Interview Date...

[GDHB 3]

I'm getting a bit fed up now, I obviously picked the wrong line at the supermarket, so to speak. Seems like everyone on here who sent packet 3 on or around the same time as me got their interview dates already, quite a few are next week. All DOS say is the interview date is "pending" Pending what?! That's all the rather unfriendly woman said. I guess it was 4:45 and she was desperate to get home

I hope this is a silly question - did you send your DS-2001 Notification of Readiness?

[scotchland5206 5]

I hope this is a silly question - did you send your DS-2001 Notification of Readiness?

Yeah I sent that with packet 3. But thanks for thinking of that :-)

[scotchland5206 5]

Ha, I had the same woman I think, just after you. It also felt like she had to go all the way across the office to check... She told me mine is pending too, but I only sent my Packet 3 after the medical last week. Everything is paid and my side of everything is done. She hung up after she said 'it's pending, that's all the computer says.'

Wow it sounds like we did have the same person! It was my fiance in the US that called and I was listening in on Skype. That's what she said to him, he said "ok, thanks" and that was it, no "bye" or anything..!

[scotchland5206 5]

Ask DOS if they have record of all that specifically entered.There are people who have found out the P3 was never received (or more like it was lost by the Embassy) And check back. Nattrav said her letter failed to come until the day before her interview when she was on the way to London. Luckily she knew the date from DOS and went without her letter. The letter took 3 weeks from when it was mailed and didn't have enough postage. It should come soon but keep on top of it.

Just thought of another thing. What date did you give them for your wedding in the cover letter? Wondering if they shoved a few in before you that had earlier wedding dates.

Wow, what is it with the embassy and their lack of postage payment?! Maybe they think that they're exempt from paying it or something...! I think I mentioned it before, but my packet 3 instruction letter turned up with no stamp on it. But I was half-expecting to not receive it at all from what I've read here.

I need to get my fiance to go through the records with them like you suggested. He doesn't fully understand the process, basically because I've done it myself(!) so I think he's only been asking if the interview date has been set.

[jlisakay 2]

I called the extortion line to get our interview date, but they hadn't logged it in yet. $16, please.

The next day I called DOS and they were able to tell me the date.

Just keep calling back to DOS. Imagine my delight, too, when I realised you could skip that long automated message.

what is the DOS and are they at the Embassy or on another phone line?

[nylonmac 10]

They are the Department of State.

They're based in the USA, but can see any information entered by the Embassy as soon as it is on the system. They can't do anything to your case though. So if you only want to find out your case status, it is cheaper to call them.

The phone number is further up in this topic. It's a US number, but Google Talk (it loads in GMail) lets you call US phone numbers for free.

[matt y andrea 0]

Can someone direct me to the extortion hotline to pay for the visa? I somehow can't find it on here, and I want to take care of it ASAP. (I am the USC, so I'm referring to the $16 phone call I need to make)

[nylonmac 10]

1-866-382-3589

There's the link too... Paying the MRV feels annoying but we have to do it

http://london.usembassy.gov/visa_contact_information.html