package 3 london

[Jilli & Ales 9]

is what we have enough ?? or should we include payslips, 1040 and W-2 ?

What I have heard of London, they want 3 proofs of your i-134. I included...w-2 for last year, tax transcript for last year, letter from employer (w/ salary), and letter from the bank. Pay stubs would have been a nightmare to find (I didn't keep them..oops!) That may have even been too much, but better safe than sorry, yeah? If it's too complicated to get the w-2, don't worry, you'll likely be just be fine. I happen to work at the city so I just went downstairs to the city's tax guys and they had it. Good luck to you!

Edited August 27, 2011 by Jilli & Ales

[basher 0]

you are right, better safe than sorry.

i don't know where i read that there's a form that we should send by email to the embassy!! has anyone read something like that!

[Jilli & Ales 9]

you are right, better safe than sorry.

i don't know where i read that there's a form that we should send by email to the embassy!! has anyone read something like that!

I haven't heard this?

There's the DS-156 that is online, right? The one you print out at the end? Some visas can send that electronically I believe but I know K-1s cannot. Perhaps this is what you were thinking of?

I would imagine emailing them anything would make the organizing part of their job more of a nightmare.. so I think it's unlikely and it's not listed in any of the embassies information or on VJ's guide. So don't worry!

[basher 0]

Thank you again,

Did you send any passport pictures with your package 3 to the embassy? or is it literally only the forms + cover letter that you send ?

also we don't know which day we are getting married yet, do you think this is something negative ?? and what should we say if asked about that?

Another thing, do you have any suggestions or examples of a cover letter, package 3? Have you received package 4 yet?

[Jilli & Ales 9]

Thank you again,

Did you send any passport pictures with your package 3 to the embassy? or is it literally only the forms + cover letter that you send ?

also we don't know which day we are getting married yet, do you think this is something negative ?? and what should we say if asked about that?

Another thing, do you have any suggestions or examples of a cover letter, package 3? Have you received package 4 yet?

You don't need to send the pictures, but you can if you like. I've heard that people sometimes put them in a baggie and clip them to the form; my fiance attached them with glue or something (he did not ask me), but I think any of the choices is fine: attach them, clip them, or bring them later. People have done them all ways without issue.

And no, I don't think this is a problem, I mean, how can you really plan a wedding with this system? Some people have said they take it into consideration when assigning you a date, for example, if you write down "January 4," they won't consider your interview "top priority." It makes sense, and I think this is how it always plays out at the embassy. That said, if you say "October 1," they won't schedule you in two weeks or something. They can't move heaven and earth I would imagine you will be mid-pack if you say nothing: no speed, no lag. If they ask you when you want to get married, which they well might, just be honest. If you want to get married asap after your visa, just say that you want to get married and the ceremony is not big deal to you (that's us!); you can leave any day and just head over to a town hall, so the date is not important. If you want to plan something (traditional wedding), say that you wanted to wait for the visa to make any concrete plans as planning a wedding can be a big deal (you wanted your fiance to help you pick out flowers and such haha, and the date must be set in order to make these decisions). There's nothing wrong with waiting for the absolute (the visa) before you make travel and/or wedding plans, in fact, they encourage this. I'm sure no matter what you say, it will make sense to them.

For the cover letter, there is one here on VJ which we used (attached). One thing we noticed about it is that it doesn't have the case number space, and I suppose it's easier for them if they can find your file by number rather than name (I don't know, just being thorough). So don't forget your LND#!

And no, I haven't gotten my packet three yet. The consulate has all my documents processed (including medical) so I suppose it's just a waiting game now!!

You've had your medical right? That is the thing that will hold you up absolutely, because officially they schedule interviews 2 weeks after receipt of your medical results (not in MY case haha). Good luck to you both! Are you the beneficiary?

K1 Cover Letter sample.doc

[basher 0]

Thank you for the cover letter. i couldn't see it on here to be honest because it requires microsoft office but i will look at it when i go to an internet cafe.

i'm not sending any pics, i'm only gonna send the forms plus the cover letter.

i haven't done my medical examination yet. i booked an appointment for the next week. and still waiting for my police certificate to arrive...

so did you call or email the consulate? and what was their answer?

i hope you will receive your package 4 this week. is everything ok with your police certificate?

le

well i'm confused about question number 8 on form DS-157.

