the checklist at the same time as the rest of the P3?

I have to tell you, I have no idea what he sent back when. I just know he officially mailed in all the "required" stuff on the week in my signature. It made my OCD twitch a little not knowing! LOL.

[Asila 10]

So I'm-a ask in here since the other thread did a Houdini--IF you put in your email addys on the packet three papers, WILL your interview date be mailed to you? (WHO sent the mysterious packet? WHERE did it come from? WILL our detective ever solve this... sorry).

[MelissaJulian 30]

Thanks everyone for all the great advice. I'll call DOS on Monday to see if P3 has been sent. If it has, I'll tell Julian to send out the forms since they're all ready to go.

I can't believe that after all these months (we were going to file last year but didn't because of issues between us) we're FINALLY going to be together. He proposed on Christmas 2008, and it looks like our wedding is going to be on December 18th, almost two years. Glad this is the end.

[Rob and Jill 82]

So I'm-a ask in here since the other thread did a Houdini--IF you put in your email addys on the packet three papers, WILL your interview date be mailed to you? (WHO sent the mysterious packet? WHERE did it come from? WILL our detective ever solve this... sorry).

LOL!

Ours was mailed. I am fairly certain he put in an email, but I can double check!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I don't think they email your appointment under normal circumstances. There have been a few odd one-off cases where the interview got changed or rescheduled and maybe that was by email. And people have lost or didn't get their interview (aka P4) letter and initiated an email session resulting in getting an appointment that way because there wasn't time for mail. Remember some flooding or snowstorm or something last year that shut places down? Maybe that would result in some email correspondence over appointments. But I don't think London has gone to an email system yet for notifying you of your interview.

[ECWilloughbys 7]

Ooooohhhhh....timelines and statistics and Excel spreadsheets.. Love them.

I popped out some for Dodi and posted in her thread in the Consulate forum since the thread here disappeared. For anybody waiting and interested. . .

Out of 40-43 K1s reporting interviews in London between June 1 and Sept 23

Days between returning P3 and receiving P4: Average = 27.55 days, Median = 25.5 (40 reporting)

Days between returning P3 and Interview date: Average = 60.41, Median = 58 (43 reporting)

Out of 11-12 K1s reporting interviews in London between Aug 1 and Sept 23

Days between returning P3 and receiving P4: Average = 34.18 days, Median = 43 (11 reporting)

Days between returning P3 and Interview date: Average = 64.66, Median = 78 (12 reporting)

(There were a few holes in timelines where some didn't report when P4 was received, thus the range of 40-43 people)

I searched through October 31 (I think), but Sept 23 was the latest interview shown when I performed the search last night.

You can manipulate the dates to suit your whims. You can also copy that expanded view and paste it into an Excel spreadsheet. Then you can delete all the columns you aren't interested in to tidy it up a little. Write a little formula to count days between two dates. Drag it down the whole list and it formulizes the whole list. Click a button to do the averages. Yep, I suppose instead of whining during the K1, I obsessed over timelines. How else could I pop out one so quickly now?

Unfortunately there's no timeline search beyond the interview. There's timeline functions but you can't isolate specific data as easily. Once he got the visa and got here, I didn't care about AOS timelines anyway.

If anybody wants to be a geeky obsessor and needs some instruction, let me know. I'm a teacher at heart.

.

Ooh, we just sent our P3 back today, I'd love something new to obsess over!