Full Name and Address of Contact Person or Organization in the united states(include phone number) do you think i should put my fiancee's address and phone number or someone else who is already in the states since my fiancee is staying with me in the uk for a few months?

i can't type on form DS-2001 , should i print it off and handwrite everything ?? or is there any thing i can do to be able to type on it?

i'm pretty much done with the forms except for that question, did you send package 3 before you medical ?? yes i'm the beneficiary

[Mike&Rach 0]

Thank you for the cover letter. i couldn't see it on here to be honest because it requires microsoft office but i will look at it when i go to an internet cafe.

i'm not sending any pics, i'm only gonna send the forms plus the cover letter.

i haven't done my medical examination yet. i booked an appointment for the next week. and still waiting for my police certificate to arrive...

so did you call or email the consulate? and what was their answer?

i hope you will receive your package 4 this week. is everything ok with your police certificate?

le

well i'm confused about question number 8 on form DS-157.

Full Name and Address of Contact Person or Organization in the united states(include phone number) do you think i should put my fiancee's address and phone number or someone else who is already in the states since my fiancee is staying with me in the uk for a few months?

i can't type on form DS-2001 , should i print it off and handwrite everything ?? or is there any thing i can do to be able to type on it?

i'm pretty much done with the forms except for that question, did you send package 3 before you medical ?? yes i'm the beneficiary

I booked my medical and included in my cover letter when it was booked for. When did you send for your police cert?

You put your fiancee's permanent address in the states and I filled out the DS-2001 by hand.

[Jilli & Ales 9]

so did you call or email the consulate? and what was their answer?

i hope you will receive your package 4 this week. is everything ok with your police certificate?

well i'm confused about question number 8 on form DS-157.

Full Name and Address of Contact Person or Organization in the united states(include phone number) do you think i should put my fiancee's address and phone number or someone else who is already in the states since my fiancee is staying with me in the uk for a few months?

i can't type on form DS-2001 , should i print it off and handwrite everything ?? or is there any thing i can do to be able to type on it?

i'm pretty much done with the forms except for that question, did you send package 3 before you medical ?? yes i'm the beneficiary

Well today was my lucky day! We got our interview! It was 21 days from submission of my packet 3 and 23 days from my medical date (perhaps this can give you an idea of your timeline). So yeah you might have a long wait ahead of you The best way to find out if your interview has been scheduled is to call the Department of State. Oddly enough, they seem to know more than the embassy itself (or perhaps are simply more willing to tell you). AND, they don't charge $1.23/minute. So when the time comes to start calling, go for DOS:

(within US, and maybe international, idk) 1-202-663-1225 > press 1, then 0 and be transferred to a human (very short wait)

You will need to be the petitioner or beneficiary, as usual.

As far as the police certificates, idk what the embassy will think of them, hopefully they are up-to-date enough because you need to bring them to the medical as you likely already know.

And yes, as mentioned, put her address. They probably won't send anything in the near future (I've never gotten anything here in America..well since the NOA2 I guess), they just need to know she has some permanent address I imagine. And yeah we just handwrote that one, it's no big deal as long as your handwriting is legible!!

We'll get our packet 4 soon, but of course you can almost always get your date before the mail tells you!

And yeah, we scheduled the medical asap after we called NVC and got our number. We hadn't received packet three at that point, but I just wanted to be 100% interview ready. Whichever way works for you.

[basher 0]

Thank guys,

i ordered my police certificate last friday, i should receive it within the next 2 days,

Congratulations , i had a feeling that you would hear from them soon

so your interview is after 21 days from submission of packet 3 ? or do you mean they informed you to schedule the interview after 21 days? if so, what date is your interview?

i don't think that i have any vaccination records, do you have any idea about how much it will cost? i know that i can get them done for free through my GP but i've also heard that if i have my vaccination done just a few days before the medical examination, there is a possibility that it can interfere with my blood test result( i'm not sure if that is right) so i'm kinda hesitant... gotta walk into my GP and ask about it

n Thank you for the phone number, i think i will ring them a week after my medical is done, what do you think?

now get everything ready for the interview and don't forget to make copies of everything. you are almost there!

i'm praying for you.

[Jilli & Ales 9]

Thank guys,

i ordered my police certificate last friday, i should receive it within the next 2 days,

Congratulations , i had a feeling that you would hear from them soon

so your interview is after 21 days from submission of packet 3 ? or do you mean they informed you to schedule the interview after 21 days? if so, what date is your interview?

i don't think that i have any vaccination records, do you have any idea about how much it will cost? i know that i can get them done for free through my GP but i've also heard that if i have my vaccination done just a few days before the medical examination, there is a possibility that it can interfere with my blood test result( i'm not sure if that is right) so i'm kinda hesitant... gotta walk into my GP and ask about it

n Thank you for the phone number, i think i will ring them a week after my medical is done, what do you think?

now get everything ready for the interview and don't forget to make copies of everything. you are almost there!

i'm praying for you.

Well I submitted my packet (sent it) on August 10 and today I got my interview date. My date is October 12. So yes it will be a while, likely about 7-8 weeks from submission date to interview That's pretty standard.

Idk about blood sample issues.. perhaps someone else will share their information if they know it (where are all the medical scholars out there VJ) or talk to your gp if you can. Unfortunately, yeah we got ours after the medical (MMR). I've heard the vaccines which they are absolute about is Dtap & MMR when you are an adult, so according to their pdf, that would set you back....69.

BUT, if you have no vaccines, travel.state.gov gives this list:

United States immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations (listed below) prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa. Panel physicians who conduct medical examinations of immigrant visa applicants are required to verify that immigrant visa applicants have met the vaccination requirements, or that it is medically inappropriate for the visa applicant to receive one or more of the listed vaccinations:

MMR

Measles

Mumps

Rubella

dtap

Pertussis

Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Influenza

Influenza type b (Hib)

Meningococcal

Pneumococcal

Polio

Rotavirus

Varicella (Chickenpox)

Are they this serious? Idk. We'll have to see what others' experiences have shown. That would be an awful lot of shots to get in one sitting!!! Perhaps they don't even allow it.

And yeah, I suppose you can call DOS anytime to see if your stuff has been received. Chances are they let it sit there for two weeks before messing with it (this is the pattern), but you can be optimistic!

And thanks for the kind words! We're quite excited!

[Jilli & Ales 9]

Hey basher, just fyi, you might want to subscribe to this topic, it seems to get some updates:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/312380-for-everyone-between-noa2-and-interview-in-london/

I just read this there from one of the posters:

Aug 16th 11 - Packet 3 returned & Visa fee paid

Aug 22nd 11 - Medical complete

August 31 - Interview scheduled

October 7 - Interview date

So they had a much shorter wait than I had, 15 days from packet 3, 9 days from medical. Hopefully you will be as fortunate, because the waiting is pretty lame.

[basher 0]

Thank you and sorry for late reply, i hope it's not gonna take forever before they schedule me an interview.... and hope everything will be ok.

i've sent package 3 and done my medical examination, and the embassy was meant to receive my package 3 by today, and i have just tracked my package at postoffice.co.uk and it gave the following message: An attempt to deliver your item was made on 05/09/11 but we were unable to deliver as there was no access to the delivery address. The Item will be returned to WEST LONDON to await instructions from the addressee or will be returned to sender. You can arrange a redelivery online, call the WEST LONDON office to arrange a re-delivery, or collect the item from WEST LONDON by bringing proof of identification and address.

what is that supposed to mean ?? the embassy doesn't receive mails on mondays?? or shall i call them first to be able to send my package 3 ?? i've sent it to the right address which is

Immigrant Visa Unit

United States

5 Upper Grosvenor Street

London W1A 2JB

i hope they don't lose my pacage

Immigrant Visa Unit

United States Embassy

5 Upper Grosvenor Street

London W1A 2JB

[JohnandWendyB 21]

Thank you and sorry for late reply, i hope it's not gonna take forever before they schedule me an interview.... and hope everything will be ok.

i've sent package 3 and done my medical examination, and the embassy was meant to receive my package 3 by today, and i have just tracked my package at postoffice.co.uk and it gave the following message: An attempt to deliver your item was made on 05/09/11 but we were unable to deliver as there was no access to the delivery address. The Item will be returned to WEST LONDON to await instructions from the addressee or will be returned to sender. You can arrange a redelivery online, call the WEST LONDON office to arrange a re-delivery, or collect the item from WEST LONDON by bringing proof of identification and address.

what is that supposed to mean ?? the embassy doesn't receive mails on mondays?? or shall i call them first to be able to send my package 3 ?? i've sent it to the right address which is

Immigrant Visa Unit

United States

5 Upper Grosvenor Street

London W1A 2JB

i hope they don't lose my pacage

Immigrant Visa Unit

United States Embassy

5 Upper Grosvenor Street

London W1A 2JB

Today is a US holiday-Labor Day.

[Jilli & Ales 9]

Today is a US holiday-Labor Day.

True. That's unfortunate!

[basher 0]

Thanks guys, i felt much better when i checked the package status today and it said "delivered"

i was wondering if we need to have form I-134 and its supporting documents( bank letter, letter from the employer etc..) notarized!?

i was reading that some embassies require them to be notarized ... i'm not sure about London!...

also can i have the bank letter faxed or do i need to take the original to the interview? my fiancee's Dad (co-sponsor) received his bank letter by fax since he lives in a different state and then he had mail it to us. is that ok??